Menswear store Harleys moving to Lakewood Building - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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Owner Tim Ryan had said late in 2008 that he was planning to remodel and cut 50 percent ofthe store’ws floor space at 4009 N. Oakland Ave. However, Ryan announcedc Tuesday the store will relocate toa 4,100-square-footr space in the Lakewood Building, 3575 N. Oakland in September. Ryan, who owns Harleys with his Janet, said he wanted to stay in “This is our home and we are deepluy committed tothe community,” he Ryan said one of the advantages of the new site is off-streeg parking. The Lakewood Building, a mixed-use residential/commerciakl property constructedin 1962, is undergoing a $1.2 millionh renovation.
The building is owned by Garrett Harleys has contracted with architecgt Stephen Bollingbroke of Development Collaborativee Limited in Mequon to do aninteriodr buildout. The village of Shorewood provide financial incentives to both the building owne r and Harleys to improve the facade and interior space of theLakewoodr Building.

Md. colleges given $11M to combat nursing shortage - San Francisco Business Times:

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The grants, being divvied amonv 17 Marylandnursing schools, will be used to lure faculth and students, and improve technology at the universities. Maryland’s nursintg shortage is expected toreach 10,00o0 by 2016, according to the . The currenyt vacancy rate of nursesz at state hospitals is8 percent. The economifc downturn has helped the industry because many retirer nurses have come back to but once the recession ends the shortagewill worsen, said Carmela CEO of the Maryland Hospitaol Association. The first round of grants will increase the numbe r of nurses graduating by 300 students and add 20 facultyu positions at nursing programs acrossthe state.
“The numbe of nurses graduating from Maryland schoolxs are simplynot enough,” said Ronald B. president of and co-chair of the “Whoo Will Care?” campaign at a press conference “We cannot take our eye off the nursing The campaign’s goal is to add 1,500 new nursingg students. The program has raisecd $15.5 million to date through the state’d business community, including funds from the Baltimores constructionform , , the region's largest hospital system, and , the region'sd largest health insurer. Greater Baltimord Medical Center, for example, gave $500,000.
The goal is to raisr $20 million from the private sector by the end of the and then raise anaddition $40 million in local and federal funds. • • • • • ; and, • .

Middle schools in Southtowns - Boston Business Journal:

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Business First ’s 2009 rankings of 211 Western New York middlre schools include the followingSouthtownsz schools. Each is precede d by its rank in theoverall • 18. Immaculate Conception School (East Aurora) 19. St. Peter & Paul School (Hamburg) 22. Queen of Heaven Schoolp (West Seneca) • 24. East Auror MS (East Aurora) • 26. Orchard Park MS (Orchardf Park) • 33. Nativity of Our Lord Schook (Orchard Park) • 37. Hamburg MS (Hamburg) 39. Frontier MS (Frontier) • 44. St. Bernadettew School (Orchard Park) • 45. West MS (Wes t Seneca) • 47. East MS (Wesgt Seneca) • 61. Our Lady of the Sacreds Heart School (West Seneca) • 67. St.
John Vianneyh School (Orchard Park) • 78. Fourteen Holy Helpere School (West Seneca) • 95. St. Mary’es of the Lake School • 114. Our Lady of Victory School • 125. Southtowns Catholic School • 143. Trinity Christian School (Wesyt Seneca) • 174. Lackawanna MS (Lackawanna)

Elementary schools in Western Niagara - Business First of Buffalo:

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Business First's 2009 rankings of 292 Wester n New York elementary schools include the following WesterbnNiagara schools. Each is preceded by its rank in theoverall standings: • 8. St. Peter's Lutheran School (Niagara-Wheatfield) 18. St. John Lutheran School (Niagara-Wheatfield) • 23. Errick Road ES • 27. North Tonawanda Catholic Schoo (North Tonawanda) • 29. St. Peter School (Lewiston-Porter) • 46. Stella Niagara Education Park (Lewiston-Porter) 66. Geraldine J. Mann School (Niagara Falls) • 76. Ohio Schoolo (North Tonawanda) • 82. Holy Ghost Lutheram School (Niagara-Wheatfield) • 87.
Lewiston-Porter Intermediate Education Centert (Lewiston-Porter) • 97. Gilmore Schooo (North Tonawanda) • 99. West Street ES (Niagara-Wheatfield) 111. W.H. Stevenson ES • 113. Thomas Marks ES • 114. St. Matthew Lutheran Schook (North Tonawanda) • 129. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Schoo (Niagara Falls) • 136. Meadow Schooo (North Tonawanda) • 148. Maple Avenue School (Niagara Falls) • 170. Henry J.
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CFOs cut vacation days - The Business Review (Albany):

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“Many CFOs understandably feel they must remai n diligent helping steer their firmsx through thedownturn and, just as prepare the business for an ultimate says Paul McDonald, executive director of Robert Half Managemen t Resources. The California-based firm surveyed 1,4090 CFO financial officers about their vacation plands for thecoming year. Thirty-one percent percent said the economyg was causing them to postpone or reduce theiervacation time. While such intentionxs may be in the best interest of the taking breaks from work can helpbring “ fresh approach to business projects and McDonald says.
He suggests developing a plan for granting vacatio n requests and handling responsibilitiees while a personis out. Vacations can servr as an opportunityfor high-potential employeesx who fill in to prove themselvew worthy of future advancement. McDonald says managers of small organizationxs need to be careful not to overload the remaininf workers when someoneis out.

Festivals and Celebrations on the Long Beach Peninsula Highlight Outdoors ... - Seattle Post Intelligencer

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Festivals and Celebrations on the Long Beach Peninsula Highlight Outdoors ... Seattle Post Intelligencer With over 60 festivals and celebrations taking place on the Long Beach Peninsula in 2012, beach goers will have even more reason to plan a visit to this welcoming coastal destination. A number of musical events are produced on the Peninsula each year, ... and more »

McCombs invests in online banking venture - San Antonio Business Journal:

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SmartyPig uses a patented application that allowds users to save money and track theidr progress toward specificgoals online. “SmartyPig is a revolutionary compangy that empowers consumers withtrue cash-buying power,” McCombs says. “We believe this is a tremendousd opportunity toimprove people’zs lives and provide financial freedom by helping people breakm out of the vicious cycle of credit card debt. Instea of the ‘buy first and pay later’ SmartyPig helps people buy with cash and avoixd being buried infuturde debt.
” SmartyPig offers competitivwe interest rates and has teamed up with majort retailers like Home Depot, Best Buy and Babiese R Us to offer cash incentivees and special pricing geared to advance savings goals. Customer deposits are held in Des Moines, Iowa-based West Bank and are FDIC “SmartyPig is a safe, provenn platform that provides unique opportunities for consumers to maximize their It has already proven successful both inside and outsidwthe U.S.,” McCombs adds, I believe that within five years, SmartyPig will be recognized as a globapl leader in the consume r banking space.
” SmartyPig currently has more than $100 millionb in customer deposits and expectw to surpass $500 million by the end of the McCombs is one of the co-founders of , McCombes Energy, and Koontz McCombs real estatre group, and is a past owner of the San Antoniio Spurs.

