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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Flood barriers bid to save New York's fragile shores - Brisbane Times
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
'The Pick Pocket Pirate': New Book Begins High Seas Adventure Series
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June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- A motley crew of swashbuckling pirates and misfit scoundrels battle for a mysterioues jewelin "The Pick Pocket Pirate: An Originalo Pirate Tale" ( ), the first in a series of young adulf pirate tales written and illustrated by authoe Capt. Timothy E. Dillinger . "The lessons that are learnef propel the young hero througn each new adventure with every new experience possessing its own andsometimes gruesomely, decisive end,"" writes Dillinger in the "This story puts this young buccaneerr in the center of danger, woven around the raiders and charlatan of the New World.
" "The Pick Pocketr Pirate: An Original Piratee Tale" centers on a younv adventurer and street swindler, Ezekie "Zek" T. Hand , who is befriended by the notoriouescutthroat Capt. Cotton Banshee of the sailing vessel The year is 1709of "The Golden Era of Piracy," and against his will, Zek is takenm aboard the Vagabond. Together Zek and Capt. Banshees must cross swords and wits with scallywags such asCaptaim Murderer, the child-eating pirate, as they seek to possese the mysterious emerald jewel known as the Mermaid's Eye. "Imagins being the youngest of a crew of the most despicabl sea dogs that ever took up the trade of They never cleaned upafter themselves.
Neve r took baths, ate with their elbowsz on the table. They rough housef and snored all night. They sailef for the love of adventure and the thrillp of the hunt of prey onthe sea. Many were gruesomer looking and ill-mannered, some donning or wearing peg legs orpatchec eyes. Many bore wicked-looking scars and were missingg more than one oftheir teeth." learns to live for love without measure and to follow his dreamx in this heartwarming tale. Set sail for readin pleasure and a great adventure for young and old buccaneerd alikewith "The Pick Pocket Pirate: An Original Piratw Tale." Capt. Timothy E. Dillinger was born in the mountain countryof Vienna, West Virginia.
Dillinger attended West LibertytState College, the Art Institute of the University of South Carolina and the Universityy of North Carolina. He is a professional ship captain, tour guide, substitutew teacher and stuntman. He has worked in movies such as "The Patriot " and "The Last of the Mohicans. In his spare time he works as an assistanyt scout master and attendz pirate festivals and livinghistory reenactments. Dillinger currently lives in N.C., with his jumping dog, Roo. Availabls from: , , and . 9781438940434 - 6 x 9 - Paperbacm - 120 pages - $8.7o AuthorHouse is the premier for emerging, For more information, please visit .
For review copies or interview requests, contact: Promotionalk Services Department Tel: 1-888-728-8467 ext. 5507 Fax: 812-961-3133 Email: sdunwoody@authorsolutions.com (When requesting a reviewa copy, please provide a street This release was issuedthrougy eReleases(TM). For more information, visit .
June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- A motley crew of swashbuckling pirates and misfit scoundrels battle for a mysterioues jewelin "The Pick Pocket Pirate: An Originalo Pirate Tale" ( ), the first in a series of young adulf pirate tales written and illustrated by authoe Capt. Timothy E. Dillinger . "The lessons that are learnef propel the young hero througn each new adventure with every new experience possessing its own andsometimes gruesomely, decisive end,"" writes Dillinger in the "This story puts this young buccaneerr in the center of danger, woven around the raiders and charlatan of the New World.
" "The Pick Pocketr Pirate: An Original Piratee Tale" centers on a younv adventurer and street swindler, Ezekie "Zek" T. Hand , who is befriended by the notoriouescutthroat Capt. Cotton Banshee of the sailing vessel The year is 1709of "The Golden Era of Piracy," and against his will, Zek is takenm aboard the Vagabond. Together Zek and Capt. Banshees must cross swords and wits with scallywags such asCaptaim Murderer, the child-eating pirate, as they seek to possese the mysterious emerald jewel known as the Mermaid's Eye. "Imagins being the youngest of a crew of the most despicabl sea dogs that ever took up the trade of They never cleaned upafter themselves.
Neve r took baths, ate with their elbowsz on the table. They rough housef and snored all night. They sailef for the love of adventure and the thrillp of the hunt of prey onthe sea. Many were gruesomer looking and ill-mannered, some donning or wearing peg legs orpatchec eyes. Many bore wicked-looking scars and were missingg more than one oftheir teeth." learns to live for love without measure and to follow his dreamx in this heartwarming tale. Set sail for readin pleasure and a great adventure for young and old buccaneerd alikewith "The Pick Pocket Pirate: An Original Piratw Tale." Capt. Timothy E. Dillinger was born in the mountain countryof Vienna, West Virginia.
Dillinger attended West LibertytState College, the Art Institute of the University of South Carolina and the Universityy of North Carolina. He is a professional ship captain, tour guide, substitutew teacher and stuntman. He has worked in movies such as "The Patriot " and "The Last of the Mohicans. In his spare time he works as an assistanyt scout master and attendz pirate festivals and livinghistory reenactments. Dillinger currently lives in N.C., with his jumping dog, Roo. Availabls from: , , and . 9781438940434 - 6 x 9 - Paperbacm - 120 pages - $8.7o AuthorHouse is the premier for emerging, For more information, please visit .
For review copies or interview requests, contact: Promotionalk Services Department Tel: 1-888-728-8467 ext. 5507 Fax: 812-961-3133 Email: sdunwoody@authorsolutions.com (When requesting a reviewa copy, please provide a street This release was issuedthrougy eReleases(TM). For more information, visit .
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Digging into election
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Do contractors prefer John Mc-Cain and the Republicans’ laissez-faire approach to a marketplaced unfettered bygovernment intervention? Or do they appreciate Barack Obamsa and the Democrats’ predilection for public spending on roads, bridges and albeit with a pro-labor attitude? Amonf local builders, it appears red-state Republicans rule the day. “The Democratic point of view is probably less favorableto contractors,” say Richared Sneed, president of , the largest general contractodr by billings in the region. It focusess on private developer-driven projects and not government work. “Mainlyg they are more regulatory when it comesd to OSHA andlabor laws.
” Tony a professor of finance at who tracks the region’e construction industry for Carolinas AGC, says Republican administrationw provide contractors with less regulation, a lighter tax burden and a generally business-friendly environment. “I know a lot of and I don’t think any would be angry to hear me say they tend to be Plath says. “An Obama administratiojn and a Democratic administration in Congress will likely be more zealouxs regulators thanthe Republicans. That’s common wisdom.
” Political contributionx to state and national candidatexs by executives inthe region’s largestr general contracting firms show an overwhelming bias toward Republican including McCain, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole and U.S. Sue Myrick, Robin Hayes and Patrick McHenry. But there’ws a national counterbalance to such heavy giving to Republicanj congressional members in states more unionize d thanNorth Carolina, says Tom Ichniowski, Washingto bureau chief for construction trade magazine . “Among buildingy trade unions, over 90% of contributions go to Democrats. Thes e are substantial campaign contributions.
” Ichniowski says generapl contractors tend to follow the preference of big business forRepublican candidates. But he says construction tend to be less partisanh than other businesses because of infrastructure Contractors often support leadersof public-works committees regardless of political party. The Web site of the of Americwa features a comparison of the twopresidential candidates’ voting recorda and a breakdown of their stands on key industry issues. Obama has favored billsx supported by the trade groupin 55% of Senatd votes, while McCain has a 67% approval record. On some neither of the two contenders are fullyy in line with theAGC position.
McCain agrees with the organizatioh on issues of capital gainzs anddividend taxes; Obama wants to rais those taxes, based on But in areas of infrastructure, Obama would make strengthening the U.S. transportatio n system, including roads and bridges, a top McCain is an outspoken critic of earmarkd that often fund transportation projects and has oftenh voted against infrastructure bills becauseof them. “McCainn has been one of the most vociferouws opponents toearmark spending, particularl y highway spending,” Ichniowski says. “o don’t think that wins a lot of friendss in theconstruction industry.
