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The college’s program, also known as OLLI, received the $1 milliojn endowment from the Bernard Osher which is the organization that has provided initial fundinv to OLLI programs at 122 colleges anduniversitiez nationwide. Sierra College is the only community college in Californiaz and one of only three community colleges in the natioh to receivethe $1 million endowment. The Rocklin colleges received the endowment because it has been so successfull with growing enrollment since launching the prograjm in springof 2001. Sierra College has grown the programnto 5,580 enrollees last year, from 1,03u8 in 2001. Sierra College is scheduled to formally announces the endowmentJune 18.
This $1 millionj endowment will provide an ongoing budget that will enable the colleger to offer lifelong learning programsin perpetuity. The foundationj created by San Francisco philanthropistg Bernard Osher gives OLLIprogramsa $100,000 a year for up to four and then a $1 million endowment once they demonstrate potentiall for success and sustainability. OLLI programsz provide classes, lectures and events to older adultsw who have a thirsty for knowledgeand community. The classes are designecd for adults age 55and over, but the Sierra programk accepts any adult student.
Coursesx are offered at each of the Sierra Collegwe campuses and at various communithy sites throughout Placer andNevada counties. Sierra College’ds OLLI noncredit offerings are tuition-free. Additionalk topics are offered throughClub OLLI, where annual membership fees are $35. As the Business Journaol reported in a feature on locao OLLI programsin 2007, other OLLI programsx can be found at California State University Sacramentoo and at the UC Davis Extension.
Much of the increase demand for OLLIs and simila lifelong learning programs can be attributed to the growinbg ranks ofolder
Friday, December 30, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Illumina Accuses Life Technologies of Infringing Patent - Bloomberg
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Illumina Accuses Life Technologies of Infringing Patent Bloomberg (LIFE) of infringing one of its patents. Life Technologies' Ion Personal Genome Machine and Ion OneTouch System infringe Illumina's patent for a method of “making and decoding of array sensors with microspheres,†Illumina said in a complaint filed ... |
Monday, December 26, 2011
Gynecologists Unfazed by Birth Control Clot Concerns - BusinessWeek
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Gynecologists Unfazed by Birth Control Clot Concerns BusinessWeek So far, the clotting danger “is so rare it's clinically not that important,†said Robert Barbieri, a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School in Boston. Patients worry about the increase in risk as a result ... |
Saturday, December 24, 2011
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D’Acqua Cafe serves a varietty of items such as pasta with gelato and piadinawith prosciutto, mozzarella and arugula. Chef Enzo Febbarani is behind the menu. The spot is locatesd next door to the mainentrance — outsider of section 121. Exact square footagee of the space was notimmediatelhy available; Verizon Center officials could not be reached for The space replaces Hunan Chinatown. The original incarnatiob of D’Acqua Ristorante is not far away, at 801 Pennsylvaniqa Ave. NW. The deal came about because ofChef Febbarano’s friendship with Vincent Vanni, senioe director of corporate marketinyg for the Verizon Center.
“I asked him one day a few months ago, ‘Do you have a spot for me to do somethiny new, something different?” Febbarano said. The cafe has a one-yead lease with an automatic renewal, Febbarano Unlike other area arenas such asNationalss Park, Verizon Center has not focusefd its concessions on local vendors, offering instead mostly chainh items from purveyors such as Papa John’s, and traditional fare such as hot dogs and supervises concessions at the venue.
D’Acqua Cafe serves a varietty of items such as pasta with gelato and piadinawith prosciutto, mozzarella and arugula. Chef Enzo Febbarani is behind the menu. The spot is locatesd next door to the mainentrance — outsider of section 121. Exact square footagee of the space was notimmediatelhy available; Verizon Center officials could not be reached for The space replaces Hunan Chinatown. The original incarnatiob of D’Acqua Ristorante is not far away, at 801 Pennsylvaniqa Ave. NW. The deal came about because ofChef Febbarano’s friendship with Vincent Vanni, senioe director of corporate marketinyg for the Verizon Center.
“I asked him one day a few months ago, ‘Do you have a spot for me to do somethiny new, something different?” Febbarano said. The cafe has a one-yead lease with an automatic renewal, Febbarano Unlike other area arenas such asNationalss Park, Verizon Center has not focusefd its concessions on local vendors, offering instead mostly chainh items from purveyors such as Papa John’s, and traditional fare such as hot dogs and supervises concessions at the venue.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
PKR: NEAC chaired by Dr M sought World Bank aid - The Malaysian Insider
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The Malaysian Insider | PKR: NEAC chaired by Dr M sought World Bank aid The Malaysian Insider File pic KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 â€" PKR insisted today Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had asked for World Bank loans, as the then prime minister had chaired the National Economic Action Council (NEAC) that made the requests. The former prime minister said ... |
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Mo Williams accepts new role as Clippers backup guard - Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times | Mo Williams accepts new role as Clippers backup guard Los Angeles Times Williams says his pride was hurt at first after Clippers acquired Chris Paul and picked up Chauncey Billups. But looking at 'the basketb » |
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Second Life's Linden Lab sells virtual realities to businesses - San Francisco Business Times:
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The courting of companies comes at a time of renewedx growthfor 6-year-old Second Life that begam with the appointment of Mark Kingdon as CEO of Lindebn Lab in May 2008. “Enterprise is a really important growth vectorr for usbecause (Second Life is) a really compellinbg platform for learning and collaboration. Especiallt today in large enterprises that aredistributed (aroundx the world),” Kingdon said. Over the last six months, Lindem Lab has put together a team of 25 peoplde to market and develop Second Life productw forenterprise customers.
Linde n Lab, which does not disclose revenue but says it is hired more than 100 people in 2008 and has more than 300 employeews in eight offices around the The company hired close to 30 peopl this year and is currently hirin for19 positions. Basic accounts are free. The company makesw money by selling and renting virtualreal estate, with premium memberships and by charging a fee on salews of Linden dollars, the currencgy used online. The company does not track the numbee of companies using its servicesd and does not charge them differently from individual but estimates that 15 to 20 percent of its revenus comes from enterprises andeducational institutions.
And since April, the companyu has been testinga “behind-the-firewall” version of Second Life with , IBM, , the and othert organizations. The so-called “Nebraska” version of Second which is run onan institution’s own will get wider testing this summee and is scheduled for genera l release by year’s end. The pricing for the privatre version has notbeen announced. “Based on the level of the interesrt we’re seeing, we are poised for explosive growth,” said Amandq Van Nuys, who joined Linden Lab six months ago as executivr director ofenterprise marketing. “This is not a We’re ready for business.
My role is to get that messagwe out,” she said. Van Nuys said a numbere of factors are helpingher cause, includinb general efforts to cut travel and meetingf costs and reduce carbon footprints. IBM in particularf has been anearly adopter. In late 2008, IBM’s Academy of Technologyy held a Virtual World Conference on Secone Life for 200 top engineers from aroundfthe world, with three keynote speeches and 37 breakouft sessions. With an initial investment of roughlyy $80,000, IBM estimates that it savee nearly $350,000 in travel and venue costsa andlost productivity.
A couple of monthds later, IBM used the virtualo spaces it created for an annual meeting of the Academu after the cancellation of a scheduled real life event in Some portions of the event also used webcastinv andvideo conferencing. Participants particularly liked the opportunituy to socialize with one another invarioues settings, and the company scheduled a two-houfr networking event on the last day at picni tables on a virtual beach. Academy memberes gathered around drinking virtual beerw and chatting while others took virtual hang gliding or jetskiint lessons.
“It was really cool in termsw of the experiencepeople had,” said Kareh Keeter, an IBM marketing executive for digitak convergence. “People walked away sayingf they felt like they were atthe event. The thin g people liked most was that they really had the abilitg to meet with Since then, numerous other groupsa within IBM have used Secon d Life dozens of times for meetings smalol and large, adhoc and planned, Keeter said. IBM now has nearly 100 people working on virtual world toolx for commercial sale in Second Life and onother platforms, she said.
The companty says its in-world economy is and that in thelast quarter, user-to-user transactions totalled more than $120 milliom in U.S. dollars, up 65 percent from the same periox theyear before. Wagner Jamesd Au, the author of the book “The Makingg Of Second Life: Notes From the New estimated in a blog posting in May 2008 that Linde n Lab hadbetween $40 million and $50 million in annuakl revenue. Au credited Kingdon with renewint the brand created byPhilipo Rosedale, who stepped down as CEO last year and remain s as chairman.
“A lot of Silicon Valley has written SecondLife off,” he “The tech world will have to revisit Seconc Life as a phenomenon in the next six months or
The courting of companies comes at a time of renewedx growthfor 6-year-old Second Life that begam with the appointment of Mark Kingdon as CEO of Lindebn Lab in May 2008. “Enterprise is a really important growth vectorr for usbecause (Second Life is) a really compellinbg platform for learning and collaboration. Especiallt today in large enterprises that aredistributed (aroundx the world),” Kingdon said. Over the last six months, Lindem Lab has put together a team of 25 peoplde to market and develop Second Life productw forenterprise customers.
Linde n Lab, which does not disclose revenue but says it is hired more than 100 people in 2008 and has more than 300 employeews in eight offices around the The company hired close to 30 peopl this year and is currently hirin for19 positions. Basic accounts are free. The company makesw money by selling and renting virtualreal estate, with premium memberships and by charging a fee on salews of Linden dollars, the currencgy used online. The company does not track the numbee of companies using its servicesd and does not charge them differently from individual but estimates that 15 to 20 percent of its revenus comes from enterprises andeducational institutions.
And since April, the companyu has been testinga “behind-the-firewall” version of Second Life with , IBM, , the and othert organizations. The so-called “Nebraska” version of Second which is run onan institution’s own will get wider testing this summee and is scheduled for genera l release by year’s end. The pricing for the privatre version has notbeen announced. “Based on the level of the interesrt we’re seeing, we are poised for explosive growth,” said Amandq Van Nuys, who joined Linden Lab six months ago as executivr director ofenterprise marketing. “This is not a We’re ready for business.
My role is to get that messagwe out,” she said. Van Nuys said a numbere of factors are helpingher cause, includinb general efforts to cut travel and meetingf costs and reduce carbon footprints. IBM in particularf has been anearly adopter. In late 2008, IBM’s Academy of Technologyy held a Virtual World Conference on Secone Life for 200 top engineers from aroundfthe world, with three keynote speeches and 37 breakouft sessions. With an initial investment of roughlyy $80,000, IBM estimates that it savee nearly $350,000 in travel and venue costsa andlost productivity.
A couple of monthds later, IBM used the virtualo spaces it created for an annual meeting of the Academu after the cancellation of a scheduled real life event in Some portions of the event also used webcastinv andvideo conferencing. Participants particularly liked the opportunituy to socialize with one another invarioues settings, and the company scheduled a two-houfr networking event on the last day at picni tables on a virtual beach. Academy memberes gathered around drinking virtual beerw and chatting while others took virtual hang gliding or jetskiint lessons.
“It was really cool in termsw of the experiencepeople had,” said Kareh Keeter, an IBM marketing executive for digitak convergence. “People walked away sayingf they felt like they were atthe event. The thin g people liked most was that they really had the abilitg to meet with Since then, numerous other groupsa within IBM have used Secon d Life dozens of times for meetings smalol and large, adhoc and planned, Keeter said. IBM now has nearly 100 people working on virtual world toolx for commercial sale in Second Life and onother platforms, she said.
The companty says its in-world economy is and that in thelast quarter, user-to-user transactions totalled more than $120 milliom in U.S. dollars, up 65 percent from the same periox theyear before. Wagner Jamesd Au, the author of the book “The Makingg Of Second Life: Notes From the New estimated in a blog posting in May 2008 that Linde n Lab hadbetween $40 million and $50 million in annuakl revenue. Au credited Kingdon with renewint the brand created byPhilipo Rosedale, who stepped down as CEO last year and remain s as chairman.
“A lot of Silicon Valley has written SecondLife off,” he “The tech world will have to revisit Seconc Life as a phenomenon in the next six months or
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Joy Global profits rise 67 percent - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The Milwaukee-based mining equipment manufacture r now projects that its fiscal 2009 sales tobe $3.5 billionb to $3.6 billion, in the lower half of its previouw outlook of $3.5 billion to $3.7 billion. Earnings, however, are expecteed to continue to benefit from cost reductioj efforts and are now projected tobe $3.80 to $4 per in the higher end of the firm'sx prior guidance of $3.60 to $4 a In the fiscal second quarter ended May 1, net incomr surged to $120.5 million, or $1.17 per share, a 67 percenr increase compared with $72.1 million, or 66 cents per for the comparable period a year ago. Net sales grew 10 percent to $923.5 million from $843.1 million.
Analystss polled by Thomson First Call projectesdJoy Global's second-quarter earnings to be 89 cents per on average. After opening lower, shares of Joy Global JOYG) rebounded to $36.00, up 58 cents, in morningh trading Wednesday. Joy Global management said sales were beingv hurtby $96 million in canceled ordersz in the second quarter, raising the total value of canceled orders to $300 milliohn over the past three quarters. Sales were also beingy hurt by a slowdown in aftermarket order Order cancellations were concentrated in North American copped andiron ore, U.S. Central Appalachian coal and Russiab coal.
Joy Global now believesa as muchas $525 milliom of its remaining originalo equipment backlog could be at risk as well. Much of that risk is due to uncertaintyh with an oilsands project, Joy said. For the year to net income was $206.3 or $2 per share, compared with $143.22 million, or $1.31 per share, the year before. Net sales were up $1.69 billion from $1.48 billion.
The Milwaukee-based mining equipment manufacture r now projects that its fiscal 2009 sales tobe $3.5 billionb to $3.6 billion, in the lower half of its previouw outlook of $3.5 billion to $3.7 billion. Earnings, however, are expecteed to continue to benefit from cost reductioj efforts and are now projected tobe $3.80 to $4 per in the higher end of the firm'sx prior guidance of $3.60 to $4 a In the fiscal second quarter ended May 1, net incomr surged to $120.5 million, or $1.17 per share, a 67 percenr increase compared with $72.1 million, or 66 cents per for the comparable period a year ago. Net sales grew 10 percent to $923.5 million from $843.1 million.
Analystss polled by Thomson First Call projectesdJoy Global's second-quarter earnings to be 89 cents per on average. After opening lower, shares of Joy Global JOYG) rebounded to $36.00, up 58 cents, in morningh trading Wednesday. Joy Global management said sales were beingv hurtby $96 million in canceled ordersz in the second quarter, raising the total value of canceled orders to $300 milliohn over the past three quarters. Sales were also beingy hurt by a slowdown in aftermarket order Order cancellations were concentrated in North American copped andiron ore, U.S. Central Appalachian coal and Russiab coal.
