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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Video: Hope Solo holds no punches in ESPN E:60 interview - The Seattle Times (blog)
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Video: Hope Solo holds no punches in ESPN E:60 interview The Seattle Times (blog) That latter point was evidenced in her interview with ESPN's E:60, which aired Tuesday. In the feature, Solo addressed several controversial moments in past years, including the clash with national team coach Greg Ryan in 2007 and calling out ... |
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
PBA backs expanded River District renewal area - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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Sandra McDonough, the alliance’s president and CEO, told the Portlands City Council on June 17 that the city needz to do everything it can to providrmore jobs. The council is reconsidering expanding the Rivere District by nearly42 acres, as well as increased the amount of bonds the city can assum to fund projects within the The council and the Portland Development Commission had first sought the expansionm nearly two years ago but were thwarted by a citizens’ groupl complaint.
The Friends of Urban Renewal grouop had charged that the River Districfexpansion proposal, which would have also redirectec $20 million in district-generated funds to a new East Portland elementar school, didn’t fit technical urban renewal The council will vote on the measure next McDonough said urban renewal provides funding for investments in infrastructure, housing, social servicew and public-private partnerships. “We need to create she said. “We have an opportunity to do just that by adoptingy theserevised findings, which address the issues that have been raisede about the River District expansion.
We can then move forwarrd with the important projects that depene onthese funds.” City Commissioner Nick Fish has said that the construction of a new homeless services center could dependd on urban renewal funds if construction is to begib this year. McDonough said the alliancew backs using urban renewal funds to buildthe
Sandra McDonough, the alliance’s president and CEO, told the Portlands City Council on June 17 that the city needz to do everything it can to providrmore jobs. The council is reconsidering expanding the Rivere District by nearly42 acres, as well as increased the amount of bonds the city can assum to fund projects within the The council and the Portland Development Commission had first sought the expansionm nearly two years ago but were thwarted by a citizens’ groupl complaint.
The Friends of Urban Renewal grouop had charged that the River Districfexpansion proposal, which would have also redirectec $20 million in district-generated funds to a new East Portland elementar school, didn’t fit technical urban renewal The council will vote on the measure next McDonough said urban renewal provides funding for investments in infrastructure, housing, social servicew and public-private partnerships. “We need to create she said. “We have an opportunity to do just that by adoptingy theserevised findings, which address the issues that have been raisede about the River District expansion.
We can then move forwarrd with the important projects that depene onthese funds.” City Commissioner Nick Fish has said that the construction of a new homeless services center could dependd on urban renewal funds if construction is to begib this year. McDonough said the alliancew backs using urban renewal funds to buildthe
Sunday, August 26, 2012
$10M senior campus on tap - Dayton Business Journal:
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, which purchased more than nine acrea last year onNational Road, is about to launch two healtbh care centers on the campus. The first is a “townh square-style” project with a 54,000-square-foot building that will house assisted skilled nursing, short-term and outpatien t rehabilitation services. The company also will be building a 25,000-square-foot center next door specifically for patientzs with Alzheimer’s or other forms of The two buildings within the campus are yet unname d and will bring 130 nursing care beds — 100 withibn the town square and 30 at the othed building. Construction is set to begin in late Aprilp and take seven to nine monthsto complete.
Trilogy is in negotiationw with a Louisville construction company to builedthe project. The new campus is expected to openin 2010. Leo Whitt, senior vice president of business developmentfor Trilogy, expectz success in the Daytonb market. The company has 56 campuses in Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois, and already has substantial plans for Whitt said the company has an optiojn to buy a third parcel adjacent to the othersw and would likelybuil independent-living villas if the other buildingxs are successful. There is expectex to be a 22 percenr increase in Montgomery County residents older than 60 by according tothe Scripp’s Gerontology Center at .
The centedr estimates more than 122,000 seniod citizens will live in the countuby then, an increasre over the roughly 100,000 current In addition to the rising number of seniors, Whitt said the company also examines incomd levels and other factors. “Before we choose a we’ll look at demographics and see if income levelo and age match our servicez and whether the marketis underserved,” Whitf said, “In Dayton, all those things were true.
” Whitgt said the project won’t be the typical assistexd living or senior home people are used to The “town square” model divides the building into neighborhoods and attemptss to create a communituy rather than an institution. “It’s a really differeny model,” Whitt said. Instead of the typicap nursing station, there will be a large atrium, alontg with a professional chef, and extras such as a large fire place. He said the company has not decided its pricesd for rentand services.
Trilogy will hire nearly 170 employees tostarr with, 150 throughout the main health campuse and 20 at the other The company will begin hiring four to six monthzs before opening with marketing and administrationh jobs first, followed by nurses and patient care The company will increase staffg as residents move in, Whitt said. Bill Englewood’s economic development director, said the developmen t will be a boon for the located north of Without any incentives from the Englewood was happy Trilogh chose the location onits own. “Ity will be a great big impact forthe city,” Singeer said.
“It’s a definitee job creator and will generateincome tax, which will be a big boost.”
, which purchased more than nine acrea last year onNational Road, is about to launch two healtbh care centers on the campus. The first is a “townh square-style” project with a 54,000-square-foot building that will house assisted skilled nursing, short-term and outpatien t rehabilitation services. The company also will be building a 25,000-square-foot center next door specifically for patientzs with Alzheimer’s or other forms of The two buildings within the campus are yet unname d and will bring 130 nursing care beds — 100 withibn the town square and 30 at the othed building. Construction is set to begin in late Aprilp and take seven to nine monthsto complete.
Trilogy is in negotiationw with a Louisville construction company to builedthe project. The new campus is expected to openin 2010. Leo Whitt, senior vice president of business developmentfor Trilogy, expectz success in the Daytonb market. The company has 56 campuses in Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois, and already has substantial plans for Whitt said the company has an optiojn to buy a third parcel adjacent to the othersw and would likelybuil independent-living villas if the other buildingxs are successful. There is expectex to be a 22 percenr increase in Montgomery County residents older than 60 by according tothe Scripp’s Gerontology Center at .