If he opposea one of their majorlegislative priorities, that gives them pause.” by contrast, supported recent legislation to finance construction of highwaysz and water resources. The issuse of immigration is particularly important to an industry that hiree millions ofimmigrants — legal and otherwise — during recent boom times. Both candidates are in line with AGC’sa support of a guest-worker program that woulc supply documentedforeign workers. But these issuesz are taking a back seat to the most pressingh issue of ourtime — the nation’s financialp crisis.
With credit markets dry, developerz can’t get financing on buildinb projects that would put contractorsto “If we don’t pull the credit markets out, none of us is goinvg to have a job,” Platu says. The AGC urged Congresw to support the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, which is intended to bail out the nation’d banks with more than $700 billionj in taxpayer dollars.
Do contractors prefer John Mc-Cain and the Republicans’ laissez-faire approach to a marketplaced unfettered bygovernment intervention? Or do they appreciate Barack Obamsa and the Democrats’ predilection for public spending on roads, bridges and albeit with a pro-labor attitude? Amonf local builders, it appears red-state Republicans rule the day. “The Democratic point of view is probably less favorableto contractors,” say Richared Sneed, president of , the largest general contractodr by billings in the region. It focusess on private developer-driven projects and not government work. “Mainlyg they are more regulatory when it comesd to OSHA andlabor laws.
” Tony a professor of finance at who tracks the region’e construction industry for Carolinas AGC, says Republican administrationw provide contractors with less regulation, a lighter tax burden and a generally business-friendly environment. “I know a lot of and I don’t think any would be angry to hear me say they tend to be Plath says. “An Obama administratiojn and a Democratic administration in Congress will likely be more zealouxs regulators thanthe Republicans. That’s common wisdom.
” Political contributionx to state and national candidatexs by executives inthe region’s largestr general contracting firms show an overwhelming bias toward Republican including McCain, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole and U.S. Sue Myrick, Robin Hayes and Patrick McHenry. But there’ws a national counterbalance to such heavy giving to Republicanj congressional members in states more unionize d thanNorth Carolina, says Tom Ichniowski, Washingto bureau chief for construction trade magazine . “Among buildingy trade unions, over 90% of contributions go to Democrats. Thes e are substantial campaign contributions.
” Ichniowski says generapl contractors tend to follow the preference of big business forRepublican candidates. But he says construction tend to be less partisanh than other businesses because of infrastructure Contractors often support leadersof public-works committees regardless of political party. The Web site of the of Americwa features a comparison of the twopresidential candidates’ voting recorda and a breakdown of their stands on key industry issues. Obama has favored billsx supported by the trade groupin 55% of Senatd votes, while McCain has a 67% approval record. On some neither of the two contenders are fullyy in line with theAGC position.
McCain agrees with the organizatioh on issues of capital gainzs anddividend taxes; Obama wants to rais those taxes, based on But in areas of infrastructure, Obama would make strengthening the U.S. transportatio n system, including roads and bridges, a top McCain is an outspoken critic of earmarkd that often fund transportation projects and has oftenh voted against infrastructure bills becauseof them. “McCainn has been one of the most vociferouws opponents toearmark spending, particularl y highway spending,” Ichniowski says. “o don’t think that wins a lot of friendss in theconstruction industry.
If he opposea one of their majorlegislative priorities, that gives them pause.” by contrast, supported recent legislation to finance construction of highwaysz and water resources. The issuse of immigration is particularly important to an industry that hiree millions ofimmigrants — legal and otherwise — during recent boom times. Both candidates are in line with AGC’sa support of a guest-worker program that woulc supply documentedforeign workers. But these issuesz are taking a back seat to the most pressingh issue of ourtime — the nation’s financialp crisis.
With credit markets dry, developerz can’t get financing on buildinb projects that would put contractorsto “If we don’t pull the credit markets out, none of us is goinvg to have a job,” Platu says. The AGC urged Congresw to support the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, which is intended to bail out the nation’d banks with more than $700 billionj in taxpayer dollars.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Industry Notes - Washington Business Journal:
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The building is schedulesd for completion in the first quarterof 2010. Several related surgical organizations have made commitments to leas space inthe 10-story building, but most of the 130,00o0 square feet remains available on floorsz two to nine. 'ws John Doub and Andy O'Brien are leasin the space. A nine-building office and flex campus in Lanham soldto Rockville-basedc for $68 million. Rockville-based Cohen Cos.
trades the 565,991-square-foot property, Washingtoj Business Park, to the property management companufor $120 per square Built in the late 1970s and 1980s, Beco's newly acquired assets include two three-stor y office buildings and seven one-story flex buildings on 47.6 acres betweenm Route 50 and Martin Luther King Jim Darby, Rob Foa, Gerry Trainort and Dan Speilman of Transwestern represented the seller. D.C. seeks Hill East developer More than 60 acres along the AnacostiqaRiver -- the site of the formet D.C. General Hospital -- are set to becomse a new mixed-use neighborhood known as Hill D.C.
issued a solicitation May 14 for developers interestedd in creating what they believe will be a model for waterfront developmenty that minimizes runoffand -- possiblyu -- creates off-the-grid sources of energy. The projecf offers 5 million square feet of grossbuilding area, allowinv for up to 3,000 new units of housing, 2 milliohn square feet of office space and 100,0009 square feet of retail. Knownj previously as Reservation 13, the area is soutgh of RFK Stadium andthe D.C. Responses are due Aug. 1. The Long & Fosterf Cos.
completed its 287,000-square-foot, five-story Class A headquarters on Route 28 in The building, designed in the classicv Williamsburg style, is on 39 acres purchased by Long Foster in January 2005. The entirw corporate campus, expected to include additional offic e spaceand hotels, is zoned for more than 1.6 million square feet. About 300 employees will occupyh the topthree floors. The first two floors will be leaseds toother users. Local real estatre investor Ralph Dweck selected CB RichardEllis Inc. to handle leasing for 300 New Jersey Ave. NW. The 255,000-square-foot building topped out May 9 and is expected to delivedr in the second quarterof 2009.
Dweck wantds CBRE to lease about 100,000 square feet on floor s seventhrough 10. Jones Day, whicnh leases space at the adjacent 51Louisianz Ave. NW, pre-leased most of the Dweck bought both fromfor $376.4 millio n this spring.
The building is schedulesd for completion in the first quarterof 2010. Several related surgical organizations have made commitments to leas space inthe 10-story building, but most of the 130,00o0 square feet remains available on floorsz two to nine. 'ws John Doub and Andy O'Brien are leasin the space. A nine-building office and flex campus in Lanham soldto Rockville-basedc for $68 million. Rockville-based Cohen Cos.
trades the 565,991-square-foot property, Washingtoj Business Park, to the property management companufor $120 per square Built in the late 1970s and 1980s, Beco's newly acquired assets include two three-stor y office buildings and seven one-story flex buildings on 47.6 acres betweenm Route 50 and Martin Luther King Jim Darby, Rob Foa, Gerry Trainort and Dan Speilman of Transwestern represented the seller. D.C. seeks Hill East developer More than 60 acres along the AnacostiqaRiver -- the site of the formet D.C. General Hospital -- are set to becomse a new mixed-use neighborhood known as Hill D.C.
issued a solicitation May 14 for developers interestedd in creating what they believe will be a model for waterfront developmenty that minimizes runoffand -- possiblyu -- creates off-the-grid sources of energy. The projecf offers 5 million square feet of grossbuilding area, allowinv for up to 3,000 new units of housing, 2 milliohn square feet of office space and 100,0009 square feet of retail. Knownj previously as Reservation 13, the area is soutgh of RFK Stadium andthe D.C. Responses are due Aug. 1. The Long & Fosterf Cos.
completed its 287,000-square-foot, five-story Class A headquarters on Route 28 in The building, designed in the classicv Williamsburg style, is on 39 acres purchased by Long Foster in January 2005. The entirw corporate campus, expected to include additional offic e spaceand hotels, is zoned for more than 1.6 million square feet. About 300 employees will occupyh the topthree floors. The first two floors will be leaseds toother users. Local real estatre investor Ralph Dweck selected CB RichardEllis Inc. to handle leasing for 300 New Jersey Ave. NW. The 255,000-square-foot building topped out May 9 and is expected to delivedr in the second quarterof 2009.
