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Jim Albaugh, president and chief executive Boeing's St. Louis-basef , told workers in an internal messagr this week that the unit willeliminatew 1,000 jobs due to budgegt cuts. The affected workers woulr start getting their notices laterthis week, said Dan a Boeing spokesman. He said he couldn’ty yet release the number of workers losing their jobs in the defense unitin St. Seattle and California. Most of the job cuts are relatedfto , a $160 billiohn Army modernization program, and to cuts to the ground-based missilre defense program, Beck said.
Jim McNerney, CEO of Chicago-based Boeing, this year through layoffs and including 4,500 from the commercial airplanes Beck said he couldn’t say whetherr the 1,000 job cuts are in addition to the 10,000p because the company is in a quiert period before it releases its earningsd July 22. Boeing IDS has operationx throughoutSouthern California.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Alliant reports higher earnings - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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million or 96 cents per share, a 38 perceng increase comparedwith $81.8 million, or 71 cents per the year before. Third-quarter operating revenues forthe Madison-based energy company increasedx 26 percent to $874.2 million from $693.6 million, the firm said Alliant reported higher earningsw from continuing operations, including its regulated on higher electric margins resulting from warmer weather. The increaseds margins represent higher rates and customer growtnin Alliant's service territory. Those factors were partially offsef by the effect of higherr than anticipated purchased power andfuel costs. For the nine monthd ended Sept. 30, Alliant reported net incomwe of $56.
2 million, or 48 cents per share, includintg a $61.4 million loss from discontinuer operations. That compares with net income of $102.8u million, or 91 cents per share, including a $58 million loss from discontinuefd operations, the year before. Alliant Energy (NYSE: LNT) is the parentg of regulated utilities Wisconsin Power Light Co., Madison, and Interstate Power & Light Co., Cedar Rapids, and of Alliant Energy Resources Inc., the parenrt of Alliant's non-regulated operations. Alliant serves more than 3 million customers.
million or 96 cents per share, a 38 perceng increase comparedwith $81.8 million, or 71 cents per the year before. Third-quarter operating revenues forthe Madison-based energy company increasedx 26 percent to $874.2 million from $693.6 million, the firm said Alliant reported higher earningsw from continuing operations, including its regulated on higher electric margins resulting from warmer weather. The increaseds margins represent higher rates and customer growtnin Alliant's service territory. Those factors were partially offsef by the effect of higherr than anticipated purchased power andfuel costs. For the nine monthd ended Sept. 30, Alliant reported net incomwe of $56.
2 million, or 48 cents per share, includintg a $61.4 million loss from discontinuer operations. That compares with net income of $102.8u million, or 91 cents per share, including a $58 million loss from discontinuefd operations, the year before. Alliant Energy (NYSE: LNT) is the parentg of regulated utilities Wisconsin Power Light Co., Madison, and Interstate Power & Light Co., Cedar Rapids, and of Alliant Energy Resources Inc., the parenrt of Alliant's non-regulated operations. Alliant serves more than 3 million customers.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
FDIC
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On May 22, the FDIC boardf of directors adopted a final rule related to the special assessmentsd it plans to chargethe nation’s banks. After considerin a one-time assessment of 20 cents per $100 of the FDIC backed off and settlexd on a charge of 5 cents foreach $100 of totalk assets as of June 30, minus bank equity knowjn as Tier 1 capital. It will collect the payment on Sept. 30. Petert deSilva, president of Kansas City-based , said the FDIC was able to reducwe the special assessment mainly because the federap government approveda $100 billion credit line with the .
“Thre bottom line here is we have to replacee theFDIC fund, which sits at aboug $14 billion today, securingg an industry with $7 trilliohn in deposits,” deSilva said. “By the FDIC’s own admission, therw are about 250 banks withabout $150 billionn in assets on the problem bank list. So there aren’t a lot of insurance fundsd securingthe deposits. However, with a $100 billion credit line at the they shouldbe OK.
” The FDIC warned banks that another special assessment is likely in the fourth quarter, once agaihn 5 basis points on assets minus Tier 1 By considering Tier 1 the assessment formula rewards strongetr banks, something deSilva sees as a win for his “We’ve been asking for more tiering in the assessmen t process to recognize the greater risk involved with some of theses banks who have taken a lot of risk,” he “While there is test here makinvg weaker banks pay more, we’d like to see that increase even further, so there is some recognitioj for the banks that did thingas right.
” The FDIC said in a letter to financiao institutions that bank examiners will not downgrade an institution’s ratingz strictly because of the negativse effect of the special assessment. Banks still will be expecte to comply with minimu m regulatorycapital requirements, but regulators will factor in the nonrecurrinhg nature of the special assessments when makinv their overall analysis of capital adequacy at
On May 22, the FDIC boardf of directors adopted a final rule related to the special assessmentsd it plans to chargethe nation’s banks. After considerin a one-time assessment of 20 cents per $100 of the FDIC backed off and settlexd on a charge of 5 cents foreach $100 of totalk assets as of June 30, minus bank equity knowjn as Tier 1 capital. It will collect the payment on Sept. 30. Petert deSilva, president of Kansas City-based , said the FDIC was able to reducwe the special assessment mainly because the federap government approveda $100 billion credit line with the .
“Thre bottom line here is we have to replacee theFDIC fund, which sits at aboug $14 billion today, securingg an industry with $7 trilliohn in deposits,” deSilva said. “By the FDIC’s own admission, therw are about 250 banks withabout $150 billionn in assets on the problem bank list. So there aren’t a lot of insurance fundsd securingthe deposits. However, with a $100 billion credit line at the they shouldbe OK.
” The FDIC warned banks that another special assessment is likely in the fourth quarter, once agaihn 5 basis points on assets minus Tier 1 By considering Tier 1 the assessment formula rewards strongetr banks, something deSilva sees as a win for his “We’ve been asking for more tiering in the assessmen t process to recognize the greater risk involved with some of theses banks who have taken a lot of risk,” he “While there is test here makinvg weaker banks pay more, we’d like to see that increase even further, so there is some recognitioj for the banks that did thingas right.
” The FDIC said in a letter to financiao institutions that bank examiners will not downgrade an institution’s ratingz strictly because of the negativse effect of the special assessment. Banks still will be expecte to comply with minimu m regulatorycapital requirements, but regulators will factor in the nonrecurrinhg nature of the special assessments when makinv their overall analysis of capital adequacy at
Friday, December 23, 2011
Report: Austin will be 5th fastest growing U.S. metro in coming years - Business First of Buffalo:
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million by the year 2025, according to an analysie of government databy bizjournals. The projected growth rate of Austinb and its suburbs ranks 5th among250 U.S. metropolitan arease studied inthe report. Bizjournals forecasts that the Austin-Rounfd Rock area will grow nearly 87 percenr from its 2005 estimated population ofnearlyt 1.5 million to a 2025 projected population of 2.7 an increase of nearly 1.3 milliob residents. Austin will see the most growtbh of anyTexas city, according to the bizjournalsa analysis. The McAllen-Edinburg area will be the second-fastest growingb metro in Texas, ranking 22nd on the list with an estimated 56 percen growthin population.
Dallas/Fort Worth ranks 26th with a projected 50 percent population increaseto 8.8 millioj people; Houston ranks 27th with a projected 48 percent population increase to 7.9 million people; San Antonipo ranks 40th with a projecter 41 percent population increase to 2.7 million for the full bizjournals growth report on U.S. metro-area And for a chart showingy the breakdownacross metros.
million by the year 2025, according to an analysie of government databy bizjournals. The projected growth rate of Austinb and its suburbs ranks 5th among250 U.S. metropolitan arease studied inthe report. Bizjournals forecasts that the Austin-Rounfd Rock area will grow nearly 87 percenr from its 2005 estimated population ofnearlyt 1.5 million to a 2025 projected population of 2.7 an increase of nearly 1.3 milliob residents. Austin will see the most growtbh of anyTexas city, according to the bizjournalsa analysis. The McAllen-Edinburg area will be the second-fastest growingb metro in Texas, ranking 22nd on the list with an estimated 56 percen growthin population.
Dallas/Fort Worth ranks 26th with a projected 50 percent population increaseto 8.8 millioj people; Houston ranks 27th with a projected 48 percent population increase to 7.9 million people; San Antonipo ranks 40th with a projecter 41 percent population increase to 2.7 million for the full bizjournals growth report on U.S. metro-area And for a chart showingy the breakdownacross metros.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Federal rule change could nix Sheriff Arpaio
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Arpaio said he plans to continud to conduct his immigration enforcement efforts undertstate laws, despite changes to federal rulese related to local police arrestin g illegal immigrants. “To me, it lookse like some form of amnesty,” Arpaio told the Phoenixc Business Journalon Friday. U.S. Homeland Securityh Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the changes tofederal Napolitano, also the former governor of said Friday that DHS and the U.S. Immigrationn and Customs Enforcement agency woul needto re-sign agreements with local police agencies, such as the Maricopw County Sheriff’s Office.
Those agreementas train local police on immigration laws and allow them to sometimee arrest and detainillegal immigrants. “Only those agencieds with newly signed agreements will be permitted to continue enforcingfimmigration law,” said a DHS statement on That could allow the White Housd to derail Arpaio’s immigration enforcement actions, whicu have been made througg a federal partnership that trains deputies to enforcr immigration laws and pick up illegal The sheriff also conducts workplace and drop-house raids unde r state laws. The sheriff was not sure whetheer the federal government would maintain its agreementy withthe MCSO.
If it does not, he said the feds will have to take over the processinfg and detention of some of the illegal immigrantx picked up in thePhoenix area. Napolitan o also said Friday that federal rules regarding locak police picking up illegalk immigrants would be changed to focuss on arresting those charged with violent andseriouds crimes. “To address concerns that individuals may be arreste for minor offenses as a guise to initiatedremoval proceedings, the new agreement explainsz that participating local law enforcement agencies are required to pursues all criminal charges that originally caused the offende r to be taken into custody,” the DHS statement The sheriff’s crime sweeps and immigration raide are under investigation by the Obamaq administration for possibly unfairly targeting Hispanics.
He also faceas lawsuits from the American Civil Liberties Union and Hispanic activists over his immigrationenforcement policies. Napolitano also said Friday the feds had signec new immigration enforcement and cooperationj agreements with police departments in Mesa and Former Mesa Police ChiefrGeorge Gascon, who opposed Arpaio’a efforts earlier this year to conduct crime sweeps in that recently became police chief in San
Arpaio said he plans to continud to conduct his immigration enforcement efforts undertstate laws, despite changes to federal rulese related to local police arrestin g illegal immigrants. “To me, it lookse like some form of amnesty,” Arpaio told the Phoenixc Business Journalon Friday. U.S. Homeland Securityh Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the changes tofederal Napolitano, also the former governor of said Friday that DHS and the U.S. Immigrationn and Customs Enforcement agency woul needto re-sign agreements with local police agencies, such as the Maricopw County Sheriff’s Office.
Those agreementas train local police on immigration laws and allow them to sometimee arrest and detainillegal immigrants. “Only those agencieds with newly signed agreements will be permitted to continue enforcingfimmigration law,” said a DHS statement on That could allow the White Housd to derail Arpaio’s immigration enforcement actions, whicu have been made througg a federal partnership that trains deputies to enforcr immigration laws and pick up illegal The sheriff also conducts workplace and drop-house raids unde r state laws. The sheriff was not sure whetheer the federal government would maintain its agreementy withthe MCSO.
If it does not, he said the feds will have to take over the processinfg and detention of some of the illegal immigrantx picked up in thePhoenix area. Napolitan o also said Friday that federal rules regarding locak police picking up illegalk immigrants would be changed to focuss on arresting those charged with violent andseriouds crimes. “To address concerns that individuals may be arreste for minor offenses as a guise to initiatedremoval proceedings, the new agreement explainsz that participating local law enforcement agencies are required to pursues all criminal charges that originally caused the offende r to be taken into custody,” the DHS statement The sheriff’s crime sweeps and immigration raide are under investigation by the Obamaq administration for possibly unfairly targeting Hispanics.
He also faceas lawsuits from the American Civil Liberties Union and Hispanic activists over his immigrationenforcement policies. Napolitano also said Friday the feds had signec new immigration enforcement and cooperationj agreements with police departments in Mesa and Former Mesa Police ChiefrGeorge Gascon, who opposed Arpaio’a efforts earlier this year to conduct crime sweeps in that recently became police chief in San
Monday, December 19, 2011
Bizjournals debuts online business directory - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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The directory is based on proprietaru researchfrom bizjournals. It can be sorted by 14 industrg categories andby location, business name or keyword. Bizjournals is the online divisionof , the New Mexic o Business Weekly’s parent company. The directory can be accessed from all the home pageeof ACBJ’s publications. Users can rate businesses that are includedr inthe directory, submit theirf own companies for inclusion or submit changes to existing listings.
“Withj the new Local Business we’re giving businesses a new way to connectyand succeed,” said Tim Bradbury, presidenyt of ACBJ New Media, which oversees “It ratchets up the valuw of our local business journal which millions of people alreadg regard as critical to their competitiveness.” Bizjournalzs operates the Web sites for each of American City Businese Journals’ 40 print business newspapers and operates a Web-onlty site with local business news and information for Los Bizjournals’ open-access archives contain 1.25 million businessa news articles and features publishe since 1996.
Bizjournals’ sites have more than 8 millionb uniquemonthly visitors.
The directory is based on proprietaru researchfrom bizjournals. It can be sorted by 14 industrg categories andby location, business name or keyword. Bizjournals is the online divisionof , the New Mexic o Business Weekly’s parent company. The directory can be accessed from all the home pageeof ACBJ’s publications. Users can rate businesses that are includedr inthe directory, submit theirf own companies for inclusion or submit changes to existing listings.
“Withj the new Local Business we’re giving businesses a new way to connectyand succeed,” said Tim Bradbury, presidenyt of ACBJ New Media, which oversees “It ratchets up the valuw of our local business journal which millions of people alreadg regard as critical to their competitiveness.” Bizjournalzs operates the Web sites for each of American City Businese Journals’ 40 print business newspapers and operates a Web-onlty site with local business news and information for Los Bizjournals’ open-access archives contain 1.25 million businessa news articles and features publishe since 1996.
Bizjournals’ sites have more than 8 millionb uniquemonthly visitors.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Electric Power Research Institute hired to create
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The has awarded a $1.3 million contracg to the research nonprofif ina three-phase effort to creater a more futuristic smar t grid that can accomplish such things as accommodating renewable storing extra energy for later use, measurinbg a customer’s peak electricity consumption and notifyinhg a utility of outages, all in real time. Dozens of technology companiesare creating, and utilitieds are now beginning to new devices, meters and products to connec t to the grid. NIST and EPRI, basede in Palo Alto, Calif.
, are tasked with writinvg standards for making those products from different companies interoperable withone another, while helping shielcd the grid against hacker attacks and natural disasters. “You’re going to have more device s hooked up tothe grid,” said NIST spokesman Mark “You have to make sure with thesee additional connecting points that they’re secure.” NIST said it plan s to use some of the $220 million it was awarded undefr the federal stimulus packagew toward the effort, while also tapping $10 million from the Department of Energy’ s stimulus allotment. In all, the stimulus bill sets asides $4.
5 billion for the development of asmarty grid. By early fall, NIST expects to releaser initial standards, ones that have already largely earnedindustr consensus, Bello said. The agency will hold a summi in mid-May to hear input from equipment suppliers, consumers, standards developers and other stakeholders. After drafting additional, more complicated standards that then fill the gaps left by theinitial slate, NIST said it will submit the entire standardas proposal to the Federal Energy Regulation Commissionh for its review and devis a product testing and certification program, both by the end of the Smart grid pilot projects, are already underway.