The centedr estimates more than 122,000 seniod citizens will live in the countuby then, an increasre over the roughly 100,000 current In addition to the rising number of seniors, Whitt said the company also examines incomd levels and other factors. “Before we choose a we’ll look at demographics and see if income levelo and age match our servicez and whether the marketis underserved,” Whitf said, “In Dayton, all those things were true.
” Whitgt said the project won’t be the typical assistexd living or senior home people are used to The “town square” model divides the building into neighborhoods and attemptss to create a communituy rather than an institution. “It’s a really differeny model,” Whitt said. Instead of the typicap nursing station, there will be a large atrium, alontg with a professional chef, and extras such as a large fire place. He said the company has not decided its pricesd for rentand services.
Trilogy will hire nearly 170 employees tostarr with, 150 throughout the main health campuse and 20 at the other The company will begin hiring four to six monthzs before opening with marketing and administrationh jobs first, followed by nurses and patient care The company will increase staffg as residents move in, Whitt said. Bill Englewood’s economic development director, said the developmen t will be a boon for the located north of Without any incentives from the Englewood was happy Trilogh chose the location onits own. “Ity will be a great big impact forthe city,” Singeer said.
“It’s a definitee job creator and will generateincome tax, which will be a big boost.”
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Smith hails 'outstanding' Hodgson - The Press Association
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Mirror.co.uk | Smith hails 'outstanding' Hodgson The Press Association I thought they put in enormous efforts in the first half," Smith told BBC1. "I thought it showed how much the players wanted it in the second half. Lee Briers handled it well and Hodgson was outstanding." Hodgson added: "They are a wonderful bunch of ... The Warringto n Guardian picks a Wembley dream team from Warrington's four ... |
Friday, August 24, 2012
Business leaders collaborate to form Go Green! Wichita - South Florida Business Journal:
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The program is the brainchildr of Kennedy and Coe LLC Principakl Dixie Larson and Marketing CoordinatoeCandace Wilson. The organization, which will be a 501(c)23 nonprofit, plans to open membership this Representatives from 15 Wichita businesses met Tuesdayy and formed a steering committee to set in motion a plan of actionn forthe organization. A second meetint is planned for Monday to decideon guidelines, including how companies can becomde members. The group has invited city and state representativews to attendthe meeting.
The goal, Larson is to encourage local businesses to becomw more environmentally conscious and encouragew greater participation in recycling and energ and natural resourcesconservation “The reason we did it is to creats a green environment in Wichitza and to foster other companiesd to participate as well,” Larsonj says. The effort already is generating she says. “When we brainstormed this concepy severalmonths ago, I was amazeed to learn people were very passionate about beinyg environmentally conscious,” Larson says.
“I thoughr if just this handful of people were interested then the hundreds of businesseds in our city might be as In additionto , representatives from , , , , , , , , , , , and Sedgwicm County are involved.
The program is the brainchildr of Kennedy and Coe LLC Principakl Dixie Larson and Marketing CoordinatoeCandace Wilson. The organization, which will be a 501(c)23 nonprofit, plans to open membership this Representatives from 15 Wichita businesses met Tuesdayy and formed a steering committee to set in motion a plan of actionn forthe organization. A second meetint is planned for Monday to decideon guidelines, including how companies can becomde members. The group has invited city and state representativews to attendthe meeting.
The goal, Larson is to encourage local businesses to becomw more environmentally conscious and encouragew greater participation in recycling and energ and natural resourcesconservation “The reason we did it is to creats a green environment in Wichitza and to foster other companiesd to participate as well,” Larsonj says. The effort already is generating she says. “When we brainstormed this concepy severalmonths ago, I was amazeed to learn people were very passionate about beinyg environmentally conscious,” Larson says.
“I thoughr if just this handful of people were interested then the hundreds of businesseds in our city might be as In additionto , representatives from , , , , , , , , , , , and Sedgwicm County are involved.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Study shows broadband access translates to $32B to consumers - Austin Business Journal:
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The study, which was conducted by Jonathan Orszag, Robert Willigg and Mark Dutz, revealed that a broadband connectiom is now considered a necessity bymany Americans. Orszand and Willig derived the $32 billioh figure by researching how much consumerx value theirbroadband access, which totaled $60 and then subtracted how much Internet users paid per year for theier access, which amounted to $28 Consumers find benefits from broadband in the areaa of education, health work, news, communication, entertainment and civicx affairs. The study also found that home broadband adoption increaseed morethan six-fold since 2001 with 66.
6 millionh households using broadband in 2008 comparedd with only 10.4 milliom families seven years ago. The Americah Recovery and Reinvestment Plantagged $7.2 billioj for broadband development and entrustefd the to develop a national broadband The researchers hoped that national broadband strategy will empowefr the government to partner with the privat e sector to help delivef Internet access to every corner of the Orszag, a former Economic Policy Adviser for President Bill and Dutz, an economics consultant with Compase Lexecon, presented the findings of theitr research this morning at an Internet Innovatiohn Alliance Academy on Capitol The IAA is a coalitionm of businesses and non-profits that work to provides broadband Internet to every American.
They support the government’x creation of a national broadband “What this study does for the first time is quantify the recent increases in value that Americansplace on, and derived from, their broadband connections, amounting to some $32 billioh per year in consumerf benefits,” said Jonathan senior managing director at Compass Lexecon.
The study, which was conducted by Jonathan Orszag, Robert Willigg and Mark Dutz, revealed that a broadband connectiom is now considered a necessity bymany Americans. Orszand and Willig derived the $32 billioh figure by researching how much consumerx value theirbroadband access, which totaled $60 and then subtracted how much Internet users paid per year for theier access, which amounted to $28 Consumers find benefits from broadband in the areaa of education, health work, news, communication, entertainment and civicx affairs. The study also found that home broadband adoption increaseed morethan six-fold since 2001 with 66.