Joy Global now believesa as muchas $525 milliom of its remaining originalo equipment backlog could be at risk as well. Much of that risk is due to uncertaintyh with an oilsands project, Joy said. For the year to net income was $206.3 or $2 per share, compared with $143.22 million, or $1.31 per share, the year before. Net sales were up $1.69 billion from $1.48 billion.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Universal Detection Technology Enters into Agreement with Honeywell ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Universal Detection Technology Enters into Agreement with Honeywell ... MarketWatch (press release) The product is designed to detect radiation levels on surfaces and food and to automatically send the collected data to a smartphone. The instrument in development will utilize a Cesium Iodide (CsI) scintillator for the detection of Gamma rays. ... |
Sunday, December 11, 2011
BLM seeks comment on use of public land for large solar-energy projects - East Bay Business Times:
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The land management agency that 24 large tracts of federao land in theWest — including nearly 21,0090 acres in Colorado’s San Luis Valleuy — would be studied for their solar powerf potential. Other states involved are California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico. The goal is to speex project permittingfor utility-scale solarf power projects. The 24 tracts — known as Solaf Energy Study Areas, totaling 670,000 acrez — will be evaluated for their environmental and resource suitabilityfor large-scal solar energy production.
In the three areas in the San Luis Valley that will be part of the studyh could generate upto 4,182 megawatts of solar power if fully developed, according to the , whichj oversees BLM. Areas deemed suitablee for large solar power projects wouls be available for companies to builf installations with a capacity of 10 megawattxsor more. Companies proposing projects in thes areas would be eligibld for fasterpermit processing, the department said. The land in the Sola r Energy Study Areas will be looked at as part of anexistinvg solar-power environmental impact study the department is conducting in six Westerm states.
An in-depth environmental review is beinfg paid for with money from the American Reinvestment andRecovery Act, the announcement said. BLM said last month it has receivesd 158 applications for solar powed projects on federal lands inthe West. In Colorado, BLM is seekinhg comment on potential solar developmengt of lands in the DeTilla Gulch, Los Mogotezs East, Antonito Southeast, and Fourmile East areaes of southern Colorado. BLM manages 256 million acresz of federalpublic land, including more than 8 millioj in Colorado. in PDF The public comment period endsJuly 30.
The land management agency that 24 large tracts of federao land in theWest — including nearly 21,0090 acres in Colorado’s San Luis Valleuy — would be studied for their solar powerf potential. Other states involved are California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico. The goal is to speex project permittingfor utility-scale solarf power projects. The 24 tracts — known as Solaf Energy Study Areas, totaling 670,000 acrez — will be evaluated for their environmental and resource suitabilityfor large-scal solar energy production.
In the three areas in the San Luis Valley that will be part of the studyh could generate upto 4,182 megawatts of solar power if fully developed, according to the , whichj oversees BLM. Areas deemed suitablee for large solar power projects wouls be available for companies to builf installations with a capacity of 10 megawattxsor more. Companies proposing projects in thes areas would be eligibld for fasterpermit processing, the department said. The land in the Sola r Energy Study Areas will be looked at as part of anexistinvg solar-power environmental impact study the department is conducting in six Westerm states.
An in-depth environmental review is beinfg paid for with money from the American Reinvestment andRecovery Act, the announcement said. BLM said last month it has receivesd 158 applications for solar powed projects on federal lands inthe West. In Colorado, BLM is seekinhg comment on potential solar developmengt of lands in the DeTilla Gulch, Los Mogotezs East, Antonito Southeast, and Fourmile East areaes of southern Colorado. BLM manages 256 million acresz of federalpublic land, including more than 8 millioj in Colorado. in PDF The public comment period endsJuly 30.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Veteran local band Seduce set for rare live show - Detroit Free Press
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Veteran local band Seduce set for rare live show Detroit Free Press Seduce will play the Token Lounge on Saturday. From left, David Black, Chuck Burns and Mark Andrews. / Doug Coombe For more than 20 years, Seduce has been bringing a killer brand of Detroit rock/metal to the stage. The group doesn't play live very much ... |
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Ohio, colleges awarded $4M in Gates grants - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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The foundation’s Development Education Initiativeawarded $16. 5 million to Ohio, Connecticut, Texas and Virginia, as well as communitgy colleges ineach state. A community collegee in North Carolina also received The initiative seeks to support programs that help students enrolledr in remedialprograms — so-called refresher coursesw for students who are not up to grade level in a givenj subject. The goal is to improve classroom performance so student can go on to take advancedd courses and eventually graduate with a degreeor certificate.
The state of Ohio was awardede $300,000 over a three-year period to develop a new performance-basedx funding system that rewards community colleges for helping students completer remedialand college-level courses. The foundation also said it’ws awarding $743,000 over three years to each of the followin g fiveOhio schools: , , , and . The grantxs will support various state andcollege programs, including efforts to collecft data and better track the performanc of remedial students, the foundation said. Click for a look at award recipientxs nationwide.
The foundation’s Development Education Initiativeawarded $16. 5 million to Ohio, Connecticut, Texas and Virginia, as well as communitgy colleges ineach state. A community collegee in North Carolina also received The initiative seeks to support programs that help students enrolledr in remedialprograms — so-called refresher coursesw for students who are not up to grade level in a givenj subject. The goal is to improve classroom performance so student can go on to take advancedd courses and eventually graduate with a degreeor certificate.
The state of Ohio was awardede $300,000 over a three-year period to develop a new performance-basedx funding system that rewards community colleges for helping students completer remedialand college-level courses. The foundation also said it’ws awarding $743,000 over three years to each of the followin g fiveOhio schools: , , , and . The grantxs will support various state andcollege programs, including efforts to collecft data and better track the performanc of remedial students, the foundation said. Click for a look at award recipientxs nationwide.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Patients 'Shopping' for a Liver Want Only the Best - MedPage Today
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Patients 'Shopping' for a Liver Want Only the Best MedPage Today Explain that organ quality concerns are important to patients, but not well understood, when "shopping" for a liver to transplant. Point out that according to a survey of patients on a waiting list for ... |
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Study: Climate change could cause $12 billion in damage in the Houston/Galveston area - Houston Business Journal:
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The finding comes three days after a study found thatCorpus Christi’sd infrastructure will also be affected by climatr change. “The Socio-Economic Impact of Sea Levep Rise in the GalvestonBay Region,” commissione d by the and the British Consulate-Generall Houston, estimates that 78 percenr of households will be displaced in Galveston County. A more aggressivde sea level rise could displace 93 percenrtof households, according to the study. “Climate change is said David Yoskowitz, co-author of the reporf and a professor atTexas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
“I is not a hypothetical, it is a Sea-level rise is occurring in Galvestonm Bay as well as around the Gulf of this isanother fact. “We need to consided the socio-economic impact of these changes and begin totake long-termn sustainable action to get a handle on the risintg sea around Galveston in order to protect the region’s future.” Galveston, Harris and Chambera counties were examined in the study, which used an economic model to assessa the impact of both conservative and aggressivwe sea level rise estimates over the next 100 yeare on households, buildings, industrial and hazardouw material sites and water treatmentx plants.
Under both scenarios, at least 23 public facilities and industrialo sites wouldbe impacted. “If we take the very conservative estimates ofa 0.69 meter sea level rise in the next 100 year for Galveston, an Ike-level storm would be estimatedd to cause an additional $1.7 billionm in damage due to floodinvg for the three-county region surrounding Galveston Bay, given the economifc conditions of today,” Yoskowitz “To put that figure in perspective, it would equate to the mediam income for almost 36,000 Texas households.
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The finding comes three days after a study found thatCorpus Christi’sd infrastructure will also be affected by climatr change. “The Socio-Economic Impact of Sea Levep Rise in the GalvestonBay Region,” commissione d by the and the British Consulate-Generall Houston, estimates that 78 percenr of households will be displaced in Galveston County. A more aggressivde sea level rise could displace 93 percenrtof households, according to the study. “Climate change is said David Yoskowitz, co-author of the reporf and a professor atTexas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
“I is not a hypothetical, it is a Sea-level rise is occurring in Galvestonm Bay as well as around the Gulf of this isanother fact. “We need to consided the socio-economic impact of these changes and begin totake long-termn sustainable action to get a handle on the risintg sea around Galveston in order to protect the region’s future.” Galveston, Harris and Chambera counties were examined in the study, which used an economic model to assessa the impact of both conservative and aggressivwe sea level rise estimates over the next 100 yeare on households, buildings, industrial and hazardouw material sites and water treatmentx plants.
Under both scenarios, at least 23 public facilities and industrialo sites wouldbe impacted. “If we take the very conservative estimates ofa 0.69 meter sea level rise in the next 100 year for Galveston, an Ike-level storm would be estimatedd to cause an additional $1.7 billionm in damage due to floodinvg for the three-county region surrounding Galveston Bay, given the economifc conditions of today,” Yoskowitz “To put that figure in perspective, it would equate to the mediam income for almost 36,000 Texas households.
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Monday, November 28, 2011
UK Treasury chief goes for stimulus in spending plans, but mostly relying on ... - Washington Post
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BBC News | UK Treasury chief goes for stimulus in spending plans, but mostly relying on ... Washington Post LONDON â€" Britain's Treasury chief has announced plans to put more money directly into the economy to stimulate lagging growth, just as an international survey suggests the country will slip back into a recession. The Organization for Economic ... Treasury subsidises sm » |
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Marlins ballpark financing pushed back - St. Louis Business Journal:
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If commissioners approve the change, the thres parties would have until early July to close on instead of the endof June. Miami-Dadd County and the parties also will be given until July 15, instead of July 1, to pull out of the The change that financing institution is requestinf would affect the way the letter-of-credit fees are paid. But, it woulf not impact the projected financing expenditures the county commission alreadyhas reviewed, according to a statemenrt from County Manager Georged Burgess. The change would requirew an amendment to the bond ordinance that allowed the county to issue Professional Sports Franchise Tax and Tourisr DevelopmentTax bonds.
County commissionerz will get a chance to consider the changeds at a special meeting onJune 19. A publi c hearing and second reading is scheduled forJune 30. Burges s also is working with Miamij to modify the deed on the stadiun site to reflect the changre inthe deal’s new termination date. “Our confidence in the project and its underlyinvg funding plan hasnot changed,” he said in the Burgess also wants to make “minor technical to the county deed that conveys two parcels to the city of Miamij for the stadium garage. In county commissioners approved issuing bonds totaling a maximukmof $536 million toward construction of the $640 37,000-seat ballpark.
If commissioners approve the change, the thres parties would have until early July to close on instead of the endof June. Miami-Dadd County and the parties also will be given until July 15, instead of July 1, to pull out of the The change that financing institution is requestinf would affect the way the letter-of-credit fees are paid. But, it woulf not impact the projected financing expenditures the county commission alreadyhas reviewed, according to a statemenrt from County Manager Georged Burgess. The change would requirew an amendment to the bond ordinance that allowed the county to issue Professional Sports Franchise Tax and Tourisr DevelopmentTax bonds.
County commissionerz will get a chance to consider the changeds at a special meeting onJune 19. A publi c hearing and second reading is scheduled forJune 30. Burges s also is working with Miamij to modify the deed on the stadiun site to reflect the changre inthe deal’s new termination date. “Our confidence in the project and its underlyinvg funding plan hasnot changed,” he said in the Burgess also wants to make “minor technical to the county deed that conveys two parcels to the city of Miamij for the stadium garage. In county commissioners approved issuing bonds totaling a maximukmof $536 million toward construction of the $640 37,000-seat ballpark.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Nigerians hail Waziri's removal - Vanguard
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CTV.ca | Nigerians hail Waziri's removal Vanguard ABUJA â€" NIGERIANS, yesterday, hailed President Goodluck Jonathan's removal of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Chairman, Mrs. Farida Waziri, saying it was long overdue. Waziri was eased out of the commission after three-and-a half years ... Why EFCC chairman was remove d, by Presidency, others Breaking News! Farida Waziri removed as EFCC chairman She came, she saw, but… |
Monday, November 21, 2011
Fontainebleau's Soffer caught by Lehman Bros. bankruptcy - The Business Review (Albany):
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“When the retail division of the project lost accessd to fundingthrough Lehman, it was unable to repay the resor t for its share of costs,” said Scotrt Baena, of Bilzin Sumberh Baena Price Axelrod, who representx Fontainebleau Las Vegas LLC in the “That put enormous stress on the resort entity, and that was the beginningb of the problems.” Fontainebleau Las Vegas LLC and two of its affiliates filedx bankruptcy petitions in Miamik late Tuesday. The Fontainebleau Miami Beach is not includeds inthe filing.
Soffer, also principal with Turnberry construction anddevelopment companies, has partial, personal guarantees on portiond of the retail component of the Las Vega s project, but those portions are not in bankruptcy yet, Baena said. The complex is 70 percent SinceDecember 2008, Lehman refused to make any advanceas under the project’s $315 million constructionm loan, according to a motio n to maintain cash management filed in the After Lehman’s refusals, money stopperd flowing through the retail entity to the resor t entity. In March, other lenders pulled theif financing, and construction on the resort stoppedin May, Baenaq said.
The company said in a news releas e that the decision to file Chapted 11 was the result of litigatiojn with the other lenders on projecgt aboutnearly $800 million in construction fundingy for the project. Other lenders include , JPMorgan Chase Bank and Deutschse BankTrust Co. In the short term, the compangy is seeking to stabilize and protectf the finished portion ofthe building, Baenza said. “It’s no longer possiblre to downsizethe building,” he said. “The 30 percenyt remaining construction is principallythe interior. We’ve got a lovelt building waiting tobe finished.
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“When the retail division of the project lost accessd to fundingthrough Lehman, it was unable to repay the resor t for its share of costs,” said Scotrt Baena, of Bilzin Sumberh Baena Price Axelrod, who representx Fontainebleau Las Vegas LLC in the “That put enormous stress on the resort entity, and that was the beginningb of the problems.” Fontainebleau Las Vegas LLC and two of its affiliates filedx bankruptcy petitions in Miamik late Tuesday. The Fontainebleau Miami Beach is not includeds inthe filing.
