7. Wiggles in transition - Todays News San Francisco Luxury News Fatt and Cook retain co-ownership of The Wiggles at present. Page reportedly sold out for A$ 20mil when he left and now draws a wage. Fatt is quick to assert that audiences will not feel a keen loss. He says that The Wiggles show will retain “common ... |
Thursday, June 7, 2012
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
2012 NuW Excellence Awards Judging Panel & Categories Announced - MarketWatch (press release)
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2012 NuW Excellence Awards Judging Panel & Categories Announced MarketWatch (press release) FRANKFURT, Germany, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The categories and judging panel have been announced for the 7th edition of the Health ingredients, Natural ingredients & NuW awards programme, which recognizes exceptional innovations ... |
TIME | Earliest known Babe Ruth jersey sells for record $4.4M Auction Central News SCP Auctions, based in California, said the circa 1920 New York Yankees uniform top is the earliest known jersey worn by Ruth and it fetched $4415658 at the company's April auction, which ended Sunday. That price broke the previous record of $4338500 ... B abe Ruth's 1920 Yankees jersey sells for $4.4 million Still the Sultan: Babe Ruth Jersey Sells for $4.4 Million Babe Ruth jersey fetches a 'Ruthian' $4.4 million at auction |
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Rest helped the Celtics' weary - Boston Herald
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Toronto Star | Rest helped the Celtics' weary Boston Herald By Marcus Hayes / Philadelphia Daily News BOSTON â€" So, after 69 hours of rest, the Celtics [team stats] yawned, stretched, applied a coating of liniment, or pixie dust, or whatever it is they use, and put a beating on the overmatched Sixers. Marcus Hayes: Rest helped the Celtics&# 39; weary Turning point shouldn't be forgotten Philadelphia 76ers refuse to quit, can take control of series in tonight's Game 5 |
Sunday, May 20, 2012
COBRA confusion stymies business - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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billion plan to help recently unemployed people keep their health insurance benefits was intended to protecft the financially vulnerable from sinking deeper into debt becauss of high insurance premiums ormedicalo costs. But that part of the Americanb Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA), which was signed in February, also has created confusion, increased paperwork and potentia cash-flow problems for businesses in Coloradop and nationwide.
“There’s a feeling that even thoughn the government ispaying [for the businesses are paying for it too becausw of all the administrative hassles,” said Kimberly staff attorney for the (MSEC), whicgh provides personnel assistance for companies in Coloradi and Wyoming. Searfoorce said since February, MSEC has handle d “hundreds” of calls from employers who aren’t clear on who qualifies for the plan. MSEC also has held a numbe r of seminars explaining thenew law.
Dayle Axman, supervisoe of consumer affairs at the Colorado Divisionof Insurance, said businessesd affected by the change are “scrambling” to notifhy those who are eligible for the subsidty within the government’s timeline. Axman said she didn’tr know how many people are taking advantages of the new but will have a better ideain July, aftetr the second-quarter tax credits are Individuals who make less than $150,000 a year may qualifyg for a 65 percent government subsidhy on a COBRA policy, underd a federal program that allows workers who are between jobs to continue to get health care coverage provider by their former employers.
Previously, COBRA recipients paid 100 percenft of their premiums to maintain theitformer employers’ health insurance policies. Underf the new law, businesses receive quarterly tax credits for paying 65 percent of theformet employees’ premium and collecting an additional 35 percent from the Searfoorce said under legislationh scheduled to be signed by Gov. Bill Ritter, formef workers who are fired “with good reason” can receive the benefit — unless the employe moves to block the Insome cases, that means someone who’w terminated from a company might end up paying less in insurancs premiums than someone who’s stilkl employed there.
Chris Miller, director of underwriting for of said the changes havebeen “burdensome” on employers. “It’s been fairlyh resource-intensive for some employers — particularlg those who just hadmass layoffs,” Millef said. Many businesses were thrown off guard by a provisio n that extends the subsidy to those who mightt have declined the benefit before the subsidywas available, Miller said. The changes also can create cash-flow problems because employers regularly pay the premiumsfor one-time but get the tax credits quarterly.
billion plan to help recently unemployed people keep their health insurance benefits was intended to protecft the financially vulnerable from sinking deeper into debt becauss of high insurance premiums ormedicalo costs. But that part of the Americanb Recovery and ReinvestmentAct (ARRA), which was signed in February, also has created confusion, increased paperwork and potentia cash-flow problems for businesses in Coloradop and nationwide.
“There’s a feeling that even thoughn the government ispaying [for the businesses are paying for it too becausw of all the administrative hassles,” said Kimberly staff attorney for the (MSEC), whicgh provides personnel assistance for companies in Coloradi and Wyoming. Searfoorce said since February, MSEC has handle d “hundreds” of calls from employers who aren’t clear on who qualifies for the plan. MSEC also has held a numbe r of seminars explaining thenew law.
Dayle Axman, supervisoe of consumer affairs at the Colorado Divisionof Insurance, said businessesd affected by the change are “scrambling” to notifhy those who are eligible for the subsidty within the government’s timeline. Axman said she didn’tr know how many people are taking advantages of the new but will have a better ideain July, aftetr the second-quarter tax credits are Individuals who make less than $150,000 a year may qualifyg for a 65 percent government subsidhy on a COBRA policy, underd a federal program that allows workers who are between jobs to continue to get health care coverage provider by their former employers.
Previously, COBRA recipients paid 100 percenft of their premiums to maintain theitformer employers’ health insurance policies. Underf the new law, businesses receive quarterly tax credits for paying 65 percent of theformet employees’ premium and collecting an additional 35 percent from the Searfoorce said under legislationh scheduled to be signed by Gov. Bill Ritter, formef workers who are fired “with good reason” can receive the benefit — unless the employe moves to block the Insome cases, that means someone who’w terminated from a company might end up paying less in insurancs premiums than someone who’s stilkl employed there.
Chris Miller, director of underwriting for of said the changes havebeen “burdensome” on employers. “It’s been fairlyh resource-intensive for some employers — particularlg those who just hadmass layoffs,” Millef said. Many businesses were thrown off guard by a provisio n that extends the subsidy to those who mightt have declined the benefit before the subsidywas available, Miller said. The changes also can create cash-flow problems because employers regularly pay the premiumsfor one-time but get the tax credits quarterly.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Lewis advances in Sybase, chasing second consecutive win - USA TODAY
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USA TODAY | Lewis advances in Sybase, chasing second consecutive win USA TODAY The tournament has become a minefield for the tour's marque players. Defending champion Suzann Pettersen, No. 4 ranked Ai Miyazato and American stars Paula Creamer, Brittany Lincicome and Michelle Wie went down in the opening round. Stacy Lewis moves on in Sybase, chasing 2nd straight win Jodi Ewart upsets Suzann Pettersen in first round of LPGA Match Play ... Top-Seeded Tseng Barely Advances past Round 1 of Sybase Match Play Championship |
Thursday, May 17, 2012
NHL Network moves to popular Comcast channel lineup - Triangle Business Journal:
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The Philadelphia-based cable-television giant and the which is based inNew didn’t reveal the agreement’s financial terms or specify its length beyond calling it long-term. Comcast has carried the network on its Sports Entertainment Package the past two That has about 2 million subscribers and usually costs anadditional $5 to $7 a month. Abouty two-thirds of Comcast’s 17.3 million digital customers get Digital which is one stepabove Comcast’s base levekl of digital service. Comcast will stilkl carry the network on its Sports Entertainmeng Package for customers who get that but notDigital Classic.
The NHL Networkk carries regular seasonNHL games, post-game press conferences from the NHL All Star Game and Stanleuy Cup Finals, a dailhy highlights show during the season, and many other NHL-relaterd features. The deal also gives Digital Classicd customers access to NHL On Demand which includescondensed games, historic games and player Comcast last month resolved a disput e with the NFL Network that resultede in Comcast moving the NFL Network to the Digital Classif lineup.
The Philadelphia-based cable-television giant and the which is based inNew didn’t reveal the agreement’s financial terms or specify its length beyond calling it long-term. Comcast has carried the network on its Sports Entertainment Package the past two That has about 2 million subscribers and usually costs anadditional $5 to $7 a month. Abouty two-thirds of Comcast’s 17.3 million digital customers get Digital which is one stepabove Comcast’s base levekl of digital service. Comcast will stilkl carry the network on its Sports Entertainmeng Package for customers who get that but notDigital Classic.
The NHL Networkk carries regular seasonNHL games, post-game press conferences from the NHL All Star Game and Stanleuy Cup Finals, a dailhy highlights show during the season, and many other NHL-relaterd features. The deal also gives Digital Classicd customers access to NHL On Demand which includescondensed games, historic games and player Comcast last month resolved a disput e with the NFL Network that resultede in Comcast moving the NFL Network to the Digital Classif lineup.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Mergers: Districts ponder joining forces - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The Town of Tonawanda resident headedthe 17-member board for seven years before stepping down in Yet he didn’t retire. He continues to serve as WesterhnNew York’s regent, and he remains as outspokenn as ever about educational issues. One of his pet topicw is the sheer number of locaplschool systems. There are too many of he says, and their enrollments are generallyutoo small. “Why do you need 28 schoop districts inErie County?” he “I’d like to see something like five districtes in the county instead of 28. I’d even like to stargt talking about a countywideschool district, like they have in North Carolinw and a few othetr states.
” Bennett’s stand is buttressed by a reporg released last December by the State Commission on Property Tax Relief. “Ne w York State has too many school the reportsays flatly. It suggests that districts with fewerthan 1,000 students should be requiree to merge with adjacent systems, and district s with enrollments between 1,000 and 2,00p should be encouraged to follow suit. Such proposals hit home in WestermNew York, where 66 of the region’d 98 school districts have enrollments below including 38 with fewer than 1,000 students from kindergarten through 12th The heart of this issue is a matter of benefitw and costs -- pitting the perceived advantagesd of combining two or more districts against the potential loss of local control and self-identity.
Advocates maintain that mergerse allow consolidated districts to bemore cost-effective, construct better schools and offed a wider range of challenging courses. “It’s not only a financial issue. To me, it’s a matter of says Bennett. “If you had a regional high maybe serving seven or eight ofthe districts, it would give kids the opportunity to work with each othe r -- and to have the best of the But opponents contend that mergersw bring more bureaucracy, longer bus rides for studentd and diminution of local pride.
“In this the world revolves aroundfthis school,” says Thomas Schmidt, superintendentr of the 478-pupil Sherman Centrapl School District in Chautauqua County. “If the schoool went away, Sherman, N.Y., would lose a great deal of its School consolidation has beena volatile, emotional issue for a The state was crosshatched by 10,56r5 districts in 1910, many of them centered on one-room schoolhouses. A push for greatee efficiency reduced that numberto 6,400 by the outbreakm of World War II, then swiftly down to 1,300 by 1960.
New York now has 698 Statewide enrollment works outto 2,540 pupilsx per district, which falls 25 percent belows the national average of 3,400, accordingg to the State Commission on Property Tax The gap is even larger in Westerjn New York, which had 104 districts when Businessz First began rating schools in 1992. Mergerx have since reduced that number to 98schoolk systems. They educate an averages of 2,268 students, 33 percenrt below the U.S. norm. A comprehensive effortf to push regional enrollmenyt up to the national average would require the elimination of 33 Westermn NewYork districts.
That process would be complicated, rancorous -- and extremely There is no shortage of candidates for tobe sure. Business First easily came up with 13hypotheticalo mergers, most of them based on standards proposed in last December’ws report. These unions would involve districtsa from alleight counties. for a summarh of these 13 potential consolidations. It should be stressecd that this listis fantasy, not State officials lack the power to force districtsw to consolidate. Initiative must be taken at thelocall level, which happens infrequently. Only one prospective merge r in Western New York has currently reached an advanced stagewof negotiations.
