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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Why the Syrian regime is killing babies - CNN
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Nonprofit, company aim to boost green energy on tribal lands - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The two Sacramento organizations intend to develop renewable energy projects ontribal lands, creatinh jobs and helping improve the environment. In May, the consortiukm announced a green jobs The alliance is the first partnership that aims to fulfill the economic development and environmental goalas ofthe initiative. The consortiukm will use USST’s engineering and project management expertisde to examine the feasibility of renewable energy projectas ontribal lands. Possible technologies that projects coul tap intoinclude waste-to-energy, solar and wind powedr technologies.
Once a project is authorized by a USST will managethe engineering, development and operation of the and coordinate job training. For if there’s a landfil l in a tribal community, USST might develop a waste-to-energy producing electricity that it would likel y sell to alocal utility. “Wee are excited to form this alliancewith USST,” Lorendaq Sanchez, executive director for CIMC said, in a news release. “Thiws partnership will open the doorfor California’s tribeds to take an active role in protecting theifr native lands and the environment.
At the same time, Nativde Americans will now have opportunities to lead the way in the new green economy while addressing employment issues in tribal Projects will be financed by outside sources such as grant funds and project investmentfinancing “withb minimal or no contribution from CIMC.”
The two Sacramento organizations intend to develop renewable energy projects ontribal lands, creatinh jobs and helping improve the environment. In May, the consortiukm announced a green jobs The alliance is the first partnership that aims to fulfill the economic development and environmental goalas ofthe initiative. The consortiukm will use USST’s engineering and project management expertisde to examine the feasibility of renewable energy projectas ontribal lands. Possible technologies that projects coul tap intoinclude waste-to-energy, solar and wind powedr technologies.
Once a project is authorized by a USST will managethe engineering, development and operation of the and coordinate job training. For if there’s a landfil l in a tribal community, USST might develop a waste-to-energy producing electricity that it would likel y sell to alocal utility. “Wee are excited to form this alliancewith USST,” Lorendaq Sanchez, executive director for CIMC said, in a news release. “Thiws partnership will open the doorfor California’s tribeds to take an active role in protecting theifr native lands and the environment.
At the same time, Nativde Americans will now have opportunities to lead the way in the new green economy while addressing employment issues in tribal Projects will be financed by outside sources such as grant funds and project investmentfinancing “withb minimal or no contribution from CIMC.”
Monday, May 28, 2012
Ellerbe Becket wins design contract for New Jersey Nets arena - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Doug Beichley, a principal with Kansas City-based Ellerbe Becket, said Friday that he couldn’t confirm whether the firm had won the but a spokeswoman for the firm confirmed that Ellerbes Becket now is the designer for the calledthe . Beichley referred a question aboutthe project’s estimates cost to a spokesman for the project’s of Brooklyn, N.Y., who couldn’t immediately be reached for Gehry was a contender for the design In a Thursday Forest City Ratner Chairman and CEO Bruce Ratner said the “currengt economic climate is not right for (Gehry’s) and with Frank’s understanding, the aren a is undergoing a redesign that will make it more limitex in scope.
” Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness an affiliated publication, recently reported that Ratner expected the Barclays Center to cost about $800 million, about $150 millionh less than previous estimates. Forest City Ratned said in the release that it hopes to unveiol new images of the Barclays Center in late June and plane to break ground later this year and finishg the arena in time for the Nets to playthe 2011-2012 NBA season in Brooklyn.
Doug Beichley, a principal with Kansas City-based Ellerbe Becket, said Friday that he couldn’t confirm whether the firm had won the but a spokeswoman for the firm confirmed that Ellerbes Becket now is the designer for the calledthe . Beichley referred a question aboutthe project’s estimates cost to a spokesman for the project’s of Brooklyn, N.Y., who couldn’t immediately be reached for Gehry was a contender for the design In a Thursday Forest City Ratner Chairman and CEO Bruce Ratner said the “currengt economic climate is not right for (Gehry’s) and with Frank’s understanding, the aren a is undergoing a redesign that will make it more limitex in scope.
” Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness an affiliated publication, recently reported that Ratner expected the Barclays Center to cost about $800 million, about $150 millionh less than previous estimates. Forest City Ratned said in the release that it hopes to unveiol new images of the Barclays Center in late June and plane to break ground later this year and finishg the arena in time for the Nets to playthe 2011-2012 NBA season in Brooklyn.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Interpretation of new liquor law confusing to bars - MyNorthwest.com
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Interpretation of new liquor law confusing to bars MyNorthwest.com By Kim Shepard The Washington Restaurant Association is not happy with how the Liquor Control Board is interpreting Initiative 1183, the voter approved plan to get the state out of the business of selling booze. The association's Bruce Beckett was the ... |
Friday, May 25, 2012
Former NKU president Albright dies at 96 - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Albright, an administrator at the , took over at NKU when the Highlandr Heights school was in itsformative years. Durinhg his tenure he doubled enrollmentto 10,000 and oversawa $40 million in new He also achieved his four majord goals: developing a high-quality undergraduate program, enhancinb professional studies, promoting research and developing innovative “The university’s early years were full of and he approached each one with a steadfast commitmen to core academic values,” said James NKU president, in a news Prior to taking the NKU job, Albright servedf as executive vice president of planning at UK.
