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Friday, July 10, 2009

07/10/09 Thr Raw Greenwich News Feed

For July 10th, it's c-c-c-coldposted on July 10, 2009 08:31:23 pm... in 1953. A record was broken at Westchester County Airport -- the closest official weather station to Stamford and Greenwich. The low there this morning was 55 degrees, shattering the former record low of 60, also set in 1953. At Bradley ...

AQR Capital Management Launches Momentum Indices and Momentum Mutual Fundsposted on July 10, 2009 08:17:39 pmGREENWICH, Conn. , July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- AQR Capital Management, LLC today launched the AQR Momentum Indices, a new set of indices that capture the returns of stocks that have positive "momentum." A stock has positive momentum if it has outperformed its peers on a relative basis over the recent past.

Beach remains popular for all, pricey for someposted on July 10, 2009 05:19:02 pm... pay $20 to $100. A $35 annual fee, which is what the majority of residents pay, is comparable to Darien and Greenwich. The daily fee for people without the emblem runs much higher. One day of parking at Compo Beach, the most expensive in town, ...

Riverside's Rodriguez honored at Norwalk Community College Commencementposted on July 10, 2009 03:57:17 pm... you, no one is going to do it for you." Rodriguez made his way, arriving in the U.S. at age 25, as a butler for a Greenwich family during the week, attending NCC at night, and washing dishes in a restaurant on weekends. Upon his NCC graduation he ...

SENIORITYposted on July 10, 2009 03:57:06 pmDo you live in Greenwich? Yes. Since 1964, when Barry Goldwater was running for president, over 40 years.

Plant wizard finds plants in the wild for your gardenposted on July 10, 2009 03:56:55 pm... in Raleigh. And he's famous with the lady gardeners as some 65 showed up at the second of two lectures at the Greenwich Garden Education Center (GEC) in March. They came to see his show and tell with seductive slides of extraordinary plants he has ...

Entrepreneuring undergrads open Ivy Insiders college prep branchposted on July 10, 2009 03:56:49 pm... the process and appear well equipped to help others traverse this arduous rite of passage: Zach Sims, 19, from Old Greenwich, a rising sophomore at Columbia University and James Francis, 20, of Greenwich, a rising senior at Dartmouth. The two ...

Bank hires information technology administratorposted on July 10, 2009 03:00:00 pm... technology field since 2005. His most recent position was systems administrator at Plainfield Asset Management, Greenwich, Conn. "We are pleased to have Bryan join the Riverside Team," said David MacFarland, president and CEO of Riverside Bank, in ...

Plugging In Is Rock Guitarist Lawyer's Outletposted on July 10, 2009 02:47:52 pmWhile some young lawyers may play Guitar Hero in the privacy of their own home to unwind, Greenwich, Conn., family law attorney Peter M. Bryniczka is living a more realistic version of the video game, playing real gigs in a real rock band.

Access denied: Belle Haven proves impregnable for trekkersposted on July 10, 2009 02:39:24 pmAs we made our way down Steamboat Road early Thursday morning, the other side of Greenwich Harbor -- a row of large homes with expansive green lawns leading down to the water -- seemed about as surmountable as Everest.

'Boss' Tweed sparked New York movement to Greenwich coastposted on July 10, 2009 02:39:13 pmGreenwich's coast has been known as a haven for vacationers and playground for the wealthy, and those who are able to take advantage of the shoreline have one of the most infamous politicians to thank.

11 spends the night with some of the area homelessposted on July 10, 2009 01:06:35 pm... death at a bus stop. Every now and then we did that," says Hensley. He grew up in an upper class neighborhood in Greenwich, Connecticut, attended the best prep school in the area and eventually graduated from the University of Connecticut. David ...

Production woes delay Post deliveriesposted on July 10, 2009 11:29:43 am... systems that print the four Hearst newspapers in southwestern Connecticut -- the Post, The News-Times of Danbury, Greenwich Time and The Advocate of Stamford -- as well as seven weekly papers. "We deeply regret the problems that these changes have ...

Peacock back in founder's handsposted on July 10, 2009 11:28:16 am... firm that later went bankrupt. Peacock, who founded Christopher Peacock Cabinetry in 1992 and co-founded Greenwich furniture store Peacock Beale in 2007, sold the design and manufacturing company in September 2008 for $12.5 million to Smallbone PLC ...

Nymex Gas Rises After Report of Smaller-Than-Expected U.S. Inventory Gainposted on July 10, 2009 08:40:33 am... years is 90 billion. a oeThe build was less than expected,a said Tom Orr , director of research at Weeden & Co. in Greenwich, Connecticut. a oeIt was the third week in a row that it was below consensus estimates, so that was good.a Natural gas for ...

Don't Bet on the Return to a Fearful Marketposted on July 10, 2009 06:08:46 am... is on vacation. Today's guest columnist is Andrew Wilkinson, a senior market analyst at Interactive Brokers Group, Greenwich, Conn.) SINCE THE STANDARD & POOR'S 500 index peaked in the third week of June, we have noticed several large investments in ...

Jumping Aboard The AIG Put Trainposted on July 10, 2009 02:22:46 am... ce where 2,000 calls appear to have been picked up for 30 cents each. Andrew Wilkinson is senior market analyst at Greenwich, Conn.-based Interactive Brokers . Reach him via e-mail: ibanalyst@interactivebrokers.com .

The 2009 Gold Rushposted on July 08, 2009 03:00:00 pm... the West for the same resale value. Or buy vintage jewelry, says Terry Betteridge, CEO of Betteridge Jewelers, the Greenwich, Conn.-based store that his grandfather started. "Typically it sells for 40% to 60% less than new pieces, and is often ...

Nymex Natural Gas Extends Gain as U.S. Inventories Rise Less Than Expectedposted on July 10, 2009 02:04:00 am... years is 90 billion. a oeThe build was less than expected,a said Tom Orr , director of research at Weeden & Co. in Greenwich, Connecticut. a oeIt was the third week in a row that it was below consensus estimates, so that was good.a Natural gas for ...