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Systemax is primarily a direct marketer of brand name and privatelabell products. Our operations are organized in three reportables business segments Technology Industrial Products andSoftware Solutions. Our Technologyh Products segmentsells computers, computerd supplies and consumer electronics which are marketex in North America and Europe. Exceptg for certain personal computer (PC) products that we assemble ourselves and sell undeer the trademarks Systemaxand Ultra, substantially all of our productws are manufactured by other companies. We also sell certaihn computer-related products manufactured for us to our own desighn under the trademark Systemaxand Ultra.
Technologgy products accountedfor 94% of our net salesx in the first quarter of 2009. Our Industria l Products segment sells a wide array of materialhandling equipment, storage equipmentf and consumable industrial items whichn are marketed in North Substantially all of these products are manufacturedd by other companies. Some products are manufactured for us to our own desigh and marketed under thetrademarks Global, GlobalIndustrial.com and Industrial products accounted for 6% of our net salezs in the first quarter of 2009.
In both our Technologt Products and IndustrialProducts segments, we offe our customers a broad selectiomn of products, prompt order fulfillment and extensive customer

New campaign aims to provide marginalised women with national IDs - Ahram Online

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New campaign aims to provide marginalised women with national IDs Ahram Online Egyptian women line up out side a polling center in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. (Photo: AP) In an effort to guarantee the right of Egyptian women to equal citizenship, a joint UN-government campaign was launched this week that aims to provide ...

GM files for bankruptcy protection - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem Inc., a New York-baserd affiliate of the Detroit was the first GM affiliate to seek bankruptcyh protection Monday morning throughthe U.S. Bankrutpcy Court'ws Southern District of New York, according to court The restructuring will enable GM to emerged as a viable entity under the brand namenew GM. It also will give the federao government, which plans to make available about $30 billion of federak assistance to support the restructuring, a largde ownership stake in the company. Two area companies were amonyg the list of creditorsin GM'ws filing: New York-based Bank of New York with claims of $176 million, and Downtown-based US with claims of $9.6 million.
For a list of creditors, see GM'se . According to a releasw from the White the company plans to announce todaty that it will close 11 facilities and idle another GM had already announced inMay .

3 dead in ConAgra blast; CEO meets with families - Sacramento Business Journal:

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ConAgra officials have gone throughn the records of the card check system used by employeesx to enter and leaves the plant and also havescoureds visitors’ logs, sharing all of that information with governmeny officials on the scene. “Ws have no reason to believ e there was anyone else in said Sgt. Chris Clayton of the Garnet Police Department during a2 p.m. news The employees killed in the blast, which sent dozensw to local hospitals, were Rachel Mae Postobn Pulley, 67, and Lewis Junior Watson, 33, both of and Barbara McLean Spears, 43, of said Clayton.
Search and rescue crews continue to comb throug h the wreckage of the shattered planft looking for any survivors or bodiese that might havebeen missed. When the search and rescure operationis completed, the fire marshal and a task force from the federal Bureauy of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearmes and Explosives will begin an investigationn into the cause of the explosion. ConAgrwa CEO Gary Rodkin said at the2 p.m. news conferencd that he had met with the families of the victimsz and that his company haddonatec $100,000 to a fund set up throughg the Triangle United Way to help the families. He said his company’ 25,000 employees also would be able to contribut e tothe fund.
Rodkin said ConAgra was starting the process ofidentifying “precisely what happened” to cause the explosion. “Oue goal is to make sure nothing like this everhappensx again.” said Rodkin, who described the eventa at the plant as devastating. ConAgra hopes to rebuils the Garner plant but there are many Rodkin said, not going into details. The facilitu was the company’s only producer of Slim Jim The company has a large inventory of Slim Jimsfor short-terj use and is working on plans to resumr production of the snacks, presumably at another of the company’s plants.
More than 100 local, state and federak responders have been working for more than 24 hours at the plant in the effort to find survivors andrecovedr bodies. Thunderstorms overnight halted rescue and recovery efforts because officials fearedr that the extra weight of the water on the roof could lead tofurther collapsing. Work resumed Wednesday A total of 41 ConAgra employees were taken to area Four of them remainecd in critical condition at the Nort Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at in Chapek Hillon Wednesday, said hospital spokeswomab Karen McCall. Three more employeesa were in fair condition at the burn McCall said. Three firefighters were treatedx forammonia inhalation.
The explosion caused three largs sections of the roof to collapse and also dropper a large beam onto a row of crushing them. An employee of the company text-messaged that at least three differenftexplosions occurred. Authorities closed Jones Sausage Road between Interstate 40 and Old Garner Road as emergency crews worked to contain an ammonia leak andevacuate workers. Familty members of ConAgra employees and workers who were not injuredc were reunited at the Garner Senior Centefr because the workers were not able to move theirf vehicles from theplant site.
ConAgra spokeswomann Stephanie Childs said Wednesday that the cars would be tower to a secure location where employees couldretrievw them. About 300 workers were at the planrt when the explosion occurred atabout 11:30 a.m. A spokesmahn for the says the facility was inspected seven times between 2006 and 2009 for health andsafety violations. The last inspectio was July 29, in response to a healtnh complaint. No violations were found. The last violatiojn was found inApril 2007. ConAgrw was fined $625 for safety equipment violations.

Crescent Resources files Chapter 11 - Nashville Business Journal:

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The Charlotte-based development firm’s chief Arthur Fields, has retired and will work with Crescent in anadvisorgy capacity, the company says. Andrew Hede, Crescent’se chief restructuring officer, has been namefd CEO. “We have been in active discussions with our lenderzs and other stakeholders as we work towards an agreemenf that will bring our capital structure in line with the currengteconomic environment,” Hede says. Crescent has more than 5,000 according to its filing.
Its assets are estimated at morethan $1 The local projects listed in the Chapter 11 filing includre Piedmont Row and The Sanctuary at Lake Crescent says it intends to operat its continuing businesses without any significant interruption durinyg the restructuring process. The company says that’s possiblew because of a recentlyobtained debtor-in-possession financinyg facility of $110 million from a groulp of its existing lenders.
As part of the Chapter 11 Crescent says it seeks court approval “to make certain payments and to maintainb key agreements with employees, customers, vendors and partners of continuing operationws to ensure the company can maintain its commitmengt to delivering a high levekl of amenities and services.” Crescent says the filinbg is necessary to reorganize its finances, reduce its debt level and improve its capital structure. “We intend to reach an agreement on our new capitapl structure and emerge frombankruptcy quickly,” Hede The Chapter 11 petitions were filede in the U.S.
Bankruptct Court in the Western Districrtof Texas, Austin The company has 120 days from the filingg date to submit a reorganization plan. A hot line has been set up as part of the Crescentt restructuringat (877) 204-8611. Attorney Eric Taubs of LLP in Austin, Texas, will represent Crescent in the (NYSE:BAC), , Ranger Constructionh Co., and are amonf Crescent’s largest unsecured creditors in In April, the Charlotte Business Journal reporte that Crescent had adopted an aggressiv e new business strategy driven by a $1.2 billion term loan that must be paid in full by Septembef 2012 — selling assets at fire-sale prices. In October, Crescent sold 4,500 acres in Berkelegy County, S.
C., to for $40 million. In the company sold a Florida apartment projectfor $11.35 million, less than half the $27 million it paid for the complex thres years earlier. This year, the firm has closex on the sale ofa 773-acrde tract of land in Oconee County, for just over $10 million. Crescent recently sold 18.4 acre s in Fort Mill to a warehousing companyfor $1.6 The company — jointlyu owned by and is best known here for high-end real estatd communities such as The Peninsula and Ballantyne Country Before the Chapter 11 filing, Crescen t faced payments of $50 million by the end of this $75 million in 2010 and $100 millio in 2011 on its debt.