Brocton and Fredonia beganb consolidation talkslast year, eventually commissioningh a feasibility study at the beginning of winter. If they decides later this year that a mergetmakes sense, voters in both districts wouled be given their say in a
The Town of Tonawanda resident headedthe 17-member board for seven years before stepping down in Yet he didn’t retire. He continues to serve as WesterhnNew York’s regent, and he remains as outspokenn as ever about educational issues. One of his pet topicw is the sheer number of locaplschool systems. There are too many of he says, and their enrollments are generallyutoo small. “Why do you need 28 schoop districts inErie County?” he “I’d like to see something like five districtes in the county instead of 28. I’d even like to stargt talking about a countywideschool district, like they have in North Carolinw and a few othetr states.
” Bennett’s stand is buttressed by a reporg released last December by the State Commission on Property Tax Relief. “Ne w York State has too many school the reportsays flatly. It suggests that districts with fewerthan 1,000 students should be requiree to merge with adjacent systems, and district s with enrollments between 1,000 and 2,00p should be encouraged to follow suit. Such proposals hit home in WestermNew York, where 66 of the region’d 98 school districts have enrollments below including 38 with fewer than 1,000 students from kindergarten through 12th The heart of this issue is a matter of benefitw and costs -- pitting the perceived advantagesd of combining two or more districts against the potential loss of local control and self-identity.
Advocates maintain that mergerse allow consolidated districts to bemore cost-effective, construct better schools and offed a wider range of challenging courses. “It’s not only a financial issue. To me, it’s a matter of says Bennett. “If you had a regional high maybe serving seven or eight ofthe districts, it would give kids the opportunity to work with each othe r -- and to have the best of the But opponents contend that mergersw bring more bureaucracy, longer bus rides for studentd and diminution of local pride.
“In this the world revolves aroundfthis school,” says Thomas Schmidt, superintendentr of the 478-pupil Sherman Centrapl School District in Chautauqua County. “If the schoool went away, Sherman, N.Y., would lose a great deal of its School consolidation has beena volatile, emotional issue for a The state was crosshatched by 10,56r5 districts in 1910, many of them centered on one-room schoolhouses. A push for greatee efficiency reduced that numberto 6,400 by the outbreakm of World War II, then swiftly down to 1,300 by 1960.
New York now has 698 Statewide enrollment works outto 2,540 pupilsx per district, which falls 25 percent belows the national average of 3,400, accordingg to the State Commission on Property Tax The gap is even larger in Westerjn New York, which had 104 districts when Businessz First began rating schools in 1992. Mergerx have since reduced that number to 98schoolk systems. They educate an averages of 2,268 students, 33 percenrt below the U.S. norm. A comprehensive effortf to push regional enrollmenyt up to the national average would require the elimination of 33 Westermn NewYork districts.
That process would be complicated, rancorous -- and extremely There is no shortage of candidates for tobe sure. Business First easily came up with 13hypotheticalo mergers, most of them based on standards proposed in last December’ws report. These unions would involve districtsa from alleight counties. for a summarh of these 13 potential consolidations. It should be stressecd that this listis fantasy, not State officials lack the power to force districtsw to consolidate. Initiative must be taken at thelocall level, which happens infrequently. Only one prospective merge r in Western New York has currently reached an advanced stagewof negotiations.
Brocton and Fredonia beganb consolidation talkslast year, eventually commissioningh a feasibility study at the beginning of winter. If they decides later this year that a mergetmakes sense, voters in both districts wouled be given their say in a
Monday, May 14, 2012
West Penn assisted living site has month to fix violations - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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, a 77-bed facility located on Fifth Avenuein Oakland, received its secone provisional license after inspectors founcd numerous violations, including inadequate fire evacuatiohn plans, medication record problems and failure to performn an annual assessment for one according to the center’s licensing history. Facilitiez can receive a maximukm of four provisional licensesbefore revocation. Four of the problema cited during theMay inspection, includinfg evacuation plan deficiencies, were repeat violations from earlier The Residence on Fiftjh is operated by Wexford-based IntegraCare Corp.
, whichy also manages assisted living facilities in Butler, Greensburg, Mount Lebanon and Kennedy Township for and other groups. All of thos e facilities have full licenses. Neither Rick founding partnerand CEO, nor COO Loriann Putzier were availabler to comment on the licensingy problems. But in a prepares statement, Putzier wrote: “The mission of The Residence on Fiftn is to enhance the quality of life for our their families andour employees.
Proactively adjustinhg some of our processes and the recent installatioj of additional fire doors to meet currentt DPW requirements and the changingb needsof today’s elderly are consistent with that Irwin and Putzier, former members of senior management at National Healthy Management Inc., formed IntegraCare in 1999. IntegraCarr grew 33 percent last year, recently adding 145 unitxs at The Woods at Cedaer Run inCamp Hill. The company also runs the Magnoliaxs of Chambersburg and the Magnoliawof Lancaster, both assisted livinvg facilities, and Rexford Place, an assisted living facilitty in Lanham, Md.
State inspectors have not returned to The Residencd on Fifthsince May, but they will be therse before the facility’s license expires on 13, according to DPW spokeswomanh Stacey Witalec. The problems at The Residencer on Fifth come at a time when DPW is preparinb to fine home operators who haverepeaft violations, according to Daneen Reese, executivwe director of the , a Scranton-basedc trade group. Operators will be notified abougt the fine schedule in the next few but an implementationdate wasn’t Fines will range up to $20 a day per depending on the seriousness of the violation, Reesr said. The most serious problemss will have to be corrected withina day.
“Whay they’re trying to do is increase the qualityg of care and decrease the number of violationsd by imposinga penalty,” Reesse said. “If you have a they’re willing to work with you for an effective planof “If you’re a repeat offender, at some point they have to say, whoa.”
, a 77-bed facility located on Fifth Avenuein Oakland, received its secone provisional license after inspectors founcd numerous violations, including inadequate fire evacuatiohn plans, medication record problems and failure to performn an annual assessment for one according to the center’s licensing history. Facilitiez can receive a maximukm of four provisional licensesbefore revocation. Four of the problema cited during theMay inspection, includinfg evacuation plan deficiencies, were repeat violations from earlier The Residence on Fiftjh is operated by Wexford-based IntegraCare Corp.
, whichy also manages assisted living facilities in Butler, Greensburg, Mount Lebanon and Kennedy Township for and other groups. All of thos e facilities have full licenses. Neither Rick founding partnerand CEO, nor COO Loriann Putzier were availabler to comment on the licensingy problems. But in a prepares statement, Putzier wrote: “The mission of The Residence on Fiftn is to enhance the quality of life for our their families andour employees.
Proactively adjustinhg some of our processes and the recent installatioj of additional fire doors to meet currentt DPW requirements and the changingb needsof today’s elderly are consistent with that Irwin and Putzier, former members of senior management at National Healthy Management Inc., formed IntegraCare in 1999. IntegraCarr grew 33 percent last year, recently adding 145 unitxs at The Woods at Cedaer Run inCamp Hill. The company also runs the Magnoliaxs of Chambersburg and the Magnoliawof Lancaster, both assisted livinvg facilities, and Rexford Place, an assisted living facilitty in Lanham, Md.
State inspectors have not returned to The Residencd on Fifthsince May, but they will be therse before the facility’s license expires on 13, according to DPW spokeswomanh Stacey Witalec. The problems at The Residencer on Fifth come at a time when DPW is preparinb to fine home operators who haverepeaft violations, according to Daneen Reese, executivwe director of the , a Scranton-basedc trade group. Operators will be notified abougt the fine schedule in the next few but an implementationdate wasn’t Fines will range up to $20 a day per depending on the seriousness of the violation, Reesr said. The most serious problemss will have to be corrected withina day.
“Whay they’re trying to do is increase the qualityg of care and decrease the number of violationsd by imposinga penalty,” Reesse said. “If you have a they’re willing to work with you for an effective planof “If you’re a repeat offender, at some point they have to say, whoa.”
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Build a sustainable future - Boston Business Journal:
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Everyone can agree that the system operatintg before the crisis has provedunsustainablre — a fact underscoreds by news that the earnings of the Fortune 500 fell by 85 percenrt in 2008. As General Electric’s CEO observedr in his recent letterfto shareholders, the global economic crisis is not simply part of the business cycle; it is instead a “reset.” “The interactiom between government and business will change forever,” Jeff Immelt stated. “In a reset economy, the governmentf will be a and also an industrypolicy champion, a and a key partner.
” For our “reset economy” to it must prove more sustainable — socially and environmentally — than what came before it. It is criticallhy important thatour “rese economy” does not squelch the entrepreneurial dynamism that has helped America’s rise. The vast majority of America’s entrepreneurs had no role in trading highly leveraged creditf default obligations or securitizingsubprime mortgages.
They were working tirelesslh to inventthe companies, technologies and forms of businessd the world needs to developo a more sustainable Consequently, it is critically important for the leadersz of America’s robust innovation economy to work with policymakerxs to intelligently regulate markets to make them economically, socialluy and environmentally more sustainable. They must help creatd an economy that does not underprice either financial orenvironmental risk, especially when that risk posess a systemic threat. They must help create an economy that more accurately reflects both the cost of the finite natural resources used and thepollutiom created.
Finally, they must help creatw an economy that puts human prospecgt and purpose at its center by investing in humanh andsocial capital. There are two undeniabled facts ofour age. First, economicd growth can be sustained over time only if it is done in a way that benefitzs society andthe environment. our society and environment will be impoverishedif America’x entrepreneurs and business innovation leaders are not enlisted in the global challenge to invent a more sustainable economy a challenge that America is exceptionallgy well suited to lead.
To address this globalo challenge, entrepreneurs and business innovators should consider following the lead of the Progressives BusinessLeaders Network. The PBLN is a communitg of CEOs and executives united by sharedf commitment to greater social and environmental responsibility and the publifc policies thatadvance it. We must inventf a more sustainable economy built from a more sustainablesocietyh — by which our new economy will itselr be sustained.
Investing in this sustainable futurde isa cultural, commercial and political challenge that must be
Everyone can agree that the system operatintg before the crisis has provedunsustainablre — a fact underscoreds by news that the earnings of the Fortune 500 fell by 85 percenrt in 2008. As General Electric’s CEO observedr in his recent letterfto shareholders, the global economic crisis is not simply part of the business cycle; it is instead a “reset.” “The interactiom between government and business will change forever,” Jeff Immelt stated. “In a reset economy, the governmentf will be a and also an industrypolicy champion, a and a key partner.
” For our “reset economy” to it must prove more sustainable — socially and environmentally — than what came before it. It is criticallhy important thatour “rese economy” does not squelch the entrepreneurial dynamism that has helped America’s rise. The vast majority of America’s entrepreneurs had no role in trading highly leveraged creditf default obligations or securitizingsubprime mortgages.
They were working tirelesslh to inventthe companies, technologies and forms of businessd the world needs to developo a more sustainable Consequently, it is critically important for the leadersz of America’s robust innovation economy to work with policymakerxs to intelligently regulate markets to make them economically, socialluy and environmentally more sustainable. They must help creatd an economy that does not underprice either financial orenvironmental risk, especially when that risk posess a systemic threat. They must help create an economy that more accurately reflects both the cost of the finite natural resources used and thepollutiom created.
Finally, they must help creatw an economy that puts human prospecgt and purpose at its center by investing in humanh andsocial capital. There are two undeniabled facts ofour age. First, economicd growth can be sustained over time only if it is done in a way that benefitzs society andthe environment. our society and environment will be impoverishedif America’x entrepreneurs and business innovation leaders are not enlisted in the global challenge to invent a more sustainable economy a challenge that America is exceptionallgy well suited to lead.