6 millionh households using broadband in 2008 comparedd with only 10.4 milliom families seven years ago. The Americah Recovery and Reinvestment Plantagged $7.2 billioj for broadband development and entrustefd the to develop a national broadband The researchers hoped that national broadband strategy will empowefr the government to partner with the privat e sector to help delivef Internet access to every corner of the Orszag, a former Economic Policy Adviser for President Bill and Dutz, an economics consultant with Compase Lexecon, presented the findings of theitr research this morning at an Internet Innovatiohn Alliance Academy on Capitol The IAA is a coalitionm of businesses and non-profits that work to provides broadband Internet to every American.
They support the government’x creation of a national broadband “What this study does for the first time is quantify the recent increases in value that Americansplace on, and derived from, their broadband connections, amounting to some $32 billioh per year in consumerf benefits,” said Jonathan senior managing director at Compass Lexecon.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
German police linked to neo-Nazi murders and Ku Klux Klan - World Socialist Web Site
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German police linked to neo-Nazi murders and Ku Klux Klan World Socialist Web Site In 2001, an unusual ceremony took place near Schwäbisch Hall in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. A man was led blindfolded to a secret location, where he signed an oath in blood and was initiated into the Ku Klux Klan with a “knightly†dubbing. |
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Casual Male XL opening at RR Premium Outlets - Austin Business Journal:
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, is opening a location at the Rounds Rock Premium Outlets at 4401North I-35. The new locationj will be the company's second outlet storde in the area. Additionally, Casual Male XL alreadyy operates two anchor stores in theAustin area, making the new Round Rock location the fourth in the region. Casuao Male XL provides clothing and accessories for men whoare 6'2' ' or taller and waistlines 42 inches or higher, and specializes in clothinf sizes XL-6XL and XLT-5XL. The stores carries brands suchas Levi's, Geoffrey Beene, Calvin Klein, Henryt Grethel, Van Heusen, Kenneth Cole, Nautica and Reebok.
"We are excitecd to bring our Casual Male XL outlert store to the RoundRock area, as our XL bran d embodies the fact that beinb big and tall can be a healthgy way of life," says David president and CEO of Canton, Mass.-based (NASDAQ: which operates Casual Male XL and . "Witj a wide selection of apparel, a variety of quality name brands and a keen insightg intoour customers' needs, Casual Male XL strives to be the best and most comprehensives resource for big and tall men's fashion." Casual Male Retail Grouop is the largest retailer of big and tall men'd apparel, and has retail operationsx throughout the United States, Canada and England.
The company operates 484 Casual Male XL the CasualMale e-commerce the Casual Male catalog business, 12 Casual Male at Sears-Canadz stores, 25 Rochester Big & Tall stores and a direct-to-consumefr business.
, is opening a location at the Rounds Rock Premium Outlets at 4401North I-35. The new locationj will be the company's second outlet storde in the area. Additionally, Casual Male XL alreadyy operates two anchor stores in theAustin area, making the new Round Rock location the fourth in the region. Casuao Male XL provides clothing and accessories for men whoare 6'2' ' or taller and waistlines 42 inches or higher, and specializes in clothinf sizes XL-6XL and XLT-5XL. The stores carries brands suchas Levi's, Geoffrey Beene, Calvin Klein, Henryt Grethel, Van Heusen, Kenneth Cole, Nautica and Reebok.
"We are excitecd to bring our Casual Male XL outlert store to the RoundRock area, as our XL bran d embodies the fact that beinb big and tall can be a healthgy way of life," says David president and CEO of Canton, Mass.-based (NASDAQ: which operates Casual Male XL and . "Witj a wide selection of apparel, a variety of quality name brands and a keen insightg intoour customers' needs, Casual Male XL strives to be the best and most comprehensives resource for big and tall men's fashion." Casual Male Retail Grouop is the largest retailer of big and tall men'd apparel, and has retail operationsx throughout the United States, Canada and England.
The company operates 484 Casual Male XL the CasualMale e-commerce the Casual Male catalog business, 12 Casual Male at Sears-Canadz stores, 25 Rochester Big & Tall stores and a direct-to-consumefr business.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Merchant & Gould gets into the software business with Elumis - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The Minneapolis-based firm has secured a patent for an internalldeveloped case-management software program called Elumis. It's partneredf with a software-industry veterab and is now looking to land a licensing deal with a softwarre company to sell the program to other law This is a first forthe 111-year-old firm, said Dan a Merchant & Goulrd attorney who is leadingy the Elumis charge. "We're practicing what we It all started seven years agowhen McDonald, then head of the litigationm group, wanted electronic access to all the documents associated with his Attorney Robert Glance had a backgroune in Web-based software development.
He and paralegal Kimberly Newell put togethert a basic program for McDonald and put it on a CD so that he coulsd take all his documents onthe road. It workedd so well and saved so much time that McDonalc asked Glance to put something together that other attorneyscoulxd use. Glance expanded the added features, then presented it to a room full of litigatorsa who applauded theintuitive Web-based interface, case point-and-click table of contents and indexed correspondence, McDonaldd said. "It saved hours and hours. We thought, 'Wed could find what we were lookingf for in a flash if we had accessalike this!
' Then someone in the back of the room 'We should get a patent on This thing is great!,' he said. And they did. The patent was grantedd three months ago. Both Glancs and Newell have since left the Merchant & Gould paid its formet employees who developed the progranm for full rights. The firm has retained independentf technology consultant Kris Tufto to securr a licensing agreement with a legalsoftwaree company. Tufto's expertise bodes well for He was president and CEO of Jasc Software which built a loyal following for PaintSho Pro until the company was sold to software developertCorel Corp. in 2004.
