Thursday, December 30, 2010

Next Play: Mike Krzyzewski Continues Quiet Climb Up Wins List - San Francisco Chronicle

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ABC News


Next Play: Mike Krzyzewski Continues Quiet Climb Up Wins List

San Francisco Chronicle


GREENSBORO, NC -- After 35 years and 880 wins, Mike Krzyzewski tinkered with the buttons on the front of his suit jacket, then clapped and waived politely ...


With Win, Krzyzewski Is Second to One

New York Times


Duke downs UNC-Greensboro for Mike Krzyzewski's 880th win

Boston Herald


Duke's Mike Krzyzewski has second-most wins  »

Monday, December 27, 2010

Bea, Zanjoe christmas dates - Journal Online

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Bea, Zanjoe christmas dates

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During the holidays, the two were seen at Rockwell and obviously, they were twosome coosome. Bea, to recall, had been involved in a love ...



Saturday, December 25, 2010

Regional MPs Welcome Back Shen Yun to Kitchener-Waterloo - The Epoch Times

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Regional MPs Welcome Back Shen Yun to Kitchener-Waterloo

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Gary Goodyear welcomed Shen Yun, which just played four shows in Ottawa, to Kitchener and Waterloo. He also mentioned that Kitchener is fortunate to join ...



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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Bauer Financial ranks credit unions - South Florida Business Journal:

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The company uses federakl regulatory data to rate credi t unions based oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinquent loans and othetr factors. All of the top 10 local credit basedon assets, maintained the same star ratings from the secon to the third quarter. The most profitabled local credit union in the third quarter was SoutgFlorida Educational, with $961,000o in income. South Florida’s second-largest credity union, , maintained its four-statr (excellent) rating. However, , the largesrt credit union in South Florida with asset sof $1.8 billion, received no No other credit union in Floridwa ranked that low. Eastern Financial had the lowest capitaol ratio inthe state, and its $18.
2 million third quarterd loss was the second largest in the Florida’s largest credit union with $6 billion in in Tampa, received a two-star (problematic) rating. Its $25. 7 million third quarter loss was the largest among Floridacredit unions.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Friday, December 17, 2010

North Korea vows retaliation for planned artillery drill - Foreign Policy (blog)

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The Hindu


North Korea vows retaliation for planned artillery drill

Foreign Policy (blog)


Top news: North Korea has warned the South against conducting live-fire artillery drills on the frontline island that the North bombed last month, ...


North Korea Warns South to Cancel Artillery Drill

San Francisco Chronicle


N Korea threatens strike over South's artillery drill

ABC Online


North Korea warns South Korea to stop planned artillery drills on disputed island

Daily Mail


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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Akebia names Howes CFO - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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Howes, who also will server as vice president forcorporate development, joinsx Akebia from Serenex. At that firm, he was chieft financial officer and seniotr vice president forcorporate development. “We are extremely pleased to have Ian join He brings a wealth of senior level financial and corporate development experience and leadershiop tothe company,” Dr. Joseph CEO of Akebia, said in a presa release. “We have a number of very exciting programx under wayand Ian’s experiences in capital management, corporatd development and operations will be essential in helping the company successfully move into our next phasw of value creation.” At Durham, N.C.
-base d Serenex, Howes helped generate $75 million in private equith and debt capital and managed the sale of the company to Before that, he was chiefd financial officer at Paradigm Genetics. “Akebia is expectingv important near-term milestones including moving its first product into the clinixc for anemia and preparing to publisnh groundbreaking preclinical results for anadditional program, makinh this a particularly exciting time to join the Howes said in the The Blue Ash-based company was formed in 2007 with programs and asseta licensed from when the consumerf goods maker turned its focus away from in-house drug Cincinnati-based was one of the original

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Nobel, drug issue not connected – solon - Journal Online

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Nobel, drug issue not connected â€" solon

Journal Online


THE drug issue confronting five Filipinos facing the death penalty in China has nothing to do with the awarding ceremonies of the Nobel ...



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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Temple holds on at home to upset No. 10 Hoyas - ESPN

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Washington Times


Temple holds on at home to upset No. 10 Hoyas

ESPN


Georgetown's Jason Clark (21) drives past Temple's Michael Eric in the first half of an NCAA college basketb »

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Russian top general on India visit to boost military ties - Daily News & Analysis

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Russian top general on India visit to boost military ties

Daily News & Analysis


Chief of the Russian general staff, army general Nikolai Makarov today left on a three-day visit to India to discuss services-to-services interaction ...



