Castle adopts plan to fend off Platinum Equity CBS News Castle adopts plan to fend off Platinum Equity. OAK BROOK, Ill. â€" A.M. Castle has adopted a shareholder rights plan to reduce the likelihood of an unwanted takeover at the metal and plastic products company. Last week, shares surged after it was ... AM Castle adopts shareholder rights plan AM Castle & Co. Adopts Shareholder Ri ghts Plan |
Friday, August 31, 2012
Castle adopts plan to fend off Platinum Equity - CBS News
ekaterinaiuvo.blogspot.com
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
PMDC declines to recognise medical degrees from Bangladesh - Pakistan Daily Times
llrx-royce.blogspot.com
PMDC declines to recognise medical degrees from Bangladesh Pakistan Daily Times ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) appears in no mood to recognise the MBBS and BDS degrees achieved by Pakistani students from Bangladeshi medical institutions through the SAARC Students Exchange Programme, Daily Times ... |
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Hernandez bests Hendriks in pitcher's duel, M's top Twins 1-0 - NUjournal
ysynut.wordpress.com
Kansas City Star | Hernandez bests Hendriks in pitcher's duel, M's top Twins 1-0 NUjournal Hernandez bests Hendriks in pitcher's duel, M's top Twins 1-0. August 28, 2012. Associated Press. Save | Bookmark and Share. By Jon Krawczynski. AP Baseb » |
Monday, August 27, 2012
Causality in the Classroom - U.S. News & World Report
sasutezew.blogspot.com
Causality in the Classroom U.S. News & World Report She is examining how “causal†understanding develops in “supported†contexts, such as the classroom, and how, specifically, it affects science learning with the goal of developing new curriculum. “Why is it so important to go beyond their everyday ... |
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Nestlé SA : First Half 2012: steady momentum, full-year outlook confirmed - Reuters
ovaluleq.wordpress.com
Nestlé SA : First Half 2012: steady momentum, full-year outlook confirmed Reuters Full details: http://www.nestle.com/Investors/EventsCalendar/Pages/AllEvents.aspx?PageId=67. This press release is also available in French (pdf) and German (pdf). Reports published today 2012 Half-Yearly Report (pdf) Other language versions available ... |
Friday, August 24, 2012
Universal, CVB unveil discounts - Orlando Business Journal:
sasutezew.blogspot.com
Universal’s runs through the summer and the convention and visitors bureaj targetsfall travelers. Universal’s Vacatioh Stimulus Offer cuts deposits on vacation packages by half and its Vacatio n Protection Plan provides a free vacation protectiomn plan that offers refunds to those who book packages and then latef losetheir job. Universal is also offering Kids FreeVacatioj — free admission for children aged 3-9 when they are stayinbg with two adults for four nighte at one of Universal’s on-sites hotels. The four-night packages, booked througgh July 21, start at $986.
The conventio n and visitors bureau new fall campaign that emphasizesCentrapl Florida’s appeal to frugal travelers. The called Free for Fall, will replaces the current EndlessSummer campaign. Both are aimer at potential visitors living withina day’s drived of Orlando. The campaign has a $1.4 millionb budget, about $350,000 less than the agencyh spent onlast fall’s The bureau will use outdoor radio, magazines and mobile deviceas to get its message out. The campaign will target coupless looking for a theculinary minded, couples without children and “girlfrienf getaways,” a bureau spokesman The CVB plans to run the campaigm in September and October.
Though the bureau hopes to us television talk showa to get themessage out, it doesn’t plan to use TV
Universal’s runs through the summer and the convention and visitors bureaj targetsfall travelers. Universal’s Vacatioh Stimulus Offer cuts deposits on vacation packages by half and its Vacatio n Protection Plan provides a free vacation protectiomn plan that offers refunds to those who book packages and then latef losetheir job. Universal is also offering Kids FreeVacatioj — free admission for children aged 3-9 when they are stayinbg with two adults for four nighte at one of Universal’s on-sites hotels. The four-night packages, booked througgh July 21, start at $986.
The conventio n and visitors bureau new fall campaign that emphasizesCentrapl Florida’s appeal to frugal travelers. The called Free for Fall, will replaces the current EndlessSummer campaign. Both are aimer at potential visitors living withina day’s drived of Orlando. The campaign has a $1.4 millionb budget, about $350,000 less than the agencyh spent onlast fall’s The bureau will use outdoor radio, magazines and mobile deviceas to get its message out. The campaign will target coupless looking for a theculinary minded, couples without children and “girlfrienf getaways,” a bureau spokesman The CVB plans to run the campaigm in September and October.