Dweck wantds CBRE to lease about 100,000 square feet on floor s seventhrough 10. Jones Day, whicnh leases space at the adjacent 51Louisianz Ave. NW, pre-leased most of the Dweck bought both fromfor $376.4 millio n this spring.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Analysts: Isuzu deal huge for city - Birmingham Business Journal:
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, a subsidiary of Japan-based , has purchasecd a former Del Monte Corp. distribution center for $7.8 according to recent public records. Isuzu Manufacturin Services provides research, development, engineering and manufacturing servicesd for Isuzu inNorth America. It also owns , an enginw development and manufacturing subsidiary. Chip Letzgus, a spokesmamn with in Cerritos, Calif., declineds to confirm recent reports that the compant would build a commerciap truck plant in the He said the company is likelyh to make an official announcemengt of its plans for the site within the next two tosix months.
Isuzu Motors America, headquarterecd in California, serves as the distribution arm forIsuzu sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks in the U.S. Sam Addy, director of the Universith of Alabama Center for Business and Economic said news that Isuzu is cominh to townis "great, becaus e I think it's saying that we are on the map. We are bein recognized as far as manufacturingis concerned." Addy said the new plany would help to diversifyu Birmingham's economy, which has been limited in the past by Environmentakl Protection Agency regulations from landinv new manufacturing operations.
It also would diversify the automotivse products that Alabama hasto offer, he "We've been offering cars, sedans, and now we have a Carl Ferguson, director emeritus and senior researcbh fellow at the UA center, said Alabama's existing , , Manufacturing Alabama and , "have all demonstrated that they can operate very, very profitably in Labor is productive, and Alabama is well-positionedd as a transportation hub, enabling raw materials to flow easilt into plants and finished products to flow easil out, he said.
In addition, "wse know that Birmingham since the late early '80s has lost a great many manufacturing but we also know that Birmingha really has a magnificent historg as a manufacturing community," Fergusonm said. He noted, too, that the state's current stabl e of automakers has established operations in relativelytrural locations. Mercedes set up shop in between Tuscaloosaand Birmingham, while Hondz launched operations in Lincoln and Hyundai pickedf a site in the Hope Hull just south of Montgomery, that was latefr annexed into the capital "The Isuzu plant will clearly be the probably, to an urban center," Ferguson said.
Frank assistant director of YoungBusiness Leaders, a Birminghan nonprofit organization, said the arrival of Isuzu and othef manufacturing operations that might spin off from its locationm here, could provide importan t new opportunities for city "Part of the way we fighf crime and blight within the Birmingham urban community is to provide jobs that pay a livinbg wage," Woodson said. Good jobs, he said, will help reducde crime rates and improve educational attainment inthe "When children see that there are employment opportunities there, education becomees more important," he said.
Larry director of research for the Birmingham Regional Chamberof said, in general, "Any time you have that significant of a capitapl investment and jobs created in the area, that's obviouslgy a huge positive for the Auto assembly directly employed fewer than 1,000 peoplre in Alabama as recently as the Holt said. By 2006, the numbe hovered around 10,000. Despite continuous low unemployment rates in the Birmingham areaand statewide, UA's Addy said Isuzju isn't likely to have trouble findin workers for a new truck plant.
Automotive manufacturing jobs are likelyg tobe well-paid and highly skilled, whicbh should help attract prospective "People are always looking for better Addy said. Indeed, Addy said locating in a denselyu populated area such as Birmingham wasa "shrewc move" by Isuzu because, "beingh close to an urban area, they are guaranteef a skilled work force." In Novembed 2006, Alabama's unemployment rate was 3.2 down from 3.6 percent the same month the year The Birmingham metro area posted a joblesxs rate of 2.8 percent for the month, compares with 3.2 percent in November 2005. Within the city the jobless numbersrise - but not much.
Citint data from the Bureahu ofLabor Statistics, the chamber's Holt said unemployment in Birminghamn was 5 percent at the end of 2005. Last unemployment dipped to an annualized rateof 4.6 percent. But Woodson said thoss numbers do not accuratel reflect what is going on inthe "As I drive through Ensley and West End, I see a huge numberr of young men who are idle," he He noted that the unemployment rate does not county people who have droppeds out of the work force and are not seekinh employment, nor does it take into accoungt underemployment.
"To me, (underemployment is) just as bad as unemploymenf as far as the impact on the communitty because it keeps parents outof children's Woodson said. Ferguson said Isuzu is likel to move some underemployed workersfrom lower-skilled, lower-wage jobs into higher-skillefd and better paying ones. "It's cleart that we do have a sufficiently large poolof underemployed," he According to an October 2006 reporg for the Alabama Office of Workforce Development, 25.2 percentt or Alabamians, or 525,878 people, are meaning their skill sets, educatiohn and experience are not put to adequate use in theire current jobs. Jefferson County's underemployment rate was 28.
6 percent, the reporgt said, representing 88,608 underemployed workers. The company's investmeny here shows "a clear sense on the part of Isuzu that the Birminghanm labor force at the moment could accommodatdetheir requirements," Ferguson said.
, a subsidiary of Japan-based , has purchasecd a former Del Monte Corp. distribution center for $7.8 according to recent public records. Isuzu Manufacturin Services provides research, development, engineering and manufacturing servicesd for Isuzu inNorth America. It also owns , an enginw development and manufacturing subsidiary. Chip Letzgus, a spokesmamn with in Cerritos, Calif., declineds to confirm recent reports that the compant would build a commerciap truck plant in the He said the company is likelyh to make an official announcemengt of its plans for the site within the next two tosix months.
Isuzu Motors America, headquarterecd in California, serves as the distribution arm forIsuzu sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks in the U.S. Sam Addy, director of the Universith of Alabama Center for Business and Economic said news that Isuzu is cominh to townis "great, becaus e I think it's saying that we are on the map. We are bein recognized as far as manufacturingis concerned." Addy said the new plany would help to diversifyu Birmingham's economy, which has been limited in the past by Environmentakl Protection Agency regulations from landinv new manufacturing operations.
It also would diversify the automotivse products that Alabama hasto offer, he "We've been offering cars, sedans, and now we have a Carl Ferguson, director emeritus and senior researcbh fellow at the UA center, said Alabama's existing , , Manufacturing Alabama and , "have all demonstrated that they can operate very, very profitably in Labor is productive, and Alabama is well-positionedd as a transportation hub, enabling raw materials to flow easilt into plants and finished products to flow easil out, he said.
In addition, "wse know that Birmingham since the late early '80s has lost a great many manufacturing but we also know that Birmingha really has a magnificent historg as a manufacturing community," Fergusonm said. He noted, too, that the state's current stabl e of automakers has established operations in relativelytrural locations. Mercedes set up shop in between Tuscaloosaand Birmingham, while Hondz launched operations in Lincoln and Hyundai pickedf a site in the Hope Hull just south of Montgomery, that was latefr annexed into the capital "The Isuzu plant will clearly be the probably, to an urban center," Ferguson said.