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Saturday, December 4, 2010

San Francisco Business Times wins 7 awards - San Francisco Business Times:

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First Place: “Fast 100,” by Design Director Craih Blanchard. Second Place: “Green Business Reporgt - Mr. Green Jeans,” by Craiv Blanchard. Third Place: “From Potatoes to Plates,” by Productio Manager Mitch Green. First Place, headline writing: “Parthy Like It's 1929,” by Editor Steve Second Place, business story: “S.F. Facesw Silver Tsunami,” by Staff Writef Sarah Duxbury. Second Place, columns, by Stev e Symanovich. Third Place, editorial: “Californiaa Feels Growing Painsas Prop. 13 turns 30,” by Managin g Editor Jim Gardner.
The Silicon Valley/San Jose Businesws Journal, an affiliated newspaper, won awards for breaking news, technology news and headline writing. Winners were named in 67 categories from 424 entriesd from media professionals in the 11 Greater Bay Area countiew for work donein 2008.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

LCA-Vision might close more surgery centers in '09 - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The news sent shares of LCA LCAV) down sharply during late-morninf trading. But the 10 percent dip, whicu brought shares to $5.89, was followed by a Shares in LCA closed up about1 percent, or 8 to $6.51 Tuesday. “Procedure volumde in April and May has declined approximately 45 percentr from the comparable period last year and we currentlhy anticipate continued softnessthroughout 2009,” said LCA-Visiobn Chairman Anthony Woods, who was among six directorsa re-elected to the company’s boarx at the annual meeting, held at the Queen City Club Wood said the company might reduce spending on marketingb this year and close “underperformingg vision centers.
” Complaints about cost-cutting gave rise to takeover attempt by LCA-Visionh founder Dr. Stephen Joffe, whose investment group acquired an 11 percent stake in the company and floated its own slatseof directors. The Joffe group terminatexd its reform effort in March and Joffe has sincwe sold more than half of his In additionto re-electing six shareholders rejected a stockholders' rights plan that make s hostile takeovers more difficult.

Monday, November 29, 2010

Swine flu count hits 547 in Arizona - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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So far, the has reported 11,054 caseds and 17 deaths in theUnited States. Of those, 547 confirmefd and probable cases and four deathsw arein Arizona. That compareas with 10,053 cases and 17 deaths on June 1and 8,97t5 cases and 15 deaths on May 29. New York and Arizonaa are tied with the highestr numberof deaths, followed by threew in Illinois and Texas and one each in Utah and Washington. The World Health Organizationjreports 19,273 cases and 117 deaths in 66 including the U.S. The CDC continues to take aggressivew action to reduce the spread and severityt ofthe illness.
It originally was calledr the swine flu because laboratory tests had shown that many of the genesx in the new virus were similar to influenz viruses that normally occur in pigs in North America. But further study has shownh that the new virus is different from what normallyy circulates in NorthAmerican pigs, so it is now bein called the H1N1 flu. Health officialsx recommend frequent hand washing with soapand water, as well as avoidingy touching the eyes, nose or mouth. Sick employees are encouraged to stay home to reduces the spread ofthe flu.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Reptiles revealed at Museum of Science, Boston - Wicked Local

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Reptiles revealed at Museum of Science, Boston

Wicked Local


Walking through “Reptiles: The Beautiful and The Deadly,” is like walking through a primeval forest, where the inhabitants are  »

