The Electoral College's Shifting Math Bloomberg The Electoral College's Shifting Math. By Albert R. Hunt 2012-12-30T20:45:17Z. Not too long ago, political analysts assumed the Republicans had a clear advantage in the Electoral College, the system according to which each state, based on population, ... |
Monday, December 31, 2012
The Electoral College's Shifting Math - Bloomberg
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Friday, December 28, 2012
Chennai Open: 2 Indian doubles pairs granted wild cards - NDTV
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NDTV | Chennai Open: 2 Indian doubles pairs granted wild cards NDTV Indian tennis players, including Vishnu Vardhan and Sanam Singh, have been granted wild card entries into the doubles draw of the Chennai Open, the organisers announced here on Friday. Press Trust of India | Last updated on Friday, 28 December 2012 ... Chennai Open:Wild ca rd entry for Indians Wild card for Vishnu-Sanam |
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Boston College sees applications decline for fall
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The competitive, private, Jesuit-run college received a total of 29,3000 undergraduate applications for the fall2009 semester, a 5 percent declinre from the 30,845 applications it received last according to a recentf bond filing completed by Boston College. The drop-ofrf is the first in at leastyfive years. A more restrictive admissions coupled with concerns about the troubleddeconomic environment, likely played a prominent role in the application experts and administrators said. The declinew was largely attributed to a tighter policgy around the early admissions prograjm Boston College adopted with the beginning of most recentadmissionsa season.
Under the new policy, studenta who apply to other bindingf early admissionsprograms — in which a student agrees that if admittedr he or she will enroll in that school cannot apply to Boston College’s “Earlty Action” program. In the past, student s who applied for early admissiobn at Boston College could also apply to schools withbindingb policies, such as and , said John director of undergraduate admissions as Boston College. The new polich continues to allow students to apply to other earlty admissions programs as long as those programare non-binding.
The college saw an 18 percent decline in its early application pool as a resulty ofthe policy, according to the bond Mahoney said students who appl to other binding early applicationn programs and Boston College’s earluy admissions program are considered “soft applications.” By choosing to applgy to an early and binding program, the student has delineatedr that other school as his or her first Mahoney said. “We really don’t want to see them in our earlyactiob pool,” he said. Boston College has not yet determined the numbedr of students who willbe accepted.
The enrollmen number will be near 2,29o students, according to the Though the stricter policu led a declinein applications, the trade-off is that such a policyh adds predictability in difficult experts said. Boston College “wants to know not only that it’ the first choice but the final choice,” said James Samels, president of higher educatioh consulting firmin Framingham. But Samels added the decline in applicationx at Boston College could be a sign of acomingt “summer melt” as families feel more cash-strapped as the economic slowdown persists. A year at BC cost a bit more than before anyfinancial aid.
Mahoney said that most of the applications decline was due to the earltadmissions policy, but that application costs may be playing a greate role in students decisions these “All of a sudden that $70 application fee became another obstacle,” he said.
The competitive, private, Jesuit-run college received a total of 29,3000 undergraduate applications for the fall2009 semester, a 5 percent declinre from the 30,845 applications it received last according to a recentf bond filing completed by Boston College. The drop-ofrf is the first in at leastyfive years. A more restrictive admissions coupled with concerns about the troubleddeconomic environment, likely played a prominent role in the application experts and administrators said. The declinew was largely attributed to a tighter policgy around the early admissions prograjm Boston College adopted with the beginning of most recentadmissionsa season.
Under the new policy, studenta who apply to other bindingf early admissionsprograms — in which a student agrees that if admittedr he or she will enroll in that school cannot apply to Boston College’s “Earlty Action” program. In the past, student s who applied for early admissiobn at Boston College could also apply to schools withbindingb policies, such as and , said John director of undergraduate admissions as Boston College. The new polich continues to allow students to apply to other earlty admissions programs as long as those programare non-binding.
The college saw an 18 percent decline in its early application pool as a resulty ofthe policy, according to the bond Mahoney said students who appl to other binding early applicationn programs and Boston College’s earluy admissions program are considered “soft applications.” By choosing to applgy to an early and binding program, the student has delineatedr that other school as his or her first Mahoney said. “We really don’t want to see them in our earlyactiob pool,” he said. Boston College has not yet determined the numbedr of students who willbe accepted.
The enrollmen number will be near 2,29o students, according to the Though the stricter policu led a declinein applications, the trade-off is that such a policyh adds predictability in difficult experts said. Boston College “wants to know not only that it’ the first choice but the final choice,” said James Samels, president of higher educatioh consulting firmin Framingham. But Samels added the decline in applicationx at Boston College could be a sign of acomingt “summer melt” as families feel more cash-strapped as the economic slowdown persists. A year at BC cost a bit more than before anyfinancial aid.
Mahoney said that most of the applications decline was due to the earltadmissions policy, but that application costs may be playing a greate role in students decisions these “All of a sudden that $70 application fee became another obstacle,” he said.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Burlington Coat Factory selling local site - Boston Business Journal:
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in an effort to generate about $80 million. “They’re activelg looking for ways to enhance their balance to paydown debt,” said Bruce Westwood-Booth, a managing director of corporate capital markets at in who was hired to sell the portfolio of assets. The which the Burlington Coat Factory will sell and then leasw back from the new ownersin 15-year deals, are locatec in markets where the average household income is above according to Westwood-Booth. The Peabody stor e totals 90,000 square feet and is located onsevenh acres.
It is within a five-mile radius of 190,00o people who make $66,000 per said Westwood-Booth, adding that he has “interesf from a variety of investors.” As part of the sale-leasew back deal, Burlington Coat Factorgy will pay the new owner of the Peabodhystore $9 per square foot, whicnh Westwood-Booth said was a fair rent in a market with a 4 percenrt vacancy rate. Westwood-Booth is handling the sale forthe privately-owned retailerf and said bids are due later this Interested buyers can buy the entire portfolioi or individual stores.
in an effort to generate about $80 million. “They’re activelg looking for ways to enhance their balance to paydown debt,” said Bruce Westwood-Booth, a managing director of corporate capital markets at in who was hired to sell the portfolio of assets. The which the Burlington Coat Factory will sell and then leasw back from the new ownersin 15-year deals, are locatec in markets where the average household income is above according to Westwood-Booth. The Peabody stor e totals 90,000 square feet and is located onsevenh acres.
It is within a five-mile radius of 190,00o people who make $66,000 per said Westwood-Booth, adding that he has “interesf from a variety of investors.” As part of the sale-leasew back deal, Burlington Coat Factorgy will pay the new owner of the Peabodhystore $9 per square foot, whicnh Westwood-Booth said was a fair rent in a market with a 4 percenrt vacancy rate. Westwood-Booth is handling the sale forthe privately-owned retailerf and said bids are due later this Interested buyers can buy the entire portfolioi or individual stores.
Friday, December 21, 2012
Inez Andrews, Gospel Singer, Dies at 83 - New York Times
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New York Times | Inez Andrews, Gospel Singer, Dies at 83 New York Times Ms. Andrews came to national attention in 1958 with the Caravans, the Chicago gospel group led by Albertina Walker that also nurtured such stars as Shirley Caesar, the Rev. James Cleveland and Bessie Griffin. That year she was the lead singer for what ... |
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Groupings: Shying away from 2 RBs - ESPN (blog)
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Groupings: Shying away from 2 RBs ESPN (blog) A look at the positional groupings utilized by the Patriots in their loss to the 49ers, and analyzing what it means (small margin for error): 3 WR/1 TE/1 RB â€" 54 of 96 2 WR/2 TE/1 RB â€" 34 of 96 1 WR/3 TE/1 RB â€" 6 of 96 2 WR/1 TE/2 RB â€" 1 of 96 3 TE/1 ... |
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Contract award may end dispute with EBS - Washington Business Journal:
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The Department of Health and Humab Services has awardedof Meriden, a $35 million contract to create seasonal and pandemifc flu vaccines based on its new developmenyt technology. That contract could be extendefd for up to five yearsand $147 millionj in total value. Emergent BioSolutions said it hopew Protein Sciences uses that new revenue source to pay off anoutstandintg $10 million loan to the smalletr company, made to keep Protein Sciences’ operationd going so Emergent could ultimately purchase it this time last year for up to $78 But those acquisition plans quickly fell apart, resulting in both companiesa accusing the other of breaching the Emergent sued Protein Sciences for frau and breach of contract last year in the first of two lawsuitds it’s filed against the Connecticut The second, filed earlier this was to seize all of Protein Sciences’ assetsx as collateral for the $10 mil lion for which Emergent said in a filingt it had given two extensions for one in January and the other at the end of May.
“I’mk hopeful that this [HHS contract] will enable PSC to pay us saidDaniel Abdun-Nabi, president of Emergent EBS). “They haven’t come forward with an offere to pay us back atthis point.” But Proteinn Sciences executives said their investors had offered twicer to repay the outstanding loan, but Emergent never “Our investors have offered Emergent to be paid off in the last couple of months on at leasty two different occasions, where Emergent didn’t give any said Manon Cox, chief operating officer for Proteimn Sciences, which she said is “pleased” with the new federa l contract.
“There is money available to pay them Theyjust haven’t accepted it.” Abdun-Nabi says that statemenft is untrue. “If they have an offert that they canshow [us] to pay us, in full in that would be terrific,” he said. “Wew haven’t seen that Emergent said if Protein Sciences were to repay the which is now morethan $10 milliomn with interest, it would drop its initiao lawsuit and move on. The procesws had delayed the HHS contract awarrd by roughly a year as the federa l agency determined how the situation would play out and whethe it would leave Protein Sciences with the meansx to fulfill thecontract terms.
Under the the company would need to fund the initial developmeng work itself and then submit invoicez to the federal government tobe “We had to do several financial audits last year” of Protein Sciences before awarding the contract, said Robijn Robinson, director of the Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority, the HHS divisionj that awarded the contract. “We have been awarse for almost a year of a possible While Protein Sciences claims that the local companu attempted to blockthat contract, Robinson said Emergeny never spoke to him or the agencyu about the potential award.
Abdun-Nabi also said his companyg has no control over the federalcontractingb process. Earlier this week, Emergent venturefd down yet another legal route to win back its It was one of three creditore to file a bankruptcy petition forProtein Sciences, asking the cour to relieve the Connecticut company of its curreny management and replace those executivezs with an independent trustee. In that bankruptcy which calls for a liquidatiobn and auction ofthe company’s Emergent said it’s owed $11.
5t million, considerably more than the other two petitioning creditors who are owed $161,000 and The federal agency awarded Protein Sciences the contract to furthet develop its FluBlok seasonal flu vaccine a product in late-stage testing that had been of interesft to Emergent when it offerecd to buy Protein Science — as well as a new vaccine treatmentf in development for the swine flu.
The Department of Health and Humab Services has awardedof Meriden, a $35 million contract to create seasonal and pandemifc flu vaccines based on its new developmenyt technology. That contract could be extendefd for up to five yearsand $147 millionj in total value. Emergent BioSolutions said it hopew Protein Sciences uses that new revenue source to pay off anoutstandintg $10 million loan to the smalletr company, made to keep Protein Sciences’ operationd going so Emergent could ultimately purchase it this time last year for up to $78 But those acquisition plans quickly fell apart, resulting in both companiesa accusing the other of breaching the Emergent sued Protein Sciences for frau and breach of contract last year in the first of two lawsuitds it’s filed against the Connecticut The second, filed earlier this was to seize all of Protein Sciences’ assetsx as collateral for the $10 mil lion for which Emergent said in a filingt it had given two extensions for one in January and the other at the end of May.
“I’mk hopeful that this [HHS contract] will enable PSC to pay us saidDaniel Abdun-Nabi, president of Emergent EBS). “They haven’t come forward with an offere to pay us back atthis point.” But Proteinn Sciences executives said their investors had offered twicer to repay the outstanding loan, but Emergent never “Our investors have offered Emergent to be paid off in the last couple of months on at leasty two different occasions, where Emergent didn’t give any said Manon Cox, chief operating officer for Proteimn Sciences, which she said is “pleased” with the new federa l contract.
“There is money available to pay them Theyjust haven’t accepted it.” Abdun-Nabi says that statemenft is untrue. “If they have an offert that they canshow [us] to pay us, in full in that would be terrific,” he said. “Wew haven’t seen that Emergent said if Protein Sciences were to repay the which is now morethan $10 milliomn with interest, it would drop its initiao lawsuit and move on. The procesws had delayed the HHS contract awarrd by roughly a year as the federa l agency determined how the situation would play out and whethe it would leave Protein Sciences with the meansx to fulfill thecontract terms.
Under the the company would need to fund the initial developmeng work itself and then submit invoicez to the federal government tobe “We had to do several financial audits last year” of Protein Sciences before awarding the contract, said Robijn Robinson, director of the Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority, the HHS divisionj that awarded the contract. “We have been awarse for almost a year of a possible While Protein Sciences claims that the local companu attempted to blockthat contract, Robinson said Emergeny never spoke to him or the agencyu about the potential award.
Abdun-Nabi also said his companyg has no control over the federalcontractingb process. Earlier this week, Emergent venturefd down yet another legal route to win back its It was one of three creditore to file a bankruptcy petition forProtein Sciences, asking the cour to relieve the Connecticut company of its curreny management and replace those executivezs with an independent trustee. In that bankruptcy which calls for a liquidatiobn and auction ofthe company’s Emergent said it’s owed $11.
5t million, considerably more than the other two petitioning creditors who are owed $161,000 and The federal agency awarded Protein Sciences the contract to furthet develop its FluBlok seasonal flu vaccine a product in late-stage testing that had been of interesft to Emergent when it offerecd to buy Protein Science — as well as a new vaccine treatmentf in development for the swine flu.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Savara Pharmaceuticals obtains Series A financing - Baltimore Business Journal:
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million Series A financing round, according to a U.S. Securitiesd and Exchange Commission filing. The Austin-baseds company is developing an inhalation-based drug delivery systenm and will use the fundds to continue development of its NanoCluster technolog in the dry powdertherapeutics Savara, which moved from Kansas last didn’t disclose its investors, but the SEC filing indicates they'vs attracted 13 backers. Savara was founded in 2007 with technologyh developed atthe . In late 2008, it move to the five months after Austin entrepreneufr Rob Neville was namedthe company’s chairman and CEO.
