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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Qatar Airways flight lands safely after emergency - Businessweek
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Saturday, September 29, 2012
'Runners proceed cautiously into WAC - San Antonio Express
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'Runners proceed cautiously into WAC San Antonio Express LAS CRUCES, N.M. â€" UTSA coach Larry Coker tossed out an analogy earlier this week that made him sound a little bit like an age-group swimming instructor. “We're in the deep end right now,†said Coker, joking with reporters. “We're in the deep end, ... |
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Facebook leads social networking space as Twitter growth skyrockets - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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According to the new report, Facebook usersa logged 13.9 billion minutes on the site in making it the most popular social networkin g site onthe Web. was the seconde most popular social networking site with abouf 5 billion minutes spent loggedin April. Twitter logge d roughly 300 million minutes, and LinkedI n about 202 million. According to the Nielsen total minutes spent on social networkingf sites has increased 83 percent Twitterhad far-and-away the fastest growtg over the past year -- with about 37-times more minutea spent on the site in April 2009, compare d to April of last Facebook also posted rapid growth, with a seven-fold increass over last year.
“We have seen some major growtgh in Facebook during thepast year, and a subsequenr decline in MySpace. Twitter has come on the scene in an explosivre way perhaps changing the outlook for theentirer space,” said Jon Gibs, Nielsenj vice president, online media and agenchy insights. “The one thing that is cleat about social networking is that regardless of how fast a site is growin or how bigit is, it can quickly fall out of favofr with consumers.” While Facebook has become the top dog in the socialk networking space, MySpace is the leader in online With 121 million video streams, MySpace.cokm was the No.
1 social networking destination when ranked by streamss and total minutes spent viewing MySpace visitors spent 384 milliomn minutes viewing video onthe site, with an averagd of 38.8 minutes per viewer. In Facebook visitors spent only 114 million minutes viewing video in with an averageof 11.2 minutes per videok viewer. The Nielsen Co. is a global informatioj and media company specializing inconsumefr information, television and othee media measurement.
According to the new report, Facebook usersa logged 13.9 billion minutes on the site in making it the most popular social networkin g site onthe Web. was the seconde most popular social networking site with abouf 5 billion minutes spent loggedin April. Twitter logge d roughly 300 million minutes, and LinkedI n about 202 million. According to the Nielsen total minutes spent on social networkingf sites has increased 83 percent Twitterhad far-and-away the fastest growtg over the past year -- with about 37-times more minutea spent on the site in April 2009, compare d to April of last Facebook also posted rapid growth, with a seven-fold increass over last year.
“We have seen some major growtgh in Facebook during thepast year, and a subsequenr decline in MySpace. Twitter has come on the scene in an explosivre way perhaps changing the outlook for theentirer space,” said Jon Gibs, Nielsenj vice president, online media and agenchy insights. “The one thing that is cleat about social networking is that regardless of how fast a site is growin or how bigit is, it can quickly fall out of favofr with consumers.” While Facebook has become the top dog in the socialk networking space, MySpace is the leader in online With 121 million video streams, MySpace.cokm was the No.
1 social networking destination when ranked by streamss and total minutes spent viewing MySpace visitors spent 384 milliomn minutes viewing video onthe site, with an averagd of 38.8 minutes per viewer. In Facebook visitors spent only 114 million minutes viewing video in with an averageof 11.2 minutes per videok viewer. The Nielsen Co. is a global informatioj and media company specializing inconsumefr information, television and othee media measurement.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Bowie incubator aims to hatch Main Street firms - Washington Business Journal:
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The city is not pursuing a high-tecbh facility, examples of which alread exist in Montgomery andPrincs George's counties and have been popular destinationsw for budding biotech and information technology Bowie's approach will be more geared towarf Main Street, said John Henry the city's economic development director. The has approved $50,000 to hire a consultant to develop a plan fora "general business incubator, or one that caters to professionapl services operations and non-technology companies. "There are no shortagea of places to goif you're a tech King said, "but what about othetr kinds of businesses?
We think we can fill a gap in the A 2007 feasibility study showed that Bowis could support such a as a complement to existing Prince George's incubatords at and the , and one in Largio that caters to technology Incubators offer shared space and services, such as telephone and Internetf support, to fledgling Rent is often set at cheaper ratexs to reduce start-up costs for the companies, and most incubatoer facilities have strict timelines for the tenantds to "graduate," or move from the facilityt to expand elsewhere.
King said he hopese to issue a request for proposals for an incubatoe consultant sometime in the coming The consultant will identify funding such as state and regional economicdevelopmengt entities, as well as potential locations for the incubator. Bowie probably cannot afford to operate the incubator by itself and may needa private-sectofr partner to support the operation, King said. The 2007 study performecd for the city said a basixc incubator facility with 18 tenants could cost morethan $640,0000 annually to operate by its fiftgh year. "We're talking about hundreds of thousands of dollarsa year," King said.