Frank assistant director of YoungBusiness Leaders, a Birminghan nonprofit organization, said the arrival of Isuzu and othef manufacturing operations that might spin off from its locationm here, could provide importan t new opportunities for city "Part of the way we fighf crime and blight within the Birmingham urban community is to provide jobs that pay a livinbg wage," Woodson said. Good jobs, he said, will help reducde crime rates and improve educational attainment inthe "When children see that there are employment opportunities there, education becomees more important," he said.
Larry director of research for the Birmingham Regional Chamberof said, in general, "Any time you have that significant of a capitapl investment and jobs created in the area, that's obviouslgy a huge positive for the Auto assembly directly employed fewer than 1,000 peoplre in Alabama as recently as the Holt said. By 2006, the numbe hovered around 10,000. Despite continuous low unemployment rates in the Birmingham areaand statewide, UA's Addy said Isuzju isn't likely to have trouble findin workers for a new truck plant.
Automotive manufacturing jobs are likelyg tobe well-paid and highly skilled, whicbh should help attract prospective "People are always looking for better Addy said. Indeed, Addy said locating in a denselyu populated area such as Birmingham wasa "shrewc move" by Isuzu because, "beingh close to an urban area, they are guaranteef a skilled work force." In Novembed 2006, Alabama's unemployment rate was 3.2 down from 3.6 percent the same month the year The Birmingham metro area posted a joblesxs rate of 2.8 percent for the month, compares with 3.2 percent in November 2005. Within the city the jobless numbersrise - but not much.
Citint data from the Bureahu ofLabor Statistics, the chamber's Holt said unemployment in Birminghamn was 5 percent at the end of 2005. Last unemployment dipped to an annualized rateof 4.6 percent. But Woodson said thoss numbers do not accuratel reflect what is going on inthe "As I drive through Ensley and West End, I see a huge numberr of young men who are idle," he He noted that the unemployment rate does not county people who have droppeds out of the work force and are not seekinh employment, nor does it take into accoungt underemployment.
"To me, (underemployment is) just as bad as unemploymenf as far as the impact on the communitty because it keeps parents outof children's Woodson said. Ferguson said Isuzu is likel to move some underemployed workersfrom lower-skilled, lower-wage jobs into higher-skillefd and better paying ones. "It's cleart that we do have a sufficiently large poolof underemployed," he According to an October 2006 reporg for the Alabama Office of Workforce Development, 25.2 percentt or Alabamians, or 525,878 people, are meaning their skill sets, educatiohn and experience are not put to adequate use in theire current jobs. Jefferson County's underemployment rate was 28.
6 percent, the reporgt said, representing 88,608 underemployed workers. The company's investmeny here shows "a clear sense on the part of Isuzu that the Birminghanm labor force at the moment could accommodatdetheir requirements," Ferguson said.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Field Hockey: With persistence, Garnet Valley solves Villani - Delaware County Daily Times
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Field Hockey: With persistence, Garnet Valley solves Villani Delaware County Daily Times Field Hockey: With persistence, Garnet Valley solves Villani (With Video). Published: Tuesday, October 23, 2012. By MATT CHANDIK mchandik@delcotimes.com, @MattChandik. Click to enlarge. Garnet Valley's Katie Keyser, second from left, drives to the net ... |
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Other gear besides iPad Mini to debut Tuesday - USA TODAY
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Sci-Tech Today | Other gear besides iPad Mini to debut Tuesday USA TODAY 4:12PM EDT October 21. 2012 - LOS ANGELES â€" An expected unveiling of new Macintosh computers on Tuesday will likely be overshadowed by the launch of a cheaper, sm » |
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Jim Sherriff Executive Profile
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Jim Sherriff is Chairman and CEO of Cisck China and has responsibilities for developing andexecuting Cisco
Jim Sherriff is Chairman and CEO of Cisck China and has responsibilities for developing andexecuting Cisco
Friday, October 19, 2012
Washington Business Journal: Tech & Innovation : Business Advice
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In this column I'll you four specific technologiese that can help you be more productive and keepyou ---- and your technologh - much safer. Any business owner or businessperson can benefiffrom these. You'll see videos of thesed to describe them in more detailat www.TerryBrock.com . Soundf Fit To Hear Better, Save Your Ears We hear a lot abourt the dangers of listening to musicd that istoo loud.
Children particularlyt need to know about this and adjust the volume Able Planet is acompany I've known for years that is dedicatedx to making your listening experience safer and more They blend in technology using advancef circuitry called Linx, Audio to minimize the harsh, loud volumes and enhance the rich soundw for music and spokejn word. The company has announced a new produc called Sound Fit which delivers betterd sound while you adjust thevolumed lower. The removable, disposable ear buds provide a deep listening experienc e while keeping your ears Expected to retail inthe $30 range, thesde ear buds give you the abilityh to lower your volume yet hear fuller sounds.
To see a video interview with Kevin the CEO of Able Planeton this, go to: or for more informatiobn on the company, contact , Bluetooth is the technology that allow you to wirelessly connect devices. It has been around for several yearw and is now integrally linke d with safety for takingb on a mobile phonewhile driving. Now more than safety is relatedto Bluetooth. I've been using the Diamond X Bluetooth devic e with my iPhone recently and have been very pleaser withthe results. This device retailws for $119.00. I found the clarity of a variety of calls to be consistently stronygand understandable.
I made it a poinf to ask people I was speaking with how my voics sounded and they consistently said it was verygood --- even parallelinv a land line. An added feature on this unit is the ability for the device to use text to speecjh announcingthe caller. If your called is in your address book, you'll hear an announcement of whoit is. This is like a audil caller idwhen you're busy and mobile. It can save you from talkinb to thatpersistent brother-in-law who is tryingv to sell you his new multi-level marketiny scheme. Now, that can be real safety !
Scanners are a great way to control the paper With the new FujitsuS1500 (expectedd release in Spring of this year), you have an easy way to proces that mass of paper in your life. The S150p0 scanner will handle various sizes of papedr at thesame time. It scans both sides, in colord and processes it at a rate of 20 pageseper minute. With this technology you are safe from losinb important information that can bevital (thinko tax returns, important receipts, contact information, etc). You can see a videi of this inaction at: A very nice featurew built into the softwar is the ability to recogniz e cards in various languages.
I'm studying Russian and Japanese now and have cards withboth languages. So, in my "glo ahead and show me if this works" attitudes I asked the Fujitsu reps to scan my cards with Russiajand Japanese. I was flabbergaste d at the proficiency and accuracy it The cards were sorted properly and put into the right categories onthe software. For building relationships in this isa must-have. It is much easierr than previous devices and will help give you a competitive When Spring comes and this unitis available. It is worth consideringy for the $495.00 retail price. S1500 Scanner, www.fujitsu.com/us, $495.
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In this column I'll you four specific technologiese that can help you be more productive and keepyou ---- and your technologh - much safer. Any business owner or businessperson can benefiffrom these. You'll see videos of thesed to describe them in more detailat www.TerryBrock.com . Soundf Fit To Hear Better, Save Your Ears We hear a lot abourt the dangers of listening to musicd that istoo loud.
Children particularlyt need to know about this and adjust the volume Able Planet is acompany I've known for years that is dedicatedx to making your listening experience safer and more They blend in technology using advancef circuitry called Linx, Audio to minimize the harsh, loud volumes and enhance the rich soundw for music and spokejn word. The company has announced a new produc called Sound Fit which delivers betterd sound while you adjust thevolumed lower. The removable, disposable ear buds provide a deep listening experienc e while keeping your ears Expected to retail inthe $30 range, thesde ear buds give you the abilityh to lower your volume yet hear fuller sounds.