Nevillde previously was founder and CEO ofanother ATI-based company, That startupo was acquired in 2000 by Houston-based for $100 million abou t a year after it was founded. Savara’s pulmonargy — or via the lungs — drug deliveru product, initially developed in is based on nanotechnologyh and dry powders rather than conventional It plans to offer its platform to drug makers seeking alternative delivery methods and to develop itsown drugs. Last Savara garnered an undisclosed amount of financingg from a syndicate of 12angel investors, most based in Neville said. During 2008, Austin-area life sciences companie attracted $18.7 million in venture capital comparedwith $195.
1 milliomn in 2007, according to .
million Series A financing round, according to a U.S. Securitiesd and Exchange Commission filing. The Austin-baseds company is developing an inhalation-based drug delivery systenm and will use the fundds to continue development of its NanoCluster technolog in the dry powdertherapeutics Savara, which moved from Kansas last didn’t disclose its investors, but the SEC filing indicates they'vs attracted 13 backers. Savara was founded in 2007 with technologyh developed atthe . In late 2008, it move to the five months after Austin entrepreneufr Rob Neville was namedthe company’s chairman and CEO.
Nevillde previously was founder and CEO ofanother ATI-based company, That startupo was acquired in 2000 by Houston-based for $100 million abou t a year after it was founded. Savara’s pulmonargy — or via the lungs — drug deliveru product, initially developed in is based on nanotechnologyh and dry powders rather than conventional It plans to offer its platform to drug makers seeking alternative delivery methods and to develop itsown drugs. Last Savara garnered an undisclosed amount of financingg from a syndicate of 12angel investors, most based in Neville said. During 2008, Austin-area life sciences companie attracted $18.7 million in venture capital comparedwith $195.
1 milliomn in 2007, according to .
Saturday, December 15, 2012
OPEC Keeps Output Quota Stable as Prices Stay Sufficiently High - Moneynews
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The Nation | OPEC Keeps Output Quota Stable as Prices Stay Sufficiently High Moneynews OPEC kept its production target unchanged for a second time this year as the group's members judged prices are sufficiently high amid forecasts that supply will outpace demand for their crude in 2013. “Everything will stay as it is,†Saudi Arabian Oil ... Oil Drops From One-Week High Amid Disagreement on U.S. Budget |
Thursday, December 13, 2012
California court rules for BofA - Business First of Louisville:
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The class-action case centered on BofA’ collecting check overdraft and other fees by takingb moneyfrom direct-deposit accountss set up to receive Social Security In 2004, a jury found BofA’s actions violatex California banking laws that prohibif banks from taking Social Security benefite to recover customer debts. But in 2006, the 1st Districtg Court of Appeal in San Franciscoo ruledBofA (NYSE:BAC) didn’rt breach state banking laws. The appeals court said the lawsuiyt misapplied a 1974 California Supremd Court decision that prohibits banks from usinf public funds deposited into an accounr to pay thebank customer’s separate credit-card account.
Monday’sx unanimous ruling upheld that decision. Charlotte-based BofA told the news agency it was pleased withthe ruling, which it said rejecte “a challenge to account-balancing practices followed by every bank in California and across the nation.”
The class-action case centered on BofA’ collecting check overdraft and other fees by takingb moneyfrom direct-deposit accountss set up to receive Social Security In 2004, a jury found BofA’s actions violatex California banking laws that prohibif banks from taking Social Security benefite to recover customer debts. But in 2006, the 1st Districtg Court of Appeal in San Franciscoo ruledBofA (NYSE:BAC) didn’rt breach state banking laws. The appeals court said the lawsuiyt misapplied a 1974 California Supremd Court decision that prohibits banks from usinf public funds deposited into an accounr to pay thebank customer’s separate credit-card account.
Monday’sx unanimous ruling upheld that decision. Charlotte-based BofA told the news agency it was pleased withthe ruling, which it said rejecte “a challenge to account-balancing practices followed by every bank in California and across the nation.”
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Ohio drivers in bottom half of states for safety - Dayton Business Journal:
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Ohio ranks 34th in the nation, with an averagre test score of 75.6 percent, according to the 2009 National Drivers Test. The state fell from its previou position of 26th in the nationin 2008, with an averagw score of 78.9. Nationwide, GMAC found 20.1 percent of licensexd Americans, or about 41 million drivers, wouldx not pass a written driving test iftakenm today. Idaho and Wisconsin drivers tied for best inthe nation, with an average test score of 80.6 percent; New York driversw ranked last, with an average score of 70.5 percent.
When comparinvg genders, men are still more likely to pass the test than but the gap is considerably smalle thisyear (81 percenrt of males versus 79 percent of females) than last year (87 percent of malesw versus 80 percent of females), according to the Respondents continued to have difficulty on questions includerd in the test about yellow lights and safe followingv distances, while almost all drivers answered correctly what a solic line meant. • The Northeast had the lowest average testscorew (74.5 percent); and • The South had the highestt failure rate (41 percent).
At the same the study also surveyed drivers about how the economyh has affected their driving Ofthose surveyed, aboutt 30 percent said they planned on driving less withi n the following 12 months, with the primary reasoh being “worry over the economy” (74 percent). Anothef 24 percent said they plan on drivint lessto “reduce expenses due to financial
Ohio ranks 34th in the nation, with an averagre test score of 75.6 percent, according to the 2009 National Drivers Test. The state fell from its previou position of 26th in the nationin 2008, with an averagw score of 78.9. Nationwide, GMAC found 20.1 percent of licensexd Americans, or about 41 million drivers, wouldx not pass a written driving test iftakenm today. Idaho and Wisconsin drivers tied for best inthe nation, with an average test score of 80.6 percent; New York driversw ranked last, with an average score of 70.5 percent.
When comparinvg genders, men are still more likely to pass the test than but the gap is considerably smalle thisyear (81 percenrt of males versus 79 percent of females) than last year (87 percent of malesw versus 80 percent of females), according to the Respondents continued to have difficulty on questions includerd in the test about yellow lights and safe followingv distances, while almost all drivers answered correctly what a solic line meant. • The Northeast had the lowest average testscorew (74.5 percent); and • The South had the highestt failure rate (41 percent).
At the same the study also surveyed drivers about how the economyh has affected their driving Ofthose surveyed, aboutt 30 percent said they planned on driving less withi n the following 12 months, with the primary reasoh being “worry over the economy” (74 percent). Anothef 24 percent said they plan on drivint lessto “reduce expenses due to financial
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Crafting a boom economy - Politico
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Crafting a boom economy Politico Do this and there could be not an economic recovery â€" but a boom, many argue. (Also on POLITICO: Options narrow to avert fiscal cliff). “Both Democrats and Republicans privately agree,†Warren Buffett told us. “They just don't want to be the first to ... |
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Pacman finally caught by the “ghost†- Yahoo! Philippines News (blog)
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Yahoo! Philippines News (blog) | Pacman finally caught by the “ghost†Yahoo! Philippines News (blog) Before last Saturday (Sunday in the Philippines), the last time Manny Pacquiao had lost via a knockout was against Thailand's Medgoen Singsurat when he was going for the WBC Flyweight championship. That was on September 17, 1999, more than twelve ... |
Friday, December 7, 2012
Dublin, Columbus schools get grants for diesel-cutting - Kansas City Business Journal:
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million is headed to Dublin and undetr a second round of state grants aimed at cuttint dieselengine emissions. The on Mondayh announced recipients of the second and final roundf of Diesel EmissionsReduction grants, a $19.78 million program created in 2008. The first roun d sent nearly $7.3 million to 10 including the , operator of the region’s bus In the winners disclosed Monday, Dublim was cleared for $464,658 whilw the Columbus school system receiveda $918,020 grant. Officiald from Dublin and the schoop district told thestate they’re using the money to replacwe vehicles with lower-emission alternatives.
Dublin plans to replacee eight 1999- or 2000-model short-haul diesel while the school district is using its gran t to replace 15 buses producedin 1990. Projects that receiveed awards are required to put up at least 20 percenyt of the cost in matching The grant program looks specifically at publif and private diesel equipment owners in Ohio counties that fall shorty of airquality standards. The largest grant amongy the 16 went to the and to refit four locomotives with new That Cincinnati-area project was awarded $4.
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million is headed to Dublin and undetr a second round of state grants aimed at cuttint dieselengine emissions. The on Mondayh announced recipients of the second and final roundf of Diesel EmissionsReduction grants, a $19.78 million program created in 2008. The first roun d sent nearly $7.3 million to 10 including the , operator of the region’s bus In the winners disclosed Monday, Dublim was cleared for $464,658 whilw the Columbus school system receiveda $918,020 grant. Officiald from Dublin and the schoop district told thestate they’re using the money to replacwe vehicles with lower-emission alternatives.
Dublin plans to replacee eight 1999- or 2000-model short-haul diesel while the school district is using its gran t to replace 15 buses producedin 1990. Projects that receiveed awards are required to put up at least 20 percenyt of the cost in matching The grant program looks specifically at publif and private diesel equipment owners in Ohio counties that fall shorty of airquality standards. The largest grant amongy the 16 went to the and to refit four locomotives with new That Cincinnati-area project was awarded $4.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
If US intervenes in Syria, would it be on moral grounds or in country's self ... - Alaska Dispatch
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DAWN.com | If US intervenes in Syria, would it be on moral grounds or in country's self ... Alaska Dispatch If President Obama were to deploy military force in Syria â€" right into the heart of the Middle East â€" would it be on moral grounds or in America's self-interest? The rationale for any US intervention in Syria may be important for America ns to know ... Chemical red lines on Syria WMD Hype: Syrian Government will not Use Chemical Weapons against its Own ... Rime » |
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
TONE2 Unveils Rayblaster – Impulse Modeling Synth Explores New Territory - SonicScoop
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SonicScoop | TONE2 Unveils Rayblaster â€" Impulse Modeling Synth Explores New Territory SonicScoop One of our fave synth and plugin developers, Tone2 Audiosoftware, announced the launch of Rayblaster. Available now for $199 in a variety of Mac/PC formats (see below), Rayblaster is based on a new synthesis technique that Tone 2 calls “Impulse ... |
Monday, December 3, 2012
Rosenborg 3 - 2 Rapid Vienna - Sportinglife.com
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Rosenborg 3 - 2 Rapid Vienna Sportinglife.com Rosenborg and Rapid Vienna belied their lowly positions in Europa League Group K with a thrilling game settled by Rade Prica's late winner. Sky Bet. Europa League. Click here to bet. Rade Prica: Double strike. Related Content. Football Transfer Centre ... |
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Houston Business Journal: Houston Commercial Real Estate Listings - View Commercial Real Estate
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Lawsuit against Regions moved back to JeffCo courts - Birmingham Business Journal:
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A federal court determined Thursday the case filed by the Louisiansa Municipal Police Retirement System belongs inlocalp courts, one week aftee Regions pushed for it to be heardd in federal court. Stilol at stake is the previous Jefferson County ruling that froze RegionsFinancial Corp. executives’ compensationh until the lawsuit is In the pension fund lawsuit filedin May, the retirement systekm claimed Regions executives misled investors through “falsification of Regions financial statements” aboutf its acquisition of AmSouth Bancorp. On June 23, Jeffersonj County Circuit Court JudgerHouston L.
Brown froze awards and compensation paid to Region s executives forits $10 billion acquisition of AmSouth Bancorp, but that was overturned when the case was movef to federal court. U.S. District Judged Inge Prytz Johnson remanded the case back to Jeffersohn County Circuit Court but retained a temporary restraining order on thecompensation freeze. In an e-maile d statement, Regions noted the judge “foundc the temporary restraining order questionable at best and expressed concerjn about an order granted against unnamed and unidentified parties.
” The original ordedr would have blocked “tens of millions of worth of incentive pay awardesd the company’s top 25 for 2006-2008, according to court documents. The Louisiana Municipal Policw Employees Retirement System has morethan $1.6 billiohn in assets. Its lawsuit makes specific allegationsregarding Regions’ actions during its acquisitioj of AmSouth including: • A Securitiees and Exchange Commission merger filing falsely reported the valuse of the combined entity’s assets, loanxs and shareholder equity. • Regions falsely reported its goodwill balancwe in March 2007 SEC filing for end ofyear $11.6 billion goodwill balance.
• In April Regions’ assets and shareholders’ equity was falselhy stated. • Regions said its thirc quarter 2008 goodwill was unimpairede then in January 2009reportexd $5.6 billion loss “driven largelyy by $6 billion, non-cash charge for impairment of goodwill.”
A federal court determined Thursday the case filed by the Louisiansa Municipal Police Retirement System belongs inlocalp courts, one week aftee Regions pushed for it to be heardd in federal court. Stilol at stake is the previous Jefferson County ruling that froze RegionsFinancial Corp. executives’ compensationh until the lawsuit is In the pension fund lawsuit filedin May, the retirement systekm claimed Regions executives misled investors through “falsification of Regions financial statements” aboutf its acquisition of AmSouth Bancorp. On June 23, Jeffersonj County Circuit Court JudgerHouston L.
Brown froze awards and compensation paid to Region s executives forits $10 billion acquisition of AmSouth Bancorp, but that was overturned when the case was movef to federal court. U.S. District Judged Inge Prytz Johnson remanded the case back to Jeffersohn County Circuit Court but retained a temporary restraining order on thecompensation freeze. In an e-maile d statement, Regions noted the judge “foundc the temporary restraining order questionable at best and expressed concerjn about an order granted against unnamed and unidentified parties.
” The original ordedr would have blocked “tens of millions of worth of incentive pay awardesd the company’s top 25 for 2006-2008, according to court documents. The Louisiana Municipal Policw Employees Retirement System has morethan $1.6 billiohn in assets. Its lawsuit makes specific allegationsregarding Regions’ actions during its acquisitioj of AmSouth including: • A Securitiees and Exchange Commission merger filing falsely reported the valuse of the combined entity’s assets, loanxs and shareholder equity. • Regions falsely reported its goodwill balancwe in March 2007 SEC filing for end ofyear $11.6 billion goodwill balance.
• In April Regions’ assets and shareholders’ equity was falselhy stated. • Regions said its thirc quarter 2008 goodwill was unimpairede then in January 2009reportexd $5.6 billion loss “driven largelyy by $6 billion, non-cash charge for impairment of goodwill.”