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Real Estate Review - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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A groundbreaking is scheduled June 8 for the elementaryu and middleschool projects. The $40 millio middle school construction work has been awardedto . Van Gilberrt & Assoc. is doing the architecture. The $19 milliomn elementary school features the architecture of the and DND just wonthe $100 million high school constructiobn job, and the architects are and Las ASA Architects Studio. Groundbreaking is set to take places inJuly 2010. The new 344,000-square-foot school, at Drippingb Springs Road andSonoma Road, is designec to accommodate 2,000. It will take two yeards to build.
The district also is embarking on a fourthy new school that architects and contractorws will bidon soon, a hybrird high school/junior college that is called an early collegwe high school. It will be located adjacent to on land the universituy owns in the ArrowheadBusiness Park. The new school will cost an estimatecd $15 to $20 milliobn and will accommodate 500 students who will receive a high schook degree as well as an associate inart two-yeae college degree. El Paso has tried the concep successfully. The school will have no sports facilities and is gearesd to studentswho wouldn’rt normally attend college, according to Mike the district’s spokesman.
Las Cruceds has been able to finance the schoool building through bonds and moneyg fromthe state. Murphy’s law: lower-cost is better SalesTraq of New Mexic publisher and home building seminar host Davidc Murphy has been pessimistic about the local housingy market and national economy before and after therecessio hit. He is seeing glimmers of improvement for Albuquerque, partially because of changinbg blueprints and shrinking inventory. Murphy writes in his monthlu newsletter, “We are continuing to see an increasinhg number of smaller and less expensive floor plands enteringthe market.
In just the last 30 days, we saw 5 more new singler family home plans show up in our databaser that are pricedbelow $150,000. We’re also seeiny ‘potential inventory’ go down through the close-out phasew of certain new home At this timelast year, there were 71 activ e new home subdivisions in Albuquerque and Rio Ranch o combined. Today, there are 58. “Rio Rancho postedr a year-over-year decline in the mediam new home base priceof 13.4 percent this from $278,990 to $241,490. That’s the largesgt median base price decreased for Rio Rancho on record in SalesTraq ofNew Mexico’s nine-yearf publishing history.
” Murphy predicts homebuilders catering to first-times homebuyers are better positioned than those aiming for move-up buyers, especially luxury buyers. His crystal ball sees the overall U.S. economy worsening because of Uncle Sam’s skyrocketing The DBSI debacle for investors was spelledc out very clearly this week withan e-mailk from one of the unlucky tenants-in-common owners of Albuquerque’a University Tower. That building is now on the marketgfor $6.
5 million, a sale pricer that will leave investors with no Among the investors in the building was Jim Kopeikin, who wrote the Business Weekly: “Ifr the TICs are successful in getting Universit y Towers sold, there will be no funds for the TICs as a return on their investment, but merelg enough to cover the debt and sales Rent payments by DBSI to the investorse stopped late last year. Many of the 19 investors are retire and depended on this incomee as part of their retired living Not only is their income cut off by the DBSI bankruptcg and allegedPonzi scheme, they will lose theif entire initial investment.” Kopeikin furthee wrote, “DBSI purchased the propertu for $8.
75 million. They immediately prepared a proposal for investorz using UNMand [its] lease to justify an $11.78 million selling price to TIC There was a $5.6 million mortgage on the most of which is still owed to the The tenants, who occupied the majorityy of space in University Towers, have vacated the buildintg for new on-campus offices. Feds, MFA’s home ownership tour in swint A statewide attempt to boost homeownershio in rural New Mexico is under way with sevenb events planned from Aztecto Hobbs. The eventz give prospective first-time home buyers information on home loan programsz offered by USDA Rural Development and the New Mexick MortgageFinance Authority.
Rural Development will partner with the Realtors Association of New Mexico to provide additional homeownership training to realtors at various workshops acrossthe state. “This year’sd celebration is extremely critical because of the economy we find ourselves in,” said Eric USDA Rural Development actinv state director. “I believe if we can provide loansfor good, safe and affordabled homes, our nation will be stronger because homeownership is the backbone of America’s economic strength.” The program kicked off this week in Aztevc where a groundbreaking ceremony at a new home constructionn site was held.
On June 8, an event is scheduledx at Carlsbad’s Holiday Inn Expreses and on June 9, the tour goes to Silver with a presentation at Westernb NewMexico University. Other stops includwe Clayton, Taos, Hobbs, Las Cruces and The tour wraps up onJune 25.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Philadelphia-area office properties taken off the market - Kansas City Business Journal:

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The Colonial Penn building on East Market Street in Philadelphia was put up for sale in March just to be takenm off in May whenoffers didn’t meet the seller’s expectations. It’s not the only one. Amongg the other office properties that have met a similare fate are 1700 EveshamCorporate Center, Curtis Center, Public Ledgef Building, and a smattering of office and industrial propertie between South Jersey and King of Prussia as well as a luxury apartment complex in Universitty City. Transactions were expected to be off, but the depthj of the lackluster sales has surprised the realestatd community.
For the first quarter of this the Philadelphia metropolitan area rangup $30 millionh in commercial property sales, according to LoopNet data. A year ago, it talliefd $265 million in sales, which was stil l off. Three properties have sold so far this year as comparedx to 25 during the same periofdlast year, according to . “There have been a number of offering s that have come to the markeyt and beentaken off,” said Jerr y Kranzel, an investment broker with . “It’sd purely because we’re in a very challenging capital market environmentrighyt now.
The lending environment is the worst that it has been in 20 Commercial mortgagebacked securities oncepumped $250 billion of money for real estats acquisitions. “That is essentially Kranzel said, and banks and other financialinstitutions haven’t compensated for the lack of commercial backe funds. “A lot of things would have to happebn in the second half of the year to make up for thefirstt half,” said Doug Joseph, an investmentt broker at . It’s not just Philadelphia. Nationally sales are off, too.
Comparee with last year, the volumr of office sales in the central busineszs districts across thecountry nose-divex 80 percent and dropped by 78 percent in the suburbs, accordingg to data from Real Capitapl Analytics. Aside from financing, another hurdle is “There’s a gap between seller’ s and buyer’s expectation on values,” said who has some office buildings up for saleand isn’ t certain whether they will be taken off of the Other buildings, in which owners haven’t decidedx to pull off the market, just sit and sit.
When Sid Smit of GVA Smith Mack put on the marketya 21,000-square-foot Big Brothers/Bi Sisters building on 13th Street in Philadelphia a year ago, ther were about 20 competing properties also up for “Now I would have to add to that Smith said, adding the first 20 continud to languish on the market. As for the Big Brothers/Big Sisters building, Smith said he is close to signin an agreementof sale.
Some landlords are still hopinfg to strike a deal in spite ofdifficulr conditions, as in the case of Eight Towefr Bridge in Conshohocken, which was put up for sale last and the former location of the on North 21st Streer in Philadelphia that has been on the marker since last June and stilkl hasn’t snagged a buyer.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Honda sales plunge 41% in May - Boston Business Journal:

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’s American sales arm, , reported on Tuesdayy that the automakersold 98,344 vehicleds nationwide in May. A year ago, demand for fuel-efficient vehicless had sent Honda to a record montn of salesat 167,997 vehicles. That representz a drop of 41 percent from ayear ago, when prices at the pump were highef and the automobile industry hadn’f yet hit crisis mode. Columbus Business Firsgt reports monthly sales unadjusted for the differences in the number of sellingy days yearto year. Honda’s sales in May, takingf into account one fewer selling day last fell39 percent.
Leading the decline in monthlyt sales for May wasthe company’ss flagship division, which saw a 42 percent drop in salesa at 88,875 vehicles. Its luxury Acura division saw sales fall 36 percentto 9,469 vehicles. Honda sales in the first five monthx of the year fell 34 percentto 430,3578 vehicles, compared with 655,819 a year ago. That accountsz for a 34 percent drop in Honda salesat 387,556 vehicles and a 35 percenyt decline in Acura sales at 42,802.
Marysville-based employe more than 12,000 workers at assembly and enginr plants in and aroundCentral Ohio, wherer they produce Honda Accords, Civics, CR-Vs, Elementds and Acura TLs and

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Still plenty on BC's plate, such as a bowl - Boston Globe

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Still plenty on BC's plate, such as a bowl

Boston Globe


Boston College will close out the home portion of its schedule today against the University of Virginia. Although there is no such thing ...



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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Sachdeva throws Mulvaney under train - Bizjournals.com (blog)

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Rediff


Sachdeva throws Mulvaney under train

Bizjournals.com (blog)


Sachdeva's former assistant, Julie Mulvaney, was first identified in court documents in late August when the US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a ...


Former Koss Corp. executive Sachdeva sentenced to 11 years in prison

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel



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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Chile's CMPC Studies Brazil, Colombia Expansions, Diario Says - BusinessWeek

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Chile's CMPC Studies Brazil, Colombia Expansions, Diario Says

BusinessWeek


Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Empresas CMPC SA, Chile's second- largest pulp exporter, will decide in 2011 if it goes ahead with the ...



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Monday, November 15, 2010

Injured Cotchery Gains 10 Yards and Jets' Praise - New York Times

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Jets Insider (blog)


Injured Cotchery Gains 10 Yards and Jets' Praise

New York Times


“For him to just dive and fully extend, that's sacrifice,” said Santonio Holmes, who caught a 37-yard, game-winning touchdown pass with 16 seconds left in ...


Jets WR Jerricho Cotchery says MRI revealed 'slight' groin tear

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Sunday, November 14, 2010

Broadway renews Matrix, MultiPlan leases - Boston Business Journal:

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The private real estate investment and managemenrt firm is renegotiating leases with tenants at the same time it is tryinv to clear up debt issues withits Broadway, which lost ownership of the Hancock Tower aftet it defaulted on a loan, has debt that maturee this month. The financing in questioj is secured byseveral properties, including the 980,000-square-foor Bay Colony. Broadway is in discussionsd with lenders to renegotiate the termws ofthe loan. Broadwag was given an extension onthe loan, whichb was due earlier this month, according to a sourcse with knowledge of the situation. However, the landlord renewed MultiPlan Inc.
, whicnh leases 105,062 square feet, and Matrix which leases 11,421 square feet, at the offics complex. CB Richard Ellis represented DTZ/FHO Partners represented Broadway Partners and Matrixx in thelease negotiations. Broadway acquired Bay Colongy from Beacon Capital Partners LLC in May 2007 as part of a largeer portfolioof assets. The four-building complex office park sits ona 58-acrs site overlooking Route 128.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Obama seeks more market access, jobs for Americans - BusinessWeek

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The Hindu


Obama seeks more market access, jobs for Americans

BusinessWeek


President Barack Obama appealed to Asian leaders Saturday for greater access to fast-growing markets, proclaiming "the United States is here ...


Obama Seeks More Market Access, Jobs For Americans

NPR


Obama in Japan: Asian Markets Critical to Economic Growth -- Increasing ...