He was appointef executive director of the Kentucky Council for Higher Educationin 1973. A native of D.C., Albright earned a bachelor’s degree from Milligan a master’s degree from the Universityt of Tennessee and a doctorate in higher education administrationn from NewYork University. He is survived by his wife,
Albright, an administrator at the , took over at NKU when the Highlandr Heights school was in itsformative years. Durinhg his tenure he doubled enrollmentto 10,000 and oversawa $40 million in new He also achieved his four majord goals: developing a high-quality undergraduate program, enhancinb professional studies, promoting research and developing innovative “The university’s early years were full of and he approached each one with a steadfast commitmen to core academic values,” said James NKU president, in a news Prior to taking the NKU job, Albright servedf as executive vice president of planning at UK.
He was appointef executive director of the Kentucky Council for Higher Educationin 1973. A native of D.C., Albright earned a bachelor’s degree from Milligan a master’s degree from the Universityt of Tennessee and a doctorate in higher education administrationn from NewYork University. He is survived by his wife,
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Woodside joins hunt for gas in Mediterranean - The West Australian
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The West Australian | Woodside joins hunt for gas in Mediterranean The West Australian The Perth company has spent the past five years gradually withdrawing from several African countries, notably Mauritania where it operated the Chinguetti oil field, and Libya. A move into the Mediterranean would therefore present a change in tack, ... |
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Western Digital enters solid-state market with SiliconSystems buy - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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"WD's strong balance sheet, sales and operations and logistics capabilities will allow us to greatlg accelerate our penetration of ourexisting markets, while combiningh our engineering expertise with WD will enabl e us to develop new solid-stats drives to broaden our overall product portfolio and addrese the emerging applications for solid-stats storage in WD's existing customer base," Michaeol Hajeck, a founder and CEO of said in a statement. Hajeck will remain with the company as senio r vice president and general managerof WD's Solid-Statew Storage business unit. Lake Forest-based Westernj Digital (NYSE: WDC) is a manufacturer of hard drives.
"WD's strong balance sheet, sales and operations and logistics capabilities will allow us to greatlg accelerate our penetration of ourexisting markets, while combiningh our engineering expertise with WD will enabl e us to develop new solid-stats drives to broaden our overall product portfolio and addrese the emerging applications for solid-stats storage in WD's existing customer base," Michaeol Hajeck, a founder and CEO of said in a statement. Hajeck will remain with the company as senio r vice president and general managerof WD's Solid-Statew Storage business unit. Lake Forest-based Westernj Digital (NYSE: WDC) is a manufacturer of hard drives.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Canon seeks full automation in camera production - Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Atlanta Journal Constitution | Canon seeks full automation in camera production Atlanta Journal Constitution By YURI KAGEYAMA AP TOKYO â€" Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs â€" a key change being played out across Japan, a world leader in robotics. FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2012 file photo, ... Canon moving toward robots-only full automation in digital camera production |
Saturday, May 19, 2012
ATSG builds revenues, posts loss - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The company posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $64.q2 million, or a loss of $1.03 per compared to net incomeof $8.4 million, or 14 cents per in fourth-quarter 2008. Net revenues grew to $430.u7 million from $319.2 million. Much of the revenuer growth camefrom ATSG’s Cargo Holdingss International business, which it acquired in the company said in a news release. The bottom line was impactecd by pretax impairment chargesof $91.2 milliom in the fourth quarter, for acquired goodwilkl and customer intangibles. Adjusted earnings before taxes, depreciation and amortization were $68.1 million for the quarter, versus $30.7 millionn in the same 2007 period.
For the full year, ATSG reportesd a net loss of $56 million, or a loss of 90 cente per share, versus net incomse of $19.6 million, or 33 cents per in 2007. Revenues grew to $1.6 billion from $1.2 Adjusted EBITDA was $174.5 million comparer to $94.5 million the year before. “Our abilitu to generate strong cash flow from our valuabld aircraft assets under multiple businesz models isa unique, underappreciated strengtb of ATSG,” said Joe president and CEO, in the release. Cargo firm DHL is shuttingv down its domesticshipping operations, which ATSG unit ABX Air Inc.
had As a result, the airline has shed 4,80 0 jobs through February, and close regional hubs, reducing its package-sorting operations to one overnigh t shiftin Wilmington, ATSG said. More job cuts are ABX that it had modifieda $93 millionn promissory note with DHL and had come to an agreemen on other debt-related issues. Shares of ATSG (NASDAQ: gained 6 cents, to 76 in Tuesday afternoon trading. Air Transporrt Services Group (NASDAQ: ASTG), headquarterer in Wilmington, provides cargo airline services worldwide.
The company posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $64.q2 million, or a loss of $1.03 per compared to net incomeof $8.4 million, or 14 cents per in fourth-quarter 2008. Net revenues grew to $430.u7 million from $319.2 million. Much of the revenuer growth camefrom ATSG’s Cargo Holdingss International business, which it acquired in the company said in a news release. The bottom line was impactecd by pretax impairment chargesof $91.2 milliom in the fourth quarter, for acquired goodwilkl and customer intangibles. Adjusted earnings before taxes, depreciation and amortization were $68.1 million for the quarter, versus $30.7 millionn in the same 2007 period.
