The coffee concern prolongs its tender offer to acquire a sector peer (Schaeffers Research)
Today’s column includes the latest quarterly results from China Green Agriculture, Inc…( Read More )

Urbanite (amNewYork)
In his first address to a joint session of Congress in a year, President Barack Obama Wednesday returned in the role that won him the presidency — as the agent of change.

Local coaches go with the Indianapolis Colts, hope to see Austin Collie unleashed (Lodi News-Sentinel)
Seven years ago when they were co-head coaches at Galt High, Erv Hatzenbuhler and Warren Schroeder watched helplessly as then-Oak Ridge star Austin Collie unleashed his talent on the Warriors.

E-Trade Superbowl Commercial: E-baby has to answer a girl-friend now (Entertainment and Showbiz!)
E-Trade has come up with their third Superbowl commercial ad, as in the last two editions, and the e-baby has again proved a hit with the viewers. And guess what? He has a girl-friend this time. And quite a possessive one at that. She demands answer from her little beau why he has not called [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “E-Trade Superbowl Commercial: E-baby has to answer a girl-friend now …

NBA All-Star game is really filling it up (Dallas Morning News)
The NBA All-Star Game is only a week away. One local resident, Plano’s Marques Haynes, can imagine what it will be like with a basketball-record 90,000-plus fans. | |

Monday Morning Marketing Quarterback: Which Superbowl Ads Scored On The Web? (TechCrunch)
With the Super Bowl yesterday came the time-honored Super Bowl commercials, each costing $2.5 million for a 30-second spot. Even Google got in on the game with its first ever spot receiving rave reviews (although the commercial wasn’t new). But which commercials went beyond TV to score on the Web? Reprise Media released a report that ranks Super Bowl advertisers based on the level of integration …

Beyonce Is Still Working…. (Necole Bitchie)
VIZIO, a major manufacturer of HDTV’s announced yesterday that it has tapped Beyonce as the spokesperson for the firm. She will be featured in a Super Bowl ad that will run during CBS in-game coverage of the game. The company plans to run 3 ads this year during the Super Bowl which is expected [...]

Who Dat Nation: Super Saints become America’s Team (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Marshall Faulk ran as far as he could from the dead-end Desire Projects. He bolted the New Orleans streets to play college ball in San Diego, then blossomed into an NFL star with the Indianapolis Colts. Forced to take sides in this Super Bowl, it was easy. Faulk rooted for his roots. From President Barack Obama to a Queen, from Mr.

Woman dies from injuries in fire (CBC Manitoba)
An elderly woman critically injured in a Winnipeg house fire Wednesday has died.

Man killed in head-on collision (CBC Manitoba)
A man was killed Thursday morning in a head-on crash in northern Manitoba.

Who Dat Nation: Super Saints become America’s Team (AP via Yahoo! News)
Marshall Faulk ran as far as he could from the dead-end Desire Projects. He bolted the New Orleans streets to play college ball in San Diego, then blossomed into an NFL star with the Indianapolis Colts.

Cowboys Stadium, NBA All-Star game, to shatter basketball attendance record (Everett Herald)
DALLAS — The NBA All-Star Game is only a week away, but it’s hard to fathom that a basketball-record 90,000-plus fans will be in Cowboys Stadium to see it.

Dwight Freeney active for Indianapolis (FOX 11 Green Bay)
Indianapolis Colts star Dwight Freeney is active for Sunday’s Super Bowl and was working out on the field less than two hours before kickoff at Sun Life Stadium. Click the headline to read more.

Girl, 6, hit by car (CBC Manitoba)
A six-year-old girl is recovering after being hit by a car in Winnipeg.

FDA Raises Concerns About Cell Therapeutics’ Cancer Drug (TheStreet.com)
Ahead of a Feb. 10 advisory panel meeting, regulators say pivotal trial of pixantrone was too small, express concern about heart safety of drug.