ABC News (blog)



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Thursday, November 11, 2010

San Antonio gets $12.9 million for defense projects - Charlotte Business Journal:

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million for defense-related projects in San accordingto U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-Sann Antonio, who serves on the committee. A plannefd upgrade of an aircrafr maintenance building at Kelly Annex Field has been approvedsfor $7.9 million in federal The funding will be used to bringg the building up to code compliance to provide a placr where F-16 fighter jets can be properly In addition, $5 million was authorized for a prograkm to produce unmanned aerial vehicles that use Blackligh Night Vision Advanced Technology, which is manufactureds by San Antonio-based This technology allows for the deploymenft of miniature drones to provide site-specificf surveillance information.
“San Antonilo continues to be a military leader in operatione and the advancementof technology,” says Congressmajn Rodriguez. “These authorizations will bolsterr the ability of our troops to do theid jobs more safelyand

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

A Huge Week Of Free Fights Courtesy Of The UFC - FightLine.com

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FightLine.com


A Huge Week Of Free Fights Courtesy Of The UFC

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With November now underway, the UFC plans to kick off a UFC-filled month with a week full of fights absolutely ...



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Monday, November 8, 2010

J. Jill to close one Jacksonville store - Baltimore Business Journal:

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Nine of the 75 stores to be closed are in including the one in TheAvenuews mall. A second Jacksonville J. Jill locationj at the St. Johns Town Cente will remain open. In a statement announcingv the sale, Talbots President and CEO Trudy Sullivabn saidit “enables us to focu s our time, resources and attention exclusively on rejuvenating our core Talbotas brand and return to profitablw growth.” The transaction includes the transfer of certainj assets and liabilities to the buyer, including a distributioh center in New Hampshire, the sublease of a portio n of the Quincy, Mass., headquarters and substantially all of the brand’s intellectual property and inventories.
The remaining 204 storeds will continue to operate underthe J. Jill The headquarters for the company will remaibin Quincy. The J. Jill sale is expected to be completex in the second quarter and is subjecy to postclosing adjustments. San Francisc based-Golden Gate Capital acquirecd Jacksonville-based Venus in 2006. The acquisition was Golden Gate’s 11th in two years. Last month Venus announcesd that all 290 employees were in jeopard y of losing their jobs when the swimwear and ladiesx apparel company lost its With its latest catalog recentlgbeing released, Venus employees are still working, at least for now, and companyy executives are looking for a new buyer to acquirwe the company.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Belfast attack 'intended to kill' - BBC News

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Belfast attack 'intended to kill'

BBC News


Three officers were hurt when an explosive device was thrown at them as they attended the reported robbery at a bookmakers on the Shaw's Road. ...


Belfast bomb attack injures three police

The Guardian


Bomb 'could have killed children'

The Press Association


Officers hurt in blast bomb attack

Belfast Telegraph


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Friday, November 5, 2010

Bernanke sees gradual economic recovery - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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In testimony before the congressional Joint EconomicCommittew Tuesday, Bernanke also warned another jolt to the banking syste will stall any recovery. “We continue to expect economic activity tobottoj out, then to turn up later this Bernanke said. “Key elements of this forecasf are our assessments that the housinyg market is beginning to stabilizre and that the sharp inventory liquidation that has been in progress will slow over the next few The forecast assumes a continued gradual repair ofthe country’sd financial system, and a relapse there could causew a recovery to stall, he While a recovery is now expected to begin, the Fed’s forecast cautions that the rate of growth is likelyh to remain below its longer-ru n potential for awhile.
Businesses will likely put off meaning unemployment will remain high even after economixcgrowth resumes. Bernanke also believes inflation will remainn low for some A report Tuesday from the Institute for Supply Managementshowed U.S. servicee industries, which make up 90 percentt of the economy, contracted at the slowesgt pace in six monthsin April, seen as anothef sign the recession is nearing an end.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Colonial BancGroup

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Lowder's retirement will becom effective when Colonial closesits $300 million with and otherf purchasers, or sooner following the appointment of a Colonial said in a release. The board of directorsx intends to name areplacement promptly, the release Lowder founded Colonial BancGroup (NYSE: CNB) in 1981 with the acquisitiojn of one bank in Ala., that had $161 millionm in assets. Colonial, now headquartered in Ala., has since completed 68 acquisitions and has expandecd to 352 locations in five states with morethan $26 billion in total assets. is among the largest banks in the Tampza Bay area with50 offices, $2.8 billion in deposits and a 3.
6 percentt deposit market share, according to the most recenf information available from the Lowder previously was chairman and chief executive of , a family owned holding company of construction, real estate and insurance companies. He also was founder and chairmajn ofColonial Broadcasting, a company that owned radil stations in four

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

RealtyTrac: N.C. foreclosures down 32% - Triangle Business Journal:

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The California company says therewere 2,587 foreclosur e filings in the state, or one for every 1,594 homes, during the month. That is down 31.7 percent from May when 3,786 foreclosure notices were Ona month-to-month foreclosure filings were down 16 percentg from April to May. Locally, Wake and Durham countiesa were among the worst hit in the Wake County had 379 newforeclosure filings, seconfd to Mecklenburg’s 701. Durham was fiftb on the list with 166. Orange County had seven new foreclosurd filings.
RealtyTrac tracks default notices, auction sale notices and bank The company counts every foreclosure including multiple filings for a single While the total numbert is not indicative of the numbeer of homes in it does allowfor year-to-yearr and month-to-month comparisons.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Fed Puts Stamp of Approval on Riskier Assets - TheStreet.com

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Fed Puts Stamp of Approval on Riskier Assets

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The Federal Reserve is expected by investors and economists to announce a second round of ...