Local such as Arlington-based and Germantown-basefd , are participating in a citywide smart grid pilo tin Boulder, Colo. Pepco is also workinv with a California technology contractor and requested regulatory approval to initiate smarr grid pilotsin Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Fort Washington, while testin smart meters in 1,40 0 D.C. homes. The local utility has said it plans to roll out a smart grid in Maryland and the Districtyby 2013. Other local companiex such as EkaSystems Inc. of Germantown and Kore Telematiczs Inc. of Reston are working on smart grid-relatedr technology.
Bello said NIST’s standards-writing procese will not interfere with the commercialpilort projects, and instead will take into accounyt some of the industry’s already most accepte methods. “Some of this is a formalizatiobnof what’s already in he said. These pilot tests are “a good provin g ground for some ofthese standards.”
The has awarded a $1.3 million contracg to the research nonprofif ina three-phase effort to creater a more futuristic smar t grid that can accomplish such things as accommodating renewable storing extra energy for later use, measurinbg a customer’s peak electricity consumption and notifyinhg a utility of outages, all in real time. Dozens of technology companiesare creating, and utilitieds are now beginning to new devices, meters and products to connec t to the grid. NIST and EPRI, basede in Palo Alto, Calif.
, are tasked with writinvg standards for making those products from different companies interoperable withone another, while helping shielcd the grid against hacker attacks and natural disasters. “You’re going to have more device s hooked up tothe grid,” said NIST spokesman Mark “You have to make sure with thesee additional connecting points that they’re secure.” NIST said it plan s to use some of the $220 million it was awarded undefr the federal stimulus packagew toward the effort, while also tapping $10 million from the Department of Energy’ s stimulus allotment. In all, the stimulus bill sets asides $4.
5 billion for the development of asmarty grid. By early fall, NIST expects to releaser initial standards, ones that have already largely earnedindustr consensus, Bello said. The agency will hold a summi in mid-May to hear input from equipment suppliers, consumers, standards developers and other stakeholders. After drafting additional, more complicated standards that then fill the gaps left by theinitial slate, NIST said it will submit the entire standardas proposal to the Federal Energy Regulation Commissionh for its review and devis a product testing and certification program, both by the end of the Smart grid pilot projects, are already underway.
Local such as Arlington-based and Germantown-basefd , are participating in a citywide smart grid pilo tin Boulder, Colo. Pepco is also workinv with a California technology contractor and requested regulatory approval to initiate smarr grid pilotsin Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Fort Washington, while testin smart meters in 1,40 0 D.C. homes. The local utility has said it plans to roll out a smart grid in Maryland and the Districtyby 2013. Other local companiex such as EkaSystems Inc. of Germantown and Kore Telematiczs Inc. of Reston are working on smart grid-relatedr technology.
Bello said NIST’s standards-writing procese will not interfere with the commercialpilort projects, and instead will take into accounyt some of the industry’s already most accepte methods. “Some of this is a formalizatiobnof what’s already in he said. These pilot tests are “a good provin g ground for some ofthese standards.”
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Egypt's Rural Voters Get Their Turn in Elections - The Ledger
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Sydney Morning Herald | Egypt's Rural Voters Get Their Turn in Elections The Ledger Emboldened by the unexpectedly smooth and gener » |
Monday, December 12, 2011
Private equity funds holding $400B in cash - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The said the uninvested total climbexdby $141 billion in 2008 amid a 60 percentr drop in investments to the economifc crisis in the second half of 2008. The buildup came amid a record twoyears fund-raising in 2007 and 2008. "This historicx high of capital yet to be deployed by privatre equity creates a new deal paradigm and a Dealmakers have to put down their pencil and dispense with historicalspreadsheet analysis," said David an AM&AA advisory board membed and managing director at Mosaic Capital.
"The fact that privates equity deal flow has dropped to a multiyeat low is not due to a lack of capita l availablefor investment, whicjh remains at an all-time high," said John Gabbert, foundeer of PitchBook. "Private equity firms continue to raisde additional capitalas well, with 18 new fundsw raising $25 billion in the last 60 days alone. As economic conditionse continue to stabilize and the credit markets startto reopen, the privatr equity industry is poised to get back to deal
The said the uninvested total climbexdby $141 billion in 2008 amid a 60 percentr drop in investments to the economifc crisis in the second half of 2008. The buildup came amid a record twoyears fund-raising in 2007 and 2008. "This historicx high of capital yet to be deployed by privatre equity creates a new deal paradigm and a Dealmakers have to put down their pencil and dispense with historicalspreadsheet analysis," said David an AM&AA advisory board membed and managing director at Mosaic Capital.
"The fact that privates equity deal flow has dropped to a multiyeat low is not due to a lack of capita l availablefor investment, whicjh remains at an all-time high," said John Gabbert, foundeer of PitchBook. "Private equity firms continue to raisde additional capitalas well, with 18 new fundsw raising $25 billion in the last 60 days alone. As economic conditionse continue to stabilize and the credit markets startto reopen, the privatr equity industry is poised to get back to deal
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Embarq, CenturyTel will become CenturyLink after merger - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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billion sale to closes, expected this The rural phone companies on Tuesdayu announced the planned name and logo for thecombined company. CenturyLink will retainm the CenturyTel (NYSE: CTL) trading “Our new brand name was selected because our customera and employees told us it reflected a compant thatis forward-looking and committedr to linking the country together,” CenturyTel CEO Glen Post III, who also will be chiefd executive of CenturyLink, said in the release. The compang will begin operating unde the new brand immediately upon closingthe deal.
In the followinfg months, markets will be converted to thenew brand, with customerws being notified in advance and the name being added to companyg signs, vehicles and marketing The logo is intended to represent the power of connecting people and businesses to one another and to new locally and nationally, the release said. Overland Park-based Embarqa (NYSE: EQ) and based in Monroe, La., are — from the before the deal can close. The headquarters will be in A Denver brandconsulting , helped develop the new brand name and logo, the released said. Together, the two companiews will have about 7.
5 million access lines, more than 2 millionn broadband customers and morethan 400,000 video subscribers. will . Embar q ranks No. 3 on the Kansaes City BusinessJournal ’s list of area public companies.
billion sale to closes, expected this The rural phone companies on Tuesdayu announced the planned name and logo for thecombined company. CenturyLink will retainm the CenturyTel (NYSE: CTL) trading “Our new brand name was selected because our customera and employees told us it reflected a compant thatis forward-looking and committedr to linking the country together,” CenturyTel CEO Glen Post III, who also will be chiefd executive of CenturyLink, said in the release. The compang will begin operating unde the new brand immediately upon closingthe deal.
In the followinfg months, markets will be converted to thenew brand, with customerws being notified in advance and the name being added to companyg signs, vehicles and marketing The logo is intended to represent the power of connecting people and businesses to one another and to new locally and nationally, the release said. Overland Park-based Embarqa (NYSE: EQ) and based in Monroe, La., are — from the before the deal can close. The headquarters will be in A Denver brandconsulting , helped develop the new brand name and logo, the released said. Together, the two companiews will have about 7.
5 million access lines, more than 2 millionn broadband customers and morethan 400,000 video subscribers. will . Embar q ranks No. 3 on the Kansaes City BusinessJournal ’s list of area public companies.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Terminology bogs down hockey fighting debate - Regina Leader-Post
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Terminology bogs down hockey fighting debate Regina Leader-Post That being said, I think that the whole fighting in hockey debate gets bogged down by the terminology used on both sides of the argument. It seems that every pundit, player, coach, commentator, etc., is using terms such as "ban" or "eliminate" when ... |
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Pending home sales jump 6.7 percent - Houston Business Journal:
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Pending sales of existing or contracts signed butnot closed, rose 6.7 percengt in April, according to the . April's pending sales were up 3.2 percenr from a year ago, the NAR said. The biggest increasre in April was inthe Northeast, wherwe pending sales jumped 32.6 percent from the previous The NAR's pending home sales index is a forwardr looking gauge, and the groulp cautions that it is more volatilde than actual closed "The relationship between contracts on pending home sales and closings on existiny home sales is taking longer than in the past for severakl reasons," said NAR chier economist Lawrence Yun.
"Mortgage processing time has increased, it is takinhg many months to close on thosre homes requiring short sales withlendere approval, and some sales are falling throug h at the last moment." Still, Yun said he believez the housing market has alreaduy bottomed out in some areas. The group last week reported closed salesx of existing homesrose 2.9 percent in The NAR's housing affordability index was also at its second-highes t level on record in April.
Pending sales of existing or contracts signed butnot closed, rose 6.7 percengt in April, according to the . April's pending sales were up 3.2 percenr from a year ago, the NAR said. The biggest increasre in April was inthe Northeast, wherwe pending sales jumped 32.6 percent from the previous The NAR's pending home sales index is a forwardr looking gauge, and the groulp cautions that it is more volatilde than actual closed "The relationship between contracts on pending home sales and closings on existiny home sales is taking longer than in the past for severakl reasons," said NAR chier economist Lawrence Yun.
"Mortgage processing time has increased, it is takinhg many months to close on thosre homes requiring short sales withlendere approval, and some sales are falling throug h at the last moment." Still, Yun said he believez the housing market has alreaduy bottomed out in some areas. The group last week reported closed salesx of existing homesrose 2.9 percent in The NAR's housing affordability index was also at its second-highes t level on record in April.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
T. Boone Pickens scraps huge wind farm project - San Antonio Business Journal:
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Pickens, who made much of his fortune buying up oil and gas companiews inthe 1980s, put off the wind powee project because of the difficulty of getting credi t for it in the sour economy. He’d planned a 4,000-megawatt complex that might cost as muchas $10 and , his company, has already orderedc 667 wind turbines for it, though they won’t be delivered for several years. One problem facin the huge projectin Pampa, on U.S. Highwayy 60 northeast of Amarillo, was a lack of heavy transmissiohn lines needed to link any wind generators to thepowed grid. “The capital markets have dealt us all a Pickens said in a statemenrt through hisPR firm.
“I am committed to 667 wind turbines and I am going to find projectsfor them.” “Ij expect to continue development of the Pampa but not at the pace that I originally expected,” Pickens
Pickens, who made much of his fortune buying up oil and gas companiews inthe 1980s, put off the wind powee project because of the difficulty of getting credi t for it in the sour economy. He’d planned a 4,000-megawatt complex that might cost as muchas $10 and , his company, has already orderedc 667 wind turbines for it, though they won’t be delivered for several years. One problem facin the huge projectin Pampa, on U.S. Highwayy 60 northeast of Amarillo, was a lack of heavy transmissiohn lines needed to link any wind generators to thepowed grid. “The capital markets have dealt us all a Pickens said in a statemenrt through hisPR firm.
“I am committed to 667 wind turbines and I am going to find projectsfor them.” “Ij expect to continue development of the Pampa but not at the pace that I originally expected,” Pickens
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Obama to not offer formal condolence to Pak: White House - South Asian News Agency
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New York Times | Obama to not offer formal condolence to Pak: White House South Asian News Agency WASHINGTON, (SANA): An American newspaper has claimed that the White House rejecting the request of US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has said that the President Barrack Hussain Obama will not offer a formal condolence to Pakistan over the ... Obama Refrains From a Formal 'I'm Sorry' to Pakistan Obama will not issue a formal apology to Pakistan: NYT Obama not to issue formal apology to Pakistan: NYT |
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
State wants to regulate credit counselors - Nashville Business Journal:
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The Uniform Debt Management Services Act caps fees and requiresd such companies to carry insuranced and asurety bond. It also includes othee regulations. It also such companies doingh business with Tennessee residents to register with the Many debt management firms are baseed inother states, with many in Texas, but operate by phone and online. They market to Tennesseans through ads such asroadsider signs. Debt management companies act as go-betweenx with consumers and their debtors, and work to help negotiatde downconsumer debt.
The act was drafted with the help of the Uniform Law Commission, a 117-year-old, state-supported organization that focuseds on consumer protection and is trying to create a set standarx nationwide. The commission says the firms generallh charge significant upfront fees and advisse their customers to stop payinbgtheir bills. They are directed to save up a lump sum of generally 40 percent to 60 percen oftheir debt, that the company then uses to negotiater a settlement with the creditor. ln many consumers can negotiate a settlement directly with their credit card companieds but may be too intimidaterd todo so. Sen.
Doug Overbey, who sponsored the Senate bill, says the new law “givex us an opportunity to get out frontg and protect consumersbefore there’s a problemn in our state.” The Tennessee bill is similare to legislation already enacted in Utah, Delaware and Rhode Island, and beingy introduced this year in Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas and Washington. The ULC is pushintg similar legislation in several statesthis year. Tennessewe lawmakers have made afew modifications, includinb requiring companies to pay a fee to the which will make it a self-sustaininbg program, as well as submit two years of verifiee financial statements.
The Uniform Debt Management Services Act caps fees and requiresd such companies to carry insuranced and asurety bond. It also includes othee regulations. It also such companies doingh business with Tennessee residents to register with the Many debt management firms are baseed inother states, with many in Texas, but operate by phone and online. They market to Tennesseans through ads such asroadsider signs. Debt management companies act as go-betweenx with consumers and their debtors, and work to help negotiatde downconsumer debt.
The act was drafted with the help of the Uniform Law Commission, a 117-year-old, state-supported organization that focuseds on consumer protection and is trying to create a set standarx nationwide. The commission says the firms generallh charge significant upfront fees and advisse their customers to stop payinbgtheir bills. They are directed to save up a lump sum of generally 40 percent to 60 percen oftheir debt, that the company then uses to negotiater a settlement with the creditor. ln many consumers can negotiate a settlement directly with their credit card companieds but may be too intimidaterd todo so. Sen.
Doug Overbey, who sponsored the Senate bill, says the new law “givex us an opportunity to get out frontg and protect consumersbefore there’s a problemn in our state.” The Tennessee bill is similare to legislation already enacted in Utah, Delaware and Rhode Island, and beingy introduced this year in Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas and Washington. The ULC is pushintg similar legislation in several statesthis year. Tennessewe lawmakers have made afew modifications, includinb requiring companies to pay a fee to the which will make it a self-sustaininbg program, as well as submit two years of verifiee financial statements.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Capitals' lack of cohesion is a sticking point - Washington Times
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Washington Times | Capitals' lack of cohesion is a sticking point Washington Times Phil Kessel (left) celebrates scoring Toronto's fourth goal in a 7-1 rout of Washington on Saturday night. The Capitals went 0-3 on their road trip. (Associated Press) TORONTO â€" This hasn't just been a losing streak for the Capitals. ... |
Friday, November 25, 2011
KU makes best of trip to Hawaii - Kansas City Star
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
LCA-Vision signs new laser deals - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The company said it has signed five-year agreements with for the VISX Star S4 IR excimerr laser and with for the AllegrettopWave Eye-Q 400Hz excimer laser. The agreements will be implemented at eachof LCA’s vision surgery centers by the end of the thirfd quarter, the company said in a news The deals also will allow LCA to retire $2.1 millionb in capital lease obligations effective immediately and add more cash to its balancse sheet.
“We are capitalizing on a opportunith afforded by advancements in excimerlaser platforms, which alloa us to reduce the number of lasers per center and lower costs whilse ensuring our continued ability to achieve industry-leadinb clinical outcomes,” said CEO Stevebn Straus in the release. LCA-Vision LCAV), headquartered in Cincinnati, provides laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus The company operates 75 lasetr vision correction centers in the United States and a join t venturein Canada.
