Alabama brick company sold to Texas firm
share: digg facebook twitter Jenkins Brick spokesman Ron Taylor said Acme Brick bought the company for its plants because it is more economical to sell bricks near where they are made. Acme is part of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Acme President Dennis Knautz said the deal extends the company’s reach from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Twitter Now Available In Seventh Language: Korean
Twitter announced this afternoon that it is adding its seventh language to its arsenal – Korean . According to the blog post (which is entirely in Korean, but which Twitter provided to us separately in English), South Korea has been one of the fastest growing regions for the microblogging company. “As of today, Twitter will be even easier for Koreans to use,” writes the company. “Among other …
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Cuban infielder Jose Thompson agrees with Astros
share: digg facebook twitter HOUSTON (AP) — Cuban infielder Jose Carlos Thompson has agreed to a minor league contract with the Houston Astros. The 23-year-old hit .440 in 59 games for Western Oklahoma Junior College in 2009 with 10 home runs, 62 RBI and 10 stolen bases.
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Mavs add Stojakovic, trade center Ajinca
share: digg facebook twitter Dallas signed Stojakovic off waivers on Monday in a bid to replace some of the scoring punch lost when Caron Butler went down with a season-ending injury. The Mavs are in a 4-10 rut heading into a four-game homestand that opens Tuesday night against the Clippers. To clear a roster spot, the Mavericks traded fourth-string center Alexis Ajinca to Toronto for the rights …
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