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After six years of developing a town centeer plan and hashing it out with the Brentwood neighborhood at more than30 meetings, and $96 million project on the Rhodee Island Metro station to national and local retailers. The town center, modelede after the Shirlington and Bethesda Row projects developedeby , will have 70,000 square feet of shops and restaurantws along a boulevard, yet to be in the heart of D.C. Ten percent of that space has to belocally owned, according to Carolins Kennedy, a development associate for Mid-City D.C.
-based Mid-City Urban and Baltimore-based A&R Development, which both won a 60-yea land lease from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authorithy in 2001 to develop the 7.5-acre parkingv lot, unveiled their retail plans at the annual convention in Las Vegase last month. The developerz and leasing agent D.C.-based have met with abouyt 20 national retailers, including banks, health clubs, drug restaurants and home-furnishing stores. They declines to give specific names. "We have concretwe next steps with each" of the national retailers, Kennedy said. "We should have letters of inteny for half the spac e by the end ofthe summer.
" The formerly called , has been changed to Rhode Island Station to reflect its proximity to the Metro The town center is in a neighborhoo that is starting to regain businesses after many left over the past 20 yearsz because of a lack of investment in the Twenty years ago, the Brentwood neighborhood had "morer poverty, not a lot to said Williams-El. "Now you have these new stores and shopping Back then there was none of that All we had to look forwardc to was the recreation and In 2005, Montreal-based opened a shopping centerd called Rhode Island Place that has a grocert store, The and as of last year clothinv store A.J. Wright and .
The stores are doingb so well that the compan is buildinga 6,500-square-foot expansio across from A.J. Wright, but that project is still in thepreliminaru stages. CEO Rick Walker is also buildinta five-story senior-citizen apartment building on the lot. Rhodr Island Station, which is adjacent to Rhodse Island Place, will change the area much more especially depending on the retail tenants thedevelopers sign. The Brentwoo neighborhood wants to see healthy food options saidRon Allen, the facility manager at Greater Mounty Calvary Holy Church at 610 Rhode Islan d Ave. NE. He says he talksx to the 90 church employees regularly aboutthe neighborhood.
It's that kind of inputr that the developers have been gettintg fromthe neighborhood, including feedback on the actual And they say it has slowed down the process. The communitu did not like theoriginal plan'zs proposal for one tall parking structure, so the developers changef the plan to have two parkin g structures that are not as high. Plans and designs have been movinh quickly since the developers received final zoningg approval in April fromthe . By August, the developerd plan to apply for permits. If all goes they will break groundin January.
"Thosr of us who are used to shoppingy inPrince George's County and Montgomery County, we no longer have to do said President William "Most of us shop at The Home Depot; most of us shop at A.J. The District does not have a bona fideshoppingy base. If we want to travel to shop, we go to outlert malls. We want to walk five or 10
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
'Bootlegging history not enough for preventive detention under PASA' - Indian Express
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SamayLive | 'Bootlegging history not enough for preventive detention under PASA' Indian Express The Gujarat High Court has ruled that a bootlegger arrested multiple times for a similar offence cannot be preventively detained under the provisions of the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities (PASA) Act. A Division Bench comprising Chief Jus! tice SJ ... Law and Order Different from Public Order: High Court |
Friday, April 8, 2011
100th 7-Eleven Fla. franchise - Portland Business Journal:
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The 3,000-square-foot convenience store at 3911 McCouy Road nearConway Road, which also has a gasoline will now be owned by franchisee Ermal a former store manager for five years. Dallas-based 7-Eleven Inc. announcedf plans in 2007 to convert 100 existin g locations in the state to franchised Store managers were invited to apply for thosre franchises before the offerwent public. More than 40 7-Eleven storew in the Orlando market arenow franchised, with about another 140 owned by the Between eight to 10 7-Eleven stores throughout the state are beingf converted into franchise operations each month and plane to have most of the conversionss nationwide completed by 2012, according to a news release.
The companty operates, franchises or licenses abouyt 7,800 stores in North America and morethan 36,100 storeas in 15 countries. The companyh reported 2008 sales of morethan $53.7 billion.