OHL takes space in ProLogis NorthPark - Houston Business Journal:

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This is the 11th lease transactionbetween ProLogis, a Denver-basec developer of industrial facilities, and OHL, a thirc party logistics provider. Brentwood, Tenn.-based OHL occupies abour 2.8 million square feet of distributionb space with ProLogis in variouas locations across theUnited States. The firm handlezs goods for its client s byproviding transportation, warehousing, customs brokerage, freight management and import/export consulting services. ProLogiz NorthPark, located on Interstate 45 nort ofBeltway 8, consists of 500,0090 square feet of space in four buildings. OHL will join otherr tenants in the industrial parkincludingh Anna’s Linens, Proinlosa Energy Corp.
, Cyclone Enterprisezs and Labrada Bodybuilding Nutrition. ProLogis owns 10.9 million squares feet of industrial buildings in Houston with customers such as Mitsubishi Group and Iron MountainbInformation Management. Ross Matthews, first vice president and marketr officer for ProLogisin Houston, says the firm’ local portfolio is 99 percent leasec following the OHL transaction.

Phoenix hotel revenue to take 27% hit - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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According to , an Atlanta-based consulting metro Phoenix is expected to posta 27.2 percent declins in revenue per available room this year compare to last. The national decline in “revpar” is expected to hit 17.5 the group estimates in its 2009 Hotepl Horizonsforecast report. “Inn 2009, Phoenix hotels are projected to achieve an occupancy levelof 52.3 percent, down from the 59.6 percenty mark achieved in 2008. Given the increase in the competitive natur of thelocal market, average dailh room rates are expected to fall from $127.32w in 2008 to $105.51 in 2009, a decline of 17.1 said Jeff Lugosi, of PKF’s Los Angeles office.
Analystws attribute the decline in Phoenix occupancy to a combinatiob ofthe 6.4 percent fall off in the demandd for lodging accommodations and a 6.6 percent increase in the supplhy of new hotel rooms. Numberws are expected to rebound in the third quarter of accordingto PKF.

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, Morton’s Steak House, 2501 E. Camelback Phoenix. $15 members, $20 nonmembers. Reservations: www.wifs-vots.org. May 13 “Makeover Turning Arizona Intothe Businesswoman’s Best Friend,” Nationakl Association of Women Business 11 a.m., Orange Tree Golf Resort, 10601 N. 56th St., $38 members, $48 nonmembers. Register: 480-282-5176 or “Social Media 101: How To Get Started and Make It Work for National Association of WomenBusinesa Owners, 1:30 p.m., Orange Tree Resort, 10601 N. 56th St., $15 members, $30 nonmembers. Register: 480-282-5175 or www.nawbophx.org. “How Are We Doing?” Magellab of Arizona, 4 p.m., Cartwright Training Center, 4242 N.
51st Phoenix. 800-564-5465 or “How to Stay Positive in a Negativw World: How to Laugh in the Face of the Challenging Ahwatukee Foothills Chamberof Commerce, 11:3 a.m., South Mountain Community 10429 S. 51st St., Ste. 101, $5 members, $15 Reservations: 480-753-7676. Thursday, May 14 Sustainablwe Energy Seminar, 9 a.m., Solar Concepts, 916 S. 52nd St., Tempe. $9.95 in $20 at the door. Reservations: 480-968-1777. Executiv e MBA Informational Session, Thunderbird Schook of Global Management, 6:30 p.m., Hotel Valleyu Ho, 6850 E. Main St., Scottsdale. Free. 602-978-7384 or emba@thunderbird.edu. “How to Profit From New Product Ideazand Patents,” 9 a.m.
, Kierland Corporate Center, 7047 E. Greenway Pkwy., Ste. 250, Scottsdale. $99. www.isopatent.com. “The Power of Belief: Getting The Results You Want in Business and in Arizona MeetingProfessionals International, 10 a.m., Scottsdale Marrioty at McDowell Mountain, 16770 N. Perimeter Road. $30 $40 nonmembers. Register: www.azmpi.org. “Search Enginer Marketing Trends and the Futurde of Search in North AmericanMarketing Association, 3:30 ASU SkySong, 1475 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. $20 $30 nonmembers. Register: www.amaphoenix.com or “Introduction to Networking on LinkedIn,” Arizon Small Business Association, 11:30 4130 E. Van Buren St., Ste.
150, $25 members, $50 Register: www.asba.com. “Twitter for Beginners,” Arizona Smal l Business Association, 9 a.m., 4130 E. Van Buren St., Ste. 150, $25 members, $50 nonmembers. Register: www.asba.com. “Creatingt Your Effective Networking Arizona SmallBusiness 3:30 p.m., 4130 E. Van Buren St., Ste. 150, Phoenix. Register: www.asba.com. “Trademarks, Copyrights and Patents,” Greaterr Phoenix Score, 7 p.m., Arizona Small Business Association, 4130 E. Van Buren St., Ste. 150, $50. Register: www.scorephoenix.org or “Nonprofit Business Summit,” Phoenix Busineszs Journal, 7 a.m., Sheraton Phoenix Downtowmn Hotel, 340 N. Third St.
, $35 nonprofits, $75 corporate. Reservations: Rebecca Light, “Using Graphics and Appreciativd Inquiry in Coaching Individuals and InternationalCoach Federation, 4 p.m., Jobing.cojm office, 4747 N. 22nd St., Ste. 100, Free for first-time attendees, $15 members, $25 Register: www.icfphoenix.com.

Onion growers fined $180,000 for pesticide misuse - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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The civil fines, totaling $180,000, are connectex with the application of Furadan and Basagrajn on 18 fields during the 2008growing season. Oregomn pesticide law prohibits the use of pesticides on crops for whicjh they arenot labeled. Neithed Furadan nor Basagran is approvedfor onions. No residued was found on marketed onions. Onions from two of the affectee fields were destroyed bythe grower. The penaltiesd are the maximum allowed undetthe law. All finees may be contested through anadministrativs hearing. • of Nyssa was fined $10,000 for applying Furadahn to one fieldand $50,000 for applyin g Basagran to five fields.
David Navarrete of Ontario wasfined $10,000 for using Furadann on one field. • Kris Yano of Ontario was fined $70,000o for applying Basagran on seven fields. of Nyssa was fined $30,000 for applyin Basagran on three fields. Froererd previously was fined for misusing pesticides during the 2006growing season. Craig Crawford of Ontaripo wasfined $10,000 for applying Basagran on one field. Crawfor d also was previously fined for misusiny pesticides during the 2006 growing Onionsare Oregon's 16th-largest crop, worth nearly $50 million to the state'as economy, according to the Department of

Facebook, VCs give 18 developers seed money - Phoenix Business Journal:

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The companies were chosen from more than 400 developers and entrepreneurz from around the world who applied in a competitioh sponsoredby Facebook, and . The two venturse funds will invest morethan $500,000 into the companies in exchange for equity. Two non-profitse that will not get funding were also chosenj to participate in theincubator program, which will be run by Dave McClure of Founders Fund. The incubator program will operatre out of oneof Facebook’s Palo Alto officesd from mid-June to the end of at which point all of the startups will presenr to Silicon Valley angel and venture capital investors.
Accordinv to Facebook's Web site, the companies and nonprofits selected include: : Find friends of friends to date...or play matchmaker! If you'rw single, you can search your friends' friends and ask for If you're taken, you can set friends up. Friend of friends are the best peopleto date. It's sociaol dating via friendly intros. : Funji is an avatar-based social networking app for the iPhon e andiPod touch, satisfying users' desire to express themselvez and communicate with others in a fun, creativer way. The team has more than five years of experience in the mobile market in both Soutuh Korea andthe US. : Gameyola is a distribution and monetization platform for casuaklFlash games.
Flash games currently monetize poorly, but Gameyolas solves this problem by providing Flash developerxs tools to sell virtual gooda and to acquire users throughsociapl channels. (private beta): From keeping track of your kids to protectinvg your identity and getting back your lost Life360 is the place you go to keep yourfamilyg safe, secure, and prepared for daily life. : Churchese create their own social networkson MyChurch.org. They extend their community between Sundays with tools to connect and engagsetheir members. Over 30,000 church congregationes are representedon MyChurch.org. Navify is a visual encyclopedia that combines Wikipedia articleswith videos, and comments.
It is the only generall encyclopedia that allows you to listen tomusid videos, watch movie trailers, and browsd news and celebrity photo galleries. : Simplify the way you manage Facebook and othedsocial networks. NutshellMail consolidates activityt from all your accounts into a single emaipl digest delivered onyour schedule. Don'ft let email alerts clutter your inbox. Get not interrupted. Get the Nut! : Bring your blog to Facebook, and Facebooik to your blog. Pull your Feed to your profile andbusiness pages, add widgets to promote your network, and read the news from bloges you follow on the largest communityh of bloggers and blog lovers on Facebook.
: Paradis e Paintball is the firstr game developedon Cmune's next-generatiom social gaming platform. It is the first 3D multiplayer FPS gameon Facebook, Appl Dashboard, and Mac and PC. Play with up to eightf friends and buy virtual items to enhancethe : Photos I Like is a digital mediza sharing and discovery site emphasizing lightweight socialo content, self-expression, and communities. : Combines the succes s of resident referral programs with the powee ofsocial networks. Residents refer their community to friends through sociap networkslike Facebook, and emaip to earn rewards and live with friends.
: RUNmyERRANcD is a social networking inspirex web and mobile marketplace that providesz people and businesses an easy and trusted way to get everydayt tasks done in their ownhyperlocalk community. : RunThere is a social-networking servicd for runnersand cyclists. Usersz can map and measurs their favoriteroutes (no GPS keep a running/biking log, and find athletes and routesd nearby Sortuv: Sortuv lets you startf with something you like, and discovef more. Instead of searching for a "great restaurant" just say what you "Find me a place sortuv like Spago in Check themout , , and . / : Travekl Brain by GeckoGo helps youtrack (and show off!
) your share experiences with others, and discovee new places to visit. Learn from the knowledges of over 600,000 travelers, and get expertr guide info from their Bradt TraveolGuides partnership. Weardrobe (private beta): Weardrobe is a fashion-focused communityh for discovering different ways to wear Weardrobe provides a platform for peoplw to share reviews of theirown clothing, post photod of their looks, catalog their closet and searchj for style inspiration.
: Workstir is a communityh that connects users with trustworthy local service Anyone can post a job and choosew a provider with confidence by browsing their past For businesses, Workstir provides a wealth of jobs in theire area of expertise. Worldly Developments (private beta): Worldluy Developments is building onlinw services that will help you connect with the places and events in yourlocaol community. Its first product makes it a snapto promote, and communicate arounds group activities. : Sama is Sanskrit for – Samasource finds and traind reliable QA professionals to test Facebooi apps witha user-friendly interface that lives on Facebook Platform.
With developers lower costs, reduce poverty, and improve their Vittana: Vittana enables you to lend directlyu to students in thedeveloping world, $25 at a Their mission is to brint student loans to the developing worlxd through the power of person-to-person microlending.

Kennett chemist reacts to conspiracy - Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)

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Kennett chemist reacts to conspiracy Philadelphia Inquirer (blog) For decades, Howard G. Tennent, a Kennett Township chemist, indulged his passion for research while methodically avoiding publicity â€" despite a plethora of patents. Now at the age of 96, he has overcome a new challenge: family subterfuge. and more »

$10000 in merchandise recovered in St. Peters credit card bust - KMOV.com

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Legislation reauthorizing the SBA’s entrepreneurial developmeng initiatives would establish newgrant programs. Thosr programs would enable Small Business Developmengt Centers to provide specializerd training to small firms on how tofind capital; win state and federal contracts; and start a clean-energty business. SBDCs are located at universitieds and receive funding from loca sources as well asthe SBA. The bill also callw for grants that would enable SBDC to establish statewide Small Businesz Helplines that would offerf immediate assistance tosmallo companies. Rep.
Heath Shuler sponsored the legislation, which also expandw Women’s Business Centers and creates new servicesfor veteran-owned and Nativwe American-owned small businesses. “As a small-business owne myself, I know these programs provide the counseling and technicall resources that can make the difference for an entrepreneur trying to get offthe ground,” says who owned a real estate businesds after ending his career in professional football.
“Businesses that take advantage of theswe resources are twice as likely to Underthe legislation, SBDC s could receive up to $150 million in federal funding in fiscal 2010 and up to $160 millionb in fiscal 2011 — far above the $110 millioj they received this year. President Barackj Obama’s budget proposal would trim federal funding for SBDCsto $97 milliobn next year. The bill also directse the SBA to contractwith third-party vendors to offee online entrepreneurial training. Businesxs organizations are criticizing President Barack Obama for encouragingt regulatory agencies to refraibfrom pre-empting state laws when issuing new regulations.
A May 20 memo from Obama also directed agencies to reviewq regulations issued during the past 10 year to see if theycontained pre-emptions that are not If they do, agencies should consider amendin g the regulations, the memo stated. “Pre-emptionn of state law by executive departments and agencies should be undertaken only with full considerationb of the legitimate prerogatives of the states and with a sufficieng legal basisfor pre-emption,” the memo During the Bush administration, regulatory agencies sometimes includef pre-emption language in the preambles of regulations. The Nationalp Association of Manufacturers andthe U.S.
Chambedr of Commerce contend Obama’s policy against federalo pre-emption of state laws will result in more lawsuitxagainst businesses, particularly in the area of productt liability. “Manufacturers sell products into anationao market, and a single, national regulatory standards helps ensure predictable treatment in the says NAM Vice President Rosario Palmieri. “It’s unwise to replacs a regulatory system based on objective science and agency experts witha 50-state patchwor of often arbitrary jury “The litigation industry is thrilled at the prospectr of bringing more lawsuits and finding venues where frivoloud suits stand a better chance of success,” Palmieri But the American Association for Justice, formerlgy known as the Association of Trial Lawyeras of America, praises Obama’s memo.
It “makes clear that the rule of law will once againm prevail over the over the rule of saysLes Weisbrod, association president. “The memo overturne d actions taken by Bush administration bureaucratd who were influencedby powerful, well-connected corporations who wantedx to rewrite and reinterpret congressiona legislation, undermine the constitutional system of checks and balances, and put the publi c at risk and compromise laws designed to give Americana basic rights to hold wrongdoers President Obama has selected a venture capitalisy to be chief counsel of the Small Businesx Administration’s Office of Advocacy, a post usually held by an Winslow Sargeant, a managing director in the technologyg practice of Madison, Wis.
-based Venturee Investors, is Obama’s choice to head the Officse of Advocacy. The office is an independen entity inside SBA that ensures federall agencies consider the impact of their regulationw onsmall businesses. The office also conducts researchon small-businessx issues. Sargeant is the secondr venture capitalist to be selected for a top post atthe SBA. Agencyt Administrator Karen Mills worked as a principalkin private-equity and venture-capital firms for 26 yearz before she took over the SBA in WHAT ISSUES ARE IMPORTANgT TO YOU? •Need informationm from Washington? Tell us what you would like to read about. E-maio David Harris at dharris@bizjournals.com or call (704) 973-1146.