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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Steele fires 65, takes control in finale at Daniel Island - PGA Tour

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TSN


Steele fires 65, takes control in finale at Daniel Island

PGA Tour


CHARLESTON, SC -- Californian Brendan Steele took a big step toward earning his 2011 PGA TOUR card today by firing a ...


Steele takes 5-stroke lead in Nationwide finale

Washington Post



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Friday, October 29, 2010

Johnston mayoral challengers hope to harness discontent - Providence Journal

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Johnston mayoral challengers hope to harness discontent

Providence Journal


JOHNSTON â€" Two challengers, a trucker with a master's degree and a singer who performs in nursing homes for a living, are targeting Mayor ...



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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Chick-fil-A debuts peach milkshake - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The fast-food chain will offer a peach flavod hand-spun milkshake from June 1 througbh Aug. 22 at the chain's mall and stand-alon restaurants. The Peach Milkshake is made with realpeachew "home-style" ice cream and is topped with light whipped cream and a maraschino Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A also will introduce a smallerf milkshake option that will remain on the menu Chick-fil-A Milkshakes will be sold in 14 oz. or 20 oz. cups and pricedf at $2.49 and $2.89, at most locations.
"We continue to build upon the overallk success ofour hand-spujn milkshakes by creating limited-time flavors as a way to celebratew special times of the year," said Wood y Faulk, Chick-fil-A vice president of brandx development, in a "Our previous limited-time flavors have helpec maintain interest in our milkshake line amonv existing customers and also have helped us win new customerzs who were not aware of Chick-fil-A's Some might say it's about time that the chain basecd in Georgia, the 'Peach comes up with a great-tasting peach shake with real peaches in it." Chick-fil-A, with more than 1,440o locations in 38 states and Washington, D.C.
, generated more than $2.96 billion in saleas in 2008.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

TBBJ

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Name of the firms making the Tampza Bay BusinessJournal ’s annual list are shown below in alphabeticalo order. As part of the process, event sponsor Tampa accounting firm Kirkland Russ Murphy Tapp PA coordinates the data submitted by candidatw firms to create a safe haven for potentiallyproprietarh numbers. Among the criteriaa to make the list is a annuall revenue thresholdof $1 millionj or more since 2006 and consecutive annua l growth since then. The ranking order, basedf on revenue growth for the pastthree years, will be revealef at TBBJ’s annual Fast 50 luncheohn at the A La Carte Event Pavilion in Tamp July 23. • AgileThought Inc. • Alltrust Insurance Inc.
• American Healthcar e Holdings Inc. • AnazaoHealth Corp. and Affiliates Celestar Corp. • Central Maintenancd & Welding Inc. • Corporate Interiorx Inc.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Four Buffett picks you can get cheaper than he did: COP, KFT, SNY, USB - GuruFocus.com

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Four Buffett picks you can get cheaper than he did: COP, KFT, SNY, USB

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Saturday, October 23, 2010

Experts Question Evaluating Teachers with Student Test Scores - WNYC

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Experts Question Evaluating Teachers with Student Test Scores

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The teachers union's argument for not releasing the names hinges in large part on an agreement it had with the city to fight any requests for them by the ...


City Room: City and Union Agree to Wait on Release of Teacher Data

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Deal between city, teachers union, will delay release of controversial teacher ...

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New York City delays releasing controversial teacher ratings

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

Bemis to buy Alcan Packaging Americas unit - The Business Review (Albany):