Tufto is "very confident" that he will find a partnere for Elumis, though he wouldn't be specifixc about which softwarecompanies he's talking to, only that his searcg is national and that it'llp probably be a couple months beforde he reaches a he said. There are competitoras for Elumis inthe marketplace, Tufto said. But becauss Merchant & Gould has been using the software and tweakinhg itsince 2000, the progra m is very solid. "It's been used so much more than any othef productout there," he said. "[Elumis] has been a nice competitive advantage for us for a few McDonald said.
"At a certain level, we were thinking we woulxd keep itfor ourselves. We'rre still deciding exactly what we're going to do, but there'ss really some potential for us to have this take When asked to be specific aboutgthe firm's hopes for McDonald was somewhat cautious. "It's a good technology. It has grea potential," he said. "But I don't think we'rs planning on quitting our day jobs.
"
The Minneapolis-based firm has secured a patent for an internalldeveloped case-management software program called Elumis. It's partneredf with a software-industry veterab and is now looking to land a licensing deal with a softwarre company to sell the program to other law This is a first forthe 111-year-old firm, said Dan a Merchant & Goulrd attorney who is leadingy the Elumis charge. "We're practicing what we It all started seven years agowhen McDonald, then head of the litigationm group, wanted electronic access to all the documents associated with his Attorney Robert Glance had a backgroune in Web-based software development.
He and paralegal Kimberly Newell put togethert a basic program for McDonald and put it on a CD so that he coulsd take all his documents onthe road. It workedd so well and saved so much time that McDonalc asked Glance to put something together that other attorneyscoulxd use. Glance expanded the added features, then presented it to a room full of litigatorsa who applauded theintuitive Web-based interface, case point-and-click table of contents and indexed correspondence, McDonaldd said. "It saved hours and hours. We thought, 'Wed could find what we were lookingf for in a flash if we had accessalike this!
' Then someone in the back of the room 'We should get a patent on This thing is great!,' he said. And they did. The patent was grantedd three months ago. Both Glancs and Newell have since left the Merchant & Gould paid its formet employees who developed the progranm for full rights. The firm has retained independentf technology consultant Kris Tufto to securr a licensing agreement with a legalsoftwaree company. Tufto's expertise bodes well for He was president and CEO of Jasc Software which built a loyal following for PaintSho Pro until the company was sold to software developertCorel Corp. in 2004.
Tufto is "very confident" that he will find a partnere for Elumis, though he wouldn't be specifixc about which softwarecompanies he's talking to, only that his searcg is national and that it'llp probably be a couple months beforde he reaches a he said. There are competitoras for Elumis inthe marketplace, Tufto said. But becauss Merchant & Gould has been using the software and tweakinhg itsince 2000, the progra m is very solid. "It's been used so much more than any othef productout there," he said. "[Elumis] has been a nice competitive advantage for us for a few McDonald said.
"At a certain level, we were thinking we woulxd keep itfor ourselves. We'rre still deciding exactly what we're going to do, but there'ss really some potential for us to have this take When asked to be specific aboutgthe firm's hopes for McDonald was somewhat cautious. "It's a good technology. It has grea potential," he said. "But I don't think we'rs planning on quitting our day jobs.
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Burger chain inks first
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The first two Smashburger restaurants are ontheid way. The first, located in the Stone Ridge shopping center, is set to open on June 21. Storwe No. 2 will open in earl July, at the Park Northh shopping center. To celebrate the debut of this new takeon fast-casuall burgers, SB Alamo will have a grande opening celebration on June 27 at the Stoned Ridge location. The center is located at U.S. Highway 281 and Evans on the far North Park North is located alongLoop 410, between Blanco Road and San Pedro Avenue, in Nortyh Central San Antonio. “W e are excited to bring the Smashburgeer experience toSan Antonio,” says Mike director of marketing for SB Alamo.
“At the core of the brand is to beeverg city’s favorite burger place ... .” The owner and developere of the Smashburger conceptis Denver-basesd private equity firm . The Smashburger hamburger startsa with a choice of buns a butter-toasted egg bun, multi-grain or spicy chipotle. The signaturee touch is the beef is smashed on the It is a process that createzs on the bottom of the pattyh a caramelized coating of juiceas that give the burgerits flavor.
The first two Smashburger restaurants are ontheid way. The first, located in the Stone Ridge shopping center, is set to open on June 21. Storwe No. 2 will open in earl July, at the Park Northh shopping center. To celebrate the debut of this new takeon fast-casuall burgers, SB Alamo will have a grande opening celebration on June 27 at the Stoned Ridge location. The center is located at U.S. Highway 281 and Evans on the far North Park North is located alongLoop 410, between Blanco Road and San Pedro Avenue, in Nortyh Central San Antonio. “W e are excited to bring the Smashburgeer experience toSan Antonio,” says Mike director of marketing for SB Alamo.
“At the core of the brand is to beeverg city’s favorite burger place ... .” The owner and developere of the Smashburger conceptis Denver-basesd private equity firm . The Smashburger hamburger startsa with a choice of buns a butter-toasted egg bun, multi-grain or spicy chipotle. The signaturee touch is the beef is smashed on the It is a process that createzs on the bottom of the pattyh a caramelized coating of juiceas that give the burgerits flavor.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Contractors bracing for rising material costs, work force vacuum after hurricanes - Memphis Business Journal:
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An estimated 275,000 homes and tens of thousandds of businesses were destroyed by Katrinain Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama; Rita's wratg has yet to be assessed. That catastrophw has created a black hole that coul d suck in materials and manpowee on agargantuan scale. "It's like looking down the barrel ofa gun," says Henryu Haizlip, vice president of . "It'sa going to tremendously affect our work force herein Memphis." Grinder Haizlip has "a tremendous workload," according to Haizlip. Current projects include three retailshopping centers, three new-car virtually continual work at and numerous projects in the heavyt industrial sector.
"The building businesse is good andstrong here," Haizlip says. There's no guarantede of keeping workers in theMemphisw market, though, when pasturesw will begin to look much greene to the south as reconstructionj begins. Haizlip figures coastal rebuildingwill "be red in about six months, aftere demolition and clearing are completed and solid planning and redesign have kicked in. "And if the economt weakens here, it will double the reasonh to godown there," Haizlil says. "We do realize there will be issues with saysPage Inman, president of But he is bracingy more for material shortages and price increases.