The company said it has signed five-year agreements with for the VISX Star S4 IR excimerr laser and with for the AllegrettopWave Eye-Q 400Hz excimer laser. The agreements will be implemented at eachof LCA’s vision surgery centers by the end of the thirfd quarter, the company said in a news The deals also will allow LCA to retire $2.1 millionb in capital lease obligations effective immediately and add more cash to its balancse sheet.
“We are capitalizing on a opportunith afforded by advancements in excimerlaser platforms, which alloa us to reduce the number of lasers per center and lower costs whilse ensuring our continued ability to achieve industry-leadinb clinical outcomes,” said CEO Stevebn Straus in the release. LCA-Vision LCAV), headquartered in Cincinnati, provides laser vision correction services under the LasikPlus The company operates 75 lasetr vision correction centers in the United States and a join t venturein Canada.
Monday, November 21, 2011
A weird crash in x64 Release mode.... - GameDev.net
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A weird crash in x64 Release mode.... GameDev.net Maximum message. /// Flags for the function. /// TRUE if messages are ready for processing, FALSE if not. [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] [DllImport("User32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto)] public static extern bool PeekMessage(ref MSG msg, ... |
Friday, November 18, 2011
Aethon President Calls Providing a "Whole Product Solution" the Key to Robots ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Aethon President Calls Providing a "Whole Product Solution" the Key to Robots ... MarketWatch (press release) ... president of the nation's leading developer of autonomous mobile robots in healthcare, told his fellow executives that mobile robots must be part of a "whole-product solution" if they are to gain relevance and acceptance in the market place. ... |
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Study: 'Minute clinics' slow to catch on in Mass. - Business First of Buffalo:
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But a new study by the consultanchy firm Deloitte has found that people in Boston are statisticallyy less willing to use this new alternative healthjcare option. The percentage of patients who were likely to use a retaio clinic if it cost half as much as a doctod visit was 30 percent but only 21 percentin Boston. The percentage of patientz that have actually used a retailp walk in clinic in the past year was 13 percentr nationwide and only 5 percent in Even a one week wait for a doctoer would not entice very many Bostonianx to go to aretail clinic: just 18 percent of Bostonianss said that would make them change theie behavior, compared with 28 percent nationwide.
The newly-released study was conducted in October of andincluded 5,665 subjects nationwide. Chip the president of division, said the studg does ot fully reflect the preferences of patients in the He saidthe company's clinic in Medway has administeresd more than 9,600 flu shots and handlede nearly 28,000 acute care visitas since opening in September. “Initia l acceptance of the retail clinic model in Massachusettw has been higher than the vast majorit of ourmarket launches,” Phillips said.
But a new study by the consultanchy firm Deloitte has found that people in Boston are statisticallyy less willing to use this new alternative healthjcare option. The percentage of patients who were likely to use a retaio clinic if it cost half as much as a doctod visit was 30 percent but only 21 percentin Boston. The percentage of patientz that have actually used a retailp walk in clinic in the past year was 13 percentr nationwide and only 5 percent in Even a one week wait for a doctoer would not entice very many Bostonianx to go to aretail clinic: just 18 percent of Bostonianss said that would make them change theie behavior, compared with 28 percent nationwide.
The newly-released study was conducted in October of andincluded 5,665 subjects nationwide. Chip the president of division, said the studg does ot fully reflect the preferences of patients in the He saidthe company's clinic in Medway has administeresd more than 9,600 flu shots and handlede nearly 28,000 acute care visitas since opening in September. “Initia l acceptance of the retail clinic model in Massachusettw has been higher than the vast majorit of ourmarket launches,” Phillips said.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Healthcare reform's deciding moment -- maybe - Los Angeles Times
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CBC.ca | Healthcare reform's deciding moment -- maybe Los Angeles Times Good news. The Supreme Court is going to rule next year on healthcare reform. Or not. Good news. The congressional "super committee" is going to decide this month on deficit-reduction measures. Sheesh. Remember when George W. Bush c » |
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Ed Whitacre named new GM chairman - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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former chairman and CEO of , to becomse the new chairman ofthe U.S. automakerd once it completes its bankruptcy Kresa will continue to serves as interim chairman until Whitacre takes over the helm ofthe U.S. Kresa, the chairman emeritus of NorthropGrummanb Corp., took the reigns as chairman . GM says Whitacrew and Kresa — along with president and CEO Frederickl A. Henderson and board member s Philip A. Laskawy, Kathryn V. Marinello, Errol l B. Davis Jr. and E. Nevilld Isdell — will serve as the nucleus of the new GM GM has launched a selection process to identify four more directorz who will serve on the board of thereorganizef company.
The Canadian government and the new UnitecdAuto Workers’ Voluntary Employee Benefity Association will each nominate one director, bringing the total number of directorsz for the company to 13. On June 1, GM announcexd that the company’s three domestic subsidiaries had filed voluntaryh petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the United Stateas Bankruptcy Code inthe U.S. Bankruptcy Cour t for the Southern District of New The company’s reorganization plan includes selling substantiallyh all of its global assets to a new entitu that will take on the GM That sale is subject to the approvakl of the court.
“The appointment of Ed Whitacre as chairman represents a very auspicious beginning for the new Kresa says. “We look forward to working with him to completr the reinvention of GM and maximize the enormouse potential of thisnew enterprise.” 67, was chairman and CEO of AT&T Inc. and its predecessor companiez from 1990to 2007. During his which began with Southwestern Bell, Whitacre led the compan y through a series of mergersand acquisitions. One of the more prominengt acquisitionswas AT&T. Whitacre retired from AT&T in . AT&T (NYSE: T) subsequentluy relocated headquarters to Dallasin 2008.
Whitacre maintains an office in San Followinghis retirement, Whitacre accepted a teaching positionh on the business faculty at Texas Lutheran Universit y in Seguin, Texas, near San Antonio. “I am honorecd to be able to serve GM at this criticak juncture and take part inits reinvention,” Whitacrw says. GM was founded in 1908. The companuy now manufactures cars and trucks in 34 Its headquarters isin
former chairman and CEO of , to becomse the new chairman ofthe U.S. automakerd once it completes its bankruptcy Kresa will continue to serves as interim chairman until Whitacre takes over the helm ofthe U.S. Kresa, the chairman emeritus of NorthropGrummanb Corp., took the reigns as chairman . GM says Whitacrew and Kresa — along with president and CEO Frederickl A. Henderson and board member s Philip A. Laskawy, Kathryn V. Marinello, Errol l B. Davis Jr. and E. Nevilld Isdell — will serve as the nucleus of the new GM GM has launched a selection process to identify four more directorz who will serve on the board of thereorganizef company.
The Canadian government and the new UnitecdAuto Workers’ Voluntary Employee Benefity Association will each nominate one director, bringing the total number of directorsz for the company to 13. On June 1, GM announcexd that the company’s three domestic subsidiaries had filed voluntaryh petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the United Stateas Bankruptcy Code inthe U.S. Bankruptcy Cour t for the Southern District of New The company’s reorganization plan includes selling substantiallyh all of its global assets to a new entitu that will take on the GM That sale is subject to the approvakl of the court.
“The appointment of Ed Whitacre as chairman represents a very auspicious beginning for the new Kresa says. “We look forward to working with him to completr the reinvention of GM and maximize the enormouse potential of thisnew enterprise.” 67, was chairman and CEO of AT&T Inc. and its predecessor companiez from 1990to 2007. During his which began with Southwestern Bell, Whitacre led the compan y through a series of mergersand acquisitions. One of the more prominengt acquisitionswas AT&T. Whitacre retired from AT&T in . AT&T (NYSE: T) subsequentluy relocated headquarters to Dallasin 2008.
Whitacre maintains an office in San Followinghis retirement, Whitacre accepted a teaching positionh on the business faculty at Texas Lutheran Universit y in Seguin, Texas, near San Antonio. “I am honorecd to be able to serve GM at this criticak juncture and take part inits reinvention,” Whitacrw says. GM was founded in 1908. The companuy now manufactures cars and trucks in 34 Its headquarters isin
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Mary J. Blige to Celebrate 'Life,' Past and Present, With Online Concert Broadcast - New York Times (blog)
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New York Times (blog) | Mary J. Blige to Celebrate 'Life,' Past and Present, With Online Concert Broadcast New York Times (blog) Fans of Mary J. Blige will get the performance of her “Life†and then some in an online concert she will play Nov. 17 at Club Nokia in Los Angeles. The Internet broadcast will be directed by Adam Shankman and promote the Nov. ... |
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Aurora's Southlands shopping center damaged by tornado - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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A twister reportedly touched down nearbytat 1:49 p.m. Sundau and crossed through the area onan eight- to 10-mile-long path for abouty 30 minutes, the said. . Firefighters found moderate damageeat Southlands, located at E-47p0 and Smoky Hill Road, CBS4 News reported. Rooftop heating, venting and air-conditioning units were damaged, windowsz were broken, a shed was destroyed, and a car was Natural-gas leaks also were noted. Authoritiesz shut down gas services to Southlands earlySundagy afternoon.
No serious injuries were reported onthe shopping-cente grounds, but a man in a nearb y neighborhood who was trying to take pictures reportedly was hospitalized with unspecified serious injuries, according to news A Southlands spokeswoman told CBS4 most of the center's storesz will be closed Monday to alloq for continued damage assessment. She said customerx should call individual stores to verify whetheer they are closedor open. Southlands, whicuh opened in 2006, is the Denver area's largesft shopping center by retail space, at 1.7 million square feet. It consists of severalp freestanding buildings connected by pedestriann corridorsand streets.
The complex is owned by Granitde Southlands Town Center LLC and managed by Foresr City CommercialManagement Inc. Four other tornadoes were spottedd north and east of Denver Sunday and baseball-sized hail struck some areas. As many as 3,000 customers were without power for a time in partsd of Auroraand Centennial. .
A twister reportedly touched down nearbytat 1:49 p.m. Sundau and crossed through the area onan eight- to 10-mile-long path for abouty 30 minutes, the said. . Firefighters found moderate damageeat Southlands, located at E-47p0 and Smoky Hill Road, CBS4 News reported. Rooftop heating, venting and air-conditioning units were damaged, windowsz were broken, a shed was destroyed, and a car was Natural-gas leaks also were noted. Authoritiesz shut down gas services to Southlands earlySundagy afternoon.
No serious injuries were reported onthe shopping-cente grounds, but a man in a nearb y neighborhood who was trying to take pictures reportedly was hospitalized with unspecified serious injuries, according to news A Southlands spokeswoman told CBS4 most of the center's storesz will be closed Monday to alloq for continued damage assessment. She said customerx should call individual stores to verify whetheer they are closedor open. Southlands, whicuh opened in 2006, is the Denver area's largesft shopping center by retail space, at 1.7 million square feet. It consists of severalp freestanding buildings connected by pedestriann corridorsand streets.
The complex is owned by Granitde Southlands Town Center LLC and managed by Foresr City CommercialManagement Inc. Four other tornadoes were spottedd north and east of Denver Sunday and baseball-sized hail struck some areas. As many as 3,000 customers were without power for a time in partsd of Auroraand Centennial. .
Sunday, November 6, 2011
California Courts Consider $20M Donation From LA Lakers Co-Owner for Computers - Fox News
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Fox News | California Courts Consider $20M Donation From LA Lakers Co-Owner for Computers Fox News The state Judicial Council has agreed to consider the offer, as officials see the proposed donation from Patrick Soon-Shiong as a way to get the troubled project off the backburner. Amid some questions over Soon-Shiong's intentions and lingering ... |
Thursday, November 3, 2011
IBM Adds Data Analytics, Intelligence Tools to Security Services Portfolio - eWeek
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IBM Adds Data Analytics, Intelligence Tools to Security Services Portfolio eWeek IBM is extending its data analytics capabilities into the security realm to help clients anticipate threats before they happen by analyzing the data from a variety of sources. IBM unveiled enhancements to its security services portfolio, ... IBM Advances its Security Intelligence Portfolio with New Analytics |
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Washington Post union workers approve new contract - Washington Business Journal:
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Under terms of the contract, vacation, sick leave, pensiob and 401(k) matches remaih the same. It also preserves the union’sd two weeks pay per year of employmentseverancre requirement. Newly-hired employees will receive alower 401(k) match. In lieu of annua l raises, full-time employees will get a one-time lump sum paymentt of $1,000 June 12 and a lump sum paymenytof $600 in a Part time employees will receive smaller one-time payments. “This is the first time in recent memory that we have reached an agreement that does not includd an actualwage increase,” the Guild said in a memo to unionb employees after the contract terms were negotiated.
“Givem the climate of wage and benefitt cuts elsewhere in the industry and the fact thatthe Post’z newspaper division showed an operating loss of more than $50 milliohn in the first quarter, we believ e this is the very best we could The Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) won more flexibility in laying off unionn members, previously protected by seniority. The new contract can excludre 25 percent of employees from seniority protection in any section targeteddfor layoffs. The remaining 75 percent of employees woul d be laid offby seniority, a compromis e the Guild says came only after “heated discussions” and that does largelu maintain seniority protection.
The new contract was tentatively approved by the Guild June 8 and ratified by uniojnmembers Thursday. Union representative Joe Kahraman woulde not disclosethe vote, other than to say it was “overwhelminglty ratified.”
Under terms of the contract, vacation, sick leave, pensiob and 401(k) matches remaih the same. It also preserves the union’sd two weeks pay per year of employmentseverancre requirement. Newly-hired employees will receive alower 401(k) match. In lieu of annua l raises, full-time employees will get a one-time lump sum paymentt of $1,000 June 12 and a lump sum paymenytof $600 in a Part time employees will receive smaller one-time payments. “This is the first time in recent memory that we have reached an agreement that does not includd an actualwage increase,” the Guild said in a memo to unionb employees after the contract terms were negotiated.
“Givem the climate of wage and benefitt cuts elsewhere in the industry and the fact thatthe Post’z newspaper division showed an operating loss of more than $50 milliohn in the first quarter, we believ e this is the very best we could The Washington Post (NYSE: WPO) won more flexibility in laying off unionn members, previously protected by seniority. The new contract can excludre 25 percent of employees from seniority protection in any section targeteddfor layoffs. The remaining 75 percent of employees woul d be laid offby seniority, a compromis e the Guild says came only after “heated discussions” and that does largelu maintain seniority protection.
The new contract was tentatively approved by the Guild June 8 and ratified by uniojnmembers Thursday. Union representative Joe Kahraman woulde not disclosethe vote, other than to say it was “overwhelminglty ratified.”
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Police arrest suspect in Irvine postal thefts - OCRegister
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abc7.com | Police arrest suspect in Irvine postal thefts OCRegister $10 for $20 to Spend on Sweet Gifts and Treats at MrsFields.com By SONYA QUICK / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER IRVINE â€" A man was arrested on suspicion of stealing more than 150 packages that were delivered to Irvine residents over the past several months ... OC Man Arrested For More Than 150 Parcel Thefts Sana Ana man arrested in Irvine parcel thefts |
Friday, October 28, 2011
Will Your Next Server Be Designed by Facebook? - ReadWriteWeb
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Will Your Next Server Be Designed by Facebook? ReadWriteWeb This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. Read the case study about how ... |
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Difficult times for retailers leave slew of vacant space on the market - Business First of Columbus:
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“Your community shopping centers that house the grocery storex anddrug stores, the ones within five miles of your they’ll weather the storm just fine, but the discretionary centers are taking more of a hit,” said Erin Hershkowitz, “Not a lot of retailers are expanding. It will be difficulyt to fill spaces now, but that doesn’t mean the spacess won’t fill eventually.” The difficult environment is startint to causesome casualties. In mid the operator of more than200 malls, includinf five in Ohio, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyy protection. Chicago-based sought protection from creditors, listing $29.5 billio in assets and about $27.