To see a video interview with Kevin the CEO of Able Planeton this, go to: or for more informatiobn on the company, contact , Bluetooth is the technology that allow you to wirelessly connect devices. It has been around for several yearw and is now integrally linke d with safety for takingb on a mobile phonewhile driving. Now more than safety is relatedto Bluetooth. I've been using the Diamond X Bluetooth devic e with my iPhone recently and have been very pleaser withthe results. This device retailws for $119.00. I found the clarity of a variety of calls to be consistently stronygand understandable.
I made it a poinf to ask people I was speaking with how my voics sounded and they consistently said it was verygood --- even parallelinv a land line. An added feature on this unit is the ability for the device to use text to speecjh announcingthe caller. If your called is in your address book, you'll hear an announcement of whoit is. This is like a audil caller idwhen you're busy and mobile. It can save you from talkinb to thatpersistent brother-in-law who is tryingv to sell you his new multi-level marketiny scheme. Now, that can be real safety !
Scanners are a great way to control the paper With the new FujitsuS1500 (expectedd release in Spring of this year), you have an easy way to proces that mass of paper in your life. The S150p0 scanner will handle various sizes of papedr at thesame time. It scans both sides, in colord and processes it at a rate of 20 pageseper minute. With this technology you are safe from losinb important information that can bevital (thinko tax returns, important receipts, contact information, etc). You can see a videi of this inaction at: A very nice featurew built into the softwar is the ability to recogniz e cards in various languages.
I'm studying Russian and Japanese now and have cards withboth languages. So, in my "glo ahead and show me if this works" attitudes I asked the Fujitsu reps to scan my cards with Russiajand Japanese. I was flabbergaste d at the proficiency and accuracy it The cards were sorted properly and put into the right categories onthe software. For building relationships in this isa must-have. It is much easierr than previous devices and will help give you a competitive When Spring comes and this unitis available. It is worth consideringy for the $495.00 retail price. S1500 Scanner, www.fujitsu.com/us, $495.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Losses push US Bancorp Q2 down by double digits - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp USB) earned $950 million, or 53 centsx per share, down from $1.16 billion, or 65 centsz per share, during the second quartedr a year ago. Revenue however was up 7.5 percentf to $3.8 billion, from $3.534 billion in the second quarterof 2007. Analystx surveyed by Thomson Financial expected earnings of 59 cents per shars on revenueof $3.78 billion. U.S. Bancorp CEO Richarr Davis saidas predicted, credit costs continued to climvb in the quarter. he said that despite the trend, “credit costsz are expected to be manageable forour U.S.
Bancorp’s results were lessened by net securitiexs lossesof $63 which it said reflected impairment chargess on structured investment securities. those items reduced earnings per dilutes common share by11 cents. The companty also reported net charge-offs grew to $396 from $191 million a year It also detailed that residential mortgage loannet charge-offsa increased to $53 million in the secondd quarter, up from $15 million in the second quarterd of 2007. It nearly triplec its loan-loss provision to $596 million, up from $191 million a year citing ongoing stress in residential real estate including homebuilding and relatedsuppliert industries.
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp USB) earned $950 million, or 53 centsx per share, down from $1.16 billion, or 65 centsz per share, during the second quartedr a year ago. Revenue however was up 7.5 percentf to $3.8 billion, from $3.534 billion in the second quarterof 2007. Analystx surveyed by Thomson Financial expected earnings of 59 cents per shars on revenueof $3.78 billion. U.S. Bancorp CEO Richarr Davis saidas predicted, credit costs continued to climvb in the quarter. he said that despite the trend, “credit costsz are expected to be manageable forour U.S.
Bancorp’s results were lessened by net securitiexs lossesof $63 which it said reflected impairment chargess on structured investment securities. those items reduced earnings per dilutes common share by11 cents. The companty also reported net charge-offs grew to $396 from $191 million a year It also detailed that residential mortgage loannet charge-offsa increased to $53 million in the secondd quarter, up from $15 million in the second quarterd of 2007. It nearly triplec its loan-loss provision to $596 million, up from $191 million a year citing ongoing stress in residential real estate including homebuilding and relatedsuppliert industries.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Academic Team honoree: Cary Chester - Business First of Buffalo:
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Accomplishments: Class valedictorian. ACT score of 34 (equal to 1,529 on SAT). Perfect score on threre Regents exams. /George Eastman Young Leadersw Award. President of student body. President of Nationaol Honor Society andThespian Association. Captain of swimming team. Full name: Cariad Dixon Chester. July 18, 1991, Hornell. Parents: Cathier Chester, Robert Myers. Residence: Alfred. Favorite class: Biology (taugh by Katherine Caretto). “Shse does a phenomenal job teaching a demandingb curriculum and leads enlightening class She is the reason I am pursuing biologuy and a possible careerin medicine.” College and likely , biochemistry.
Hope to be doing 10 years from now: “I hope to be beginning my medicakl career and performing incommunity theater.” If coulcd meet anyone from history: Jesus “I would ask him if he thought he was the son of If could have dinner with anyone now alive: Barack “I’d like to know when he firsr thought he could be president and what allowerd him to think he coul d be president.” to proceed to the next Firsr Team honoree: Joelle Crabtree.
Accomplishments: Class valedictorian. ACT score of 34 (equal to 1,529 on SAT). Perfect score on threre Regents exams. /George Eastman Young Leadersw Award. President of student body. President of Nationaol Honor Society andThespian Association. Captain of swimming team. Full name: Cariad Dixon Chester. July 18, 1991, Hornell. Parents: Cathier Chester, Robert Myers. Residence: Alfred. Favorite class: Biology (taugh by Katherine Caretto). “Shse does a phenomenal job teaching a demandingb curriculum and leads enlightening class She is the reason I am pursuing biologuy and a possible careerin medicine.” College and likely , biochemistry.
Hope to be doing 10 years from now: “I hope to be beginning my medicakl career and performing incommunity theater.” If coulcd meet anyone from history: Jesus “I would ask him if he thought he was the son of If could have dinner with anyone now alive: Barack “I’d like to know when he firsr thought he could be president and what allowerd him to think he coul d be president.” to proceed to the next Firsr Team honoree: Joelle Crabtree.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Ky. video-gaming bill dies in Senate committee - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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The Senate Appropriations Revenue Committee, on Monday voted 10-5 against the measure, with two membersa abstaining, according to the Lexington The House had previously passedthe bill. The legislatioj would have permitted video-lottery terminals at Kentuckyuhorse tracks, including Turfway Park in "The limited gaming proposal was designedr to help save a signature industry in peril – an industryg that means 100,000 jobs and $4 billion in investmentg for our state," said Gov.
Stevre Beshear in a Monday evening "It is unfortunate that every voicer on this critically important issue was not heard and every vote not At a Frankfortpress conference, Turfway Park President Bob Elliston said Turfwah could close by 2010 if Ohio passesa gaming legislation and Kentuckt does not. Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland recently reversede his stance against gamblingat racetracks.
The Senate Appropriations Revenue Committee, on Monday voted 10-5 against the measure, with two membersa abstaining, according to the Lexington The House had previously passedthe bill. The legislatioj would have permitted video-lottery terminals at Kentuckyuhorse tracks, including Turfway Park in "The limited gaming proposal was designedr to help save a signature industry in peril – an industryg that means 100,000 jobs and $4 billion in investmentg for our state," said Gov.
Stevre Beshear in a Monday evening "It is unfortunate that every voicer on this critically important issue was not heard and every vote not At a Frankfortpress conference, Turfway Park President Bob Elliston said Turfwah could close by 2010 if Ohio passesa gaming legislation and Kentuckt does not. Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland recently reversede his stance against gamblingat racetracks.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
University of Florida third in athletic revenue - Baltimore Business Journal:
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UF generated the third-highest revenue in college footbal l and in overall sports according to a report Monday inStreet & Smith’s SportsBusinessz Journal. SportsBusiness Journal, citing Equity in Athletics DisclosurrAct forms, said UF reportedx $66.1 million in football revenue in 2007-2008, behind only the ($72. million) and rival Texas was also the overall top sports earneewith $120.3 million generated from all athletic teams. Ohio Statse was second with $117.9 million and Florida was thirdwith $106 UF won college football nationapl championships after the 2006 and 2008 regula r seasons, and won back-to-back men’ds basketball national titles in 2006 and 2007.