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billion. Neenah-based Bemis, a manufacturef of flexible packaging and pressure sensitivd materialsfor food, consumefr products and other companies, said it is buying the Food Americaws operations of Alcan from plc, an internationak mining company. Bemis will acquire 23 Food Americas flexible packaging facilities in theUnitef States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and New The transaction includes Alcan facilities in Neenah, Menasha and Boscobel, according to a Bemisz spokeswoman. The 23 facilities produce flexible packaging for the food and beveragd industries and employabout 4,600 For the year ended Dec. 31, 2008, Chicago-based Alcanj Packaging Food Americas recorded net salesof $1.
5 billiom and adjusted earnings before expensees of approximately $166 million. "Both Bemizs and Alcan Packaginghave strong, collaborative relationships with renowned food and consume r products customers," said Henry Theisen, Bemis presidenty and CEO. "We each have a long historyt of dedication to outstanding quality and manufacturing In poolingour resources, we will diversift our existing technologies and product lined which will broaden our productf offering and augment our technical capabilities." The transactionn will boost Bemis’s annual net salex 40 percent to approximately $5.
3 with approximately 70 percent, up from 57 percent, of totapl Bemis net sales coming from resiliengt food packaging. The addition of Alcan'z employees will increase the company's global work forcwe to more than 20,000o employees at 84 manufacturingblocations worldwide. Bemis expects to achieve more than $65 millioj in annual cost savings by the end of the second Management intends to fund the purchase price with a combinationof $1 billionm in debt and $200 million in equity. and are actinhg as financial advisers to Bemis for this while LLP is acting as primary lega adviserto Bemis.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

New Orleans Saints release linebacker Clint Ingram - NOLA.com

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Monday, October 18, 2010

Consumer confidence falls in June - Birmingham Business Journal:

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The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Inde droppedto 49.3, compared to 54.8 in May, the most recen t evidence that the economh continues to struggle. Consume spending accounts for about two-thirds of the economuy in the United States, making a declins in consumer confidence a worrg from Main Street to Wall The Dow Jones industrial average was down 112 pointwsto 8,417 in midday trading Tuesday. Consumers are downbeat when it comes tothe short- and long-term outlook with the recession. The Preseng Situation Index — how do you feel today — droppedf to 24.8 this month, from 29.7 in May.
And consumerx are glum about the nextsix months, with the Expectationsx Index falling to 65.5, from 71.5 in May. The Presentg Situation Index declinewas “caused by a less favorable assessmentf of business conditions and employment, (and) continues to implyy that economic conditions, while not as weak as earliert this year, are nonetheless weak,” director Lynn Franco said in a news release Consumer confidence plummeted to a record-low 25.3 in The economy has strong growth when the index reaches 100. The Conference Board contactsw 5,000 households for the monthly index.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

30-doctor GCAP group wants to leave Alliance - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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GCAP, a primary care group with about 30 joined the hospital system only 20months ago. Now it’s claiming a litany of contractg violationsthat “have seriously affected the ability of the physiciands to provide excellent health care for their many In a June 3 letter to Health Alliance CEO Ken Hanover, the doctors list 15 including: • Lack of 12 months’ noticwe on changes in contractual including payment of benefits; • failure to pay leading to the “embarrassing shutdown of services necessary to operate our The doctors on Wednesday filed a complaint in Hamilton County Commomn Pleas Court.
They ask to be releasede from service to the Healthy Alliance and for damages andattorneyu fees. When it joined the Health Allianceein 2007, GCAP was the only large, independenft practice of its type in the area. It becamwe a wholly owned subsidiary of thehospitaol system, which includes University, Jewish and Fort Hamilton and the . The practice had hopec to benefit from a complete electronivc health records system that could interactt withthe Alliance’s hospitals, as well as the abilit y to expand geographically and recruit doctors more Health Alliance spokesman Tony in a written statement, said the health systej was "surprised and disappointed" by the lettefr and complaint.
He said the Alliance had initially tried to negotiater withthe physicians, then offered independenft arbitration, which the practice refused. The Alliance was preparingb for preliminary discussions to sever the relationship when the lawsuitwas "This litigation violates the terms of the servicew agreement, which requires us to resolve disputed such as this with a neutral We would therefore encourage the GCAP physiciana to uphold their contractual obligations and not pursue costly litigation," accordingh to the statement. withdrew from the Health Alliance following a long court battle that began inMarcu 2006.
It started operating independentlty in 2008 but only signed a final settlement agreemenrt inJanuary 2009. The two St. Luke hospitals similarly reaching a settlement with the Healthy Alliance inSeptember 2008. St. Luke has merged with .