The 3,000-square-foot convenience store at 3911 McCouy Road nearConway Road, which also has a gasoline will now be owned by franchisee Ermal a former store manager for five years. Dallas-based 7-Eleven Inc. announcedf plans in 2007 to convert 100 existin g locations in the state to franchised Store managers were invited to apply for thosre franchises before the offerwent public. More than 40 7-Eleven storew in the Orlando market arenow franchised, with about another 140 owned by the Between eight to 10 7-Eleven stores throughout the state are beingf converted into franchise operations each month and plane to have most of the conversionss nationwide completed by 2012, according to a news release.
The companty operates, franchises or licenses abouyt 7,800 stores in North America and morethan 36,100 storeas in 15 countries. The companyh reported 2008 sales of morethan $53.7 billion.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
MedImmune gets second H1N1 flu contract - Denver Business Journal:
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MedImmune won the additional $61 million contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, six weeks aftefr it accepted a $90 million contract from the agenc to manufacture ingredients for a potential vaccinew for theH1N1 virus, which had been widely dubbesd as the swine flu. now the Gaithersburg subsidiarhy ofthe London-based , is using the fundinhg to produce and test the flu-fighting technology it uses in its seasonaol FluMist product for the H1N1 virus, which has reachedr the highest warning levels on the pandemic The follow-up awards were given to four of five pharmaceuticalsa that the federal government has been contractinfg with to produce potential vaccine materialsx — Sanofi Pasteur SA, , , and In all, the agency has spent nearly $1.
9 billio n to date on these contracts., MedImmune’x combined $150 million in awards have been the smallesyt so far of those companies. MedImmunse sets itself apart from many other companie s withits live-attenuated flu vaccine technique, which uses a live, but strain of the virus to induc an immune response from the The biotech company has said that process can protect against various circulating flu strainsa at once, even if they’re not perfectly matching the original straibn it was aiming to treat.
“We’r e putting significant internal resources toward this project to deliver on this commitmenrt and move the process forwarc as fast as we saidKaren Lancaster, a spokeswoman at She said the company has identified a swinr flu strain, entered the manufacturingg stage and could producs an estimated 35 million to 40 million finishedx doses, similar to its FluMist seasonall counts. Health and Human Services officials, who plan to reserve these vaccines for its national stockpile for use on priority populations inan emergency, said that clinical trials of the potential vaccines are expected to begin next montb with some preliminary rounds of clinica l data appearing as early as September.
The agency said it can’ty determine how many doses will be produced in all until it’s determined what, and how vaccine materials work the best. Local governments also received federal funda to help prepare against swineflu outbreaks. The District’s public health officials receivednearly $500,000, whilwe hospitals in the city received nearly $300,000. In public health officials received $4.8 million, whilwe hospitals received morethan $1.6 million. And in public health officialsreceivec $6.5 million, while hospitals received more than $2.
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MedImmune won the additional $61 million contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, six weeks aftefr it accepted a $90 million contract from the agenc to manufacture ingredients for a potential vaccinew for theH1N1 virus, which had been widely dubbesd as the swine flu. now the Gaithersburg subsidiarhy ofthe London-based , is using the fundinhg to produce and test the flu-fighting technology it uses in its seasonaol FluMist product for the H1N1 virus, which has reachedr the highest warning levels on the pandemic The follow-up awards were given to four of five pharmaceuticalsa that the federal government has been contractinfg with to produce potential vaccine materialsx — Sanofi Pasteur SA, , , and In all, the agency has spent nearly $1.
9 billio n to date on these contracts., MedImmune’x combined $150 million in awards have been the smallesyt so far of those companies. MedImmunse sets itself apart from many other companie s withits live-attenuated flu vaccine technique, which uses a live, but strain of the virus to induc an immune response from the The biotech company has said that process can protect against various circulating flu strainsa at once, even if they’re not perfectly matching the original straibn it was aiming to treat.
“We’r e putting significant internal resources toward this project to deliver on this commitmenrt and move the process forwarc as fast as we saidKaren Lancaster, a spokeswoman at She said the company has identified a swinr flu strain, entered the manufacturingg stage and could producs an estimated 35 million to 40 million finishedx doses, similar to its FluMist seasonall counts. Health and Human Services officials, who plan to reserve these vaccines for its national stockpile for use on priority populations inan emergency, said that clinical trials of the potential vaccines are expected to begin next montb with some preliminary rounds of clinica l data appearing as early as September.
