2/10/08 The Raw Greenwich Overnight News Feed. Greenwich Roundup Has Spanned The Globe To Bring You The Latest News About Greenwich

Say Cheese: Greenwich, April 9, 2005. Andrew Kissel is seen at Epona Stables in Greenwich, Conn. in an April 9, 2005 photo. The driver of slain Greenwich real estate developer Andrew Kissel and another man have been charged in his 2006 murder, police said Saturday (The Greenwich Time/AP Photo)

Top International Story:

American woman convicted in 'milkshake murder' granted approval to file appeal in Hong Kong

By DIKKY SINN

Associated Press Writer

HONG KONG

An American woman convicted in Hong Kong of killing her banker husband by serving him a laced milkshake and then bashing him on the head won approval Tuesday to move ahead with her appeal.

Nancy Kissel, dressed in a black skirt and black cardigan, smiled and appeared calm as a three-judge panel granted her request to file a second appeal before the territory's high court.

The high court, known as the Court of Final Appeal, will now decide whether to hear the appeal. Kissel lost the first appeal of her conviction in October.

Kissel was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison in 2005 in the case widely referred to as the "milkshake murder." She was convicted of drugging her husband with sedatives in 2003 and then bludgeoning the wealthy banker on the head with a metal ornament.

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Gates Chili has two superintendent finalists
Democrat & Chronicle
... 2 district superintendent and search consultant. Manko started teaching high school social studies in 1977 in Greenwich, Conn. He also worked as an Oswego County BOCES assistant principal, a middle school principal and the New York Mills Union Free ...

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Naslund enjoys New York, hopes to play with Foppa
NHL.com
... From a personal standpoint, though, he is exactly where he wants to be. He and his wife, Lotta, love their home in Greenwich, Conn., which is about a 15-minute drive to the Rangers' practice rink in Greenburgh, N.Y., and about a 45-minute commute ...

Top National / Business Story:

CEOs feel the heat: Homeowners protest outside mansions
Raw Story
... "Grab Your Torch and Pitchfork." Protesters also gathered outside the mansions of William Frey, the CEO at Greenwich Financial Services, and John Mack, CEO of Morgan Stanley. "The move was part of the nonprofit group's national ...

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Housing group to protest at executives' homes
Boston.com
... companies that balk at refinancing programs are "financial predators." It conducted a demonstration Sunday at the Greenwich, Conn., home of William Frey, chief executive of Greenwich Financial Services. They also protested at the Rye, N.Y., home of ...

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Nonprofit protests at lenders' homes
The Boston Globe
... homeowners refinance their mortgages. Neighborhood Assistance Corp. of America demonstrated Sunday at the Greenwich, Conn., home of William Frey, chief executive of Greenwich Financial Services, and the Rye, N.Y., home of John Mack, chief executive ...

United Rentals, Inc. Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Conference...
Earth Times
... United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index and is headquartered in Greenwich, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at unitedrentals.com. United Rentals, Inc. Fred Bratman, ...

CT Snowmobiler Dies in Colo.
Wcbs880.com
... was enough to kill him on impact. Grand County Sheriff Rodney Johnson says 40-year-old William S. Bradford of Greenwich, Conn., died Sunday of blunt force trauma after losing control of his snowmobile [Sky Hi Daily News] on a groomed trail in the ...

Suspect in Fatal Crash Busted Again
WVIT-TV
... charges including vehicular homicide for the crash on Jan. 28. Kathy Krasniewicz, 54, and Kate McClelland, 71, of Greenwich died when Jacobson slammed into the cab they were riding in, police said. The women were attending a librarian conference in ...

Director's Cut: Burger Meister
Westchester
... gets their knickers in a twist because this Westchester Magazine food writer is celebrating a restaurant in Greenwich CT, let me point out that there are no border guards between the two states. Likewise, there are no tolls, wide rivers, or ...

Concept Capital Expands to Fixed Income Sales and Trading, Appoints...
Business Wire
... in the most cost effective manner possible. Concept Capital is headquartered in New York City and has offices in Greenwich, Conn., Garden City, NY, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago and Boca Raton, FL. Concept Capital is a division of SMH Capital, Inc., ...

U.S. Stocks Fluctuate as Insurers, Energy Companies Rise; Hartford Climbs
Bloomberg
... of what may be bullish news from the Treasury tomorrow,a said Andrew Wilkinson , the senior market analyst at Greenwich, Connecticut-based Interactive Brokers Group Inc. Coca-Cola fell $1.02 to $42.53 for the biggest decline in the Dow. The company ...

