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Douglas Fisher Becomes First Photographer to Purchase ART VPS Hardware Ray-Tracing www.theautochannel.com/F/news/2005/08/18/140574.html
LONDON--Aug. 1, 20058, 2005--Douglas Fisher has become the first photographer to purchase hardware ray-tracing technology from ART VPS. Fisher specializes in advertising photography, shooting exclusively on high-end digital equipment and doing his own post-production work.
Milwaukee Investment firm finishes purchase of Grand Avenue mall www.jsonline.com/bym/news/aug05/349324.asp
A real estate investment firm based in New York has completed its purchase of downtown Milwaukee's Shops of Grand Avenue. An affiliate of Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. paid $31.7 million for the mall, according to documents filed Thursday with the Milwaukee County register of deeds.
Six Flags stock leaps on stock purchase offer http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2005-08-18-six-
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Six Flags stock rose 18% Thursday after the amusement park company's largest shareholder moved to increase its stake, oust top management and make a series of changes.
Delaware
Police purchase forensic tool: Council hears other reports http://www.newszap.com/articles/2005/08/18/dm/central_delaware/hj05.txt
HARRINGTON — In addition to receiving the crushing news that Harrington's historic Reese Opera House is currently crumbling beyond repair, city council spent Monday night hearing a series of reports on everything from CSI-type criminal investigation tools to city-sponsored demolition of private property.
Riverlake Partners Revs up Investments with $30 Million Purchase of Pressac Decorative Systems; Investment in www.theautochannel.com/F/news/2005/08/18/140549.html
PORTLAND, Ore.--Aug. 18, 2005--Riverlake Partners, LLC, today announced the acquisition of the Decorative Systems Division of UK automotive group Pressac plc, a decorative automotive product manufacturer with global operations.
Seattle Smallpox vaccine turns up in B.C. yard sale purchase seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002444358_webvaccine18.html?s
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Andrew Knickle found something he hardly expected — or wanted — after he haggled down the price of a box of sailing tarpaulins to $3 (US$2.50) at a yard sale.
NEWS Boat Line Will Purchase Replacement Fast Ferry to Ply Nantucket Route www.mvgazette.com/news/2005/08/19/nantucket_fast_ferry.php
NANTUCKET - If at first you don't get it right, spend almost $10 million to do it again. That is the approach taken by the Steamship Authority, whose board of governors yesterday approved spending $9.5 million to buy a high-speed passenger ferry to replace the the problem-plagued Flying Cloud.

Virginia Mason tentatively agrees to big property acquisition www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2005/08/15/daily36.html?from_rss=1
Virginia Mason Medical Center spokeswoman Kim Davis confirmed that the hospital has a preliminary agreement to purchase the bulk of the city block just south of the hospital campus in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood.
Rockingham, Vt., Public Hearing Will Discuss Takeover of Hydroelectric Dam http://www.rednova.com/news/display/?id=213044&source=r_science
Aug. 17--ROCKINGHAM -- Enhancements to Rockingham's deal to purchase the Bellows Falls hydroelectric facility will likely take center stage tonight during a public hearing at 7 p.m. in Rockingham Town Hall.
Developer chosen for Mizpah Towers http://news10now.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=47581
The City of Syracuse has chosen a developer for the Mizpah Towers. It recommends the sale of the building to Syracuse Bangkok. The developer would purchase the building for $27,500, which doesn't seem like a lot, but they estimate the cost of renovation at $19 million.