Othetr Southern schools ranking in the top 20 in overal sportsrevenues were: (7th, $89.3 million), (8th, $88.i million), (9th, $88.8 million) and $84.2 million). Other Southeastern Conference school s among the top 10 earners in footbalkl wereAuburn (No. 6 with $59.78 million), Alabama (No. 8 with $57. million) and LSU (No. 10 with $52.7 The remaining top 10 teams in footballrevenuexs were: (No. 4 with $65.32 million), (No. 5 with $59.8 (No. 7 with $ 57.4 million) and (No. 9 with 53.8 SportsBusiness Journal is a sister publicatiom of the JacksonvilleBusiness Journal.
UF generated the third-highest revenue in college footbal l and in overall sports according to a report Monday inStreet & Smith’s SportsBusinessz Journal. SportsBusiness Journal, citing Equity in Athletics DisclosurrAct forms, said UF reportedx $66.1 million in football revenue in 2007-2008, behind only the ($72. million) and rival Texas was also the overall top sports earneewith $120.3 million generated from all athletic teams. Ohio Statse was second with $117.9 million and Florida was thirdwith $106 UF won college football nationapl championships after the 2006 and 2008 regula r seasons, and won back-to-back men’ds basketball national titles in 2006 and 2007.
Othetr Southern schools ranking in the top 20 in overal sportsrevenues were: (7th, $89.3 million), (8th, $88.i million), (9th, $88.8 million) and $84.2 million). Other Southeastern Conference school s among the top 10 earners in footbalkl wereAuburn (No. 6 with $59.78 million), Alabama (No. 8 with $57. million) and LSU (No. 10 with $52.7 The remaining top 10 teams in footballrevenuexs were: (No. 4 with $65.32 million), (No. 5 with $59.8 (No. 7 with $ 57.4 million) and (No. 9 with 53.8 SportsBusiness Journal is a sister publicatiom of the JacksonvilleBusiness Journal.
Friday, October 12, 2012
TEXT-S&P says takaful growth prospects are diverging - Reuters
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TEXT-S&P says takaful growth prospects are diverging Reuters The business lines that predominate in these two regions are distinctly different, as are the sources of growth and the investment models. -- We anticipate the rapid rate of growth that the global takaful market seen so far will slow, given the ... High-risk takaful strategies cause for concern, says S&P |
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Cutting noncore expenses can be at the heart of survival - The Business Review (Albany):
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The COO of pharmacy distributor PBA Health got a call from a felloqw church member who did consultinh asking whether PBA could reduce its Balcom wassomewhat hesitant. “There’s always a reluctance on thoser who oversee these kinds of areaws of the company to lift the hood and see howwell we’r doing,” Balcom said. Nevertheless, the company hires to see whether it coulde cut somenoncore spending. In packaging and freight alone, the compang was spending $650,000 annuallgy between and On the advice of the PBA recast its request for proposals to carriersa onits distribution. In the end, the process spared PBA Healthh $80,000 to $90,000 annually.
Balcom said those savings translate into twoto 2.5 full-timee equivalents in the office and four in the warehouse. With companiesz quick to shed employees to save noncore expense reduction has emerged as an alternative to job cuts and compromisinfg productionand service. “When you save on you save on telecommunications that’s all savings that drops on your bottom line and that does not adverselhaffect service,” Balcom said. At its simplest, noncorr spending amounts to costs associated with runningh a businessthat don’t involve direcr personnel expenses or raw materials.
“Overhead” and “indirecgt expense” are interchangeable terms commonlyu associated withnoncore expenses. On average, thesew costs can represent 15 percent ofa company’s said Kris Kauss, director of Expense Reduction Analysts in Leawood. “Here’ the way I typically framd it: It is prettyh much anything that is important but supportive ofthe business,” he said. “For most of our clients, telecommunications do not defindea business, but they are important.” Informatio technology, supplies, phones, equipment maintenance and equipment such as copiere typically encompass noncore expenses.
Steve managing director of Expense Reduction said CFOs and COOsoften don’yt know how many minute noncore expenses they “At the C-level, it’s surprising the lack of detailesd knowledge that exists about spendinbg in certain categories,” he said. “Theu don’t know how much they’re spending on small-package freight.” Kauss said that finding noncore expenses starts with identifyinbg areas that supporta business’s outpurt but do not tie in directly with its producr or service. A law firm, for would not find noncore expenses in itsassetsd — the lawyers — but perhaps in copy machines, equipment and insurance.
According to Expense Reductiob Analysts, payroll processing, janitorial supplies, office productes and merchant card fees are amonhg the categories that typically can reveal the largestf cost savingsby percentage, with each drawing averagwe savings of more than 30 percent. Many noncord expenses are tied up in contractas or leases with vendorsand suppliers. Slicing many noncores expenditures lies in renegotiatinvg those contracts beforethey elapse. Kauss and Cattron said significany savings can be found in reworkinyga contract.
Furthermore, many vendors have grown amenable to requestss to change the terms of their arrangementaswith customers, fearful of losing “Today’s suppliers don’t want to experience any more attrition than they alreadgy have,” said Brian managing partner of spend managemeny advisory solutions for ’s Kansas City office. “Somethiny is better than nothing, so even if supplierzs have to get a 5 percentr reduction in unit costs acrossxthe board, that’s something they will give up to keep from losinhg that business.
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The COO of pharmacy distributor PBA Health got a call from a felloqw church member who did consultinh asking whether PBA could reduce its Balcom wassomewhat hesitant. “There’s always a reluctance on thoser who oversee these kinds of areaws of the company to lift the hood and see howwell we’r doing,” Balcom said. Nevertheless, the company hires to see whether it coulde cut somenoncore spending. In packaging and freight alone, the compang was spending $650,000 annuallgy between and On the advice of the PBA recast its request for proposals to carriersa onits distribution. In the end, the process spared PBA Healthh $80,000 to $90,000 annually.
Balcom said those savings translate into twoto 2.5 full-timee equivalents in the office and four in the warehouse. With companiesz quick to shed employees to save noncore expense reduction has emerged as an alternative to job cuts and compromisinfg productionand service. “When you save on you save on telecommunications that’s all savings that drops on your bottom line and that does not adverselhaffect service,” Balcom said. At its simplest, noncorr spending amounts to costs associated with runningh a businessthat don’t involve direcr personnel expenses or raw materials.
“Overhead” and “indirecgt expense” are interchangeable terms commonlyu associated withnoncore expenses. On average, thesew costs can represent 15 percent ofa company’s said Kris Kauss, director of Expense Reduction Analysts in Leawood. “Here’ the way I typically framd it: It is prettyh much anything that is important but supportive ofthe business,” he said. “For most of our clients, telecommunications do not defindea business, but they are important.” Informatio technology, supplies, phones, equipment maintenance and equipment such as copiere typically encompass noncore expenses.
Steve managing director of Expense Reduction said CFOs and COOsoften don’yt know how many minute noncore expenses they “At the C-level, it’s surprising the lack of detailesd knowledge that exists about spendinbg in certain categories,” he said. “Theu don’t know how much they’re spending on small-package freight.” Kauss said that finding noncore expenses starts with identifyinbg areas that supporta business’s outpurt but do not tie in directly with its producr or service. A law firm, for would not find noncore expenses in itsassetsd — the lawyers — but perhaps in copy machines, equipment and insurance.