GrafTech International Outruns Estimates Again - DailyFinance

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GrafTech International Outruns Estimates Again DailyFinance Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates. Non-GAAP EPS came in at $0.31. The five earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ averaged $0.24 per share on the same basis. GAAP EPS of $0.39 for Q3 were 34% lower than the ... and more »

May Maui home sales off 40%, prices hold - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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Prices also fell, but not by nearly as much, at least for single-familt homes, according to statistics from the Realtorsa Associationof Maui. The median price of a single-family home in Maui Counthy last monthwas $487,500, whichb was the same as April, but 14 percent less than May when the median price was The price for May was based on 55 saled on Maui and one on Lanai, down 42 perceny from May 2008 when therw were 97 homes sold, including one on The median price of a Maui Countg condominium fell to $315,500, down 38 percent from May when the median price was There were only 47 unitz sold last month, including one on Molokai, a 44 percentf drop from May 2008, when 84 all on Maui, sold.
The May numbers are in line withthe year-to-date figures for Maui County. Sale of single-family homes for the first five monthxs of the year were down45 percent, and the mediaj price, which was $515,000, was 12 percent lower than the same period in 2008. Condo salese year-to-date were down 50 percentr from 2008, and the median condoi price of $412,000, was a 28 percent declin e from the same periodsin 2008.

Energy, intellect and instincts mark this year

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Madison will explain to you how you mighgt encounter the technology of DigitalRivefr Inc. in your everyday life (when you buy software online, you probably use Digital River’s e-commerce products). He’ll tell you that ’ss disc-authoring products are most likely making it possible for you to printg photos ona CD. Madison serves on the boards of thesetwo Minnesota-based public companies, and that work earnexd him the top spot in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal’a list of the 50 Hardest-working Board Members for 2009.
Besides Madison also serves as a director for privately held of Plymouthj and for several firmsoutside “First, he works like a and two, he’s very bright. And then you wrap aroun his tremendousinstincts …,” said Joel Ronning, CEO of Digitalk River, based in Eden Prairie. “Tom is the best mentor I’ved ever had.”

Phoenix concert lineup: Beyonce at US Airways Center, U2 at UOP - Phoenix Business Journal:

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US Airways Center in downtown Phoenix will play host to concertxs by Beyonce on July 7 and Green Dayon Aug. 22. Ringliny Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus will be at the cente from June 24to 28. June also marke the start of the Women’x National Basketball Association 2009 season givinb the Phoenix Mercury at string ofdatesw there. Phoenix’s Dodge Theater concerts rangefrom Jay-a on July 2 to The Fray and Jack’s Mannequinh on July 14. Across town in University of Phoenix Stadium willhost U2’ds latest U.S. tour on Oct 20. “Americaj Idol” winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert will join othert finalistsat Jobing.com Arena on July 20.
Teen pop idol the Jonas Brothers willplay Jobing.com on Aug. 11. Cirquse du Soleil will be at the Glendale hockey arena July 29to Aug. 2. The summer concergt lineup at Cricket Wireless Pavilion in west Phoenidx includesthe Van’s Warped Tour June 30, Marilyn Mansonb and Slayer on July 17 and Def Lepparcd on Aug. 29. Pop band Lifehouse will perform after the June 13 Arizonaa Diamondbacks game atChase Field. Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. reported earlier this month that concert sales were down 9 perceng for the first quarter of 2009 comparerto 2008. West Hollywood, Calif.-bases Ticketmaster said sports ticket sales were down 7 percent in thequarterlgy comparison.
US Airways Center would not disclose information aboutrticket demand. Scott Norton, spokesmaj for the University of Phoenix said economic and consumer worriesimpacy some, but not all “We have not seen it affect our U2 but I believe that is partly due to the relativel y low ticket prices for the show,” he said. Ticketd to the U2 concert run from $30 to “We have soccer on July 12 and monstedr truckson Aug. 1, which are both walk-upp type events, so I guessx we will see,” Norton said. “I think the key thes e days is pricing event tickets based on what the currenr marketwill bear.
You cannot expect consumers to pay forlike entertainment, if your competitorxs are offering family four packs, buy one-get etc. Just like the real estatw market, it’s got to be priced to sell if you expectyit to.” Business owners and other consumersx say the more frugal ways includee spending on trips and speciap events. “We have definitely tried to cut back,” said Judy a chef and owner of the Simplyh Impressive Cooking Schoolin Mesa. “Our 30th anniversary is June 16. We were going to go away for a long but after the water heaters broke and otherrthings hit, we just decided not to spend money on the hotel.
” Others continue to spend on concerts they deem special. “An artist we had wanted to see last October came to town finally this past Although the concert sold out quicklythat didn’t stop me from gettint tickets (through Stub Hub) for my daughter and I to see Taylort Swift,” said Nancy Dudenhoefer. communityh relations manager at Kyrene School Districtin “It was worth it – she put on a greatf show. Plus we went out to dinner at Westgate priot tothe event,” she said. “W e met my cousin and his wife and their two younhg girlsthere … they have gone to the Cheetab Girls, Taylor Swift and will be attending Jonas Brother s come August.
I thinjk we do the big events because we knew it woulxd be a great experience withour children.”

Seventeenth Street Plaza sold to HRPT - Houston Business Journal:

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Newton, Mass.-based HRPT (NYSE: HRP), a real estatde investment trust that owns and operates office andindustrial buildings, paid cash for the The sales price was not announced. Seventeenth Street Plaza is located at 122517th St., acrose from the Tabor Center retail and hotel complex. It was developed by what’s now Jonee Lang LaSalle Inc. of and was completed in 1982. Previous owners includre Equitable Real Estate InvestmentManagementy Inc. (ERE), part of the Equitable insuranc company. Australian real estate giant LendLease Ltd. took over the buildingt in the 1990s after itacquired ERE.
JPMorgan quietluy put the building on the market in early asking $385 per square foot, or roughly $250 million, brokers said. Brookfield Properties Corp. of New York and Toronti had the building under contract to purchass last summerfor $225 million, but the deal was not consummatesd because of the debt crisis’ impact on Brookfield’ss lender, said real estate brokers knowledgeable about the deal. As of the building was off the market. The with an attached parking structure, is 93 perceny leased and includes Ink! Coffee and Heidi’s Brooklynj Deli outlets. It is home to the headquartera of Molson CoorsBrewing Co.

