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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Tips for safe highway driving in low-visibility conditions - Washington Post
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Inauguration d'une exposition intitulée »Messaâdi: création et écriture du ... - Tunisia Buzz
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Tunisia Buzz | Inauguration d'une exposition intitulée »Messaâdi: création et écriture du ... Tunisia Buzz Par ailleurs, une bibliographie intitulée »Mahmoud Messaâdi dans les archives de la Bibliothèque nationale » a été distribuée à cette occasion. A l'issue de l'inauguration de cette exposition à laquelle ont pris part un nombre d& #39;écrivains et amateurs ... |
Friday, January 27, 2012
Economy grew modest 2.8 pct. in Q4, best in 2011 - Chicago Sun-Times
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USA TODAY | Economy grew modest 2.8 pct. in Q4, best in 2011 Chicago Sun-Times That's up modestly from the third quarter. Much of the growth was powered by a 14.8 percent surge in sales of autos and other long-lasting manufactured goods. Incomes, which have been weak » |
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Stanford Medical School nets $6.9M in federal stimulus funding - Houston Business Journal:
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million in federal economic stimulus funding. Eleven of the newly funded projects hadbeen peer-reviewecd and approved but hadn’t received monegy yet. Another six involved supplemental grants toexistingv projects. And in one case, the NIH awarded $500,000 to a researcher to buy two photon microscopes that will be shared withother laboratories. These projects are the first at the medicalk school to receive support undert theObama administration’s national stimulus with additional grants expected down the officials said. “This is a said Francis Blankenberg, M.D., associatwe professor of radiology andof pediatrics, who received $655,00p in stimulus funds.
“It really stabilizes the lab.” Philip M.D., dean of the School of Medicine, said the stimulusa funding is critical tothe country’s health-carre reform effort because of the linkage betweeh research and medical care. “After six yeares of NIH funding that constantlyh lost its value againstinflation — with a profoundlg negative impact on our nation’se prized biomedical research enterprisre — the stimulus funding is helping to take researchn off life support and breather new hope for work that we hope will ultimatelt improve the lives of adultx and children,” Pizzo said in the June 16
million in federal economic stimulus funding. Eleven of the newly funded projects hadbeen peer-reviewecd and approved but hadn’t received monegy yet. Another six involved supplemental grants toexistingv projects. And in one case, the NIH awarded $500,000 to a researcher to buy two photon microscopes that will be shared withother laboratories. These projects are the first at the medicalk school to receive support undert theObama administration’s national stimulus with additional grants expected down the officials said. “This is a said Francis Blankenberg, M.D., associatwe professor of radiology andof pediatrics, who received $655,00p in stimulus funds.
“It really stabilizes the lab.” Philip M.D., dean of the School of Medicine, said the stimulusa funding is critical tothe country’s health-carre reform effort because of the linkage betweeh research and medical care. “After six yeares of NIH funding that constantlyh lost its value againstinflation — with a profoundlg negative impact on our nation’se prized biomedical research enterprisre — the stimulus funding is helping to take researchn off life support and breather new hope for work that we hope will ultimatelt improve the lives of adultx and children,” Pizzo said in the June 16
Monday, January 23, 2012
GM responds to Texas AG's claims - Nashville Business Journal:
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Abbott alleges that Detroit-based GM is trying to free itself from Texa s law that protects local dealerws from the negative impact ofa manufacturer’s modification of a franchisd without first giving the dealers notice of the changesd and a right to protest them. GM responded to the objectioj Fridayafternoon saying: "On June 1, GM filed for Chaptetr 11 bankruptcy. As such, GM is subjecg to the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court and will obviously followthat court's orders with respect to dealer contracts. We are not goint to comment on the Attorney General's press release other than to say that we think his statement is misplaced.
GM takese very seriously its obligation to complh with allapplicable law." In addition, Abbott’sd office claims in the official objection that GM is tryingf to get past Texas law that protecte dealers from feeling pressured to accept inventory that they wouldd not order voluntarily. The attorneu general also claims that GM is trying to deny Texad GM dealerships the right to carry other brands in their plans for anew GM.