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Women in combat? We are already there - Washington Post (blog)
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Women in combat? We are already there Washington Post (blog) Should women be fighting alongside men in Afghanistan? That's hard for me to say, since I think it's long past time the men, too, came home. Four women warriors filed suit against Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta on Tuesday, demanding that the ... |
Monday, November 26, 2012
Bauer Financial issues Q1 credit union ratings - South Florida Business Journal:
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The company uses federal regulatoryg data to rate credit unions based oncapital profit/loss trend, delinquent loans and othet factors. Bauer's rating ranks from a high of 5 staras to a low of0 stars. Of the 10 largesy South Florida credit unionsby assets, six maintainex a five-star (superior) rating: IBM Southeast Employees Credi Union and Brightstar Credit Union held on to their four stars (excellent) in the firsf quarter. They had been downgraded from five star in thethird quarter. Priorithy One Credit Union in Sunrise fell from to threed stars from four starw in the first quartertwith 69.9 million in assets, 1.6 percent of whicn were nonperforming.
, South Florida’s second-largesr credit union with $738 million in held on to its threed stars in thefirst quarter. It was downgraded to threew stars (adequate) from four stars in the fourth quarter. The Pembroke Pines-basef credit union counted 1.74 percent of its assete as nonperforming. First Choice in West Palm Beach also hadthree stars. , the largest in South Floridsawith $1.62 billion in remained the only credit union in the state ratecd zero stars by Bauer. The Miramar-based credit union counted 8.6 perceny of its assets as nonperforming. It was place d into conservatorship by Florida regulators on April 24 aftedr heavy losses and the oustexits management.
Space Coast Credit Unionj has shown an in acquiringbEastern Financial.
The company uses federal regulatoryg data to rate credit unions based oncapital profit/loss trend, delinquent loans and othet factors. Bauer's rating ranks from a high of 5 staras to a low of0 stars. Of the 10 largesy South Florida credit unionsby assets, six maintainex a five-star (superior) rating: IBM Southeast Employees Credi Union and Brightstar Credit Union held on to their four stars (excellent) in the firsf quarter. They had been downgraded from five star in thethird quarter. Priorithy One Credit Union in Sunrise fell from to threed stars from four starw in the first quartertwith 69.9 million in assets, 1.6 percent of whicn were nonperforming.
, South Florida’s second-largesr credit union with $738 million in held on to its threed stars in thefirst quarter. It was downgraded to threew stars (adequate) from four stars in the fourth quarter. The Pembroke Pines-basef credit union counted 1.74 percent of its assete as nonperforming. First Choice in West Palm Beach also hadthree stars. , the largest in South Floridsawith $1.62 billion in remained the only credit union in the state ratecd zero stars by Bauer. The Miramar-based credit union counted 8.6 perceny of its assets as nonperforming. It was place d into conservatorship by Florida regulators on April 24 aftedr heavy losses and the oustexits management.
Space Coast Credit Unionj has shown an in acquiringbEastern Financial.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Criminal charges in Garrett Reid death investigation rest on seldom-used law - The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
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The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com | Criminal charges in Garrett Reid death investigation rest on seldom-used law The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com Three months into the investigation into Garrett Reid's death, Northampton County's district attorney acknowledged it will be an uphill battle to convict the person who provided him with his fatal d ose of heroin. The son of Philadelphia Eagles head ... |
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Al-Baik 4th local popular brand in Mideast - Zawya (registration)
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Al-Baik 4th local popular brand in Mideast Zawya (registration) Jeddah's popular fast food chain Al-Baik came as fourth local popular brand in the Middle East version of the 2012 Global Brand Simplicity Index survey. US-based global strategic branding agency Siegel+Gale conducted the survey. In an overall listing ... |
Monday, November 19, 2012
ING wins more time to sell assets, repay aid - Reuters
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The Guardian | ING wins more time to sell assets, repay aid Reuters AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Dutch banking and insurance group ING has won more time from regulators to shed assets and repay government aid, avoiding a fire sale but keeping it under state supervision for longer and delaying dividend payments ... ING Wins More Time From EU to S ell Its Insurance Business |
Sunday, November 18, 2012
GM files bankruptcy - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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billion and assets of $82.2 billion. The bankruptcy, filed in New lists unsecured claims bythe ($20. billion) and the International Union of Electronic, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers/Communication Workers ($2.7 billion). Other unsecured debt listed in the filingincludeas $22.8 billion serviced by and $4.5 billiohn by . Boca Raton-basef has a claim for $4.75 million, accordinv to the petition, filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southernm District ofNew York. Auto retailers that survivw the bankruptcies of GM and which filedin April, hope it helps to pave the way to recoverty in the industry.
“Today’s action will allowe GM to move forwarsd and be competitive inthe marketplace,” spokesma n Marc Cannon said Monday in an e-mailer statement. “The goal of making GM profitable ata new-unit selling rate will position them for when the industry begina to recover later in 2010.” Fort Lauderdale-based the nation's largest auto retailer, has six GM franchisexs and seven Chrysler franchisee on the automakers’ closure lists. Although viewerd as inevitable and necessaryby many, Chairman John McEleney said in a news releas that the filing marks “a historically sad day for Americanm business.
” Chrysler is expected to emergwe from its Chapter 11 process soon afte r shuttering 789 dealerships. GM also announcedf plans to close 1,100 dealerships. GM announcedr April 27 that it anticipates reducinyits U.S. dealer count from 6,246 to 3,6045 by the end of 2010. Dealership closings already have According toAssociated Press, GM will rely on more government $30 billion of additional financiall assistance from the and $9.5 billion from Canada, on top of abouft $20 billion it already received in low-interesgt loans.
GM’s lead bankruptcy law firm is WeilGotshaw Manges, with attorney Stephen Karotkin signing the In a news release, the automaker said it wouldc focus on the following priorities when emerginy from bankruptcy: Focus on four core brands in the U.S. Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC - with fewe nameplates and a more competitive level of marketingb supportper brand. Close a competitivd gap in active labord costs compared with foreign auto Increase the percentageof U.S. salesd manufactured domestically. Feature lower costs at a U.S.
total industr volume of approximately 10million vehicles, which would be substantiallyy below the 15 million to 17 milliob annual vehicle sales rates recordedx between 1995 and 2007. Achievwe lower structural costs, in part, by further reducin 2009 salaried employment in North America toapproximatelyt 27,200, from a year-end total of and continue to improve its balanc sheet by reducing retiree benefits for salaried retirees and non-UAe hourly retirees. Increase its investment in fuel economy and advancedpropulsioh technologies. Click to read the petition.
billion and assets of $82.2 billion. The bankruptcy, filed in New lists unsecured claims bythe ($20. billion) and the International Union of Electronic, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers/Communication Workers ($2.7 billion). Other unsecured debt listed in the filingincludeas $22.8 billion serviced by and $4.5 billiohn by . Boca Raton-basef has a claim for $4.75 million, accordinv to the petition, filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southernm District ofNew York. Auto retailers that survivw the bankruptcies of GM and which filedin April, hope it helps to pave the way to recoverty in the industry.
“Today’s action will allowe GM to move forwarsd and be competitive inthe marketplace,” spokesma n Marc Cannon said Monday in an e-mailer statement. “The goal of making GM profitable ata new-unit selling rate will position them for when the industry begina to recover later in 2010.” Fort Lauderdale-based the nation's largest auto retailer, has six GM franchisexs and seven Chrysler franchisee on the automakers’ closure lists. Although viewerd as inevitable and necessaryby many, Chairman John McEleney said in a news releas that the filing marks “a historically sad day for Americanm business.
” Chrysler is expected to emergwe from its Chapter 11 process soon afte r shuttering 789 dealerships. GM also announcedf plans to close 1,100 dealerships. GM announcedr April 27 that it anticipates reducinyits U.S. dealer count from 6,246 to 3,6045 by the end of 2010. Dealership closings already have According toAssociated Press, GM will rely on more government $30 billion of additional financiall assistance from the and $9.5 billion from Canada, on top of abouft $20 billion it already received in low-interesgt loans.
GM’s lead bankruptcy law firm is WeilGotshaw Manges, with attorney Stephen Karotkin signing the In a news release, the automaker said it wouldc focus on the following priorities when emerginy from bankruptcy: Focus on four core brands in the U.S. Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC - with fewe nameplates and a more competitive level of marketingb supportper brand. Close a competitivd gap in active labord costs compared with foreign auto Increase the percentageof U.S. salesd manufactured domestically. Feature lower costs at a U.S.
total industr volume of approximately 10million vehicles, which would be substantiallyy below the 15 million to 17 milliob annual vehicle sales rates recordedx between 1995 and 2007. Achievwe lower structural costs, in part, by further reducin 2009 salaried employment in North America toapproximatelyt 27,200, from a year-end total of and continue to improve its balanc sheet by reducing retiree benefits for salaried retirees and non-UAe hourly retirees. Increase its investment in fuel economy and advancedpropulsioh technologies. Click to read the petition.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
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Web domain registries will grow from 21 now the most common onesbeing .com, .org and .biz — to hordes of dot-whateverxs starting in 2009. The optiomn to customize domains is expected to leadto brand-tailored Internert registries such as .coca-cola or .ibm, or genre registriew with potentially massive cachet, such as .sports, .car and the like. Even companiess with no interest in havingb their own domains shouldtake note, becauss the potentially endless permutations of Web addressesw will complicate life for businesses alreadyg guarding against knock-off Web sites and onlins appropriation of their trademarks, said Erin a trademark and brand management attorney with Denver-baserd law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
“It’sd going to affect their budget to police their Hogan said. “The costs are goinfg to increase exponentially.” Custom domain owners will be able to creatw their ownbrand “islands” on the Internet, with the powerr to issue brand-associated e-mail addresses and possiblg keep competing brands from having a presence in theirr domains. Much of the new namin process remains indraft form, and the effects of the rollouty could take several months to understand, said Tim vice president of corporate development and policy at Scottsdale-basef , the largest domain-registration company in the world.
“Go Daddy’ds main focus is providing our customersz with what theyfind valuable,” he “At this time, the publicf has a lot of questions and concernz for (the Internet Corp. for Assigne Names and Numbers) abouty the process and whetherd the free market will really be the decidinf factor in the introduction of thenew (domain and their success or failure.” , the Santw Clara, Calif.-based organization that manages international Web domains and settles disputes over them, still is writing final rulesx on how to manage the change. The group was acceptiny recommendationsthrough Dec.
8 and is scheduled to issue finalo rules in early 2009 beforde starting to take applications for new domains in ICANNcharges $185,000 to apply for new top-levelk domains, which may be only partly refundable, Hogah said. That expense alone could keep domaih “squatters” from seizing populafr words and brands. Businesses defensively register Web addressesa thatincorporate sound-alike terms or misspellingzs of their own company name and products, buyin g variations of them in the most popular domain .com, .net and .biz.
Go Daddy could be a large benefactor of a potentiakl change if thousands or millions of new domainsare established, but the companu is waiting to see what comes from futured drafts, Ruiz said. The new domainm system could create opportunities for phishing scammers who set up phonty Web sites to steal identities from customersbelievingg they’re on a company’s legitimat e site. Monitoring the Internet alreadyis time-consuming, especially for businessezs whose products or services have becomd synonymous with an industry niche. Theresa manager of legal services atFort Collins, Colo.-base Water Pik Inc.
, spends time every week seeking out online sales of competing dentap water jets that play off the well-know Waterpik brand. The 150-employese company owns www.waterpick.com and othere Web addresses using common misspellings of its It pays an outside firm to tracjk Website registrations. She can only imagine how much hardetr the job will become with potentially endless varieties ofdomai names. “It’s already difficult enough to do it with what theresis now,” Rickets said. ICANN establisherd rules to stopthe practice, common in the early days of the of speculators registering and then ransomingy domain names of well-known brands.
Draft rules for custon domain registries include protections meanty to prevent similar exploitation ofestablished trademarks. But companies not monitorinb applications for new domains in comint months could find themselves in an expensivde gameof catch-up, Hogan said. They also coulc miss opportunities to further their brand onlind innew ways. “Companies can’t sit back and wait and Hogan said. “Being a dot-com now is incrediblyy valuable, but relying on that continuing isreally shortsighted.” Greg Avery is a staffr writer with the Denver Businesd Journal, a sister publication.
Phoenix Businessz Journal reporterPatrick O’Grady contributed to this
Web domain registries will grow from 21 now the most common onesbeing .com, .org and .biz — to hordes of dot-whateverxs starting in 2009. The optiomn to customize domains is expected to leadto brand-tailored Internert registries such as .coca-cola or .ibm, or genre registriew with potentially massive cachet, such as .sports, .car and the like. Even companiess with no interest in havingb their own domains shouldtake note, becauss the potentially endless permutations of Web addressesw will complicate life for businesses alreadyg guarding against knock-off Web sites and onlins appropriation of their trademarks, said Erin a trademark and brand management attorney with Denver-baserd law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
“It’sd going to affect their budget to police their Hogan said. “The costs are goinfg to increase exponentially.” Custom domain owners will be able to creatw their ownbrand “islands” on the Internet, with the powerr to issue brand-associated e-mail addresses and possiblg keep competing brands from having a presence in theirr domains. Much of the new namin process remains indraft form, and the effects of the rollouty could take several months to understand, said Tim vice president of corporate development and policy at Scottsdale-basef , the largest domain-registration company in the world.
“Go Daddy’ds main focus is providing our customersz with what theyfind valuable,” he “At this time, the publicf has a lot of questions and concernz for (the Internet Corp. for Assigne Names and Numbers) abouty the process and whetherd the free market will really be the decidinf factor in the introduction of thenew (domain and their success or failure.” , the Santw Clara, Calif.-based organization that manages international Web domains and settles disputes over them, still is writing final rulesx on how to manage the change. The group was acceptiny recommendationsthrough Dec.
8 and is scheduled to issue finalo rules in early 2009 beforde starting to take applications for new domains in ICANNcharges $185,000 to apply for new top-levelk domains, which may be only partly refundable, Hogah said. That expense alone could keep domaih “squatters” from seizing populafr words and brands. Businesses defensively register Web addressesa thatincorporate sound-alike terms or misspellingzs of their own company name and products, buyin g variations of them in the most popular domain .com, .net and .biz.
Go Daddy could be a large benefactor of a potentiakl change if thousands or millions of new domainsare established, but the companu is waiting to see what comes from futured drafts, Ruiz said. The new domainm system could create opportunities for phishing scammers who set up phonty Web sites to steal identities from customersbelievingg they’re on a company’s legitimat e site. Monitoring the Internet alreadyis time-consuming, especially for businessezs whose products or services have becomd synonymous with an industry niche. Theresa manager of legal services atFort Collins, Colo.-base Water Pik Inc.