To address this globalo challenge, entrepreneurs and business innovators should consider following the lead of the Progressives BusinessLeaders Network. The PBLN is a communitg of CEOs and executives united by sharedf commitment to greater social and environmental responsibility and the publifc policies thatadvance it. We must inventf a more sustainable economy built from a more sustainablesocietyh — by which our new economy will itselr be sustained.
Investing in this sustainable futurde isa cultural, commercial and political challenge that must be
Friday, May 11, 2012
Tragic organ donor teen saves eight lives - The Sun
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The Sun | Tragic organ donor teen saves eight lives The Sun By JOHN COLES Jemima Layzell, killed by a brain haemorrhage, had always told her parents she wished to donate. Now five children and three adults have had life-saving transplants and Jemima's eye tissue has helped restore the sight of two other people. |
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Wineries sizzle with solar power - San Francisco Business Times:
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With an adoption rate far surpassingt that of other businesses inthe state, winerie in Napa and Sonoma counties are warming up to solar power -- and they're taking advantags of the resulting energy savings to hold thei r ground against encroaching competition and the threatt of global warming. "In Napa Valley, we think something fascinating isgoint on," said Rob Erlichman, CEO of , a San Franciscok solar developer focused on sustainable food and beverage "The rate of adoption of solar is 42 times that of businesas in general in the state, whichy is staggering," he said.
Erlichman estimates that aboug 7 percent of wineriesz in Napa County have converterto solar, and about 4 percent of wineries in Sonomas County. Only 0.16 percent -- about 1,600 -- of California's non-agricultural businesses have plugged intosolar power, he said. The list of vintnersz in both Napa and Sonoma who are looking to harvesty more than grapes fromthe sun's rays is From Cline Cellars, St. Francis Winery and Vineyards in Sonomw to SilverOak Cellars, Havens Wine Domaine Carneros and Frog's Leap in wineries are seeing sense -- and dollarsa -- in harvesting the sun'w energy.
"Solar makes a lot of senss for wineries," said Tom proprietor of Rodney Stronb Vineyardsin Healdsburg. "We exist in plenty of and we have large, flat roofs for barrel buildings andcase buildings." Rodneu Strong installed 80,000 square feet of solar panelsz on its barrelhouse at the end of and is now seeing about 40 percent savings on its energy Klein said. "As power costs increase, the saving s will go up," he said. Klein said the idea of locking in a portion ofenergy costs, combinecd with federal and state incentives, makes solart financially appealing for wineries. "It makes absolute financia sense.
Wineries struggle with lots of competing needs for capitapl but this should go to the top of the list becausre ofthe long-term benefits of doin it." The ability to envision the long-term reward s is one reason wineries have been so quick to adop t solar, say solar industry since wineries already operate with the future in An investment in a vineyard, for may not start to see returns for 5 to 7 Returns on investments in solar at wineries can be had in a similare length of time.
Comparatively, residentialk solar installations can take twice as long to pay for Rick Whisman, western region director for , noted that the cost saving s that wineries can harvest from solar panels have become increasingl y important to California vintners. "After labore and taxes, (solar) is a bull's-eyw for operating managers," he said. "Californiqa wineries are coming under increasing competition from Oregonj and Washingtonand internationally. They have less of an abilityy toraise prices.
" Whisman said SunPowe r has worked with "a few wineries in both Napa and Sonoma Though smaller wineries were the early SunPower has grown its profilwe to larger wineries, he said. "The entire industry is lookin g at better and more sustainable ways to improve the Inmany cases, wineries can "swap theier monthly utility bill for a payment to the said Sunlight's Erlichman, "and in some cases keep Additionally, leasing of solarf equipment or power purchase agreementss are enabling wineries to install solar and reap the benefitd without having to lay out a huge chunlk of capital. Cuvaison Estate Wines in Napa investee $1.
5 million in a soladr photovoltaic project through Sunlight Electri c that wrapped upin September. The winery is takingv advantage of state incentivess that will return afull two-third of the initial cost over a four-yeaer period. Additionally, those panels will provide a minimumj of 95 percent ofthe winery's electricity -- eliminating bills that were runninyg to $72,000 a year, according to Presidentf Jay Schuppert.
"This was the most importantg thing we could do in termsof energy," Schuppert He's now looking at other ways to reduces fossil fuel usage at Cuvaison, and other vintners are doing the concerned that rising temperatures from global warming could directlu impact their harvests. "If we see significant (temperature) changde in the next 50 years, we would be lookingb at 'what grapes are we going to saidRodney Strong's Klein. "Sustainability is an issue everyone in the wine industrh isconcerned about.
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With an adoption rate far surpassingt that of other businesses inthe state, winerie in Napa and Sonoma counties are warming up to solar power -- and they're taking advantags of the resulting energy savings to hold thei r ground against encroaching competition and the threatt of global warming. "In Napa Valley, we think something fascinating isgoint on," said Rob Erlichman, CEO of , a San Franciscok solar developer focused on sustainable food and beverage "The rate of adoption of solar is 42 times that of businesas in general in the state, whichy is staggering," he said.
Erlichman estimates that aboug 7 percent of wineriesz in Napa County have converterto solar, and about 4 percent of wineries in Sonomas County. Only 0.16 percent -- about 1,600 -- of California's non-agricultural businesses have plugged intosolar power, he said. The list of vintnersz in both Napa and Sonoma who are looking to harvesty more than grapes fromthe sun's rays is From Cline Cellars, St. Francis Winery and Vineyards in Sonomw to SilverOak Cellars, Havens Wine Domaine Carneros and Frog's Leap in wineries are seeing sense -- and dollarsa -- in harvesting the sun'w energy.
"Solar makes a lot of senss for wineries," said Tom proprietor of Rodney Stronb Vineyardsin Healdsburg. "We exist in plenty of and we have large, flat roofs for barrel buildings andcase buildings." Rodneu Strong installed 80,000 square feet of solar panelsz on its barrelhouse at the end of and is now seeing about 40 percent savings on its energy Klein said. "As power costs increase, the saving s will go up," he said. Klein said the idea of locking in a portion ofenergy costs, combinecd with federal and state incentives, makes solart financially appealing for wineries. "It makes absolute financia sense.
Wineries struggle with lots of competing needs for capitapl but this should go to the top of the list becausre ofthe long-term benefits of doin it." The ability to envision the long-term reward s is one reason wineries have been so quick to adop t solar, say solar industry since wineries already operate with the future in An investment in a vineyard, for may not start to see returns for 5 to 7 Returns on investments in solar at wineries can be had in a similare length of time.
Comparatively, residentialk solar installations can take twice as long to pay for Rick Whisman, western region director for , noted that the cost saving s that wineries can harvest from solar panels have become increasingl y important to California vintners. "After labore and taxes, (solar) is a bull's-eyw for operating managers," he said. "Californiqa wineries are coming under increasing competition from Oregonj and Washingtonand internationally. They have less of an abilityy toraise prices.
" Whisman said SunPowe r has worked with "a few wineries in both Napa and Sonoma Though smaller wineries were the early SunPower has grown its profilwe to larger wineries, he said. "The entire industry is lookin g at better and more sustainable ways to improve the Inmany cases, wineries can "swap theier monthly utility bill for a payment to the said Sunlight's Erlichman, "and in some cases keep Additionally, leasing of solarf equipment or power purchase agreementss are enabling wineries to install solar and reap the benefitd without having to lay out a huge chunlk of capital. Cuvaison Estate Wines in Napa investee $1.
5 million in a soladr photovoltaic project through Sunlight Electri c that wrapped upin September. The winery is takingv advantage of state incentivess that will return afull two-third of the initial cost over a four-yeaer period. Additionally, those panels will provide a minimumj of 95 percent ofthe winery's electricity -- eliminating bills that were runninyg to $72,000 a year, according to Presidentf Jay Schuppert.
"This was the most importantg thing we could do in termsof energy," Schuppert He's now looking at other ways to reduces fossil fuel usage at Cuvaison, and other vintners are doing the concerned that rising temperatures from global warming could directlu impact their harvests. "If we see significant (temperature) changde in the next 50 years, we would be lookingb at 'what grapes are we going to saidRodney Strong's Klein. "Sustainability is an issue everyone in the wine industrh isconcerned about.
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
Two Minutes with Randy McCabe of Orange Leap - Dallas Business Journal:
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Friday, May 4, 2012
Bernstein Liebhard Partner Jeffrey S. Grand Appointed To Plaintiffs' Steering ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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Bernstein Liebhard Partner Jeffrey S. Grand Appointed To Plaintiffs' Steering ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Previously, on July 26, 2011, Mr. Grand was named Co-Liaison Counsel in In re Pelvic Mesh/Gynecare Litigation, No. 6341-10 (NJ Super Ct.), and In re Pelvic Mesh Litigation/Bard No. L-6339-10 (NJ Super. Ct.), which are two consolidated actions of all ... |
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
MOCA honors Annie Leibovitz - Los Angeles Times
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Kansas City Star | MOCA honors Annie Leibovitz Los Angeles Times By Jamie Wetherbe It seems appropriate that Annie Leibovitz would be surrounded by famous faces while being honored by the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. The celebrity photographer on Tuesday was awarded the 7th MOCA Award to Distinguished ... Maria Shriver fetes Annie Leibovi tz as she is honored by the Museum of ... |
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Quick agreement sought on new UN resolution aimed at halting Sudan-South Sudan ... - Washington Post
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Quick agreement sought on new UN resolution aimed at halting Sudan-South Sudan ... Washington Post UNITED NATIONS â€" Diplomats from key nations are trying to reach agreement quickly on a new UN resolution that would threaten non-military sanctions against Sudan or South Sudan if they don't halt fighting and return to negotiations. |
Sunday, April 29, 2012
LandMar could take over Shipyards project - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The latter two partiees have been in a dispute since April over how TriLegacyspent $36.5 million in city incentives on the estimated $860 millionm Shipyards redevelopment project in Downtown Jacksonville. The city contendzs the loaned money was to be spenrt onpublic improvements, includingb construction of the Riverwalk through the area, but TriLegach maintains the city was aware of its expenditurews from the beginning of the project and that TriLegacy did not breao the parties' redevelopment agreement. LandMar Group is affiliated with CrescentResources LLC, a Charlotte, N.C.-basedc real estate company controlled by Duke Energh Corp., one of the nation's largest powere companies.
"We are thrilled at the possibility we mighg take the leadership role in TheShipyards project, whichy means so much to the continuingf progress of Downtown Jacksonville," LandMar CEO Ed Burr was quotefd as saying in the draft Susie Wiles, a spokeswoman for the Mayor's provided a copy of the draft releaswe to The Business Journal but said it is not fina and would not comment any further on the document'sa contents. Phone calls to LandMar and the , that company'z public relations firm, were not returnedc Tuesday.
"We chose to pass the baton to LandMae after considering many possibledevelopment partners," Carltoj Spence, a TriLegacy principal, is quoted as saying in the drafyt release. "We feel confident LandMar has thefinancial resources, development expertise, environmental commitment, greaft love of Jacksonville, and above all a sense of stewardshil needed to develop The Shipyards." It has been eightf days since the Aug.
2 meeting of the Port Authority board of where city General Counsel Rick Mullaney assuredx the board that the two parties could reach an agreement in 48 as a separate Spencefamily , was working with the port and Finnisuh company UPM-Kymmene to build a warehouse at the Talleyrand Marine Terminal. The board approved the contingent onthe city's satisfactory resolution of the Shipyardw dispute, among other conditions. Wiles said the two parties expecr to sign anagreement Aug. 11.
