bank of america

Bank of America, the biggest U.S. lender, counted 288,000 employees in its annual report for 2010 to securities regulators, an increase of 4,000, or 1.4 percent. Wells Fargo, the biggest U.S. mortgage lender, increased headcount by 4,900, or 1.8 percent, to 272,200, according to its annual report. Bank of America’s workforce increased 17 percent in 2009, the year when Merrill Lynch & Co. was added, while San Francisco-based Wells Fargo dropped almost 5 percent that year. Over the

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jane russell

Jane Russell, whose voluptuous good looks won the attention of millionaire Howard Hughes and launched her on a movie career, died Monday of respiratory failure at her home in Santa Maria, Calif. She was 89. Generally cast in fluff films like 1943’s The Outlaw that showed off her well-endowed beauty, Russell reached the pinnacle of her career with Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), starring in the comedy with Marilyn Monroe. During the 1970s, Russell was widely recognized as the

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jill clayburgh death

Along with many other famous people who died last year, actress Jill Clayburgh was honored on the 2011 Academy Awards. I use to love to watch Clayburgh in movies, especially in a low-budget film that was very good called "Semi-Tough". In that film she starred alongside Burt Reynolds and Chris Kristofferson. Jill Clayburgh, best known for such films as “An Unmarried Woman,” “Semi-Tough,” and “Starting Over,” died today. How Old was Jill Clayburgh? Jill Clayburgh was

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luke matheny

Luke Matheny is the writer/director/star of “God of Love,” a quirky 18-minute short film about a jazz crooner who performs amazing dart tricks on stage. It appeared in both the Indianapolis International Film Festival and the Heartland Film Festival in 2010, and is up for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. There were lots of great things about the NYU grad film program: the faculty, the facilities, the reputation. But in the end, the most valuable aspect of film

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Egypt again clashed, the military beat protesters

Egyptian military police beat demonstrators to disperse the protests that took place in the Egyptian cabinet office. People ask the current government for immediate political reform. The protesters also demanded that the Government of Egypt which is now held by the military for a clean cabinet includes members from the former regime of President Hosni Mubarak. While the clashes at this time showed the military began to take firm steps for action by the people. Egyptian Military

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Berlusconi Continues Lead Milan

Even 25 years to lead AC Milan's Silvio Berlusconi. Instead of saturated, the man who also served as prime minister of Italy actually want to continue their work with the Rossoneri. These comments were made by Berlusconi's biological daughter, Barbara who later would become the heir staying Il Diavolo Rosso reins of leadership. "Thanks to my father struggle to make this club is so famous throughout the world. Not many clubs know how to tie emotions fans for 25 years, "he said. Asked

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Hundreds of people willing to queue to get a Nintendo 3DS

Hundreds of people lined up at several stores in different areas of Japan. They are willing to queue from the night, after one of the first to get a portable game console Nintendo 3DS. Yes, the first gaming device that delivers 3-dimensional gaming content without the special glasses, have been officially sold in Japan. It became the first state, after a month and then followed in the European market and North America. Launched by Reuters on Saturday (26/02/2011), Nintendo has the

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Swiss freeze assets Khadafi

The Swiss government issued orders to freeze assets owned by the Libyan leader is expected to Moammar Gaddafi and his cronies. The same is done by the British Government. "The Swiss government condemned the use of power by Libyan leader against his own people," said the Swiss foreign ministry told AFP on Friday (02/25/2011). "On the government decided to block the view of all assets owned by Moammar Gaddafi expected and officials who disimpin in Switzerland," Swiss Foreign Ministry

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nenad krstic

Nenad Krstic was traded to the Boston Celtics as a part of the Jeff Green/Kendrick Perkins deal. Nenad Krstic is also a goner. He was a no risk, high reward signing out of the Russian Superleague two years ago, and he proved to be a very serviceable center. But, to be honest, he was everyone's favourite player to hate. He wasn't a very physical center, and he didn't defend well. He scored very efficiently in bursts, but whenever he missed a couple of jumpers or got dunked on, everyone

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earthquake hawaii

A minor earthquake occurred at 2:12:45 PM (HST) on Thursday, February 24, 2011. The temblor was felt and widely reported by people on Oahu and on Molokai. The earthquake was originally reported by the USGS to have an center of the quake south of Lanai but was revised with the epicenter in the Kaiwi Channel between Oahu and Molokai. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 3.6 temblor struck at 2:12 p.m. on Thursday in between the islands of Oahu and Molokai. There were no

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