Though the bureau hopes to us television talk showa to get themessage out, it doesn’t plan to use TV
Thursday, August 23, 2012
MathStar rejects another offer - Portland Business Journal:
mcfarlainofuqub1258.blogspot.com
In a filing with the , MathStar (Pinmk Sheets: MATH), a Hillsboro-based fablessa semiconductor company that has been shut down for more than a saidthe $1.28 per share mergerr offer from building performance software makefr is less than the company’se value if it were to MathStar has estimated its liquidation value at $1.40 per share. But PureChoice CEO Bryan Reichel in his fourth attempt to buy the company argued last month the value would be closerto $1.
255 per share after accounting for a liquidation process that could eat up three years and $2 It’s the second tender offed rejected by MathStar in a Last week, the company’s board recommendefd that shareholders reject a tender offed made last month by LLC, whicy wanted to buy 51 percent of the company for $1.165 per share. In an SEC filing, MathStafr said it was mulling twobetter options: a potentiall merger with an unidentified privat e company, and restarting operations thanks to an opportunity to acquire a new videp technology similar to one previouslyt created by MathStar. several shareholders have urged MathStarto liquidate.
A vote on the liquidatio is scheduled atthe company’s annualk shareholders meeting July 10 in Minneapolis. MathStarf shares closed at $1.17 They have a 52-week range between 63 centsa and $1.64.
In a filing with the , MathStar (Pinmk Sheets: MATH), a Hillsboro-based fablessa semiconductor company that has been shut down for more than a saidthe $1.28 per share mergerr offer from building performance software makefr is less than the company’se value if it were to MathStar has estimated its liquidation value at $1.40 per share. But PureChoice CEO Bryan Reichel in his fourth attempt to buy the company argued last month the value would be closerto $1.
255 per share after accounting for a liquidation process that could eat up three years and $2 It’s the second tender offed rejected by MathStar in a Last week, the company’s board recommendefd that shareholders reject a tender offed made last month by LLC, whicy wanted to buy 51 percent of the company for $1.165 per share. In an SEC filing, MathStafr said it was mulling twobetter options: a potentiall merger with an unidentified privat e company, and restarting operations thanks to an opportunity to acquire a new videp technology similar to one previouslyt created by MathStar. several shareholders have urged MathStarto liquidate.
A vote on the liquidatio is scheduled atthe company’s annualk shareholders meeting July 10 in Minneapolis. MathStarf shares closed at $1.17 They have a 52-week range between 63 centsa and $1.64.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
CalArts Unveils Fall Lineup at REDCAT - SCVNEWS.com
oryucyjofec1482.blogspot.com
CalArts Unveils Fall Lineup at REDCAT SCVNEWS.com The Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater, also known as REDCAT, CalArts' downtown Los Angeles center for contemporary arts and culture, has unveiled its fall 2012 events and previews of major projects scheduled for early 2013. The venue's ... |
Monday, August 20, 2012
Hands-on with the Synaptics ForcePad for Windows 8 - CNET
iqukikofor.wordpress.com
The Tech Report, LLC | Hands-on with the Synaptics ForcePad for Windows 8 CNET We recently met with the company in New York to take this new touch interface, which eliminates moving parts and adds pressure sensitivity, for a test drive. Synaptics invented the touchpad in 1995, and since then, touch has become an increasingly ... Synaptics touc h computing into the 21st century with ForcePad (hands-on demo) Synaptics ForcePad Technology Chosen for Prestigious UIST Contest Synaptics puts touch on Windows 8's PC makeover |
Saturday, August 18, 2012
EMC raises offer for Data Domain - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
grachevakautawil.blogspot.com
Santa Clara-based Data Domainb (NASDAQ:DDUP) said in June it favorede NetApp's offer, even though both offers were for $30 in or about $1.9 "Our board is committed to enhancing stockholdervalue and, aftefr careful review with our outside determined that the $30 per shared EMC Offer is not in the best interestzs of our stockholders at this time," said Frank Slootman, presidengt and CEO of Data Domain, at the "We are pleased with the revised terms of NetApp's acquisitionn offer and feel it will provide great valure to our shareholders and customers.
" Among its reasons, Data Domain cited a binding, negotiated commitmenft between itself and NetApp, and the lack of a "confidentialityt and standstill" agreement with NetApp. It also notesd the "conditional" nature of the Mass.-based EMC offer and the fact that NetAppl would be oweda $57 milliomn termination fee. EMC and NetApp have been vyinf for Data Domainsince May. The compant focuses on technology that cuts down on data duplicated information.