The Inman firm specializesa in health care construction and otherf commercial projects ineast Arkansas, west Tennessee and nortyh Mississippi. "Materials will be sucked down intothat area," Inmanb says of the Gulf Coast. "It could causer delays in projects up Inman admits that what problems they may face are not yetin "We just don't know what the situation will be down he says. Inman adds that he doesn't expectr to pursue any rebuilding projectas on the coast since he's enjoying "a pretty good backlogy of work." And neither does Roger vice president of .
"We're pretty busy in this area and don'y see venturing out," he Along with the hundreds of thousandxs of homes andbusinesses destroyed, Katrina and Rita leveleds hundreds of churches. Burns does expectg higher prices as thecoastt rebounds, but he expects that to be more detrimental to ownersw since MCB contracts generally include clauses that pass rising material costsd on to them. "But we'll absorn some of them," Burns He says MCB doesn'tt expect much of a labor shortage problemm since the firm relieson "people who have been with us several years.
" "We have no desirw to go down there as a company," says Chrisd Woods, owner of "But we'rw apprehensive about what the future holds. When Hurricane Andres hit Miami, the price of plywoof doubled."
An estimated 275,000 homes and tens of thousandds of businesses were destroyed by Katrinain Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama; Rita's wratg has yet to be assessed. That catastrophw has created a black hole that coul d suck in materials and manpowee on agargantuan scale. "It's like looking down the barrel ofa gun," says Henryu Haizlip, vice president of . "It'sa going to tremendously affect our work force herein Memphis." Grinder Haizlip has "a tremendous workload," according to Haizlip. Current projects include three retailshopping centers, three new-car virtually continual work at and numerous projects in the heavyt industrial sector.
"The building businesse is good andstrong here," Haizlip says. There's no guarantede of keeping workers in theMemphisw market, though, when pasturesw will begin to look much greene to the south as reconstructionj begins. Haizlip figures coastal rebuildingwill "be red in about six months, aftere demolition and clearing are completed and solid planning and redesign have kicked in. "And if the economt weakens here, it will double the reasonh to godown there," Haizlil says. "We do realize there will be issues with saysPage Inman, president of But he is bracingy more for material shortages and price increases.
The Inman firm specializesa in health care construction and otherf commercial projects ineast Arkansas, west Tennessee and nortyh Mississippi. "Materials will be sucked down intothat area," Inmanb says of the Gulf Coast. "It could causer delays in projects up Inman admits that what problems they may face are not yetin "We just don't know what the situation will be down he says. Inman adds that he doesn't expectr to pursue any rebuilding projectas on the coast since he's enjoying "a pretty good backlogy of work." And neither does Roger vice president of .
"We're pretty busy in this area and don'y see venturing out," he Along with the hundreds of thousandxs of homes andbusinesses destroyed, Katrina and Rita leveleds hundreds of churches. Burns does expectg higher prices as thecoastt rebounds, but he expects that to be more detrimental to ownersw since MCB contracts generally include clauses that pass rising material costsd on to them. "But we'll absorn some of them," Burns He says MCB doesn'tt expect much of a labor shortage problemm since the firm relieson "people who have been with us several years.
" "We have no desirw to go down there as a company," says Chrisd Woods, owner of "But we'rw apprehensive about what the future holds. When Hurricane Andres hit Miami, the price of plywoof doubled."
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Kailua's Samson Satele Makes Indianapolis Colts Preseason Debut - KHON2
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Kailua's Samson Satele Makes Indianapolis Colts Preseason Debut KHON2 The Indianapolis Colts kicked off a new era at home against the Rams on Sunday afternoon. The first overall pick in the 2012 draft, Andrew Luck, flashed the accuracy, pocket presence, and arm strength that had many scouts bill him as the best ... |
Monday, August 13, 2012
Matchup: Yu Darvish vs. Rick Porcello - ESPN (blog)
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The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com | Matchup: Yu Darvish vs. Rick Porcello ESPN (blog) ARLINGTON, Texas -- The final game of this three-game series should be a hot one at 2:05 p.m. today at Rangers B » |
Saturday, August 11, 2012
University System of Md. to break up biotechnology institute - Boston Business Journal:
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The public university system’s Boardr of Regents approved Friday a sweeping restructuringt ofthe (UMBI) that will parcel out its four researcu centers, along with staff and other to other campuses. System leaders hope the restructurinb will drive research collaboration and boost acceses tooutside funding. It also means an end for which was launched to great fanfare two decadesd ago with the mission ofadvancing education, research and economic developmengt for what was then the state’s nascent biotechn industry.
A months-long study of UMBI by an ad hoc committeee led by USM regents Chairmajn Clifford Kendall concludedthat “the organizatiobn of UMBI as a geographically dispersed, free-standing entityt has created intractable problems.” Those problems includes an inability to scale UMBI programs, isolationb among UMBI’s research centers, the lack of a criticap mass of graduate and undergraduate students involved in UMBI and administrative inefficiencies.
“After a comprehensive and deliberative process, we have concludee that restructuring UMBI’s assets is the right thinfg to do,” Kendall said in a “With a focus on collaboration — across disciplines and acrossinstitutions — and with recognition of the exceptionapl talent within the UMBI community and the system’e other institutions, this action will positio USM to take fuller advantage of its system-wid strengths in the biosciences and to fuel the state’s knowledgew economy even more.” The move isn’t a total surprise.
Critics have long questioned whether the state was duplicatingg its research efforts inthe UMBI’s four centers in Baltimore, Rockvilles and College Park conduct research on medical, biotechnology, marine and environmentao science. At the same time, state funding for higherd education is pinched by the recession andthe state’s budge deficit, and universities’ researchu needs are growing. Under the restructuring approved Friday by the regenta at a meetingin Frostburg, a joint Universitty System of Maryland research center will be established at UMBI’se Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology in Rockville.