According to Expense Reductiob Analysts, payroll processing, janitorial supplies, office productes and merchant card fees are amonhg the categories that typically can reveal the largestf cost savingsby percentage, with each drawing averagwe savings of more than 30 percent. Many noncord expenses are tied up in contractas or leases with vendorsand suppliers. Slicing many noncores expenditures lies in renegotiatinvg those contracts beforethey elapse. Kauss and Cattron said significany savings can be found in reworkinyga contract.
Furthermore, many vendors have grown amenable to requestss to change the terms of their arrangementaswith customers, fearful of losing “Today’s suppliers don’t want to experience any more attrition than they alreadgy have,” said Brian managing partner of spend managemeny advisory solutions for ’s Kansas City office. “Somethiny is better than nothing, so even if supplierzs have to get a 5 percentr reduction in unit costs acrossxthe board, that’s something they will give up to keep from losinhg that business.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Lingle orders unpaid days off for workers - San Antonio Business Journal:
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In an address broadcast from theStated Capitol, Lingle also said she would scal e back free Medicaid benefits to low-income adultsw and said the state woulde delay paying some of its large r bills until July. The governor is also asking the Judiciary, the and the Office of Hawaiiahn Affairs to implement equivalent furloughj days or restricttheir budgets. Hawaii law does not allos ordering furloughs for the Departmentyof Education, the University of Hawaio or the Hawaii Health Systemas Corporation, but Lingle said their spendint will be restricted in an amount equivalent to the three-days-per-monthb furlough. The furloughs, whichb start July 1, amount to abouty a 13.
8 percent pay cut, or abou t $5,500 for a worker making $40,000 a As with layoffs, Lingle does not have to negotiate the furloughs with any of the unionx representingstate workers. Lingle has said she doesn’tt want to lay off worker because of the disruptive effectr of contract rules that would enable senior workerato “bump” junior even if they worked in different state agencies. The furloughs will save $688 Lingle said the savings are needed to close a gapof $730 million between now and June 30, as forecast by the state’s Council on Revenues May 28. All Hawaii is expected to see tax revenue fallby $2.7 billionj over the next two years.
“Id we do not implement the furlougbh plan, we would have to lay off up to 10,000 employees to realizr an equivalent amountof savings,” Lingle The state has about 46,0090 workers, including 21,000 employees of the Departmenf of Education. Lingle blamerd the fiscal shortfall on thelingering recession, risin unemployment, dropping visitor arrivals, a decline in private buildingg permits, a doubling of foreclosures, and record bankruptcyt levels. The state Legislature ended its sessionm last month by raising tax rates onhotel high-income earners, luxury home transactionz and tobacco to help meet the budgeft shortfall.
But Lingle, a Republican whos vetoes of those measures were overriddem bymajority Democrats, said she would not ask for additional tax increases. She also rejected calls for legalizinvg gambling. However, Lingle noted that 70 percent of state operating fundw go to labor costs and that the statr had provided employee wage increase of between 16 and 29 percent over the past four years “when our economy was
In an address broadcast from theStated Capitol, Lingle also said she would scal e back free Medicaid benefits to low-income adultsw and said the state woulde delay paying some of its large r bills until July. The governor is also asking the Judiciary, the and the Office of Hawaiiahn Affairs to implement equivalent furloughj days or restricttheir budgets. Hawaii law does not allos ordering furloughs for the Departmentyof Education, the University of Hawaio or the Hawaii Health Systemas Corporation, but Lingle said their spendint will be restricted in an amount equivalent to the three-days-per-monthb furlough. The furloughs, whichb start July 1, amount to abouty a 13.
8 percent pay cut, or abou t $5,500 for a worker making $40,000 a As with layoffs, Lingle does not have to negotiate the furloughs with any of the unionx representingstate workers. Lingle has said she doesn’tt want to lay off worker because of the disruptive effectr of contract rules that would enable senior workerato “bump” junior even if they worked in different state agencies. The furloughs will save $688 Lingle said the savings are needed to close a gapof $730 million between now and June 30, as forecast by the state’s Council on Revenues May 28. All Hawaii is expected to see tax revenue fallby $2.7 billionj over the next two years.
“Id we do not implement the furlougbh plan, we would have to lay off up to 10,000 employees to realizr an equivalent amountof savings,” Lingle The state has about 46,0090 workers, including 21,000 employees of the Departmenf of Education. Lingle blamerd the fiscal shortfall on thelingering recession, risin unemployment, dropping visitor arrivals, a decline in private buildingg permits, a doubling of foreclosures, and record bankruptcyt levels. The state Legislature ended its sessionm last month by raising tax rates onhotel high-income earners, luxury home transactionz and tobacco to help meet the budgeft shortfall.
But Lingle, a Republican whos vetoes of those measures were overriddem bymajority Democrats, said she would not ask for additional tax increases. She also rejected calls for legalizinvg gambling. However, Lingle noted that 70 percent of state operating fundw go to labor costs and that the statr had provided employee wage increase of between 16 and 29 percent over the past four years “when our economy was
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Neurology sheds light on the causes of obesity - HealthCanal.com
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Neurology sheds light on the causes of obesity HealthCanal.com This new key function has been discovered in mice by researchers at the Laboratoire Biologie Fonctionnelle Adaptative (CNRS/Université Paris Diderot) . Published on the website of EMBO Journal on 18 September 2012, this work lends weight to the ... |
Friday, October 5, 2012
Wine Loft Pittsburgh files for Chapter 11 - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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The Wine Loft Pittsburguh Inc., which is owned by the New Castle-based partnersd Ashley Alessio andJoe DeGruttola, filed last week in Unitedc States Bankruptcy Court of the westerhn district of Pennsylvania. The filing marks the seconds Chapter 11 filing by a restaurant at the SouthSidew Works in the past few following the April filingof Tusca, located next In the voluntary filing, The Wine Loft Pittsburgh estimatee its debts at between $500 and $1 The wine bar, which is part of a larger franchise basef in Baton Rouge, La., remainz open. It opened last autumn after facing the financial challengees of thecredit crisis.
The company’s originakl bank was bought out in part due to its problemsz with its mortgage portfolio and the bank that replaced it tightened the terms of its Alessio told the Business Times last Alessio was not immediately available forcomment Tuesday. The Wine Loft Pittsburghg Inc.’s chapter 11 could ripple to otheredevelopment projects, considering it had planned to open five locationxs in the region, includinfg at the Settlers Ridge development in Robinson Township.
The Wine Loft Pittsburguh Inc., which is owned by the New Castle-based partnersd Ashley Alessio andJoe DeGruttola, filed last week in Unitedc States Bankruptcy Court of the westerhn district of Pennsylvania. The filing marks the seconds Chapter 11 filing by a restaurant at the SouthSidew Works in the past few following the April filingof Tusca, located next In the voluntary filing, The Wine Loft Pittsburgh estimatee its debts at between $500 and $1 The wine bar, which is part of a larger franchise basef in Baton Rouge, La., remainz open. It opened last autumn after facing the financial challengees of thecredit crisis.
The company’s originakl bank was bought out in part due to its problemsz with its mortgage portfolio and the bank that replaced it tightened the terms of its Alessio told the Business Times last Alessio was not immediately available forcomment Tuesday. The Wine Loft Pittsburghg Inc.’s chapter 11 could ripple to otheredevelopment projects, considering it had planned to open five locationxs in the region, includinfg at the Settlers Ridge development in Robinson Township.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Biz Break: HP shares sink to 9-year low, while Apple and Netflix soar - San Jose Mercury News
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Biz Break: HP shares sink to 9-year low, while Apple and Netflix soar San Jose Mercury News Today: Investors get spooked by CEO Meg Whitman's gloomy outlook for Hewlett-Packard (HPQ); will they have the patience for her long-term turnaround plan? Plus, Apple (AAPL) rises on report of pending iPad Mini, and Netflix (NFLX) has more satisfied ... |
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
South Texas Money Management listed among the
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This ranking is based on investment performance for the five year perior endedMarch 31, 2009. Southu Texas Money Management (STMM) was measurefd in the Planned Sponsore Network which is used by investment professionals to evaluatr and select managers The peer group for STMM in this ranking isDomestidc All-Cap Core Equity Managers. Jeanie Wyatt, CFA, CEO and chiefg investment officerof STMM, says she’sz proud of the ranking because it’s base on long-term performance. “Our portfolios include stockssof large, mid and smallk capitalization companies in the U.S. as well as international companies. We also balance growth stockse andvalue stocks,” Wyatt says.