Millburn Ridgefield Corporation Chooses FlexTrade for Futures Trading
EON - Enhanced Online News
... class algorithmic trading in futures, equities, foreign exchange and equity options from a single screen. Based in Greenwich, Connecticut, Millburn Ridgefield Corporation is an asset management firm specializing in quantitatively-driven specialized ...

Private-equity firm steps in with R.G. Barry buyout bid
Business First of Columbus
... is evaluating an offer valued at up to $77.8 million to sell the company to Mill Road Capital LP , a Greenwich, Conn.-based private equity firm that submitted an unsolicited buyout bid Jan. 28. CEO Greg Tunney, in a Jan. 30 conference call ...

W.R. Berkley net income down 78%
MarketWatch
Operating income for the Greenwich, Conn. insurance provider fell to 62 cents a share from 97 cents a share.

Massage therapy veteran opens spa
HeraldTribune.com
... Venice. Rodriguez is a 16-year veteran in the massage therapy industry. Formerly the owner of Robin's Nest, a Greenwich, Conn., body care business, Rodriguez tended a high-profile clientele base of men and women involved with professional ...

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12/10/08 The Raw Greenwich Business News Feed For Wednesday

Luxury Redefined

Eyecare Business

For the past several years, the luxury sector has grown faster than most other areas at retail. Due to the current economic turmoil, those days may just be gone....

... "We're surviving on our repeat business with good clients," says Eddy Mamelok, owner of Greenwich, Conn.-based 20/20 Optical. "People that have money still have money, so it's also important to keep your inventory up-to-date."...

The Raw Greenwich Business News Feed Continues.....

Congress Should Swiftly Adopt Legislation to Close Current Tax...
MarketWatch
... Congress to move swiftly towards adoption," Mr. Berkley concluded. In addition to W. R. Berkley Corporation of Greenwich, CT, the Coalition For A Domestic Insurance Industry includes: AMBAC Financial Group, Inc., New York, NY; American Financial ...

T-Bill Yields Go Negative
CrossingWallStreet.com
... began selling the debt in 2001. a oeIta s the year-end factor,a said Chris Ahrens, an interest-rate strategist in Greenwich, Connecticut, at UBS Securities LLC, one of the 17 primary dealers that trade directly with the Federal Reserve. a oeEveryone ...

UPDATED: Creditor Files to Liquidate Equity Media, Claims Company Cannot Meet Payroll Obligations
ArkansasBusiness.com
... repeatedly acted in their own self-interest rather than in the interest of creditors. Silver Point Finance LLC of Greenwich, Conn., filed the foreclosure suit and conversion motion, seeking to recoup about $41.5 million the private equity firm ...

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11/04/08 The Raw Greenwich Business News Feed

More than just a hobby
Seacoast Online
... dolls and antique collectors items with price tags of up to $1,000. Diane Drake, owner of Diane's Doll Shoppe in Greenwich, Conn., said her highest priced dolls sell for around $2,500 and many antique doll collectors will pay more than $10,000 for a ...

Weaver Leather sells majority interest to private firm
The-Daily-Record.com
Weaver Leather has sold a majority interest to Capital Partners, a small Greenwich, Conn., private equity firm, to "ensure the long-term stability of the company," officials said in a release.

High-end U.S. markets show cracks in the foundation
The Real Deal
... $360,000, and in Beverly Hills, the median home price has plunged to $930,000 from $1.8 million the year before. Greenwich, Conn., with its manicured green lawns and pristine beaches, may have seemed immune to the real estate slump, but median ...

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation's (MMRF) Annual Gala Raises More ...
Earth Times
NORWALK, Conn. - The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation raised over $1.5 million at its 12th annual "Friends for Life" Fall Gala held on November 1, 2008 in Greenwich, Conn.

Boeing jet production will be slow to restart
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
... in 2009, which had been the plan. In a report Monday, Peter Arment of American Technology Research, based in Greenwich, Conn., said the strike and other factors probably have delayed first flight to at least February or March, with deliveries ...

Genesee & Wyoming Q3 results top projections
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
... er, coal, coke and ores, metals, farm and food products, minerals and stone, and petroleum products. Shares of the Greenwich, Connecticut-based company closed at $33.35 Friday on the New York Stock Exchange.

Rivals snatch AIG staff as uncertainty lingers
Business Insurance
... teams of AIG executives have moved to other insurers. For example, W.R. Berkley Corp. has picked up two teams. The Greenwich, Conn.-based insurer created a worldwide property unit for energy risks and named former AIG executive Frank Costa as its ...

Emerging markets face financing crunch
Globeinvestor.com
... the face of a continued refinancing freeze," Alan Ruskin, chief international strategist at RBS Global Banking in Greenwich, Connecticut, wrote clients. "Nowhere is this more acute than the foreign currency financing in the emerging world, where ...