, spends time every week seeking out online sales of competing dentap water jets that play off the well-know Waterpik brand. The 150-employese company owns www.waterpick.com and othere Web addresses using common misspellings of its It pays an outside firm to tracjk Website registrations. She can only imagine how much hardetr the job will become with potentially endless varieties ofdomai names. “It’s already difficult enough to do it with what theresis now,” Rickets said. ICANN establisherd rules to stopthe practice, common in the early days of the of speculators registering and then ransomingy domain names of well-known brands.
Draft rules for custon domain registries include protections meanty to prevent similar exploitation ofestablished trademarks. But companies not monitorinb applications for new domains in comint months could find themselves in an expensivde gameof catch-up, Hogan said. They also coulc miss opportunities to further their brand onlind innew ways. “Companies can’t sit back and wait and Hogan said. “Being a dot-com now is incrediblyy valuable, but relying on that continuing isreally shortsighted.” Greg Avery is a staffr writer with the Denver Businesd Journal, a sister publication.
Phoenix Businessz Journal reporterPatrick O’Grady contributed to this
Sunday, November 11, 2012
St. Louis men admit to mortgage fraud scheme - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Russell Todd McBride, of Creve Coeur, and Robert of O’Fallon, were charge in a 34-count indictment, Acting U.S. Attorney Michaekl Reap said Tuesday. McBride was an operatod of , which had offices locaterd in Sikeston, Cape Girardeau, St. Louie County and elsewhere. Wrolstad workecd with McBride and for Centuruy Mortgage and helped close real estate transactiond and work withtitle companies. The which occurred from at least July 2005 and continuerd throughNovember 2006, involved investoras recruited by McBride and Wrolsta purchasing real estate primariluy located in Sikeston.
The ownerds of the real estate wouldf sell the properties at or near fair markety value to investors recruited by and known to McBridd and Wrolstad but the investors paid pricess significantly greater than the actual selling pric e received by the sellers for the according tothe indictment. The investors would purchase the property at a fraudulent and overvalued price by obtaininyg loans to purchasethe property. McBride and Wrolstad obtainede appraisals, which significantly overvaluedthe properties, whichh enabled them to receive inflated loan proceedsz despite having no interest in the conveyed real the indictment alleges.
In one case a purchaserd paid $66,000 for a property that the sellert soldfor $7,500, and in another, the purchaserr paid $54,000 for property that the seller sold for according to the McBride and Wrolstad pleaded guilty to one countg of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, 12 countxs of wire fraud and 12 counts of mail In addition, McBride pleaded guilty to six countxs of money laundering, and Wrolstad pled guilty to three counts of moneyu laundering. Each count of wire fraud and mail fraufd carries a maximum sentence of 20 yearsx imprisonment anda $250,000 each count of money laundering carries a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonmenft and a $250,000 fine.
The conspirac count carries a maximum punishment of 20 years imprisonmenf anda $250,000 fine. Sentencing is schedulecd for Aug. 17 for Wrolstad and Aug.18 for McBride.
Russell Todd McBride, of Creve Coeur, and Robert of O’Fallon, were charge in a 34-count indictment, Acting U.S. Attorney Michaekl Reap said Tuesday. McBride was an operatod of , which had offices locaterd in Sikeston, Cape Girardeau, St. Louie County and elsewhere. Wrolstad workecd with McBride and for Centuruy Mortgage and helped close real estate transactiond and work withtitle companies. The which occurred from at least July 2005 and continuerd throughNovember 2006, involved investoras recruited by McBride and Wrolsta purchasing real estate primariluy located in Sikeston.
The ownerds of the real estate wouldf sell the properties at or near fair markety value to investors recruited by and known to McBridd and Wrolstad but the investors paid pricess significantly greater than the actual selling pric e received by the sellers for the according tothe indictment. The investors would purchase the property at a fraudulent and overvalued price by obtaininyg loans to purchasethe property. McBride and Wrolstad obtainede appraisals, which significantly overvaluedthe properties, whichh enabled them to receive inflated loan proceedsz despite having no interest in the conveyed real the indictment alleges.
In one case a purchaserd paid $66,000 for a property that the sellert soldfor $7,500, and in another, the purchaserr paid $54,000 for property that the seller sold for according to the McBride and Wrolstad pleaded guilty to one countg of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, 12 countxs of wire fraud and 12 counts of mail In addition, McBride pleaded guilty to six countxs of money laundering, and Wrolstad pled guilty to three counts of moneyu laundering. Each count of wire fraud and mail fraufd carries a maximum sentence of 20 yearsx imprisonment anda $250,000 each count of money laundering carries a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonmenft and a $250,000 fine.
The conspirac count carries a maximum punishment of 20 years imprisonmenf anda $250,000 fine. Sentencing is schedulecd for Aug. 17 for Wrolstad and Aug.18 for McBride.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Oscar-Buzz Cheat Sheet: Lincoln Wins in a Landslide?! - E! Online
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E! Online | Oscar-Buzz Cheat Sheet: Lincoln Wins in a Landslide?! E! Online Mitt Romney, per a CBS News report, was "shell-shocked" by his election night loss to Barack Obama. Don't let this happen to you. Here's what to expect Oscar-wise from Steven Spielberg's own presidential offering, Lincoln: Lincoln star pulls a Clint ... |
Thursday, November 8, 2012
MedImmune gets second H1N1 flu contract - Baltimore Business Journal:
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MedImmune won the additional $61 million contractt from the U.S. Department of Healtu and Human Services, six weeks after it accepted a $90 million contract from the agency to manufacturre ingredients for a potential vaccine for the H1N1 which had been widely dubbed as theswine flu. now the Gaithersburg subsidiary ofthe London-base , is using the funding to producw and test the flu-fighting technology it uses in its seasonalp FluMist product for the H1N1 virus, whichj has reached the highest warning leveld on the pandemic scale.
The follow-up awardxs were given to four of five pharmaceuticals that the federall government has been contracting with to produce potential vaccinrmaterials — Sanofi Pasteur SA, , , and In all, the agency has spent nearly $1.9 billion to date on thesw contracts., MedImmune’s combined $150 million in awardsz have been the smallest so far of thosre companies. MedImmune sets itself apart from many other companies withits live-attenuate d flu vaccine technique, which uses a live, but weakened, straib of the virus to induces an immune response from the The biotech company has said that process can protect againsy various circulating flu strains at once, even if they’re not perfectlu matching the original strain it was aiming to “We’re putting significant internal resources toward this project to deliver on this commitmenrt and move the process forward as fast as we said Karen Lancaster, a spokeswoman at MedImmune.
She said the companyh has identified a swineflu strain, enterefd the manufacturing stage and could produce an estimated 35 millionh to 40 million finished doses, similar to its FluMis t seasonal counts. Health and Human Services who plan to reserve these vaccines for its nationalp stockpile for use on priority populationsz inan emergency, said that clinical triales of the potential vaccined are expected to begin next month with some preliminaryy rounds of clinical data appearing as earlyu as September. The agency said it can’t determine how many dosesa will be produced in alluntil it’zs determined what, and how many, vaccines materials work the best.
Local governments also received federal funde to help prepare against swineflu outbreaks. The District’s publicx health officials received nearly while hospitals in the city receivedcnearly $300,000. In Maryland, public health officials receiver $4.8 million, while hospitals received morethan $1.6 And in Virginia, public health officials received $6.5 million, whilwe hospitals received more than $2.2 million.
MedImmune won the additional $61 million contractt from the U.S. Department of Healtu and Human Services, six weeks after it accepted a $90 million contract from the agency to manufacturre ingredients for a potential vaccine for the H1N1 which had been widely dubbed as theswine flu. now the Gaithersburg subsidiary ofthe London-base , is using the funding to producw and test the flu-fighting technology it uses in its seasonalp FluMist product for the H1N1 virus, whichj has reached the highest warning leveld on the pandemic scale.
The follow-up awardxs were given to four of five pharmaceuticals that the federall government has been contracting with to produce potential vaccinrmaterials — Sanofi Pasteur SA, , , and In all, the agency has spent nearly $1.9 billion to date on thesw contracts., MedImmune’s combined $150 million in awardsz have been the smallest so far of thosre companies. MedImmune sets itself apart from many other companies withits live-attenuate d flu vaccine technique, which uses a live, but weakened, straib of the virus to induces an immune response from the The biotech company has said that process can protect againsy various circulating flu strains at once, even if they’re not perfectlu matching the original strain it was aiming to “We’re putting significant internal resources toward this project to deliver on this commitmenrt and move the process forward as fast as we said Karen Lancaster, a spokeswoman at MedImmune.
She said the companyh has identified a swineflu strain, enterefd the manufacturing stage and could produce an estimated 35 millionh to 40 million finished doses, similar to its FluMis t seasonal counts. Health and Human Services who plan to reserve these vaccines for its nationalp stockpile for use on priority populationsz inan emergency, said that clinical triales of the potential vaccined are expected to begin next month with some preliminaryy rounds of clinical data appearing as earlyu as September. The agency said it can’t determine how many dosesa will be produced in alluntil it’zs determined what, and how many, vaccines materials work the best.
Local governments also received federal funde to help prepare against swineflu outbreaks. The District’s publicx health officials received nearly while hospitals in the city receivedcnearly $300,000. In Maryland, public health officials receiver $4.8 million, while hospitals received morethan $1.6 And in Virginia, public health officials received $6.5 million, whilwe hospitals received more than $2.2 million.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Government-insured mortgages skyrocket - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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FHA and VA loan applicationds roseto 35.9 percent in up from 25.7 percent a month earlier and 27 percenf a year earlier. Since the MBA survey's inception in Januaruy 1990, the lowest recorded share was 5.8 percent in August 2005. The government-insured share of applications to purchaser homes last monthwas 38.6 up from 27.8 percenty one year ago. Thoswe applications have averaged 36.6 percent to date, compared to an average of 21.8 percent durint the same periodlast year. The low point was in Augustt 2005 when itwas 6.
8 percent, the MBA "A primary reason government-insured loans have retained a high share of the purchaswe market is that thesee loans typically require lower down payments than conventionakl loans," Orawin Velz, MBA's associate VP of economicd forecasting, said in a news release. "Inh addition, lending standards tend to be tightedr forconventional loans, especially for loans that requirse private mortgage insurance.
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FHA and VA loan applicationds roseto 35.9 percent in up from 25.7 percent a month earlier and 27 percenf a year earlier. Since the MBA survey's inception in Januaruy 1990, the lowest recorded share was 5.8 percent in August 2005. The government-insured share of applications to purchaser homes last monthwas 38.6 up from 27.8 percenty one year ago. Thoswe applications have averaged 36.6 percent to date, compared to an average of 21.8 percent durint the same periodlast year. The low point was in Augustt 2005 when itwas 6.
8 percent, the MBA "A primary reason government-insured loans have retained a high share of the purchaswe market is that thesee loans typically require lower down payments than conventionakl loans," Orawin Velz, MBA's associate VP of economicd forecasting, said in a news release. "Inh addition, lending standards tend to be tightedr forconventional loans, especially for loans that requirse private mortgage insurance.
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
Bradenton Marauders selling old seats during McKechnie renovation - Bradenton Herald
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Bradenton Herald | Bradenton Marauders selling old seats during McKechnie renovation Bradenton Herald 2012-10-28T04:00:53Z. By VIN MANNIX Bradenton_Herald. Tweet · 0 Comments E-mail Print. Advertisement. Marauders' broadcaster Nate March shows off McKechnie Field seats that fans can buy and take home for $25. VIN MANNIX/Bradenton Herald ... |
Saturday, November 3, 2012
California settles with Kmart, sues Target - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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The state’s attorney general, Jerry Brown, joined 20 districgt attorneys and the Los Angeles City filed a suitagainst Minneapolis-based Target (NYSE: saying it sent hazardous wastwe to various landfills in violation of state law. The suit is meanr to stop the practices. In news reports, Target said it has been cooperatin withthe AG’s office for three years on this matter and that it is committedx to complying with all environmentalk laws.
According to court papers, Target has 180 including storesand warehouses, in Among the alleged incidents named in the suit was a Marcnh 2009 instance of a San Bernardino County Targeg store sending a photo-processing unit with toxic liquidd and other hazardous materials to a locakl landfill not authorized to receive such Separately, Brown and the Riverside, Ventura and San Joaquin County districg attorneys settled a similar dumping suit with for $8.656 million. Kmart, owned by (NASDAQ: SHLD), agreed to a settlemenrt that includescivil penalties, lega costs and some money to boosft protection of the environment in the state.
The state’s attorney general, Jerry Brown, joined 20 districgt attorneys and the Los Angeles City filed a suitagainst Minneapolis-based Target (NYSE: saying it sent hazardous wastwe to various landfills in violation of state law. The suit is meanr to stop the practices. In news reports, Target said it has been cooperatin withthe AG’s office for three years on this matter and that it is committedx to complying with all environmentalk laws.
According to court papers, Target has 180 including storesand warehouses, in Among the alleged incidents named in the suit was a Marcnh 2009 instance of a San Bernardino County Targeg store sending a photo-processing unit with toxic liquidd and other hazardous materials to a locakl landfill not authorized to receive such Separately, Brown and the Riverside, Ventura and San Joaquin County districg attorneys settled a similar dumping suit with for $8.656 million. Kmart, owned by (NASDAQ: SHLD), agreed to a settlemenrt that includescivil penalties, lega costs and some money to boosft protection of the environment in the state.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
ECIDA backs 3 projects - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The ’s directors approved an incentive package that will enable the store to open at 517Niagarza Street. The directors, approved the incentives for and the 1093 Group for thepropose store. The project carries a $1.27 million development price tag. Construction on the 8,000-square-foot store is expected to starg this month and the Family Dollar outlet is due to open by late The store will employ 15 people on a fulland part-time basis.
The store is being constructed on the site of a long vacant gas Ellicott Development invested morethan $250,00p0 remediating the site, about $150,000 more than originally “This a brownfield redevelopment project,” said Kare Fiala, ECIDA coordinator of Tax Incentivse Products. “It is in a highlyt distressed area that’s in the heargt of city’s lower West Side. It is providing retail service to some of the poorest residents in the City of Fiala said, according to information, therw is a high percentages households, headed by females, that have median income leveles well below the povertyg level.
Some 56 percent of the households in the area immediatelhy surrounding the proposed store do not have accessz or can afforda vehicle.’ “Havingh a general merchandise store there is very importantg to the residents,” Fiala said. • The ECIDA directors also unanimously approvea $5.45 million inducement resolution package that will help 2880 Transiyt Road LLC finance the construction of Katie’s Place, a seniod apartment complex along Transity Road in West Katie’s Place is being developed by The projecgt features 50 senior apartments in a two-storyu building.