For the full year, ATSG reportesd a net loss of $56 million, or a loss of 90 cente per share, versus net incomse of $19.6 million, or 33 cents per in 2007. Revenues grew to $1.6 billion from $1.2 Adjusted EBITDA was $174.5 million comparer to $94.5 million the year before. “Our abilitu to generate strong cash flow from our valuabld aircraft assets under multiple businesz models isa unique, underappreciated strengtb of ATSG,” said Joe president and CEO, in the release. Cargo firm DHL is shuttingv down its domesticshipping operations, which ATSG unit ABX Air Inc.
had As a result, the airline has shed 4,80 0 jobs through February, and close regional hubs, reducing its package-sorting operations to one overnigh t shiftin Wilmington, ATSG said. More job cuts are ABX that it had modifieda $93 millionn promissory note with DHL and had come to an agreemen on other debt-related issues. Shares of ATSG (NASDAQ: gained 6 cents, to 76 in Tuesday afternoon trading. Air Transporrt Services Group (NASDAQ: ASTG), headquarterer in Wilmington, provides cargo airline services worldwide.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Phoenix hotel revenue to take 27% hit - Phoenix Business Journal:
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According to , an Atlanta-based consulting firm, metro Phoenix is expected to posta 27.2 percent decline in revenue per available room this year comparer to last. The national decline in is expected tohit 17.5 percent, the group estimates in its 2009 Hotel Horizons forecast report. “Ij 2009, Phoenix hotels are projected to achieve an occupancyu levelof 52.3 percent, down from the 59.6 percentt mark achieved in 2008. Given the increase in the competitivee nature of the local average daily room ratexs are expected to fallfrom $127.31 in 2008 to $105.51 in 2009, a declin of 17.1 percent,” said Jeff Lugosi, of PKF’s Los Angele office.
Analysts attribute the declines in Phoenix occupancy to a combinatiojn ofthe 6.4 percent fall off in the demand for lodgingt accommodations and a 6.6 percenf increase in the supplty of new hotel rooms. Numbers are expected to rebounxd in the third quarter of accordingto PKF.
According to , an Atlanta-based consulting firm, metro Phoenix is expected to posta 27.2 percent decline in revenue per available room this year comparer to last. The national decline in is expected tohit 17.5 percent, the group estimates in its 2009 Hotel Horizons forecast report. “Ij 2009, Phoenix hotels are projected to achieve an occupancyu levelof 52.3 percent, down from the 59.6 percentt mark achieved in 2008. Given the increase in the competitivee nature of the local average daily room ratexs are expected to fallfrom $127.31 in 2008 to $105.51 in 2009, a declin of 17.1 percent,” said Jeff Lugosi, of PKF’s Los Angele office.
Analysts attribute the declines in Phoenix occupancy to a combinatiojn ofthe 6.4 percent fall off in the demand for lodgingt accommodations and a 6.6 percenf increase in the supplty of new hotel rooms. Numbers are expected to rebounxd in the third quarter of accordingto PKF.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Streamline jumps into black for 1Q - Dallas Business Journal:
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The software company reported net income of or zero cents per compared to a net loss of or 9 centsper share, in the year-agop quarter. Revenues grew to $3.8 million from $3.6 The one analyst who covers the company expected a net loss of 2 centes on revenuesof $3.5 million. Systems salezs and service, maintenance and support revenues both rose 12 percenrt duringthe quarter, while application hostintg services revenues fell 23 percent, the company said in a news “We continue to make progress in moving this businesw forward to the point of becomintg consistently profitable; that is our main strategicf goal,” said CEO Brian Patsy in the release.
In early Streamline won a contract valuexd at morethan $1 million to integrate its document workflowa solutions into an electronic medical records system at a Canadian health care region, Patsuy said. It is the second Canadiahn contract the company has won in the past Despite thebetter news, shares of Streamliner (NASDAQ: STRM), followed most tech stock s down on Wednesday losing more than 8 percent, or 26 to $2.89. Streamline Health Solutions, based in is a supplier of workflow and documengmanagement tools, applications and servicesd to businesses, specifically health-cares organizations.
The software company reported net income of or zero cents per compared to a net loss of or 9 centsper share, in the year-agop quarter. Revenues grew to $3.8 million from $3.6 The one analyst who covers the company expected a net loss of 2 centes on revenuesof $3.5 million. Systems salezs and service, maintenance and support revenues both rose 12 percenrt duringthe quarter, while application hostintg services revenues fell 23 percent, the company said in a news “We continue to make progress in moving this businesw forward to the point of becomintg consistently profitable; that is our main strategicf goal,” said CEO Brian Patsy in the release.
In early Streamline won a contract valuexd at morethan $1 million to integrate its document workflowa solutions into an electronic medical records system at a Canadian health care region, Patsuy said. It is the second Canadiahn contract the company has won in the past Despite thebetter news, shares of Streamliner (NASDAQ: STRM), followed most tech stock s down on Wednesday losing more than 8 percent, or 26 to $2.89. Streamline Health Solutions, based in is a supplier of workflow and documengmanagement tools, applications and servicesd to businesses, specifically health-cares organizations.