3 billion in debts, makinf it the largest real estate bankruptcygin U.S. history. The company’s shopping mall holdings in includes: Colony Square Mall in Beachwood Placeand Maumee’x Shops at Fallen Timbers. It also has a partial stake in the Florences Mall and KenwoodTowne Centre, both in Things are so desperate in the sector that malls are resortinb to gimmicks such as wave-making acccording to an April report by the New York The paper reported that severapl malls across the country are planning to install a contraption called the Flowridee in vacant retail Kelly Tackett, a senior consultantr with Columbus-based , said apparel shopsd and mall-based chains are struggling the and the developments that lean heavy on those stores are too.
The ones in a position to surviv are inthe value-oriented space. “Save-A-Lort and Aldi are accelerating theiropening pace. Wal-Martg will benefit. They’ve been reinvesting in theifr stores for years to upgradee theshopping experience,” Tackett said. Sageworkes Inc., a Raleigh-based financial researchu firm, singled out apparel, auto parts, building home furnishings and furniture stores as five of the worsy performing retail segmentsin 2008, all posting salee declines last year compared to 2007. Accordinh to Retail Forward’s annual ShopperScapre report, released in June, traffic at strilp malls, regional malls and lifestyles centers has declined forthree years.
Power centers, defined as strip centers with at least one discount department storeor superstore, and outlet malls were the only centers to gain traffidc between June 2006 and 2008. “Ths landlord with little debt and great liquidity reserves along with a strong balance sheet should maintainn a strong position forthe future,” said Avi senior leasing representative with Centro Propertiesd Group, which has corporate headquartersd in Australia. The names of businesses going away or alreadt gone include national players and and regional retailer s suchas , Mervyn’s LLC and Gottschalkse Inc.
And on April 22, Columbus-based said it unloaded its Filene’zs Basement division, telling investors the future of the chainnremains uncertain. Last year, Retail Venture sold off its Value City DepartmentStores chain. Filene’ s is under the control of a Californiz liquidation andturnaround firm. All that meansa a lot of square footagre is hittingthe market. Circuit City had five CentralpOhio stores. Value City closed its two remaining Columbus shops before Christmas, while a third has been convertedx into a Burlington Coat Factory. Linens ‘n’ Things shuttered two area Even retailerswho aren’t closing for good are curtailing growtnh plans.
said it only will open 10 U.S. location s this year, a steep decline from the 90 openedxin 2008. is cutting its capital expenditurewsto $200 million for 2009, down from $479 million last year and $749 millionj in 2007. The company plans 50 new stores, 27 of whic will be in Canada, versusw 145 new shops last year. is focused on converting its 560 Limitedf Too stores into themore value-priced and power-center-based Justics brand and will slow the growth of new stores. plan s 10 openings, down from 41.
“Your community shopping centers that house the grocery storex anddrug stores, the ones within five miles of your they’ll weather the storm just fine, but the discretionary centers are taking more of a hit,” said Erin Hershkowitz, “Not a lot of retailers are expanding. It will be difficulyt to fill spaces now, but that doesn’t mean the spacess won’t fill eventually.” The difficult environment is startint to causesome casualties. In mid the operator of more than200 malls, includinf five in Ohio, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyy protection. Chicago-based sought protection from creditors, listing $29.5 billio in assets and about $27.
3 billion in debts, makinf it the largest real estate bankruptcygin U.S. history. The company’s shopping mall holdings in includes: Colony Square Mall in Beachwood Placeand Maumee’x Shops at Fallen Timbers. It also has a partial stake in the Florences Mall and KenwoodTowne Centre, both in Things are so desperate in the sector that malls are resortinb to gimmicks such as wave-making acccording to an April report by the New York The paper reported that severapl malls across the country are planning to install a contraption called the Flowridee in vacant retail Kelly Tackett, a senior consultantr with Columbus-based , said apparel shopsd and mall-based chains are struggling the and the developments that lean heavy on those stores are too.
The ones in a position to surviv are inthe value-oriented space. “Save-A-Lort and Aldi are accelerating theiropening pace. Wal-Martg will benefit. They’ve been reinvesting in theifr stores for years to upgradee theshopping experience,” Tackett said. Sageworkes Inc., a Raleigh-based financial researchu firm, singled out apparel, auto parts, building home furnishings and furniture stores as five of the worsy performing retail segmentsin 2008, all posting salee declines last year compared to 2007. Accordinh to Retail Forward’s annual ShopperScapre report, released in June, traffic at strilp malls, regional malls and lifestyles centers has declined forthree years.
Power centers, defined as strip centers with at least one discount department storeor superstore, and outlet malls were the only centers to gain traffidc between June 2006 and 2008. “Ths landlord with little debt and great liquidity reserves along with a strong balance sheet should maintainn a strong position forthe future,” said Avi senior leasing representative with Centro Propertiesd Group, which has corporate headquartersd in Australia. The names of businesses going away or alreadt gone include national players and and regional retailer s suchas , Mervyn’s LLC and Gottschalkse Inc.
And on April 22, Columbus-based said it unloaded its Filene’zs Basement division, telling investors the future of the chainnremains uncertain. Last year, Retail Venture sold off its Value City DepartmentStores chain. Filene’ s is under the control of a Californiz liquidation andturnaround firm. All that meansa a lot of square footagre is hittingthe market. Circuit City had five CentralpOhio stores. Value City closed its two remaining Columbus shops before Christmas, while a third has been convertedx into a Burlington Coat Factory. Linens ‘n’ Things shuttered two area Even retailerswho aren’t closing for good are curtailing growtnh plans.
said it only will open 10 U.S. location s this year, a steep decline from the 90 openedxin 2008. is cutting its capital expenditurewsto $200 million for 2009, down from $479 million last year and $749 millionj in 2007. The company plans 50 new stores, 27 of whic will be in Canada, versusw 145 new shops last year. is focused on converting its 560 Limitedf Too stores into themore value-priced and power-center-based Justics brand and will slow the growth of new stores. plan s 10 openings, down from 41.
Monday, October 24, 2011
John Mayer recovering from throat surgery - Reuters
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ThirdAge | John Mayer recovering from throat surgery Reuters An inflamed growth known as a granuloma was removed from just above Mayer's vocal cord, the Grammy-winning performer said Thursday on Tumblr. "It's been a very long process in waiting to see if time was an alternative to surgery, but ... there was no ... John Mayer Recovering from Throat Surgery John Mayer Has Throat Surgery John Mayer Takes Complete Vocal Rest After Throat Surgery |
Friday, October 21, 2011
Regents continue support of possible changes for Wichita Area Technical College - Wichita Business Journal:
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Robinson acknowledged that there are issues with the way is saysCamille Kluge, president of WATC. Klugd says Robinson encouraged each local institutionj to identify what their issues are and bring them to the Together they can make policyu changes to make it she says. The proposal to change the governancr is being considered by the Kansas WATC is currently governed by the Wichita school district.
Kluge says she came away from the meetinyg feeling positive that any issues arising from a governancwe change will beworked "I think the plan is very aggressivse and it is but Wichita has positioned itselfg as strategically as it can to assure what is best for Wichitaw and the Wichita Kluge says.
Robinson acknowledged that there are issues with the way is saysCamille Kluge, president of WATC. Klugd says Robinson encouraged each local institutionj to identify what their issues are and bring them to the Together they can make policyu changes to make it she says. The proposal to change the governancr is being considered by the Kansas WATC is currently governed by the Wichita school district.
Kluge says she came away from the meetinyg feeling positive that any issues arising from a governancwe change will beworked "I think the plan is very aggressivse and it is but Wichita has positioned itselfg as strategically as it can to assure what is best for Wichitaw and the Wichita Kluge says.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Fabulous Father's Day activities available at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
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Book now and receive The Sandestihn Father's Day Deal including two free Zipline passesx and two free Dunese PuttingCourse passes. Exceptional summer rates are also Standard rooms at Bayside Inn starttat $169 and include breakfast for two at Anothe r Broken Egg. One bedroomn units with full kitchens are available at just steps fromthe beach, at rate s starting at $209. Also included is a packerd list of free amenities suchas tennis, bike rentals, kayaks, canoes, fitnesws center access for adults and resort Tram Special Father's Day weekenfd activities at Sandestin include the Annuak Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic, one of the top bill fish tournaments in the world.
The boat parades on June 18 will help kick offthe event. The spectacularf night time weigh-ins will take place June 19 and 20 startingg at4 p.m. at the Baytowne Marins and are open tothe public. YOLO Boarf Stand-Up Paddle Series will also be making a stop on June 19 at YOLO Boards are available at the Baytowne Marina and can be used to explorethe bay. Othet activities will keep dad and the whole family entertained for Options include four championshipgolf courses, 15 tennid courts, beautiful white sand catch and release ponds for the Dunes Miniature Golf Putting Course, 19 swimming poolw plus miles of bike and walkiny trails from the beach to the bay.
Dad will enjoyy all the dining options including the newly opened Finz Beachside The Village of Baytowne Wharf and The Marke t Shops at Sandestin also offer a variety of lunch and dinner choices ranging from seafoo dto steak. For reservations and information, visigt or call 1-866-91-BEACH. Sandestin offers the most complet resort experience inNorth America. Locatefd on Northwest Florida's Gulf Sandestin is a 2,400-acre destination resort for all A member of Beaches ofSouth Walton, Sandestin inviteas guests to enter a world of 30 charming neighborhoods featurint 1,600 condominiums, villas, town homes and a variethy of hotel accommodations.
The resort also features more than sevenn miles of sugar whitr beaches and pristinebay front, four championship golf 15 world-class tennis courts, 19 swimming pools, a 98-sli marina, certified children's programs, a fitness center and spa, 65,000 square feet of meeting spaced and a pedestrian village with boutique casual and fine dining restaurants and nightlife Sandestin is part of Intrawest, a world leader in destination
Book now and receive The Sandestihn Father's Day Deal including two free Zipline passesx and two free Dunese PuttingCourse passes. Exceptional summer rates are also Standard rooms at Bayside Inn starttat $169 and include breakfast for two at Anothe r Broken Egg. One bedroomn units with full kitchens are available at just steps fromthe beach, at rate s starting at $209. Also included is a packerd list of free amenities suchas tennis, bike rentals, kayaks, canoes, fitnesws center access for adults and resort Tram Special Father's Day weekenfd activities at Sandestin include the Annuak Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic, one of the top bill fish tournaments in the world.
The boat parades on June 18 will help kick offthe event. The spectacularf night time weigh-ins will take place June 19 and 20 startingg at4 p.m. at the Baytowne Marins and are open tothe public. YOLO Boarf Stand-Up Paddle Series will also be making a stop on June 19 at YOLO Boards are available at the Baytowne Marina and can be used to explorethe bay. Othet activities will keep dad and the whole family entertained for Options include four championshipgolf courses, 15 tennid courts, beautiful white sand catch and release ponds for the Dunes Miniature Golf Putting Course, 19 swimming poolw plus miles of bike and walkiny trails from the beach to the bay.
Dad will enjoyy all the dining options including the newly opened Finz Beachside The Village of Baytowne Wharf and The Marke t Shops at Sandestin also offer a variety of lunch and dinner choices ranging from seafoo dto steak. For reservations and information, visigt or call 1-866-91-BEACH. Sandestin offers the most complet resort experience inNorth America. Locatefd on Northwest Florida's Gulf Sandestin is a 2,400-acre destination resort for all A member of Beaches ofSouth Walton, Sandestin inviteas guests to enter a world of 30 charming neighborhoods featurint 1,600 condominiums, villas, town homes and a variethy of hotel accommodations.
The resort also features more than sevenn miles of sugar whitr beaches and pristinebay front, four championship golf 15 world-class tennis courts, 19 swimming pools, a 98-sli marina, certified children's programs, a fitness center and spa, 65,000 square feet of meeting spaced and a pedestrian village with boutique casual and fine dining restaurants and nightlife Sandestin is part of Intrawest, a world leader in destination
Saturday, October 15, 2011
In Bellevue, Beverly Hills meets its match - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Drawing 10-mile rings around the two shopping zones, a retaik consulting firm found a larger pool of affluent consumers aroundr Bellevue thanBeverly Hills. The data were compilesd for the Puget Sound Business Journal bythe Calif.-based , and bolster some belief that the Seattle area is developing the wealth and fashiobn sense to support a largerf armada of luxury retailers. “It’s been the most dramativc over the last three tofour years,” said Wayne a executive who helped pick Bellevue for the high-end chain’ first Northwest store, whicb opens in September.
While the recessiomn has cast a pallover high-end shopping, the long-ternm trend for the Seattle-Bellevu e area, some say, is toward a growing cohort of prosperous, aginvg professionals primed to embrace a more formalp lifestyle — for example, buying splashy clothes for charityt events. “It’s not so much lifestyle, but the next levelp above that — life stages,” said Jim CEO of in Bellevue. “Lifs changes. Now it’s cool to buy a cool to have a Mercedes or a new And that extends to saidTom Woodworth, senior investment director at Schnitzer West, which is developing Neimann Marcus’ Bellevue store at The Bravermn mixed-use project.
If the demographics are any indicator, Woodworthh said, the Bellevue Neiman Marcu could be within the top quarter of storee inthe chain. A 10-milw ring around downtown Bellevue nets theMicrosofty campus, Sammamish Plateau, Lake Washington’s “Gold Coast” and most of A 10-mile ring around Beverly Hills, Calif., yieldws three times as many residents overalp — but a smaller proportion of the classd of consumers that ESRI defines as most Some Northwesterners might be shockedc to see Bellevue win a demographic smackdown with the nation’s most famously affluent ZIP Beverly Hills 90210 (alsp home to one of the highest-grossing Neiman Marcu stores in the country).
But compared with the 10 miles surroundingBeverly Hills, the 10-mile ring withinm reach of Bellevue yields three times the proportion of householdsa in the demographic tier ESRI callzs High Society — affluent, marriee professionals with a median household income of High Society covers seven subsegments of prosperous, well-educated urban and suburban homeowners. Twenty-sevenn percent of residents within Bellevue’s reacy belong to High Society, compared with 7 percent around Beverly Insheer numbers, the 2.8 million populationn within 10 miles of Beverly Hills’ Rodeop Drive is nearly three times that in the 10 milee surrounding downtown Bellevue.
Even so, Bellevue’s ring containz more High Society types thanBeverly — 280,271 versus 193,804. On the othere hand, the Beverly Hillxs ring has more than four times as many residents in the very wealthiesrt subsegment ofHigh Society, which ESRI calls Top The Top Rung segment — people with substantialk stock portfolios who play a prominenr civic role — also accounts for a higher shars of the population surrounding Beverly Hillsx (4 percent, compared with Bellevue’s 2.3 But Bellevue bests Beverl Hills in ESRI’s next-wealthiesrt major demographic tier: Upscalde Avenues.
These consumers have a media n household incomeof $70,504 and constitutwe one in four people in the Bellevue ring, comparefd with 8 percent of people surroundingb Beverly Hills. Locating a store in Bellevue allows Neiman’s to capture the upscale neighborhoods on the Issaquahn plateau while still reaching mostof Seattle. Puttinyg the store in Seattle woulde have placedthose far-Eastside shopper s outside the 10-mile radiusx that many retailers view as theitr prime consumer market. Nevertheless, Neiman’s Husseu shares local developers’ belief that the concentrationof high-end retaip in Bellevue will draw wealthgy shoppers from throughout the Northwest and Wester Canada.