Brokered conventions: A guide to political pundits' dream scenario - The Week Magazine

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TPM	Brokered conventions: A guide to political pundits' dream scenario The Week Magazine The GOP came close to a brokered convention in 1976, when Ronald Reagan just barely lost to incumbent President Gerald Ford. Photo: Bettmann/CORBIS SEE  »

Indiana State drains all 12 3-point attempts, sets NCAA record - ESPN

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Indiana State drains all 12 3-point attempts, sets NCAA record ESPN Indiana State made all 12 of its 3-point attempts Saturday, the most 3-pointers without a miss in NCAA history in a single game. The previous record for most threes without a miss was nine, done by Minnesota against Penn State on Jan. 11, 2009. and more »

Congress vows to unseat Sena-BJP, make Mumbai 'livable' - Hindustan Times

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Congress vows to unseat Sena-BJP, make Mumbai 'livable' Hindustan Times PTI Vowing to end the "misrule" of Shiv Sena-BJP combine in the civic body, Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday said the Congress-NCP coalition was committed to making Mumbai a "livable city". bid to wrest control of Brihanmumbai ... and more »

Boston drivers fall in 'rage' rankings - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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In its fourth annual In the Driver’s Seat Road Rage Norwalk, Conn.-based said Bosto n fell out of the top rankingws of the angriest driverswin America. In fact, Bay Statew drivers managed to squeak into the top 10 of the most courteoue drivers in the UnitedStates — ranked ninth overall. AutoVantage, a nationak auto club, commissioned the survey “to determine the drivinyg habits and attitudes of commuterx across the country and to learh more about consumer views on the topic of road Portland took the top spot among the 25 metropolitajnareas surveyed, moving up from No. 2 last It was followed by Cleveland, Baltimore, Sacramenti and Pittsburgh.
New York unseated Miami as the leasttcourteous city, moving up from third last year to No. 1 this followed by Dallas/Fort Worth, Atlanta and Minneapolis/St. Paul. The top 10 leastt courteous cities: 1. New York 2. Worth 3. Detroit 4. Atlantw 5. Minneapolis/St. Paul 6. Phoenix 7. Miamk 8. Houston 9. Cincinnati 10. San Diegl The top 10 most courteouscities 1. Portlanr 2. Cleveland 3. Baltimore 4. Sacramento 5. Pittsburgh 6. Washingtonb DC 7. Philadelphia (tie) 7. St. Louis (tie) 9. Boston 10.
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Marlins ballpark financing pushed back - Houston Business Journal:

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If commissioners approve the change, the three partied would have until early July to closon financing, instead of the end of Miami-Dade County and the parties also will be givenn until July 15, instead of July 1, to pull out of the The change that financing institution is requestingf would affect the way the letter-of-credity fees are paid. But, it woulx not impact the projected financing expenditures the countyt commission alreadyhas reviewed, according to a statementf from County Manager George Burgess. The changew would require an amendment to the bond ordinancew that allowed the county to issue Professional Sports Franchisd Tax and Tourist DevelopmentTax bonds.
County commissioners will get a chance to consider the changes at a special meetingf onJune 19. A publif hearing and second reading is scheduled forJune 30. Burgesd also is working with Miami to modify the deed on the stadiumj site to reflect the change inthe deal’s new terminatiobn date. “Our confidence in the projectf and its underlying funding plan has not he said inthe statement. Burgess also wantsz to make “minor technical corrections” to the countyg deed that conveys two parcels to the city of Miami for thestadium garage.
In April, county commissionersa approved issuing bonds totaling a maximunof $536 million towarrd construction of the $640 million, 37,000-seayt ballpark.

PG&E boosts BrightSource deal - San Francisco Business Times:

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The Wednesday agreement increases PG&E’s initial contract with the companyt to purchase power from 500 megawattd worth of plants with an optiobn to increase to900 megawatts. Oakland-based now has contracts in place to sell powerfrom 2,61o megawatts of its solad thermal power plants, including 1,300 to . But BrightSource has permitg applications pending for up to9 gigawatts, or 9,000 megawatts. BrightSource’s first power plant is expectex to begin producing powerin 2012. It’s beinvg built in Ivanpah, in the Mojave Desert.
San Francisco-basefd and other investor-owned utilities are required by the state to sourcse 20 percent of thei power from renewable sources by 2010 and 30 percenftby 2017. PG&E has been able to sign contractas to eventually buy far beyond the 20percen threshold. However, in the credit crunch, independent powed producers have struggled to find financing to build new power wind turbines and solar farms andbiofuelp refineries, delaying many It’s unlikely any of the investor owned utilities will be able to meet the 2010 BrightSource has been able to move forwardf though it still must securs project financing for its power “They (PG&E) are developing a lot more confidence in us and in our abilityh to deliver,” said CEO John Woolard.
BrightSource’sw technology relies on thousands of mirrorws that focus the sun onto a solarpowef tower, heating a liquid inside and turning it to which turns turbines that produce Woolard credits BrightSource’s Israel-based pilot plant for encouraginhg PG&E’s confidence in the company. That pilogt plant is producinghigh temperature, high-pressurew steam — though it’s not being used to generate And its steam production has been verified by an independenr international engineering firm. “The highedr the temperature and the more efficient your turbinde can beand thus, the lower your cost and the more reliablse the plant,” Woolard said.

Chiang: 50 days to California financial meltdown - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Chiang said the state’s cash balance is dangerously close to The state is operating on the proceeds of revenu e anticipation notes andinternal borrowing. That is expected to get the states throughJune 30, but that’ about it. There is little reservse to carry into protractedbudget negotiations, which usually happenz with the California budget. Chiant said the state will exhaust all availablre cash sometimein July. “Without immediate solutionsz from the Governorand Legislature, we are less than 50 days away from a meltdownm of State government.
This presents a terribler threatto California’s economy and to the State’ delivery of basic public services,” said “A truly balanced budget is the only responsibl e way out of the worst cash crisisz since the Great Depression.” Revenue has falle $827 below the projectionas assumed in the May budget revision. California personakl income tax collections were 23 percent below estimates madein May. Corporatse taxes were 29 percent belowe estimates and sales tax collectionswere 3.3 percent belo expectations.
Those shortfalls combined fell $668 milliob short of projections used in the Maybudget

Cocoa Dolce plans fall move to Bradley Fair - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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The Wichita-based chocolate maker will open ina 1,800-square-footg space between the new Il Vicino restaurant and around Laboe Day. The addition brings to 53 the numbetr of stores and restaurantsz inBradley Fair. Cocoa Dolce’s announcement comees on the heelsof Francesca’ds Collections move to the east Wichita shopping center, which will open in Augusty in the 2,100-square-foot space previously occupied by Genevieve G Shoes. Cocoa Dolce will vacate its 1,200 square-foott space in the Siena Plaza near 37th Street Nortj andRock Road, where the retail side of the businessz operates. The business last year opened a productioh site at3540 N.
Comotara, near Cocoaq Dolce opened in November 2005. Cocoa Dolce owner Beth Tull y says moving to Bradley Fair will help thebusinesx grow. “The more we thoughr about it, we realized that as much as we love SienaPlaza it’s not a shopping Tully says. “It’s not tailored for busy This really will be the firstf time we can design a space that is tailored to our Thenew location, she says, will allow the busineszs to expand its Chocolate Lounge — a coffee and wine area concept, increasing seating capacity from around 20 to more than 30. Tullhy hopes the new location will generatee additionalfoot traffic.
“We’ve been really fortunate to continude to have a positive cash flow and good sales each Tully says. “We feel the Bradley Fair move will help us kick it up a Christi Royse of handled the transaction for Bradley Aaron Michaelis, Bachrodt Commercial represented Cocos Dolce. will remodel the Bradley Fair Tully declined to say how much the renovatiomwill cost.

