Niemeyer still designing at 103 BBC News Celebrated Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has marked his 103rd birthday by opening a museum of his work. The Oscar Niemeyer Foundation outside Rio de ... |
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Niemeyer still designing at 103 - BBC News
authors-morphology.blogspot.com
Monday, December 13, 2010
Some good news on Seattle housing front - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
ucsffor-creditied.blogspot.com
percent. The bad news is that the average pricer of a Seattle homedropped 16.8 percent in Aprip from a year which is getting closer to the nationaol average decline of 18.1 percent. A montu earlier, the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Pricd Indices, a monthly index that tracks home price in 20major U.S. cities, indicated a 16.1 percent home pricw drop in Seattle. Between March and April, in the nation’z 20 largest cities covered by the the national average wasa 0.6 percentf drop. From April 2008 to April all 20 U.S. markets posted The markets showing the smallest declines wereDenver (downb 4.9 percent), Dallas (down 5 and Boston (down 7.7 percent).
In Phoenix, home pricesx fell 35.3 percent in the past year and in Las theyfell 32.2 percent. The survey tracksz changes in the value of the residentialk real estate market by comparing sale pricese of specific sample homes in a city at two different times. The survey assigns an index numbef to each city and does not report actuaphome prices. The index is a measure of how much home priceas have gone up or down in each market sinceJanuary 2000, which has been assigned a price index of 100 in that
percent. The bad news is that the average pricer of a Seattle homedropped 16.8 percent in Aprip from a year which is getting closer to the nationaol average decline of 18.1 percent. A montu earlier, the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Pricd Indices, a monthly index that tracks home price in 20major U.S. cities, indicated a 16.1 percent home pricw drop in Seattle. Between March and April, in the nation’z 20 largest cities covered by the the national average wasa 0.6 percentf drop. From April 2008 to April all 20 U.S. markets posted The markets showing the smallest declines wereDenver (downb 4.9 percent), Dallas (down 5 and Boston (down 7.7 percent).
In Phoenix, home pricesx fell 35.3 percent in the past year and in Las theyfell 32.2 percent. The survey tracksz changes in the value of the residentialk real estate market by comparing sale pricese of specific sample homes in a city at two different times. The survey assigns an index numbef to each city and does not report actuaphome prices. The index is a measure of how much home priceas have gone up or down in each market sinceJanuary 2000, which has been assigned a price index of 100 in that
Saturday, December 11, 2010
La Madeleine chooses new HQ site in Dallas - Dallas Business Journal:
shelly-polymer.blogspot.com
La Madeleine said it will relocateinto 17,000p square feet at 12201 Meri t Drive in Dallas. The buildinv that will house the restauranrt chain is a Class A building that just recentlyunderwenf renovation. Le Madeleine signed a 10-year lease with Parmenter Two Forest LP for the La Madeleine said it was attracte d to the space because the facility provides the company with the room needed to grow withthe Dallas-based architectural firm Benson and Hlavaty will design the interior The facility is scheduled to be ready for its new tenantzs in mid-July. La Madeleine's current headquarterw is at 6688 N. Central Exwy, Ste.
700 in La Madeleine was represented byJosh White, senio vice president with ; and Sharron principal with Transwestern. The landlord was representes byMatt Schendle, vice president with .
La Madeleine said it will relocateinto 17,000p square feet at 12201 Meri t Drive in Dallas. The buildinv that will house the restauranrt chain is a Class A building that just recentlyunderwenf renovation. Le Madeleine signed a 10-year lease with Parmenter Two Forest LP for the La Madeleine said it was attracte d to the space because the facility provides the company with the room needed to grow withthe Dallas-based architectural firm Benson and Hlavaty will design the interior The facility is scheduled to be ready for its new tenantzs in mid-July. La Madeleine's current headquarterw is at 6688 N. Central Exwy, Ste.
700 in La Madeleine was represented byJosh White, senio vice president with ; and Sharron principal with Transwestern. The landlord was representes byMatt Schendle, vice president with .
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Continental makes most-delayed list - Washington Business Journal:
http://www.union-organizing.org/organizing-strategy/series-organize-workers-before-they-enter-the-workforce-part-3/
Houston-based Continental (NYSE: CAL) flights were on time 72 percen t of the time during the followed by witha 69.4 percent on-timed arrival rate and with 68.6 percent. Best for on-tims arrivals was whose flights were ontime 91.1 percenft of the time, followed by at 86.2 percent and at 85.8 according to the Air Travel Consumer Report, compilec by the DoT’s Bureau of Transportation Figures also showed that Continental had a problem gettinh its daily afternoon flight from Cleveland to Newark, N.J. to arrivde on time in April.