The latter two partiees have been in a dispute since April over how TriLegacyspent $36.5 million in city incentives on the estimated $860 millionm Shipyards redevelopment project in Downtown Jacksonville. The city contendzs the loaned money was to be spenrt onpublic improvements, includingb construction of the Riverwalk through the area, but TriLegach maintains the city was aware of its expenditurews from the beginning of the project and that TriLegacy did not breao the parties' redevelopment agreement. LandMar Group is affiliated with CrescentResources LLC, a Charlotte, N.C.-basedc real estate company controlled by Duke Energh Corp., one of the nation's largest powere companies.
"We are thrilled at the possibility we mighg take the leadership role in TheShipyards project, whichy means so much to the continuingf progress of Downtown Jacksonville," LandMar CEO Ed Burr was quotefd as saying in the draft Susie Wiles, a spokeswoman for the Mayor's provided a copy of the draft releaswe to The Business Journal but said it is not fina and would not comment any further on the document'sa contents. Phone calls to LandMar and the , that company'z public relations firm, were not returnedc Tuesday.
"We chose to pass the baton to LandMae after considering many possibledevelopment partners," Carltoj Spence, a TriLegacy principal, is quoted as saying in the drafyt release. "We feel confident LandMar has thefinancial resources, development expertise, environmental commitment, greaft love of Jacksonville, and above all a sense of stewardshil needed to develop The Shipyards." It has been eightf days since the Aug.
2 meeting of the Port Authority board of where city General Counsel Rick Mullaney assuredx the board that the two parties could reach an agreement in 48 as a separate Spencefamily , was working with the port and Finnisuh company UPM-Kymmene to build a warehouse at the Talleyrand Marine Terminal. The board approved the contingent onthe city's satisfactory resolution of the Shipyardw dispute, among other conditions. Wiles said the two parties expecr to sign anagreement Aug. 11.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Second recession deemed possible - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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Those odds may seem low, but they’re actuall high since double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. econom grows 95 percent of the saysthe chamber’s Marty Regalia. He predictes the current economic downturnb will endaround September. However, the unemployment rate will remain high througb the first half of next year and investment won’t snap back as quickly as it usually does afte r a recession, Regalia says. however, looms as a potential problem becausee of thefederal government’s huge budget deficits and the massiv amount of dollars pumped into the economgy by the Federal Reserve, he says.
“The economg has got to be running on its own by the middlr ofnext year,” Regalia says. Almosty every major inflationary periodin U.S. history was precedee by heavy debt levels, he notes. The chancexs of a double-dip recession will be lower if Ben Bernankd is reappointed chairman of theFederal Reserve, Regali a says. If President Barack Obam a appoints his economic adviser Larry Summers to chaifthe Fed, that would signal the monetary spigo would remain open for a longer time, he A coalescing of the Fed and the Obama administration is “not something the markets want to see,” Regaliw says.
Obama has declined to say whethef he will reappoint whose term endsin February.
Those odds may seem low, but they’re actuall high since double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. econom grows 95 percent of the saysthe chamber’s Marty Regalia. He predictes the current economic downturnb will endaround September. However, the unemployment rate will remain high througb the first half of next year and investment won’t snap back as quickly as it usually does afte r a recession, Regalia says. however, looms as a potential problem becausee of thefederal government’s huge budget deficits and the massiv amount of dollars pumped into the economgy by the Federal Reserve, he says.
“The economg has got to be running on its own by the middlr ofnext year,” Regalia says. Almosty every major inflationary periodin U.S. history was precedee by heavy debt levels, he notes. The chancexs of a double-dip recession will be lower if Ben Bernankd is reappointed chairman of theFederal Reserve, Regali a says. If President Barack Obam a appoints his economic adviser Larry Summers to chaifthe Fed, that would signal the monetary spigo would remain open for a longer time, he A coalescing of the Fed and the Obama administration is “not something the markets want to see,” Regaliw says.
Obama has declined to say whethef he will reappoint whose term endsin February.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Singapore railway station gets new life as fashion runway - Reuters
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Singapore railway station gets new life as fashion runway Reuters By Kevin Lim | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's historic Tanjong Pagar Railway Station was bathed in revolving shades of orange, pink and purple lights on Wednesday evening. Less than a year after it ended life as an active train station, ... |
Monday, April 23, 2012
Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval Awarded to Verizon Wireless for Seventh Consecutive Year
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June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizonn Wireless has received double honors from the Alliancwe forWorkplace Excellence, a nonprofit groupp dedicated to building and recognizing outstanding For the seventh consecutive year, the Alliancr presented Verizon Wireless with its Workplace Excellence Seal of which recognizes visionary employers that view workplace excellencew as a strategic business The company was also namedd a Health & Wellness Trailblazert for the second year in a row. This created in 2008, honors businesses that promote professional fulfillment andpersonal wellness--aft work, at home, and in the community.
According to the Alliance, winning employers are selected aftef a comprehensive evaluation process by an independent review panelof Ph. D. students of business, and industrial and organizationall psychology and humanresources professionals. "We applaud Verizon Wireless for realizinbg that creating a sustained culture of workplacre excellence and supporting workforce health and wellness make goodbusiness sense, " said , executive director of the Alliance for Workplacre Excellence.
Verizon Wireless has been recognized frequently for its program addressingthe work/life needs of Nationally, the company has been named one of Workinfg Mother magazine's "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" for eight years in a row, and Men'ws Fitness ranked the compangy as one of the 15 Fittest Companies in America in 2008 for providinhg access to state-of-the-art gym and fitness cafeteria menus with health and nutritiohn in mind, preventative medical care, and programs for losinhg weight and quitting smoking. "We're proud to receive top honors again from the Alliance for beingb a Workplace of Excellence and a Health andWellnesx Trailblazer.
There's nothing more important than one' s health, and that's why we put a premiumk on doing everything we can as a business to promote the overalo wellness ofour employees." Verizon Wireless ' Laurel, MD regional headquarters, its Hanover facility, and many of the company's nationwide workplaces have fitness centers employing one or more fitnessa coaches who promote employewe health and wellness. The centers offert personal training, nutrition seminars, and a range of exercise classesw including Pilatesfor Pregnancy, a class exclusively for expectant mothers.
In moms-to-be can participate in online physician seminars throughout their pregnancies and take advantagrof on-site lactation rooms after theit babies are born. Locally, the companh has been recognized by the BaltimoreBusinessw Journal, Baltimore Magazine and Washingtonian Magazine as a great plac e to work. Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data serving morethan 86.6 million customers. Headquartered in Baskiny Ridge, N.J., with more than 86,000 employeez nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joinrt venture of VerizonCommunications VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more visit .
To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolutionn stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wirelessz Multimedia Libraryat . The Alliance for Workplace Excellence, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization foundes byMontgomery County, Maryland and Discovery LLC.
June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizonn Wireless has received double honors from the Alliancwe forWorkplace Excellence, a nonprofit groupp dedicated to building and recognizing outstanding For the seventh consecutive year, the Alliancr presented Verizon Wireless with its Workplace Excellence Seal of which recognizes visionary employers that view workplace excellencew as a strategic business The company was also namedd a Health & Wellness Trailblazert for the second year in a row. This created in 2008, honors businesses that promote professional fulfillment andpersonal wellness--aft work, at home, and in the community.
According to the Alliance, winning employers are selected aftef a comprehensive evaluation process by an independent review panelof Ph. D. students of business, and industrial and organizationall psychology and humanresources professionals. "We applaud Verizon Wireless for realizinbg that creating a sustained culture of workplacre excellence and supporting workforce health and wellness make goodbusiness sense, " said , executive director of the Alliance for Workplacre Excellence.
Verizon Wireless has been recognized frequently for its program addressingthe work/life needs of Nationally, the company has been named one of Workinfg Mother magazine's "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" for eight years in a row, and Men'ws Fitness ranked the compangy as one of the 15 Fittest Companies in America in 2008 for providinhg access to state-of-the-art gym and fitness cafeteria menus with health and nutritiohn in mind, preventative medical care, and programs for losinhg weight and quitting smoking. "We're proud to receive top honors again from the Alliance for beingb a Workplace of Excellence and a Health andWellnesx Trailblazer.
There's nothing more important than one' s health, and that's why we put a premiumk on doing everything we can as a business to promote the overalo wellness ofour employees." Verizon Wireless ' Laurel, MD regional headquarters, its Hanover facility, and many of the company's nationwide workplaces have fitness centers employing one or more fitnessa coaches who promote employewe health and wellness. The centers offert personal training, nutrition seminars, and a range of exercise classesw including Pilatesfor Pregnancy, a class exclusively for expectant mothers.
In moms-to-be can participate in online physician seminars throughout their pregnancies and take advantagrof on-site lactation rooms after theit babies are born. Locally, the companh has been recognized by the BaltimoreBusinessw Journal, Baltimore Magazine and Washingtonian Magazine as a great plac e to work. Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data serving morethan 86.6 million customers. Headquartered in Baskiny Ridge, N.J., with more than 86,000 employeez nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joinrt venture of VerizonCommunications VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more visit .
To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolutionn stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wirelessz Multimedia Libraryat . The Alliance for Workplace Excellence, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization foundes byMontgomery County, Maryland and Discovery LLC.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Bank of America Corp. refinances mortgages under Treasury plan - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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The initiative provides refinancee opportunities to homeowners whopreviouslh didn’t qualify. The plan allows homeowners with loans owned by Fannis Mae or Freddie Mac and who are current with theier mortgage payments and whose home valu e is not more than 105 percent of the curren t mortgage balance to refinancetheier loans. BofA services one out of five mortgages in theUnitedr States. “Combined with historically lowinterestr rates, this program has generated significant interest from borrowers seeking the benefigt of lower mortgage says Barbara Desoer, president of BofA’s America mortgage, home-equity and insurance “We are proud to be one of the first lenders to take loans from application to closing undere the Treasury’s plan, providing the opportunity for more Americands to save money on their monthly mortgage payments and supporting efforts to stabilize the nation’ss housing market.
” Charlotte-based BofA (NYSE:BAC) has extendesd its moratorium on the foreclosure of loanx that may be eligible for the program until Aprio 30.
The initiative provides refinancee opportunities to homeowners whopreviouslh didn’t qualify. The plan allows homeowners with loans owned by Fannis Mae or Freddie Mac and who are current with theier mortgage payments and whose home valu e is not more than 105 percent of the curren t mortgage balance to refinancetheier loans. BofA services one out of five mortgages in theUnitedr States. “Combined with historically lowinterestr rates, this program has generated significant interest from borrowers seeking the benefigt of lower mortgage says Barbara Desoer, president of BofA’s America mortgage, home-equity and insurance “We are proud to be one of the first lenders to take loans from application to closing undere the Treasury’s plan, providing the opportunity for more Americands to save money on their monthly mortgage payments and supporting efforts to stabilize the nation’ss housing market.
” Charlotte-based BofA (NYSE:BAC) has extendesd its moratorium on the foreclosure of loanx that may be eligible for the program until Aprio 30.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Prior knowledge helps Jones, Evans at UFC 145 - USA TODAY
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USA TODAY | Prior knowledge helps Jones, Evans at UFC 145 USA TODAY By Sergio Non, USA TODAY ATLANTA -- The rift between former teammates Jon Jones and Rashad Evans fuels the Ultimate Fighting Championship's latest storyline, but the quality of the bout itself might come down to their familiarity. |
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Wendell W. White, 71 - Muncie Star Press
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Wendell W. White, 71 Muncie Star Press Wendell moved to the Wolcottville area in 1986 and worked as a toolmaker for various tool and die shop's. He had a passion for making homemade cannons and for playing the guitar and banjo. One of the bands he played in was called the Country Samplers ... |
Monday, April 16, 2012
Clinton urges 'robust action' after Kabul attacks - AFP
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AFP | Clinton urges 'robust action' after Kabul attacks AFP BRASILIA â€" The United States, Pakistan and Afghanistan must work together to take "robust action" to stop terror attacks, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told her Pakistani counterpart Monday. Clinton discussed the coordinated attacks in Kabul ... US presses Pakistan over Afghan attacks Clinton spoke to Pakistan minister about Afghan attacks |
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Dow scores modest gain after dismal week; Evergreen Energy leads Colorado gainers - Denver Business Journal:
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the trading day at up 32.50 points (0.49 percent). The S&oP 500 wound up at 683.38, up 0.83 point s (0.12 percent). The NASDAQ Composite closed however, finishing at 1,293.85, off 5.74 points (0.44 Among actively traded Colorado EvergreenEnergy (EEE) led gainers, up 10.81 percent (7.9 to close at 81 cents. • — Up 10.8 percent ($1.17) to $12. (DISH) — Up 2.21 percent (20 cents) to • (JNS) — Up 1.88 percentf (8 cents) to $4.34. (Q) — Up 1.59 percent (5 to $3.19. Among Colorado stocks that declinex on the daywas (BOOM) of Boulder, down 16.85 percentt ($1.06) to close at $5.23.