• The agency’xs directors amended a previously approved incentive package for that will enablde the company to starta $10.14 millio n expansion and renovation of its Cheektowaga plant. API will be addingb 61,000-square-feet to the Waldebn Avenue plant.
The ’s directors approved an incentive package that will enable the store to open at 517Niagarza Street. The directors, approved the incentives for and the 1093 Group for thepropose store. The project carries a $1.27 million development price tag. Construction on the 8,000-square-foot store is expected to starg this month and the Family Dollar outlet is due to open by late The store will employ 15 people on a fulland part-time basis.
The store is being constructed on the site of a long vacant gas Ellicott Development invested morethan $250,00p0 remediating the site, about $150,000 more than originally “This a brownfield redevelopment project,” said Kare Fiala, ECIDA coordinator of Tax Incentivse Products. “It is in a highlyt distressed area that’s in the heargt of city’s lower West Side. It is providing retail service to some of the poorest residents in the City of Fiala said, according to information, therw is a high percentages households, headed by females, that have median income leveles well below the povertyg level.
Some 56 percent of the households in the area immediatelhy surrounding the proposed store do not have accessz or can afforda vehicle.’ “Havingh a general merchandise store there is very importantg to the residents,” Fiala said. • The ECIDA directors also unanimously approvea $5.45 million inducement resolution package that will help 2880 Transiyt Road LLC finance the construction of Katie’s Place, a seniod apartment complex along Transity Road in West Katie’s Place is being developed by The projecgt features 50 senior apartments in a two-storyu building.
• The agency’xs directors amended a previously approved incentive package for that will enablde the company to starta $10.14 millio n expansion and renovation of its Cheektowaga plant. API will be addingb 61,000-square-feet to the Waldebn Avenue plant.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Report: Wind power could fuel $75M impact in Mo. - Business First of Columbus:
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The report, released by the , says Missourians spen more than $18 billion a year on naturall gasfor heating, fuel for cars and and electricity to power homews and businesses. That comes to $3,000 in energy costs for each personin Missouri, and most of thosed dollars leave the state because 84 percent of Missouri’s electricity is generated using coal, almost all of which is shippede in from Wyoming, according to the Wind power — 25 moderate-scalwe wind farms would provide thousands of construction jobs, 550 permanent construction jobs, $15 million in properthy tax revenue and $75 million in ongoiny positive local economic impact in Missouri.
Biofuels Cellulosic ethanol, which is made from crop waste andnonfood plants, could create thousandes of jobs, hundreds of millions of dollars of economidc activity and $13,000 in annual gross incomwe for the average Missouri corn farmer. Solid biomass Replacing 20 percentof Missouri’s coal usage with locallty grown biomass would create an estimated 11,000 jobs. Biogass — Biogas production from cattle waste would be profitable at more than200 large-scale livestock operations in 60 Missouri counties.
“Within Missouri’s borders are vast resourcese of wind, land and water — all the ingredientzs needed for Missouri to become a national leadedr in newenergy development, creating tens of thousandws of good jobs and substantial new sources of incomee for farmers,” said Martin Cohen, the energg policy analyst who authored the The Natural Resources Defense Council is a nationap nonprofit organization of scientists, lawyers and environmental specialists dedicatex to protecting public health and the environment.
The report, released by the , says Missourians spen more than $18 billion a year on naturall gasfor heating, fuel for cars and and electricity to power homews and businesses. That comes to $3,000 in energy costs for each personin Missouri, and most of thosed dollars leave the state because 84 percent of Missouri’s electricity is generated using coal, almost all of which is shippede in from Wyoming, according to the Wind power — 25 moderate-scalwe wind farms would provide thousands of construction jobs, 550 permanent construction jobs, $15 million in properthy tax revenue and $75 million in ongoiny positive local economic impact in Missouri.
Biofuels Cellulosic ethanol, which is made from crop waste andnonfood plants, could create thousandes of jobs, hundreds of millions of dollars of economidc activity and $13,000 in annual gross incomwe for the average Missouri corn farmer. Solid biomass Replacing 20 percentof Missouri’s coal usage with locallty grown biomass would create an estimated 11,000 jobs. Biogass — Biogas production from cattle waste would be profitable at more than200 large-scale livestock operations in 60 Missouri counties.
“Within Missouri’s borders are vast resourcese of wind, land and water — all the ingredientzs needed for Missouri to become a national leadedr in newenergy development, creating tens of thousandws of good jobs and substantial new sources of incomee for farmers,” said Martin Cohen, the energg policy analyst who authored the The Natural Resources Defense Council is a nationap nonprofit organization of scientists, lawyers and environmental specialists dedicatex to protecting public health and the environment.
Monday, October 29, 2012
New study sheds light on how and when vision evolved - Phys.Org
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New study sheds light on how and when vision evolved Phys.Org The evolutionary origins of vision remain hotly debated, partly due to inconsistent reports of phylogenetic relationships among the earliest opsin-possessing animals. Dr Davide Pisani of Bristol's School of Earth Sciences and colleagues at NUI Maynooth ... |
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Bean counters find their calling at Bakehouse Theatre - Adelaide Now
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Bean counters find their calling at Bakehouse Theatre Adelaide Now AC Arts acting graduates Nic English, Renee Gentle and Tim Overton not only formed Junglebean and star in its latest show, The Call, but are responsible for everything from booking the venue to raising $12,000 from small businesses, friends and family ... |
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Twirly whirly tales with gamelan music - New Straits Times
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New Straits Times | Twirly whirly tales with gamelan music New Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR: When Nurjennah Mat Ali, 12, auditioned for a musical theatre early this year, she did not realise that the theatre would feature the gamelan, a traditional Javanese musical instrument. twirly. Tan Sri Megat Zaharuddin Megat Mohd Nor tries ... |
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
MedImmune gets second H1N1 flu contract - Phoenix Business Journal:
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MedImmune won the additional $61 millionn contract from the U.S. Departmentg of Health and Human Services, six weeks after it accepted a $90 milliom contract from the agency to manufacturre ingredients for a potential vaccine for the H1N1 which had been widely dubbed as theswine flu. MedImmune, now the Gaithersburyg subsidiary ofthe London-based , is using the funding to producr and test the flu-fightinbg technology it uses in its seasonal FluMistr product for the H1N1 virus, whichy has reached the highest warnint levels on the pandemic scale.
The follow-up awards were given to four of five pharmaceuticals that the federakl government has been contracting with to produce potentiak vaccinematerials — Sanofi Pasteur SA, , , and MedImmune. In all, the agenc has spent nearly $1.9 billion to date on these contracts., MedImmune’s combined $150 million in awards have been the smallestg so far ofthosw companies. MedImmune sets itself apart from many other companies withits live-attenuatexd flu vaccine technique, which uses a live, but strain of the virus to induce an immune response from the The biotech company has said that process can protect againsrt various circulating flu strainx at once, even if they’re not perfectlty matching the original strain it was aimingf to treat.
“We’re putting significant internal resources toward this projecy to deliver on this commitment and move the process forward as fast as we saidKaren Lancaster, a spokeswomahn at MedImmune. She said the company has identified a swineflu strain, entered the manufacturing stage and couled produce an estimated 35 million to 40 millionn finished doses, similar to its FluMist seasonal Health and Human Services officials, who plan to reserv these vaccines for its national stockpile for use on prioritty populations in an emergency, said that clinicalp trials of the potential vaccines are expected to begimn next month with some preliminaru rounds of clinical data appearingf as early as September.
The agencu said it can’t determine how many doses will be produceed in alluntil it’s determine what, and how vaccine materials work the best. Local governments also receive federal funds to help prepare againstg swineflu outbreaks. The District’sa public health officials receivednearly $500,000, while hospitals in the city receivedx nearly $300,000. In Maryland, public healtgh officials received $4.8 million, while hospitals received morethan $1.6 And in Virginia, publi c health officials received $6.5 million, while hospitals receive more than $2.
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MedImmune won the additional $61 millionn contract from the U.S. Departmentg of Health and Human Services, six weeks after it accepted a $90 milliom contract from the agency to manufacturre ingredients for a potential vaccine for the H1N1 which had been widely dubbed as theswine flu. MedImmune, now the Gaithersburyg subsidiary ofthe London-based , is using the funding to producr and test the flu-fightinbg technology it uses in its seasonal FluMistr product for the H1N1 virus, whichy has reached the highest warnint levels on the pandemic scale.
The follow-up awards were given to four of five pharmaceuticals that the federakl government has been contracting with to produce potentiak vaccinematerials — Sanofi Pasteur SA, , , and MedImmune. In all, the agenc has spent nearly $1.9 billion to date on these contracts., MedImmune’s combined $150 million in awards have been the smallestg so far ofthosw companies. MedImmune sets itself apart from many other companies withits live-attenuatexd flu vaccine technique, which uses a live, but strain of the virus to induce an immune response from the The biotech company has said that process can protect againsrt various circulating flu strainx at once, even if they’re not perfectlty matching the original strain it was aimingf to treat.
“We’re putting significant internal resources toward this projecy to deliver on this commitment and move the process forward as fast as we saidKaren Lancaster, a spokeswomahn at MedImmune. She said the company has identified a swineflu strain, entered the manufacturing stage and couled produce an estimated 35 million to 40 millionn finished doses, similar to its FluMist seasonal Health and Human Services officials, who plan to reserv these vaccines for its national stockpile for use on prioritty populations in an emergency, said that clinicalp trials of the potential vaccines are expected to begimn next month with some preliminaru rounds of clinical data appearingf as early as September.
The agencu said it can’t determine how many doses will be produceed in alluntil it’s determine what, and how vaccine materials work the best. Local governments also receive federal funds to help prepare againstg swineflu outbreaks. The District’sa public health officials receivednearly $500,000, while hospitals in the city receivedx nearly $300,000. In Maryland, public healtgh officials received $4.8 million, while hospitals received morethan $1.6 And in Virginia, publi c health officials received $6.5 million, while hospitals receive more than $2.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
New USASpending.gov launched to track tech spending - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Vivek Kundra, chief information officer for thefederal government, unveiled the new tool at the in New York on The online dashboard provides chartw and graph to make the data on governmenty technology spending more accessible and usable after it is submittee to the through various federal agency reports. The new site includew information about morethan 7,0009 federal information technology investments, includiny performance data so that projecrt progress can be assessed over time. More detailes data pertaining to at least 800 of thosee investments that the government considers are also available to the public on the new according to the PersonalDemocracy Forum’s Web site.
The chievf information officers at individuapl government agencies will now be responsible for maintaining on a monthlt basis certain data that they provide viaa back-enf interface of the Web Still being tested, the site reportedly may have bugs that need to be By mid-morning attempts to clic through and view the dashboarc from the home page of USASpending.gov returnedr error messages.
Vivek Kundra, chief information officer for thefederal government, unveiled the new tool at the in New York on The online dashboard provides chartw and graph to make the data on governmenty technology spending more accessible and usable after it is submittee to the through various federal agency reports. The new site includew information about morethan 7,0009 federal information technology investments, includiny performance data so that projecrt progress can be assessed over time. More detailes data pertaining to at least 800 of thosee investments that the government considers are also available to the public on the new according to the PersonalDemocracy Forum’s Web site.
The chievf information officers at individuapl government agencies will now be responsible for maintaining on a monthlt basis certain data that they provide viaa back-enf interface of the Web Still being tested, the site reportedly may have bugs that need to be By mid-morning attempts to clic through and view the dashboarc from the home page of USASpending.gov returnedr error messages.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Good managers can alleviate some staff fears - bizjournals:
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Even if your business is in greayt shape andyou don’t expect any negative outcomews from less-than-perfect macro-economic your employees likely are feeling a littlee uneasy. If they are not worriede about theirjob security, they might be worriecd about their spouse’s job, the value of their 401(k), the valuew of their home or othed things. Because the outputs of an organizationb are built from the actions of their health and wellness matter toan organization’s success. If uncertainty and fear are not dealt with they can lead to stress andemotional troubles, a weakened immunr system and other health problems.
And those personalo issues add up to issues for an An organization teeming with people paralyzed by fear is It will feel the pain in the form oflower productivity, absenteeism and low morale. On the other an organization with a resilient and confiden work force will have greaterproductivity (yes, resilient peopls work harder than others durinh change), greater job satisfaction, higher retentiomn and lower absenteeism — amonfg other benefits. Whether fears are basedr on real or perceived good managers can alleviate some oftheir staff’s concerns. Good managers can help peoples stay focused and positive during tough and help them continue to perfor m and add to thebottom line.
When peoplde feel uncertain, they try to re-establish control, support and purpose. People naturally seek ways to feel in becausethey don’t like to feel chang e is happening “to” them. They can find a feelinvg of control in small things that might not be relatesd to thechange — such as carving out a smal l project at home and tackling it start to finish, creating or makin something from scratch or organizing files and drawers. Managerz can encourage people to focus on the immediate and take prider in evensmall accomplishments. People also look to re-establish understanding durinfg timesof change.
We feel like we are thrown into a it takes a few minutes to learn to navigate sloping floorsand floor-to-ceiling By developing a communication plan and engagingg people in discussions about where the organization is managers can help people understand how the new world will work. People seek support in the midst of uncertaintuyand change. Somehow, everythinbg seems a little better when peoples feel they arenot alone.
Thosee gathered around the water cooler are instinctively looking for Managers can channel this need by setting up small meetingds with leaders to chat or having team s focus on manageable tasks that move the organization People also lookto re-establishn their purpose during times of change. They oftehn feel like their old purpose is threatenesd or might become irrelevant when theid surroundings arein flux.
Those who define themselvez as spouses, parents, siblings, community members and job holders do a much bettedr job at maintaining their sense of purpose during uncertaintyu than those who view themselvesas “aw doctor” or “an accountant” or “a factory worker.” Managerds can help people remember that the changse is not about them it is not a reflection of any one personn or their value. Managers can stres s that they have a value that is much broadef than justtheir work, and they can encouragre people to focus on what they are good at. Fear might be prevalent during tougheconomic times, but it does not have to be an albatrosx for an organization.
Organizations can continue to thrive, and even use this time to buildf a foundation for a stronger organizatio inthe future. Just realize what peoplee are experiencing and whatthey need, and then meet peoples where they are. Kate Nelson is a partner in Changre Guides LLC anda co-author of “Thew Change Management Pocket Guide” and “The Eight Constants of Change.” Reac h her at kate.nelson@changeguidesllc.com.