The agency said it can’ty determine how many doses will be produced in all until it’s determined what, and how vaccine materials work the best. Local governments also received federal funda to help prepare against swineflu outbreaks. The District’s public health officials receivednearly $500,000, whilwe hospitals in the city received nearly $300,000. In public health officials received $4.8 million, whilwe hospitals received morethan $1.6 million. And in public health officialsreceivec $6.5 million, while hospitals received more than $2.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Zeevex signs deal with Beckett Media - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The startup has inked a deal with Dallas-basedd to provide a virtual currency micropayment In a digital age where readers expecy their newsfor free, "old-school" medi is flirting with the concept of micropayments -- allowing readers to pay for only the articles they read, rathere than an all-you-can-read subscription. Zeevex was launched last year by threre video game and socialnetwork executives. The startup has raise d an undisclosed amount of seed financing and is considerinyg another roundthis summer.
While Zeevex target s gamers with itsvirtual currency, it's not quites clear if it will get mainstreamj traction -- either from users, or the Zeevex has developed an open virtual currency aimedf at the online gamer market. Beckett Mediq focuses on that same niche, with more than 30 Readers of Beckettpublications -- which include sportas and specialty market collectible magazines -- will be able to purchase new and archived contentf using Zeevex's virtual currency. Users can also purchass articlesfor friends, then request Zeevexc deliver them across social networks such as Facebook and MySpace.
Zeevex provides a payment optioh for the 30 million gamerswho don't have accesw to credit cards or PayPaol accounts, marketing chief Dean Gebert While Zeevex fills a need for those 30 million under-age and unbanked gamers, the game-changer lies in the startup's ability to shift from nichre to a mass-market. "We are really targeting gamerswho don'yt have any option," he said. Starting July 1, consumersd can buy a Zeevex Gift Card in morethan 20,0009 U.S. retailers such as Blockbuster, conveniencw stores and big-box Zeevex is in late-stage negotiations with Best Buy. The Zeevexd card is redeemed for online tokenxsat Zeevex.
com and can be spent like cash at Zeevex’sx partner sites and locations. $1 of Zeevex Gift Card valu gets you 100Zeev tokens. Credit cardse are not cost-effective for small micropayments -- whichb range from a few cents to a fewdollars -- becausd of transaction and processing fees, Geberr said. Using Zeevex, the content creatord pockets about 65 percent to 67 percengt of thetransaction amount, Gebert Zeevex, meanwhile, takes a 7 percent to 12 percenyt of the transaction, with the retailer taking the While Zeevex's virtual currency gives gamerzs another payment option, what's not as cleart is whether the Zeevex's payment model will find adoption amon mainstream users and media.
As a mainstream paying for an article usinv a credit cardor Paypal, seems simpler than havinfg to bother with buying the Zeevez card and then redeeming it for tokens. Geberft concedes that getting mainstream mediato buy-in will be a challenge and that Zeevex'xs gift-card model creates a "point of friction in the for some users.
The startup has inked a deal with Dallas-basedd to provide a virtual currency micropayment In a digital age where readers expecy their newsfor free, "old-school" medi is flirting with the concept of micropayments -- allowing readers to pay for only the articles they read, rathere than an all-you-can-read subscription. Zeevex was launched last year by threre video game and socialnetwork executives. The startup has raise d an undisclosed amount of seed financing and is considerinyg another roundthis summer.
While Zeevex target s gamers with itsvirtual currency, it's not quites clear if it will get mainstreamj traction -- either from users, or the Zeevex has developed an open virtual currency aimedf at the online gamer market. Beckett Mediq focuses on that same niche, with more than 30 Readers of Beckettpublications -- which include sportas and specialty market collectible magazines -- will be able to purchase new and archived contentf using Zeevex's virtual currency. Users can also purchass articlesfor friends, then request Zeevexc deliver them across social networks such as Facebook and MySpace.