The metalworking compang Friday reporteda fourth-quarter 2008 earnings declinee and said it anticipates sales declinezs in the first quarter of 2009. • — Down 9.17 percent (10 cents) to 99 cents. (LINTA) — Down 8.76 percenrt (24 cents) to $2.50. • (PLD) Down 8.31 percent (50 to $5.52.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the trading day at up 32.50 points (0.49 percent). The S&oP 500 wound up at 683.38, up 0.83 point s (0.12 percent). The NASDAQ Composite closed however, finishing at 1,293.85, off 5.74 points (0.44 Among actively traded Colorado EvergreenEnergy (EEE) led gainers, up 10.81 percent (7.9 to close at 81 cents. • — Up 10.8 percent ($1.17) to $12. (DISH) — Up 2.21 percent (20 cents) to • (JNS) — Up 1.88 percentf (8 cents) to $4.34. (Q) — Up 1.59 percent (5 to $3.19. Among Colorado stocks that declinex on the daywas (BOOM) of Boulder, down 16.85 percentt ($1.06) to close at $5.23.
The metalworking compang Friday reporteda fourth-quarter 2008 earnings declinee and said it anticipates sales declinezs in the first quarter of 2009. • — Down 9.17 percent (10 cents) to 99 cents. (LINTA) — Down 8.76 percenrt (24 cents) to $2.50. • (PLD) Down 8.31 percent (50 to $5.52.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Brazil lifts ban on aborting brain-damaged fetuses - Chicago Tribune
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Naharnet | Brazil lifts ban on aborting brain-damaged fetuses Chicago Tribune BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday voted to legalize abortions of severely brain-damaged fetuses, loosening the law in the world's biggest Catholic country and a region where the spread of evangelical denominations in recent ... Abortion for Br ain-Damaged Fetuses Declared in Brazil |
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Wells Fargo Insurance Services nabs Las Vegas brokerage in buying spree - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The brokerage network, part of WFC) said the deal closed June 1. Termx were not disclosed. According to has been in businesssincd 1999, when it was foundedr by John Grady, and focuses exclusively on health and benefita insurance, with customers in the hospitality, health-care, auto sales and home development Grady is now managing director of employee Wells Fargo Insurance Services is the world’s fifth-largest insurance brokerage and the nation’s largesgt bank-owned brokerage, according to Businesss Insurance magazine’s 2008 list, with more than 200 offices in 37 The brokerage network has been on a buying spree recently.
It boughtr Novato’s and in early and about a month before that acquiredrWalnut Creek-based , an employees benefits consulting firm that also has offices in Houston and Seattle, amont other deals in recent months.
The brokerage network, part of WFC) said the deal closed June 1. Termx were not disclosed. According to has been in businesssincd 1999, when it was foundedr by John Grady, and focuses exclusively on health and benefita insurance, with customers in the hospitality, health-care, auto sales and home development Grady is now managing director of employee Wells Fargo Insurance Services is the world’s fifth-largest insurance brokerage and the nation’s largesgt bank-owned brokerage, according to Businesss Insurance magazine’s 2008 list, with more than 200 offices in 37 The brokerage network has been on a buying spree recently.
It boughtr Novato’s and in early and about a month before that acquiredrWalnut Creek-based , an employees benefits consulting firm that also has offices in Houston and Seattle, amont other deals in recent months.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Newt Gingrich: I'm 'Slightly Less Than' $4.5 Million In Debt - Huffington Post
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Newt Gingrich: I'm 'Slightly Less Than' $4.5 Million In Debt Huffington Post WASHINGTON, DC -- Newt Gingrich acknowledged on Sunday that his campaign was in fairly massive debt. But the former House Speaker continued to stress that he would remain in the race for purposes of driving the party, and its platform, ... |
Saturday, April 7, 2012
LendingTree expands product offering - Houston Business Journal:
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According to the company, its customer-retentionb technology identifies customers byloan amount, loan-to-value loan purpose and FICO scores. “Withb refinancing activity from borrowerz representing a significant portion of overallorigination volume, our lender networlk has expressed a desirwe to capture and retain current mortgage says Bob Harris, president of the LendingTree “As part of the LendingTree network, banks and lendersa that use our new customer-retention initiativd will be able to significantly impact the ratio of overall mortgage portfolio retained, just as effectivelyh as they can attract new LendingTree is owned by Charlotte-baseed (NASDAQ:TREE), an online lending and real estate Tree.
com’s principle businesses are which matches potential mortgage borrowerzs to lenders, and RealEstate.com, which works with individuala seeking homes and real estate agents. LendingTree says it has facilitated more than 25 million requests for loans onlineand $185 billiob in closed loan transactions.
According to the company, its customer-retentionb technology identifies customers byloan amount, loan-to-value loan purpose and FICO scores. “Withb refinancing activity from borrowerz representing a significant portion of overallorigination volume, our lender networlk has expressed a desirwe to capture and retain current mortgage says Bob Harris, president of the LendingTree “As part of the LendingTree network, banks and lendersa that use our new customer-retention initiativd will be able to significantly impact the ratio of overall mortgage portfolio retained, just as effectivelyh as they can attract new LendingTree is owned by Charlotte-baseed (NASDAQ:TREE), an online lending and real estate Tree.
com’s principle businesses are which matches potential mortgage borrowerzs to lenders, and RealEstate.com, which works with individuala seeking homes and real estate agents. LendingTree says it has facilitated more than 25 million requests for loans onlineand $185 billiob in closed loan transactions.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Ratings firm downgrades Catholic Knights - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Catholic Knights, like other suffered investment lossesin 2008. Ratings firm A.M. Best downgradedr the policyholder and investment ratingsd onthe Milwaukee-based society for Roma n Catholics. The Oldwick, N.J., credit ratingh organization reducedCatholic Knights’ ratings by one but they remain at a “good” level, said assistanty vice president Raj Shah. A.M. Best downgrades Catholic Knights’ financial strength ratinvg to B+ from B++ and the issuer credity ratingto “bbb-” from “bbb.” The outlool for both ratings is stable. “Ig was all about the balance sheet and the balanc e sheet was weak because of investment Shah said.
The more meaningful rating for Catholivc Knights and prospective buyers of its insurance is the financiaplstrength rating. O’Toole takes solacd in the fact that his sales staff can still boast that the ratingsw remained stable despitethe downgrade. “To have a secure and stablr rating in this environment is quitea O’Toole said. Because the fraternal benefitzs society is not issuing any debtfor now, the creditf rating downgrade won’t impact any of the society’s businesse dealings. Catholic Knights postef a net lossof $7.2 millionb in 2008, compared with net income of $9.3 millio n in 2007. Revenue exceeded $100 million for the firsy time ever, at $104.
5 million, compareds with $88.2 million in 2007, O’Toole Assets grew to $833.7 millionn from $817.6 million in 2007. Net cash from investmentws was anegative $9.8 million in 2008 compared with a negativs $12 million in 2007. The policyholders a key measureof insurers’ financiapl performance, declined by $15.6 million, to $36.3 million. O’Toole, who becamew president of Catholic Knights inJanuary 2007, said he sought ratings from A.M. Best becausr he values the agency’s guidance. Catholic Knightxs had dropped A.M. Best as its ratings agency in 2003. A.M.
Best issuedx ratings on Catholic Knights in Decemberr 2008and then, due to investmentf losses, decided to update them before the regularl scheduled review, Shah said. The ratinf actions, announced last week, reflect the ’s significant declined in its unassigned funds, or the net value of the in the past year due toinvestment A.M. Best said. That figure was $36.3 million at year-end 2008 compared with $51.
9 million a year
Catholic Knights, like other suffered investment lossesin 2008. Ratings firm A.M. Best downgradedr the policyholder and investment ratingsd onthe Milwaukee-based society for Roma n Catholics. The Oldwick, N.J., credit ratingh organization reducedCatholic Knights’ ratings by one but they remain at a “good” level, said assistanty vice president Raj Shah. A.M. Best downgrades Catholic Knights’ financial strength ratinvg to B+ from B++ and the issuer credity ratingto “bbb-” from “bbb.” The outlool for both ratings is stable. “Ig was all about the balance sheet and the balanc e sheet was weak because of investment Shah said.
The more meaningful rating for Catholivc Knights and prospective buyers of its insurance is the financiaplstrength rating. O’Toole takes solacd in the fact that his sales staff can still boast that the ratingsw remained stable despitethe downgrade. “To have a secure and stablr rating in this environment is quitea O’Toole said. Because the fraternal benefitzs society is not issuing any debtfor now, the creditf rating downgrade won’t impact any of the society’s businesse dealings. Catholic Knights postef a net lossof $7.2 millionb in 2008, compared with net income of $9.3 millio n in 2007. Revenue exceeded $100 million for the firsy time ever, at $104.
5 million, compareds with $88.2 million in 2007, O’Toole Assets grew to $833.7 millionn from $817.6 million in 2007. Net cash from investmentws was anegative $9.8 million in 2008 compared with a negativs $12 million in 2007. The policyholders a key measureof insurers’ financiapl performance, declined by $15.6 million, to $36.3 million. O’Toole, who becamew president of Catholic Knights inJanuary 2007, said he sought ratings from A.M. Best becausr he values the agency’s guidance. Catholic Knightxs had dropped A.M. Best as its ratings agency in 2003. A.M.
Best issuedx ratings on Catholic Knights in Decemberr 2008and then, due to investmentf losses, decided to update them before the regularl scheduled review, Shah said. The ratinf actions, announced last week, reflect the ’s significant declined in its unassigned funds, or the net value of the in the past year due toinvestment A.M. Best said. That figure was $36.3 million at year-end 2008 compared with $51.
9 million a year
Monday, April 2, 2012
Study: Memphis
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Brookings’ new MetroMonitor report looke d at six economicindicators — employment, unemployment wages, gross metropolitan product, housing prices and foreclosure ratesw — in the nation’s 100 larges t metro areas to determine its The report covers the periosd through the first quarter of 2009. Based on what D.C.-based Brookings called four “key Memphis was in the categoryof “Second-strongestr 20 Metros” based on results and rankings in each of those four Memphis ranked 53rd in change of GMP from peak to firsft quarter 2009 with a 3.4 percent drop; 49th in changew in employment from peak to first quarter with a drop of 2.
8 30th in unemployment change from fourth quartefr to first quarter with 2.9 percentag point increase; and 38th in real percent change in housing prices with a 0.0 percen drop from first quarter 2008 to first quarter 2009. The city rankeds No. 38 overall. Generall findings showed that all of the largestr metros lost jobs duringthe recession, ranginfg from 0.2 percent in Oklahoma City to 13.5 perceng in Cape Coral, Fla. 10 of the 15 largesgt metros with job losses are in Floridaand Ohio. Also, just more than one-third of the metrows avoided declines in home prices in thelast Lastly, only 10 of the 100 metros are showinfg signs of economic recovery as of March.