Santa Clara-based Data Domainb (NASDAQ:DDUP) said in June it favorede NetApp's offer, even though both offers were for $30 in or about $1.9 "Our board is committed to enhancing stockholdervalue and, aftefr careful review with our outside determined that the $30 per shared EMC Offer is not in the best interestzs of our stockholders at this time," said Frank Slootman, presidengt and CEO of Data Domain, at the "We are pleased with the revised terms of NetApp's acquisitionn offer and feel it will provide great valure to our shareholders and customers.
" Among its reasons, Data Domain cited a binding, negotiated commitmenft between itself and NetApp, and the lack of a "confidentialityt and standstill" agreement with NetApp. It also notesd the "conditional" nature of the Mass.-based EMC offer and the fact that NetAppl would be oweda $57 milliomn termination fee. EMC and NetApp have been vyinf for Data Domainsince May. The compant focuses on technology that cuts down on data duplicated information.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Oil lacking direction after 3 days of gains - Boston.com
glafirarynyxu.blogspot.com
Oil lacking direction after 3 days of gains Boston.com Benchmark crude is down 11 cents to $95.48 in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange. It has gained three percent this week on the heels of better-than-anticipated economic data and an unexpected drop in U.S. oil supplies. It's up 23 percent ... |
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Sales of imported ros wines leap 42 percent - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
lehoquvuhu.wordpress.com
U.S. retail sales of importedd rosé wines leapt 42 percenyt in the 52 week period ending April 4, compared with a less-than-5-percent increases in total salees of table wines during the same according to data cited by the . The Frenchb wine council, known in France as Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provenceor CIVP, said Mondahy the steep rise in rosé consumption is consistenty with an earlier study by International Wine Spirit Record predicting that consumption of the populae pinkish wines worldwide will jump from 565 million bottles to 620 milliohn by 2012. Not surprisingly, the CIVP expecta the growing thirst for imported wines inthe U.S.
market will bode well for particularly its Provencewine region. The French produce 28 percent of worldwide winesby volume, making it the leadert in the category, according to the wine counsel, whicj represents 700 Provence wineries and 55 localp trading companies. Provence produces 38 percent of France’sd rosés, the group reported. Separately, Nielsej figures revealed that2008 U.S. salexs of rosé table winez priced at $6 per bottle or more jumperd 24.9 percent by price and 22.4 percenty by volume, despite a weakening economy.
U.S. retail sales of importedd rosé wines leapt 42 percenyt in the 52 week period ending April 4, compared with a less-than-5-percent increases in total salees of table wines during the same according to data cited by the . The Frenchb wine council, known in France as Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provenceor CIVP, said Mondahy the steep rise in rosé consumption is consistenty with an earlier study by International Wine Spirit Record predicting that consumption of the populae pinkish wines worldwide will jump from 565 million bottles to 620 milliohn by 2012. Not surprisingly, the CIVP expecta the growing thirst for imported wines inthe U.S.
market will bode well for particularly its Provencewine region. The French produce 28 percent of worldwide winesby volume, making it the leadert in the category, according to the wine counsel, whicj represents 700 Provence wineries and 55 localp trading companies. Provence produces 38 percent of France’sd rosés, the group reported. Separately, Nielsej figures revealed that2008 U.S. salexs of rosé table winez priced at $6 per bottle or more jumperd 24.9 percent by price and 22.4 percenty by volume, despite a weakening economy.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Late zoo director
judonebolayb1394.blogspot.com
Swanagan’s work at the zoo became the finalk chapter in anearly 30-yeatr career when he died Sundayt evening at the age of 51. Zoo spokeswoman Pattyu Peters said Swanagan suffered an apparent heart attackj at hisPowell home. The zoo in a statement calledd its leadera “visionary, educato and wildlife advocate.” Swanagan, who lived in Powelk with his wife also was a father to five children and two The Cleveland native speny two decades working out of state, but his hiring little more than a year ago to replace retiringv Executive Director Jerry Borin brought his career full Swanagan spent several years at the Columbus Zoo in the 1980s as an education coordinator and crossed paths with who was hired on as generak manager less than two years befores Swanagan was hired at Zoo Atlanta in 1987.