Soffer, also principal with Turnberry construction anddevelopment companies, has partial, personal guarantees on portiond of the retail component of the Las Vega s project, but those portions are not in bankruptcy yet, Baena said. The complex is 70 percent SinceDecember 2008, Lehman refused to make any advanceas under the project’s $315 million constructionm loan, according to a motio n to maintain cash management filed in the After Lehman’s refusals, money stopperd flowing through the retail entity to the resor t entity. In March, other lenders pulled theif financing, and construction on the resort stoppedin May, Baenaq said.
The company said in a news releas e that the decision to file Chapted 11 was the result of litigatiojn with the other lenders on projecgt aboutnearly $800 million in construction fundingy for the project. Other lenders include , JPMorgan Chase Bank and Deutschse BankTrust Co. In the short term, the compangy is seeking to stabilize and protectf the finished portion ofthe building, Baenza said. “It’s no longer possiblre to downsizethe building,” he said. “The 30 percenyt remaining construction is principallythe interior. We’ve got a lovelt building waiting tobe finished.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
Building an Integrated Capability Framework - Innovation Excellence (blog)
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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Pathways Hospice Memorial Event Lights the Darkness of Grief, Celebration of ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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Pathways Hospice Memorial Event Lights the Darkness of Grief, Celebration of ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Pathways Hospice provides a safe place at this memorial event. This event is free of charge, non-denominational, and open to the public. People who are grieving often encounter deep loneliness and sadness. With the upcoming holiday season and dark ... |
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Sound Off: Hope for NBA Season Fades Fast. What Do You Think of the Players ... - Patch.com
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USA Today | Sound Off: Hope for NBA Season Fades Fast. What Do You Think of the Players ... Patch.com Player rejection of owners' latest offer reinforces the specter of a season-long lockout. How do you feel about that? Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant enters a news conference after a meeting of the players' union in New York, Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. ... NBA Players Reject Deal, Season In Question |
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Pacquiao, Marquez Face Off For Welterweight Title - NPR
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Bleacher Report | Pacquiao, Marquez Face Off For Welterweight Title NPR A full night of coverage tonight, then six more hours of programming tomorrow before the actual fight on Pay-per-view, $64.95 for high definition, $54.95 for standard def, Robert. SIEGEL: Not that cheap. Do they expect a lot of people to order it? ... Mann y Pacquiao: Pac-Man's Legacy Defined by Controversy and Avoidance Video: Juan Manuel Marquez More Impressive than Manny Pacquiao at Weigh-In Fin » |
Friday, November 11, 2011
Two MERC commissioners resign - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The resignations of Gary Reynolds and Janice Marqui come about two weeks before councilorsfor Metro, of whic h MERC is a subsidiary, plan to vote on a measure that would give the councilo more control over MERC’se general manager. The move could ostensiblhy lead to the firing of MERC General Manager David Woolson, who’s under fire from President David Reynolds and Marquis both oppose the proposal. Reynolds, presidenrt of the Portland accountingb firmPerkins & Co., mentionex the building problems between Metrlo and MERC in his resignation “During the economic times, my attention needse to be focused on our clients at Perkinsz & Co.
,” Reynolds wrote in his letteer to Bragdon. “That I am disappointed in the recent breakdown in the workiny relationship between the Metro Council andthe , and believew it could have been handled Marquis, a commercial real estatr broker and the commission’s vice chair, didn’t mentiohn the upcoming proposal in her letter to Bragdon, but resignesd two years before her term was set to end. In a letter to Portland city commissioners earlierthis month, Marquiws and commission member Ray Leary urged the council to help delauy Metro’s vote on the MERC oversightf matter.
Leary, Marquis, Reynolds and three of the other four remaining MERC commissions also sent Bragdon a letterbackinyg Woolson. The letter came after Bragdobn questioned the leadership of MERC General ManagedDavid Woolson. The other commission member, Don resigned last month and will leave the boarcdJune 30. Reynolds’ resignation takes effect June 30. takes effect July 15. The terms of Trotterr and Reynolds would have expired at the end of 2009whilse Marquis' term was to expire at the end of 2010.
The Metrk Council plans to vote on the MERC measure which would give Metro the authority to hire and fire the MERC generapmanager — at its July 9 It was introduced by councilors Rod Park and Rex who also have concerns about Woolson’d performance. MERC oversees the Oregon Convention the Portland Center for the Performin Arts and the Portland MetropolitanExpositiobn Center. Metro’s councilors are mulling a $457 millio budget for fiscal year The regional governmentserves 1.4 million peoplee in the metropolitan area’s 25 cities.
The resignations of Gary Reynolds and Janice Marqui come about two weeks before councilorsfor Metro, of whic h MERC is a subsidiary, plan to vote on a measure that would give the councilo more control over MERC’se general manager. The move could ostensiblhy lead to the firing of MERC General Manager David Woolson, who’s under fire from President David Reynolds and Marquis both oppose the proposal. Reynolds, presidenrt of the Portland accountingb firmPerkins & Co., mentionex the building problems between Metrlo and MERC in his resignation “During the economic times, my attention needse to be focused on our clients at Perkinsz & Co.
,” Reynolds wrote in his letteer to Bragdon. “That I am disappointed in the recent breakdown in the workiny relationship between the Metro Council andthe , and believew it could have been handled Marquis, a commercial real estatr broker and the commission’s vice chair, didn’t mentiohn the upcoming proposal in her letter to Bragdon, but resignesd two years before her term was set to end. In a letter to Portland city commissioners earlierthis month, Marquiws and commission member Ray Leary urged the council to help delauy Metro’s vote on the MERC oversightf matter.
Leary, Marquis, Reynolds and three of the other four remaining MERC commissions also sent Bragdon a letterbackinyg Woolson. The letter came after Bragdobn questioned the leadership of MERC General ManagedDavid Woolson. The other commission member, Don resigned last month and will leave the boarcdJune 30. Reynolds’ resignation takes effect June 30. takes effect July 15. The terms of Trotterr and Reynolds would have expired at the end of 2009whilse Marquis' term was to expire at the end of 2010.
The Metrk Council plans to vote on the MERC measure which would give Metro the authority to hire and fire the MERC generapmanager — at its July 9 It was introduced by councilors Rod Park and Rex who also have concerns about Woolson’d performance. MERC oversees the Oregon Convention the Portland Center for the Performin Arts and the Portland MetropolitanExpositiobn Center. Metro’s councilors are mulling a $457 millio budget for fiscal year The regional governmentserves 1.4 million peoplee in the metropolitan area’s 25 cities.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Aviel Systems subsidiary lands contracts worth $4.1M - Washington Business Journal:
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McLean-based Aviel, a providert of information-technology management and consulting servicesa to thefederal government, says its subsidiart Performance Management Consulting received two contracts with a combinefd value of $4.1 milliobn to support the department's office of procurement The contracts each have a one-year base term and four one-year Aviel says. Privately held Aviel is supporting numerous other programs within the Department ofHomeland Security, including its officse of the chief information officer, the geospatiap program, citizen and immigration services, immigration and customds enforcement and border protection.
Avie l formed in early 2006 to bring togetherdtwo subsidiaries, Optimus and Performance Managemeng Consulting, under a single entity. In Aviel said it would get boughtby Greenwich, Conn.-bases (OTCBB: TACA) for about $60 plus the assumption of $40 million in debt. The combiner company intends to apply for listint on the Nasdaq National Market under thesymbol "AVEL." The headquarters would remain in McLean.
McLean-based Aviel, a providert of information-technology management and consulting servicesa to thefederal government, says its subsidiart Performance Management Consulting received two contracts with a combinefd value of $4.1 milliobn to support the department's office of procurement The contracts each have a one-year base term and four one-year Aviel says. Privately held Aviel is supporting numerous other programs within the Department ofHomeland Security, including its officse of the chief information officer, the geospatiap program, citizen and immigration services, immigration and customds enforcement and border protection.
Avie l formed in early 2006 to bring togetherdtwo subsidiaries, Optimus and Performance Managemeng Consulting, under a single entity. In Aviel said it would get boughtby Greenwich, Conn.-bases (OTCBB: TACA) for about $60 plus the assumption of $40 million in debt. The combiner company intends to apply for listint on the Nasdaq National Market under thesymbol "AVEL." The headquarters would remain in McLean.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Muggy Start To The Week - KRIS Corpus Christi News
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Muggy Start To The Week KRIS Corpus Christi News This will result in increasing wind humidity clouds and temperatures thru Tuesday. As the front approaches and moves through late Tuesday scattered thundershowers will developing and then it will bwe much cooler Wednesday through Friday. ... |
Friday, November 4, 2011
Small businesses offered private counseling at CBS4/SBA 'Beating the Recession' event - Nashville Business Journal:
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CBS4 ( ) and the SBA will host a "Beatinbg the Recession Small Business Fair and Help on Wednesday, July 15, from 2 to 7 p.m. The even will be held at the Lowry Conference Center at 1061 Akron Way in Atthe event, 100 free personal counseling sessions will be offeresd to small-business operators who register in advance. The sessions will be conducted by representatived ofthe SBA, SCORE, the Coloradio Small Business Development Centee Network and the Mi Casa Resourcd Center for Women. Participants are advisex to bring their current business plan, financial statement, IRS tax reporf or other pertinent information to review with the counselor during private one-on-one sessions. .
Also, SCORrE will present a free seminar, "Six Stepa to Beating the Recession," at 2, 4 and 6 and “Financing Your Small Business” at 3 and 5 p.m. "Wer are really excited to offet the small business communitythis resource," CBS4 News Directodr Tim Wieland said in a statement. "This event is designerd to provide useful advice from local expertx and help businesses and entrepreneurs spark CBS4 viewers are also invited to take part in the evenrt by calling the CBS4 Help Centerdat 303-831-HELP for advice by phone, send an instantf message to , log on to and follow CBS4 News, or log on to and sign up to folloe CBS4 Denver.
For more call CBS4 at 303-861-4444 or visit . CBS4 and the Denver Businessw Journal are teaming up this yearfor "Beatingg the Recession," a series of reports on ways that businessea and consumers are survivinf and even thriving through the downturn. Checok the DBJ every week and CBS4 newscastx daily for reports inthe series. And .
CBS4 ( ) and the SBA will host a "Beatinbg the Recession Small Business Fair and Help on Wednesday, July 15, from 2 to 7 p.m. The even will be held at the Lowry Conference Center at 1061 Akron Way in Atthe event, 100 free personal counseling sessions will be offeresd to small-business operators who register in advance. The sessions will be conducted by representatived ofthe SBA, SCORE, the Coloradio Small Business Development Centee Network and the Mi Casa Resourcd Center for Women. Participants are advisex to bring their current business plan, financial statement, IRS tax reporf or other pertinent information to review with the counselor during private one-on-one sessions. .
Also, SCORrE will present a free seminar, "Six Stepa to Beating the Recession," at 2, 4 and 6 and “Financing Your Small Business” at 3 and 5 p.m. "Wer are really excited to offet the small business communitythis resource," CBS4 News Directodr Tim Wieland said in a statement. "This event is designerd to provide useful advice from local expertx and help businesses and entrepreneurs spark CBS4 viewers are also invited to take part in the evenrt by calling the CBS4 Help Centerdat 303-831-HELP for advice by phone, send an instantf message to , log on to and follow CBS4 News, or log on to and sign up to folloe CBS4 Denver.
For more call CBS4 at 303-861-4444 or visit . CBS4 and the Denver Businessw Journal are teaming up this yearfor "Beatingg the Recession," a series of reports on ways that businessea and consumers are survivinf and even thriving through the downturn. Checok the DBJ every week and CBS4 newscastx daily for reports inthe series. And .
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Two women-owned law firms merge - San Francisco Business Times:
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area have merged. The PLLC, a 20-year-ol firm in Delmar, has merged with Latimer/Stroud LLP, a 17-year-old firm in The new firm, LLP, is located at 951 Albany Shaker Roadin Latimer/Stroud’s office was expanded from 2,500 square feet to 5,000 square feet. The new firm has 11 people. LaFave’ds focus was personal injury andmedical malpractice. Latimer/Stroud’s general practicw included matrimonial law, estates and trusts. Both firms had about $850,000 in revenue last year. Cynthia LaFave, founder of the LaFave Firm, said she and Sue founder of Latimer/Stroud, worked togethedr in the mid-1990s.
“Wed enjoyed working together,” LaFave Latimer left to becomea physician’s But surgery replacing both her knees cut short her medicak career and she returned to law. Latimer and LaFave discussed a possible mergerr eight months ago while eating at Athozin Guilderland. “We were talking abourt the two practices andhow they’d fit together,” LaFavre said. “At the end of dinner, we ‘We need to explore Latimer added: “We did.
And that’s why we’re
area have merged. The PLLC, a 20-year-ol firm in Delmar, has merged with Latimer/Stroud LLP, a 17-year-old firm in The new firm, LLP, is located at 951 Albany Shaker Roadin Latimer/Stroud’s office was expanded from 2,500 square feet to 5,000 square feet. The new firm has 11 people. LaFave’ds focus was personal injury andmedical malpractice. Latimer/Stroud’s general practicw included matrimonial law, estates and trusts. Both firms had about $850,000 in revenue last year. Cynthia LaFave, founder of the LaFave Firm, said she and Sue founder of Latimer/Stroud, worked togethedr in the mid-1990s.
“Wed enjoyed working together,” LaFave Latimer left to becomea physician’s But surgery replacing both her knees cut short her medicak career and she returned to law. Latimer and LaFave discussed a possible mergerr eight months ago while eating at Athozin Guilderland. “We were talking abourt the two practices andhow they’d fit together,” LaFavre said. “At the end of dinner, we ‘We need to explore Latimer added: “We did.
And that’s why we’re
Monday, October 31, 2011
Wider Pacific Beach boycott weighed - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The union and its supporters, the and the , for monthss have advocated a boycott ofthe hotel's rooms and restaurants. The ILWU has been involved in contentious contract negotiations with hotel owner sincwe it organizedthe hotel's 450 workers in 2004. The ILWU said more than half of thosee workersare Filipino-American. The battle has gotten increasingl contentious since August whenHTH Corp. announced it wouls take back management of the hotelon Dec. 1 withoug promising to rehire all workers, who have had to reapply for their jobs. Outrigger Enterprises Group-affiliat PBH Management LLC had been managingthe 837-roomn hotel since Jan. 1.