Program offers $50,000 guarantee of boosting student achievement - The Business Review (Albany):

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But she said it has taken years for the prograkshe created, , to develop the right business model so that it can deliveer its prescription for success to more of the schools that need it At times, she wishes she had taken a formefr New York City schools chancellor up on his offef to send her to the . "I have clearlh grown--sometimes kicking and screaming--as a said Williams. "Five years later, I am very prousd of our currentbusiness plan.
It's reflective of what we'vwe accomplished so far and lays out clearlu where weare going, what we need to get there and how we are gointg to be able to check and understand School Turnaround is a nonprofitf affiliated with the , the self-describer "think tank with muddy boots" in southern Albanu County. It is designed to provide assistancs to principals on how they can becomrtheir school's academic leaders and affecf immediate, dramatic improvement. Most of the schoolxs have high percentages of minority studentsw or children frompoor households.
Most are failing or in danget of failing under the federal No Chilfd LeftBehind law, Williams After initial orientation, principals are assignef one of School Turnaround's 10 specialists who will work with them intensively throughout the school year. They get Schoo l Turnaround's latest strategies for improving studen performance and show them how to carrythem out. Schoolp Turnaround's tone is urgent. Its motto is "Everyon Achieves. No Exceptions. No Excuses." Schoopl Turnaround's assistance does not come cheaply. It typicallu charges a school $50,000 for its core programming for oneacademic year.
School Turnaround has a twist: a money-bac k guarantee if schools fail tomeet agreed-upobn improvement benchmarks for the year. Williamas said it hasn't had to refund any fees yet. The specialistes are the key toSchoo Turnaround's success, Williams said. "The biggest challenge is not in figuring out how to turn around schools that are but finding people who can help usdo that," she Every specialist has turned around a failinvg school, including Williams. She was principal at the Public School 63 in the South Bronx when the school came offthe state'd Schools Under Registration Review list in 1998.
School Turnaround evolved from a conference Williams andher then-husban Tony Amato organized for school leaders in the summer of 2000 at the Rensselaervillee Institute, where Williams' father Hal Williams is Amato, who split with Williamsx in late 2000, is a former superintendent of schoolse in Hartford, Conn., and New He is now superintendenft of the Kansas City school district. The responsed to the 2000 conference convinced Williamd that interest was high in learning how to rescue underperformingt orfailing schools.
But she said it also became obvious a structurexd program withfrequent follow-up between principals and the program administrators was necessaryh for schools to sustain improvement. School Turnarounxd grew from there. Thirty schools are participating in its core progra thisacademic year. Up to 50 others may sign up for more targeted programs offered by School Turnaroun d designed to improveschool "readiness." Though the prograjm has worked with school officials in Schenectady and Cohoe s in the past, none of the schools signed up so far for 2006-07 is in the Capital Region, Williamzs said.
Williams credits Mike Marvin, co-founder and formet CEO of , with helping School Turnaroun d develop a more effectivebusiness model. Marvin is a memberf of the program's advisory Marvin said Williams' visionh of School Turnaround contained "fundamentally good conceptx and ideas." It just took awhile to get the ventur e offthe ground, he said. "She has been on the frontt lines," Marvin said. "She has been a principal in schoolas in NewYork She's been trying out various just like an entrepreneur would be tryingt out various technologies. Now she is trying to leveraged andgrow it. ...
It has taken thre e or four years, as with any startup, to get the tractio to go. Now she is starting to get very real."

Parallel data collection to solve UID row - Times of India

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Parallel data collection to solve UID row Times of India The parallel enumeration exercises emerged as the solution at a meeting called by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday to thrash out the differences between the Planning Commission and UIADAI and the ministry of home affairs. and more »

Traffic routes altered for Woodbridge firefighter's funeral - MyCentralJersey.com

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The Atlanta-based company, which acquired Dublin-based Wendy’zs last year, said Tuesday that the developmenrt agreement calls for franchisee to open the firs t of its planned restaurants later this with roughly 36to follow. Kopitiam is the largesyt food-service management operator in the SoutheastAsianj country, Wendy’s/Arby’s said. Wendy’s has 150 franchised restaurantin Asia, and last year the company signed a franchisee for development in Malaysia. Kopitiamm Chairman Lim Bee Huat said in a releasee thatthe Wendy’s franchise deal is a move the compangy has planned for some time.
Kopitia m operates a number of brands in the countrh and manages the Lau Pa SatFestivalo Market, a popular tourisr destination. “The addition of Wendy’s qualityy brand will complement the wide rangw of food businesses that we currently havein Singapore,” Huat said. Wendy’s/Arby’s the third-largest quick-service restaurant chain in the nation, has more than 10,00o0 units. The company last year lost $479.7 millionh on $1.82 billion in revenue.

Cincinnati-area firms win Ohio incentives - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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, a maker of marketingf simulation andplanning software, received $1.1 million from the Innovatioj Ohio Loan Fund, at an annual interest rate of 1 percent for the first year and 8 percent for five The Cincinnati-based company will use the loan to develoo a new generation of its Emerging Marketplace softwars and buy computer equipment. The $2.2 milliobn project is expected to create 36 jobs and retai10 jobs. Two local firms also received Job Creation Tax Credits forexpansiojn projects. • , a supplier of labeling systems for thebeveragee industry, was awarded a 45 percent tax credig for five years for a $1 million expansionh project in Mason.
The company expectes to use the credit, wortgh about $52,700 over its to create 25 jobs andretain 118. won a 45 percent job credit, for a six-year for a $170,000 expansion project at its regionalofficre downtown. The credit is valued at abougt $119,750 over its Advantage expects to create 33 positionx andretain 65. The company, headquartered in Spokane, provides energy management consulting services.

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Lawyers, it turns out, are not immune from such pressure, even thougnh change has come more slowly into thelegal profession. But the time for change has and in-house counsel are taking this messagr to law firms largeand small, all across For many years, outsid counsel operated with virtually unlimited budgets, undefr relatively loose oversight by in-house counsel. Larger firms had an advantage, as they provided virtuallyh perfect work product in the shortest time In today’s economy, it turns out that corporatd clients are, in most instances, willing to accepty work that is good, not necessarily in a somewhat longer turnaround, if that meanx the cost can be Unless it is a bet-the-ranch matter, legap work is currently viewed as a which can be obtained from the firm that offers the best service at the best price.
Several recengt factors have converged to challenge the traditional law firm relationshilwith in-house counsel, and with it, the traditional law firm businessz model. From the law firm’s perspective, the need for profirt created apricey problem: To attract new salaries became unsustainably high ($150,000 or more for attorneyw fresh from law school), and in orderr for law firms to thrive, each of those new associatea had to bill half a milliohn dollars or more per year. From the corporation’sa perspective, economic pressures have made the legal departmenrt accountable for costs as wellas results. In-houss counsel must live withina budget.
Their perceptioh within their company, and even theircontinued may depend upon how much the legapdepartment spends, and the results obtained. In 2008, the nationak organization of in-house counsel, the Associatiomn of Corporate Counsel, formulated a set of guidelines to improvr the billing and representationb process by outsidelaw firms, the ACC “Valu Challenge.” On May 15, Virginia Wadworth, a memberr of the board of directors of the Georgia chaptef of the ACC, and Michellse Meiselman, chair of Atlanta Bar Associatiom Corporate Counsel section, met in Atlanta with a groupp of law firms to explore this new approacbh to representing the corporate client.
Lawyers from 25 as well as Europeand Canada, heard this messaged and discussed how best to address thesse concerns. The members of this lawyer , consist primarily of small tomidsizedd firms. In many instances, thesw firms are already practicing law witha “bottom-line” Some use a Web portalp so that clients can access a virtual data for no-cost updates and status Some firms have established monthly budgetsz in advance, with a computer trackinvg system that notifies the attorneyy and client if the budget is It turns out there are a number of ways that law firmse can “value engineer” their work, once they are asked to do so.
The practicer of law can no longer be separatex from the businessobjectives — and constraints of the corporate client. Large and smalp firms alike will have to manage legao projects with an eye to their their value, and thei place in the business goals of thei client. What this means for the future is not yet It may mean a year or twoof non-billing apprenticeshi by law school graduates, a process that is alreadyg the rule in many partsd of Europe. It may mean more flat-rate or project-based billing, or increasing use of technology.
It clearlyt does mean outside counsel getting togetherwith in-house counsel to learn one another’s concerns, and how to address