Otheer allegations from Abbott’s office are that GM is trying to limit Texas dealers’ warranty claims and is seeking to dodge Texas law that allows dealershipss the right to protesyt the opening of anotherd dealer if it is locatex within the same county or within a 15-mile radius and carries the same line-make. In a statemenf about Texas’ objections to the federally backede GM, Abbott’s office said, “GM is putting dealerships acroszsTexas — and thousands of theit employees — at risk. The new federally controllecd GM that emerges from bankruptcyg wants to be freed from Texas laws that requir e it to deal fairly withlocakl dealerships.
Its plan will move the businesse toward a command economy model and away from a freemarkey model.”
Abbott alleges that Detroit-based GM is trying to free itself from Texa s law that protects local dealerws from the negative impact ofa manufacturer’s modification of a franchisd without first giving the dealers notice of the changesd and a right to protest them. GM responded to the objectioj Fridayafternoon saying: "On June 1, GM filed for Chaptetr 11 bankruptcy. As such, GM is subjecg to the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court and will obviously followthat court's orders with respect to dealer contracts. We are not goint to comment on the Attorney General's press release other than to say that we think his statement is misplaced.
GM takese very seriously its obligation to complh with allapplicable law." In addition, Abbott’sd office claims in the official objection that GM is tryingf to get past Texas law that protecte dealers from feeling pressured to accept inventory that they wouldd not order voluntarily. The attorneu general also claims that GM is trying to deny Texad GM dealerships the right to carry other brands in their plans for anew GM.
Otheer allegations from Abbott’s office are that GM is trying to limit Texas dealers’ warranty claims and is seeking to dodge Texas law that allows dealershipss the right to protesyt the opening of anotherd dealer if it is locatex within the same county or within a 15-mile radius and carries the same line-make. In a statemenf about Texas’ objections to the federally backede GM, Abbott’s office said, “GM is putting dealerships acroszsTexas — and thousands of theit employees — at risk. The new federally controllecd GM that emerges from bankruptcyg wants to be freed from Texas laws that requir e it to deal fairly withlocakl dealerships.
Its plan will move the businesse toward a command economy model and away from a freemarkey model.”
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Cleantech upstarts team with Big Oil - bizjournals:
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Cleantech’s initial attempts to take on incumbent industryy giants such as oil companies are starting to give way tosymbioticd partnerships. The past several years saw a lotof “overzealouxs venture investing” with entrepreneurs and startups goint completely vertical, said Jason Matlof, a partnerf at in Menlo Park. “Yoju had biotechnology companies trying to be biofuels producers and and trying to take on the likexs ofChevron head-on,” Matloff said.
“What we need to do is apply thosed newtechnologies — whether bioconversion technologh for cellulosic ethanol or solar thermal plant technologyh or batteries for a next generation plug-in vehiclr — to an existing mainline, mature Those changes are now happening. In May, $10 billionm oil refining giant took an undisclosed stake inBatter Ventures’ portfolio company , a Marlborough, biofuels company. BP plc also holds a significant stake in the And the consensus among Silicom Valley investors is growingf that partnering with incumbents is critical to the futuree of the renewableenergy market.
“The scald of these industries is bigger than any industries technology entrepreneurs have everplayed in,” Matlofr said “It’s too much of a challenge not Matt Horton, a principak at @Ventures in Menlo Park, has been investing in cleantecy startups such as portfolio companyu Propel Fuels Inc. since 2001. The alternative fuelds retailing company is partnering with Chevron and some unbranded independent station owners to add another retail fuel option atthe It’s also selling renewable energy credits to big oil incumbents to help them complty with EPA renewable energy standards.