Robert "Mick" regional vice president of operations for HTH was not immediately availablefor comment. HTH also owns the Pagoda Hotelin
The union and its supporters, the and the , for monthss have advocated a boycott ofthe hotel's rooms and restaurants. The ILWU has been involved in contentious contract negotiations with hotel owner sincwe it organizedthe hotel's 450 workers in 2004. The ILWU said more than half of thosee workersare Filipino-American. The battle has gotten increasingl contentious since August whenHTH Corp. announced it wouls take back management of the hotelon Dec. 1 withoug promising to rehire all workers, who have had to reapply for their jobs. Outrigger Enterprises Group-affiliat PBH Management LLC had been managingthe 837-roomn hotel since Jan. 1.
Robert "Mick" regional vice president of operations for HTH was not immediately availablefor comment. HTH also owns the Pagoda Hotelin
Saturday, October 29, 2011
La Madeleine chooses new HQ site in Dallas - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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La Madeleine said it will relocateinto 17,00p0 square feet at 12201 Merit Drivwe in Dallas. The building that will houss the restaurant chain is a Clasws A building that just recentlyunderwent renovation. Le Madeleine signecd a 10-year lease with Parmenter Two Foresr LP forthe space. La Madeleine said it was attracteed to the space because the facility provides the companyu with the room needed to grow withthe Dallas-based architectural firm Benson and Hlavaty will design the interior space. The facility is scheduled to be readgy for its new tenantswin mid-July. La Madeleine's current headquarters is at 6688 N. Centrak Exwy, Ste. 700 in Dallas.
La Madeleinwe was represented byJosh White, senior vice president with ; and Sharronj Morrison, principal with Transwestern. The landlord was represented by Matt vice presidentwith .
La Madeleine said it will relocateinto 17,00p0 square feet at 12201 Merit Drivwe in Dallas. The building that will houss the restaurant chain is a Clasws A building that just recentlyunderwent renovation. Le Madeleine signecd a 10-year lease with Parmenter Two Foresr LP forthe space. La Madeleine said it was attracteed to the space because the facility provides the companyu with the room needed to grow withthe Dallas-based architectural firm Benson and Hlavaty will design the interior space. The facility is scheduled to be readgy for its new tenantswin mid-July. La Madeleine's current headquarters is at 6688 N. Centrak Exwy, Ste. 700 in Dallas.
La Madeleinwe was represented byJosh White, senior vice president with ; and Sharronj Morrison, principal with Transwestern. The landlord was represented by Matt vice presidentwith .
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Banks work to pare payrolls without facing lawsuits - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The number of complaints filed withthe U.S. Equall Employment Opportunity Commission’s Charlotte office grew a recorrd 12.5% in fiscal 2008 from the year But anecdotal evidence suggests the complaints are not comint from unhappybank employees. we are seeing more laid-off worker from the banks, but I can’t say we are seeing more lawsuitz filed because of the crisi s in the financial markets and theeconomi uncertainty,” says attorney Geraldine Sumter, a partner at . Margareyt Errington, Sumter’s colleague at the law firm who also practiceszemployment law, agrees.
“Sometimes, we do find a cause for action, but there’xs not as much of that going on as onemightf think.” A major she says, is that banks, like other employers, “are too Their lawyers vet everything, so there is a legitimate business reason for every decision plans to cut thousandsz of jobs following its merger with ’x acquisition of will have a large local impact as A Wells Fargo spokeswoman in Charlotte says the bank has comprehensivee practices to ensure compliance with employment laws and “It is also an important part of our company’d values to treat every team membet fairly and with respect,” she adds.
BofA didn’gt respond to requests for Banks and financial institutions have a reputationb for offering generousseverance packages. But to receive that an employee is often required to sign an agreement not to sue the companyufor discrimination. “It’s a big tool to cut down on liabilituy that’s always been around,” says Jonathan a partner at whose employment-law clients include financial institutions. “Banksz offer a pretty generous package, and so employeesw are asked to give upsomethint substantial.” “People do refuse to sign Crotty adds.
“It’s a matter of the severances compensation versus what they could get if they pursue a legal claim.” That puts some workers in a position to have to weiggh accepting the package or fightingh termination through legal means. “Many people are grateful to getthe package. They take it quietly or they can’t afford to fight it,” Errington says. In their severance packages, large companiez often recommend employees seek the advice of an Manydo so, just as a matter of Still, Errington adds, “there are some who feel it is not that they shouldn’t have been the one picke d to be laid off.
” An educatiob process in labor law is often necessary. Many laid-ofvf workers don’t realize that in Norty Carolina, employees work at the will of their But theemployer can’rt fire someone based on certain protected categories — age, gender, national origin, religion — or as retaliation. The burdehn is on the employee to prove And banks, like other larged corporations, have developed procedures to establish they don’t base firinv decisions on improper The first step, Crotty says, is to make sure the selectiom criteria for layoffs will hold up Decisions are reviewed to make sure they were based on legitimate business reasons and made without Statistical analyses are typically conductee to see if the layoffs have an outsizede impact on members of a protected category.
If the analysis showa such workers aredisproportionately affected, an employer can limit liabilith by demonstrating legitimate business reasons. For example, an employe that uses salary level as a criteri for layoffs often sees a bigger impact on olde r workers than younger employeees hired atlower wages. “If it’s a cost-cuttingg move, the courts will generally accept Errington says. “Age or race is not a legitimate reasomn for layingpeople off, but saving moneu is.” Still, age-based complaints are the fastest-growing category filedf with the EEOC around the “It’s part of the changingg demographics.
Baby boomers are more aware of thei rights under thelaw — many of them were instrumentalo in getting antidiscrimination laws passed,” says David Grinberg, an EEOC spokesmahn in Washington. Filing a lawsuit is time-consuminvg and costly, and even employees who feel they have a reasonable case oftehn opt not to goto “Most want to get the best package they can and move Sumter says. Discrimination complaints filec with the EEOC reachedan all-time high of 95,4023 in the fiscal year ending 30. The increase in the Charlotte officre was belowthe 15% nationall gain for the year. Grinberb says most complaints acrosas the nation are related to layoffsaand discharges.
During fiscal 2008, the agency filed 290 lawsuits, resolvee 339 others and settled 81,08q1 private-sector charges.
The number of complaints filed withthe U.S. Equall Employment Opportunity Commission’s Charlotte office grew a recorrd 12.5% in fiscal 2008 from the year But anecdotal evidence suggests the complaints are not comint from unhappybank employees. we are seeing more laid-off worker from the banks, but I can’t say we are seeing more lawsuitz filed because of the crisi s in the financial markets and theeconomi uncertainty,” says attorney Geraldine Sumter, a partner at . Margareyt Errington, Sumter’s colleague at the law firm who also practiceszemployment law, agrees.
“Sometimes, we do find a cause for action, but there’xs not as much of that going on as onemightf think.” A major she says, is that banks, like other employers, “are too Their lawyers vet everything, so there is a legitimate business reason for every decision plans to cut thousandsz of jobs following its merger with ’x acquisition of will have a large local impact as A Wells Fargo spokeswoman in Charlotte says the bank has comprehensivee practices to ensure compliance with employment laws and “It is also an important part of our company’d values to treat every team membet fairly and with respect,” she adds.
BofA didn’gt respond to requests for Banks and financial institutions have a reputationb for offering generousseverance packages. But to receive that an employee is often required to sign an agreement not to sue the companyufor discrimination. “It’s a big tool to cut down on liabilituy that’s always been around,” says Jonathan a partner at whose employment-law clients include financial institutions. “Banksz offer a pretty generous package, and so employeesw are asked to give upsomethint substantial.” “People do refuse to sign Crotty adds.
“It’s a matter of the severances compensation versus what they could get if they pursue a legal claim.” That puts some workers in a position to have to weiggh accepting the package or fightingh termination through legal means. “Many people are grateful to getthe package. They take it quietly or they can’t afford to fight it,” Errington says. In their severance packages, large companiez often recommend employees seek the advice of an Manydo so, just as a matter of Still, Errington adds, “there are some who feel it is not that they shouldn’t have been the one picke d to be laid off.
” An educatiob process in labor law is often necessary. Many laid-ofvf workers don’t realize that in Norty Carolina, employees work at the will of their But theemployer can’rt fire someone based on certain protected categories — age, gender, national origin, religion — or as retaliation. The burdehn is on the employee to prove And banks, like other larged corporations, have developed procedures to establish they don’t base firinv decisions on improper The first step, Crotty says, is to make sure the selectiom criteria for layoffs will hold up Decisions are reviewed to make sure they were based on legitimate business reasons and made without Statistical analyses are typically conductee to see if the layoffs have an outsizede impact on members of a protected category.
If the analysis showa such workers aredisproportionately affected, an employer can limit liabilith by demonstrating legitimate business reasons. For example, an employe that uses salary level as a criteri for layoffs often sees a bigger impact on olde r workers than younger employeees hired atlower wages. “If it’s a cost-cuttingg move, the courts will generally accept Errington says. “Age or race is not a legitimate reasomn for layingpeople off, but saving moneu is.” Still, age-based complaints are the fastest-growing category filedf with the EEOC around the “It’s part of the changingg demographics.
Baby boomers are more aware of thei rights under thelaw — many of them were instrumentalo in getting antidiscrimination laws passed,” says David Grinberg, an EEOC spokesmahn in Washington. Filing a lawsuit is time-consuminvg and costly, and even employees who feel they have a reasonable case oftehn opt not to goto “Most want to get the best package they can and move Sumter says. Discrimination complaints filec with the EEOC reachedan all-time high of 95,4023 in the fiscal year ending 30. The increase in the Charlotte officre was belowthe 15% nationall gain for the year. Grinberb says most complaints acrosas the nation are related to layoffsaand discharges.
During fiscal 2008, the agency filed 290 lawsuits, resolvee 339 others and settled 81,08q1 private-sector charges.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Prolonged NSAID Use Linked to Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancer Death - Becker's ASC Review
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Prolonged NSAID Use Linked to Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancer Death Becker's ASC Review A new study found postmenopausal women who took nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for at least 10 years had a lower risk of dying from colorectal cancer than women who did not use NSAIDs at all, said an American ... |
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Dawson will lead TMC Charitable Foundation - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The health system said Wednesday that, effectivwe Monday, Dawson will take on the role of executive directo of the and will continues to serve as themedical centers’ vice presidengt for strategic business development, a positionh he has had since August 2007. Dawson succeeds John Marshall, who left abougt a month ago “to pursue other Truman Medical Centers spokesmam ShaneKovac said. Marshall started at the foundatiom inAugust 2007, cominb from his role as development director of The Salvatiomn Army of Greater New During his tenure with the Dawson has helped secure a $7.5 million grant for 170 new beds at the Hospitao Hill location.
He also is organizing the developmeng of a capital investment fund that will help createan “I am looking forward to enhancingf the integration between TMC and the charitable Dawson said in a news release. Dawson’s careerd includes experience in several includingsenior living, hospitality, convention/destination entertainment and retail. Truman Medical Centers includezstwo acute-care hospitals: and . It is part of the nonprofitg , which also includes TMC Behavioral a numberof primary-care practices throughoutg Eastern Jackson County and management of the .
TMC Hospitak Hill is the primarhy teaching hospital for the and specializeswin asthma, bariatrics, women’s health and trauma services.
The health system said Wednesday that, effectivwe Monday, Dawson will take on the role of executive directo of the and will continues to serve as themedical centers’ vice presidengt for strategic business development, a positionh he has had since August 2007. Dawson succeeds John Marshall, who left abougt a month ago “to pursue other Truman Medical Centers spokesmam ShaneKovac said. Marshall started at the foundatiom inAugust 2007, cominb from his role as development director of The Salvatiomn Army of Greater New During his tenure with the Dawson has helped secure a $7.5 million grant for 170 new beds at the Hospitao Hill location.
He also is organizing the developmeng of a capital investment fund that will help createan “I am looking forward to enhancingf the integration between TMC and the charitable Dawson said in a news release. Dawson’s careerd includes experience in several includingsenior living, hospitality, convention/destination entertainment and retail. Truman Medical Centers includezstwo acute-care hospitals: and . It is part of the nonprofitg , which also includes TMC Behavioral a numberof primary-care practices throughoutg Eastern Jackson County and management of the .
TMC Hospitak Hill is the primarhy teaching hospital for the and specializeswin asthma, bariatrics, women’s health and trauma services.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
New shopping center hits the spot for East Baltimore - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The $8 million redevelopment project brings a grocerty store and space for six smalle stores to a neighborhood that has reliedd on the Canton Safeway as itsclosest full-service food said Kurt Schertle, vice president of merchandisinb for Shoppers Food and Pharmacy, whicj is the main tenant in the Anchof Square shopping center. The new center is a segu between roads, industry and a residentia neighborhood. Each side of the property has a dramaticallyt different neighbor includingInterstate 95, a LP plastifc container factory, the Broadwat Diner and a street lined with bricki rowhomes. is developing the new cente near Johns Hopkins Bayview MedicalCenter campus.
Shoppers is the only stores open inthe center. Manekin is talking with a wirelesszcommunications company, hair salon and Italian, Greek and Asian restaurants to fill the remaining six The company hopes to have the spacee leased by the end of the said David Meiners, senioer developer with Manekin. Shopper signed a 20-year lease to anchor the 77,000-square-footy center. The grocery chain opened the 57,000-square-foot storer March 26. The Eastern Avenud location employs 135. It takees up about three-fourths of the center'xs leaseable square feet. This is the Lanhamn company's first store in Baltimore Andso far, business is Schertle said.
"We're getting tons of positive response from customeras on that sideof town," he The grocer also expects business to increase when the other store fronts are filled. Manekin, a Columbia-basedx real estate firm, partnered with the forme owners of the Anchor Fence headquarters to demolish the dilapidaterd structure inFebruary 2005. Constructiojn of the new shopping center beganalmost immediately. The old factor was constructed in 1927 tomanufacture chain-link and decorative fencing. Anchot Fence was acquired by Master Halco in 1997 and relocatedrto Edgewood, leaving the property vacant for several years.
"It's a nice retail hub to replacre a worn outfence factory," Meiners said. Baltimors City created specializedzoning -- specified for only the Anchorr Square property -- to change the eighrt acre site from industrial use to a planned retail development. Manekib has built grocery-anchored shopping centers at the Rotunda in Duvall Village Centerin Bowie, Harundale Plazwa in Glen Burnie and Fairgrounds Plaza in Baltimore County. Last year, there were 48,695t shopping centers in the United States, according to researchg from the .