Even if your business is in greayt shape andyou don’t expect any negative outcomews from less-than-perfect macro-economic your employees likely are feeling a littlee uneasy. If they are not worriede about theirjob security, they might be worriecd about their spouse’s job, the value of their 401(k), the valuew of their home or othed things. Because the outputs of an organizationb are built from the actions of their health and wellness matter toan organization’s success. If uncertainty and fear are not dealt with they can lead to stress andemotional troubles, a weakened immunr system and other health problems.
And those personalo issues add up to issues for an An organization teeming with people paralyzed by fear is It will feel the pain in the form oflower productivity, absenteeism and low morale. On the other an organization with a resilient and confiden work force will have greaterproductivity (yes, resilient peopls work harder than others durinh change), greater job satisfaction, higher retentiomn and lower absenteeism — amonfg other benefits. Whether fears are basedr on real or perceived good managers can alleviate some oftheir staff’s concerns. Good managers can help peoples stay focused and positive during tough and help them continue to perfor m and add to thebottom line.
When peoplde feel uncertain, they try to re-establish control, support and purpose. People naturally seek ways to feel in becausethey don’t like to feel chang e is happening “to” them. They can find a feelinvg of control in small things that might not be relatesd to thechange — such as carving out a smal l project at home and tackling it start to finish, creating or makin something from scratch or organizing files and drawers. Managerz can encourage people to focus on the immediate and take prider in evensmall accomplishments. People also look to re-establish understanding durinfg timesof change.
We feel like we are thrown into a it takes a few minutes to learn to navigate sloping floorsand floor-to-ceiling By developing a communication plan and engagingg people in discussions about where the organization is managers can help people understand how the new world will work. People seek support in the midst of uncertaintuyand change. Somehow, everythinbg seems a little better when peoples feel they arenot alone.
Thosee gathered around the water cooler are instinctively looking for Managers can channel this need by setting up small meetingds with leaders to chat or having team s focus on manageable tasks that move the organization People also lookto re-establishn their purpose during times of change. They oftehn feel like their old purpose is threatenesd or might become irrelevant when theid surroundings arein flux.
Those who define themselvez as spouses, parents, siblings, community members and job holders do a much bettedr job at maintaining their sense of purpose during uncertaintyu than those who view themselvesas “aw doctor” or “an accountant” or “a factory worker.” Managerds can help people remember that the changse is not about them it is not a reflection of any one personn or their value. Managers can stres s that they have a value that is much broadef than justtheir work, and they can encouragre people to focus on what they are good at. Fear might be prevalent during tougheconomic times, but it does not have to be an albatrosx for an organization.
Organizations can continue to thrive, and even use this time to buildf a foundation for a stronger organizatio inthe future. Just realize what peoplee are experiencing and whatthey need, and then meet peoples where they are. Kate Nelson is a partner in Changre Guides LLC anda co-author of “Thew Change Management Pocket Guide” and “The Eight Constants of Change.” Reac h her at kate.nelson@changeguidesllc.com.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
CC embarrassed with Game 4 clunker vs. Tigers - MLB.com
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Globe and Mail | CC embarrassed with Game 4 clunker vs. Tigers MLB.com DETROIT -- For their last line of defense, the Yankees had ace CC Sabathia on the mound on Thursday, and they thought that just might be enough to avert a sweep in the American League Championship Series. But perhaps the Tigers had developed such ... Unlike the Ya nkees, Tigers' World Series opponent won't be a pushover Tigers learned valuable lessons from '06 Series |
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Chic bar takes place of Chinatown dive - Triangle Business Journal:
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SoHo will open at 80 S. Pauahi Streef in a renovated 5,500 square-foor space that will include a bar and an area for live The PauahiStreet location, betwee n Bethel Street and Fort Streef Mall and near , was occupied by Mall Cafe until That bar had been cited by the Honolulu Liquort Commission in recent months for unsanitaryh conditions and for overserving alcohol. The commission also received a petition from community members opposing the renewal ofMall Cafe’s licensre because of alleged drug dealing and frequent Mall Cafe’s former owner, Saiming Corp., had been trying to transfeer its liquor license to the landlord, Uniob Mill Investment.
SoHo owner Daniel Gray, former generalk manager of the Loft Gallery and Lounge onHotel Street, said he was approached by Unio n Mill Investment to open a new venues in the spot. Gray plans to open part of the lounge — 3,000 square feet — for this month’s First Friday event downtown, and open the remaininf space in August. Gray describes the new venuw as a mixof music, fashion and photography in a trendyg and upscale setting. The SoHo name stems from the New York City neighborhooc and a blendof “south” and “Honolulu”.
SoHo will open at 80 S. Pauahi Streef in a renovated 5,500 square-foor space that will include a bar and an area for live The PauahiStreet location, betwee n Bethel Street and Fort Streef Mall and near , was occupied by Mall Cafe until That bar had been cited by the Honolulu Liquort Commission in recent months for unsanitaryh conditions and for overserving alcohol. The commission also received a petition from community members opposing the renewal ofMall Cafe’s licensre because of alleged drug dealing and frequent Mall Cafe’s former owner, Saiming Corp., had been trying to transfeer its liquor license to the landlord, Uniob Mill Investment.
SoHo owner Daniel Gray, former generalk manager of the Loft Gallery and Lounge onHotel Street, said he was approached by Unio n Mill Investment to open a new venues in the spot. Gray plans to open part of the lounge — 3,000 square feet — for this month’s First Friday event downtown, and open the remaininf space in August. Gray describes the new venuw as a mixof music, fashion and photography in a trendyg and upscale setting. The SoHo name stems from the New York City neighborhooc and a blendof “south” and “Honolulu”.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Kayla Hale Senior Profile - GoDuke.com
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Kayla Hale Senior Profile GoDuke.com DURHAM, N.C. - After a stellar weekend, the women's cross country team has earned the top ranking in the southeast region and is ranked 11th nationally. Recently, GoDuke.com sat down senior harrier Kayla Hale to learn more about the Indialantic, Fla., ... |
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Obama: Public plan would
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If insurance companies do provide good insurance totheit customers, then they should have nothingf to fear from a government-run competitor, he said. “Theuy should be able to he said. If the public plan is able to reduce administrativecosts significantly, private insurers should take note and see if they can do the “There shouldn’t be any objection to that,” Obam said. The public plan should be required tocollecft premiums, not be “simply eating off the taxpayer he added.
Health insurers and many businessw groups contend a public plan would have an unfaid advantage becauseit wouldn’t be subject to all the rulesx imposed on private insurers and likely would pay health providerxs less for their services. This could crowed out many private insurers and lead providers to chargee private insurers more to make up for the lost income from thepublic plan, they When asked whether including a public plan in healtgh care reform was the president said, “We are stil early in this process.
“We have not drawn a line in the other than reform has tocontrol costs, and it has to provide reliecf to people who don’t have health insurancee or are underinsured.” Obama also was asked what he thought about the performance of Federakl Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, given the fact his financial regulatoruy reform plan proposes expanding the Fed’zs authority. “I think he has done a very good job undere verydifficult circumstances,” Obama said.
All regulatorsz fell short of doing what was neederd to prevent thefinancial crisis, but the Fed “probably performer better than most,” he Since the financial crisis Bernanke has “performed very Obama said.
If insurance companies do provide good insurance totheit customers, then they should have nothingf to fear from a government-run competitor, he said. “Theuy should be able to he said. If the public plan is able to reduce administrativecosts significantly, private insurers should take note and see if they can do the “There shouldn’t be any objection to that,” Obam said. The public plan should be required tocollecft premiums, not be “simply eating off the taxpayer he added.
Health insurers and many businessw groups contend a public plan would have an unfaid advantage becauseit wouldn’t be subject to all the rulesx imposed on private insurers and likely would pay health providerxs less for their services. This could crowed out many private insurers and lead providers to chargee private insurers more to make up for the lost income from thepublic plan, they When asked whether including a public plan in healtgh care reform was the president said, “We are stil early in this process.
“We have not drawn a line in the other than reform has tocontrol costs, and it has to provide reliecf to people who don’t have health insurancee or are underinsured.” Obama also was asked what he thought about the performance of Federakl Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, given the fact his financial regulatoruy reform plan proposes expanding the Fed’zs authority. “I think he has done a very good job undere verydifficult circumstances,” Obama said.
All regulatorsz fell short of doing what was neederd to prevent thefinancial crisis, but the Fed “probably performer better than most,” he Since the financial crisis Bernanke has “performed very Obama said.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Minecraft Gets Biomes O' Plenty Mod - Gamespy.com
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
Nova's winning pedigree suited for job ahead - Dailyrecord.com
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
Report: D.C. area posts a strong economic performance - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The report ranked the 100 largestt U.S. metro areas based on employment, unemploymenty rates, wages, gross metropolitan product, housing prices and foreclosure rates in thefirst quarter. D.C. rankerd No. 13, while San Antonio, Texas, placed No. 1 and Detroi came in last at No. 100. “All metropolitan areas are feelingt the effects of this but the distress is notsharesd equally,” said Alan Berube, research director of the metropolitah policy program at the D.C. institute and co-authoer of the report.
“While some areas of the countr y have experienced only ashallow downturn, and may be emergingb from the recession already, people living in metro areas that are now performing weakest economically should preparr themselves for a long recovery period.” At the firsf quarter’s end, only 10 of the 100 metro areasz were starting to show signs of recovery, said the report, and said Texas was the only place that saw growth in employment and output. Output increased in just a handful of metro including D.C.; Seattle; Austin, Texas; and Virginia Beach, Va..
The reporg also pointed out that metro areas with concentrationw of jobs in certain sectors have resulted in fewe dramaticjob losses. The San Antonio, Texas Austin, Texas McAllen, Texas Baton Rouge, La. Okla. Omaha, Neb. El Paso, Texasz Wichita, Kan. Washington, D.C. N.M. Virginia Beach, Va. Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. New Haven, Conn. Rochester, N.Y.
The report ranked the 100 largestt U.S. metro areas based on employment, unemploymenty rates, wages, gross metropolitan product, housing prices and foreclosure rates in thefirst quarter. D.C. rankerd No. 13, while San Antonio, Texas, placed No. 1 and Detroi came in last at No. 100. “All metropolitan areas are feelingt the effects of this but the distress is notsharesd equally,” said Alan Berube, research director of the metropolitah policy program at the D.C. institute and co-authoer of the report.
“While some areas of the countr y have experienced only ashallow downturn, and may be emergingb from the recession already, people living in metro areas that are now performing weakest economically should preparr themselves for a long recovery period.” At the firsf quarter’s end, only 10 of the 100 metro areasz were starting to show signs of recovery, said the report, and said Texas was the only place that saw growth in employment and output. Output increased in just a handful of metro including D.C.; Seattle; Austin, Texas; and Virginia Beach, Va..
The reporg also pointed out that metro areas with concentrationw of jobs in certain sectors have resulted in fewe dramaticjob losses. The San Antonio, Texas Austin, Texas McAllen, Texas Baton Rouge, La. Okla. Omaha, Neb. El Paso, Texasz Wichita, Kan. Washington, D.C. N.M. Virginia Beach, Va. Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. New Haven, Conn. Rochester, N.Y.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Translating a skill into growing firm - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Snyder is the founder of And he’es turning a once-academic pursuit into a thrivingb business. How did you envision teachinb languages asa business? When I was in graduate school, I starte looking at ways to teacyh Spanish to adults in a less academic setting. I wantex to remove the tests and the grades and give peopl e a quality class that isalso fun. I also wantex to take the model to Learning a new language can help build relationships with customers and and it can be done inthe workplace. What are the advantages to learning a language with you rather than a college We work in small groups of four toeighty people, and we focus on conversation.
We conduct our classes almost entirely in the targety language to create an immersion We want to make our classesw as much like the real worlxas possible. Who are some of your clients?? Our corporate clients have includedContinental Tire, Ingersolo Rand, Black & Decker, Pfaff Moldsx and many others. We also offer classe to the public. What is your growtbh potential? In the past year, we have been able to expanxd our programs in other parts of Charlotte through partnerships with organizations like the Levine Jewish Communitu Center andInternational House. I thinlk there is room for growth and a potential franchise How many languages do youspeak ?
I am fluent in Spanish and have been workiny on my Portuguese for a while. I also studie d Yucatec Maya while ingraduate school. QUICjK • Craig Snyder studier Spanish at UNC Chapel Hill and has 10 yeara ofteaching experience. His business has 12 employees and teacheas coursesin Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, French, Italian, Russian, Portuguese and • More details at www.carolinalanguage.com
Snyder is the founder of And he’es turning a once-academic pursuit into a thrivingb business. How did you envision teachinb languages asa business? When I was in graduate school, I starte looking at ways to teacyh Spanish to adults in a less academic setting. I wantex to remove the tests and the grades and give peopl e a quality class that isalso fun. I also wantex to take the model to Learning a new language can help build relationships with customers and and it can be done inthe workplace. What are the advantages to learning a language with you rather than a college We work in small groups of four toeighty people, and we focus on conversation.
We conduct our classes almost entirely in the targety language to create an immersion We want to make our classesw as much like the real worlxas possible. Who are some of your clients?? Our corporate clients have includedContinental Tire, Ingersolo Rand, Black & Decker, Pfaff Moldsx and many others. We also offer classe to the public. What is your growtbh potential? In the past year, we have been able to expanxd our programs in other parts of Charlotte through partnerships with organizations like the Levine Jewish Communitu Center andInternational House. I thinlk there is room for growth and a potential franchise How many languages do youspeak ?
I am fluent in Spanish and have been workiny on my Portuguese for a while. I also studie d Yucatec Maya while ingraduate school. QUICjK • Craig Snyder studier Spanish at UNC Chapel Hill and has 10 yeara ofteaching experience. His business has 12 employees and teacheas coursesin Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, French, Italian, Russian, Portuguese and • More details at www.carolinalanguage.com
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Pierre R Brondeau Executive Profile
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Dr. Brondeau joined Rohm and Haas Company in May 1989 as European marketing manager for the Plastics Additives business unit locatedin Paris. In 1991, he transferredd to Valbonne, France to head the Technical Service andDevelopment Laboratories. Dr. Brondeau was promotex to director of Plastics Additives Researchin 1993, and movede to Shipley Company as director, Research, Salee and Marketing in 1995. He held top leadershiop positions atShipley Company, including vice president, Operations and Technology (1997), and president and chief operating office r (1999). In April 1999, Dr.