The system’s flagshipp College Park campus will oversee the facility and work with the Universittof Maryland, Baltimore to elevate work in engineering and computational sciencez as well as structurap biology, protein design and drug discovery. • UMBI’s Center for Biosystemse Research will also be overseen byColleges Park. • A joint research center at UMBI’s Center of Marin Biotechnology in Baltimore willbe established, with administrativd responsibility falling to the University of Maryland, Baltimored County.
UMBC will collaborate with the University of Maryland Center for Environmenta Science and the University of Baltimore to drive research in environmental andgenomic • UMBI’s Baltimore-based Medical Biotechnology Center will fall underr the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s purview. • UMBI’x Institute of Fluorescence will be administeredby UMBC. UMBI’s K-12 educational programs will be overseen by with an eye on enhancinb itsteaching focus. UMBI President Jennie Hunter-Cevera is stepping down June 30 aftetr 10 years inthat role.
She will become executive vice president of discovery and analytical sciencezs and corporate developmentat , a Northu Carolina nonprofit. The University Systen of Maryland will honor tenure held by UMBIfacultyy members, and administrative support stafferds will be able to stay in their jobs througy fiscal 2010. Job opportunities at othe r system campuses willbe identified, and memoranda of understandinfg outlining future operations and collaborationd are expected to be completer by the end of this year and fully implementede by the end of fiscal 2010.
UMBI generates abou $25 million in research activity annually, and universitgy system leaders hope to see that number increasr dramatically by breaking upthe institute. “Today’s decisionw by the board provide a tremendouxs opportunity for the University Systemm of Maryland to increase the volume and impact of its basid and applied research inthe biosciences,” said USM Chancellodr William E. Kirwan in a statement. “This restructuringb has the potential to double the research productivitof UMBI’s current assets within five years.
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The public university system’s Boardr of Regents approved Friday a sweeping restructuringt ofthe (UMBI) that will parcel out its four researcu centers, along with staff and other to other campuses. System leaders hope the restructurinb will drive research collaboration and boost acceses tooutside funding. It also means an end for which was launched to great fanfare two decadesd ago with the mission ofadvancing education, research and economic developmengt for what was then the state’s nascent biotechn industry.
A months-long study of UMBI by an ad hoc committeee led by USM regents Chairmajn Clifford Kendall concludedthat “the organizatiobn of UMBI as a geographically dispersed, free-standing entityt has created intractable problems.” Those problems includes an inability to scale UMBI programs, isolationb among UMBI’s research centers, the lack of a criticap mass of graduate and undergraduate students involved in UMBI and administrative inefficiencies.
“After a comprehensive and deliberative process, we have concludee that restructuring UMBI’s assets is the right thinfg to do,” Kendall said in a “With a focus on collaboration — across disciplines and acrossinstitutions — and with recognition of the exceptionapl talent within the UMBI community and the system’e other institutions, this action will positio USM to take fuller advantage of its system-wid strengths in the biosciences and to fuel the state’s knowledgew economy even more.” The move isn’t a total surprise.
Critics have long questioned whether the state was duplicatingg its research efforts inthe UMBI’s four centers in Baltimore, Rockvilles and College Park conduct research on medical, biotechnology, marine and environmentao science. At the same time, state funding for higherd education is pinched by the recession andthe state’s budge deficit, and universities’ researchu needs are growing. Under the restructuring approved Friday by the regenta at a meetingin Frostburg, a joint Universitty System of Maryland research center will be established at UMBI’se Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology in Rockville.
The system’s flagshipp College Park campus will oversee the facility and work with the Universittof Maryland, Baltimore to elevate work in engineering and computational sciencez as well as structurap biology, protein design and drug discovery. • UMBI’s Center for Biosystemse Research will also be overseen byColleges Park. • A joint research center at UMBI’s Center of Marin Biotechnology in Baltimore willbe established, with administrativd responsibility falling to the University of Maryland, Baltimored County.
UMBC will collaborate with the University of Maryland Center for Environmenta Science and the University of Baltimore to drive research in environmental andgenomic • UMBI’s Baltimore-based Medical Biotechnology Center will fall underr the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s purview. • UMBI’x Institute of Fluorescence will be administeredby UMBC. UMBI’s K-12 educational programs will be overseen by with an eye on enhancinb itsteaching focus. UMBI President Jennie Hunter-Cevera is stepping down June 30 aftetr 10 years inthat role.
She will become executive vice president of discovery and analytical sciencezs and corporate developmentat , a Northu Carolina nonprofit. The University Systen of Maryland will honor tenure held by UMBIfacultyy members, and administrative support stafferds will be able to stay in their jobs througy fiscal 2010. Job opportunities at othe r system campuses willbe identified, and memoranda of understandinfg outlining future operations and collaborationd are expected to be completer by the end of this year and fully implementede by the end of fiscal 2010.
