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Other one-of-a-kind auction items culled from the Carters include the following keepsakes: signed photos of Carter and others including one signed by: Rosalynn Carter, Carter, Al Gore, Tipper Gore, George H.W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Betty Ford, and Gerald Ford, a bottle of Carter's homemade, private-label wine, a two-night fly fishing trip with President and Mrs. Carter, rare prints of Carter's paintings and, oh, a spare copy of the Camp David Accords signed by Carter and late Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Dr. Jehan Sadat, widow of late Egypt President Anwar Sadat. While it does not appear on the document, a signature of Anwar Sadat is included with the auction item. For info: www.cartercenter.org. LOCAL 'JOE' ON SPIKE With dozens of reality TV shows out there, plenty of "average joes" are getting airtime.
Indexes Narrowly Mixed In Early Trading
The maker of solar power products finished installation of the first of seven solar power systems at Wal-Mart's Sam's Club store in Chino, Calif. Apple (AAPL) dropped 3.19 to 126.82 in fast trading. That put the iPod maker further south of its 200-day moving average. The stock's Accumulation/Distribution rating has soured to a worst-possible E. Baidu.com (BIDU) slipped 11.86 to 287.71 in brisk trade. The Chinese Internet search firm reports on Feb. 13. Analsysts see profit climbing 58% to 71 cents a share. On the upside, CME Group (CME) gained 16 points to 645. The derivatives exchange operator confirmed preliminary talks about a possible acquisition of NYMEX holding (NMX). Nymex shares jumped 9.52 to 116.68. CME Group runs the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade.
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems Names Carey VP For ISR Systems
Raytheon's Space and Airborne Systems business has named W. Timothy Carey vice president for its Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems organization. Carey will report to Jon Jones, Raytheon Company vice president and president of SAS. "Tim brings a proven track record of growing strong organizations and fostering collaboration across multiple businesses," Jones said. "He will lead a critical core market component of SAS as we leverage our recent sensor business success." Carey assumes overall responsibility for the business operations and strategic direction of the ISR systems group, which produces and supports a vast array of electro-optical and infrared sensors, active electronically scanned array and scanning radars, and various integrated system solutions for strike, persistent surveillance and special mission applications.
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