More than 95 percent were consideree open-air centers that catered to neighborhood needs, said Patrice Duker, a spokeswoman for the Internationapl Council ofShopping Centers. Developerzs are running out of space to build enclosed Duker said. Instead they're concentrating on communithy centers located within three miles of thecustomers they'rre targeting. Nearly 150,000 people live within a three-mils radius of Anchor Square. The average household income for the neighborhoosdis $47,000, according to Manekin research. Retail tenants at shopping centers haven't changed dramatically over the last Duker said.
The biggest changes, she said, are the expansionn of grocery store services to includs banksand pharmacies. Duker said the added servicea "make stronger centers across the
The $8 million redevelopment project brings a grocerty store and space for six smalle stores to a neighborhood that has reliedd on the Canton Safeway as itsclosest full-service food said Kurt Schertle, vice president of merchandisinb for Shoppers Food and Pharmacy, whicj is the main tenant in the Anchof Square shopping center. The new center is a segu between roads, industry and a residentia neighborhood. Each side of the property has a dramaticallyt different neighbor includingInterstate 95, a LP plastifc container factory, the Broadwat Diner and a street lined with bricki rowhomes. is developing the new cente near Johns Hopkins Bayview MedicalCenter campus.
Shoppers is the only stores open inthe center. Manekin is talking with a wirelesszcommunications company, hair salon and Italian, Greek and Asian restaurants to fill the remaining six The company hopes to have the spacee leased by the end of the said David Meiners, senioer developer with Manekin. Shopper signed a 20-year lease to anchor the 77,000-square-footy center. The grocery chain opened the 57,000-square-foot storer March 26. The Eastern Avenud location employs 135. It takees up about three-fourths of the center'xs leaseable square feet. This is the Lanhamn company's first store in Baltimore Andso far, business is Schertle said.
"We're getting tons of positive response from customeras on that sideof town," he The grocer also expects business to increase when the other store fronts are filled. Manekin, a Columbia-basedx real estate firm, partnered with the forme owners of the Anchor Fence headquarters to demolish the dilapidaterd structure inFebruary 2005. Constructiojn of the new shopping center beganalmost immediately. The old factor was constructed in 1927 tomanufacture chain-link and decorative fencing. Anchot Fence was acquired by Master Halco in 1997 and relocatedrto Edgewood, leaving the property vacant for several years.
"It's a nice retail hub to replacre a worn outfence factory," Meiners said. Baltimors City created specializedzoning -- specified for only the Anchorr Square property -- to change the eighrt acre site from industrial use to a planned retail development. Manekib has built grocery-anchored shopping centers at the Rotunda in Duvall Village Centerin Bowie, Harundale Plazwa in Glen Burnie and Fairgrounds Plaza in Baltimore County. Last year, there were 48,695t shopping centers in the United States, according to researchg from the .
More than 95 percent were consideree open-air centers that catered to neighborhood needs, said Patrice Duker, a spokeswoman for the Internationapl Council ofShopping Centers. Developerzs are running out of space to build enclosed Duker said. Instead they're concentrating on communithy centers located within three miles of thecustomers they'rre targeting. Nearly 150,000 people live within a three-mils radius of Anchor Square. The average household income for the neighborhoosdis $47,000, according to Manekin research. Retail tenants at shopping centers haven't changed dramatically over the last Duker said.
The biggest changes, she said, are the expansionn of grocery store services to includs banksand pharmacies. Duker said the added servicea "make stronger centers across the
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
BofA investors take on Lewis - Houston Business Journal:
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“A standing ovation? I felt like he shoulxd have gotten booed,” said Jonathan Finger, a principall with , which owns 1.1 millio n shares of BofA (NYSE: BAC) and led a proxy fighf against thebanking Finger’s firm began a campaign in March to topple several boardmembers and separate the BofA chairman and chiefg executive positions, claiming that BofA deceivexd shareholders by not making full disclosure abou t the financial condition of Merrill Lyncnh & Co.
prior to its acquisition of theinvestmentt firm, which required shareholder approval in According to the live broadcast on the bank’s Web the much-scrutinized annual meeting, attended by more than 2,500 had a bit of everything, from shareholderzs quoting the Bible to long dissertations by company officials about BofA’s bright long-ter m prospects. As expected, many shareholders voiced their anger and complained about but others voiced support for his As for the highly anticipate voteson re-electing directors and splitting the CEO-chairman company officials said that, becausre of the unexpectedly high volume of shares cast at the more than three-houd meeting, results would have to be announced at a latet time.
Later in the day, the Associated Pres s reported that company spokesman James said shareholders votedto re-elect the bank'ss entire 18-member board including Lewis, thougu final vote totals were not official. There was no word at that time abouft the results of the proposa l to strip Lewis ofhis chairman'ds title. Eleven resolutions were on the including eight presentedby shareholders. “The mood was very but some credible shareholders voiced a need for changs and for Lewis tostep down,” said Finger. “Considerinv how much tangible shareholder capital Lewidshas destroyed, he makes Bernie Madof f look like an angel.
” Lewi s repeatedly commented that he could not answer voters’ questions about the Merrill Lyncb deal considering pending lawsuits file d by disgruntled shareholders after the bank discoveredf huge losses at the investment firm in late 2008 but stillp proceeded with the acquisition. Through the end of tradinf on April 28, the bank’a share price was down about 40 percent so far this including a nine percent drop that day on the news that BofA wouldr have to raise more capital because it had done poorlgy inbanking regulators’ stress tests being applied to the financial serviceds firms that took the lion’s share of U.S. Treasuryt bailout money.
BofA shares gained more than six percent back on Wednesdah during the broadmarket rally, adding 53 cents to closs at $8.68.
“A standing ovation? I felt like he shoulxd have gotten booed,” said Jonathan Finger, a principall with , which owns 1.1 millio n shares of BofA (NYSE: BAC) and led a proxy fighf against thebanking Finger’s firm began a campaign in March to topple several boardmembers and separate the BofA chairman and chiefg executive positions, claiming that BofA deceivexd shareholders by not making full disclosure abou t the financial condition of Merrill Lyncnh & Co.
prior to its acquisition of theinvestmentt firm, which required shareholder approval in According to the live broadcast on the bank’s Web the much-scrutinized annual meeting, attended by more than 2,500 had a bit of everything, from shareholderzs quoting the Bible to long dissertations by company officials about BofA’s bright long-ter m prospects. As expected, many shareholders voiced their anger and complained about but others voiced support for his As for the highly anticipate voteson re-electing directors and splitting the CEO-chairman company officials said that, becausre of the unexpectedly high volume of shares cast at the more than three-houd meeting, results would have to be announced at a latet time.
Later in the day, the Associated Pres s reported that company spokesman James said shareholders votedto re-elect the bank'ss entire 18-member board including Lewis, thougu final vote totals were not official. There was no word at that time abouft the results of the proposa l to strip Lewis ofhis chairman'ds title. Eleven resolutions were on the including eight presentedby shareholders. “The mood was very but some credible shareholders voiced a need for changs and for Lewis tostep down,” said Finger. “Considerinv how much tangible shareholder capital Lewidshas destroyed, he makes Bernie Madof f look like an angel.
” Lewi s repeatedly commented that he could not answer voters’ questions about the Merrill Lyncb deal considering pending lawsuits file d by disgruntled shareholders after the bank discoveredf huge losses at the investment firm in late 2008 but stillp proceeded with the acquisition. Through the end of tradinf on April 28, the bank’a share price was down about 40 percent so far this including a nine percent drop that day on the news that BofA wouldr have to raise more capital because it had done poorlgy inbanking regulators’ stress tests being applied to the financial serviceds firms that took the lion’s share of U.S. Treasuryt bailout money.
BofA shares gained more than six percent back on Wednesdah during the broadmarket rally, adding 53 cents to closs at $8.68.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Class-action suit filed against Idearc - Dallas Business Journal:
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A Dallas-based (OTC: IDARQ.PK) spokesman released a statement saying, "Othed than stating that there is absolutelyno merit, we aren't goinfg to be talking to pending In the suit, the Law Officesx of Howard G. Smith alleges that certain Idearc shareholders were misled by the company and executiv e officers who made false statements to the investing publi saying credit policies had been tightenedx when in reality the law firm says the companuy loosened credit polices to establishb revenuethat “would not be When the nature of the crediyt policies became known, Idearc's stock took severap precipitous drops, according to a news release from Smith'z office.
Smith’s office said it is seeking to recovefr damages on behalf of class members who he says were hurt whenthe company’es share price plummeted on news that Idearc’ds credit policies were not in line with previous expectations.
A Dallas-based (OTC: IDARQ.PK) spokesman released a statement saying, "Othed than stating that there is absolutelyno merit, we aren't goinfg to be talking to pending In the suit, the Law Officesx of Howard G. Smith alleges that certain Idearc shareholders were misled by the company and executiv e officers who made false statements to the investing publi saying credit policies had been tightenedx when in reality the law firm says the companuy loosened credit polices to establishb revenuethat “would not be When the nature of the crediyt policies became known, Idearc's stock took severap precipitous drops, according to a news release from Smith'z office.
Smith’s office said it is seeking to recovefr damages on behalf of class members who he says were hurt whenthe company’es share price plummeted on news that Idearc’ds credit policies were not in line with previous expectations.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
MedImmune gets second H1N1 flu contract - Sacramento Business Journal:
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MedImmune won the additional $61 million contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, six weeks after it acceptede a $90 million contract from the agencyt to manufacture ingredients for a potentialo vaccine for theH1N1 virus, whicy had been widely dubbed as the swine flu. now the Gaithersburg subsidiary ofthe London-base , is using the funding to produced and test the flu-fighting technolog it uses in its seasonal FluMisg product for the H1N1 virus, whicgh has reached the highest warning levels on the pandemic The follow-up awards were given to four of five pharmaceuticale that the federal government has been contractinv with to produce potential vaccine materials Sanofi Pasteur SA, , , and MedImmune.
In all, the agencgy has spent nearly $1.9 billion to date on thess contracts., MedImmune’s combined $150 million in awards have been the smalles so far ofthose companies. MedImmune sets itselff apart from many other companies withits live-attenuatedf flu vaccine technique, whicyh uses a live, but weakened, strain of the virus to inducse an immune response from the patient. The biotech company has said that procesz can protect against various circulating flu strainsat once, even if they’rew not perfectly matching the originap strain it was aiming to “We’re putting significant internal resources toward this projecr to deliver on this commitmen and move the process forward as fast as we said Karen Lancaster, a spokeswoman at She said the company has identified a swine flu entered the manufacturing stage and could produce an estimatee 35 million to 40 million finished similar to its FluMist seasonal counts.
Health and Human Services officials, who plan to reservew these vaccines for its national stockpile for use on priority populations in an said that clinical trials of the potential vaccines are expected to begin next month with some preliminary rounds of clinical data appearinfg as early as The agency saidit can’t determine how many dosees will be produced in all until it’z determined what, and how many, vaccine materials work the best. Localk governments also received federal funds to help prepard against swineflu outbreaks. The District’as public health officials received nearly while hospitals in the city receivednearlyy $300,000.
In Maryland, public health officials received $4.8 million, while hospitals received morethan $1.6 And in Virginia, public health officials received $6.5 million, whilr hospitals received more than $2.2 million.
MedImmune won the additional $61 million contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, six weeks after it acceptede a $90 million contract from the agencyt to manufacture ingredients for a potentialo vaccine for theH1N1 virus, whicy had been widely dubbed as the swine flu. now the Gaithersburg subsidiary ofthe London-base , is using the funding to produced and test the flu-fighting technolog it uses in its seasonal FluMisg product for the H1N1 virus, whicgh has reached the highest warning levels on the pandemic The follow-up awards were given to four of five pharmaceuticale that the federal government has been contractinv with to produce potential vaccine materials Sanofi Pasteur SA, , , and MedImmune.
In all, the agencgy has spent nearly $1.9 billion to date on thess contracts., MedImmune’s combined $150 million in awards have been the smalles so far ofthose companies. MedImmune sets itselff apart from many other companies withits live-attenuatedf flu vaccine technique, whicyh uses a live, but weakened, strain of the virus to inducse an immune response from the patient. The biotech company has said that procesz can protect against various circulating flu strainsat once, even if they’rew not perfectly matching the originap strain it was aiming to “We’re putting significant internal resources toward this projecr to deliver on this commitmen and move the process forward as fast as we said Karen Lancaster, a spokeswoman at She said the company has identified a swine flu entered the manufacturing stage and could produce an estimatee 35 million to 40 million finished similar to its FluMist seasonal counts.
Health and Human Services officials, who plan to reservew these vaccines for its national stockpile for use on priority populations in an said that clinical trials of the potential vaccines are expected to begin next month with some preliminary rounds of clinical data appearinfg as early as The agency saidit can’t determine how many dosees will be produced in all until it’z determined what, and how many, vaccine materials work the best. Localk governments also received federal funds to help prepard against swineflu outbreaks. The District’as public health officials received nearly while hospitals in the city receivednearlyy $300,000.
In Maryland, public health officials received $4.8 million, while hospitals received morethan $1.6 And in Virginia, public health officials received $6.5 million, whilr hospitals received more than $2.2 million.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Tower Heist Threatened With Boycott Unless Universal Backs Down On VOD Plan - Cinema Blend
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Cinema Blend | Tower Heist Threatened With Boycott Unless Universal Backs Down On VOD Plan Cinema Blend The Los Angeles Times reports that many smaller theater chains such as Galaxy Theatres, Regency Theatres, and the annoyingly named Emagine Theatres are threatening not to run Tower Heist in their establishments unless Universal backs down on this early ... |
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Hotel Guests Lose Sleep Over Snoring - ABC News
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ABC News | Hotel Guests Lose Sleep Over Snoring ABC News Noise was the top hotel complaint cited by respondents in a 2011 JD Power and Associates North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study. (Getty Images) When Sharon Kirkwood walks into a hotel room, often the first thing ... |
Friday, October 7, 2011
Analysts' Downgrades for October, 7th (CP, CSII, EC, GLGL, HRS, ICA, ICE, ILMN ... - LocalizedUSA
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Analysts' Downgrades for October, 7th (CP, CSII, EC, GLGL, HRS, ICA, ICE, ILMN ... LocalizedUSA (NASDAQ: IPCC) was downgraded by analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch from a “neutral†rating to an “underperform†rating. ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ITC) was downgraded by analysts at Deutsche Bank from a “buy†rating to a “hold†rating. ... |
LiveScience.com | Near-record arctic ice loss observed UPI.com The near-record ice-melt followed higher-than-average summer temperatures that approached the record low observed in 2007, a NASA release said Tuesday. Ice cover shrinks each summer as the sun rises higher in the northern sky, reaching its annual ... Ice-Melt at Arctic Ocean Hit Almost Record Low, Sea Ice Decline More Drastic |
Monday, October 3, 2011
Lynx blow open Game 1 in 4th quarter - USA Today
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USA Today | Lynx blow open Game 1 in 4th quarter USA Today By Hannah Foslien, Getty Images The Minnesota Lynx and the Atlanta Dream tipped off Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Oct. 2. By Hannah Foslien, Getty Images The Minnesota Lynx and the Atlanta Dream tipped off Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Oct. 2. ... Minnesota wins Game 1 of WNBA finals, 88-74, over Atlanta Lynx blow open Game 1 in 4th quarter Minnesota proves its appeal in Game 1 win |
Saturday, October 1, 2011
When will the 'eyesores' be fixed? - www.kamloopsnews.ca
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When will the 'eyesores' be fixed? www.kamloopsnews.ca Both are eyesores for the area and need to be cleaned up. We know that the restaurant has been a place for homeless people to camp out. OUR ANSWER: That is definitely one of the busiest intersections in Kamloops, with residential and commercial traffic ... |
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Deloitte survey: Bosses fret over Facebook, Twitter - Triangle Business Journal:
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The same survey also found that 53 percenty of employees say content posted on theiraccounts shouldn’y be a boss’ concern. While employeras and their subordinates appear on opposite side of the fence on who has a righftto know, employees indicate they know the potentiap risks involved. Nearly three-quarters of the employees at 74 percent, say they recognize that using social mediaa networks makes it easier to tarnisha company’s reputation.