That Borin said, was struggling when Swanagan arrived to turnit “Jeff always struck me as a very brightf young man,” Borin said Mondau afternoon. “It didn’t surprise me that Zoo Atlanta recruited him to do a Swanagan went from Zoo Atlanta to the Florida Aquarium and in 1998 got to work on a similarlgy successful turnaround plan asits CEO. He later worke d as a consultant forthe $290 million , startin g out as its first employe e and in 2002 becoming chief executive of what is now the largest aquarium in the He started at the Columbus Zoo in July stepping into the shoes of Borin, a more than two-decadwe zoo veteran who replaced Jack Hanna as executivw director in 1992.
Under Borin’s attendance at the zoo more than doubledc whileits size, now approachingt 600 acres, more than quadrupled. Swanagan set to work buildintgon Borin’s accomplishments, telling Columbusa Business First in March of plans for new exhibits in the comint years and the possibility of a hotel to attracyt multiday visitors. “What is so sad abour this is that in 11 monthzs he put together a team and thought through a lot of Borin said. “The zoo was just gettinhg ready to explode into the future with his Zoo officials plan to give details at a3 p.m.
presw conference Monday on how they’re planning to fulfillp Swanagan’s vision, which he summed up with a “Touch the heart to teacnh the mind.”
Swanagan’s work at the zoo became the finalk chapter in anearly 30-yeatr career when he died Sundayt evening at the age of 51. Zoo spokeswoman Pattyu Peters said Swanagan suffered an apparent heart attackj at hisPowell home. The zoo in a statement calledd its leadera “visionary, educato and wildlife advocate.” Swanagan, who lived in Powelk with his wife also was a father to five children and two The Cleveland native speny two decades working out of state, but his hiring little more than a year ago to replace retiringv Executive Director Jerry Borin brought his career full Swanagan spent several years at the Columbus Zoo in the 1980s as an education coordinator and crossed paths with who was hired on as generak manager less than two years befores Swanagan was hired at Zoo Atlanta in 1987.
That Borin said, was struggling when Swanagan arrived to turnit “Jeff always struck me as a very brightf young man,” Borin said Mondau afternoon. “It didn’t surprise me that Zoo Atlanta recruited him to do a Swanagan went from Zoo Atlanta to the Florida Aquarium and in 1998 got to work on a similarlgy successful turnaround plan asits CEO. He later worke d as a consultant forthe $290 million , startin g out as its first employe e and in 2002 becoming chief executive of what is now the largest aquarium in the He started at the Columbus Zoo in July stepping into the shoes of Borin, a more than two-decadwe zoo veteran who replaced Jack Hanna as executivw director in 1992.
Under Borin’s attendance at the zoo more than doubledc whileits size, now approachingt 600 acres, more than quadrupled. Swanagan set to work buildintgon Borin’s accomplishments, telling Columbusa Business First in March of plans for new exhibits in the comint years and the possibility of a hotel to attracyt multiday visitors. “What is so sad abour this is that in 11 monthzs he put together a team and thought through a lot of Borin said. “The zoo was just gettinhg ready to explode into the future with his Zoo officials plan to give details at a3 p.m.
presw conference Monday on how they’re planning to fulfillp Swanagan’s vision, which he summed up with a “Touch the heart to teacnh the mind.”
Monday, August 13, 2012
QinetiQ signs lease in Reston - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
shelly-polymer.blogspot.com
As the incoming lead tenant inthe 196,00o square-foot Class A office building at 11091 Sunset Hilla Road in Reston, its 11-year lease starts later this McLean-based QinetiQ North America, a subsidiary of London-based QinetiQ that offerx technology-based defense and securityh products and services to the government, said its 42-percenft revenue growth over its last fiscak year has partly been due to its role in the intelligence and cybef security markets and new work with the Departmentf of Homeland Security and NASA. It will be the fiftu U.S. office for the company, which is also in Fairfax, Ala. and Waltham, Mass.
The tenantr was represented by Robb Johnson andDee MacDonald-Miller of Jonee Lang LaSalle. Vardell Realty Investments LLC was representedr byMike Shuler, Rob Walters and Nate Krill of Millenniumj Realty Advisors LLC. Initially, 400 program management-type employeez be relocating from various officese in Fairfax County into the Reston Down the road in 2011 or the number of employees at the site will doubleto 800. Out of the 400 movint in, 75 will be part of QinetiQ’s technologh solutions group and the other 325 will be part of its missio nsolutions group. “Like any company trying to attract andretainm high-quality people, we were lookiny for more than just a building.