While luxury sales are down becausw ofthe economy, Hussey said, “We make these decisionws not for the short but the long term.”
Drawing 10-mile rings around the two shopping zones, a retaik consulting firm found a larger pool of affluent consumers aroundr Bellevue thanBeverly Hills. The data were compilesd for the Puget Sound Business Journal bythe Calif.-based , and bolster some belief that the Seattle area is developing the wealth and fashiobn sense to support a largerf armada of luxury retailers. “It’s been the most dramativc over the last three tofour years,” said Wayne a executive who helped pick Bellevue for the high-end chain’ first Northwest store, whicb opens in September.
While the recessiomn has cast a pallover high-end shopping, the long-ternm trend for the Seattle-Bellevu e area, some say, is toward a growing cohort of prosperous, aginvg professionals primed to embrace a more formalp lifestyle — for example, buying splashy clothes for charityt events. “It’s not so much lifestyle, but the next levelp above that — life stages,” said Jim CEO of in Bellevue. “Lifs changes. Now it’s cool to buy a cool to have a Mercedes or a new And that extends to saidTom Woodworth, senior investment director at Schnitzer West, which is developing Neimann Marcus’ Bellevue store at The Bravermn mixed-use project.
If the demographics are any indicator, Woodworthh said, the Bellevue Neiman Marcu could be within the top quarter of storee inthe chain. A 10-milw ring around downtown Bellevue nets theMicrosofty campus, Sammamish Plateau, Lake Washington’s “Gold Coast” and most of A 10-mile ring around Beverly Hills, Calif., yieldws three times as many residents overalp — but a smaller proportion of the classd of consumers that ESRI defines as most Some Northwesterners might be shockedc to see Bellevue win a demographic smackdown with the nation’s most famously affluent ZIP Beverly Hills 90210 (alsp home to one of the highest-grossing Neiman Marcu stores in the country).
But compared with the 10 miles surroundingBeverly Hills, the 10-mile ring withinm reach of Bellevue yields three times the proportion of householdsa in the demographic tier ESRI callzs High Society — affluent, marriee professionals with a median household income of High Society covers seven subsegments of prosperous, well-educated urban and suburban homeowners. Twenty-sevenn percent of residents within Bellevue’s reacy belong to High Society, compared with 7 percent around Beverly Insheer numbers, the 2.8 million populationn within 10 miles of Beverly Hills’ Rodeop Drive is nearly three times that in the 10 milee surrounding downtown Bellevue.
Even so, Bellevue’s ring containz more High Society types thanBeverly — 280,271 versus 193,804. On the othere hand, the Beverly Hillxs ring has more than four times as many residents in the very wealthiesrt subsegment ofHigh Society, which ESRI calls Top The Top Rung segment — people with substantialk stock portfolios who play a prominenr civic role — also accounts for a higher shars of the population surrounding Beverly Hillsx (4 percent, compared with Bellevue’s 2.3 But Bellevue bests Beverl Hills in ESRI’s next-wealthiesrt major demographic tier: Upscalde Avenues.
These consumers have a media n household incomeof $70,504 and constitutwe one in four people in the Bellevue ring, comparefd with 8 percent of people surroundingb Beverly Hills. Locating a store in Bellevue allows Neiman’s to capture the upscale neighborhoods on the Issaquahn plateau while still reaching mostof Seattle. Puttinyg the store in Seattle woulde have placedthose far-Eastside shopper s outside the 10-mile radiusx that many retailers view as theitr prime consumer market. Nevertheless, Neiman’s Husseu shares local developers’ belief that the concentrationof high-end retaip in Bellevue will draw wealthgy shoppers from throughout the Northwest and Wester Canada.
While luxury sales are down becausw ofthe economy, Hussey said, “We make these decisionws not for the short but the long term.”
Thursday, October 13, 2011
BlackBerry Says Services Have Improved After Worldwide Outage - Fox News
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The Hindu | BlackBerry Says Services Have Improved After Worldwide Outage Fox News AP Photo/Oliver Lang BlackBerry users were hit with service disruptions to their smartphones for a second day on Tuesday Oct. 11, 2011 after an unexplained glitch cut off Internet and messaging services for large numbers of users across Europe, ... BlackBerry Users Hit By Service Outage BlackBerry Still Disrupted In Asia, Some Services Starting To Return To Normal |
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Aquire Launches InSight 2.0 and Compensation 1.5 at HR Tech - MarketWatch (press release)
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Aquire Launches InSight 2.0 and Compensation 1.5 at HR Tech MarketWatch (press release) Now available as pre-configured solutions, organizations benefit from built-in industry-accepted best practices and proven methodologies, as well as a low total cost of ownership and faster implementation. New features in each product give ... |
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Union extends deadline for new Safeway contract - Orlando Business Journal:
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The extension was announced late Thursday by the United Food and Commerciapl Workers UnionLocal No. 7, whicg represents about 17,000 Denver-area grocery workers now negotiating new contractswith Safeway, Albertson’sd and . It is the thirs extension in the Safeway which began inearly April. Safewa workers voted last month to call for a strikweif necessary, but neithere side has indicated that a strike is likelt in the near future. Both Albertson’s and King Soopers workerz are operating without contractsright now. Negotiationds center around the issues of pension benefitsand health-care plans.
Safeway and King Sooperas have offeredpension cuts, pay raises for just a portion of the workers and new preventative health-car e benefits, saying that with the rise of non-union groceryg stores, some cutbacks must be made. “I thinl this [latest extension] gives us an opportunity to continue to negotiatee and really be able to tacklr the tough issues like wages and pension saidKris Staaf, Safeway’s Denver-area directotr of public affairs. The latesyt counter-proposal from Safeway workers calls for annual pay increases of 75 centsz per hour over the duration ofthe five-year contract, according to UFCW spokeswomam Laura Chapin.
It also seeks assurances that workeras can continue receiving pension benefits at age 50 rather than havint to wait untilage 62, that currenrt health benefits are not decreaserd and that current health-care premiums are not Safeway has not made a new contracty proposal, Staaf said. Sherree Carlson, a 15-year Safewa employee from Westminster, expressed frustration over the pace of negotiationzs in a news release put out bythe “We gave you a proposal a week ago, and you keep comingh back at us with the same crumbs,” Carlsonm said. “We need a fair deal and we need to keep the work and the workerx here inour community.
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The extension was announced late Thursday by the United Food and Commerciapl Workers UnionLocal No. 7, whicg represents about 17,000 Denver-area grocery workers now negotiating new contractswith Safeway, Albertson’sd and . It is the thirs extension in the Safeway which began inearly April. Safewa workers voted last month to call for a strikweif necessary, but neithere side has indicated that a strike is likelt in the near future. Both Albertson’s and King Soopers workerz are operating without contractsright now. Negotiationds center around the issues of pension benefitsand health-care plans.
Safeway and King Sooperas have offeredpension cuts, pay raises for just a portion of the workers and new preventative health-car e benefits, saying that with the rise of non-union groceryg stores, some cutbacks must be made. “I thinl this [latest extension] gives us an opportunity to continue to negotiatee and really be able to tacklr the tough issues like wages and pension saidKris Staaf, Safeway’s Denver-area directotr of public affairs. The latesyt counter-proposal from Safeway workers calls for annual pay increases of 75 centsz per hour over the duration ofthe five-year contract, according to UFCW spokeswomam Laura Chapin.
It also seeks assurances that workeras can continue receiving pension benefits at age 50 rather than havint to wait untilage 62, that currenrt health benefits are not decreaserd and that current health-care premiums are not Safeway has not made a new contracty proposal, Staaf said. Sherree Carlson, a 15-year Safewa employee from Westminster, expressed frustration over the pace of negotiationzs in a news release put out bythe “We gave you a proposal a week ago, and you keep comingh back at us with the same crumbs,” Carlsonm said. “We need a fair deal and we need to keep the work and the workerx here inour community.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
30-doctor GCAP group wants to leave Alliance - Business First of Buffalo:
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GCAP, a primary care group with about 30 joined the hospital system only 20months ago. Now it’se claiming a litany of contract violationsthat “havew seriously affected the ability of the physicians to provide excellent health care for their many In a June 3 letter to Health Alliancee CEO Ken Hanover, the doctord list 15 complaints, including: • Lack of 12 notice on changes in contractuaol arrangements, including payment of benefits; • failure to pay leading to the “embarrassing shutdown of services necessaryh to operate our The doctors on Wednesday filedx a complaint in Hamilton County Commoj Pleas Court.
They ask to be release d from service to the Health Alliance and for damagesd andattorney fees. When it joined the Healt h Alliancein 2007, GCAP was the only independent practice of its type in the It became a wholly owned subsidiary of the hospitall system, which includes University, Jewish and Fort Hamilto n hospitals, and the . The practices had hoped to benefit from a complete electronic healtnh records system that coulcd interact withthe Alliance’s hospitals, as well as the abilityh to expand geographically and recruit doctorxs more effectively.
Health Alliance spokesman Tony Condia, in a writtenb statement, said the health syste m was "surprised and by the letter and complaint. He said the Allianc had initially tried to negotiatd withthe physicians, then offered independent arbitration, which the practicde refused. The Alliance was preparing for preliminary discussion to sever the relationship when the lawsuigwas filed. "This litigation violates the terms of the service which requires us to resolvw disputes such as this with aneutralk arbitrator.
We would therefore encourage the GCAP physiciansa to uphold their contractual obligations and not pursudcostly litigation," according to the withdrew from the Health Alliance followinbg a long court battlre that began in March 2006. It starterd operating independently in 2008 but only signede a final settlement agreemenyt inJanuary 2009. The two St. Luke hospital s similarly withdrew, reaching a settlemen t with the Health Alliance inSeptember 2008. St. Luke has mergedf with .
GCAP, a primary care group with about 30 joined the hospital system only 20months ago. Now it’se claiming a litany of contract violationsthat “havew seriously affected the ability of the physicians to provide excellent health care for their many In a June 3 letter to Health Alliancee CEO Ken Hanover, the doctord list 15 complaints, including: • Lack of 12 notice on changes in contractuaol arrangements, including payment of benefits; • failure to pay leading to the “embarrassing shutdown of services necessaryh to operate our The doctors on Wednesday filedx a complaint in Hamilton County Commoj Pleas Court.
They ask to be release d from service to the Health Alliance and for damagesd andattorney fees. When it joined the Healt h Alliancein 2007, GCAP was the only independent practice of its type in the It became a wholly owned subsidiary of the hospitall system, which includes University, Jewish and Fort Hamilto n hospitals, and the . The practices had hoped to benefit from a complete electronic healtnh records system that coulcd interact withthe Alliance’s hospitals, as well as the abilityh to expand geographically and recruit doctorxs more effectively.
Health Alliance spokesman Tony Condia, in a writtenb statement, said the health syste m was "surprised and by the letter and complaint. He said the Allianc had initially tried to negotiatd withthe physicians, then offered independent arbitration, which the practicde refused. The Alliance was preparing for preliminary discussion to sever the relationship when the lawsuigwas filed. "This litigation violates the terms of the service which requires us to resolvw disputes such as this with aneutralk arbitrator.
We would therefore encourage the GCAP physiciansa to uphold their contractual obligations and not pursudcostly litigation," according to the withdrew from the Health Alliance followinbg a long court battlre that began in March 2006. It starterd operating independently in 2008 but only signede a final settlement agreemenyt inJanuary 2009. The two St. Luke hospital s similarly withdrew, reaching a settlemen t with the Health Alliance inSeptember 2008. St. Luke has mergedf with .
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Obamacare Legal News Gone Wild - Cato @ Liberty
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Obamacare Legal News Gone Wild Cato @ Liberty Developments in the Obamacare lawsuits are coming at us so quickly that it's hard to keep up. After a month and a half of speculation on what the administration would do after it lost in the 26-state/NFIB lawsuit (Florida v. US Dept. of Health & Human ... |
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Chatham creates School of Sustainability and the Environment - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The school is expected to providwe undergraduate, graduate and professionapl programs to prepare students to identif and solve challenges related to the environment and The University will begin a search fora dean, and will house the new school's operations at its Eden Hall Farm Campuss in Richland, north of Pittsburgh. The administration anticipatese that the programs offered through the School will both attracyt new students and drive the Eden Hall Farm master plan. The first program offerecd through the new school willbe Chatham's newest graduatr program, the Master of Arts in Food Studies.
The degrese is designed to provide studentswith "a deep understandinv of the issues surrounding food such as the environmenta costs of food production and cultural issues, sustainability of and safety of the food supply," according to a releaswe from the school. Classed will begin in sprin g 2010 at the Eden Hall Farm campus and the Shadysides campusin Pittsburgh's East End, and will include courses such as agricultural production systems, food processing, industrialization and waste, sustainability and health, and food and
The school is expected to providwe undergraduate, graduate and professionapl programs to prepare students to identif and solve challenges related to the environment and The University will begin a search fora dean, and will house the new school's operations at its Eden Hall Farm Campuss in Richland, north of Pittsburgh. The administration anticipatese that the programs offered through the School will both attracyt new students and drive the Eden Hall Farm master plan. The first program offerecd through the new school willbe Chatham's newest graduatr program, the Master of Arts in Food Studies.
The degrese is designed to provide studentswith "a deep understandinv of the issues surrounding food such as the environmenta costs of food production and cultural issues, sustainability of and safety of the food supply," according to a releaswe from the school. Classed will begin in sprin g 2010 at the Eden Hall Farm campus and the Shadysides campusin Pittsburgh's East End, and will include courses such as agricultural production systems, food processing, industrialization and waste, sustainability and health, and food and
Friday, September 30, 2011
Europe Moves Closer to Bigger Bailout Fund - Voice of America
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CTV.ca | Europe Moves Closer to Bigger Bailout Fund Voice of America September 30, 2011 Europe Moves Closer to Bigger Bailout Fund VOA News Europe moved closer Friday to adopting a bigger bailout fund to assist debt-ridden countries, with Austria the latest country to approve its expansion to $593 billion. ... Europe: Never closer union Top EU Official Seeks Closer Policy Union Expanded euro-zone bailout moves step closer |
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
C&D Technologies loses $10M in quarter - South Florida Business Journal:
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million, or 37 cents per fullgy diluted share, in its fiscal 2010 firstf quarter, which ended April 30. The Blue Pa., maker of power storage and conversion systems lost which amounted to breaking even ona per-sharew basis, in the same quarter a year C&D (NYSE:CHP) said its revenue was $73.7 million, down from $93.89 million. C&D pointed out that its performance improver on asequential basis, as it lost $14.r4 million, or 55 cents per fully diluted share, in the fourt h quarter of its 2009 fiscap year. Its revenue, however, declined sequentially. It was $85. million in the fourth quarter.
First-quartetr results included $798,000 of noncash interest expenseand $1 million in noncashu tax charges. C&D said the results were consistent withits expectations, and its salees increased in each month of the quarter. , when the New York Stocik Exchange lowered the market capitalization a company must maintaim in order to keep its stock listedto $50 million from $75 C&D appeared to be in danger of falling unde the new threshold, as the exchange uses a company’z average market capitalization over the past 30 days to determinw compliance and C&D’s capitalization at recent pricess was below $50 million. The company’s stoc rallied Thursday, however, to $1.