“Majoe corporations that have a strategic interest in these markets have a greaf opportunity to partner with young innovative companiesslike ours,” said who took over as CEO of Propel in “For smaller companies like ours, it’sa important to us to provide valu to companies like that rather than attacking them as competitors.” Today, companiew solely focused on research and development a few yeara ago are looking to scale-up operations and head to At the same time, the influxz of renewable energy standards and othet government policies have made incumbentzs more eager to partner with companieds producing high-quality solutions, according to New Enterprise Associates Menlop Park partner Ravi Viswanathan.
NEA portfolio companies, such as SolFocuw Inc. and Skyline Solar Inc., both of Mountai View, and Fremont-based renewable energy storage outfit DeeyaEnergyy Inc., are partnering with traditional energy and utilitg companies. “This is something we had hoped for and Viswanathan said. Houston-based Baker Botts LLP and Dallas-basedd Haynes and Boone LLP, both new to the Silicon Valleyylegal market, are playing a key role in the growing trend. Attorneys at the two firms are makinhg strategic introductions between large institutional energy cliente and venture capital clients focused on renewableenergty technologies.
The law firms are workingh to orient VCs on what it takes to develop a successfuol business in theheavily regulated, multibillion-dollaf energy sector. “We’re lookinfg to enable capital sources, management teams, larger strategic companies to exploift opportunities we see developing in the sector over saidScott Wornow, a partner in the Palo Alto officre of Baker Botts, an 800-lawyer firm. “I think that’s going to become even more so with respec to international players as cleantecgh becomesmore mature.
” Oil companies have a naturall role in the development of alternative energg and certainly alternative fuels, said Haynes and Boone cleantech partnetr Paul Dickerson. The 500-plus-lawyer firm absorber the San Jose and Orange County officess of MacPherson Kwok Chen Heid LLPin February. “Not only do the incumbent energty players have decades of experience inenergy markets, but they have deep pockets,” Dickersonb said. “These partnerships are something that assist our cleantech entrepreneurx in achieving their goals in a timeframe that’d consequential.
” Dickerson served as chief operating officee of the Energy Department’sw Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy durinvg the Bush administration. By bringing togethere developing technologies withestablishedd markets, existing markets can be bettert served by those who already operates in that space.
Cleantech’s initial attempts to take on incumbent industryy giants such as oil companies are starting to give way tosymbioticd partnerships. The past several years saw a lotof “overzealouxs venture investing” with entrepreneurs and startups goint completely vertical, said Jason Matlof, a partnerf at in Menlo Park. “Yoju had biotechnology companies trying to be biofuels producers and and trying to take on the likexs ofChevron head-on,” Matloff said.
“What we need to do is apply thosed newtechnologies — whether bioconversion technologh for cellulosic ethanol or solar thermal plant technologyh or batteries for a next generation plug-in vehiclr — to an existing mainline, mature Those changes are now happening. In May, $10 billionm oil refining giant took an undisclosed stake inBatter Ventures’ portfolio company , a Marlborough, biofuels company. BP plc also holds a significant stake in the And the consensus among Silicom Valley investors is growingf that partnering with incumbents is critical to the futuree of the renewableenergy market.
“The scald of these industries is bigger than any industries technology entrepreneurs have everplayed in,” Matlofr said “It’s too much of a challenge not Matt Horton, a principak at @Ventures in Menlo Park, has been investing in cleantecy startups such as portfolio companyu Propel Fuels Inc. since 2001. The alternative fuelds retailing company is partnering with Chevron and some unbranded independent station owners to add another retail fuel option atthe It’s also selling renewable energy credits to big oil incumbents to help them complty with EPA renewable energy standards.
“Majoe corporations that have a strategic interest in these markets have a greaf opportunity to partner with young innovative companiesslike ours,” said who took over as CEO of Propel in “For smaller companies like ours, it’sa important to us to provide valu to companies like that rather than attacking them as competitors.” Today, companiew solely focused on research and development a few yeara ago are looking to scale-up operations and head to At the same time, the influxz of renewable energy standards and othet government policies have made incumbentzs more eager to partner with companieds producing high-quality solutions, according to New Enterprise Associates Menlop Park partner Ravi Viswanathan.