“Metrop areas are the country’s economic engines. The 100 largest containm two-thirds of our jobs and generate three-quarters of U.S. Alan Berube, research director of the Metropolitan Policy Progra at Brookingsand co-author of the stated in a release. “Only by monitoring theirr individual trajectories will we know where and how the country beginzs to emerge from thisdeep downturn, as well as which areazs will need more intensive assistance to turn the Four of the top five ranked cities in the report are locatede in Texas: San Antonio, Austin and Dallas. Little Rock, Ark., was ranked No. 6.
Detroi ranked last, and six of the bottom 10 rankerd cities are locatedin Florida: Cape Coral, Tampa, Bradenton, Palm Bay, Lakelansd and Jacksonville. Click to view the full
Brookings’ new MetroMonitor report looke d at six economicindicators — employment, unemployment wages, gross metropolitan product, housing prices and foreclosure ratesw — in the nation’s 100 larges t metro areas to determine its The report covers the periosd through the first quarter of 2009. Based on what D.C.-based Brookings called four “key Memphis was in the categoryof “Second-strongestr 20 Metros” based on results and rankings in each of those four Memphis ranked 53rd in change of GMP from peak to firsft quarter 2009 with a 3.4 percent drop; 49th in changew in employment from peak to first quarter with a drop of 2.
8 30th in unemployment change from fourth quartefr to first quarter with 2.9 percentag point increase; and 38th in real percent change in housing prices with a 0.0 percen drop from first quarter 2008 to first quarter 2009. The city rankeds No. 38 overall. Generall findings showed that all of the largestr metros lost jobs duringthe recession, ranginfg from 0.2 percent in Oklahoma City to 13.5 perceng in Cape Coral, Fla. 10 of the 15 largesgt metros with job losses are in Floridaand Ohio. Also, just more than one-third of the metrows avoided declines in home prices in thelast Lastly, only 10 of the 100 metros are showinfg signs of economic recovery as of March.
“Metrop areas are the country’s economic engines. The 100 largest containm two-thirds of our jobs and generate three-quarters of U.S. Alan Berube, research director of the Metropolitan Policy Progra at Brookingsand co-author of the stated in a release. “Only by monitoring theirr individual trajectories will we know where and how the country beginzs to emerge from thisdeep downturn, as well as which areazs will need more intensive assistance to turn the Four of the top five ranked cities in the report are locatede in Texas: San Antonio, Austin and Dallas. Little Rock, Ark., was ranked No. 6.
Detroi ranked last, and six of the bottom 10 rankerd cities are locatedin Florida: Cape Coral, Tampa, Bradenton, Palm Bay, Lakelansd and Jacksonville. Click to view the full
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Saul Ewing adds 7 Buchanan Ingersoll lawyers in Wilmington - Baltimore Business Journal:
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office. The loss of the seven-lawyer grouop leaves Pittsburgh-based Buchanan with only one full-time partnefr in Wilmington and four lawyerastotal there, and gives Saul Ewingf the largest Wilmington office of any full-service Philadelphia-basede firm. The group includes office headWilliakm Manning, who serves as outsides general counsel to the University of Delaware and also representd Verizon Corp. and Dovet Downs. The litigator was once chiet of staff to formerDelawars Gov. Pete DuPont. The other two partners are Teresaz Currier, who led bankruptch efforts for Buchanan in and real estate lawyerRichard Forsten.
The additiond give Saul Ewing 19 lawyers in where bankruptcies have taken off during theeconomicf downturn. A large percentage of companiesx from around the country file for Chapter 11 protectionin Delaware. But becauses Delaware only hasabout 2,000 lawyers and has a strong set of indigenou s law firms, the Wilmington market has been a tougbh one to crack for even neighboring Philadelphia firms. Among Philadelphia Pepper Hamilton and Fox Rothschild have 17 DrinkerBiddle & Reath has 15 and Blan Rome has 13. Saul Ewing said Manning will serveras co-managing partner of the offic with current office managing partner and real estate lawyefr Wendie Stabler.
office. The loss of the seven-lawyer grouop leaves Pittsburgh-based Buchanan with only one full-time partnefr in Wilmington and four lawyerastotal there, and gives Saul Ewingf the largest Wilmington office of any full-service Philadelphia-basede firm. The group includes office headWilliakm Manning, who serves as outsides general counsel to the University of Delaware and also representd Verizon Corp. and Dovet Downs. The litigator was once chiet of staff to formerDelawars Gov. Pete DuPont. The other two partners are Teresaz Currier, who led bankruptch efforts for Buchanan in and real estate lawyerRichard Forsten.
The additiond give Saul Ewing 19 lawyers in where bankruptcies have taken off during theeconomicf downturn. A large percentage of companiesx from around the country file for Chapter 11 protectionin Delaware. But becauses Delaware only hasabout 2,000 lawyers and has a strong set of indigenou s law firms, the Wilmington market has been a tougbh one to crack for even neighboring Philadelphia firms. Among Philadelphia Pepper Hamilton and Fox Rothschild have 17 DrinkerBiddle & Reath has 15 and Blan Rome has 13. Saul Ewing said Manning will serveras co-managing partner of the offic with current office managing partner and real estate lawyefr Wendie Stabler.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Picking over the pieces of DayJet - Triangle Business Journal:
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After failing to generate enough revenue or secure additional theBoca Raton-based air taxi pioneerr on Nov. 14 filede for bankruptcy liquidation less than a year after itbegann operating. It listed more than $23 million in liabilitieas and $17 million in assets. DayJet, foundefd by Ed Iacobucci, who also startee software giant , used a new softwarr scheduling system toprovide per-seat, on-demand flights to smalledr airports. Albuquerque, N.M.-based , which suppliede DayJet with its aircraft, had the largest bankruptcy clai mat $16 million. Eclipse filecd for bankruptcy shortlyafter DayJet.
The 28 Eclipse jets that madeup DayJet’s fleetr were foreclosed on and sold earliet this year, said George Miller, bankruptc y trustee. Miller said he heard from industrg sources that each jet sold for about They costabout $1.1 millio n when new. Stuart an aviation consultant withCoral Gables-based Klaskin, Kushner Co., said he also hearrd the planes were sold for about That would have been a good deal for the seller if buyera face problems getting the planes serviced, Klaskijn added. Next up for sale is a mishmash of properthy that DayJet forfeited to its landlord when it left the Boca Ratob Research and Development Parknear .
The Boca R&D Project 7 LLC will conducg a public sale at10 a.m. on June 18. The landlords did not immediately return callfor but, among other a public for-sale notice lists computers, printers, office furniture, a stainlesas steel refrigerator and 14 airplane tires. Klaskin, who said he has studiedc several bankruptcies, noted that everythiny goes on the bloco when acompany dissolves. “At the end of the day, it oftebn comes down to coffee cups andfax paper,” he “Every office ought to have at leastg one airplane tire.
” But, DayJet’s interest in its siste r company, DayJet Technologies, may still fetch some real DayJet Technologies, which developed the software used to schedule and dispatch planes, is not in Chapter 7. Pending coury approval, Miller said he has a buye r of who will pay atleas $250,000 for DayJet Corp’s 35 percent stake in DayJet Technologies. Klaskin said the technology mighyt have value for anothefr air taxi start up that grows at a more modestr pacethan DayJet. “It’s entirely possible that there may be some use in that applicatioh forthe technology,” he said. there are probably good deals to be had on airplaner tires comeJune 18.
After failing to generate enough revenue or secure additional theBoca Raton-based air taxi pioneerr on Nov. 14 filede for bankruptcy liquidation less than a year after itbegann operating. It listed more than $23 million in liabilitieas and $17 million in assets. DayJet, foundefd by Ed Iacobucci, who also startee software giant , used a new softwarr scheduling system toprovide per-seat, on-demand flights to smalledr airports. Albuquerque, N.M.-based , which suppliede DayJet with its aircraft, had the largest bankruptcy clai mat $16 million. Eclipse filecd for bankruptcy shortlyafter DayJet.
The 28 Eclipse jets that madeup DayJet’s fleetr were foreclosed on and sold earliet this year, said George Miller, bankruptc y trustee. Miller said he heard from industrg sources that each jet sold for about They costabout $1.1 millio n when new. Stuart an aviation consultant withCoral Gables-based Klaskin, Kushner Co., said he also hearrd the planes were sold for about That would have been a good deal for the seller if buyera face problems getting the planes serviced, Klaskijn added. Next up for sale is a mishmash of properthy that DayJet forfeited to its landlord when it left the Boca Ratob Research and Development Parknear .
The Boca R&D Project 7 LLC will conducg a public sale at10 a.m. on June 18. The landlords did not immediately return callfor but, among other a public for-sale notice lists computers, printers, office furniture, a stainlesas steel refrigerator and 14 airplane tires. Klaskin, who said he has studiedc several bankruptcies, noted that everythiny goes on the bloco when acompany dissolves. “At the end of the day, it oftebn comes down to coffee cups andfax paper,” he “Every office ought to have at leastg one airplane tire.
” But, DayJet’s interest in its siste r company, DayJet Technologies, may still fetch some real DayJet Technologies, which developed the software used to schedule and dispatch planes, is not in Chapter 7. Pending coury approval, Miller said he has a buye r of who will pay atleas $250,000 for DayJet Corp’s 35 percent stake in DayJet Technologies. Klaskin said the technology mighyt have value for anothefr air taxi start up that grows at a more modestr pacethan DayJet. “It’s entirely possible that there may be some use in that applicatioh forthe technology,” he said. there are probably good deals to be had on airplaner tires comeJune 18.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Theatre Alliance issues upbeat report - Business First of Buffalo:
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The alliance, which represents 19 theatersw ranging from tothe , says that 426,6409 people attended at least one show this past season. Collectively, the alliancw theaters hosted 1,340 performances whiles employing 1,214 people on a full and part-time basis and were aided by an armyof 3,343 volunteers. The complete alliance report will be releasede Monday afternoonat , where it will also be announceed that the donated $10,009 to the organization. “We recognize the importance cultural activitiez have within the Western New York community and the role that TAB playss in promoting such saidLarry Quinn, Buffalo Sabres managing partner and minoritg owner.
Several of the theaters, especially the smalled venues, reported either record or stronger-than-anticipated , for instance, shattered its own box office records when itpresentedf “Bada Bing! Bada Boom!” this winter. Road Less Travelede Productions reported a doubliny of itssubscription sales. Shea’s had 11,0090 season-ticket holders, a new mark for the downtowmn Buffalo theater. Anthony Conte, Shea’sx president and chief executive officer, said he expects to top that figurw inthe 2009-2010 season. “Th e live theater industry in Buffali shouldn’t be considered a stealth butit is,” Conte said.
“Nobody ever thinkz of it from abusiness perspective.” Conted said Shea’s has an estimated economicd impact of $80 million, the bulk of whicb is felt in downtown Buffalo through restaurant bookings and hotel That puts Shea’s just behind the Buffalo Sabres in termes of entertainment-based downtown economic “That speaks volumes,” Conte said. “Thisa is a segment of the economyt that clearly carries itsown weight.
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The alliance, which represents 19 theatersw ranging from tothe , says that 426,6409 people attended at least one show this past season. Collectively, the alliancw theaters hosted 1,340 performances whiles employing 1,214 people on a full and part-time basis and were aided by an armyof 3,343 volunteers. The complete alliance report will be releasede Monday afternoonat , where it will also be announceed that the donated $10,009 to the organization. “We recognize the importance cultural activitiez have within the Western New York community and the role that TAB playss in promoting such saidLarry Quinn, Buffalo Sabres managing partner and minoritg owner.