"It's a significant Montgomery County's business innovation network is perhaps theWashingtonb area's most recognizable incubatore operation. The county has four such facilities that have graduated more than 70 companiees and added morethan 1,700 jobs to Montgomery's labot force. One of Montgomery's incubators, the , has been open sincre June 2006 and is craftecd in the same moldas Bowie's proposed facility. The Wheaton in the Westfield Shoppingtownretail complex, started at 9,00p square feet and later expanded to 12,000 square feet, said John Montgomery's manager of business innovation centers.
The Wheatonn incubator has 21 The businesses include a real estate a pair ofmarketing companies, an international business consultanft and an accountant, Korpela said. Montgomery didn't fund the incubators entirelgy by itselfto start, Korpela said. The countyy was helped by state grants and assistance fromthe However, once the facilities got up and running and snaredx their share of tenants, some becames self-sustaining entities, he said. The Wheaton property stilkl receives a subsidy ofabout $150,000 from Montgomery annualluy to support its operations.
The city is not pursuing a high-tecbh facility, examples of which alread exist in Montgomery andPrincs George's counties and have been popular destinationsw for budding biotech and information technology Bowie's approach will be more geared towarf Main Street, said John Henry the city's economic development director. The has approved $50,000 to hire a consultant to develop a plan fora "general business incubator, or one that caters to professionapl services operations and non-technology companies. "There are no shortagea of places to goif you're a tech King said, "but what about othetr kinds of businesses?
We think we can fill a gap in the A 2007 feasibility study showed that Bowis could support such a as a complement to existing Prince George's incubatords at and the , and one in Largio that caters to technology Incubators offer shared space and services, such as telephone and Internetf support, to fledgling Rent is often set at cheaper ratexs to reduce start-up costs for the companies, and most incubatoer facilities have strict timelines for the tenantds to "graduate," or move from the facilityt to expand elsewhere.
King said he hopese to issue a request for proposals for an incubatoe consultant sometime in the coming The consultant will identify funding such as state and regional economicdevelopmengt entities, as well as potential locations for the incubator. Bowie probably cannot afford to operate the incubator by itself and may needa private-sectofr partner to support the operation, King said. The 2007 study performecd for the city said a basixc incubator facility with 18 tenants could cost morethan $640,0000 annually to operate by its fiftgh year. "We're talking about hundreds of thousands of dollarsa year," King said.
"It's a significant Montgomery County's business innovation network is perhaps theWashingtonb area's most recognizable incubatore operation. The county has four such facilities that have graduated more than 70 companiees and added morethan 1,700 jobs to Montgomery's labot force. One of Montgomery's incubators, the , has been open sincre June 2006 and is craftecd in the same moldas Bowie's proposed facility. The Wheaton in the Westfield Shoppingtownretail complex, started at 9,00p square feet and later expanded to 12,000 square feet, said John Montgomery's manager of business innovation centers.
The Wheatonn incubator has 21 The businesses include a real estate a pair ofmarketing companies, an international business consultanft and an accountant, Korpela said. Montgomery didn't fund the incubators entirelgy by itselfto start, Korpela said. The countyy was helped by state grants and assistance fromthe However, once the facilities got up and running and snaredx their share of tenants, some becames self-sustaining entities, he said. The Wheaton property stilkl receives a subsidy ofabout $150,000 from Montgomery annualluy to support its operations.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Parliamentary Elections In Belarus Declared Valid, Despite Boycott Calls - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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Saturday, September 22, 2012
Fisher, DISH Network settle broadcast dispute - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and Fisher Communications, Inc. FSCI) said the multi-year agreement provides for the distributiob of Fisher stations in Seattle and six other markets onDISH Network. Under the DISH customers can now watch ABC networkl programming on KOMO aftera six-montg hiatus. Terms of the deal were not released. Fishert said that as part of the agreement both parties agreed toend litigation. The previous agreement between DISH and Fishef that allowed DISH subscriberas to get ABC programsw and sports events from KOMOexpired Dec. 17.
Aftefr negotiations broke down over how much DISH should pay Fisher for programming, DISH dumped Fishe stations in Seattle, Portland and five othee media markets. "We recognize the important role that we play in the communityu through our news and programming and we are pleased to renew our partnership with DISH which will allow us to continue serving our local viewersand customers," said Colleen B. Fisher's President and Chief Executivwe Officer. "We truly appreciate the patience of our loyalk viewers and business partners and regret any inconvenience they may have encounteredc as we worked to put this new agreemenytin place.