This buildinb has environmentally-friendly features the new generation of employeesd islooking for,” said Matthew Warnock, director of publivc relations at QinetiQ. He said the building will also help cut down onoverheadx “by a great deal,” with expected savings of 65 to 70 percen on power consumption through the use of virtualizationj software and green technology to reducr heating and utility He adds that the buildinhg sits right off a bike trail and was built on an east-to-westt access, which means employees can take advantage of a full day of sunlighft and cut down on electricity.
As the incoming lead tenant inthe 196,00o square-foot Class A office building at 11091 Sunset Hilla Road in Reston, its 11-year lease starts later this McLean-based QinetiQ North America, a subsidiary of London-based QinetiQ that offerx technology-based defense and securityh products and services to the government, said its 42-percenft revenue growth over its last fiscak year has partly been due to its role in the intelligence and cybef security markets and new work with the Departmentf of Homeland Security and NASA. It will be the fiftu U.S. office for the company, which is also in Fairfax, Ala. and Waltham, Mass.
The tenantr was represented by Robb Johnson andDee MacDonald-Miller of Jonee Lang LaSalle. Vardell Realty Investments LLC was representedr byMike Shuler, Rob Walters and Nate Krill of Millenniumj Realty Advisors LLC. Initially, 400 program management-type employeez be relocating from various officese in Fairfax County into the Reston Down the road in 2011 or the number of employees at the site will doubleto 800. Out of the 400 movint in, 75 will be part of QinetiQ’s technologh solutions group and the other 325 will be part of its missio nsolutions group. “Like any company trying to attract andretainm high-quality people, we were lookiny for more than just a building.
This buildinb has environmentally-friendly features the new generation of employeesd islooking for,” said Matthew Warnock, director of publivc relations at QinetiQ. He said the building will also help cut down onoverheadx “by a great deal,” with expected savings of 65 to 70 percen on power consumption through the use of virtualizationj software and green technology to reducr heating and utility He adds that the buildinhg sits right off a bike trail and was built on an east-to-westt access, which means employees can take advantage of a full day of sunlighft and cut down on electricity.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Lakes Buchanan, Travis must be lowered to help those downstream - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
yfimuna.wordpress.com
LCRA is releasing the water for downstreamj rice farmers and electric The LCRA said both lakes are alreadyat “dangerously levels, and to expect more islands to pop up as the levelx in both lakes are reduced. That kind of actiom might not be necessary in the future if a regional water project between the LCRA and themovesd forward, LCRA officials The project, which is the source of an ongoing dispute betweenm the two parties, is meant to guarantee that lake levels remai n well above average conditions and ensur e an abundant amount of waterr for downstream users, negating the need to release additional waterd from the Highland Lakes, the LCRA “This is exactly what the project was designed to help the Highland Lakes avoid,” said Chuck Ahrens, vice president of watert resources at SAWS.
“The studies show that with conservatio investments, reservoirs and other efforts, lake levelsw would be protected and sufficient water providedx for users up and down the Colorado LCRA and SAWS signed the original agreement in 2002 to studyy the feasibility ofa water-sharing project and determine if water-sharin g could provide for water needs in both basins while meeting requirements set by the Texas Legislature. But earliee this year, LCRA officials said that preliminary study findingsz indicated theproject wouldn’r meet all the legislative requirements, and that given updatedx growth projections, no watetr would be available for San Antonio.
SAWS trustees fired back that LCRA’sz use of updated water need projections in the ongoingg project studies breachedthe agreement. SAWS has threatenedc to take legal action, but the LCRA has called for
LCRA is releasing the water for downstreamj rice farmers and electric The LCRA said both lakes are alreadyat “dangerously levels, and to expect more islands to pop up as the levelx in both lakes are reduced. That kind of actiom might not be necessary in the future if a regional water project between the LCRA and themovesd forward, LCRA officials The project, which is the source of an ongoing dispute betweenm the two parties, is meant to guarantee that lake levels remai n well above average conditions and ensur e an abundant amount of waterr for downstream users, negating the need to release additional waterd from the Highland Lakes, the LCRA “This is exactly what the project was designed to help the Highland Lakes avoid,” said Chuck Ahrens, vice president of watert resources at SAWS.
“The studies show that with conservatio investments, reservoirs and other efforts, lake levelsw would be protected and sufficient water providedx for users up and down the Colorado LCRA and SAWS signed the original agreement in 2002 to studyy the feasibility ofa water-sharing project and determine if water-sharin g could provide for water needs in both basins while meeting requirements set by the Texas Legislature. But earliee this year, LCRA officials said that preliminary study findingsz indicated theproject wouldn’r meet all the legislative requirements, and that given updatedx growth projections, no watetr would be available for San Antonio.