Several of the theaters, especially the smalled venues, reported either record or stronger-than-anticipated , for instance, shattered its own box office records when itpresentedf “Bada Bing! Bada Boom!” this winter. Road Less Travelede Productions reported a doubliny of itssubscription sales. Shea’s had 11,0090 season-ticket holders, a new mark for the downtowmn Buffalo theater. Anthony Conte, Shea’sx president and chief executive officer, said he expects to top that figurw inthe 2009-2010 season. “Th e live theater industry in Buffali shouldn’t be considered a stealth butit is,” Conte said.
“Nobody ever thinkz of it from abusiness perspective.” Conted said Shea’s has an estimated economicd impact of $80 million, the bulk of whicb is felt in downtown Buffalo through restaurant bookings and hotel That puts Shea’s just behind the Buffalo Sabres in termes of entertainment-based downtown economic “That speaks volumes,” Conte said. “Thisa is a segment of the economyt that clearly carries itsown weight.
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Tribune, WFLA cut another 25 positions - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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“This is unfortunately the same song in the sixth saidJanet Coats, executive editoer of the publishing in a story published on the company’s TBO.com. The publishinyg group is owned byin Va. The cuts affect 17 positione at the Tribune and six from WFLA along with two open according tothe report. This most recent rouns follows the elimination of 65 positionx March 30 and the increasre of mandatory unpaid leave days from 10to 13. There’ s some sunlight peering throughthe however. The media group locally is gaininv share in the localadvertising market, Coats said, whicj could help bring revenues back up. Mediz General (NYSE: MEG) reported a loss of $21.
3 million, or 96 centes per share, in the most recent quarter endedMarch 29, compare to a $20.3 million, or 92 centd per share, loss the year before. Revenuwe was $159.5 million for the down from the $194.5 million posted the year Media General shares were tradintat $3.27 just before noon up nearly 1 percent from the day beforew and more than $2 over thei r 52-week low. Shares had traded as high as $27.1 8 over the past year.
“This is unfortunately the same song in the sixth saidJanet Coats, executive editoer of the publishing in a story published on the company’s TBO.com. The publishinyg group is owned byin Va. The cuts affect 17 positione at the Tribune and six from WFLA along with two open according tothe report. This most recent rouns follows the elimination of 65 positionx March 30 and the increasre of mandatory unpaid leave days from 10to 13. There’ s some sunlight peering throughthe however. The media group locally is gaininv share in the localadvertising market, Coats said, whicj could help bring revenues back up. Mediz General (NYSE: MEG) reported a loss of $21.
3 million, or 96 centes per share, in the most recent quarter endedMarch 29, compare to a $20.3 million, or 92 centd per share, loss the year before. Revenuwe was $159.5 million for the down from the $194.5 million posted the year Media General shares were tradintat $3.27 just before noon up nearly 1 percent from the day beforew and more than $2 over thei r 52-week low. Shares had traded as high as $27.1 8 over the past year.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Universal Health Care system is feasible now in Ghana - Hor - GhanaWeb
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Universal Health Care system is feasible now in Ghana - Hor GhanaWeb Government can successfully implement a sustainable universal health care system with the needed political will, commitment and an innovative financing mechanism, Sidua Hor, the Coordinator of the Universal Health Care Campaign has said. |
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
State's banks cite housing slump for earnings drop - Baltimore Business Journal:
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"We have to look at more dealsx before we get to ones that we Haskins said. "We've got to do more due Like manyMaryland banks, Baltimore-based Harbor Bank had no exposure to the subprimd mortgages that have sent the credit marketsz into a tailspin, Haskins said. But Harbor Bank and otherf Maryland-based banks are still feelingg the effects of the implosion of the residential real estatd boom that helped power the bankinvg industry to record results in recentyearsx -- and experts say things could get worse befors they get better.
New data from the show that the nationwidde slowdown in the banking industry is hitting home in Earningsat state-chartered banks for the first nine months of 2007 fell by nearl 50 percent from the same periodf a year ago. That was nearly five times the 10 percenyt decline in earnings for the first nine monthx of 2007 atall FDIC-insured banks State-chartered institutions range from billion-dollar banks to tiny thrifts, but the groupo does not include national banks such as and . CEO Kathleejn Murphy said the absence of data for 2007 might have contributee to the large drop inMarylandr banks' earnings.
Mercantile, which was acquired by Pittsburgh's PNC Financial Servicesd Groupin February, was the largest locally based bank in and several of its community bank affiliatesa also had state charters. As bankz deal with the mortgagemarkeyt slowdown, they also have been strugglinfg with a challenging interest rate environment. The short-term interest rates banks pay to borroew money had been risingunti recently, while the long-term rates they earn on lendinb money have not kept up, squeezing But the storm isn't Many experts now expect that the residential real estatee problems will continue -- and banks will be feelin g the effects -- at leastg through 2008.
"You thought third quartert earningswere bad?" said Stuart Greenberg, a private banker in Baltimore who does consulting work for "You ain't seen nothing yet." Still, Greenberg the downturn shouldn't bring the kind of chaose the banking industry saw during the savings and loan collapse of the early 1990s. The market has gloomy expectations for banksfor 2008, so weak resulte won't come as a shock. And much of the real estat drama has taken place at mortgage andinvestmenty firms, outside the banking industry itself -- though Baltimore's took a $4 millio n hit in the third quarter on mortgages originated by its wholesalse division.
The mortgages were loans, typically loans requiring little documentation made to borrowerx with acceptable credit In a market wheres risk has quickly gone from de rigueur to banks are trying to find ways to boost their busineses withoutincreasing risk. Harbor Bank, with abouft $300 million in assets, is promoting home equityg loans -- but it's not lending more than 80 percengt ofa home's value. For commercialk real estate loans, Harbor is requiring developers to put up more equityh than they had to inthe past. At Owingsd Mills-based , which saw earnings soar during the realestats boom, some of its develope clients are facing challenges, said CEO David Wellz Jr.
K Bank is encouraging borrowers to pay down theirrdebt quickly. The bank has also started adding jumboo mortgage loans toits
"We have to look at more dealsx before we get to ones that we Haskins said. "We've got to do more due Like manyMaryland banks, Baltimore-based Harbor Bank had no exposure to the subprimd mortgages that have sent the credit marketsz into a tailspin, Haskins said. But Harbor Bank and otherf Maryland-based banks are still feelingg the effects of the implosion of the residential real estatd boom that helped power the bankinvg industry to record results in recentyearsx -- and experts say things could get worse befors they get better.
New data from the show that the nationwidde slowdown in the banking industry is hitting home in Earningsat state-chartered banks for the first nine months of 2007 fell by nearl 50 percent from the same periodf a year ago. That was nearly five times the 10 percenyt decline in earnings for the first nine monthx of 2007 atall FDIC-insured banks State-chartered institutions range from billion-dollar banks to tiny thrifts, but the groupo does not include national banks such as and . CEO Kathleejn Murphy said the absence of data for 2007 might have contributee to the large drop inMarylandr banks' earnings.
Mercantile, which was acquired by Pittsburgh's PNC Financial Servicesd Groupin February, was the largest locally based bank in and several of its community bank affiliatesa also had state charters. As bankz deal with the mortgagemarkeyt slowdown, they also have been strugglinfg with a challenging interest rate environment. The short-term interest rates banks pay to borroew money had been risingunti recently, while the long-term rates they earn on lendinb money have not kept up, squeezing But the storm isn't Many experts now expect that the residential real estatee problems will continue -- and banks will be feelin g the effects -- at leastg through 2008.
"You thought third quartert earningswere bad?" said Stuart Greenberg, a private banker in Baltimore who does consulting work for "You ain't seen nothing yet." Still, Greenberg the downturn shouldn't bring the kind of chaose the banking industry saw during the savings and loan collapse of the early 1990s. The market has gloomy expectations for banksfor 2008, so weak resulte won't come as a shock. And much of the real estat drama has taken place at mortgage andinvestmenty firms, outside the banking industry itself -- though Baltimore's took a $4 millio n hit in the third quarter on mortgages originated by its wholesalse division.
The mortgages were loans, typically loans requiring little documentation made to borrowerx with acceptable credit In a market wheres risk has quickly gone from de rigueur to banks are trying to find ways to boost their busineses withoutincreasing risk. Harbor Bank, with abouft $300 million in assets, is promoting home equityg loans -- but it's not lending more than 80 percengt ofa home's value. For commercialk real estate loans, Harbor is requiring developers to put up more equityh than they had to inthe past. At Owingsd Mills-based , which saw earnings soar during the realestats boom, some of its develope clients are facing challenges, said CEO David Wellz Jr.
K Bank is encouraging borrowers to pay down theirrdebt quickly. The bank has also started adding jumboo mortgage loans toits
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Cascade AIDS Project to move - Nashville Business Journal:
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New offices at downtown Portland’e Lincoln Building, 208 S.W. Fifth Ave., will be on the eighthh floor, and will be open beginning The nonprofit’s Men’s Wellness Center, whic h serves gay and bisexuak men, will move from its Starkk Street location into the ground floor of the building this following construction. Rent, on a per-square-foot will be roughly the same at the new site as the Cascades AIDS Project hasbeen paying.
Building owner Unico Properties LLC offerexd significant incentives to make the movepencil out, said Michael Kaplan, executive director of the Unico will grant the groul four months of free rent in the coming fiscal which begins July 1, resulting in cash savings of between $20,0009 and $40,000, Kaplan said. The landlord also provided Cascadr AIDS Project witha $75,000 cash moving allowancee and built out 15,000 square feet of officd space at Unico’s expense.
New offices at downtown Portland’e Lincoln Building, 208 S.W. Fifth Ave., will be on the eighthh floor, and will be open beginning The nonprofit’s Men’s Wellness Center, whic h serves gay and bisexuak men, will move from its Starkk Street location into the ground floor of the building this following construction. Rent, on a per-square-foot will be roughly the same at the new site as the Cascades AIDS Project hasbeen paying.
Building owner Unico Properties LLC offerexd significant incentives to make the movepencil out, said Michael Kaplan, executive director of the Unico will grant the groul four months of free rent in the coming fiscal which begins July 1, resulting in cash savings of between $20,0009 and $40,000, Kaplan said. The landlord also provided Cascadr AIDS Project witha $75,000 cash moving allowancee and built out 15,000 square feet of officd space at Unico’s expense.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Video: Boys would have struggled as mom drowned them, pathologist testifies - Canada.com
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Urn-ing respect online - Washington Business Journal:
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First, in 1994, the career funeral director started an innovative mobile discountfuneral home, which he eventually sold for $1.8 millionb to one of the industry's giants. Then last year -- afte r being interviewed on CNNand "CBS This about the growing trend of affordable optionsd in the funeral industry -- Harman launched Chantilly-based discounturns.com, which he says is the first business to sell reduced-price cremation urns over the Now, Harman is wrapping up talk s with Plan4ever.com, a Los Angeles-based funeral services Web portalk that wants to buy discounturns.com. If the deal is Harman, will move out to L.A. and become president of the company.
Harman, 36, gets so excitedc about progressive changes inthe once-staid, $10 billion funeral industry, he virtually yelpds with entrepreneurial enthusiasm when he talkxs about it. "The Internet is the last bastioh of unchartered waters for the funeral he said. "My debt to my profession is to continu eto innovate!" And that's just why Plan4evee wants him. "He's an amazing innovatoer in this industry," said Stuart Miller, CEO of Plan4ever. "He'sz experienced in the industry, and he also understandzs it needs tobe reinvented." Harman's a all right.
Discounturns sells its wares at half the pricwe funeralhomes do, which, he said, has been "shocking" to the Discounturns also offers cremation so that family members can fill a vial with the ashesx of a loved one and wear it arounde their necks. Also available are three-inch mini-urns so that ashesa can be divided amonggfamily members. "These are things no one was willing to talk about 10years ago," Harman said. Harman is particularly proud of his urns forpets -- one of whichn is shaped like a sundial and can be partiallyg buried in the garden. It goes for $199.95. bestseller is a $99 marble number. Harmanj and his partner Charles Aughenbaugh carrylittlr inventory.
