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A Glimpse Ahead Timothy Snodgrass The Impossible Will Come Alive In 2005 01/28/05 In January of 2004, as we began to intercede for the New Year the Holy Spirit gave us the prophetic slogan, "The Seas will Roar in 2004". This year we were given a new slogan, "The Impossible will come Alive in 2005". As the veil of darkness begins to come down over nations and regions, along with great shakings will come great breakthroughs; signs, wonders, healings and a spectacular release of miracles in impossible circumstances. This year, although we are ultimately poised to gain much ground, there...

Law firms Legally blueAug 7th 2003 | CHICAGO, LONDON AND NEW YORK From The Economist print edition Even law firms are going under FOR years, Altheimer and Gray was a pillar of the Chicago law scene. Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison had long been a force on the west coast. What both had in common in recent years besides an established place in their respective legal communities was aggressive expansion plans. This year they shared a common fate: liquidation. In the past year, several venerable law firms have closed. Others are not in great health. In July, Clifford Chance, a London-based...

<p>Verizon Communications Inc., the country's largest local phone company, is waging an unprecedented campaign to derail MCI's pending emergence from bankruptcy and drive it instead into liquidation.</p> <p>Verizon's chances of succeeding with its highly unusual tactics are slim because 90% of the creditors of the company, formerly known as WorldCom Inc., have voiced support for the reorganization plan. That will weigh heavily with the bankruptcy judge overseeing the case. MCI's chairman and chief executive, Michael Capellas, has said he hopes the company will emerge from reorganization as early as September.</p>

NYSE banishes bankrupt UAL sharesBy Jennifer Waters, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 5:22 PM ET March 28, 2003NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- The New York Stock Exchange said after the bell Friday that it plans to delist shares of UAL Corp., the bankrupt parent of United Airlines, next week.In a press release, the exchange said that the company's share price will have stayed under $1 for more than 30 days on April 3. That's the exchange's threshold for delisting. After that date, the shares will be traded in the over-the-counter market.UAL (UAL: news, chart, profile) shares closed up a penny at 85 cents.UAL...

<p>United Airlines said domestic bookings are down and international bookings have dropped 40 percent in the last week alone.</p> <p>CHICAGO, March 18 ?  Bankrupt United Airlines forecast a first-quarter operating loss of $877 million and said for the first time publicly that going out of business altogether is a ?distinct possibility? as war looms. UAL Corp.?s United said domestic bookings are down and international bookings have dropped 40 percent in the last week alone, due to the impending Iraq conflict.</p>

By Tim Richardson Posted: 07/12/2002 at 11:31 EST Kevin Wall - the former boss of ISP RedHotAnt - was jailed for five years today for his part in a £1.3 million VAT fraud. Wall, 29, of Hythe in Kent, was also disqualified from being a company director for ten years. JAK Productions Ltd was forced into liquidation by MCI WorldCom, which was owed £5.5 million for telecoms services. During the three-week trial at Canterbury Crown Court it also emerged that JAK Group owed £6 million to Level 3 Communications and £1 million to Cable and Wireless. The ISP was also...

I am a volunteer firefighter here in Iowa. The other night we we having regional training with representives from state HAZMAT, EPA, Sheriffs, and National Guard on dealing with clandestine meth labs. We do have a problem, especially with a new method of meth manufacture that leaves hazardous chemicals in public places where children can get at them. Anyhow, the Guard representitive got up and told us about how they are now directed in time of national emergency to get a list of suspected illegal drug lab technicians and other subversives from the local sheriffs office. It was quite obvious...