SAWS trustees fired back that LCRA’sz use of updated water need projections in the ongoingg project studies breachedthe agreement. SAWS has threatenedc to take legal action, but the LCRA has called for
Friday, August 10, 2012
Orange resort tax falls 29% - Orlando Business Journal:
azajir.wordpress.com
Collections fell to $11.u8 million from $16.6 million in February 2008. The tax is collectede on short-term rentals — mostly hotels and motels and the money is used to pay for the and touristfdevelopment efforts. A portion of the tax monet is earmarked for three civic projects the new downtownsports arena, a performint arts center and renovation of the Citrus “There is no way to put a positivse spin on these numbers,” said Orange Countyh Comptroller Martha Haynie in a prepared statemenft that accompanied the release of the report. Hayni e suggested some of the so-callef venue projects might face problems.
“The county [resory tax] cash reserves are in place to protec t our bondholders and the convention center itself, but it may be even longe r than expected before therde is extra revenue available for newefr projects,” she said in the Rich Maladecki, president of the , called the tax data “This explains the job losses that have occurref in our industry over the past 60 Maladecki said. Maladecki said the hotep industry relies on business during the first four monthes of the year for much of itsannua revenue, and that weakness durinvg the winter and early spring is particularly harmful to business.
“You can’t underestimate the importance of the firsrt months of the year to theOrlando destination,” Maladecko said.
Collections fell to $11.u8 million from $16.6 million in February 2008. The tax is collectede on short-term rentals — mostly hotels and motels and the money is used to pay for the and touristfdevelopment efforts. A portion of the tax monet is earmarked for three civic projects the new downtownsports arena, a performint arts center and renovation of the Citrus “There is no way to put a positivse spin on these numbers,” said Orange Countyh Comptroller Martha Haynie in a prepared statemenft that accompanied the release of the report. Hayni e suggested some of the so-callef venue projects might face problems.
“The county [resory tax] cash reserves are in place to protec t our bondholders and the convention center itself, but it may be even longe r than expected before therde is extra revenue available for newefr projects,” she said in the Rich Maladecki, president of the , called the tax data “This explains the job losses that have occurref in our industry over the past 60 Maladecki said. Maladecki said the hotep industry relies on business during the first four monthes of the year for much of itsannua revenue, and that weakness durinvg the winter and early spring is particularly harmful to business.
“You can’t underestimate the importance of the firsrt months of the year to theOrlando destination,” Maladecko said.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
It's triple crowns for American duet - Boston.com
oryzacody.wordpress.com
CBS News | It's triple crowns for American duet Boston.com After Missy May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won their second beach volleyb » |
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Maryland Board of Public Works approves $1.4B State Center project - Baltimore Business Journal:
iqukikofor.wordpress.com
billion and to take at leastt a decadeto complete. The board votedf 3-0 to approve a master development agreement forthe project, clearing the way for a private developmenyt team to begin designn work on the project’s first The board includes Gov. Martin O’Malley, Treasurer Nancyh Kopp and Comptroller Peter Franchot and weighsz all major statespending projects. The vote was not as O’Malley has supported the projecrt since he was mayor of Baltimore and Kopp hassaid thath, despited financial concerns, she believes the project shoulrd move forward.
As the state would lease the land off Martijn Luther King Boulevard to StateCentet LLC, which would redevelop the site into a mixed-usew complex with homes, offices and commercial space. The state woulds then lease office space from the developers for use by itsstatre agencies. The development team includes McCormack, Baron & Salizar, a national housing developer, and PS Partnerse LLC, led by Linden Associates Inc. President Christopher Kurz. Struever Eccles & Rouse Inc. and Doracon original members ofthe team, have since withdrawn but Struever will remain part of the projectf as a consultant.
A third equitg partner will also be brought on to State Centerf LLC to replace Doracon as aminoritty business. in the final days of the General Assembly’s last Their efforts failed, but they succeeded in hinging the projecg on an analysis of by Kopp and Franchotr focusing on whether undertaking the redevelopmeng would hurtthe state’s ability to borrow moneu for other capital projects.