Monday, May 14, 2012
SEC: N.Y. investment firm misled S. Fla. seniors - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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"They used free lunches as the low-techh bait for their high-scale scheme," said Roberf Khuzami, director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement. The SEC alleges elderly and retired investors were lured into purchasinv highly unsuitable variable annuities with lucrativr sales commissions while ignoring the financial goalesof victims. The SEC alleges that Eric J. Brow n of Highland Beach, Matthew J. Collins of Boynto n Beach, Kevin J. Walsh of Viera, and Mark W. Wells of Boca Raton, were among thos offering and sellingthe annuities. It’s allegedc that the firm and its representatives earned milliones of dollars insales commissions.
PCS is a registered broker-dealert and wholly-owned subsidiary of Gilman an income tax preparation business headquarteree in Poughkeepsie that offerxs financial services inNew York, New Jersey, Pennsylvaniaz and Florida. Robert Heim, a NewYork attorneh who representsPrime Capital, Gilmanh Ciocia, and several of the individuals, including Collins and Wells, said the conduct at issue in the complaint is "very old" and occurred in the late 1990ws and early 2000. He said the company reached a settlement with the when it was called the As part ofthat agreement, the companh implemented some wide-ranging updates to its supervisorh and compliance systems in Heim said.
He added that he didn't know why the SEC was goingf over thesame ground. "All of thesd issues were addressed years ago and we feelthe company'xs response has been appropriate," he While Brown and Walsb have since left, Collins and Wells are stilp with the company, he said. An administrative law judg e will determine whether the allegations against the respondents aretrue and, if so, whether they should be ordered to cease and desist from futurr violations.
"They used free lunches as the low-techh bait for their high-scale scheme," said Roberf Khuzami, director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement. The SEC alleges elderly and retired investors were lured into purchasinv highly unsuitable variable annuities with lucrativr sales commissions while ignoring the financial goalesof victims. The SEC alleges that Eric J. Brow n of Highland Beach, Matthew J. Collins of Boynto n Beach, Kevin J. Walsh of Viera, and Mark W. Wells of Boca Raton, were among thos offering and sellingthe annuities. It’s allegedc that the firm and its representatives earned milliones of dollars insales commissions.
PCS is a registered broker-dealert and wholly-owned subsidiary of Gilman an income tax preparation business headquarteree in Poughkeepsie that offerxs financial services inNew York, New Jersey, Pennsylvaniaz and Florida. Robert Heim, a NewYork attorneh who representsPrime Capital, Gilmanh Ciocia, and several of the individuals, including Collins and Wells, said the conduct at issue in the complaint is "very old" and occurred in the late 1990ws and early 2000. He said the company reached a settlement with the when it was called the As part ofthat agreement, the companh implemented some wide-ranging updates to its supervisorh and compliance systems in Heim said.
He added that he didn't know why the SEC was goingf over thesame ground. "All of thesd issues were addressed years ago and we feelthe company'xs response has been appropriate," he While Brown and Walsb have since left, Collins and Wells are stilp with the company, he said. An administrative law judg e will determine whether the allegations against the respondents aretrue and, if so, whether they should be ordered to cease and desist from futurr violations.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Cincinnati Metro bracing for funding cuts; may reduce service - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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About $44.1 million or about half of thebus service’s $94.6 million operatingv budget – comes from the city of Cincinnati’se earnings tax, according to a Metro news release issuedr Tuesday. Based on the city’xs projected earnings tax shortfall, Metro anticipatess a reduction ofbetween $2 milliob and $3 million in that fundin by 2010. And most Metro ridex are related to employment or personal With unemployment hovering around 10 percent andbudgets tight, the agency said ridershipl is down. So Metro also expects fare revenu to befrom $3 million to $5 million lower than budgeted.
In addition, Hamilton County has notifiedx Metro thatit can’t provide 2009 generalp fund dollars for Access servicer for people with disabilities that goes beyonf what the Americans with Disabilitiew Act requires. The county has providedd funding for the additional service for thepast decade. That represents $233,000 in funding. The state of Ohio also has reducecd the 2009 amount Metro receives for elderly and disablef fare subsidyby $137,000, the agencyu said. “For many years Metrp has struggled to provide more service than it can Metro CEO Marilyn Shazor said in thenews “We’ve cut costs behind the increased fares and improverd service efficiency.
We’ve dipped into our reserve s and deferred critical capital projects likebus replacement. Theses steps bought us time, but we can’t overcome the additionall lossesin revenue. We must reassess the level of service that we can reasonably provide within the newbudgetr reality.” Metro will spend the summer analyzing options and talking with customers, employees and others to help the agencg make decisions for the rest of 2009 and for the 2010 the news release said. “The financial model is broken,” Shazor said in the “We must right-size Metro and providd the very best service we can within the resourceswe have.
” Metro also is strugglingy with inadequate capital dollars to replace buses beyond theire useful 12-year life. Even with stimulus dollarsz awarded this year forcapital projects, the agency will not have enough money in 2010 to replacse 69 buses that are beyonr their useful life, the releasde said. Transit systems in Dayton, Atlanta, St. Louis, San Francisco, Portland, Charlotte, Louisville, Phoenix, Minneapolis, New York, Chicago and other major markets also have either implemented or are considerinvservice cuts, fare increases or both to addresxs budget deficits since last fall, Metro said in the release.
operated by the , provided bus service throughoutHamilton County, and portions of Butler, Clermonf and Warren counties.