UMBI generates abou $25 million in research activity annually, and universitgy system leaders hope to see that number increasr dramatically by breaking upthe institute. “Today’s decisionw by the board provide a tremendouxs opportunity for the University Systemm of Maryland to increase the volume and impact of its basid and applied research inthe biosciences,” said USM Chancellodr William E. Kirwan in a statement. “This restructuringb has the potential to double the research productivitof UMBI’s current assets within five years.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Ginger Extract May Help Control Diabetes, Study - Asian Scientist Magazine
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Asian Scientist Magazine | Ginger Extract May Help Control Diabetes, Study Asian Scientist Magazine University of Sydney Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Basil Roufogalis who led the research says ginger extracts obtained from Buderim Ginger were able to increase the uptake of glucose into muscle cells independently of insulin. “This assists in ... Ginger Extract Could Help Manage High Blood Sugar in Diabetes How Ginger Extract Could Help Diabetics Manage Glucose Levels Ginger Extract Help Cells Absorb Glucose for Diabetics |
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
New hearings ordered in Arizona shooting - Philadelphia Inquirer
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San Francisco Chronicle | New hearings ordered in Arizona shooting Philadelphia Inquirer PHOENIX - The judge overseeing the deadly Tucson, Ariz., mass shooting case on Monday scheduled competency and change of plea hearings for defendant Jared Lee Loughner. U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns' scheduling order confirms that a plea ... Giffords case plea deal hearing set Loughner change of plea hearing set Tucson shooting suspect to appear at hearing today |
Monday, August 6, 2012
New visitor center GM is a convention veteran - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Ahmeenah Young spent 14 years at the Pennsylvani ConventionCenter Authority, where she left as senior vice presidentt of sales and marketing. More she was a vice president of corporate diversity atSearchWidw LLC, the executive-search firm with local offices in Elkins To use the new vernacular, Young is embedded in the hospitality-and-convention tradew in Philadelphia. "I've been in the hospitalityg industry for quite awhile now," she said. At the convention she was responsible for strategic andfiscal planning. She had hands-on involvement in such events as SunocoWelcome ! America, the Republican National Convention and Mayor John F. Street'ss inaugural ceremony.
At SearchWide, she worked for CEO Mike one-time vice president of sales at the Philadelphia Convention Visitors Bureau. SearchWide was commissioned by the convention centerr to finda CEO. Young herself was at one time rumoreds as a possible chair candidate for theconventionn center. "I'm glad," she said, "too be focusing my energies on thevisitorr center. We're an essential ingrediengt in bringing in conventioneers and turning theminto tourists." The $38 millioj visitor center, which openec in November 2001, is the first of three new components on Independence Mall.
Elsewhere on the the National Constitution Centert is set to openJuly 4, whils the new Liberty Bell Pavilion is on track for a late-summef opening. (If you're counting, the threer projects total nearly $300 million in recenft investments.) By hiring Young, President and CEO William W. Moorw will have more time for strategicthinkiny -- looking three to five years ahead -- and fund Right now, the visitor center has an annual operatinf budget of just over $2 built on funding from the Nationaol Park Service and the state, as well as revenue from retaip operations, corporate sponsorships and the limited advertising opportunitiese at the center. Moore would like to build the budgetto $2.
5 millio to $3 million, whichn would allow for greater advertising and marketinb partnerships, he said. Young's job will be to boost custometr service andstaff training, Moore said. "She'se very outgoing. She's an outstanding leaderd with an energylevel that's Moore said. As GM, "she'll take care of day-to-day She'll focus on the frontt line, the basics of customee service. We want to be the Four Seasons ofvisitod centers. We want it so othetr visitor centers are coming to her to ask for Right now, wary touristds need a little bit of TLC, said Young.
"I just want to beam all this energyh onthe customer, like one of those old auntes who just wants to cuddle. That'ds what we're going to be," she said. "For me, it translatee to, how can we make it better for thevisitor ? That's the question I'll be constantly asking myself and the Peter R. Tyson, who for 12 years was managing director of Horwath Hospitality Advisors LLC inKennett Square, has left to be chiefd operating officer at Smith Analytics LLC, an affiliat e of Smith Travel Tyson has long produced a monthlhy trend report on the Philadelphia hotekl market that uses Smith Traveol data. In his new role, he'lkl continue to supply the report.
He'll also remain based in Kennett Square. Can Philadelphias attract new residents? Incumbent Mayotr Street and challenger Sam Katz have made it acampaig promise, saying they hope to attractt up to 200,000 new residents in the next On May 1, the former mayor of Texas, Kirk Watson, will be one of the panelists at "Desperatelyy Seeking New Philadelphians," a conference hosted by the Pennsylvania Economy League and the Philadelphiqa Daily News at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel.
The panel will be moderatefd byMichael Smerconish, talkshow host at WPHT Joining Watson on the panel will be Carl Dranoff, developer of luxurh lofts; Mia Mendoza, president of the Mendozqa Group; and John Gattuso, an executive at Libertyu Property Trust. For more information, call the PEL at "The Woodsman," starring Kevim Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, will start filming in Philadelphiqa onMay 5, according to the Greater Philadelphia Film Office ... International visits to Philadelphia rose 6 percenft from 2000 to according to the International TradedAdministration ... Condé Nast Travelerd in its April issue callsd the Four Seasonsthe No. 2 urbaj spa in North America ...
WHYY-FjM (90.9) will launch a 35-part series highlightingy Pennsylvania's 2,000 blue-and-gold historical markers, includingv the site of the John Coltranes houseand Bartram's Gardens. It will air Tuesdayxs at 6:33 and 8:33 a.m. In a recent column, in the issue of March 28-April 3, we stated that HMS the owner of the Moshulhtall ship, spent $1.5 milliob to refurbish the onboard restaurant. In the upgrades were financed by the newrestauranty manager, Martin Grims, who has a 10-year leasee on the Moshulu.
Ahmeenah Young spent 14 years at the Pennsylvani ConventionCenter Authority, where she left as senior vice presidentt of sales and marketing. More she was a vice president of corporate diversity atSearchWidw LLC, the executive-search firm with local offices in Elkins To use the new vernacular, Young is embedded in the hospitality-and-convention tradew in Philadelphia. "I've been in the hospitalityg industry for quite awhile now," she said. At the convention she was responsible for strategic andfiscal planning. She had hands-on involvement in such events as SunocoWelcome ! America, the Republican National Convention and Mayor John F. Street'ss inaugural ceremony.
At SearchWide, she worked for CEO Mike one-time vice president of sales at the Philadelphia Convention Visitors Bureau. SearchWide was commissioned by the convention centerr to finda CEO. Young herself was at one time rumoreds as a possible chair candidate for theconventionn center. "I'm glad," she said, "too be focusing my energies on thevisitorr center. We're an essential ingrediengt in bringing in conventioneers and turning theminto tourists." The $38 millioj visitor center, which openec in November 2001, is the first of three new components on Independence Mall.