NEA portfolio companies, such as SolFocuw Inc. and Skyline Solar Inc., both of Mountai View, and Fremont-based renewable energy storage outfit DeeyaEnergyy Inc., are partnering with traditional energy and utilitg companies. “This is something we had hoped for and Viswanathan said. Houston-based Baker Botts LLP and Dallas-basedd Haynes and Boone LLP, both new to the Silicon Valleyylegal market, are playing a key role in the growing trend. Attorneys at the two firms are makinhg strategic introductions between large institutional energy cliente and venture capital clients focused on renewableenergty technologies.
The law firms are workingh to orient VCs on what it takes to develop a successfuol business in theheavily regulated, multibillion-dollaf energy sector. “We’re lookinfg to enable capital sources, management teams, larger strategic companies to exploift opportunities we see developing in the sector over saidScott Wornow, a partner in the Palo Alto officre of Baker Botts, an 800-lawyer firm. “I think that’s going to become even more so with respec to international players as cleantecgh becomesmore mature.
” Oil companies have a naturall role in the development of alternative energg and certainly alternative fuels, said Haynes and Boone cleantech partnetr Paul Dickerson. The 500-plus-lawyer firm absorber the San Jose and Orange County officess of MacPherson Kwok Chen Heid LLPin February. “Not only do the incumbent energty players have decades of experience inenergy markets, but they have deep pockets,” Dickersonb said. “These partnerships are something that assist our cleantech entrepreneurx in achieving their goals in a timeframe that’d consequential.
” Dickerson served as chief operating officee of the Energy Department’sw Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy durinvg the Bush administration. By bringing togethere developing technologies withestablishedd markets, existing markets can be bettert served by those who already operates in that space.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
House chair criticizes SBA
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The SBA announced it temporarilh will allow auto dealers to useits 7(a) businesa loan program to finance vehicle inventory. Many lendersx had stopped makingthese so-called floorplan loanz to auto dealers. Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., who chairs the , fears “there is a significantly higher risk of loan on thesefloorplan loans. This could force the SBA to increasd the subsidy ratefor 7(a) loans, which wouldx make the loans costlier for futurwe borrowers.
In a June 2 letter to SBA AdministratotrKaren Mills, Velazquez noted the SBA had “longg prohibited the use of its financinhg programs for the purpose of wholesale lending, and for good Because lenders are limited in theit ability to exercise full control over the financed the exposure to loss in floorplan loans is greatefr than in other types of financing.” Vehiclew serve as collateral for floorplan loans, and the value of this collaterapl “will depreciate rapidly” given the inventorg facing auto makers in the wake of the bankruptcgy reorganizations of and , Velazquez wrote.
“While clearly there is a need to providse this industry withtransitional assistance, doing so by focusing on inherentlu risky financial arrangements seems she wrote. “The potentially negativew impacts of this policyu change are likely to extend well beyond the auto ButTony Wilkinson, president and CEO of the , said the floorplan loans shouldn’t be any riskier than other types of 7(a) loans if administered responsibly. “o think it’s appropriate for the SBA to look at everythinh they can do for all small businessesrighy now, given small businesses’ inability to accesds credit,” Wilkinson said.
Velazquez also contendeed the time the agency spent on developingb a complex new loan program shouldf have been spent on implementinf overdue programs called for in the economicstimulus bill. The floorplan loanes will help onlya “very limiteed group” of small businesses, she noted. Had the SBA instea d focused more on thestimulus “thousands of small businesses that can no longer wait for help would have seen assistance,” Velazquez wrote.
The SBA announced it temporarilh will allow auto dealers to useits 7(a) businesa loan program to finance vehicle inventory. Many lendersx had stopped makingthese so-called floorplan loanz to auto dealers. Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., who chairs the , fears “there is a significantly higher risk of loan on thesefloorplan loans. This could force the SBA to increasd the subsidy ratefor 7(a) loans, which wouldx make the loans costlier for futurwe borrowers.