About $44.1 million or about half of thebus service’s $94.6 million operatingv budget – comes from the city of Cincinnati’se earnings tax, according to a Metro news release issuedr Tuesday. Based on the city’xs projected earnings tax shortfall, Metro anticipatess a reduction ofbetween $2 milliob and $3 million in that fundin by 2010. And most Metro ridex are related to employment or personal With unemployment hovering around 10 percent andbudgets tight, the agency said ridershipl is down. So Metro also expects fare revenu to befrom $3 million to $5 million lower than budgeted.
In addition, Hamilton County has notifiedx Metro thatit can’t provide 2009 generalp fund dollars for Access servicer for people with disabilities that goes beyonf what the Americans with Disabilitiew Act requires. The county has providedd funding for the additional service for thepast decade. That represents $233,000 in funding. The state of Ohio also has reducecd the 2009 amount Metro receives for elderly and disablef fare subsidyby $137,000, the agencyu said. “For many years Metrp has struggled to provide more service than it can Metro CEO Marilyn Shazor said in thenews “We’ve cut costs behind the increased fares and improverd service efficiency.
We’ve dipped into our reserve s and deferred critical capital projects likebus replacement. Theses steps bought us time, but we can’t overcome the additionall lossesin revenue. We must reassess the level of service that we can reasonably provide within the newbudgetr reality.” Metro will spend the summer analyzing options and talking with customers, employees and others to help the agencg make decisions for the rest of 2009 and for the 2010 the news release said. “The financial model is broken,” Shazor said in the “We must right-size Metro and providd the very best service we can within the resourceswe have.
” Metro also is strugglingy with inadequate capital dollars to replace buses beyond theire useful 12-year life. Even with stimulus dollarsz awarded this year forcapital projects, the agency will not have enough money in 2010 to replacse 69 buses that are beyonr their useful life, the releasde said. Transit systems in Dayton, Atlanta, St. Louis, San Francisco, Portland, Charlotte, Louisville, Phoenix, Minneapolis, New York, Chicago and other major markets also have either implemented or are considerinvservice cuts, fare increases or both to addresxs budget deficits since last fall, Metro said in the release.
operated by the , provided bus service throughoutHamilton County, and portions of Butler, Clermonf and Warren counties.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Amendment puts spotlight on Pentagon propaganda - USA TODAY
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USA TODAY | Amendment puts spotlight on Pentagon propaganda USA TODAY By Gregory Korte, USA TODAY WASHINGTON â€" A member of the House Armed Services Committee threatened an amendment to block funding for Pentagon propaganda efforts Wednesday, citing USA TODAY reports questioning their efficacy and management. Pentagon Propaganda 'Fiasco&# 39; Gets Scrutiny in House Dem Rep C » |
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Disciplined approach is way to go when selecting new hire - bizjournals:
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When a position opens in your resist the temptation to fill it as quickly as possible no matter how prepared you thinlkyou are. Instead, develop a well-defined job description makingf sure it includesthe position’s responsibilities as well as the qualifications, qualitiesa and experience you seek. A thorough job descriptiob can help as you prepare an employmen ad and develop a list ofinterviee questions. Closely matching an applicant’s skillas and experience to the job descriptiomn ensures that you are zeroing in on the best Applications and resumes are another crucial tool in identifying thestrongesyt candidates.
While a strong candidate can sometimes appea r weakon paper, in most cases applicationss and resumes are a good initial indicato of an applicant’s strengths and weaknesses. Pay as much attention to a candidate’s employment history as you do his or her job qualificationxsand experience. Are therre any inconsistencies? These days, frequent moveds are to be expected and gaps in employmeny maybe explainable, but be sure to ask abouf them during an Once you have identified the candidates you wish to the interview process can Use the job description to develop targeted Use the same questions for each candidate so you can compare responses.
Remembe r to ask any specifif questions abouta candidate’s work history if you are concernerd about gaps on the resume. Begin everu interview by putting the candidate at Spend some time telling the interviewee aboug the company andthe position, but try to adhere to the 80/20 rule with the interviewer dointg about 20 percent of the talkinfg and the interviewee 80 percent. When posing questionsw to an interviewee, there are a number of potentialp pitfallsto avoid. Certain questiona could be considered discriminatory, and, if asked, could lead to Instead, ask open-ended questions that focus your discussionn on work experienceand qualifications.
Encourage interviewees to ask questiones — not only will they learnm more about your company andthe position, they can also reveal candidates’ priorities and how they think. It may be helpful to have co-workers or other supervisorz interview a final slatre of candidates so you can get different opiniones and perspectives before makinga decision. Be careful not to favord a candidate too strongly because he or she followed a weaket candidate during theinterview Conversely, you may need to give extra consideration to a candidate you perceivecd as weak if they followed an especiallhy strong candidate.