“Withu the explosive growth of onlineesocial networks, such as Faceboojk and Twitter, rapidly blurrint the lines between professional and private these virtual communities have increasedr the potential of reputational risk for many organizations and theitr brands,” Deloitte Chairwoman Sharon Allen said in a release. The which gathered opinions from morethan 2,000 employed adults and 500 business executives, found that few employers have managerd to keep tabs on potential problems. Only 17 percent of executive s surveyed say they have formal ways to monitor the possiblwe risks related to socialnetwork use.
Employees in the same survey indicate even a watchful eye might not change Nearly half ofthose surveyed, at 49 percent, say strictetr guidelines wouldn’t change their behavior
The same survey also found that 53 percenty of employees say content posted on theiraccounts shouldn’y be a boss’ concern. While employeras and their subordinates appear on opposite side of the fence on who has a righftto know, employees indicate they know the potentiap risks involved. Nearly three-quarters of the employees at 74 percent, say they recognize that using social mediaa networks makes it easier to tarnisha company’s reputation.
“Withu the explosive growth of onlineesocial networks, such as Faceboojk and Twitter, rapidly blurrint the lines between professional and private these virtual communities have increasedr the potential of reputational risk for many organizations and theitr brands,” Deloitte Chairwoman Sharon Allen said in a release. The which gathered opinions from morethan 2,000 employed adults and 500 business executives, found that few employers have managerd to keep tabs on potential problems. Only 17 percent of executive s surveyed say they have formal ways to monitor the possiblwe risks related to socialnetwork use.
Employees in the same survey indicate even a watchful eye might not change Nearly half ofthose surveyed, at 49 percent, say strictetr guidelines wouldn’t change their behavior
Monday, September 26, 2011
Abp. Dolan Writes Strongly Worded Letter to President Obama Defending Marriage - Catholic Online
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USA Today | Abp. Dolan Writes Strongly Worded Letter to President Obama Defending Marriage Catholic Online Mr. President, I respectfully urge you to push the reset button on your Administration's approach to DOMA Our profound regard for marriage as the complementary and fruitful union of a man and a woman does not negate our concern ... Catholic hierarchy slams Obama on gay rights record MARRIAGE DIGEST: With military policy reversed, gay couples want family benefits |
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Wells Fargo Insurance Services nabs Las Vegas brokerage in buying spree - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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The brokerage network, part of (NYSE: WFC) said the deal closed June 1. Terms were not disclosed. According to has been in business since when it was founded byJohn Grady, and focusea exclusively on health and benefits with customers in the hospitality, construction, auto sales and home developmentg niches. Grady is now managinvg director ofemployee benefits. Wells Fargok Insurance Services isthe world’s fifth-largest insurance brokeragd and the nation’s largest bank-owned according to Business Insurance magazine’s 2008 with more than 200 officews in 37 states. The brokerage network has been on a buyingfspree recently.
It bought Novato’s and in earlty April, and about a montnh before that acquiredWalnut Creek-baseed , an employee benefits consulting firm that also has officesd in Houston and Seattle, among other dealzs in recent months.
The brokerage network, part of (NYSE: WFC) said the deal closed June 1. Terms were not disclosed. According to has been in business since when it was founded byJohn Grady, and focusea exclusively on health and benefits with customers in the hospitality, construction, auto sales and home developmentg niches. Grady is now managinvg director ofemployee benefits. Wells Fargok Insurance Services isthe world’s fifth-largest insurance brokeragd and the nation’s largest bank-owned according to Business Insurance magazine’s 2008 with more than 200 officews in 37 states. The brokerage network has been on a buyingfspree recently.
It bought Novato’s and in earlty April, and about a montnh before that acquiredWalnut Creek-baseed , an employee benefits consulting firm that also has officesd in Houston and Seattle, among other dealzs in recent months.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Fancy last supper requests off the menu on Texas death row - Reuters
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The Associated Press | Fancy last supper requests off the menu on Texas death row Reuters Lawrence Russell Brewer, of Sulpher Springs, Texas,shown in a picture released by the authorities June 9, is one of three suspects in the James Byrd, Jr. murder case. By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas prison system abolished on Thursday ... Texas prisons end special last meals in executions Texas prisons end special last meals in executions Last meals for condemned cons off menu |
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
French bank retreat raises aircraft finance fears - Reuters
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Reuters | French bank retreat raises aircraft finance fears Reuters BARCELONA (Reuters) - The global aviation industry faces growing uncertainty over financing due to Europe's debt crisis and worries surrounding French banks, lenders and airlines were warned on Tuesday. Despite record numbers of aircraft ... |
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Goodwill unveils plan to enhance programs, services - San Antonio Business Journal:
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As part of those 2009 Rebecca Helterbrand, spokeswoman for the nonprofit says Goodwill is expanding its healtj services through a new partnership withthe (UHS). As part of this UHS will provide on-demand health care services withinGoodwill stores. Goodwill provides free and low-cost preventative health care such as immunizations and screenings designe d toprevent illness, at its stores through its partnershil with the San Antonio Metropolitan Health Districrt (Metro Health). Helterbrand says Goodwill’s new partnership with UHS will allo w it to expand those services by offerintg freeand low-cost medical services to individualxs who are already ill.
“So now we kind of have both legs of publicf health working with us in both the preventativwe area and inthe on-demand area,” Helterbrand says. The clinix will assess a patient’s income levelk to determine if he or she qualifiees for freeor low-costs The Goodwill location at Culebrza Road and Loop 1604 on the Northwesrt Side, which opened in the fourth quarter of last year, has been selecte as the first site for the new medicalo services. The second location for the on-demand medical service s will be at the Goodwill store at Vance Jacksobn and Fredericksburg Road just insides Loop 410 northof downtown.
In addition to expandingf its healthcare services, Helterbrand says Goodwill plands to augment its financial servicez partnership with generations Federal Credit Union. Last Goodwill teamed up with the credit union to provids access to banking services free of predatory lendingpracticeds — to people with disabilities and barriera to employment. The first locatiohn was launched inside the Goodwillp store at Fredericksburg andVance Jackson.
Plans call for openintg two more banking branches this yearat Goodwill’s locations on Bitters Road and Highway 281 Nortuh in North Central San Antonio and DeZavalw and Interstate 10 on the Northwest More details about exact launching dates will be releases at a later In addition to offering more healtg and financial services, Goodwillp also plans to open a new learninb center called the Good Careers Academy. Goodwill has partnered with the Alamoo Community College District to provide certification programsd to individuals looking to betterf their lives through developingworkplacse skills. Helterbrand says the goal of the academhy will be to help train a futur eskilled workforce.
One of the first areas Goodwill will offee certification in is informationtechnology (IT). Plans for the futurde call for offering certification in health andotherf demand-driven occupations that Helterbrand says “are goinhg to grow and that pay well above the livinyg wage.” “We think that IT piecwe at DeZavala will be available in the April or May time she says, adding that Goodwill looks to offer three, six- and nine-montgh certification programs. Helterbrand says the Good Careerws Academy location will have room for 20 student sper morning, afternoon and eveningf classes — for a potential total of 60 studentsx per day.
Instructors will include a combinatiomn of hiredstaff (accredited through the Workforce and adjunct professors from area communityh colleges. The new academy will be located at the Goodwillp center at DeZavala andInterstate 10. Right now, Helterbrane says, Goodwill is looking for the funding and resources to eventuallyh developa free-standing facility for the academy. This year’s goals are part of Goodwill’ss larger 50/50 by 2010 strategid plan.
As part of those 2009 Rebecca Helterbrand, spokeswoman for the nonprofit says Goodwill is expanding its healtj services through a new partnership withthe (UHS). As part of this UHS will provide on-demand health care services withinGoodwill stores. Goodwill provides free and low-cost preventative health care such as immunizations and screenings designe d toprevent illness, at its stores through its partnershil with the San Antonio Metropolitan Health Districrt (Metro Health). Helterbrand says Goodwill’s new partnership with UHS will allo w it to expand those services by offerintg freeand low-cost medical services to individualxs who are already ill.
“So now we kind of have both legs of publicf health working with us in both the preventativwe area and inthe on-demand area,” Helterbrand says. The clinix will assess a patient’s income levelk to determine if he or she qualifiees for freeor low-costs The Goodwill location at Culebrza Road and Loop 1604 on the Northwesrt Side, which opened in the fourth quarter of last year, has been selecte as the first site for the new medicalo services. The second location for the on-demand medical service s will be at the Goodwill store at Vance Jacksobn and Fredericksburg Road just insides Loop 410 northof downtown.
In addition to expandingf its healthcare services, Helterbrand says Goodwill plands to augment its financial servicez partnership with generations Federal Credit Union. Last Goodwill teamed up with the credit union to provids access to banking services free of predatory lendingpracticeds — to people with disabilities and barriera to employment. The first locatiohn was launched inside the Goodwillp store at Fredericksburg andVance Jackson.
Plans call for openintg two more banking branches this yearat Goodwill’s locations on Bitters Road and Highway 281 Nortuh in North Central San Antonio and DeZavalw and Interstate 10 on the Northwest More details about exact launching dates will be releases at a later In addition to offering more healtg and financial services, Goodwillp also plans to open a new learninb center called the Good Careers Academy. Goodwill has partnered with the Alamoo Community College District to provide certification programsd to individuals looking to betterf their lives through developingworkplacse skills. Helterbrand says the goal of the academhy will be to help train a futur eskilled workforce.
One of the first areas Goodwill will offee certification in is informationtechnology (IT). Plans for the futurde call for offering certification in health andotherf demand-driven occupations that Helterbrand says “are goinhg to grow and that pay well above the livinyg wage.” “We think that IT piecwe at DeZavala will be available in the April or May time she says, adding that Goodwill looks to offer three, six- and nine-montgh certification programs. Helterbrand says the Good Careerws Academy location will have room for 20 student sper morning, afternoon and eveningf classes — for a potential total of 60 studentsx per day.
Instructors will include a combinatiomn of hiredstaff (accredited through the Workforce and adjunct professors from area communityh colleges. The new academy will be located at the Goodwillp center at DeZavala andInterstate 10. Right now, Helterbrane says, Goodwill is looking for the funding and resources to eventuallyh developa free-standing facility for the academy. This year’s goals are part of Goodwill’ss larger 50/50 by 2010 strategid plan.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Florida
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The Sunshine State’s CRI rose 3.14 percent between the fourtg quarter of last year and the first quarte r ofthis year. Nationwide, the credity risk increase 1.98 percent from 124.79 in the fourtb quarter of last yearto 127.26 in the firstg quarter of this The Credit Risk Index is defined as the weighted average probability of 90-day delinquency or worsse among consumers in a givejn region relative to the nation as a whole, accordiny to TransUnion. “Credit Risk Index data suggest that the growthh in consumer credit risk has slowed during the past apositive note.
However, the index remainse at an all-time historical high, indicating that delinquencies and foreclosuresz will continue to rise in thecominv months,” Chet Wiermanski, global chief scientist at TransUniohn said in a news release. Mississippi rankedc at the riskiest state in the nationm with a CRIof 166.45 followede by Texas (162.59), Nevadwa (158.97), South Carolina and Louisiana (153.84). The least riskuy states include: North Dakota (82.02), Minnesotaa (88.53), Vermont (91.82), Southg Dakota (94.75) and Iowa , TransUnion reported that credit card delinquency rates rose in the firsrt quarter with bank card delinquencies up 11percent year-over-year.
The Sunshine State’s CRI rose 3.14 percent between the fourtg quarter of last year and the first quarte r ofthis year. Nationwide, the credity risk increase 1.98 percent from 124.79 in the fourtb quarter of last yearto 127.26 in the firstg quarter of this The Credit Risk Index is defined as the weighted average probability of 90-day delinquency or worsse among consumers in a givejn region relative to the nation as a whole, accordiny to TransUnion. “Credit Risk Index data suggest that the growthh in consumer credit risk has slowed during the past apositive note.
However, the index remainse at an all-time historical high, indicating that delinquencies and foreclosuresz will continue to rise in thecominv months,” Chet Wiermanski, global chief scientist at TransUniohn said in a news release. Mississippi rankedc at the riskiest state in the nationm with a CRIof 166.45 followede by Texas (162.59), Nevadwa (158.97), South Carolina and Louisiana (153.84). The least riskuy states include: North Dakota (82.02), Minnesotaa (88.53), Vermont (91.82), Southg Dakota (94.75) and Iowa , TransUnion reported that credit card delinquency rates rose in the firsrt quarter with bank card delinquencies up 11percent year-over-year.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Study shows San Antonio is nation's best-performing city in recession - South Florida Business Journal:
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The Washington, D.C.-based think tank has begun analyzingb the impact of the recessionthroughout America’z metropolitan areas. In the first of a seriews of quarterlyMetroMonitor reports, Brookings ranked San Oklahoma City, Austin, Houston and Dallaxs as the top five metro areas in the countrg in economic performance in the wake of the Brookings ranked the top 100 metropolitan areae based on six key indicators employment, unemployment rates, wages, gross metropolitan product, housing prices and foreclosure rates. This initial MetroMonitor reportg covers the first quarterof 2009.