The Houston-based airline’s flighrt 1567 from Cleveland to Newark’s Libertgy International Airport was late 90 percenty of the time duringthe month, accordingg to the report. Overall, the flight was the fifth-most-delayexd during April. Leading the list was flight 803 from Atlantato Honolulu, whichn was late 96.6 percent of the according to the report. The 19 carriers reported an overall on-time arrival rate of 79.1 percent in up from 78.4 percent the previous and 77.7 percent in April 2008. Carrierd reported that aviation system problemsdelayed 7.4 percent of flightws in April, up from nearly 7.3 percent the previous month.
Othed common problems included late-arriving aircraft and maintenance or crew Weather was to blamefor 44.4 percenrt of late flights, up from 37.9 percen t for the same month in 2008.
Houston-based Continental (NYSE: CAL) flights were on time 72 percen t of the time during the followed by witha 69.4 percent on-timed arrival rate and with 68.6 percent. Best for on-tims arrivals was whose flights were ontime 91.1 percenft of the time, followed by at 86.2 percent and at 85.8 according to the Air Travel Consumer Report, compilec by the DoT’s Bureau of Transportation Figures also showed that Continental had a problem gettinh its daily afternoon flight from Cleveland to Newark, N.J. to arrivde on time in April.
The Houston-based airline’s flighrt 1567 from Cleveland to Newark’s Libertgy International Airport was late 90 percenty of the time duringthe month, accordingg to the report. Overall, the flight was the fifth-most-delayexd during April. Leading the list was flight 803 from Atlantato Honolulu, whichn was late 96.6 percent of the according to the report. The 19 carriers reported an overall on-time arrival rate of 79.1 percent in up from 78.4 percent the previous and 77.7 percent in April 2008. Carrierd reported that aviation system problemsdelayed 7.4 percent of flightws in April, up from nearly 7.3 percent the previous month.
Othed common problems included late-arriving aircraft and maintenance or crew Weather was to blamefor 44.4 percenrt of late flights, up from 37.9 percen t for the same month in 2008.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Hotels checking in for competition near airport - Jacksonville Business Journal:
http://abi98.net/Suncoast-Schools-Federal-Credit-Union/Riverside-Schoolar/
Within the next two years, at leastg four hotels will be built off Airport andDuval roads, using a more modern, high-tech look to attract businese travelers. Older hotels have responded by investing in buying largerplasma televisions, turningg regular rooms into suites and addin g popular coffee shops. Springhill Suites by Marriott will be one of the first new hotelasto open, in early 2008. The hotel, off Airport will have in-room high-spee Internet access, 24-hour food service and bedroomws separated from the livinh rooms as most modern suitesare offering. Two hotels are also schedulesd to be built across from the River City Marketplace on Duval Road.
The , a hotel investment company based in South recently bought morethan 6.1 acre s off Duval Road to build two upscale The group purchased the two parcels because of the growingv airport market and Riveer City Marketplace, said Chrise Bills, president and CEO. The first hotel, part of "aloft," a new brand the company is launching, will be a 135-room structure. Construction is scheduled to begin this summefr and it will open in May Bills said. The Summit Group is working on three alofts in the including onein Jacksonville. Aloft is a new seriesw of the W Hotelsw operatedby , baser in New York. The Jacksonville location will be the firsft onein Florida.
The upscale, trendyt style targets the weekdaybusiness traveler, Bills The Summit Group is evaluating three different brandse for the second hotel that is scheduleds to break ground in fall 2008. Silver a real estate investment and development company basefd in Boca Ratonand Washington, D.C., recentlh bought 6.9 acres of property off Airport and Ranc h roads and will build a Hyatt Place The six-story, 127-room Hyatt Place is the firs t in Florida of a franchise created by It will be the fourthh Hyatt Place to be built in the nation among 125 plannedd to open in the next two years, Chietf Operating Officer Marvin Bolinger said.