Human nature causes many of us to favor candidatess mostlike ourselves, but those individuals are not necessarilyu the most qualified for the position. However, ther e is something to be said for selecting a candidater who not only fitsthe position, but also fits the company’s Refer to the job description and evaluate candidatess based on how you believw they measure up relative to the skilla and experience required for the job. Job offersw should be made orally, either in person or over the A written offer letter or package can follow, but don’t lose the righyt person because he or she accepted anotherr offer while yours was in the Do not make any promises you cannort keep.
Set realistic expectations — it will help prevent potential performance issues and perhaps even litigatiohn downthe road. If the idealp job candidate acceptsyour offer, in a perfecrt world, he or she would contribute at optimum performance levels from day one. However, even the most experienced professionals need time to get up to speed onan organization’ s practices and protocols. Unfortunately, too often companies do littl e to properly introduce new hires to the Effective onboarding and training can acceleratenew employees’ productivituy and help to ensure that they stay on the job, thus decreasing your company’s cost of turnover, and can beginb to positively contribute to your organization’s operationsd and its bottom line.
When a position opens in your resist the temptation to fill it as quickly as possible no matter how prepared you thinlkyou are. Instead, develop a well-defined job description makingf sure it includesthe position’s responsibilities as well as the qualifications, qualitiesa and experience you seek. A thorough job descriptiob can help as you prepare an employmen ad and develop a list ofinterviee questions. Closely matching an applicant’s skillas and experience to the job descriptiomn ensures that you are zeroing in on the best Applications and resumes are another crucial tool in identifying thestrongesyt candidates.
While a strong candidate can sometimes appea r weakon paper, in most cases applicationss and resumes are a good initial indicato of an applicant’s strengths and weaknesses. Pay as much attention to a candidate’s employment history as you do his or her job qualificationxsand experience. Are therre any inconsistencies? These days, frequent moveds are to be expected and gaps in employmeny maybe explainable, but be sure to ask abouf them during an Once you have identified the candidates you wish to the interview process can Use the job description to develop targeted Use the same questions for each candidate so you can compare responses.
Remembe r to ask any specifif questions abouta candidate’s work history if you are concernerd about gaps on the resume. Begin everu interview by putting the candidate at Spend some time telling the interviewee aboug the company andthe position, but try to adhere to the 80/20 rule with the interviewer dointg about 20 percent of the talkinfg and the interviewee 80 percent. When posing questionsw to an interviewee, there are a number of potentialp pitfallsto avoid. Certain questiona could be considered discriminatory, and, if asked, could lead to Instead, ask open-ended questions that focus your discussionn on work experienceand qualifications.
Encourage interviewees to ask questiones — not only will they learnm more about your company andthe position, they can also reveal candidates’ priorities and how they think. It may be helpful to have co-workers or other supervisorz interview a final slatre of candidates so you can get different opiniones and perspectives before makinga decision. Be careful not to favord a candidate too strongly because he or she followed a weaket candidate during theinterview Conversely, you may need to give extra consideration to a candidate you perceivecd as weak if they followed an especiallhy strong candidate.
Human nature causes many of us to favor candidatess mostlike ourselves, but those individuals are not necessarilyu the most qualified for the position. However, ther e is something to be said for selecting a candidater who not only fitsthe position, but also fits the company’s Refer to the job description and evaluate candidatess based on how you believw they measure up relative to the skilla and experience required for the job. Job offersw should be made orally, either in person or over the A written offer letter or package can follow, but don’t lose the righyt person because he or she accepted anotherr offer while yours was in the Do not make any promises you cannort keep.
Set realistic expectations — it will help prevent potential performance issues and perhaps even litigatiohn downthe road. If the idealp job candidate acceptsyour offer, in a perfecrt world, he or she would contribute at optimum performance levels from day one. However, even the most experienced professionals need time to get up to speed onan organization’ s practices and protocols. Unfortunately, too often companies do littl e to properly introduce new hires to the Effective onboarding and training can acceleratenew employees’ productivituy and help to ensure that they stay on the job, thus decreasing your company’s cost of turnover, and can beginb to positively contribute to your organization’s operationsd and its bottom line.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
FBI analyzing new explosive from Al Qaeda - Los Angeles Times
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CBS News | FBI analyzing new explosive from Al Qaeda Los Angeles Times (Saudi Arabia Ministry of the Interior / October 31, 2010) By Ken Dilanian and Brian Bennett, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON â€" The FBI is analyzing a sophisticated explosive device, similar to the underwear bomb used in an attempt to blow up a passenger ... FB I analyzing improved underwear bomb, sees signature of al Qaeda's Arabian ... CIA thwarts latest bomb plot |
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Renaissance owners to miss June debt payment - St. Louis Business Journal:
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million interest payment due on the hotelthis Monday, according to a notice postex Thursday on the trustee bondholder’s Web The hotel in the 800 block of Washington Avenue that opened in 2003 has failefd to make revenue projections since it The Renaissance Grand has 1,083 hotel rooms and 45,009 square feet of meeting In the notice to bondholders, trustee reportedc that the interest payment due Monday will not be “Given the uncertainties regarding the statua of the matter, the timing and amount of futurw payments of the debt servicew is unpredicted,” the bank said. Interesyt payments of $3.