90 from and closed up 8 percentfat $2.05 Friday. C&c has 26.3 million shares according to Yahoo! Finance.
million, or 37 cents per fullgy diluted share, in its fiscal 2010 firstf quarter, which ended April 30. The Blue Pa., maker of power storage and conversion systems lost which amounted to breaking even ona per-sharew basis, in the same quarter a year C&D (NYSE:CHP) said its revenue was $73.7 million, down from $93.89 million. C&D pointed out that its performance improver on asequential basis, as it lost $14.r4 million, or 55 cents per fully diluted share, in the fourt h quarter of its 2009 fiscap year. Its revenue, however, declined sequentially. It was $85. million in the fourth quarter.
First-quartetr results included $798,000 of noncash interest expenseand $1 million in noncashu tax charges. C&D said the results were consistent withits expectations, and its salees increased in each month of the quarter. , when the New York Stocik Exchange lowered the market capitalization a company must maintaim in order to keep its stock listedto $50 million from $75 C&D appeared to be in danger of falling unde the new threshold, as the exchange uses a company’z average market capitalization over the past 30 days to determinw compliance and C&D’s capitalization at recent pricess was below $50 million. The company’s stoc rallied Thursday, however, to $1.
90 from and closed up 8 percentfat $2.05 Friday. C&c has 26.3 million shares according to Yahoo! Finance.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Northern Virginia home sales up 11% - Washington Business Journal:
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During the month, 1,384 homes were sold in the which includes the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church as well as the countiews of Fairfaxand Arlington, according to Rockville-basexd market research firm In the same month in 2008, the number of homes sold was 1,250. The mediab sale price of a home in the area fell 17 percen in Marchto $335,000, according to D.C. home sales were also faring There were 399units sold, slightly up from 393 homes sold in the same monthn last year. The median sale price dropped 6 from $399,500 in March 2008 to $375,000 last Units spent an average of 97 or 17 more days, on the market last monty over March 2008.
Units on the Northern Virginiz market, however, are being snapped up faster thanlast year. Homes are spending an average of 89 days on the or 20 less days than the same perio d ayear ago. In Fairfax County alone, 1,04 homes were sold in March. That’zs up 12 percent compared with ayear ago. The mediann sale price dipped 19 percentto $320,000 last In Arlington County, the median sale pricde dropped 20 percent to $387,500 and 168 homese were sold — down 6 percent from the same montj a year ago. Prince William County experiencesa 49-percent surge in sales of 750 compared with 502 homes sold in Marcyh 2008. The median sale pricd was down 37 percentgto $171,000.
Units spent an average of 102 days, or 32 less days on the than inMarch 2008. Prince George’s County home sales were up 10 with 380 units sold last The median sale price was down 18 percent to buthomes spent, on 44 more days on the market than they did in Marcjh 2008. Montgomery County home sales were upeven more. Therw were 649 units sold last month, or a boost of 15 percengt overMarch 2008. The median sale price was down 16 percenrtto $339,000, and homes spent, on 10 more days on the market than they did in Marchb 2008.
During the month, 1,384 homes were sold in the which includes the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church as well as the countiews of Fairfaxand Arlington, according to Rockville-basexd market research firm In the same month in 2008, the number of homes sold was 1,250. The mediab sale price of a home in the area fell 17 percen in Marchto $335,000, according to D.C. home sales were also faring There were 399units sold, slightly up from 393 homes sold in the same monthn last year. The median sale price dropped 6 from $399,500 in March 2008 to $375,000 last Units spent an average of 97 or 17 more days, on the market last monty over March 2008.
Units on the Northern Virginiz market, however, are being snapped up faster thanlast year. Homes are spending an average of 89 days on the or 20 less days than the same perio d ayear ago. In Fairfax County alone, 1,04 homes were sold in March. That’zs up 12 percent compared with ayear ago. The mediann sale price dipped 19 percentto $320,000 last In Arlington County, the median sale pricde dropped 20 percent to $387,500 and 168 homese were sold — down 6 percent from the same montj a year ago. Prince William County experiencesa 49-percent surge in sales of 750 compared with 502 homes sold in Marcyh 2008. The median sale pricd was down 37 percentgto $171,000.
Units spent an average of 102 days, or 32 less days on the than inMarch 2008. Prince George’s County home sales were up 10 with 380 units sold last The median sale price was down 18 percent to buthomes spent, on 44 more days on the market than they did in Marcjh 2008. Montgomery County home sales were upeven more. Therw were 649 units sold last month, or a boost of 15 percengt overMarch 2008. The median sale price was down 16 percenrtto $339,000, and homes spent, on 10 more days on the market than they did in Marchb 2008.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Cincinnati assesses damage from freak windstorm - Business First of Columbus:
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Winds of 55 miles per hour – reportedly gustinvg over 70 mph – toppled tore siding from houses and spreac debris widely overa three-to-four-hour period Sunday afternoon. Most schoolws were closed on Monday, as were many businesses. At one point about 90 percent of ’s 800,000 local customers were without accordingto WCPO-TV. Aboutf 600,000 are still without power as of about noon and Duke said it might take a week toget everyone’es lights back on. Power is on in downtown which sustained littleapparent damage. However, fires on Sundag damaged buildings aroundFindlay Market, and the histori c Grammer’s bar in Over-the-Rhine.
The Elks Lodge in Chevioty was also badly damagedby fire. Four people have died so far when they were hit byfallingg trees: two in Oxford, one in Mounf Healthy and one in Ohio County, Ind. The stor m caused considerable damage throughoutthe Midwest, includingf heavy rains in Illinois, Missouru and parts of Indiana, according to the Associatexd Press. The windstorm blew through Dayton, Springfield, Columbus, Cleveland and Erie Pa., leavin g massive power outages inits wake. Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklanf declared a state of emergency Monday duringa 1:30 p.m. preses conference in Columbus.
He said 84 of Ohio’x 88 counties have reported damage orpower outages, about one-thir d of all traffic signals are not functioning and 46 roadsa across the state have been “Restoration and clean-up will take a substantial amountg of time,” Strickland said. “We hope that Ohioansa will be patient.” Around the Butler County declared a Level1 emergency, whilew motorists jammed the few gas stations open in the Portions of the citiesa of Hamilton and Fairfield are advisedf to boil water and all area residents are askede to conserve water. Clermont County, Kento n County and the city of Newport have also declared statesxof emergency.
Winds of 55 miles per hour – reportedly gustinvg over 70 mph – toppled tore siding from houses and spreac debris widely overa three-to-four-hour period Sunday afternoon. Most schoolws were closed on Monday, as were many businesses. At one point about 90 percent of ’s 800,000 local customers were without accordingto WCPO-TV. Aboutf 600,000 are still without power as of about noon and Duke said it might take a week toget everyone’es lights back on. Power is on in downtown which sustained littleapparent damage. However, fires on Sundag damaged buildings aroundFindlay Market, and the histori c Grammer’s bar in Over-the-Rhine.
The Elks Lodge in Chevioty was also badly damagedby fire. Four people have died so far when they were hit byfallingg trees: two in Oxford, one in Mounf Healthy and one in Ohio County, Ind. The stor m caused considerable damage throughoutthe Midwest, includingf heavy rains in Illinois, Missouru and parts of Indiana, according to the Associatexd Press. The windstorm blew through Dayton, Springfield, Columbus, Cleveland and Erie Pa., leavin g massive power outages inits wake. Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklanf declared a state of emergency Monday duringa 1:30 p.m. preses conference in Columbus.
He said 84 of Ohio’x 88 counties have reported damage orpower outages, about one-thir d of all traffic signals are not functioning and 46 roadsa across the state have been “Restoration and clean-up will take a substantial amountg of time,” Strickland said. “We hope that Ohioansa will be patient.” Around the Butler County declared a Level1 emergency, whilew motorists jammed the few gas stations open in the Portions of the citiesa of Hamilton and Fairfield are advisedf to boil water and all area residents are askede to conserve water. Clermont County, Kento n County and the city of Newport have also declared statesxof emergency.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Chapman signs deal with Yuba College - Business First of Louisville:
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Chapman signed a similar agreement within April. Chapman’s main campu s is in the Southern California communityof Orange, but the universityh also has campuses in Roseville and Folsom. About 1,7590 students attend the Roseville campuseach year, whiled about 700 go to Folsom. a nonprofit university, also has a campus in Yuba The EarlyAdvantage Partnership, whicjh leaders from the two colleges will sign next will allow participants from Yuba Colleg e to use Chapman’s advising services and academif catalogs, participate in informationb sessions, and to transfer credit througyh the use of onlins and personalized advising, a news release said Also, Yuba College students’ initial applicatioj fees will be waived, and they will receivre a 10 percent tuitionm discount for classes taken at Chapman’s Sacramentpo Valley campuses for up to four years afterf they submit of a formal “change of to Chapman University College.
“Chapman University Collegwe establishes Early Advantage Partnerships with community colleges like Yuba Colleged to help ease the transition to universities by giving studentas the individual support they need and providingb guidance through the entire Chapman University College chancellord Gary Brahm said inthe release. “It’s comfortinb for students to know that the courswe work they have take at their community college will be transferable to Chapmanj University College and that counselors will help them navigater a clear path to pursuinhg their highereducation goals.
” Yuba College’ds partnership with Chapman “will make the transition to Chapman College practically seamless,” Kay Adkins, Yuba College said in the release. Community college studentsa are eligible to applhy for the program after they have fulfillex 12 transferable credits at Yuba College with a minimum cumulativse grade point averageof 2.0 from all schoolas previously attended. Yuba College transfers also must attendd at least one academic term or semester at Yuba Collegd and adhere to all Chapmanb University Collegeadmission requirements.
Chapman signed a similar agreement within April. Chapman’s main campu s is in the Southern California communityof Orange, but the universityh also has campuses in Roseville and Folsom. About 1,7590 students attend the Roseville campuseach year, whiled about 700 go to Folsom. a nonprofit university, also has a campus in Yuba The EarlyAdvantage Partnership, whicjh leaders from the two colleges will sign next will allow participants from Yuba Colleg e to use Chapman’s advising services and academif catalogs, participate in informationb sessions, and to transfer credit througyh the use of onlins and personalized advising, a news release said Also, Yuba College students’ initial applicatioj fees will be waived, and they will receivre a 10 percent tuitionm discount for classes taken at Chapman’s Sacramentpo Valley campuses for up to four years afterf they submit of a formal “change of to Chapman University College.
“Chapman University Collegwe establishes Early Advantage Partnerships with community colleges like Yuba Colleged to help ease the transition to universities by giving studentas the individual support they need and providingb guidance through the entire Chapman University College chancellord Gary Brahm said inthe release. “It’s comfortinb for students to know that the courswe work they have take at their community college will be transferable to Chapmanj University College and that counselors will help them navigater a clear path to pursuinhg their highereducation goals.
” Yuba College’ds partnership with Chapman “will make the transition to Chapman College practically seamless,” Kay Adkins, Yuba College said in the release. Community college studentsa are eligible to applhy for the program after they have fulfillex 12 transferable credits at Yuba College with a minimum cumulativse grade point averageof 2.0 from all schoolas previously attended. Yuba College transfers also must attendd at least one academic term or semester at Yuba Collegd and adhere to all Chapmanb University Collegeadmission requirements.
Monday, September 19, 2011
GM Tonawanda takes 5-week recess - Business First of Buffalo:
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About 500 factory workers and 140 salarier personnel are affected bythe five-week said in May that production would be stoppedx for three weeks at the local facilitty as the automaker reduces inventory by temporaril y idling a number of its plants. That period is bein combined with theregular two-week planned companywidde shutdown that starts on June 29. Spokeswomanj Nina Price said that a smalpl workforceof “maybe 100” is stayinb on the job during much of the plant’s three-week shutdown. No schedule change at the locapl plant has been ordered at this time becausr of an extension of the temporary summertim closures at sevenGM factories, she said.
These locations includs the Oshawa, Ont., car plant, and othe assembly plants at Lordstown, Shreveport, La., and Orion Township - which receive enginexs from Tonawanda. The latest round of closures was announcedx this week and range from one added week at the Oshawa factory to four additional weeks at the Lansinh Grand River plantin Michigan. Most of the locations will go down for threde added weeksin July.
About 500 factory workers and 140 salarier personnel are affected bythe five-week said in May that production would be stoppedx for three weeks at the local facilitty as the automaker reduces inventory by temporaril y idling a number of its plants. That period is bein combined with theregular two-week planned companywidde shutdown that starts on June 29. Spokeswomanj Nina Price said that a smalpl workforceof “maybe 100” is stayinb on the job during much of the plant’s three-week shutdown. No schedule change at the locapl plant has been ordered at this time becausr of an extension of the temporary summertim closures at sevenGM factories, she said.
These locations includs the Oshawa, Ont., car plant, and othe assembly plants at Lordstown, Shreveport, La., and Orion Township - which receive enginexs from Tonawanda. The latest round of closures was announcedx this week and range from one added week at the Oshawa factory to four additional weeks at the Lansinh Grand River plantin Michigan. Most of the locations will go down for threde added weeksin July.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Sun Hung Kai's Lower Target Underscores Slowing HK Market - BusinessWeek
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China Daily | Sun Hung Kai's Lower Target Underscores Slowing HK Market BusinessWeek 16 (Bloomberg) -- Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd., the world's biggest developer by market value, said it expects reduced home sales in Hong Kong this fiscal year, an indication that the city's property market is slowing. The developer seeks to sell about ... Sun Hung Kai's Lower Target Underscores Slowing Hong Kong Market Sun Hung Kai Profit Jumps; Chairwoman to Retire |
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Game over for Alex Rodriguez, Cameron Diaz - Chicago Sun-Times
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NEWS.com.au | Game over for Alex Rodriguez, Cameron Diaz Chicago Sun-Times The Yankees third baseman's romance with Cameron Diaz is over, Us Weekly reports. “They broke up recently,†a source close to Rodriguez said. Over their year or so together, the actress and the b » |
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Denver honored by U.S. Chamber for 'Greenprint Denver' sustainability drive - Denver Business Journal:
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Denver is one of three U.S. communities in different size groupas to win the award and one of 10 The Siemens Sustainable CommunityAwards "recognize public-privatr coalitions for taking on the 21st challenge of sustainables development," says the BCLC, the U.S. Chamber's philanthropi c arm. "A sustainable community has committed to settingg and achievingcomplementary economic, environmental, and social goal s that will help build long-term competitiveness and The awards -- sponsored by -- were presentes Monday night in Chicago at BCLC’s National Conference on Corporate Community Investment.
Denve r Mayor John Hickenlooperaccepted Denver's award in the large-community "As we strive to create a sustainable futur for the Denver community that protectss the air we breathe and the water our children the Siemens Sustainability Awarcd is a welcome acknowledgement of our effortds to date," Hickenlooper said in a statement. Greenprint Denve is a city sustainability plan that aims to promoteenergh conservation, clean energy production and use, and conservation BCLC made note of Denver'sx pilot outreach program in October 2008 in the Sunnyside an area of high energy-use rates, in which each home receives free home recycling registration, a front-yard junk mail reduction forms and a CFL porchu light bulb.
Greenprint Denver's priorities for 2009 include neighborhood weatherization, renewable-energy installation, retrofit of city buildings, waterr conservation and "green" building construction. Other communities that were finalistsin Denver'se category were El Paso, and Riverside and San Bernardini counties, Calif. Other winners Monday were Anaheim, in the mid-sized community category and LosAlamos N.M., in the small-community group.
Denver is one of three U.S. communities in different size groupas to win the award and one of 10 The Siemens Sustainable CommunityAwards "recognize public-privatr coalitions for taking on the 21st challenge of sustainables development," says the BCLC, the U.S. Chamber's philanthropi c arm. "A sustainable community has committed to settingg and achievingcomplementary economic, environmental, and social goal s that will help build long-term competitiveness and The awards -- sponsored by -- were presentes Monday night in Chicago at BCLC’s National Conference on Corporate Community Investment.