In a June 2 letter to SBA AdministratotrKaren Mills, Velazquez noted the SBA had “longg prohibited the use of its financinhg programs for the purpose of wholesale lending, and for good Because lenders are limited in theit ability to exercise full control over the financed the exposure to loss in floorplan loans is greatefr than in other types of financing.” Vehiclew serve as collateral for floorplan loans, and the value of this collaterapl “will depreciate rapidly” given the inventorg facing auto makers in the wake of the bankruptcgy reorganizations of and , Velazquez wrote.
“While clearly there is a need to providse this industry withtransitional assistance, doing so by focusing on inherentlu risky financial arrangements seems she wrote. “The potentially negativew impacts of this policyu change are likely to extend well beyond the auto ButTony Wilkinson, president and CEO of the , said the floorplan loans shouldn’t be any riskier than other types of 7(a) loans if administered responsibly. “o think it’s appropriate for the SBA to look at everythinh they can do for all small businessesrighy now, given small businesses’ inability to accesds credit,” Wilkinson said.
Velazquez also contendeed the time the agency spent on developingb a complex new loan program shouldf have been spent on implementinf overdue programs called for in the economicstimulus bill. The floorplan loanes will help onlya “very limiteed group” of small businesses, she noted. Had the SBA instea d focused more on thestimulus “thousands of small businesses that can no longer wait for help would have seen assistance,” Velazquez wrote.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Golisano
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No one fears business. Business lobbies covet that status, and they’r e now taking cues from unions on how toget “The only way to get issues reformed is by engaging in hard-noser political action. We have to understand that it’s all aboutf politics, not what’s right and says Andrew Rudnick. He headds a regional chamber of commerce in westernNew “The elected pay attention to job and threatening that is the only way we’lp change their behavior,” Rudnick says. The tough talk is at the centere of efforts to reinvent the tactics and strategies ofthe state’s business lobbies.
The groups are crafting a new politicall agenda, spurred on by unprecedented funding from abillionairew businessman. The first test will be in November when top state officialsx and all 212 state legislators will be upfor “We have to have a new businesds community activism,” says Kennetj Adams, president and CEO of The Business Counciol of New York State Inc. Business groups have talked of suchideas before, but they traditionally lack the cash to implemen t them. Billionaire Thomas Golisano is now tryinh tochange that. Golisano is founder of Rochester-based (NYSE: PAYX), a payroll processinf company. He’s had three unsuccessful runs for governor.
On June 11, Golisanp announced that he had joined a business advocacy grou p calledUnshackle Upstate. Privately, officials connected to the grouo say Golisano will give them atleast $6 milliomn to fund new politicao efforts. Calls to Golisano were not returned. Such a donation would equal TheBusinesds Council’s annual operating budget. In May, Golisanio changed his residencyto Florida. He says he will save $13,800p a day in personal incomde taxes. “I love New York, but I’jm not going to pay anymor e forthe waste, corruption and inefficiency that is New York stats government,” Golisano wrote on his blog.
Golisano then helpeed engineer the historic chaos that has gripped the state He played a role in convincing two Democrats to side with Republicansx on June 8 and attempt to overtakdethe chamber’s Democratic majority, paralyzing the legislative With Golisano’s backing, Rudnick, Adamse and others are working to convinces business groups to agreew on common issues. That alonr is a challenge: The statee is divided by stark regional differences, and so is the business “A lot of organizations get an ‘A’ for effort and an for results,” says of the . “Right now, there’s heart and but there’s no teeth.
” Rudnick, for one, believesw the recession is shakingv businesses out ofthat mind-set. He says his group, workinyg with Unshackle Upstate, has become “new friends” with downstatd groups that are joiningthe cause. “Until downstate was affecterd by the combination of the national recession and thestate budget, I don’t think there was enoughj business in the rest of New York to be influential,” Rudnici says.