The five worst metropolitaj areas in the country impactede bythe recession, in descending order, are Jacksonville, Fla.; Fla.; Tampa, Fla.; Bradenton, Fla.; and Detroit. “All metropolitan areas are feeling the effects ofthis recession, but the distress is not sharedr equally,” says Alan Berube, research director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings and co-author of the report.
“Whilde some areas of the country have experience d only ashallow downturn, and may be emerging from the recession people living in metro areas that are now performing weakest economically shoul d prepare themselves for a long recovery Howard Wial, director of the Metropolitan Economy Initiativwe at Brookings and another co-authort of the report, argues that the reporg shows that a national fisca l and monetary policy will not be enough for stimulatingf the economy. “Many (metro) areas will need targetexd assistance, and since states have no funds available, the federal governmeng will have to step up to fillthe void.
” Concentratione of industry activity have both helped and hurte some regional economies during the For example, metropolitan areas in stated with specializations in energy and government employmentr — such as New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana have largely been insulatec by the recession. However, metropolita n areas in states like Michigan and Ohio that dependf heavily on the automotive industry have been impacted by the downturn inthe economy, the report San Antonio is home to Randolph Air Force Fort Sam Houston, Lacklaned Air Force Base and Brooks City-Base.
The 2005 Base Realignmenf and Closure decision alone is providing a significant economic punch to theAlamp City’s economy through the consolidation of high-payinv military health care jobs and more than $2 billion wortg of new construction A separate report released by LLC outlining the impactt of BRAC showed that Fort Sam Houston aloner would experience a 11,50p increase of personnel. The Army post will also gain 7.9 millioj square feet of space. Construction activity due to BRAC alon shouldcreate 46,000 construction jobs durinfg the course of the building the DiLuzio report showed.
The Washington, D.C.-based think tank has begun analyzingb the impact of the recessionthroughout America’z metropolitan areas. In the first of a seriews of quarterlyMetroMonitor reports, Brookings ranked San Oklahoma City, Austin, Houston and Dallaxs as the top five metro areas in the countrg in economic performance in the wake of the Brookings ranked the top 100 metropolitan areae based on six key indicators employment, unemployment rates, wages, gross metropolitan product, housing prices and foreclosure rates. This initial MetroMonitor reportg covers the first quarterof 2009.
The five worst metropolitaj areas in the country impactede bythe recession, in descending order, are Jacksonville, Fla.; Fla.; Tampa, Fla.; Bradenton, Fla.; and Detroit. “All metropolitan areas are feeling the effects ofthis recession, but the distress is not sharedr equally,” says Alan Berube, research director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings and co-author of the report.
“Whilde some areas of the country have experience d only ashallow downturn, and may be emerging from the recession people living in metro areas that are now performing weakest economically shoul d prepare themselves for a long recovery Howard Wial, director of the Metropolitan Economy Initiativwe at Brookings and another co-authort of the report, argues that the reporg shows that a national fisca l and monetary policy will not be enough for stimulatingf the economy. “Many (metro) areas will need targetexd assistance, and since states have no funds available, the federal governmeng will have to step up to fillthe void.
” Concentratione of industry activity have both helped and hurte some regional economies during the For example, metropolitan areas in stated with specializations in energy and government employmentr — such as New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana have largely been insulatec by the recession. However, metropolita n areas in states like Michigan and Ohio that dependf heavily on the automotive industry have been impacted by the downturn inthe economy, the report San Antonio is home to Randolph Air Force Fort Sam Houston, Lacklaned Air Force Base and Brooks City-Base.
The 2005 Base Realignmenf and Closure decision alone is providing a significant economic punch to theAlamp City’s economy through the consolidation of high-payinv military health care jobs and more than $2 billion wortg of new construction A separate report released by LLC outlining the impactt of BRAC showed that Fort Sam Houston aloner would experience a 11,50p increase of personnel. The Army post will also gain 7.9 millioj square feet of space. Construction activity due to BRAC alon shouldcreate 46,000 construction jobs durinfg the course of the building the DiLuzio report showed.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Private Bank adds visibility with Overland Park branch - bizjournals:
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The bank, owned by Chicago-based , entered the Kansa City market inJanuargy 2007, opening an office on the . It share s a charter with the company’s St. Louis and the pair are growing rapidly. Together, they reached $571.1 million in assets as of March 31. grew to $35 millionj in assets at the end of and by the end of it hadabout $100 million in assets. Cal chairman and CEO of The Privat Bank-Kansas City, said he hopes the new Kansasx branch will help continue thatgrowtjh trend. “One reason we did this is convenience,” Kleinmann said. “It’x easier to serve the needs of our business ownersw and clients if we are physicallh closerto them.
The other aspec t of this is just our need to be in With a branchin Missouri, we could not accept deposits from a municipality, school district or other public entity that requireas a branch presence in Kansas.” Kleinmanbn said the state line essentially divides the market in and being able gather publiv money in Kansas was a key driver for the Jerry Swords, president of Kansas City-based bank consultingt firm , said that gathering government depositds is a competitive market and not exceptionallyu lucrative.
He said governments are clients that sell bonds insteas of takingbank loans, and bond servicesa go to investment houses and bankxs that have a sales organization to sell However, government deposits can provide a very stables deposit base, he said. Swords said bankes such as The Private Bank like Overland Park becausew it has a relatively stable despitethe recession. “The Private Bank is a trusf bank, looking for new trust relationships and thingxs they canbuild on,” Swordxs said. “If you’re going to do that, you need businessea with the most steady But so doeseveryone else. That’zs why Commerce and UMB have a lot of branchezsout there.
So it’s a hotly contested market.” Kleinmann said that he’sa aware of how competitive the Johnson County banking market is but that most of the bankws there are competing forresidential lending. “There are only a handfulo of banks in the Kansas City area that haveour capacity, our productes and services, and the skilk sets of our people,” Kleinmann “With our holding company, we have a $200 million legal lending limit. We’ve got foreign exchange and capitalmarkey services, and full Treasury services.
” Amy Yuhn, marketing director for Private Bancorp, said that Kansaws City is seen by the holding compant as an area of opportunity and that expandinf into Kansas creates even more opportunities for growth. “The Kansas City markey is attractive to us becausd it hasstrong commercial, middle-markeft businesses that we feel are primed for our relationshipo approach to banking,” Yuhn said. “We grow with the companies thatwe serve. In October we were a $4.5 billion bank overall. At the end of the first quarterthis year, we were at $10.
4 Kleinmann said the strength of the holding company is a benefir to the growth of the bank in the Kansas City “We’re fortunate that we don’t have capital Kleinmann said. “We don’t have a large number of problen loans. So where a lot of banksw are contracting or withdrawing fromthe we’re going full bore to book all the business we can
The bank, owned by Chicago-based , entered the Kansa City market inJanuargy 2007, opening an office on the . It share s a charter with the company’s St. Louis and the pair are growing rapidly. Together, they reached $571.1 million in assets as of March 31. grew to $35 millionj in assets at the end of and by the end of it hadabout $100 million in assets. Cal chairman and CEO of The Privat Bank-Kansas City, said he hopes the new Kansasx branch will help continue thatgrowtjh trend. “One reason we did this is convenience,” Kleinmann said. “It’x easier to serve the needs of our business ownersw and clients if we are physicallh closerto them.
The other aspec t of this is just our need to be in With a branchin Missouri, we could not accept deposits from a municipality, school district or other public entity that requireas a branch presence in Kansas.” Kleinmanbn said the state line essentially divides the market in and being able gather publiv money in Kansas was a key driver for the Jerry Swords, president of Kansas City-based bank consultingt firm , said that gathering government depositds is a competitive market and not exceptionallyu lucrative.
He said governments are clients that sell bonds insteas of takingbank loans, and bond servicesa go to investment houses and bankxs that have a sales organization to sell However, government deposits can provide a very stables deposit base, he said. Swords said bankes such as The Private Bank like Overland Park becausew it has a relatively stable despitethe recession. “The Private Bank is a trusf bank, looking for new trust relationships and thingxs they canbuild on,” Swordxs said. “If you’re going to do that, you need businessea with the most steady But so doeseveryone else. That’zs why Commerce and UMB have a lot of branchezsout there.
So it’s a hotly contested market.” Kleinmann said that he’sa aware of how competitive the Johnson County banking market is but that most of the bankws there are competing forresidential lending. “There are only a handfulo of banks in the Kansas City area that haveour capacity, our productes and services, and the skilk sets of our people,” Kleinmann “With our holding company, we have a $200 million legal lending limit. We’ve got foreign exchange and capitalmarkey services, and full Treasury services.
” Amy Yuhn, marketing director for Private Bancorp, said that Kansaws City is seen by the holding compant as an area of opportunity and that expandinf into Kansas creates even more opportunities for growth. “The Kansas City markey is attractive to us becausd it hasstrong commercial, middle-markeft businesses that we feel are primed for our relationshipo approach to banking,” Yuhn said. “We grow with the companies thatwe serve. In October we were a $4.5 billion bank overall. At the end of the first quarterthis year, we were at $10.
4 Kleinmann said the strength of the holding company is a benefir to the growth of the bank in the Kansas City “We’re fortunate that we don’t have capital Kleinmann said. “We don’t have a large number of problen loans. So where a lot of banksw are contracting or withdrawing fromthe we’re going full bore to book all the business we can
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Health-care providers declare war on fat - East Bay Business Times:
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The voluntary campaign by selected memberss of theWalnut Creek-basedf involves filling 50 percent of the space in vending machines at more than 140 worksitw locations with healthy snacksa and beverages, such as water and fruit juice. Abouty 62,000 employees and 470 vending machines will beaffectedx statewide. Although supported by IHA's board, the progranm is voluntary and "members cited in the releases are the first waveof supporters" from the said Leslie Rose, an IHA Rose said the groupl plans to "actively" recruit other health-care employers and trade groups to join in the effort.
It decider to participate following a leadership summitf with statewide experts on theobesity crisis, official said. Participating organizations, many of them major employerws inCalifornia include: Four major health plans - , HNT), , . Four medical groups - , , San Ramon'w and . One major hospital systen - Sacramento-based . One insurance brokerage/consultant - Health Net and PacifiCarde are considering taking theprogramk nationwide, officials said. The companies have agree d to providehealthy products, defined as "producte that are lower in saturatexd fat, sugar and sodium and free of transd fat" - in vending machines next to sodas and candy bars.
Healthy snacks will be selectede according to nutrition guidelinexs approved by the IHA Officials said the move marks the first time aCaliforniw health-care association has taken collective action on this issue. The associationb will also take two other stepes toaddress obesity: Collecf and publicly publish data on outcomesx of bariatric surgery - weight-loss surgery for the morbidly obese - to help inform consumers and health-care providers. Add obesity-relate measures as part of its Pay for Performance program, a nationally known effort that pays bonusees to doctors who meet various quality and otherf performance standards.
The so-called P4P initiativ e currently includes sevenhealtb plans, 45,000 doctors, 215 medical groups and 6.2 millio n health-plan enrollees, according to IHA.
The voluntary campaign by selected memberss of theWalnut Creek-basedf involves filling 50 percent of the space in vending machines at more than 140 worksitw locations with healthy snacksa and beverages, such as water and fruit juice. Abouty 62,000 employees and 470 vending machines will beaffectedx statewide. Although supported by IHA's board, the progranm is voluntary and "members cited in the releases are the first waveof supporters" from the said Leslie Rose, an IHA Rose said the groupl plans to "actively" recruit other health-care employers and trade groups to join in the effort.
It decider to participate following a leadership summitf with statewide experts on theobesity crisis, official said. Participating organizations, many of them major employerws inCalifornia include: Four major health plans - , HNT), , . Four medical groups - , , San Ramon'w and . One major hospital systen - Sacramento-based . One insurance brokerage/consultant - Health Net and PacifiCarde are considering taking theprogramk nationwide, officials said. The companies have agree d to providehealthy products, defined as "producte that are lower in saturatexd fat, sugar and sodium and free of transd fat" - in vending machines next to sodas and candy bars.
Healthy snacks will be selectede according to nutrition guidelinexs approved by the IHA Officials said the move marks the first time aCaliforniw health-care association has taken collective action on this issue. The associationb will also take two other stepes toaddress obesity: Collecf and publicly publish data on outcomesx of bariatric surgery - weight-loss surgery for the morbidly obese - to help inform consumers and health-care providers. Add obesity-relate measures as part of its Pay for Performance program, a nationally known effort that pays bonusees to doctors who meet various quality and otherf performance standards.
The so-called P4P initiativ e currently includes sevenhealtb plans, 45,000 doctors, 215 medical groups and 6.2 millio n health-plan enrollees, according to IHA.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Nordic American Tankers Limited (NYSE:NAT) Announces Acquisition of its ... - Reuters (press release)
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Nordic American Tankers Limited (NYSE:NAT) Announces Acquisition of its ... Reuters (press release) Nordic American Tankers Limited ("NAT" or the "Company") today announced that the Company has agreed to acquire its twentieth vessel, a double-hull suezmax tanker built at Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea. The agreed purchase price is $24.45 million. ... |
Friday, September 2, 2011
Havre de Grace will try to add to her credentials in the Woodward - Lexington Herald Leader
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Lexington Herald Leader | Havre de Grace will try to add to her credentials in the Woodward Lexington Herald Leader Having the daughter of Saint Liam in the gate adds some weight to a field that doesn't otherwise boast a ton of credentials, but it didn't deter any connections from taking a shot. "I think it's definitely a wide-open division," said Elliott Walden, ... |
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Exact to raise $8.2M, signs MAYO deal - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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million through a private stock sale and that it inkex a licensing deal for exclusive rightxsto cancer-diagnostic technologies developed by the for Medicalo Education and Research. The company said it had commenced on June 11 the saleof 4.31 million shares of its common stock at a purchas e price of $1.90 a share. Exact (Nasdaq: EXAS), based in Mass., announced a plan to acquird the worldwide licensing rights tothe blood- or stool-bases cancer diagnostics and screening technologies developed the MAYO which is based in Minnesota. Under the deales terms, Exact will: • make upfronyt payments of $80,000 and a milestonee fee of $250,000 upon the commencemenyt of certainclinical trials.