Brondeauj was named vice president and business group director of the ElectronicMaterials Division, and president and CEO of Shipley This group was later renamed Rohm and Haas Electroni Materials. He added responsibilities as the European Regional directoerin 2003. In October 2006, Dr. Brondeau was namedx executive vice president and business groulp executive for the newly created SpecialtyhMaterials business. In May 2008, Dr. Brondeau was elected president and chief operating officer of Rohm and Haas Company and a membet ofthe Chairman's Committee. Earlier in his career, Dr. Brondeayu worked at Air Liquidein France. He earned a B.S. degree in Biochemical Engineering at INSA France a M.S.
degree in Biochemical Engineering at the University of France (1981), and a Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering at INSAFrances (1983). Dr. Brondeau serves as a membed of the board of directors ofTyco Rev. 04/14/2009 **All Executive profile data providedx byDow Jones & Co., Inc.
Dr. Brondeau joined Rohm and Haas Company in May 1989 as European marketing manager for the Plastics Additives business unit locatedin Paris. In 1991, he transferredd to Valbonne, France to head the Technical Service andDevelopment Laboratories. Dr. Brondeau was promotex to director of Plastics Additives Researchin 1993, and movede to Shipley Company as director, Research, Salee and Marketing in 1995. He held top leadershiop positions atShipley Company, including vice president, Operations and Technology (1997), and president and chief operating office r (1999). In April 1999, Dr.
Brondeauj was named vice president and business group director of the ElectronicMaterials Division, and president and CEO of Shipley This group was later renamed Rohm and Haas Electroni Materials. He added responsibilities as the European Regional directoerin 2003. In October 2006, Dr. Brondeau was namedx executive vice president and business groulp executive for the newly created SpecialtyhMaterials business. In May 2008, Dr. Brondeau was elected president and chief operating officer of Rohm and Haas Company and a membet ofthe Chairman's Committee. Earlier in his career, Dr. Brondeayu worked at Air Liquidein France. He earned a B.S. degree in Biochemical Engineering at INSA France a M.S.
degree in Biochemical Engineering at the University of France (1981), and a Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering at INSAFrances (1983). Dr. Brondeau serves as a membed of the board of directors ofTyco Rev. 04/14/2009 **All Executive profile data providedx byDow Jones & Co., Inc.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
S&P: Denver existing-home prices outperform other cities - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Also, prices in Denver declined 5.5 percent in March from the same montnh ayear ago, the smallest decrease of any of the 20 citiew in the latest monthly S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices The 20-city average year-to-year decline was 19.1 percent. Denver’sz 0.1 percent price increase in Marchg from the previous month followeda 1.7 percent declined in February, a 2.7 percent drop in a 1.5 percent decline in December 2008 and a 1.1 percentt decrease in November 2008, S&P The only city with a betted records in S&P’s March month-to-montnh comparison was Charlotte, N.C., up 0.3 percent.
March’ss greatest rate of month-to-month price decline was in Minneapolis, down 6.1 percent from S&P said. In the year-to-year comparison, only Dallas, Boston, Cleveland and Charlotte saw price declines of less than10 percent. At the other extreme were Phoenix (down 36 percent year to year), Las Vegae (down 31.2 percent) and San Francisco (down 30.1 percent). Analysts have said that the real-estat e price “bubble” did not blow up as largde in Denver as in other partse ofthe country, so that the contractio n of recent months has not been as pronounced.
“declines in residential real estate continued at a stead y paceinto March,” David Blitzer, chairmam of S&P’s index said in a statement Tuesday. “Based on the Marcuh data, ... we see no evidence that that a recoveryt in home priceshas begun.” The survey tracks changez in the value of the residential real estate market by comparing sale prices of specific sample homezs in a city at two different Calculations are by using methodology developed by Karl Case and Robery Shiller. The survey assigns an index number to each city and does not reportt actualhome prices.
The indez is a measure of how much home price have gone up or down in each markef sinceJanuary 2000, which has been assignefd a price index of 100 in that The report said Denver had a home-price index of 120.35 in meaning home prices as of that month were 20.35 percent highe than in March 2000. Home pricew in Denver peaked inAugust 2006. .
Also, prices in Denver declined 5.5 percent in March from the same montnh ayear ago, the smallest decrease of any of the 20 citiew in the latest monthly S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices The 20-city average year-to-year decline was 19.1 percent. Denver’sz 0.1 percent price increase in Marchg from the previous month followeda 1.7 percent declined in February, a 2.7 percent drop in a 1.5 percent decline in December 2008 and a 1.1 percentt decrease in November 2008, S&P The only city with a betted records in S&P’s March month-to-montnh comparison was Charlotte, N.C., up 0.3 percent.
March’ss greatest rate of month-to-month price decline was in Minneapolis, down 6.1 percent from S&P said. In the year-to-year comparison, only Dallas, Boston, Cleveland and Charlotte saw price declines of less than10 percent. At the other extreme were Phoenix (down 36 percent year to year), Las Vegae (down 31.2 percent) and San Francisco (down 30.1 percent). Analysts have said that the real-estat e price “bubble” did not blow up as largde in Denver as in other partse ofthe country, so that the contractio n of recent months has not been as pronounced.
“declines in residential real estate continued at a stead y paceinto March,” David Blitzer, chairmam of S&P’s index said in a statement Tuesday. “Based on the Marcuh data, ... we see no evidence that that a recoveryt in home priceshas begun.” The survey tracks changez in the value of the residential real estate market by comparing sale prices of specific sample homezs in a city at two different Calculations are by using methodology developed by Karl Case and Robery Shiller. The survey assigns an index number to each city and does not reportt actualhome prices.
The indez is a measure of how much home price have gone up or down in each markef sinceJanuary 2000, which has been assignefd a price index of 100 in that The report said Denver had a home-price index of 120.35 in meaning home prices as of that month were 20.35 percent highe than in March 2000. Home pricew in Denver peaked inAugust 2006. .
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Lehman Brokerage Payout Nearer After $38 Billion Affiliate Pact - Businessweek
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ValueWalk | Lehman Brokerage Payout Nearer After $38 Billion Affiliate Pact Businessweek Defunct brokerage Lehman Brothers Inc., which hasn't paid hedge funds after four years in liquidation, is nearer to making them whole after reaching a “critical milestone†in settling a $38 billion dispute with an affiliate, the trustee said. Brokerage ... Lehman Brokerage Settles With European Affiliate Lehman Brothers, European Affiliate Settles Bankruptcy Claims Lehman brokerage settles $46 billion in affiliate claims |
Friday, October 5, 2012
Colorado Hispanic business leaders to lobby Bennet, others on union bill - Nashville Business Journal:
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The delegation includes members of the Hispanicv Contractors ofColorado (HCC) and the Denver Hispanix Chamber of Commerce. The group will be in Washingtom on Tuesdayand Wednesday, joining small-businese leaders from other states. The Colorado business leaderss want totell Bennet, D-Colo., and other lawmakers “whhy this bill would really hurt them as they try to emerge from a toug h economy,” said HCC spokesman Sean Duffy.
Duffgy said the group arranged to meet with Bennef because he has not yet declareed how he will vote on thelabor “In these very difficult economic times, companieas are struggling to retain the jobs they have,” Helgwa Grunerud, HCC executive director, said in a “We want to send a messagse that we want to help jump start economic recovery but [the labotr bill] would make that challengre far, far greater.” The Employere Free Choice Act, also known as the “card bill, would allow workers to organize a union withou t a secret election, as now required. Instead, a locap could be launched at a workplace if at least half its workers sign anauthorizatioj card.
Unions say the bill is needed to protec t worker rights inthe recession. But in a HCC said that enactment of thelaw “wouldc unfairly tip the delicate business-labor climate in Colorad o sharply away from employers, and would resulr in further economic damagee and job loss.” As part of a largert nationwide contingent organized by the , the Coloradoi group will meet with Sen. John Thune, and other legislators “to be determined,” Duffy said. The business leaders also want to discusssother issues, including healtu care reform and the allocation of federal stimulus funds.
The delegation includes members of the Hispanicv Contractors ofColorado (HCC) and the Denver Hispanix Chamber of Commerce. The group will be in Washingtom on Tuesdayand Wednesday, joining small-businese leaders from other states. The Colorado business leaderss want totell Bennet, D-Colo., and other lawmakers “whhy this bill would really hurt them as they try to emerge from a toug h economy,” said HCC spokesman Sean Duffy.
Duffgy said the group arranged to meet with Bennef because he has not yet declareed how he will vote on thelabor “In these very difficult economic times, companieas are struggling to retain the jobs they have,” Helgwa Grunerud, HCC executive director, said in a “We want to send a messagse that we want to help jump start economic recovery but [the labotr bill] would make that challengre far, far greater.” The Employere Free Choice Act, also known as the “card bill, would allow workers to organize a union withou t a secret election, as now required. Instead, a locap could be launched at a workplace if at least half its workers sign anauthorizatioj card.
Unions say the bill is needed to protec t worker rights inthe recession. But in a HCC said that enactment of thelaw “wouldc unfairly tip the delicate business-labor climate in Colorad o sharply away from employers, and would resulr in further economic damagee and job loss.” As part of a largert nationwide contingent organized by the , the Coloradoi group will meet with Sen. John Thune, and other legislators “to be determined,” Duffy said. The business leaders also want to discusssother issues, including healtu care reform and the allocation of federal stimulus funds.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Gold inches up, long-term prospects seen promising - MarketWatch
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Moneycontrol.com | Gold inches up, long-term prospects seen promising MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) â€" Gold futures found firmer footing on Wednesday, closing higher after a wobbly start to the day and a brief dip after a positive U.S. services report. Gold for December delivery (CNS:GCZ2) rose $4.20, or 0.2%, to settle at ... PRECIOUS ME TALS: Comex Gold Gains Ahead of ECB, US Jobs Data |
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Mattel, Fisher-Price pay $2.3M fine - Business First of Louisville:
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million civil penalty for violations of the federal lead paint banin children’a toys. The civil fine comes aftert the completed an investigation into the importing and selling of toys with lead paint levels that exceeded the .06 percent lead by weighrt limit that is federally mandated. According to the CPSC, whichy recently crafted the Consumer Product SafetyImprovement Act, aimede at toughening requirements for lead and phthalated in children’s products, Mattel importedr up to 900,000 non-compliant toys between July 2006 and Septembedr 2007. Fisher-Price imported over 1 million non-compliant toys between July 2006 andSeptemberr 2007.
Among the toys in questiobn were the popular Sargetoy car, various Barbire products and some Go Diego Go Most of the toys that had excessive levels of lead were shippe d to retail stores for sale to the In 2007, a massive toy recall took place wherw about 95 Mattel and Fisher-Price toy models were determined to have exceededc the lead limit. Lead can be toxic if ingested by young children and can cause serioushealth problems. The topic of lead paint in children’s products has been a hot button issu e asof late, with the rollour of the controversial CPSIA of 2008.
Toy manufacturers and retailers have said the new regulations are costlyand arbitrary, often requiring the duplicate testingf of products. Some smaller manufacturers say the laws threatej to put them out of On thepolitical front, Rep. Louise D-Fairport, said protecting children has to be thetop “When the toy recall happeneds (in 2007) I called the head of Fisher-Pric e and I told him they needed to start makingv their toys here again,” Slaughter said.
“Wee didn’t have these kind of problems before they imported the Thiscivil penalty, which is the highest for violationz involving importation or distribution of a regulated product, is the thirsd highest of any kind in CPSC history. “These highly publicized toy recalls helped spur Congressional actiobn last year to strengthenj CPSC and make even stricter the ban on lead painfton toys,” said CPSC Acting Chairman Thomas Moore. “This penalty should serve noticed to toy makers that CPSC is committer to the safetyof children, to reducing their exposurr to lead, and to the implementation of the Consumedr Product Safety Improvement Act.
” As part of a storyu featured in our sister publication, The Buffalok Law Journal , looking at the Consumed Product Safety Improvement Act, which ran prior to the announcemeng of these fines, Fisher-Price declined to provid e a representative to discuss the lead paintg regulations. Instead, they issuee a written statement which in part: “Mattel is well positioned as it generall y designs its products to meet globalp standards. Mattel has also been a leaderd in the efforts of industry to establisg voluntaryindustry standards.” The statement also said that Matteol would continue to comply with the applicable regulations of the CPSIA.
Mattel was unabld to be reached for comment Monday morning, though a representative said they woul have a response later in the day. Despitse agreeing to pay $2.3 million in penalties, Matte l and Fisher-Price deny that they knowingly violatedfederap law, as alleged by CPSC
million civil penalty for violations of the federal lead paint banin children’a toys. The civil fine comes aftert the completed an investigation into the importing and selling of toys with lead paint levels that exceeded the .06 percent lead by weighrt limit that is federally mandated. According to the CPSC, whichy recently crafted the Consumer Product SafetyImprovement Act, aimede at toughening requirements for lead and phthalated in children’s products, Mattel importedr up to 900,000 non-compliant toys between July 2006 and Septembedr 2007. Fisher-Price imported over 1 million non-compliant toys between July 2006 andSeptemberr 2007.
Among the toys in questiobn were the popular Sargetoy car, various Barbire products and some Go Diego Go Most of the toys that had excessive levels of lead were shippe d to retail stores for sale to the In 2007, a massive toy recall took place wherw about 95 Mattel and Fisher-Price toy models were determined to have exceededc the lead limit. Lead can be toxic if ingested by young children and can cause serioushealth problems. The topic of lead paint in children’s products has been a hot button issu e asof late, with the rollour of the controversial CPSIA of 2008.
Toy manufacturers and retailers have said the new regulations are costlyand arbitrary, often requiring the duplicate testingf of products. Some smaller manufacturers say the laws threatej to put them out of On thepolitical front, Rep. Louise D-Fairport, said protecting children has to be thetop “When the toy recall happeneds (in 2007) I called the head of Fisher-Pric e and I told him they needed to start makingv their toys here again,” Slaughter said.
“Wee didn’t have these kind of problems before they imported the Thiscivil penalty, which is the highest for violationz involving importation or distribution of a regulated product, is the thirsd highest of any kind in CPSC history. “These highly publicized toy recalls helped spur Congressional actiobn last year to strengthenj CPSC and make even stricter the ban on lead painfton toys,” said CPSC Acting Chairman Thomas Moore. “This penalty should serve noticed to toy makers that CPSC is committer to the safetyof children, to reducing their exposurr to lead, and to the implementation of the Consumedr Product Safety Improvement Act.
” As part of a storyu featured in our sister publication, The Buffalok Law Journal , looking at the Consumed Product Safety Improvement Act, which ran prior to the announcemeng of these fines, Fisher-Price declined to provid e a representative to discuss the lead paintg regulations. Instead, they issuee a written statement which in part: “Mattel is well positioned as it generall y designs its products to meet globalp standards. Mattel has also been a leaderd in the efforts of industry to establisg voluntaryindustry standards.” The statement also said that Matteol would continue to comply with the applicable regulations of the CPSIA.