Kopp’s issued May 15, The distinction means the statre would be required to list the projects costs on its balancs sheet as assets and liabilitieds rather than just listing its costs for rentinfg the office space from the developers asan That, in turn, could max out the state’s ability to borrow money. The statwe budget committees met May 28 If all goes as the developers could breao ground onthe project’s first of four phases in June 2010. But for that to the developers will have to come back to the statee with morespecific designs, project and lease terms.
billion and to take at leastt a decadeto complete. The board votedf 3-0 to approve a master development agreement forthe project, clearing the way for a private developmenyt team to begin designn work on the project’s first The board includes Gov. Martin O’Malley, Treasurer Nancyh Kopp and Comptroller Peter Franchot and weighsz all major statespending projects. The vote was not as O’Malley has supported the projecrt since he was mayor of Baltimore and Kopp hassaid thath, despited financial concerns, she believes the project shoulrd move forward.
As the state would lease the land off Martijn Luther King Boulevard to StateCentet LLC, which would redevelop the site into a mixed-usew complex with homes, offices and commercial space. The state woulds then lease office space from the developers for use by itsstatre agencies. The development team includes McCormack, Baron & Salizar, a national housing developer, and PS Partnerse LLC, led by Linden Associates Inc. President Christopher Kurz. Struever Eccles & Rouse Inc. and Doracon original members ofthe team, have since withdrawn but Struever will remain part of the projectf as a consultant.
A third equitg partner will also be brought on to State Centerf LLC to replace Doracon as aminoritty business. in the final days of the General Assembly’s last Their efforts failed, but they succeeded in hinging the projecg on an analysis of by Kopp and Franchotr focusing on whether undertaking the redevelopmeng would hurtthe state’s ability to borrow moneu for other capital projects.
Kopp’s issued May 15, The distinction means the statre would be required to list the projects costs on its balancs sheet as assets and liabilitieds rather than just listing its costs for rentinfg the office space from the developers asan That, in turn, could max out the state’s ability to borrow money. The statwe budget committees met May 28 If all goes as the developers could breao ground onthe project’s first of four phases in June 2010. But for that to the developers will have to come back to the statee with morespecific designs, project and lease terms.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Goffert in race als mooiste stadspark - De Gelderlander
deeshu-tatum.blogspot.com
De Gelderlander | Goffert in race als mooiste stadspark De Gelderlander Het gaat behalve om De Goffert onder meer om het Park Sonsbeek in Arnhem, het Stadspark Maastricht, het Vondelpark in Amsterdam het Griftpark in Utrecht, het Engelse Werk in Zwolle. De Rootsredactie waardeert De Goffert op vrijwel » |
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Ernesto reaching Jamaica, Florence stops strengthening - Central Florida News 13
xiwyxucupewox.blogspot.com
Central Florida News 13 | Ernesto reaching Jamaica, Florence stops strengthening Central Florida News 13 Elsewhere in the tropics, a weak area of low pressure near the Cape Verde Islands has strengthened into Tropical Storm Florence. She has currently stop growing in strength, for now. Jump to: Latest Ernesto Advisory â–½; Jump to: Latest Florence Advisory ...< /p> NEW: In the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Florence is strengthening and moving west ... 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season Birdseye Discussion #71 Tropical Storm Ernesto forms |
Friday, August 3, 2012
Crist signs gambling bill allowing compact with Seminole Tribe - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
ogarawo.wordpress.com
The deal guarantees the state gets a minimumk paymentof $150 million a year of casino profitd in exchange for the right to operate certainm games such as baccarat, chemin de fer and blackjac k in the tribe’s seven gambling facilities, including the Seminoled Hard Rock Casino in Tampa. The agreement must be ratifie by the Florida Legislature and agreed to by the In addition tothe $150 million, the Tribde is required to make revenue-sharint payments to the statde based on the following annualp amounts: 2 percent of profits up to $2.5 15 percent of profits between $2.5 billionh and $3 billion. 20 percent of profite between $3 billion and $4 22.
5 percent of profits between $4 billiob and 4.5 billion. 25 perceng of any profits above $4.5 billion. The agreementt also requires the Seminole Tribe of Florida to develo p a compulsive gamblingprevention program, submirt records to an independent annual financial audit and maintai a legal process for compensating individualss for injuries caused to patrons. The deal replacew an earlier one that Crist inkecd with the Tribe in 2007 but was overturned by the aftef it found the governor had oversteppe d his authority by failing to involve the Crist noted that federal law governsthe Tribe, and the federao government is likely to allowa the Tribe to operate those games if the Legislatur does not go alongf with the agreement.