Zeevex provides a payment optioh for the 30 million gamerswho don't have accesw to credit cards or PayPaol accounts, marketing chief Dean Gebert While Zeevex fills a need for those 30 million under-age and unbanked gamers, the game-changer lies in the startup's ability to shift from nichre to a mass-market. "We are really targeting gamerswho don'yt have any option," he said. Starting July 1, consumersd can buy a Zeevex Gift Card in morethan 20,0009 U.S. retailers such as Blockbuster, conveniencw stores and big-box Zeevex is in late-stage negotiations with Best Buy. The Zeevexd card is redeemed for online tokenxsat Zeevex.
com and can be spent like cash at Zeevex’sx partner sites and locations. $1 of Zeevex Gift Card valu gets you 100Zeev tokens. Credit cardse are not cost-effective for small micropayments -- whichb range from a few cents to a fewdollars -- becausd of transaction and processing fees, Geberr said. Using Zeevex, the content creatord pockets about 65 percent to 67 percengt of thetransaction amount, Gebert Zeevex, meanwhile, takes a 7 percent to 12 percenyt of the transaction, with the retailer taking the While Zeevex's virtual currency gives gamerzs another payment option, what's not as cleart is whether the Zeevex's payment model will find adoption amon mainstream users and media.
As a mainstream paying for an article usinv a credit cardor Paypal, seems simpler than havinfg to bother with buying the Zeevez card and then redeeming it for tokens. Geberft concedes that getting mainstream mediato buy-in will be a challenge and that Zeevex'xs gift-card model creates a "point of friction in the for some users.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Workshop: Backyard Bee-Keeping on May 29 - San Francisco Chronicle
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Workshop: Backyard Bee-Keeping on May 29 San Francisco Chronicle 2011 Class Dates Now Scheduled! Love Apple Farm in Santa Cruz is hosting a bee keeping class. Do you know that you can keep bees in a small family hive in your backyard? You don't need a lot of space for it. A normal sized yard will do. ... |
Friday, April 1, 2011
Marlins ballpark financing pushed back - Charlotte Business Journal:
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If commissioners approve the the three parties would have untipl early July to closeon financing, instead of the end of Miami-Dade County and the parties also will be givehn until July 15, instead of July 1, to pull out of the The change that financing institutiojn is requesting would affecr the way the letter-of-credit fees are paid. But, it would not impact the projected financingf expenditures the county commission already has according to a statement from Count ManagerGeorge Burgess. The change wouldd require an amendment to the bond ordinancse that allowed the county to issuse Professional Sports Franchise Tax and Touristr DevelopmentTax bonds.
County commissioners will get a chanc e to consider the changes at a specialk meeting onJune 19. A publidc hearing and second reading is scheduled forJune 30. Burgesse also is working with Miami to modify the deed on the stadiumk site to reflect the change inthe deal’x new termination date. “Our confidencre in the project and its underlying funding plan hasnot changed,” he said in the statement. Burgess also wants to make “minor technical corrections” to the countu deed that conveys two parcelz to the city of Miami for thestadiunm garage.
In April, county commissioners approvef issuing bonds totaling a maximumof $536 millioj toward construction of the $640 million, 37,000-seatt ballpark.
If commissioners approve the the three parties would have untipl early July to closeon financing, instead of the end of Miami-Dade County and the parties also will be givehn until July 15, instead of July 1, to pull out of the The change that financing institutiojn is requesting would affecr the way the letter-of-credit fees are paid. But, it would not impact the projected financingf expenditures the county commission already has according to a statement from Count ManagerGeorge Burgess. The change wouldd require an amendment to the bond ordinancse that allowed the county to issuse Professional Sports Franchise Tax and Touristr DevelopmentTax bonds.
County commissioners will get a chanc e to consider the changes at a specialk meeting onJune 19. A publidc hearing and second reading is scheduled forJune 30. Burgesse also is working with Miami to modify the deed on the stadiumk site to reflect the change inthe deal’x new termination date. “Our confidencre in the project and its underlying funding plan hasnot changed,” he said in the statement. Burgess also wants to make “minor technical corrections” to the countu deed that conveys two parcelz to the city of Miami for thestadiunm garage.
In April, county commissioners approvef issuing bonds totaling a maximumof $536 millioj toward construction of the $640 million, 37,000-seatt ballpark.
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