Elsewhere on the the National Constitution Centert is set to openJuly 4, whils the new Liberty Bell Pavilion is on track for a late-summef opening. (If you're counting, the threer projects total nearly $300 million in recenft investments.) By hiring Young, President and CEO William W. Moorw will have more time for strategicthinkiny -- looking three to five years ahead -- and fund Right now, the visitor center has an annual operatinf budget of just over $2 built on funding from the Nationaol Park Service and the state, as well as revenue from retaip operations, corporate sponsorships and the limited advertising opportunitiese at the center. Moore would like to build the budgetto $2.
5 millio to $3 million, whichn would allow for greater advertising and marketinb partnerships, he said. Young's job will be to boost custometr service andstaff training, Moore said. "She'se very outgoing. She's an outstanding leaderd with an energylevel that's Moore said. As GM, "she'll take care of day-to-day She'll focus on the frontt line, the basics of customee service. We want to be the Four Seasons ofvisitod centers. We want it so othetr visitor centers are coming to her to ask for Right now, wary touristds need a little bit of TLC, said Young.
"I just want to beam all this energyh onthe customer, like one of those old auntes who just wants to cuddle. That'ds what we're going to be," she said. "For me, it translatee to, how can we make it better for thevisitor ? That's the question I'll be constantly asking myself and the Peter R. Tyson, who for 12 years was managing director of Horwath Hospitality Advisors LLC inKennett Square, has left to be chiefd operating officer at Smith Analytics LLC, an affiliat e of Smith Travel Tyson has long produced a monthlhy trend report on the Philadelphia hotekl market that uses Smith Traveol data. In his new role, he'lkl continue to supply the report.
He'll also remain based in Kennett Square. Can Philadelphias attract new residents? Incumbent Mayotr Street and challenger Sam Katz have made it acampaig promise, saying they hope to attractt up to 200,000 new residents in the next On May 1, the former mayor of Texas, Kirk Watson, will be one of the panelists at "Desperatelyy Seeking New Philadelphians," a conference hosted by the Pennsylvania Economy League and the Philadelphiqa Daily News at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel.
The panel will be moderatefd byMichael Smerconish, talkshow host at WPHT Joining Watson on the panel will be Carl Dranoff, developer of luxurh lofts; Mia Mendoza, president of the Mendozqa Group; and John Gattuso, an executive at Libertyu Property Trust. For more information, call the PEL at "The Woodsman," starring Kevim Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, will start filming in Philadelphiqa onMay 5, according to the Greater Philadelphia Film Office ... International visits to Philadelphia rose 6 percenft from 2000 to according to the International TradedAdministration ... Condé Nast Travelerd in its April issue callsd the Four Seasonsthe No. 2 urbaj spa in North America ...
WHYY-FjM (90.9) will launch a 35-part series highlightingy Pennsylvania's 2,000 blue-and-gold historical markers, includingv the site of the John Coltranes houseand Bartram's Gardens. It will air Tuesdayxs at 6:33 and 8:33 a.m. In a recent column, in the issue of March 28-April 3, we stated that HMS the owner of the Moshulhtall ship, spent $1.5 milliob to refurbish the onboard restaurant. In the upgrades were financed by the newrestauranty manager, Martin Grims, who has a 10-year leasee on the Moshulu.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
ATS Services is now Talagy, with new owner - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS founder Deloresz Kesler, acquired the company and will serve as Kesler will retain the title ofchairmab emeritus. Amy McGeorge will assume the role of presidentand CEO. Termx of the acquisition were not disclosed. “Thisz is an exciting time in the growt and evolutionof ATS, and I’m pleased to allowa the next generation of leadership to take the helm,” said Kesler created Jacksonville-based ATS Servicesz in 1977, eventually forming a parent company that mergedr with three other staffinh firms, including . The businese split into two ventures: , which became a publiclg traded company and isnow , and ATS Services.
Merce worked as the director of information technologyt at ATS Services before creatinyg hisown company, , a global provider of on-demandf talent management software, in 1996. Kesledr provided a loan that helped start the Vurv Technology was acquiredby (NASDAQ: TLEO) in 2008 for $128.78 million. Talagy, which has 11 offices around the country and80 employees, will continuwe to offer the same products and services, but insteas of operating under multiple brands and business unitzs the company will consolidate into a single
Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS founder Deloresz Kesler, acquired the company and will serve as Kesler will retain the title ofchairmab emeritus. Amy McGeorge will assume the role of presidentand CEO. Termx of the acquisition were not disclosed. “Thisz is an exciting time in the growt and evolutionof ATS, and I’m pleased to allowa the next generation of leadership to take the helm,” said Kesler created Jacksonville-based ATS Servicesz in 1977, eventually forming a parent company that mergedr with three other staffinh firms, including . The businese split into two ventures: , which became a publiclg traded company and isnow , and ATS Services.
Merce worked as the director of information technologyt at ATS Services before creatinyg hisown company, , a global provider of on-demandf talent management software, in 1996. Kesledr provided a loan that helped start the Vurv Technology was acquiredby (NASDAQ: TLEO) in 2008 for $128.78 million. Talagy, which has 11 offices around the country and80 employees, will continuwe to offer the same products and services, but insteas of operating under multiple brands and business unitzs the company will consolidate into a single
Friday, August 3, 2012
Accident snarling traffic around 13th Street and Michigan Ave. NE - Washington Post (blog)
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Accident snarling traffic around 13th Street and Michigan Ave. NE Washington Post (blog) The accident on the inner loop of the Beltway before the exit for Baltimore Avenue/U.S. 1 has been cleared from the shoulder. 7:30 A.M. Update: The accident at 13th Street and Michigan Avenue involves an overturned vehicle, so expect delays to linger ... |
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Ludwick, Reds stay hot with 6-4 win over Padres - Fox News
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Boston.com | Ludwick, Reds stay hot with 6-4 win over Padres Fox News "You can tell whether the b » |
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