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“Capstone Asset Management Co added additional 11,260 (147.47 %) shares of Sun Life Financial Inc (SLF), bringing their current holdings to 18,895 shares as shown by filings made public on 2008-04-18. The stock is currently owned by 192 funds/institutions with a total activity score of 0.14. With 45.50 % of owning funds reported recently buying shares, 20.22 % maintaining existing share level and 34.26 % selling shares…” (Full details for Sun Life Financial Inc available at here)
April 19th, 2008
“The U.S. division of Sun Life Financial, Inc. (NYSE:SLF, TSX:SLF) has been honored by the American Marketing Association (AMA) for its Income ON DemandSM marketing campaign. The award-winning campaign was honored in both the “integrated campaign” and “collateral sales kit” categories at the AMA Connecticut chapter’s 2008 Mark of Excellence Award Ceremony held on March 27…” (Read full article here)
April 19th, 2008
“The U.S. division of Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE:SLF, TSX:SLF) announced the appointment of Melody Powell to Assistant Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion. As Assistant Vice President, Diversity & Inclusion, of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (U.S.), Powell will be responsible for developing and implementing Sun Life’s diversity initiatives strategy. Additionally, Powell will research best practice and benchmarking information to share across the enterprise on topics ranging from recruitment, retention and work-life issues to career development and educational practices….” (Read full article here)
April 19th, 2008
Pro wrestler Chris Benoit strangled his wife, suffocated his 7-year-old son and placed a Bible next to their bodies before hanging himself with a weight-machine pulley, authorities said Tuesday. Investigators found anabolic steroids in the house and want to know whether the muscle man nicknamed “The Canadian Crippler” was unhinged by the bodybuilding drugs, which can cause paranoia, depression and explosive outbursts known as “roid rage…” (Read full article here)
June 26th, 2007
“”A friend hooked me up with it.” This is what a fifth-grade teacher told his class right before he showed them a bootlegged copy of Shrek the Third. And he may have even gotten away with it if one of his female students didn’t run home and write Dan Glickman a scathing email. Okay, I’m kidding — but she did tell her father what had happened, and he subsequently told MSNBC that he is pissed..” (Read full article here)
June 25th, 2007
“US university students will not be able to work late at the campus, travel abroad, show interest in their colleagues’ work, have friends outside the United States, engage in independent research, or make extra money without the prior consent of the authorities, according to a set of guidelines given to administrators by the FBI. Federal agents are visiting some of the New England’s top universities, including MIT, Boston College, and the University of Massachusetts, to warn university heads about the dangers of foreign spies and terrorists stealing sensitive academic research…” (Read full article here)
June 24th, 2007
“As many as 1500 Pentagon computers were brought offline on Wednesday in response to a cyber attack. Defense Secretary Robert Gates reported of the fallout both that the attack had ‘no adverse impact on department operations’ and that ‘there will be some administrative disruptions and personal inconveniences.’ When asked whether his own e-mail had been compromised, Gates responded, ‘I don’t do e-mail. I’m a very low-tech person…” (Read full article here)
June 22nd, 2007
“After reading an article in the Miami Herald that said “[President] Bush’s twin daughters gave him a CD they had made for him to listen to while exercising,” a Florida lawyer calculated statutory damages of $1.8 million and has sent a letter to the RIAA asking that they ‘display the same vigor in prosecuting this matter and protecting the rights of your rights-holders that it has displayed in enforcing those rights against other alleged violators.’ From the letter: ‘This is a serious violation of copyright. As you know, whichever of your member organizations that are right[s]-holders for the copied musical works may be entitled to statutory damages of $150,000.00 per musical work copied…’” (Read full article here)
June 22nd, 2007
“Michael Geist is reporting that a Canadian parliamentary committee has demanded that the government establish a Canadian DMCA. The demand, which comes in a study on counterfeiting and piracy (PDF) released on Wednesday night, recommends ratification of the WIPO Internet treaties, increasing damage awards for copyright infringement, creating new offenses for selling modification devices, and encouraging prosecutors to seek jail time for piracy violations…” (Read full article here)
June 21st, 2007
“In preparation for its exclusive launch of the cellphone industry’s most anticipated device, AT&T is pulling out all the stops. It is adding about 2,000 temporary employees to cope with the influx of shoppers in the first few months. And it is planning for enhanced security to control the potentially large crowds and avoid theft of the phones, which will go for a steep $499 or $599, depending on memory capacity. Some sales agents expect to see people camping outside the night before…” (Read full article here)
June 21st, 2007
“A federal judge in New Mexico has put the brakes on the RIAA’s lawsuit train, at least in the US District Court for New Mexico. The case in question is part of the RIAA’s campaign against file-sharing on college campuses and names “Does 1-16,” who allegedly engaged in copyright infringement using the University of New Mexico’s network. In a ruling issued last month but disclosed today by file-sharing attorney Ray Beckerman, Judge Lorenzo F. Garcia denied the RIAA’s motion to engage in discovery. This means that the RIAA will not be able to easily get subpoenas to obtain identifying information from the University…” (Read full article here)
June 20th, 2007
“According to the New York Times, Marvel Studios will be producing its own superhero movies instead of licensing the superheros to other Hollywood studios. It’s all about the money: despite the enormous popularity of Sony Pictures’ Spiderman 1 and 2, the licensing deal only netted Marvel $62 million. The article includes some tips about upcoming works: Edward Norton as Bruce Banner in a new Incredible Hulk, and Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark in Iron Man…” (Read full article here)
June 18th, 2007
“The format war between HD-DVD and Blu-ray has posted another battle, this time the victor seems to be the Blu-ray side. Blockbuster has announced it has chosen Blu-ray as the HD format to rent out in the majority of its stores. This decision comes after rental data was looked at for the 250 stores that carry both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray with the majority of rentals being Blu-Ray. Blockbuster now plans to stock Blu-ray only in 1450 of it’s stores, but says the 250 stores with the HD-DVD movies will be kept on the shelf…” (Read full article here)
June 17th, 2007
“NBC/Universal general counsel Rick Cotton suggests that society wastes entirely too much money policing crimes like burglary, fraud, and bank-robbing, when it should be doing something about piracy instead. ‘Our law enforcement resources are seriously misaligned,’ Cotton said. ‘If you add up all the various kinds of property crimes in this country, everything from theft, to fraud, to burglary, bank-robbing, all of it, it costs the country $16 billion a year. But intellectual property crime runs to hundreds of billions [of dollars] a year…’” (Read full article here)
June 16th, 2007
“Michael Geist’s latest Toronto Star column features a behind-the-scenes look at how Canada got its movie piracy bill based on internal government documents obtained under the Access to Information Act. Few will be shocked to learn that Hollywood lobbyists provided draft legislation months earlier as part of their barrage of lobbying, though the documents show that advisers to the Minister were skeptical that the proposal would accomplish anything…” (Read full article here)
June 12th, 2007
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“Capstone Asset Management Co added additional 11,260 (147.47 %) shares of Sun Life Financial Inc (SLF), bringing their current holdings to 18,895 shares as shown by filings made public on 2008-04-18. The stock is currently owned by 192 funds/institutions with a total activity score of 0.14. With 45.50 % of owning funds reported recently buying shares, 20.22 % maintaining existing share level and 34.26 % selling shares…” (Full details for Sun Life Financial Inc available at here)