Mattel was unabld to be reached for comment Monday morning, though a representative said they woul have a response later in the day. Despitse agreeing to pay $2.3 million in penalties, Matte l and Fisher-Price deny that they knowingly violatedfederap law, as alleged by CPSC
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Wild-rice study might aid sulfate regulation - Post-Bulletin
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Wild-rice study might aid sulfate regulation Post-Bulletin "Sulfate is a natural chemical commonly found in air, soil and water," according to the MPCA. "It can be found at varying concentrations in discharges from permitted facilities such as mining operations, wastewater treatment plants and other industrial ... |
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Villa Rica-based Community Bank of West Georgia fails - Boston Business Journal:
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No bidder was found for Communitgy Bank’s operations — one branch in the Atlant suburb — and the bank will be shuttered. The will mail depositords checks for their insured funds next according to a release from the Georgiaa Department of Bankingand Finance. Until then, depositorsa will not have access to their money via checks orthe bank’s Web site. As of first quartedr 2009, the bank had $182.5 million in total The FDIC estimates $1.1 millionb in customer depositsare uninsured. Currently the FDIC guarantees upto $250,000 in deposits per account.
Blairsville-basef will act as the deposit agent for any federak funds customers would normally receive from the bank via direct including Social Securityand Veterans’ This is the second seizure without a buyef in Georgia since the banking collapse. was . Stockbridge-based bank faile d in March 2009, and served as the deposirt agent for federal money for customersw inthat deal. Community Bank, like a growinb catalog of failed Georgia gambled heavily on residentiao realestate loans, and lost. The bank was createds at the beginnings of the home buying andconstructiob boom, in 2003.
As of first quarter 2009, roughlyh one-third of the bank’s $129 million in total loan s were in some stageof delinquency, defaulty or had become bank-owned foreclosures. By the time of the bank’ds seizure, it had $27 milliom in foreclosed real estate onits $11 million in loans that appeared unlikelyu to be repaid and only $7.3 millionh in equity capital to absorb The bank’s Texas Ratii — or a comparison of its loan problems to its equityy capital, an industry metric createde during the S&L Crisis to measure health throughout Texas — was 294 percent at the end of firstg quarter 2009.
Most of the baker’s dozebn bank failures in Atlanta had Texas Ratios in excesd of300 percent, and is becoming a common indicator of banksd likely to be seized by regulators. The failure is expected to costthe FDIC’w hard hit insurance fund $81 Developing...
No bidder was found for Communitgy Bank’s operations — one branch in the Atlant suburb — and the bank will be shuttered. The will mail depositords checks for their insured funds next according to a release from the Georgiaa Department of Bankingand Finance. Until then, depositorsa will not have access to their money via checks orthe bank’s Web site. As of first quartedr 2009, the bank had $182.5 million in total The FDIC estimates $1.1 millionb in customer depositsare uninsured. Currently the FDIC guarantees upto $250,000 in deposits per account.
Blairsville-basef will act as the deposit agent for any federak funds customers would normally receive from the bank via direct including Social Securityand Veterans’ This is the second seizure without a buyef in Georgia since the banking collapse. was . Stockbridge-based bank faile d in March 2009, and served as the deposirt agent for federal money for customersw inthat deal. Community Bank, like a growinb catalog of failed Georgia gambled heavily on residentiao realestate loans, and lost. The bank was createds at the beginnings of the home buying andconstructiob boom, in 2003.
As of first quarter 2009, roughlyh one-third of the bank’s $129 million in total loan s were in some stageof delinquency, defaulty or had become bank-owned foreclosures. By the time of the bank’ds seizure, it had $27 milliom in foreclosed real estate onits $11 million in loans that appeared unlikelyu to be repaid and only $7.3 millionh in equity capital to absorb The bank’s Texas Ratii — or a comparison of its loan problems to its equityy capital, an industry metric createde during the S&L Crisis to measure health throughout Texas — was 294 percent at the end of firstg quarter 2009.
Most of the baker’s dozebn bank failures in Atlanta had Texas Ratios in excesd of300 percent, and is becoming a common indicator of banksd likely to be seized by regulators. The failure is expected to costthe FDIC’w hard hit insurance fund $81 Developing...
Friday, September 28, 2012
This Bauer bankruptcy traces back to Spiegel events - Washington Business Journal:
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In 2003, , which had owned Eddie Baued since 1988, filed for bankruptcy protection. And as part of the the company famous forits women’s wear catalog gave its creditors its stake in Eddie Bauer. So, in Eddie Bauer emerged as a stand-alons company for the first time in 34 The company also emerged witha $300 millionm senior secured term loan agreement with lendersd and the task of rebuildinv a brand that had drifted away from the company’s Under Spiegel, grew rapidly, from 58 to 399 retail store and from three to 102 The company also added internet sales.
But it also was a time when the Eddies Bauer brand lostits focus, as the company shifteed from its heritage as an outdoor outfitter to a selledr of casual clothes targeter primarily at women. Company executives have said the debt termas from the Spiegel bankruptcgy case have continued to hampedr efforts to turn things around atEddide Bauer. Despite efforts to recapture some of the old Eddie Bauer has not been able to establishy a sustainable run ofprofitable quarters. The compan racked up nine consecutive quartersof loses, and has seen losses of nearlg a half-billion dollars in the past threr years.
The struggle becamde a financial crisis as the recession has worsened and consumersx haveslowed spending.
In 2003, , which had owned Eddie Baued since 1988, filed for bankruptcy protection. And as part of the the company famous forits women’s wear catalog gave its creditors its stake in Eddie Bauer. So, in Eddie Bauer emerged as a stand-alons company for the first time in 34 The company also emerged witha $300 millionm senior secured term loan agreement with lendersd and the task of rebuildinv a brand that had drifted away from the company’s Under Spiegel, grew rapidly, from 58 to 399 retail store and from three to 102 The company also added internet sales.
But it also was a time when the Eddies Bauer brand lostits focus, as the company shifteed from its heritage as an outdoor outfitter to a selledr of casual clothes targeter primarily at women. Company executives have said the debt termas from the Spiegel bankruptcgy case have continued to hampedr efforts to turn things around atEddide Bauer. Despite efforts to recapture some of the old Eddie Bauer has not been able to establishy a sustainable run ofprofitable quarters. The compan racked up nine consecutive quartersof loses, and has seen losses of nearlg a half-billion dollars in the past threr years.
The struggle becamde a financial crisis as the recession has worsened and consumersx haveslowed spending.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Chic bar takes place of Chinatown dive - Triangle Business Journal:
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SoHo will open at 80 S. Pauahi Street in a renovate 5,500 square-foot space that will include a bar and an area for live The PauahiStreet location, between Betheol Street and Fort Streeft Mall and near , was occupied by Mall Cafe untiol April. That bar had been citefd by the Honolulu Liquot Commission in recent months for unsanitary conditions and foroverserving alcohol. The commission also received a petition from community membere opposing the renewal ofMall Cafe’s license because of alleged drug dealing and frequeng fights. Mall Cafe’s former Saiming Corp.
, had been trying to transfe its liquor license tothe landlord, Union Mill SoHo owner Daniel Gray, former general manager of the Loft Gallery and Lounge on Hoteo Street, said he was approached by Unionj Mill Investment to open a new venue in the Gray plans to open part of the lounge — 3,0009 square feet — for this month’s First Fridag event downtown, and open the remaining space in August. Gray describezs the new venue as a mixof music, fashion and photography in a trendh and upscale setting. The SoHo name stems from the New York City neighborhoor and a blend of and “Honolulu”.
SoHo will open at 80 S. Pauahi Street in a renovate 5,500 square-foot space that will include a bar and an area for live The PauahiStreet location, between Betheol Street and Fort Streeft Mall and near , was occupied by Mall Cafe untiol April. That bar had been citefd by the Honolulu Liquot Commission in recent months for unsanitary conditions and foroverserving alcohol. The commission also received a petition from community membere opposing the renewal ofMall Cafe’s license because of alleged drug dealing and frequeng fights. Mall Cafe’s former Saiming Corp.
, had been trying to transfe its liquor license tothe landlord, Union Mill SoHo owner Daniel Gray, former general manager of the Loft Gallery and Lounge on Hoteo Street, said he was approached by Unionj Mill Investment to open a new venue in the Gray plans to open part of the lounge — 3,0009 square feet — for this month’s First Fridag event downtown, and open the remaining space in August. Gray describezs the new venue as a mixof music, fashion and photography in a trendh and upscale setting. The SoHo name stems from the New York City neighborhoor and a blend of and “Honolulu”.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
From granola bars to networking, firms trying new ways - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The following are samples of responsez to a BusinessJournal e-maipl survey asking, “What are some of the more creative ways that you have used to change your business in the current economic climate to beat the recession?” “At MRA, we offedr hundreds of training programs on management and leadership skills as well as HR-related programx at our Waukesha conference center. As a courtesy to program attendees, we’ve always provided coffee and doughnuts in the As youcan imagine, that adds up to a lot of A few months ago, we decided to act on attendee requests for a healthier breakfast. Rather than we now provide yogurt, granola bars and oatmeal or mini-bagels.
This win-winh change has decreased MRA costs, and provided a healthier alternative forprogram attendees.” “I am an entrepreneudr in the business of representing owners of major healtu care facilities in managing the development of theirt facilities — a fairly unique specialtyt and small market. Up until the fall of I was still under the illusioj that the health care construction market would not be affecter much by the rapidlydeteriorating economy. I was sorelg mistaken. Billions of dollars of projects around the country that wouldc be under construction by now were halted whilr owners ran for thebomb shelters.
So, unlike larger business in this whose revenue and profits are down by 5 to 45 I lose that one large projectr that was a sure thing beforethe air-raid sirensw went off, and my revenue goes down by 100 percent. “Spo how am I surviving? Just as my business is helping owners find creativse solutions to their design andconstructiohn challenges, I needed a creative solutio to my own problem. I needed a solutiob to get me through this recession with the monety I needed to survive and the pursuirt of worthy goals I needed to maintainmy “The solution was ‘downsizing’ — not in people like everyone but in project size.
Through my networkingg and associations withpeople I’ve worked with in the I was linked up with a dentist who operates a clinic in the town of Genoa This dentist needed a new facility and had some real problemzs with getting her project under way. She also had concernd that the project cost was getting outof “So after giving her some ‘prlo bono’ advice, I met with her and receivef permission to submit a proposal which was late accepted. That was a month-and-a-half ago. The projecf has recently been competitively bid and the cost will be withibnher budget. The project size is 1 to 2 percentg of the typical project in which I becom involved when timesare better.
But I can pay my enjoy the work and feel very luckgy each time I hear abouyt the scores of people each day losingtheir jobs.” “Mertz Associateas is beating the recession by stayinh close to our clients’ and prospectiver clients’ changing needs. We have increased our flexibility on projecyt scope and adapted our fee structures to fit the We developed and have implemented fasttrack M&Aw for projects where speeed is of the essence, such as gettinfg to market in not weeks. “We are also talking with financially strong companies aboutbuying opportunities, and if they don’g have a strategy for growth, we’re helpinh to develop one.
Finally, we’re working with companies with exces capacity and a strong management team interestedx in filling up the plangt again by buying a book of business from astrugglingy company.” Mertz Associates Inc.
The following are samples of responsez to a BusinessJournal e-maipl survey asking, “What are some of the more creative ways that you have used to change your business in the current economic climate to beat the recession?” “At MRA, we offedr hundreds of training programs on management and leadership skills as well as HR-related programx at our Waukesha conference center. As a courtesy to program attendees, we’ve always provided coffee and doughnuts in the As youcan imagine, that adds up to a lot of A few months ago, we decided to act on attendee requests for a healthier breakfast. Rather than we now provide yogurt, granola bars and oatmeal or mini-bagels.
This win-winh change has decreased MRA costs, and provided a healthier alternative forprogram attendees.” “I am an entrepreneudr in the business of representing owners of major healtu care facilities in managing the development of theirt facilities — a fairly unique specialtyt and small market. Up until the fall of I was still under the illusioj that the health care construction market would not be affecter much by the rapidlydeteriorating economy. I was sorelg mistaken. Billions of dollars of projects around the country that wouldc be under construction by now were halted whilr owners ran for thebomb shelters.
So, unlike larger business in this whose revenue and profits are down by 5 to 45 I lose that one large projectr that was a sure thing beforethe air-raid sirensw went off, and my revenue goes down by 100 percent. “Spo how am I surviving? Just as my business is helping owners find creativse solutions to their design andconstructiohn challenges, I needed a creative solutio to my own problem. I needed a solutiob to get me through this recession with the monety I needed to survive and the pursuirt of worthy goals I needed to maintainmy “The solution was ‘downsizing’ — not in people like everyone but in project size.
Through my networkingg and associations withpeople I’ve worked with in the I was linked up with a dentist who operates a clinic in the town of Genoa This dentist needed a new facility and had some real problemzs with getting her project under way. She also had concernd that the project cost was getting outof “So after giving her some ‘prlo bono’ advice, I met with her and receivef permission to submit a proposal which was late accepted. That was a month-and-a-half ago. The projecf has recently been competitively bid and the cost will be withibnher budget. The project size is 1 to 2 percentg of the typical project in which I becom involved when timesare better.
But I can pay my enjoy the work and feel very luckgy each time I hear abouyt the scores of people each day losingtheir jobs.” “Mertz Associateas is beating the recession by stayinh close to our clients’ and prospectiver clients’ changing needs. We have increased our flexibility on projecyt scope and adapted our fee structures to fit the We developed and have implemented fasttrack M&Aw for projects where speeed is of the essence, such as gettinfg to market in not weeks. “We are also talking with financially strong companies aboutbuying opportunities, and if they don’g have a strategy for growth, we’re helpinh to develop one.
Finally, we’re working with companies with exces capacity and a strong management team interestedx in filling up the plangt again by buying a book of business from astrugglingy company.” Mertz Associates Inc.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
'Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll' showcases gifted actor at the Living Room - Kansas City Star
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Kansas City Star | 'Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll' showcases gifted actor at the Living Room Kansas City Star In an impressive production at the Living Room, the gifted actor Forrest Attaway takes on the daunting task of performing Bogosian's play in its entirety. But there was a catch. Each of the 12 characters, depicted in 12 successive episodes, was ... < p size="-1" class="p"> |
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