IN BRIEF.VALLEY INDEX GAINS: The Daily News/Bloomberg Index rose 0.14 to 132.92, led by The Cheesecake Factory of Agoura Hills and Camarillo's Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. The Cheesecake Factory rose $2.34375 to $25.0625. Vitesse rose $1.75 to $45.50. - Bloomberg News DISNEY MILESTONE: Burbank-based Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co. has crossed the $1 billion mark in overseas box office this year for the fourth consecutive year. ``Armageddon'' was the top grosser with $232 million, followed by ``The Horse Whisperer'' with $105 million and ``Mulan'' with $100 million. - Daily News MORE JOBS: The Workforce Development Initiative, a program intended to help unemployed Northeast Valley residents find jobs, will be unveiled today at a meeting sponsored by the Valley Economic Development Center Inc. at noon at Tavern on the Green Tavern on the Green is a restaurant located in Central Park, New York City. Of the several dining rooms, the most famous is the Crystal room with windows overlooking the garden. , 10400 Glenoaks Blvd., Pacoima. The program, to operate out of five Pacoima schools, will offer career coaching and other services intended to help parents find jobs. For information, call the VEDC's Northeast Valley Business Assistance Center at (818) 834-9860. - Daily News HARD TIMES: Antelope Valley's new tract-home sales plummeted 40 percent this fall compared to the same period last year. Housing-tract builders sold 132 new homes from mid-August through mid-November, compared with 221 homes sold during the same weeks in 1997, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report by The Meyers Group, a real estate tracking firm. - Daily News XYLAN xylan /xy·lan/ (zi´lan) any of a group of pentosans composed of xylose residues; major structural constituents of wood, straw, and bran. GOES TO SCHOOL: Xylan Corp., a Calabasas-based maker of network switching systems Switching systems (communications) The assemblies of switching and control devices provided so that any station in a communications system may be connected as desired with any other station. , said Tuesday that Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in Central Texas. It is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near to three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San , is installing the company's products to upgrade the university's residence hall networks. The value of the deal to Xylan was estimated at more than $1 million. - Daily News |
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