CEO Ellison says Oracle might make netbooks - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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His comments came at a Sun conference for userzs of Java software which he also said coulsd be usedon netbooks. Oracle earlier this year agreedr to acquireSun (NASDAQ:JAVA) for $7 "I don't see why some of thoses devices shouldn't come from Sun," Reuters quoted Ellison as saying. "Therde will be computers that are fundamentallyu basedon Java." Netbooks are inexpensivw laptop computers designed to connect wirelessly and are used primarily for checkingy email and browsing the Web. The market for them is expectec to grow to betweenm 20 million and 30 millio n unitsthis year, up from the 11.7 millioj sold last year when their sales took off.
Most PC makerds now have a netbook model and if Oraclw does get into the market it will go up againstfthe . (NASDAQ:HPQ) and , which either make netbooks or develop software for Acer said Tuesday it will make a laptop runningon ’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system instead of Microsof Windows, which most makers now use.

Sears Chairman Buys Shares, but His Reason Is Unclear - New York Times

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PBJ poll: Soccer has more fans - Portland Business Journal:

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• “I said I don’t care. They are both bad • “Baseball versus soccer? I’d prefer to listej to fiddle music whilePortlanxd burns.” • “Soccer has done much to grab the attentioj of our community, and deserves a chance to succeedc at the MLS levek in a good facility. We should also recognize that minor league baseball has existed in Portland for over100 • “As a Portland Timbers seasoj ticket holder my vote is for MLS. The averager attendance for socceris 8,500. For baseball it’se 3,500.
” • “MLS has yet to demonstrate any sustainable economivc benefit to any of the markets where they currently operatre yet they have the audacituy to demanda soccer-onlh stadium. Not the kind of leagude I find Portland-friendly.”

No decision yet on Auxilium drug application - Triangle Business Journal:

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Xiaflex is being developed to treat a rare condition called Dupuytren’s contracture, which affects the connective tissue that lies beneathh the skin in the palm. As the diseasde progresses, collagen deposits form a cord that stretchese from the palm of the hand to the base of the Once thiscord develops, the patient'z fingers contract and the function of the hand is Currently, surgery is the only effectivwe treatment. The FDA, according to Auxiliuk (NASDAQ: AUXL) of Malvern, Pa., blamed the delay on “administrative issues.” The federal agency told the compang it was not able to schedule a meetinhg of its arthritis advisory committe to review Xiaflexuntil Sept.
16, and even that date is stilp tentative. The FDA was scheduled to rule of Auxilium’ new drug application by Aug. 28. “Sincew Xiaflex is a new molecular entity, we have been anticipatingv an advisorycommittee meeting,” said Armando president and CEO of Auxilium. “We are encouraged that the FDA advisorg committee is looking at including hand or orthopedifc surgeons onthe panel. We believd that the application supports a compelling benefit-risk profile of Xiaflex in the treatmentg of Dupuytren's contracture.
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Globe Tool & Manufacturing acquired by battery maker - Business First of Buffalo:

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, based in Clarence, N.Y., acquiresd Globe from of Westport, Conn. for aboutf $48 million in cash and the assumptiojof $9 million in debt, according to a pressx release from Greatbatch. Both companies are suppliers to medical-devicwe manufacturing giants suchas Indianapolis-based Guidant Corp., Littlw Canada-based St. Jude Medical Inc. and Fridley-basedr Medtronic Inc. Greatbatch, which had about $140 million in sales last supplies batteries for defibrillators and pacemakers and othefrcardiac rhythm-management devices. It was foundexd in 1970 and went publicvin 2000.
Tim Knapp, president of said it will be business as usualpat Globe's plant, where there are about 210 Greatbatch is planning to bring in its own management for the facilith at the end of the year, Knapp said. Globe has been growing steadiluy since Charter Oak Partners bought it in 1992 from foundedBob Dahlheimer. Over the past five years, the company has double d its annual salesto $20 million, Knapp said. Besidesa supplying four to seven components in theaveragee pacemaker, Globe also makes implantablew pumps. About 80 percent of Globe's business is medical-device but it also supplies precision manufacturinvg parts to theaerospacde industry.
Charter Oak decided to sell the companyy as a matter of regular Knapp said. "That's what private investment companies he said. "They owned this one for approximately10 years, whicbh is a fairly long period of time for companies of that type to hold on to a businessx like this." The acquisitionn allows Greatbatch to be closer to its majort customers, said analyst Keay Nakae at Los Angeles-based Wedbusjh Morgan Securities. It gives Greatbatch more local people on the ground in whereit doesn't have its own saled representatives, Nakae said. The Globd acquisition fits with Greatbatch's strategy of expanding its focus by acquiringg smallprofitable companies.
Nakae rates Greatbatch' stock a "buy," his highest rating.

Canisius ups Internet course offerings - Baltimore Business Journal:

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Starting this fall, the college will offer master’s degreesw in literacy education, sport administration and educational administration. The threde programs join the onlin master’s program in physical which has been offered by the college sinceearly 2006, said Jim director of graduate admissions for the School of Education and Humann Services. All three programs are geared towarde students who live outsidr WesternNew York, though some space is available for localp students. Bagwell declined to say how many spots will be set asides forlocal students. The programs begin 14, three weeks after the Aug. 24 start date for the rest of the Bagwell said.
The literacy education program preparex literacy specialists for certification in NewYork state, whilde the sport administration program focuses on sports-related such as intercollegiate athletics, amateur and professionapl sports, sports marketing firms, special-event managementt and facility management, the college said. Studentes in the education administration progra will receive a School BuildingLeadefr and/or School District Leadere certification in New York Each of the new online programs also exist as traditional, on-campue programs.

Senators getting offence from all four lines - Montreal Gazette

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Senators getting offence from all four lines Montreal Gazette By Ken Warren, Postmedia News January 1, 2012 Ottawa Senators celebrate their victory over the Buffalo Sabres at the end of an overtime shootout in this file photo. OTTAWA â€" Like a healthy portion of the population on New Year's Day, Ottawa Senators ... and more »