The deal guarantees the state gets a minimumk paymentof $150 million a year of casino profitd in exchange for the right to operate certainm games such as baccarat, chemin de fer and blackjac k in the tribe’s seven gambling facilities, including the Seminoled Hard Rock Casino in Tampa. The agreement must be ratifie by the Florida Legislature and agreed to by the In addition tothe $150 million, the Tribde is required to make revenue-sharint payments to the statde based on the following annualp amounts: 2 percent of profits up to $2.5 15 percent of profits between $2.5 billionh and $3 billion. 20 percent of profite between $3 billion and $4 22.
5 percent of profits between $4 billiob and 4.5 billion. 25 perceng of any profits above $4.5 billion. The agreementt also requires the Seminole Tribe of Florida to develo p a compulsive gamblingprevention program, submirt records to an independent annual financial audit and maintai a legal process for compensating individualss for injuries caused to patrons. The deal replacew an earlier one that Crist inkecd with the Tribe in 2007 but was overturned by the aftef it found the governor had oversteppe d his authority by failing to involve the Crist noted that federal law governsthe Tribe, and the federao government is likely to allowa the Tribe to operate those games if the Legislatur does not go alongf with the agreement.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Measurement Specialties Announces Record Results for the First Quarter Ended ... - Virtual-Strategy Magazine
azajir.wordpress.com
Measurement Specialties Announces Record Results for the First Quarter Ended ... Virtual-Strategy Magazine HAMPTON, Va., Aug. 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Measurement Specialties, Inc. (Nasdaq:MEAS) (the "Company"), a global designer and manufacturer of sensors and sensor-based systems, announces results for the three months ended June 30, 2012. |
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
TMC experts join forces to fight eye cancer in children - Houston Business Journal:
tenamup.wordpress.com
With experts from Texas Children’s Cance r Center, the Children’s Cancer Hospital at The , the and , the new centet “will be able to deliver the highesg quality patient care and conduct important researcbh related to the diagnosis and treatmentof retinoblastoma,” a cancer of the eye that attackws children, said center clinical codirector Dr. Murali Chintagumpala, pediatric oncologis at Texas Children’s Cancer Centee and professor of pediatrics at Baylor Collegdeof Medicine.
The center will be the firsty of its kind in the southwest Unitedd States and is the only one in the nation usinb gene therapy in clinical trials to treat and potentiallyu find a cure for Patients will also have access to a special form of radiatiojn called proton therapy that helps spare healthh tissue around tumor areas and minimize the risk ofsecondargy cancers. In addition, the center will perform genetic testing, an important elemenft because retinoblastoma isoften hereditary.
Retinoblastoma affectsd about 350 infants and children in the Unitedc States each year and is the most common malignant tumor of the eyein “Since this cancer is so it’s important for us to come togetherd as a team to share our expertise and bring the best care to all retinoblastomq patients,” said Dr. Dan Gombos, clinical codirector of the center and associate professor of ophthalmologyat M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Othe research codirectors of centerare Dr. Richard Hurwitz, Texas Children’w Cancer Center and associate professorin BCM’ds departments of pediatrics, molecular and cellular biology and the Centere for Cell and Gene Therapy; and Dr.
Petet Zage, assistant professor of pediatrics atthe Children’s Cancerf Hospital at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
With experts from Texas Children’s Cance r Center, the Children’s Cancer Hospital at The , the and , the new centet “will be able to deliver the highesg quality patient care and conduct important researcbh related to the diagnosis and treatmentof retinoblastoma,” a cancer of the eye that attackws children, said center clinical codirector Dr. Murali Chintagumpala, pediatric oncologis at Texas Children’s Cancer Centee and professor of pediatrics at Baylor Collegdeof Medicine.
The center will be the firsty of its kind in the southwest Unitedd States and is the only one in the nation usinb gene therapy in clinical trials to treat and potentiallyu find a cure for Patients will also have access to a special form of radiatiojn called proton therapy that helps spare healthh tissue around tumor areas and minimize the risk ofsecondargy cancers. In addition, the center will perform genetic testing, an important elemenft because retinoblastoma isoften hereditary.
Retinoblastoma affectsd about 350 infants and children in the Unitedc States each year and is the most common malignant tumor of the eyein “Since this cancer is so it’s important for us to come togetherd as a team to share our expertise and bring the best care to all retinoblastomq patients,” said Dr. Dan Gombos, clinical codirector of the center and associate professor of ophthalmologyat M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Othe research codirectors of centerare Dr. Richard Hurwitz, Texas Children’w Cancer Center and associate professorin BCM’ds departments of pediatrics, molecular and cellular biology and the Centere for Cell and Gene Therapy; and Dr.
Petet Zage, assistant professor of pediatrics atthe Children’s Cancerf Hospital at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)