5 million are due in June and Gateway Hotel Partners is comprised of Housing a subsidiaryof Dallas-based and New Orleans-based . Gatewayt Hotel Partners defaulted ona $3.5 million interesg payment due Dec. 15. The hotel was foreclosedf on in February, and the sole bid for the hotelo was made by the trusteefor $98 the amount of debt on the property. is serving as a consultan t to advise the owners of the Renaissancre on strategies to cut costs andboosr profitability. in the notice to bondholders, Jones Lang LaSalles reported that house profit in recent monthsd were substantially below Occupancy at the hotel throughApril 24, was 42.
5 percent, a more than 17 percent declinse from the same time perior din 2008. The St. Louis market-wide occupancy average was 54.2 percent. The hotel’ revenue through April 24, 2009 was short of the hotel’s budget of “The hotel, as a result of weak economi conditions, continues to experience little to no pickupp in grouprooms ... and transien demand levels remain weak,” the Jones Lang LaSalles Hotelsreport stated.
million interest payment due on the hotelthis Monday, according to a notice postex Thursday on the trustee bondholder’s Web The hotel in the 800 block of Washington Avenue that opened in 2003 has failefd to make revenue projections since it The Renaissance Grand has 1,083 hotel rooms and 45,009 square feet of meeting In the notice to bondholders, trustee reportedc that the interest payment due Monday will not be “Given the uncertainties regarding the statua of the matter, the timing and amount of futurw payments of the debt servicew is unpredicted,” the bank said. Interesyt payments of $3.
5 million are due in June and Gateway Hotel Partners is comprised of Housing a subsidiaryof Dallas-based and New Orleans-based . Gatewayt Hotel Partners defaulted ona $3.5 million interesg payment due Dec. 15. The hotel was foreclosedf on in February, and the sole bid for the hotelo was made by the trusteefor $98 the amount of debt on the property. is serving as a consultan t to advise the owners of the Renaissancre on strategies to cut costs andboosr profitability. in the notice to bondholders, Jones Lang LaSalles reported that house profit in recent monthsd were substantially below Occupancy at the hotel throughApril 24, was 42.
5 percent, a more than 17 percent declinse from the same time perior din 2008. The St. Louis market-wide occupancy average was 54.2 percent. The hotel’ revenue through April 24, 2009 was short of the hotel’s budget of “The hotel, as a result of weak economi conditions, continues to experience little to no pickupp in grouprooms ... and transien demand levels remain weak,” the Jones Lang LaSalles Hotelsreport stated.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Remains of the Day: Apocalypse sometime - Macworld
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Remains of the Day: Apocalypse sometime Macworld Sometime. Or not. While you're waiting for that maybe-possibly-could-be reveal, perhaps you'd like to hear about Steve Jobs's patent collection? Or you could just skip to a beer-utiful use for one of your iPad accessories. |
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Tennessee wants to regulate credit counselors - Memphis Business Journal:
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The Uniform Debt Management Services Act caps fees and require such companies to carry insurance and asurethy bond. It also includes other regulations. It also such companiese doing business with Tennessee residents to registee withthe state. Many debt management firms are based inother states, with many in Texas, but operate by phonre and online. They markeft to Tennesseans through ads such as roadside Debt management companies actas go-betweenzs with consumers and their debtors, and work to help negotiater down consumer debt.
The act was drafted with the help of the UniformLaw Commission, a state-supported organization that focuses on consumed protection and is tryinb to create a set standarsd nationwide. The commission says the firms generallg charge significant upfront fees and advise their customerw to stop paying their They are directed to save up a lump sum of generally 40 percent to 60 percent oftheir debt, that the companhy then uses to negotiate a settlementg with the creditor. ln many cases, consumers can negotiate a settlemen directly with their credirt card companies but may be too intimidate d todo so. Sen.
Doug Overbey, R-Maryville, who sponsored the Senate bill, says the new law “giveds us an opportunity to get out frontr and protect consumersbefore there’s a problen in our state.” The Tennessee bill is similar to legislatiohn already enacted in Colorado, Delaware and Rhode and being introduced this year in Connecticut, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas and Washington. The ULC is pushinb similar legislation in several statesdthis year. Tennessee lawmakers have made afew modifications, includinf requiring companies to pay a fee to the which will make it a self-sustaining as well as submit two yearxs of verified financial statements.
The Uniform Debt Management Services Act caps fees and require such companies to carry insurance and asurethy bond. It also includes other regulations. It also such companiese doing business with Tennessee residents to registee withthe state. Many debt management firms are based inother states, with many in Texas, but operate by phonre and online. They markeft to Tennesseans through ads such as roadside Debt management companies actas go-betweenzs with consumers and their debtors, and work to help negotiater down consumer debt.
The act was drafted with the help of the UniformLaw Commission, a state-supported organization that focuses on consumed protection and is tryinb to create a set standarsd nationwide. The commission says the firms generallg charge significant upfront fees and advise their customerw to stop paying their They are directed to save up a lump sum of generally 40 percent to 60 percent oftheir debt, that the companhy then uses to negotiate a settlementg with the creditor. ln many cases, consumers can negotiate a settlemen directly with their credirt card companies but may be too intimidate d todo so. Sen.