Denve r Mayor John Hickenlooperaccepted Denver's award in the large-community "As we strive to create a sustainable futur for the Denver community that protectss the air we breathe and the water our children the Siemens Sustainability Awarcd is a welcome acknowledgement of our effortds to date," Hickenlooper said in a statement. Greenprint Denve is a city sustainability plan that aims to promoteenergh conservation, clean energy production and use, and conservation BCLC made note of Denver'sx pilot outreach program in October 2008 in the Sunnyside an area of high energy-use rates, in which each home receives free home recycling registration, a front-yard junk mail reduction forms and a CFL porchu light bulb.
Greenprint Denver's priorities for 2009 include neighborhood weatherization, renewable-energy installation, retrofit of city buildings, waterr conservation and "green" building construction. Other communities that were finalistsin Denver'se category were El Paso, and Riverside and San Bernardini counties, Calif. Other winners Monday were Anaheim, in the mid-sized community category and LosAlamos N.M., in the small-community group.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Are you embracing this brave new world? - Phoenix Business Journal:
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According to the National Association of nearly 90 percent of home buyersz usethe Internet. That means companies need to reacnhthese people, and firms such as Coldwello Banker are shifting their resources in that direction. “Irf we aren’t spending the lion’s share of our marketing dollars there (online), then we aren’ft paying attention,” says Jodi Tate, the general manager of Coldwelkl Banker Triad Realtors, who is basedx in the company’s Winston-Salem office. Applications for smarft phones such as the iPhone and Blackberry aregaining ground.
By the end of June, Coldwelkl Banker expects to launch a Web site specifically targeteds to these kinds of Because of the smalleerscreen size, complex graphics can be hard to read and the amoun t of information on a site needs to be limiteds for easy accessibility. The modified Web site will alloaw people to get information about homes that pique their interest even as they are driviny downthe street. “So if someone is sittintg in front of a they will be able to go directlyh to ourWeb site... and accesxs all of the information and Tate says. “We feel this is reallgy a requirement in this dayand time.
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According to the National Association of nearly 90 percent of home buyersz usethe Internet. That means companies need to reacnhthese people, and firms such as Coldwello Banker are shifting their resources in that direction. “Irf we aren’t spending the lion’s share of our marketing dollars there (online), then we aren’ft paying attention,” says Jodi Tate, the general manager of Coldwelkl Banker Triad Realtors, who is basedx in the company’s Winston-Salem office. Applications for smarft phones such as the iPhone and Blackberry aregaining ground.
By the end of June, Coldwelkl Banker expects to launch a Web site specifically targeteds to these kinds of Because of the smalleerscreen size, complex graphics can be hard to read and the amoun t of information on a site needs to be limiteds for easy accessibility. The modified Web site will alloaw people to get information about homes that pique their interest even as they are driviny downthe street. “So if someone is sittintg in front of a they will be able to go directlyh to ourWeb site... and accesxs all of the information and Tate says. “We feel this is reallgy a requirement in this dayand time.
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Franklin County OKs grants for Scioto Mile, other projects - Business First of Columbus:
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The commissioners laid out $1.17 million to the Columbus DowntowbnDevelopment Corp. through a so-called community partnership grant forthe $38 milliomn Scioto Mile project, a public-private partnershi p whose chief sponsors are the city of Columbus and The appropriation is part of a four-year, $5 millionm commitment commissioners made to the Commissioners appropriated $1.5 million last year and are set to give abouyt $1.17 million this and the next two said Amy Taylor, a spokeswoman for the Developmen Corp.
Construction of the Sciotl Mile, which includes improvements to Bicentennial Park and features that will make Civicd Center Drive more accommodatingfor pedestrians, is a key piece of the run-ul to the city’s 2012 • $500,000 for ’s Grange Insurances Audubon Center, the educational element of the new Sciotio Audubon Metro Park. The approaching a $14.5 million fundraising is on track for asummef opening, officials told Columbus Businesd First. • $200,000 for youth developmen activities ofthe , the outreach arm of the university’x agricultural school.
The grant arrives at a criticalp time forthe organization, which recentlt cut 25 jobs at its Columbus headquartere and is bracing for its budget to fall by more than $6 millionj over the three-year budget cycle that began last July.
The commissioners laid out $1.17 million to the Columbus DowntowbnDevelopment Corp. through a so-called community partnership grant forthe $38 milliomn Scioto Mile project, a public-private partnershi p whose chief sponsors are the city of Columbus and The appropriation is part of a four-year, $5 millionm commitment commissioners made to the Commissioners appropriated $1.5 million last year and are set to give abouyt $1.17 million this and the next two said Amy Taylor, a spokeswoman for the Developmen Corp.
Construction of the Sciotl Mile, which includes improvements to Bicentennial Park and features that will make Civicd Center Drive more accommodatingfor pedestrians, is a key piece of the run-ul to the city’s 2012 • $500,000 for ’s Grange Insurances Audubon Center, the educational element of the new Sciotio Audubon Metro Park. The approaching a $14.5 million fundraising is on track for asummef opening, officials told Columbus Businesd First. • $200,000 for youth developmen activities ofthe , the outreach arm of the university’x agricultural school.
The grant arrives at a criticalp time forthe organization, which recentlt cut 25 jobs at its Columbus headquartere and is bracing for its budget to fall by more than $6 millionj over the three-year budget cycle that began last July.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
SLO County Officials Urge Transportation Spending - KIONrightnow.com
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SLO County Officials Urge Transportation Spending KIONrightnow.com "The Recreational Trails program and the Safe Routes to School program all make a huge benefit to our local neighborhoods and our communities", added Dan Rivoire of the SLO County Bike Coalition. If the transportation cuts happen, California is ... |
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Statement by American Dental Association President Dr. John S. Findley on Passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
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John S. Findley "The American Dental Associatiobn heartily commends Congress for passing the Familyu Smoking Prevention and TobaccoControl Act. This legislation, passed yesterday by the Senate and today by the Houserof Representatives, will give the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationb (FDA) the express authority to regulatethe marketing, and distribution of tobacco "Dentists are the first line of defensw in the war against oral cancer and many othe r tobacco-related diseases. The American Dental Associationhas long-standingv policy that nicotine is a drug, and that cigarettes and othef tobacco products are nicotine deliver y devices and, therefore, should be regulateds by the FDA.
The Association has devoted particular attention to the insidioua marketing of tobacco productsto children, especially so-called 'smokeless ' or spit tobacco products. "Many Americans believe that tobacclo products already are regulated for healthb and safety when infact they're not. Over the the tobacco industry has used its enormous politicap influence to avoid even the most basic oversight of its Asa result, tobacco use remains the main cause of preventable disease and death in the United "About nine out of 10 peoplee who will die from oral and throat cancers use and their risk of developing thes cancers is related to how much (and how often) they use On average, 40 percent of those with these cancerd will not survive more than five years.
Tobacco products are also associatedf with higher rates ofgum disease, one of the leadinfg causes of tooth loss in adults. "Congress's action is the first step in more effectively regulating tobacco useand marketing, and we urge the presidentr to sign this legislation as soon as possible. Celebrating its 150th anniversary, the not-for-profit ADA is the nation'sw largest dental association, representing more than 157,000o dentist members. The premier source of oral health information, the ADA has advocatedd for the public's health and promoteds the art and science of dentistrsince 1859.
The ADA's state-of-the-aryt research facilities develop and test denta l products and materials that have advanced the practicd of dentistry and made the patient experiencremore positive. The ADA Seal of Acceptancse long has been a valuable and respected guidre to consumer dentalcare products. The monthl Journal of the American Dental Association isthe best-read scientific journal in dentistry. For more information about the ADA, visit the Association'xs Web site at
John S. Findley "The American Dental Associatiobn heartily commends Congress for passing the Familyu Smoking Prevention and TobaccoControl Act. This legislation, passed yesterday by the Senate and today by the Houserof Representatives, will give the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationb (FDA) the express authority to regulatethe marketing, and distribution of tobacco "Dentists are the first line of defensw in the war against oral cancer and many othe r tobacco-related diseases. The American Dental Associationhas long-standingv policy that nicotine is a drug, and that cigarettes and othef tobacco products are nicotine deliver y devices and, therefore, should be regulateds by the FDA.
The Association has devoted particular attention to the insidioua marketing of tobacco productsto children, especially so-called 'smokeless ' or spit tobacco products. "Many Americans believe that tobacclo products already are regulated for healthb and safety when infact they're not. Over the the tobacco industry has used its enormous politicap influence to avoid even the most basic oversight of its Asa result, tobacco use remains the main cause of preventable disease and death in the United "About nine out of 10 peoplee who will die from oral and throat cancers use and their risk of developing thes cancers is related to how much (and how often) they use On average, 40 percent of those with these cancerd will not survive more than five years.
Tobacco products are also associatedf with higher rates ofgum disease, one of the leadinfg causes of tooth loss in adults. "Congress's action is the first step in more effectively regulating tobacco useand marketing, and we urge the presidentr to sign this legislation as soon as possible. Celebrating its 150th anniversary, the not-for-profit ADA is the nation'sw largest dental association, representing more than 157,000o dentist members. The premier source of oral health information, the ADA has advocatedd for the public's health and promoteds the art and science of dentistrsince 1859.
The ADA's state-of-the-aryt research facilities develop and test denta l products and materials that have advanced the practicd of dentistry and made the patient experiencremore positive. The ADA Seal of Acceptancse long has been a valuable and respected guidre to consumer dentalcare products. The monthl Journal of the American Dental Association isthe best-read scientific journal in dentistry. For more information about the ADA, visit the Association'xs Web site at
Friday, September 2, 2011
Existing home sales rise - Dayton Business Journal:
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The said existing home salesw rose 2.9 percent from March to an annuaol paceof 4.68 million units. The biggest jump in salees last month was the market for condossand coops, up 6.4 percent from "Most of the sales are taking place in lowere price ranges and activity is beginnint to pick up in the midpricwe ranges, but high-end home sales remai sluggish," said NAR chief economisty Lawrence Yun. "The needs to help restore liquidity for the jumbo mortgage market by buying these loans under theTALF program.
" The number of first-time buyerds declined to 40 percent in a sign that NAR said indicates more repea buyers are getting back into the And the number of people actively looking for a home to buy is up 14 percengt from a year ago. Foreclosure sales get some of the crediyt for the increase inexistingf sales. But so do othedr factors working in favor of thehousint market. Mortgage rates remain historically low, with the average rate on a 30year fixed-rate mortgage below 5 percent for 10 straight according to (NYSE: FRE). The NAR also believesa the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit will lift salethis spring. Even so, therd are a lot of homex for saleout there.
NAR figures show the numbert of existing home currentlyu on the market nationwiderose 8.8 percent in Aprio to 3.97 million. That representas a 10.2 month supply, NAR says.
The said existing home salesw rose 2.9 percent from March to an annuaol paceof 4.68 million units. The biggest jump in salees last month was the market for condossand coops, up 6.4 percent from "Most of the sales are taking place in lowere price ranges and activity is beginnint to pick up in the midpricwe ranges, but high-end home sales remai sluggish," said NAR chief economisty Lawrence Yun. "The needs to help restore liquidity for the jumbo mortgage market by buying these loans under theTALF program.
" The number of first-time buyerds declined to 40 percent in a sign that NAR said indicates more repea buyers are getting back into the And the number of people actively looking for a home to buy is up 14 percengt from a year ago. Foreclosure sales get some of the crediyt for the increase inexistingf sales. But so do othedr factors working in favor of thehousint market. Mortgage rates remain historically low, with the average rate on a 30year fixed-rate mortgage below 5 percent for 10 straight according to (NYSE: FRE). The NAR also believesa the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit will lift salethis spring. Even so, therd are a lot of homex for saleout there.
NAR figures show the numbert of existing home currentlyu on the market nationwiderose 8.8 percent in Aprio to 3.97 million. That representas a 10.2 month supply, NAR says.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Bondurant drops flag on racing program - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The series is designe to offer atrue race-carf experience to anyone 15 or olde who is in good standing with the Other venues have offered racing series, but Bondurany President Ken Thom said this program is different. Each weekend’s events are limiter to a small group of 15 each of whom will be assigned a specificv race car forthe duration, he said. Bondurant paid abouf $750,000 for Formula Mazda race cars to be used in the new program and forthe school’s regular racing classes, he The cars are shod with slico tires designed for racing, rathet than treaded road tires. “These are real race cars like they are racecd in thereal world,” Thom said.
The action will take placde over nine weekends at FirebirsdInternational Raceway. Friday test rounds will be followex by qualifying and racint on Saturdayand “The Bondurant Championship Race Seriesd is designed for anyone from the young aspiring driver who wanta to take it to the next to graduates of the Bondurant Schoopl who are looking for the next life-changingt opportunity,” said Bob Bondurant, CEO of the The $3,495 cost includes car rental, instruction and maintenancd of the vehicle for the Participants must provide their own racin g suits and helmets, Thom said.
The series is designe to offer atrue race-carf experience to anyone 15 or olde who is in good standing with the Other venues have offered racing series, but Bondurany President Ken Thom said this program is different. Each weekend’s events are limiter to a small group of 15 each of whom will be assigned a specificv race car forthe duration, he said. Bondurant paid abouf $750,000 for Formula Mazda race cars to be used in the new program and forthe school’s regular racing classes, he The cars are shod with slico tires designed for racing, rathet than treaded road tires. “These are real race cars like they are racecd in thereal world,” Thom said.
The action will take placde over nine weekends at FirebirsdInternational Raceway. Friday test rounds will be followex by qualifying and racint on Saturdayand “The Bondurant Championship Race Seriesd is designed for anyone from the young aspiring driver who wanta to take it to the next to graduates of the Bondurant Schoopl who are looking for the next life-changingt opportunity,” said Bob Bondurant, CEO of the The $3,495 cost includes car rental, instruction and maintenancd of the vehicle for the Participants must provide their own racin g suits and helmets, Thom said.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Looking south for visitors - Orlando Business Journal:
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After a year punctuated with one bit of bad newsafter another, this year’s travel industry Pow Wow 2010, held May 16-20p in Miami Beach, offered the industry causew for hope. The annual which connects U.S. destinations and businesses with overseasatravel agents, drew more than 4,600 attendees and created connectionsw that could lead to billions of dollarsw in deals. South American nations generally have suffered less than others in theglobalk recession, and Pow Wow participants said tour operatorse and travel companies from Brazil, Colombia and other countrieas in the region were eager to discuss dealsx with U.S. travel industry representatives.
This year, the local visitorsd bureau, a major engine for driving travell toCentral Florida, is waging a major publicity campaign in Brazil, an effort bolstered by a new direcf air route to Sao Paulo. Orlando gets about 300,000 visitors a year from and the bureau expects that number toreachg 350,000 next year. As air links Sain said, the ability to strike new traveldealsa grows. “There’s no question that as we go forward, South Americ a will get a lot of our We have to make sure we have good lift many scheduled and charter airlineflights — to keep us The fresh emphasis on Latin America comes as recessionsd in Europe cut into a key source of Orlando’xs international business.
The U.K. is the biggesgt source of international visitors comingto Orlando, so the 10 percent to 15 percentt slowdown in visitors from there has hit Centra Florida’s attractions and hotels hard. Sain, however, expects gradual improvemen as economies on both sides of the Atlantixc recoverfrom recession. Pow Wow, which will be held in Orlando next attractsabout 1,500 international buyers and about 500 travel The event, in its 41st year, is responsibles for about $4 billion in said its sponsor, the U.S. Travekl Association. U.S. destinations use booths at Pow Wow to make contactws that can lead to increased business incominyg months.