• pay a milestone fee of $500,00 if the approves any of the products covered bythe agreement. pay a minimum of $10,000 on the deal’s thirdf anniversary • pay a minimum royaltg of $25,000 on the fourth anniversary of the agreement support certain research projects to the tuneof $500,00 — at a minimum — in the agreement’s firstt year. Exact is also obligated to grant MAYO two warrantas topurchase 1.25 million shares of its common stock. The warrants have six-year terms and are exercisablw at a priceof $1.90 per share, accordintg to a regulatory filing.
million through a private stock sale and that it inkex a licensing deal for exclusive rightxsto cancer-diagnostic technologies developed by the for Medicalo Education and Research. The company said it had commenced on June 11 the saleof 4.31 million shares of its common stock at a purchas e price of $1.90 a share. Exact (Nasdaq: EXAS), based in Mass., announced a plan to acquird the worldwide licensing rights tothe blood- or stool-bases cancer diagnostics and screening technologies developed the MAYO which is based in Minnesota. Under the deales terms, Exact will: • make upfronyt payments of $80,000 and a milestonee fee of $250,000 upon the commencemenyt of certainclinical trials.
• pay a milestone fee of $500,00 if the approves any of the products covered bythe agreement. pay a minimum of $10,000 on the deal’s thirdf anniversary • pay a minimum royaltg of $25,000 on the fourth anniversary of the agreement support certain research projects to the tuneof $500,00 — at a minimum — in the agreement’s firstt year. Exact is also obligated to grant MAYO two warrantas topurchase 1.25 million shares of its common stock. The warrants have six-year terms and are exercisablw at a priceof $1.90 per share, accordintg to a regulatory filing.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Police: Local Woman Left Her 4 Kids Home Alone, Went To Bar To Party - KWTX
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Police: Local Woman Left Her 4 Kids Home Alone, Went To Bar To Party KWTX Tiffany Ann Calhoun, 23, was in the Bell County Jail Monday in lieu of $50000 bond, charged with abandoning or endangering a child, and criminal negligence. A neighbor c » |
Saturday, August 27, 2011
NFL: How Can Terrelle Pryor Contribute to the Raiders Quarterback Position? - Bleacher Report
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Bleacher Report | NFL: How Can Terrelle Pryor Contribute to the Raiders Quarterback Position? Bleacher Report There was a ton of hype surrounding the Oakland Raiders and Terrelle Pryor after the team selected him in the supplemental draft. The Raiders forfeited their third-round pick in next year's draft to take a chance on the freakishly athletic Pryor. ... |
Thursday, August 25, 2011
United Way, Dr. Phillips launch campaign - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The campaign, established with grants totalingnearly $350,000 from Dr. Phillipa Charities and , is being administered by Uniteed Way’s stewardship program that provides emergency assistance to local residents. The United Way board backed a move allowiny the organization to tap reserve funds to covedr administrative expenses so that grant dollaras will go directly to help peoplwein need. United Way President/CEO Robertt H. Brown said the campaigmn represents a temporary responsee to an unprecedented burden being placex on the community by the ongoinhgeconomic challenges. Dr.
Phillips Charities is offeringb a grant ofnearly $300,000, which includes $98,10o in start up fundd and a challenge matchin g grant of nearly $200,000. Dr. Phillips Charities, one of the region’ss largest philanthropic organizations, has awarded more than $23 millio n to local nonprofits over the pastthree years. Bank of America contributexd $50,000 to the campaign. The goal is to provide aid to morethan 1,3500 families over the next five months. Agenciez providing similar services that have exhaustecd their resources can also access the Heart of Florida United Way isCentral Florida’se largest provider of funds to the region’es health and human service programs.
The campaign, established with grants totalingnearly $350,000 from Dr. Phillipa Charities and , is being administered by Uniteed Way’s stewardship program that provides emergency assistance to local residents. The United Way board backed a move allowiny the organization to tap reserve funds to covedr administrative expenses so that grant dollaras will go directly to help peoplwein need. United Way President/CEO Robertt H. Brown said the campaigmn represents a temporary responsee to an unprecedented burden being placex on the community by the ongoinhgeconomic challenges. Dr.
Phillips Charities is offeringb a grant ofnearly $300,000, which includes $98,10o in start up fundd and a challenge matchin g grant of nearly $200,000. Dr. Phillips Charities, one of the region’ss largest philanthropic organizations, has awarded more than $23 millio n to local nonprofits over the pastthree years. Bank of America contributexd $50,000 to the campaign. The goal is to provide aid to morethan 1,3500 families over the next five months. Agenciez providing similar services that have exhaustecd their resources can also access the Heart of Florida United Way isCentral Florida’se largest provider of funds to the region’es health and human service programs.
Monday, August 22, 2011
One Forties Crude Cargo Dropped From September Loading Program - Bloomberg
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One Forties Crude Cargo Dropped From September Loading Program Bloomberg One cargo of North Sea Forties crude was dropped from the September loading program, bringing the total number of shipments for next month to 23, according to a revised shipping schedule obtained by Bloomberg ... North Sea Crude-Forties trades at one-year highs |
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Senior Mons celebrates 50th birthday - Daily Mail - Charleston
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Senior Mons celebrates 50th birthday Daily Mail - Charleston by AP AP By Jim Bissett The apparel modestly peeked around the hem of a poodle skirt, also stitched by her, that put the signature on the ensemble. It was all part of the glorious silliness of the day Friday at the Senior Monongalians Center, ... |
Thursday, August 18, 2011
California court upholds same-sex marriage ban - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Prop. 8, passed by 52 percent of California voters in amended the state constitution to say that only a marriage betweenj a man and a woman is lega l and valid inthe state. Justices ruled 6-1 on the constitutionalit of Prop. 8, but unanimouslh that the 18,000 marriages performed in the state betweemn June and Election Day in Novemberrare valid. The only Democrat on the high court, Justiced Carlos Moreno, was the only one who voted to strikedown Prop. 8. The high court ruled in June that same-sesx couples could wed. This actiohn prompted a backlash that fueled the campaignbfor Prop. 8.
Kenneth Starr, lead attorney for supporter s ofthe measure, argued before the court that people have the rightf to control their “We comment the California Supreme Court for upholding the righf of the people to definew marriage in our constitution,” Andrewa Pugno, general counsel for ProtectMarriage.com, the official proponentz of Prop. 8, said in a press release. “Thre Court recognized that the power to amend the constitutionh ultimately belongs tothe people.” Legislative leaders, who filefd a friend-of-the court brief in favor of overturninv the measure, reacted to the news with disappointmentr but promised further action.
“I view today’z decision by the California Supreme Court as a temporaruy setback for the cause of equality forall people,” Senates President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said in a press release “History shows us that prejudice and inequalitt diminish with time and struggle, and so it will be ... with marriagre freedom. While the court representsd an independent and equal branchof California’s governmeng and its decision is the law, we will not stop fightinf for equal rights. The cause of marriage freedom is too important and the injustice of Propositio n 8 too great to simplygive up.” In the anti-Prop. 8 Equality Actioj Now group planned a rallfor 5:30 p.m.
Tuesdau at the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center, 1927 L St. Steinbergv was listed as a speaker atthe rally, whicuh includes a planned march aroun the Capitol.
Prop. 8, passed by 52 percent of California voters in amended the state constitution to say that only a marriage betweenj a man and a woman is lega l and valid inthe state. Justices ruled 6-1 on the constitutionalit of Prop. 8, but unanimouslh that the 18,000 marriages performed in the state betweemn June and Election Day in Novemberrare valid. The only Democrat on the high court, Justiced Carlos Moreno, was the only one who voted to strikedown Prop. 8. The high court ruled in June that same-sesx couples could wed. This actiohn prompted a backlash that fueled the campaignbfor Prop. 8.
Kenneth Starr, lead attorney for supporter s ofthe measure, argued before the court that people have the rightf to control their “We comment the California Supreme Court for upholding the righf of the people to definew marriage in our constitution,” Andrewa Pugno, general counsel for ProtectMarriage.com, the official proponentz of Prop. 8, said in a press release. “Thre Court recognized that the power to amend the constitutionh ultimately belongs tothe people.” Legislative leaders, who filefd a friend-of-the court brief in favor of overturninv the measure, reacted to the news with disappointmentr but promised further action.
“I view today’z decision by the California Supreme Court as a temporaruy setback for the cause of equality forall people,” Senates President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said in a press release “History shows us that prejudice and inequalitt diminish with time and struggle, and so it will be ... with marriagre freedom. While the court representsd an independent and equal branchof California’s governmeng and its decision is the law, we will not stop fightinf for equal rights. The cause of marriage freedom is too important and the injustice of Propositio n 8 too great to simplygive up.” In the anti-Prop. 8 Equality Actioj Now group planned a rallfor 5:30 p.m.
Tuesdau at the Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center, 1927 L St. Steinbergv was listed as a speaker atthe rally, whicuh includes a planned march aroun the Capitol.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Wal-Mart to hire 22,000 - The Business Review (Albany):
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Wal-Mart’s announcement came on a day the governmengt released mildly encouraging weeklyunemploymeng figures. But it also hit as the retail industrg reported some overalldismal results, with same store sales figure falling an average of 4.8 percengt for May. The discount retail giant says it willhire 22,000 peoplse to staff new or expanded stores this “During this difficult economic time, we’rw proud to be able to create qualitg jobs for thousands of Americans this Eduardo Castro-Wright, vice chairman of , said in a But even Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) isn’t hiring at the same pace it has in the The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer added 33,000 jobs in the U.S.
last Still, Wal-Mart’s low prices on everything from food to electronicse have allowed it to gain market share and have kept it positionee asthe nation’s numbetr one retailer. Unlike its peers, Wal-Martg did not release monthly sales instead focusing its attention on itshiring announcement. Wal-Mart’z announcement, on the eve of its annua shareholder’s meeting, came as the U.S. Labor Departmenrt released jobless figures showing the recession may be losing at leastg some ofits momentum. Initial claims for statee unemploymentfell 4,000 to 621,000 in the week that ended May 30. That’s the third straight week fewer workers filednew claims.
And the tallu of claims drawn by workers for more than one week in the week endedx May 23fell 15,00o0 to 6,735,000 -- the first declines in that figure since Jan. 3. But that news isn’r exactly good. It’s just less bad than other and experts expect plenty more pain to Chief financial officers polled recently by and CFO magazins expect the recession to last through the endof 2009. CFOs in the U.S.
and Europd expect unemployment to keep rising in the next12 months, perhapsw to as high as 12 percent Meanwhile, the nonfarm payrolls report from the government Friday is expected to show 550,000 jobs lost in May, and unemploymenyt climbing above 9 While Wal-Mart announced its hiring plans, other retailersa reported dismal results for May same-store sales. Sale s fell 4.8 percent at the 30 retailers trackedcby . Sales fell 6.1 percent at Macy’s sales fell more than 9 percent, and sales dippesd 7 percent. Such pessimism adds weight to Wal-Mart’es decision to keep on hiring, despite the fact that otherf U.S.
retailers like and Macy’s have slashexd payrolls in recent months. Wal-Mart this year will fill positionzs from cashiers and sales associatesto pharmacists, huma n resource managers and customer service associates. The company will add 1,00 0 or more workers in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, Soutb Carolina, Utah and Virginia. But the generallu grim climate raisesthe question: Is anybody out theree other than Wal-Mart on the hunt for new employees? The answet in one major Southeast markett is encouraging.
The Charlotte Business Journaol reports that there are jobs to be had evenin ’es hard-hit hometown, where local unemployment is over 11 You just have to know wher e to look. “The defining feature for who is hirinf is not the size ofthe firm, but quiter frankly, what is that firm doing?” N.C. State economisf Mike Walden told thebusiness journal. among the firms the Charlotte Business Journal citede as in thehiring game: discount retailers, just like
Wal-Mart’s announcement came on a day the governmengt released mildly encouraging weeklyunemploymeng figures. But it also hit as the retail industrg reported some overalldismal results, with same store sales figure falling an average of 4.8 percengt for May. The discount retail giant says it willhire 22,000 peoplse to staff new or expanded stores this “During this difficult economic time, we’rw proud to be able to create qualitg jobs for thousands of Americans this Eduardo Castro-Wright, vice chairman of , said in a But even Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) isn’t hiring at the same pace it has in the The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer added 33,000 jobs in the U.S.
last Still, Wal-Mart’s low prices on everything from food to electronicse have allowed it to gain market share and have kept it positionee asthe nation’s numbetr one retailer. Unlike its peers, Wal-Martg did not release monthly sales instead focusing its attention on itshiring announcement. Wal-Mart’z announcement, on the eve of its annua shareholder’s meeting, came as the U.S. Labor Departmenrt released jobless figures showing the recession may be losing at leastg some ofits momentum. Initial claims for statee unemploymentfell 4,000 to 621,000 in the week that ended May 30. That’s the third straight week fewer workers filednew claims.
And the tallu of claims drawn by workers for more than one week in the week endedx May 23fell 15,00o0 to 6,735,000 -- the first declines in that figure since Jan. 3. But that news isn’r exactly good. It’s just less bad than other and experts expect plenty more pain to Chief financial officers polled recently by and CFO magazins expect the recession to last through the endof 2009. CFOs in the U.S.
and Europd expect unemployment to keep rising in the next12 months, perhapsw to as high as 12 percent Meanwhile, the nonfarm payrolls report from the government Friday is expected to show 550,000 jobs lost in May, and unemploymenyt climbing above 9 While Wal-Mart announced its hiring plans, other retailersa reported dismal results for May same-store sales. Sale s fell 4.8 percent at the 30 retailers trackedcby . Sales fell 6.1 percent at Macy’s sales fell more than 9 percent, and sales dippesd 7 percent. Such pessimism adds weight to Wal-Mart’es decision to keep on hiring, despite the fact that otherf U.S.
retailers like and Macy’s have slashexd payrolls in recent months. Wal-Mart this year will fill positionzs from cashiers and sales associatesto pharmacists, huma n resource managers and customer service associates. The company will add 1,00 0 or more workers in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, Soutb Carolina, Utah and Virginia. But the generallu grim climate raisesthe question: Is anybody out theree other than Wal-Mart on the hunt for new employees? The answet in one major Southeast markett is encouraging.
The Charlotte Business Journaol reports that there are jobs to be had evenin ’es hard-hit hometown, where local unemployment is over 11 You just have to know wher e to look. “The defining feature for who is hirinf is not the size ofthe firm, but quiter frankly, what is that firm doing?” N.C. State economisf Mike Walden told thebusiness journal. among the firms the Charlotte Business Journal citede as in thehiring game: discount retailers, just like
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