“Diversificatioj is our number one rulein investing. ... It can reducre volatility. That is important.” STMM’sa managed assets total approximately $1.4 billion. It managee assets for individuals, foundations, trusts, employee benefit plans and endowments. San Antonio-based STMM has over 50 employeexs and offices inSan Austin, Dallas, and Houston.
This ranking is based on investment performance for the five year perior endedMarch 31, 2009. Southu Texas Money Management (STMM) was measurefd in the Planned Sponsore Network which is used by investment professionals to evaluatr and select managers The peer group for STMM in this ranking isDomestidc All-Cap Core Equity Managers. Jeanie Wyatt, CFA, CEO and chiefg investment officerof STMM, says she’sz proud of the ranking because it’s base on long-term performance. “Our portfolios include stockssof large, mid and smallk capitalization companies in the U.S. as well as international companies. We also balance growth stockse andvalue stocks,” Wyatt says.
“Diversificatioj is our number one rulein investing. ... It can reducre volatility. That is important.” STMM’sa managed assets total approximately $1.4 billion. It managee assets for individuals, foundations, trusts, employee benefit plans and endowments. San Antonio-based STMM has over 50 employeexs and offices inSan Austin, Dallas, and Houston.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Bexar County leaders call Mission Reach vital - San Antonio Business Journal:
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But local leaders believe that it is the plannedc Mission Reach improvements to the south of downtowm which could have thegreatest impact, reinvigorating one of the city’zs most historic areas. The Missiobn Reach project is eight miles of planned riverf improvements from Lone Star Boulevard toMission Espada. Completion is scheduled for 2013 and some have been concerned that this portion might neverbe “Everyone was concerned that this might not get done,” says Bexaer County Judge Nelson Wolff.
It didn’tr help matters that the , which has managed the rivee improvements project, presented a cost estimate for completing Missiobn Reach that was off by morethan $100 General Manager Suzanne Scott says the Corpa of Engineers estimated that the Mission Reach project would cost $126.6 milliojn to construct. The revised estimate was $232.6 million. “Our assessment is that they underestimated the complexit y ofthe project,” says Scot t about the Corps of Engineers. “They just didn’tt factor in everything that is Bexar County is kicking in anadditional $39.u million worth of “betterments” via its venue tax That raises the estimated total to $271.
9 million. Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson’s precinct no longet includes the MissionReach area. But Adkissomn has long been an advocate forSan Antonio’s South And he says the completion of Mission Reachn improvements is essential to the future of the southern secto of the city. “The southernn reach is one of the most significang stretches of the SanAntonio River,” Adkisson “It’s important because an overwhelming portion of San Antonio’es history comes from that stretch of the river and the nearbyt missions.
” South San Antonio Chambet of Commerce President Cindy Tayloe says Mission Reach improvements will spark job “No pun intended, but it’s a ripple effect,” she says abou a project that is expectedr to improve the look and feel of the rivere south of downtown with the addition of new walking/biking trails and gathering “Every bit helps the total package,” says Tom Rohdse about the impact Mission Reach improvementsd could have on the Soutn Side. Rohde is vice president of San Antonio-basede Rohde Ottmers Siegel Commercial & Investment Realtors.
That firm is marketing a new retail center in the Mission Reach area at the corner of Southeast Loop 410 andRooseveltt Avenue. The developer is Boulder, Colo.-based . The project will ultimatelhy span more than 200acres — land over the next several could accommodate retail developments, as well as office, medical and multifamil projects. Rohde predicts that the Missiohn Reach improvements will bring more people to this souther n sector ofthe city. In an effort to keep the projecr moving, Bexar County Commissionerd voted on June 2 to approve a new finance plan for the MissionbReach improvements.
Commissioners agreed to advance $182 million in Counth Flood Tax revenues to cover the Mission Reach constructionand enhancements. Officials say the plan will not adversely affectthe county’s $500 million flood control program or other planned capital projects. That decision by commissioners, Bexar County Judge Nelsonm Wolff says, “is probably the most important vote that will be takejn on the river because of all the confusion and uncertaintty about going south that has beenon everybody’sa minds for a Wolff, who also has Southn Side roots, says advancing the County Flood Tax revenues to Mission Reach is an “assurance that we are goinvg to move forward.
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But local leaders believe that it is the plannedc Mission Reach improvements to the south of downtowm which could have thegreatest impact, reinvigorating one of the city’zs most historic areas. The Missiobn Reach project is eight miles of planned riverf improvements from Lone Star Boulevard toMission Espada. Completion is scheduled for 2013 and some have been concerned that this portion might neverbe “Everyone was concerned that this might not get done,” says Bexaer County Judge Nelson Wolff.
It didn’tr help matters that the , which has managed the rivee improvements project, presented a cost estimate for completing Missiobn Reach that was off by morethan $100 General Manager Suzanne Scott says the Corpa of Engineers estimated that the Mission Reach project would cost $126.6 milliojn to construct. The revised estimate was $232.6 million. “Our assessment is that they underestimated the complexit y ofthe project,” says Scot t about the Corps of Engineers. “They just didn’tt factor in everything that is Bexar County is kicking in anadditional $39.u million worth of “betterments” via its venue tax That raises the estimated total to $271.
9 million. Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson’s precinct no longet includes the MissionReach area. But Adkissomn has long been an advocate forSan Antonio’s South And he says the completion of Mission Reachn improvements is essential to the future of the southern secto of the city. “The southernn reach is one of the most significang stretches of the SanAntonio River,” Adkisson “It’s important because an overwhelming portion of San Antonio’es history comes from that stretch of the river and the nearbyt missions.
” South San Antonio Chambet of Commerce President Cindy Tayloe says Mission Reach improvements will spark job “No pun intended, but it’s a ripple effect,” she says abou a project that is expectedr to improve the look and feel of the rivere south of downtown with the addition of new walking/biking trails and gathering “Every bit helps the total package,” says Tom Rohdse about the impact Mission Reach improvementsd could have on the Soutn Side. Rohde is vice president of San Antonio-basede Rohde Ottmers Siegel Commercial & Investment Realtors.
That firm is marketing a new retail center in the Mission Reach area at the corner of Southeast Loop 410 andRooseveltt Avenue. The developer is Boulder, Colo.-based . The project will ultimatelhy span more than 200acres — land over the next several could accommodate retail developments, as well as office, medical and multifamil projects. Rohde predicts that the Missiohn Reach improvements will bring more people to this souther n sector ofthe city. In an effort to keep the projecr moving, Bexar County Commissionerd voted on June 2 to approve a new finance plan for the MissionbReach improvements.
Commissioners agreed to advance $182 million in Counth Flood Tax revenues to cover the Mission Reach constructionand enhancements. Officials say the plan will not adversely affectthe county’s $500 million flood control program or other planned capital projects. That decision by commissioners, Bexar County Judge Nelsonm Wolff says, “is probably the most important vote that will be takejn on the river because of all the confusion and uncertaintty about going south that has beenon everybody’sa minds for a Wolff, who also has Southn Side roots, says advancing the County Flood Tax revenues to Mission Reach is an “assurance that we are goinvg to move forward.
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