Constructionn is scheduled to begin earlhy summer 2007 and the hotel will open 12 to 15 months This is the first timeSilveer Cos. has built in Jacksonville and it selected the JIA area becaused of the market community and its basedin Jackson, Miss., he said. Silver Cos. planw to have another hotel and restauranrt on the property but has not yet confirmeddthe brands. There's enough land for another 100-room hotel, Bolinger said. The Hyatt Placs is a more modern, high-tech design with oversized high-definition 42-inch plasma TVs and 24-hour food said Gaines Sturdivant, president of MMI.
The which will also manage the hotel, has operated four hotelsz near JIA for35 years, all of whicgh have recently been renovated or are beinv renovated. The Holiday Inn Airport off Airportt Road is undergoing morethan $1 million in renovationzs to upgrade about 75 rooms with flat-screemn TVs and new furniture and to improvew the lobby and the restaurant. The lobby will also include a shop with a businesa center andplasma TVs. "Ic you don't step up to the competition, you're goingy to get your lunch money stolen," said Donald Harris, director of food and beverage operationsfor MMI. Fairfielr Inn by Marriott on Airport Road recentlycompletedc $1.
5 million in renovations, turningb 21 rooms into suites. It will be renamee Fairfield Inn & Suites, whichu will also allow it to upgrades its rates to stay competitive with the new Residence Inn by Marriott on Airport Road spentgabout $900,000 last year renovating 78 rooms and installinvg a full breakfast And that's just a few hotels in the area that startecd renovating, Harris said. "We have finallhy become a destination.
"
Within the next two years, at leastg four hotels will be built off Airport andDuval roads, using a more modern, high-tech look to attract businese travelers. Older hotels have responded by investing in buying largerplasma televisions, turningg regular rooms into suites and addin g popular coffee shops. Springhill Suites by Marriott will be one of the first new hotelasto open, in early 2008. The hotel, off Airport will have in-room high-spee Internet access, 24-hour food service and bedroomws separated from the livinh rooms as most modern suitesare offering. Two hotels are also schedulesd to be built across from the River City Marketplace on Duval Road.
The , a hotel investment company based in South recently bought morethan 6.1 acre s off Duval Road to build two upscale The group purchased the two parcels because of the growingv airport market and Riveer City Marketplace, said Chrise Bills, president and CEO. The first hotel, part of "aloft," a new brand the company is launching, will be a 135-room structure. Construction is scheduled to begin this summefr and it will open in May Bills said. The Summit Group is working on three alofts in the including onein Jacksonville. Aloft is a new seriesw of the W Hotelsw operatedby , baser in New York. The Jacksonville location will be the firsft onein Florida.
The upscale, trendyt style targets the weekdaybusiness traveler, Bills The Summit Group is evaluating three different brandse for the second hotel that is scheduleds to break ground in fall 2008. Silver a real estate investment and development company basefd in Boca Ratonand Washington, D.C., recentlh bought 6.9 acres of property off Airport and Ranc h roads and will build a Hyatt Place The six-story, 127-room Hyatt Place is the firs t in Florida of a franchise created by It will be the fourthh Hyatt Place to be built in the nation among 125 plannedd to open in the next two years, Chietf Operating Officer Marvin Bolinger said.
Constructionn is scheduled to begin earlhy summer 2007 and the hotel will open 12 to 15 months This is the first timeSilveer Cos. has built in Jacksonville and it selected the JIA area becaused of the market community and its basedin Jackson, Miss., he said. Silver Cos. planw to have another hotel and restauranrt on the property but has not yet confirmeddthe brands. There's enough land for another 100-room hotel, Bolinger said. The Hyatt Placs is a more modern, high-tech design with oversized high-definition 42-inch plasma TVs and 24-hour food said Gaines Sturdivant, president of MMI.
The which will also manage the hotel, has operated four hotelsz near JIA for35 years, all of whicgh have recently been renovated or are beinv renovated. The Holiday Inn Airport off Airportt Road is undergoing morethan $1 million in renovationzs to upgrade about 75 rooms with flat-screemn TVs and new furniture and to improvew the lobby and the restaurant. The lobby will also include a shop with a businesa center andplasma TVs. "Ic you don't step up to the competition, you're goingy to get your lunch money stolen," said Donald Harris, director of food and beverage operationsfor MMI. Fairfielr Inn by Marriott on Airport Road recentlycompletedc $1.
5 million in renovations, turningb 21 rooms into suites. It will be renamee Fairfield Inn & Suites, whichu will also allow it to upgrades its rates to stay competitive with the new Residence Inn by Marriott on Airport Road spentgabout $900,000 last year renovating 78 rooms and installinvg a full breakfast And that's just a few hotels in the area that startecd renovating, Harris said. "We have finallhy become a destination.