Instead, they take orders over the Internet and pass them on tocontracte vendors, some of which work exclusively with Harman -- whose wife also is a funeral directord -- said he can sell urns at half the priced because of low overhead. The business only has thre e employees. Harman would not disclose figures, but said discounturns made "ibn the low six figures" this year, its firsty year in business. He fullty expects profits to rise; 23 percent of people who purchass funeral services now arechoosing cremation, and that number is expectedr to climb to 38 percent by 2010. "Baby boomer customers are not buying the type of funerals ourgrandfathersx bought," Harman said.
"Cremation is a simplee choice, and you don't have to sit aroundd looking at caskets." The urns-on-the-Internet concept worka these days, Harman because families are sospreade out. "Say the mom dies in Her son in Chicago and her daughte in San Francisco and her other son on the East Coast can all go to the site and pick out an he said.
First, in 1994, the career funeral director started an innovative mobile discountfuneral home, which he eventually sold for $1.8 millionb to one of the industry's giants. Then last year -- afte r being interviewed on CNNand "CBS This about the growing trend of affordable optionsd in the funeral industry -- Harman launched Chantilly-based discounturns.com, which he says is the first business to sell reduced-price cremation urns over the Now, Harman is wrapping up talk s with Plan4ever.com, a Los Angeles-based funeral services Web portalk that wants to buy discounturns.com. If the deal is Harman, will move out to L.A. and become president of the company.
Harman, 36, gets so excitedc about progressive changes inthe once-staid, $10 billion funeral industry, he virtually yelpds with entrepreneurial enthusiasm when he talkxs about it. "The Internet is the last bastioh of unchartered waters for the funeral he said. "My debt to my profession is to continu eto innovate!" And that's just why Plan4evee wants him. "He's an amazing innovatoer in this industry," said Stuart Miller, CEO of Plan4ever. "He'sz experienced in the industry, and he also understandzs it needs tobe reinvented." Harman's a all right.
Discounturns sells its wares at half the pricwe funeralhomes do, which, he said, has been "shocking" to the Discounturns also offers cremation so that family members can fill a vial with the ashesx of a loved one and wear it arounde their necks. Also available are three-inch mini-urns so that ashesa can be divided amonggfamily members. "These are things no one was willing to talk about 10years ago," Harman said. Harman is particularly proud of his urns forpets -- one of whichn is shaped like a sundial and can be partiallyg buried in the garden. It goes for $199.95. bestseller is a $99 marble number. Harmanj and his partner Charles Aughenbaugh carrylittlr inventory.
Instead, they take orders over the Internet and pass them on tocontracte vendors, some of which work exclusively with Harman -- whose wife also is a funeral directord -- said he can sell urns at half the priced because of low overhead. The business only has thre e employees. Harman would not disclose figures, but said discounturns made "ibn the low six figures" this year, its firsty year in business. He fullty expects profits to rise; 23 percent of people who purchass funeral services now arechoosing cremation, and that number is expectedr to climb to 38 percent by 2010. "Baby boomer customers are not buying the type of funerals ourgrandfathersx bought," Harman said.
"Cremation is a simplee choice, and you don't have to sit aroundd looking at caskets." The urns-on-the-Internet concept worka these days, Harman because families are sospreade out. "Say the mom dies in Her son in Chicago and her daughte in San Francisco and her other son on the East Coast can all go to the site and pick out an he said.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Markets edge lower as Greece's new bonds trade at high rates; China trade ... - Washington Post
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Globe and Mail | Markets edge lower as Greece's new bonds trade at high rates; China trade ... Washington Post LONDON â€" Stocks edged lower Monday as Greece's newly-issued bonds were trading at rates suggesting fears of a default have not gone away despite the biggest sovereign debt restructuring in history. Though last week's bond swap with investors â€" th e ... Markets edge lower on long-term Greece concerns U.S. edge higher as Europe nears final Greece deal US edge higher as Europe nears final Greece deal |
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Linda Robertson: Without Scott, Miami in trouble - Sacramento Bee
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
San Antonio ranks among top 15 cities in job growth - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area, whicbh includes Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe and Wilso counties, posted an 8.7 percent increase in nonfarm jobs durinvgthe period. The number of nonfarm jobs in the area increaseedfrom 571,000 in 1993 to 620,700o in 1995, according to the study. The compiled by American City BusinessJournals ( ) -- the parenf company of the San Antonio Businesxs Journal -- examined employment statistics from the nation's 100 largest metropolitann areas. The annual averages were compiled bythe U.S. Burea of Labor Statistics. Las Vegas rankedd first for the period, posting a 20.37 percent increase in jobs betweehn 1993and 1995.
The Austin-San Marcos area rankecd second, with an increase of 13.86 percent. Honolulu was last on the experiencinga 1.54 percent decline in employmenr between 1993 and 1995. It was the only city on the list to experiencew an overall job loss durinthe period. The nation's 11 fastest-growing labor according to theACBJ study, are locate in the Western or Southern United which have been hot spots for job creation in recent years. "The state of Texas has led the nation in job and most of the growth in Texaes has been concentrated in central Texas along the Interstatew Highway35 corridor," says M.
Ray president and chief executive officer of The Perrymahn Group economic consulting Mario Hernandez, chief executive officer of the San Antoniio Economic Development Foundation, says a numberf of significant new employers located here between 1993 and such as World Savingzs and Loan Association, which operates a majorf service center facility in San Antonio. " think part of it is also a lot of companied that came to town in 1990 or 1991 geare up and conducted a lot of new hires at that Hernandez says. "We've got West Telemarketing, which now has aboug 5,000 employees, QVC Inc., which has about 2,000 employees. All of that hiring has takej place since 1990or so.
" Constructionj is the sector that led in job growth in the San Antoni area, with the number of new jobs increasint 20.5 percent between 1993 and 1995. Service-sector employmenft grew 12.9 percent during the same making itthe second-fastest growinb sector. The slowest growing segment in the Alamo City was thegovernment sector, which posted job growth of only 2.9 percenft between 1993 and 1995. No sectoer of San Antonio's economy experienced a drop in according tothe data. Doug McMurry, executive vice presidentr of the AssociatedGeneral Contractors' San Antonio says commercial construction in the area begab to take a serious upswing in 1994.
McMurrgy says the area's commercial contractors have not seen a boom in offices building and manufacturingplant construction, but they have landed numerousw contracts to build hotels, schools, shoppingy centers and grocery stores. "Wew haven't seen this many people employedf in construction in San Antonioo in along time," McMurr y says. Perryman adds that single- and multi-family residentiakl construction in Texas also is on an Manufacturing employment in San Antoniioincreased 4.1 percent between 1993 and 1995. That appears modestf in comparisonto Austin-San Marcos, which recorde an increase of 15 percent in manufacturinf employment during the period.
However, San Antonio'se performance is still above thenational average. "Austin's growth in that area is attributable to theelectronicxs industry," Hernandez says. "That's an industrty that tends to cluster and Austin is definitely the hot spot for that industrytright now." In recent Austin has attracted substantial investments from semiconductor firms such as Motorola, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., and most recentluy South Korean firm Samsung Electronics.
Hernandez says San Antonioi has had difficulty gaining similar momentunm in attracting technology firms because the city does not havea world-classe research and engineering university like the Universitg of Texas at Austin. In says Michael Harris, executive directo r of the San AntonioManufacturerss Association, San Antonio's inability to develop alternat e sources of water supply has preventeds it from attracting more investment from semiconductof manufacturers, which typically are heavy water "San Antonio has an uncertain future in terms of the water which scares off the semiconductor people," Harris
The San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area, whicbh includes Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe and Wilso counties, posted an 8.7 percent increase in nonfarm jobs durinvgthe period. The number of nonfarm jobs in the area increaseedfrom 571,000 in 1993 to 620,700o in 1995, according to the study. The compiled by American City BusinessJournals ( ) -- the parenf company of the San Antonio Businesxs Journal -- examined employment statistics from the nation's 100 largest metropolitann areas. The annual averages were compiled bythe U.S. Burea of Labor Statistics. Las Vegas rankedd first for the period, posting a 20.37 percent increase in jobs betweehn 1993and 1995.
The Austin-San Marcos area rankecd second, with an increase of 13.86 percent. Honolulu was last on the experiencinga 1.54 percent decline in employmenr between 1993 and 1995. It was the only city on the list to experiencew an overall job loss durinthe period. The nation's 11 fastest-growing labor according to theACBJ study, are locate in the Western or Southern United which have been hot spots for job creation in recent years. "The state of Texas has led the nation in job and most of the growth in Texaes has been concentrated in central Texas along the Interstatew Highway35 corridor," says M.
Ray president and chief executive officer of The Perrymahn Group economic consulting Mario Hernandez, chief executive officer of the San Antoniio Economic Development Foundation, says a numberf of significant new employers located here between 1993 and such as World Savingzs and Loan Association, which operates a majorf service center facility in San Antonio. " think part of it is also a lot of companied that came to town in 1990 or 1991 geare up and conducted a lot of new hires at that Hernandez says. "We've got West Telemarketing, which now has aboug 5,000 employees, QVC Inc., which has about 2,000 employees. All of that hiring has takej place since 1990or so.
" Constructionj is the sector that led in job growth in the San Antoni area, with the number of new jobs increasint 20.5 percent between 1993 and 1995. Service-sector employmenft grew 12.9 percent during the same making itthe second-fastest growinb sector. The slowest growing segment in the Alamo City was thegovernment sector, which posted job growth of only 2.9 percenft between 1993 and 1995. No sectoer of San Antonio's economy experienced a drop in according tothe data. Doug McMurry, executive vice presidentr of the AssociatedGeneral Contractors' San Antonio says commercial construction in the area begab to take a serious upswing in 1994.
McMurrgy says the area's commercial contractors have not seen a boom in offices building and manufacturingplant construction, but they have landed numerousw contracts to build hotels, schools, shoppingy centers and grocery stores. "Wew haven't seen this many people employedf in construction in San Antonioo in along time," McMurr y says. Perryman adds that single- and multi-family residentiakl construction in Texas also is on an Manufacturing employment in San Antoniioincreased 4.1 percent between 1993 and 1995. That appears modestf in comparisonto Austin-San Marcos, which recorde an increase of 15 percent in manufacturinf employment during the period.
However, San Antonio'se performance is still above thenational average. "Austin's growth in that area is attributable to theelectronicxs industry," Hernandez says. "That's an industrty that tends to cluster and Austin is definitely the hot spot for that industrytright now." In recent Austin has attracted substantial investments from semiconductor firms such as Motorola, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., and most recentluy South Korean firm Samsung Electronics.
Hernandez says San Antonioi has had difficulty gaining similar momentunm in attracting technology firms because the city does not havea world-classe research and engineering university like the Universitg of Texas at Austin. In says Michael Harris, executive directo r of the San AntonioManufacturerss Association, San Antonio's inability to develop alternat e sources of water supply has preventeds it from attracting more investment from semiconductof manufacturers, which typically are heavy water "San Antonio has an uncertain future in terms of the water which scares off the semiconductor people," Harris
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Ignoring Intelligence Reports: 'Let's Make War' – OpEd - Eurasia Review
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New York Times | Ignoring Intelligence Reports: 'Let's Make War' â€" OpEd Eurasia Review Israel has ignored it for over 30 years. Yet the US and the EU choose to impose vicious economic sanctions on Iran, and threaten military action, while taking no such measures against Israel… not even uttering a word of criticism. O bama, Israel and AIPAC: two dueling videos World considers US, Israel threat not Iran: Chomsky What Israel re » |
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