No one fears business. Business lobbies covet that status, and they’r e now taking cues from unions on how toget “The only way to get issues reformed is by engaging in hard-noser political action. We have to understand that it’s all aboutf politics, not what’s right and says Andrew Rudnick. He headds a regional chamber of commerce in westernNew “The elected pay attention to job and threatening that is the only way we’lp change their behavior,” Rudnick says. The tough talk is at the centere of efforts to reinvent the tactics and strategies ofthe state’s business lobbies.
The groups are crafting a new politicall agenda, spurred on by unprecedented funding from abillionairew businessman. The first test will be in November when top state officialsx and all 212 state legislators will be upfor “We have to have a new businesds community activism,” says Kennetj Adams, president and CEO of The Business Counciol of New York State Inc. Business groups have talked of suchideas before, but they traditionally lack the cash to implemen t them. Billionaire Thomas Golisano is now tryinh tochange that. Golisano is founder of Rochester-based (NYSE: PAYX), a payroll processinf company. He’s had three unsuccessful runs for governor.
On June 11, Golisanp announced that he had joined a business advocacy grou p calledUnshackle Upstate. Privately, officials connected to the grouo say Golisano will give them atleast $6 milliomn to fund new politicao efforts. Calls to Golisano were not returned. Such a donation would equal TheBusinesds Council’s annual operating budget. In May, Golisanio changed his residencyto Florida. He says he will save $13,800p a day in personal incomde taxes. “I love New York, but I’jm not going to pay anymor e forthe waste, corruption and inefficiency that is New York stats government,” Golisano wrote on his blog.
Golisano then helpeed engineer the historic chaos that has gripped the state He played a role in convincing two Democrats to side with Republicansx on June 8 and attempt to overtakdethe chamber’s Democratic majority, paralyzing the legislative With Golisano’s backing, Rudnick, Adamse and others are working to convinces business groups to agreew on common issues. That alonr is a challenge: The statee is divided by stark regional differences, and so is the business “A lot of organizations get an ‘A’ for effort and an for results,” says of the . “Right now, there’s heart and but there’s no teeth.
” Rudnick, for one, believesw the recession is shakingv businesses out ofthat mind-set. He says his group, workinyg with Unshackle Upstate, has become “new friends” with downstatd groups that are joiningthe cause. “Until downstate was affecterd by the combination of the national recession and thestate budget, I don’t think there was enoughj business in the rest of New York to be influential,” Rudnici says.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Philadelphia Business Journal: Moves at Lamb McErlane, Fox Rothschild
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There has not been a heavy flow of law firm partners switching firms this year when you take the refugeee from the dissolving Wolf Bloclk out of the The downturn in the economh may have limited some lawyers in theidr interestto move, and many firme in their ability to take on new lawyeras
There has not been a heavy flow of law firm partners switching firms this year when you take the refugeee from the dissolving Wolf Bloclk out of the The downturn in the economh may have limited some lawyers in theidr interestto move, and many firme in their ability to take on new lawyeras
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Bebe Neuwirth brings a lot of character to Proctors - Albany Times Union
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Bebe Neuwirth brings a lot of character to Proctors Albany Times Union I let the characters say it," says Neuwirth, who is best known for playing Lilith, Frasier Crane's wife on "Cheers" and "Frasier," but who has lengthy Broadway and film credits. "There's a lot of me in there, of course, because I'm playing the ... |
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
De La Rosa progressing nicely in recovery - ESPN (blog)
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De La Rosa progressing nicely in recovery ESPN (blog) While I was parked at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, many of my online colleagues were out at Dodger Stadium for media day at the Dodgers' Winter Development Camp. Ramona Shelburne of ESPNLosAngeles was one. Some excerpts: . ... |
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Andrew Bailey Signifies Huge Win for Boston Red Sox Brass - Bleacher Report
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Bleacher Report | Andrew Bailey Signifies Huge Win for Boston Red Sox Brass Bleacher Report Before today, if I were to pick a theme song for the current Boston Red Sox off season, Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" would be almost too fitting of a choice. Earlier today, it was reported that Boston will be trading Josh Reddick, ... |
Thursday, January 5, 2012
PBA backs expanded River District renewal area - Business First of Columbus:
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Sandra McDonough, the alliance’s president and CEO, told the Portlandx City Council on June 17 that the city needds to do everything it can to provide more The council is reconsidering expanding the River District by nearly42 acres, as well as increasee the amount of bonds the city can assumr to fund projects withibn the district. The council and the Portlanr Development Commission had first sought the expansio n nearly two years ago but were thwarte bya citizens’ group The Friends of Urban Renewal group had charge that the River District expansion proposal, whicgh would have also redirectecd $20 million in district-generated funds to a new East Portlane elementary school, didn’t fit technical urbah renewal definitions.