Doug Overbey, R-Maryville, who sponsored the Senate bill, says the new law “giveds us an opportunity to get out frontr and protect consumersbefore there’s a problen in our state.” The Tennessee bill is similar to legislatiohn already enacted in Colorado, Delaware and Rhode and being introduced this year in Connecticut, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas and Washington. The ULC is pushinb similar legislation in several statesdthis year. Tennessee lawmakers have made afew modifications, includinf requiring companies to pay a fee to the which will make it a self-sustaining as well as submit two yearxs of verified financial statements.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Unemployment benefits extended 13 weeks - The Business Review (Albany):
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Legislative leaders sped the bill through the statre Senateand Assembly, because 56,0000 New Yorkers were scheduled to go off unemploymenty at the end of this week. Now, unemployment benefitx for those people, and 64,000 will continue uninterrupted. Paterson said the extended benefits will not increasse the unemployment insurance tax assessedron employers. The legislation enableas the state touse $645 millio n of federal stimulus moneuy to pay for the extended benefits. “Unemployment benefits are automatifc stimulus, along with food stamps. Peopled who are out of work still need tospenc money,” Paterson said at a presxs conference. The statewide unemployment ratewas 8.
1 percenf in March, not adjusted for seasonal variances. That is 3.1 percenrt higher than the same time ayear ago. The state’zs unemployment fund went brokw at the start ofthis year, and the statw expects to borrow $1.4 billion this year to pay out unemploymentt benefits. At least 430,000 people are receiving unemployment benefits from the statewright now. The extra benefits will cost the states and itscounties $28 million in administratives and other costs, Paterson said. That will be paid for usinyg revenue from an increase in personal incometaxes that’s included in the state budget. New York unemploymenft benefits last for26 weeks. The maximum weeklyh benefit is $405.
The statde called on state leaderx to raise the maximum benefit and index itto inflation, so that it woulr increase every year. Several bills have been introducesd in the Legislature to dojust that, and pay for the increased by raising taxes on employers. “Unfortunately, Gov. Paterson and the statse Legislature have yet to buildon [Presideny Obama’s] initiative by enactingb necessary reforms at the state This includes increasing the state’s embarrassingly low maximunm benefit, indexing that benefir and restoring our chronically underfunded unemployment trusft fund to solvency,” said union presidenyt Denis Hughes.
Paterson and other state leaders could not say what will happen at the end ofthe 13-weeko period. “Like with everything else, there’zs a point that we’re not able to help We’ll work right up until when that day comes to try to get New Yorkersd back to work and sustain themwhen they’res out of work,” Paterson The law clarifies the state’s unemploymeng law to make sure it compliees with federal stimulus provisions. The law now says that people can receive unemployment benefits if they leave workbecauser of: Supporters said those reasons had been affirmed before in court cases.
“This is real money in the pocketd of real people living acroswsthe state,” said Assemblywoman Susan John (D-Rochester), chairwomaj of the Assembly labor committee. asichko@bizjournals.com | 518-640-6818
Legislative leaders sped the bill through the statre Senateand Assembly, because 56,0000 New Yorkers were scheduled to go off unemploymenty at the end of this week. Now, unemployment benefitx for those people, and 64,000 will continue uninterrupted. Paterson said the extended benefits will not increasse the unemployment insurance tax assessedron employers. The legislation enableas the state touse $645 millio n of federal stimulus moneuy to pay for the extended benefits. “Unemployment benefits are automatifc stimulus, along with food stamps. Peopled who are out of work still need tospenc money,” Paterson said at a presxs conference. The statewide unemployment ratewas 8.
1 percenf in March, not adjusted for seasonal variances. That is 3.1 percenrt higher than the same time ayear ago. The state’zs unemployment fund went brokw at the start ofthis year, and the statw expects to borrow $1.4 billion this year to pay out unemploymentt benefits. At least 430,000 people are receiving unemployment benefits from the statewright now. The extra benefits will cost the states and itscounties $28 million in administratives and other costs, Paterson said. That will be paid for usinyg revenue from an increase in personal incometaxes that’s included in the state budget. New York unemploymenft benefits last for26 weeks. The maximum weeklyh benefit is $405.
The statde called on state leaderx to raise the maximum benefit and index itto inflation, so that it woulr increase every year. Several bills have been introducesd in the Legislature to dojust that, and pay for the increased by raising taxes on employers. “Unfortunately, Gov. Paterson and the statse Legislature have yet to buildon [Presideny Obama’s] initiative by enactingb necessary reforms at the state This includes increasing the state’s embarrassingly low maximunm benefit, indexing that benefir and restoring our chronically underfunded unemployment trusft fund to solvency,” said union presidenyt Denis Hughes.
Paterson and other state leaders could not say what will happen at the end ofthe 13-weeko period. “Like with everything else, there’zs a point that we’re not able to help We’ll work right up until when that day comes to try to get New Yorkersd back to work and sustain themwhen they’res out of work,” Paterson The law clarifies the state’s unemploymeng law to make sure it compliees with federal stimulus provisions. The law now says that people can receive unemployment benefits if they leave workbecauser of: Supporters said those reasons had been affirmed before in court cases.
“This is real money in the pocketd of real people living acroswsthe state,” said Assemblywoman Susan John (D-Rochester), chairwomaj of the Assembly labor committee. asichko@bizjournals.com | 518-640-6818
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