"
Friday, December 3, 2010
MacBook Air Performs Poorly Compared With Similarly Priced Windows Laptops - PC World
cityor-comealong.blogspot.com
MacBook Air Performs Poorly Compared With Similarly Priced Windows Laptops PC World Recently, after testing two MacBook Air models running Windows 7, we published results that showed the thin and light Apple laptops ... |
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Statement by American Dental Association President Dr. John S. Findley on Passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
http://mideastmonitor.org/gambill/050216.htm
John S. Findley "The American Dental Association heartilu commends Congress for passing the Famil y Smoking Prevention and TobaccoControl Act. This passed yesterday by the Senatew and today by the House of will givethe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the express authorith to regulatethe manufacture, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products. "Dentists are the first line of defense in the war againsft oral cancer and manyother tobacco-relatexd diseases. The American Dentap Associationhas long-standing policy that nicotine is a and that cigarettes and other tobacco productsz are nicotine delivery devicesw and, therefore, should be regulated by the FDA.
The Associatiob has devoted particular attention to the insidioues marketing of tobacco products to especially so-called 'smokeless' or spit tobacco products. "Many Americans believe that tobacclo products already are regulated for health and safett when infact they're not. Over the the tobacco industry has used its enormous politicapl influence to avoid even the most basic oversight of its Asa result, tobacco use remains the main causee of preventable disease and deatn in the United States.
"About nine out of 10 peopled who will die from oral and throat cancers use and their risk of developing these cancers is relatef to howmuch (and how often) they use On average, 40 percent of those with thesr cancers will not survive more than five Tobacco products are also associate d with higher rates of gum one of the leadintg causes of tooth loss in adults. "Congress's action is the first step in more effectively regulating tobaccol useand marketing, and we urge the president to sign this legislationj as soon as possible." Celebrating its 150th the not-for-profit ADA is the nation's largest denta association, representing more than 157,000 dentist members.
The premier source of oral health information, the ADA has advocated for the public'e health and promoted the art and science of dentistrysince 1859. The ADA'w state-of-the-art research facilities develop and test dental products and materials that have advancec the practice of dentistry and made the patient experience more The ADA Seal of Acceptance long has been a valuablwe and respected guide to consumetr dentalcare products. The monthly Journal of the Americah DentalAssociation (JADA) is the best-read scientific journal in dentistry.
For more informatiobn about the ADA, visit the Association's Web site at
John S. Findley "The American Dental Association heartilu commends Congress for passing the Famil y Smoking Prevention and TobaccoControl Act. This passed yesterday by the Senatew and today by the House of will givethe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the express authorith to regulatethe manufacture, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products. "Dentists are the first line of defense in the war againsft oral cancer and manyother tobacco-relatexd diseases. The American Dentap Associationhas long-standing policy that nicotine is a and that cigarettes and other tobacco productsz are nicotine delivery devicesw and, therefore, should be regulated by the FDA.
The Associatiob has devoted particular attention to the insidioues marketing of tobacco products to especially so-called 'smokeless' or spit tobacco products. "Many Americans believe that tobacclo products already are regulated for health and safett when infact they're not. Over the the tobacco industry has used its enormous politicapl influence to avoid even the most basic oversight of its Asa result, tobacco use remains the main causee of preventable disease and deatn in the United States.
"About nine out of 10 peopled who will die from oral and throat cancers use and their risk of developing these cancers is relatef to howmuch (and how often) they use On average, 40 percent of those with thesr cancers will not survive more than five Tobacco products are also associate d with higher rates of gum one of the leadintg causes of tooth loss in adults. "Congress's action is the first step in more effectively regulating tobaccol useand marketing, and we urge the president to sign this legislationj as soon as possible." Celebrating its 150th the not-for-profit ADA is the nation's largest denta association, representing more than 157,000 dentist members.
The premier source of oral health information, the ADA has advocated for the public'e health and promoted the art and science of dentistrysince 1859. The ADA'w state-of-the-art research facilities develop and test dental products and materials that have advancec the practice of dentistry and made the patient experience more The ADA Seal of Acceptance long has been a valuablwe and respected guide to consumetr dentalcare products. The monthly Journal of the Americah DentalAssociation (JADA) is the best-read scientific journal in dentistry.
For more informatiobn about the ADA, visit the Association's Web site at
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)