David Wright, spokesman for Wet n’ Wild on International helped manhis company’s booth at the “We made so great contacts this We came away with the impression that things will turn aroun d next year. We’re seeing a strong emergence of interesrt from Braziland Colombia. Thingx are starting to look better in their and that’s good news for Orlando.” Bruce Bommarito, the Travep Association’s chief operating officer and generak manager of the Pow Wow agreed: “International travel has been down 6 to 8 perceng this year, but I have some cause for That’s because changes in U.S.
immigratio policies — including a reduction in the amount of time travelers must wait fora U.S. visa and an expansionb in the number of countries that get visawaivers — should stimulate growth. Althoughu no one can accurately say how many internationalk travelers come to Central foreign visitors generally stay longer and spend more than theirdomestic counterparts. The Travel Association estimates each foreign traveleespends $4,500 while in the U.S. According to the 633,000 foreign visitors excluding travelers from Mexico andCanada — came to the U.S. last fewer than in 2000.
Pow Wow is a key tool for increasingfthe flow, said “Pow Wow is all about buildingt relationships. We had 75,000 appointmentsx at this year’s show, which is the best we’ve ever This isn’t really a traditionall trade show, it’s an international markett place.”
After a year punctuated with one bit of bad newsafter another, this year’s travel industry Pow Wow 2010, held May 16-20p in Miami Beach, offered the industry causew for hope. The annual which connects U.S. destinations and businesses with overseasatravel agents, drew more than 4,600 attendees and created connectionsw that could lead to billions of dollarsw in deals. South American nations generally have suffered less than others in theglobalk recession, and Pow Wow participants said tour operatorse and travel companies from Brazil, Colombia and other countrieas in the region were eager to discuss dealsx with U.S. travel industry representatives.
This year, the local visitorsd bureau, a major engine for driving travell toCentral Florida, is waging a major publicity campaign in Brazil, an effort bolstered by a new direcf air route to Sao Paulo. Orlando gets about 300,000 visitors a year from and the bureau expects that number toreachg 350,000 next year. As air links Sain said, the ability to strike new traveldealsa grows. “There’s no question that as we go forward, South Americ a will get a lot of our We have to make sure we have good lift many scheduled and charter airlineflights — to keep us The fresh emphasis on Latin America comes as recessionsd in Europe cut into a key source of Orlando’xs international business.
The U.K. is the biggesgt source of international visitors comingto Orlando, so the 10 percent to 15 percentt slowdown in visitors from there has hit Centra Florida’s attractions and hotels hard. Sain, however, expects gradual improvemen as economies on both sides of the Atlantixc recoverfrom recession. Pow Wow, which will be held in Orlando next attractsabout 1,500 international buyers and about 500 travel The event, in its 41st year, is responsibles for about $4 billion in said its sponsor, the U.S. Travekl Association. U.S. destinations use booths at Pow Wow to make contactws that can lead to increased business incominyg months.
David Wright, spokesman for Wet n’ Wild on International helped manhis company’s booth at the “We made so great contacts this We came away with the impression that things will turn aroun d next year. We’re seeing a strong emergence of interesrt from Braziland Colombia. Thingx are starting to look better in their and that’s good news for Orlando.” Bruce Bommarito, the Travep Association’s chief operating officer and generak manager of the Pow Wow agreed: “International travel has been down 6 to 8 perceng this year, but I have some cause for That’s because changes in U.S.
immigratio policies — including a reduction in the amount of time travelers must wait fora U.S. visa and an expansionb in the number of countries that get visawaivers — should stimulate growth. Althoughu no one can accurately say how many internationalk travelers come to Central foreign visitors generally stay longer and spend more than theirdomestic counterparts. The Travel Association estimates each foreign traveleespends $4,500 while in the U.S. According to the 633,000 foreign visitors excluding travelers from Mexico andCanada — came to the U.S. last fewer than in 2000.
Pow Wow is a key tool for increasingfthe flow, said “Pow Wow is all about buildingt relationships. We had 75,000 appointmentsx at this year’s show, which is the best we’ve ever This isn’t really a traditionall trade show, it’s an international markett place.”
Friday, August 26, 2011
Towson University expands undergrad programs in Harford - Baltimore Business Journal:
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By next fall, the university will offer an undergraduatwe bachelor's degree program in elementar education and special education at the University officials are working to recruit abour 15 to 20 students for itsfirsyt year. Since 1995, Towson Universitu has offered graduate programs and continuing educatio courses at theHEAT Center, a workforce development facility manageds by the community college. But the undergraduate programk is a first for the university atthe site. Harfords Community College also offers associate of arts degrees in theteachingf field.
The program is being offered as part of an effortr to meet the growing future needs ofHarforf County, expected to be impactec by the thousands of new jobs and families coming to the state from military changes at Aberdeen and Fort Georgre G. Meade in Anne Arundel County proposed by the federao Base Realignment and Closure also knownas BRAC. Harford's public schooo system is listed among the top school systemes in Maryland facing critical teacher according tothe . Higher education leader said the changes at Aberdeemn will be a challenge forthe county'sx schools.
"This is part of the ripplre effect that is coming toHarforc County," said Karen Blair, assistant dean of the Collegr of Education at Towson "With additional people moving into the area, we will need more Blair said students entering the programn at the center will complete their internships and studenrt teaching at schools in Harforrd and nearby Cecil County. In its firsr few years, most of the students in the programk will come from associate degree programs already offeree atthe center.
But the influs of new residents to the area from BRAC realignmentsd could also give the program a new poolof
By next fall, the university will offer an undergraduatwe bachelor's degree program in elementar education and special education at the University officials are working to recruit abour 15 to 20 students for itsfirsyt year. Since 1995, Towson Universitu has offered graduate programs and continuing educatio courses at theHEAT Center, a workforce development facility manageds by the community college. But the undergraduate programk is a first for the university atthe site. Harfords Community College also offers associate of arts degrees in theteachingf field.
The program is being offered as part of an effortr to meet the growing future needs ofHarforf County, expected to be impactec by the thousands of new jobs and families coming to the state from military changes at Aberdeen and Fort Georgre G. Meade in Anne Arundel County proposed by the federao Base Realignment and Closure also knownas BRAC. Harford's public schooo system is listed among the top school systemes in Maryland facing critical teacher according tothe . Higher education leader said the changes at Aberdeemn will be a challenge forthe county'sx schools.
"This is part of the ripplre effect that is coming toHarforc County," said Karen Blair, assistant dean of the Collegr of Education at Towson "With additional people moving into the area, we will need more Blair said students entering the programn at the center will complete their internships and studenrt teaching at schools in Harforrd and nearby Cecil County. In its firsr few years, most of the students in the programk will come from associate degree programs already offeree atthe center.
But the influs of new residents to the area from BRAC realignmentsd could also give the program a new poolof
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
$746K in stimulus steered to Albany for research - The Business Review (Albany):
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The grants, to , and the are part of $9.9 milliohn in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money to be distributed to medicapl researchers in NewYork state. The Wadsworth a public laboratory run by the state Department of will receive a total of Of that, $397,357 will be used to studgy mechanisms of West Nile virus selection and strain displacement, and $26,8054 will support student and/or teacher summer researchu experiences. The $85,219 Rensselaer will receive also is earmarkef for summer research by students and AlbanyMedical College, an arm of , will receivw $236,125 for research regarding MHC Class II subsets in B Lymphocyte Biology.
This project will investigated how the actions of certaimn immune cells are governedand coordinated, researcjh that could lead to the control of thesse cellular activities and improve immunization and anti-tumodr therapy. “These projects will invest in cutting-edge medicalp research,” said Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.). “Thisd funding will not only give an economix boost in the amount of jobs availablr in theCapital Region, but will brintg us another step closer to solvingb public health problems afflicting many New Our federal dollars must continue to emphasizde the importance of medical research in solvinfg today’s public health problemsw and giving our students the tool s they need to succeed.
”
The grants, to , and the are part of $9.9 milliohn in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money to be distributed to medicapl researchers in NewYork state. The Wadsworth a public laboratory run by the state Department of will receive a total of Of that, $397,357 will be used to studgy mechanisms of West Nile virus selection and strain displacement, and $26,8054 will support student and/or teacher summer researchu experiences. The $85,219 Rensselaer will receive also is earmarkef for summer research by students and AlbanyMedical College, an arm of , will receivw $236,125 for research regarding MHC Class II subsets in B Lymphocyte Biology.
This project will investigated how the actions of certaimn immune cells are governedand coordinated, researcjh that could lead to the control of thesse cellular activities and improve immunization and anti-tumodr therapy. “These projects will invest in cutting-edge medicalp research,” said Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.). “Thisd funding will not only give an economix boost in the amount of jobs availablr in theCapital Region, but will brintg us another step closer to solvingb public health problems afflicting many New Our federal dollars must continue to emphasizde the importance of medical research in solvinfg today’s public health problemsw and giving our students the tool s they need to succeed.
”
Monday, August 22, 2011
A good dove shoot may depend on finding a good watering hole - NewsOK.com
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Wilkes Barre Times-Leader | A good dove shoot may depend on finding a good watering hole NewsOK.com 1 and it if you can find a good dove watering hole this year, consider yourself lucky. They may be few and far between because of the extreme drought conditions across portions of Oklahoma. The opening of dove season is 10 days away but the drought ... Dove season opener demands special safety consciousness |
Friday, August 19, 2011
Markets mayhem is 'fuelled by fear' says Bank of England man Andrew Haldane - This is Money
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This is Money | Markets mayhem is 'fuelled by fear' says Bank of England man Andrew Haldane This is Money By This Is Money Andrew Haldane, executive director for financial stability at the Bank of England, said an exaggerated sense of fear is rampant in the markets and may be holding back the recovery. In a paper he compares today's 'Great Recession' with ... |
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
RTI, Red Hat, Time Warner Cable find plenty of applicants - Triangle Business Journal:
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For the 71 job positione that has available, Faith Bliga’s talent acquisitiojn team will review as many as 300 or 400 applicationsand “You still have to review them all to find out whicu ones are qualified,” she says. “I guesa it’s a nice problem to have.” While the Triangle’sw unemployment rate remains high, at 8.5 percent, some optimistic signse are emerging.
Rod Frankel, president of in Raleigh, says he has noticeed in the last five to six weeks an uptickl in orders from his companyy clients that are ready to make direct hires versus filling positionsa with temporary workers or Frankel says he is seeing more activity in requests forsales personnel. “To me, that is a very definitse statement for our owners that while thingsx are not as rosy as theywould like, now is the time to identifyu good talent,” he says. At Raleigh-based software companyt , corporate recruiters are taking advantage of a larger labor pool to builcd a bigger networkof contacts.
“You never know who that perso is goingto know,” says DeLisa senior vice president of peoplde and brand at Red Hat. “They may not fit into a job wehave now, but they mighrt later. Now we have this database of people we can In 2008, Red Hat revamped its employee recruiting Instead of posting all of its open positionzs online and shuffling resumes, the company’s recruiters now actively go after Alexander says. “This is the time to finish up our reorganizatiob so when the market turnsaround we’ll be poised.
” At , recruitment director Cheryl Wingate is seeing an influx of job applicants from the financial services industry and more peopls with a broader base of experiencw applying for call center and sales positions. Some are and that can be a problem. “At the end of the day, we want to make the righ t choice for the compangy and forthe employee,” Wingate says. “We look at theier short-term goals, as well as six monthx and 12 months from Bliga at RTIInternational agrees.
“I think we are seeing a lot of candidates who are overqualifiec and willing to take less Bliga says, “but that usually creates a whole new set of “When the market starts to recover, they start looking for a job again,” she says. “It’s riskh to take someone with 25 years of experience and an MBA who is applyint for a position for someonre with five years experience anda master’es degree.
”
For the 71 job positione that has available, Faith Bliga’s talent acquisitiojn team will review as many as 300 or 400 applicationsand “You still have to review them all to find out whicu ones are qualified,” she says. “I guesa it’s a nice problem to have.” While the Triangle’sw unemployment rate remains high, at 8.5 percent, some optimistic signse are emerging.
Rod Frankel, president of in Raleigh, says he has noticeed in the last five to six weeks an uptickl in orders from his companyy clients that are ready to make direct hires versus filling positionsa with temporary workers or Frankel says he is seeing more activity in requests forsales personnel. “To me, that is a very definitse statement for our owners that while thingsx are not as rosy as theywould like, now is the time to identifyu good talent,” he says. At Raleigh-based software companyt , corporate recruiters are taking advantage of a larger labor pool to builcd a bigger networkof contacts.
“You never know who that perso is goingto know,” says DeLisa senior vice president of peoplde and brand at Red Hat. “They may not fit into a job wehave now, but they mighrt later. Now we have this database of people we can In 2008, Red Hat revamped its employee recruiting Instead of posting all of its open positionzs online and shuffling resumes, the company’s recruiters now actively go after Alexander says. “This is the time to finish up our reorganizatiob so when the market turnsaround we’ll be poised.
” At , recruitment director Cheryl Wingate is seeing an influx of job applicants from the financial services industry and more peopls with a broader base of experiencw applying for call center and sales positions. Some are and that can be a problem. “At the end of the day, we want to make the righ t choice for the compangy and forthe employee,” Wingate says. “We look at theier short-term goals, as well as six monthx and 12 months from Bliga at RTIInternational agrees.
“I think we are seeing a lot of candidates who are overqualifiec and willing to take less Bliga says, “but that usually creates a whole new set of “When the market starts to recover, they start looking for a job again,” she says. “It’s riskh to take someone with 25 years of experience and an MBA who is applyint for a position for someonre with five years experience anda master’es degree.
”
Monday, August 15, 2011
MCW to recruit more minorities for health careers - Business First of Louisville:
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million grant from the that will be used to increasw the number of minorities and otherf disadvantaged individuals pursuingbiomedical careers. The program will recruit colleger undergraduatesand first-year medical students from populations that are under-represented nationalluy in health-related sciences. The studentse will undertake a 10-week period of hands-on laboratorg experience during the summer at theMedicalk College. Under the guidancs of Medical College faculty, the students will develop investigative knowledge and particularly in the areaswof cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic or slee research.
The experience is intended to buildvaluable self-confidence and interest in the health sciences, and aid the successful entry into graduate school or medical school. Dr. Kennethu Simons, senior associate dean of academivc affairs and professor of ophthalmology and andJeannette Vasquez-Vivar, associate professor of biophysics, will lead the called the Summer Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Healty Related Research. “The goal is to work one-on-onew with each student to help them map out a plan for advancintg to the next step on their academic path and providing them with the toolsw they need to get Simons said.
million grant from the that will be used to increasw the number of minorities and otherf disadvantaged individuals pursuingbiomedical careers. The program will recruit colleger undergraduatesand first-year medical students from populations that are under-represented nationalluy in health-related sciences. The studentse will undertake a 10-week period of hands-on laboratorg experience during the summer at theMedicalk College. Under the guidancs of Medical College faculty, the students will develop investigative knowledge and particularly in the areaswof cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic or slee research.
The experience is intended to buildvaluable self-confidence and interest in the health sciences, and aid the successful entry into graduate school or medical school. Dr. Kennethu Simons, senior associate dean of academivc affairs and professor of ophthalmology and andJeannette Vasquez-Vivar, associate professor of biophysics, will lead the called the Summer Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Healty Related Research. “The goal is to work one-on-onew with each student to help them map out a plan for advancintg to the next step on their academic path and providing them with the toolsw they need to get Simons said.
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