Friday, October 15, 2010

Report: Up to 10 banks to repay TARP funds - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The department said the institutions, which were not have met the requirements for repaymenrt established by federalbanking supervisors. It notes that many banks recently have raisedc equity capital from private investors and haveissuexd long-term debt that is not guaranteede by the government. “These repayments are an encouraginh sign offinancial repair, but we stilpl have work to do,” Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner However, some media reports listed one or two The Wall Street Journal reportecd the list of financial institutions will includre (NYSE: JPM), (NYSE: AXP), (NYSE: BK), COF) and (NYSE: GS).
— the only Georgia bank on the stresss testlist — is still working to receive regulatoryh approval to repay its $4.9 billion in TARP funds, said investorr relations director Steve Shriner. "Clearly we have a desirw to do it," he said. "But it is a mattere of getting some clarithy on what we need todo — what boxesw we need to checm — and what the regulators need to see for Shriner said the bank wants to repat its TARP funds, borrowe in two payouts last fall, "as soon as it is Some banks have been raising funds aftee the stress tests revealed they needed to boost including SunTrust needing to raise $2.2 To date, .
More than 600 banksx received a total ofnearly $200 billiomn through the department’s Capital Purchase About $2 billion of this money was paid back Under the program, banks that repay their preferredr stock can repurchase the warrants that the Treasuryg Department holds. Besides the proceeds from the salesw ofthe warrants, the department also has received $4.5 billiomn in dividend payments from program participants. Proceeds from the repaymentd to go theTreasury Department’s generalk fund. They can be used to reduce the nationaol debt and can serve as a cushio in case the department needs to respond to financial emergencies inthe future, the department said.
The in earlg May released the results from itsstresds test. The regulatory tests were designed to projectr howthe country’s 19 largest banks would perform undere a variety of economid scenarios by the end of 2010. • • -- $33.o billion • . -- No need The • • -- $5.5 billion • -- $1.1 billiojn

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Ferrin touts port

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Rick Ferrin told members of the Propeller Club of the Uniterd States that traffic handled bythe authority’a tenants and customers has been increasing, unlike many other U.S. ports. “We are ideally situated to becom thefirst post-Panamax port of call on the East Coast,” said For this to happen, the port needs to deepen the rived so that when the Panama Canalp is expanded in 2014, larger shipw can call on the docks. Ferrin said the authorityg expectsthe deepening, improving the port’sd surrounding infrastructure and other projects to cost about $1.4 The Army Corps of Engineers accelerated study on the proposed dredgingy is expected within eight months.
Ferrin expectws the deepening to be approvedin 2010. “Thehn I’ll have the fight of my life inWashington D.C. to get the he said. The final phase of deepening is expectedc to begin in with completion as soonas 2014. He said fundintg could come from a variety of including bonds, federal funding and the proposedr stimulus package. Although Ltd’s planned $300 milliojn terminal isn’t shovel-ready, meaning ground could be broken withinm120 days, it may stil get funding through a second stimulus package, if ther is one. The 88-acre terminal is expecte to directly and indirectly createabout 5,70 jobs and have an annual $1 billion impactt on the area.
When the Mitsui and TraPa terminalsare completed, the port expectss about 1.6 million containers to pass throug Jacksonville. To prevent roads from becoming jammerd by theexpected 6,000 to 7,000 trucks coming to the terminalx daily, the surrounding roads and rail lines need to be said Ferrin. Short-term infrastructure projects to alleviate traffic arealreadgy underway, but more than $100 million in projects will be needed in the long-term, he Mayor John Peyton has alreadyt set aside $50 million toward port-related The maritime industry, which has gained prominence largely due to the globa economy, is facing one of the most challengingt times in its history, Ferrij said.
The space available for shipsw has increased by 13 percent but demand has only increaser by about5 percent. He said many orders for new ships have been postponed or Asian trade is down about10 percent, European tradwe is down 5 percent to 6 Latin America trade is down 3 to 4 percent and Africaj trade is flat, Ferrin said. The slump in Asian trade is being experienced at the newTraPad Terminal, which was expected to receive two to three shipds per week. Only one ship calls per week but Ferrinj hopes more ships will be addedwhen TraPac’s parent company, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines changes its shipping schedulesin July.
Tota l traffic handled by the authority’s customers is up about 9 Container traffic is up17 percent, auto trafficf and break bulk has increasede about 5 percent and bulk traffic is flat. Within the next decade, Ferrin foresees the port havingv three to four majotcargo terminals, making it the thirdx largest port on the East He sees the port affectinh directly and indirectly about 75,000 jobs.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Rejoice! East Side bus riders get a little curbside service with express ride - New York Daily News

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Rejoice! East Side bus riders get a little curbside service with express ride

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Saturday, October 9, 2010

Amber alert for missing Hickory girl - Hickory Daily Record

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Amber alert for missing Hickory girl

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Friday, October 8, 2010

Betty Louise (Farrell) Barker Cline - Mountain Statesman

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Betty Louise (Farrell) Barker Cline went to be with The Lord on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, after a brief stay at Monongalia General Hospital, in Morgantown ...



Sunday, October 3, 2010

Homemade bomb thrown over fence injures Battle Ground woman - Seattle Times

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Saturday, October 2, 2010

Joint Chiefs head says Pakistan rift can be fixed - The Associated Press

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Joint Chiefs head says Pakistan rift can be fixed

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TUCSON, Ariz. â€" The US and Pakistan can work through a rift that has led to the closing of a key supply route for US troops in Afghanistan, the chairman of ...



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Friday, October 1, 2010

Three is magic number for Padres vs. Giants - MLB.com

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