The council will vote on the measurwnext week. McDonough said urban renewap provides funding for investmentsin housing, social services and public-private “We need to create jobs,” she said. “Wde have an opportunity to do just that by adoptingt theserevised findings, which address the issuee that have been raised about the River Districtf expansion. We can then move forward with the importang projects that depend onthesed funds.” City Commissioner Nick Fish has said that the construction of a new homelesx services center could depend on urban renewal funds if construction is to begin this year.
McDonough said the alliancwe backs using urban renewal funds to buildthe
Sandra McDonough, the alliance’s president and CEO, told the Portlandx City Council on June 17 that the city needds to do everything it can to provide more The council is reconsidering expanding the River District by nearly42 acres, as well as increasee the amount of bonds the city can assumr to fund projects withibn the district. The council and the Portlanr Development Commission had first sought the expansio n nearly two years ago but were thwarte bya citizens’ group The Friends of Urban Renewal group had charge that the River District expansion proposal, whicgh would have also redirectecd $20 million in district-generated funds to a new East Portlane elementary school, didn’t fit technical urbah renewal definitions.
The council will vote on the measurwnext week. McDonough said urban renewap provides funding for investmentsin housing, social services and public-private “We need to create jobs,” she said. “Wde have an opportunity to do just that by adoptingt theserevised findings, which address the issuee that have been raised about the River Districtf expansion. We can then move forward with the importang projects that depend onthesed funds.” City Commissioner Nick Fish has said that the construction of a new homelesx services center could depend on urban renewal funds if construction is to begin this year.
McDonough said the alliancwe backs using urban renewal funds to buildthe
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
From the Publisher - Maui No Ka Oi Magazine
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From the Publisher Maui No Ka Oi Magazine Jamie maneuvers the truck over bumpy, lava-strewn terrain marked with gnarled and blackened kiawe trees. “What are we looking for?†I ask. “Trees with golden trunks, and big clusters of pods at the end of the branches.There! ... |
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Gates Foundation offers $1M health prize - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The honor will be presented annuallty to acharitable organization, private or public entity selected by the boarx of directors of the Global Health , the world's biggest philanthropy with some $20 billiohn in assets, has made health issues in the developing world one of its top "This award will bring much-deserved recognition to the groupz that are dedicating themselves to promoting better healt for all the citizens of the world," said Dr. Gordonj Perkin, director of the foundation's Global Healtbh Program. "The foundation is pleased to highlight the important work being carried out around the world to reduce the health gap betweej the rich andthe poor.
" Nominations must be receiveed by the Global Health Council by Februaryy 28, 2001, and the initiapl prize will be awarded during the council's annualp international conference on May 31 in D.C.
The honor will be presented annuallty to acharitable organization, private or public entity selected by the boarx of directors of the Global Health , the world's biggest philanthropy with some $20 billiohn in assets, has made health issues in the developing world one of its top "This award will bring much-deserved recognition to the groupz that are dedicating themselves to promoting better healt for all the citizens of the world," said Dr. Gordonj Perkin, director of the foundation's Global Healtbh Program. "The foundation is pleased to highlight the important work being carried out around the world to reduce the health gap betweej the rich andthe poor.
" Nominations must be receiveed by the Global Health Council by Februaryy 28, 2001, and the initiapl prize will be awarded during the council's annualp international conference on May 31 in D.C.
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