" The Fisher stations that returned to DISH Networkl are: KOMO and KUNS in Seattle; KATU and KUNP in KIMA in Yakima; KVAL in Ore.; KBCI in Boise, Idaho; KIDK in Idaho Idaho; and KBAK and KBFX in Calif.
DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and Fisher Communications, Inc. FSCI) said the multi-year agreement provides for the distributiob of Fisher stations in Seattle and six other markets onDISH Network. Under the DISH customers can now watch ABC networkl programming on KOMO aftera six-montg hiatus. Terms of the deal were not released. Fishert said that as part of the agreement both parties agreed toend litigation. The previous agreement between DISH and Fishef that allowed DISH subscriberas to get ABC programsw and sports events from KOMOexpired Dec. 17.
Aftefr negotiations broke down over how much DISH should pay Fisher for programming, DISH dumped Fishe stations in Seattle, Portland and five othee media markets. "We recognize the important role that we play in the communityu through our news and programming and we are pleased to renew our partnership with DISH which will allow us to continue serving our local viewersand customers," said Colleen B. Fisher's President and Chief Executivwe Officer. "We truly appreciate the patience of our loyalk viewers and business partners and regret any inconvenience they may have encounteredc as we worked to put this new agreemenytin place.
" The Fisher stations that returned to DISH Networkl are: KOMO and KUNS in Seattle; KATU and KUNP in KIMA in Yakima; KVAL in Ore.; KBCI in Boise, Idaho; KIDK in Idaho Idaho; and KBAK and KBFX in Calif.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Good Huntin' At Outdoor Channel - Forbes
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Forbes | Good Huntin' At Outdoor Channel Forbes Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Temecula, California, Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. is an entertainment and media company in the United States, and reports under three segments: The Outdoor Channel, Production Services and Aerial Cameras. |
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
It's official: 15 General Motors dealers in Colorado to lose franchises - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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It was the firstg definitive statement of exactly how many GM dealers in the stat e were informed thay will lose theirf franchise agreementsin 2010. The Colorado Automobilde Dealers Association previously had estimated the numberf at 13 to 15 basexd on reportsfrom dealers. GM still is not releasingf the names ofthe 1,323 dealerd it plans to drop nationwide, including the 15 in The information came in a list released by the Houss Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittew on Oversight and Investigations, based on informatio provided by GM. Executives of GM and which plans to shed 14Coloradi dealers, testified before Congress about theird dealer plans Friday.
GM's car lineas include Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Saab, Saturhn and Hummer. It has some 6,000 dealershipse nationwide. Letters sent in mid-May to GM dealerw the company plannedto drop, a copy of whicn was obtained by the Denver Business Journal, said the automakere reviewed each of its sales volume, profitability, capitalization, location and facilities along with other "market . "Based on our review and current and foreseeabler market conditions andyour dealership's historicalk performance, we do not see that GM can have a productivr business relationship with [name of dealership] over the long term," said the dated May 14.
About 92 of Colorado'a 264 auto dealerships sell one or more GM said Tim Jackson of the state autodealera group. Additional dealers may lose theirfranchised later, GM has said.
It was the firstg definitive statement of exactly how many GM dealers in the stat e were informed thay will lose theirf franchise agreementsin 2010. The Colorado Automobilde Dealers Association previously had estimated the numberf at 13 to 15 basexd on reportsfrom dealers. GM still is not releasingf the names ofthe 1,323 dealerd it plans to drop nationwide, including the 15 in The information came in a list released by the Houss Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittew on Oversight and Investigations, based on informatio provided by GM. Executives of GM and which plans to shed 14Coloradi dealers, testified before Congress about theird dealer plans Friday.
GM's car lineas include Chevrolet, Pontiac, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Saab, Saturhn and Hummer. It has some 6,000 dealershipse nationwide. Letters sent in mid-May to GM dealerw the company plannedto drop, a copy of whicn was obtained by the Denver Business Journal, said the automakere reviewed each of its sales volume, profitability, capitalization, location and facilities along with other "market . "Based on our review and current and foreseeabler market conditions andyour dealership's historicalk performance, we do not see that GM can have a productivr business relationship with [name of dealership] over the long term," said the dated May 14.
About 92 of Colorado'a 264 auto dealerships sell one or more GM said Tim Jackson of the state autodealera group. Additional dealers may lose theirfranchised later, GM has said.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Wachovia Securities closing its Tampa West Shore office - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Most of the 17 employeees in the office at500 N. West Shorew Blvd. in the Building will move to a Wachovia Securitieas branch at1501 W. Swann Ave., accordingy to an e-mail from Kathy Harrison, a companh spokeswoman. A few others have choseh to work at other Wachovia Securitieszoffices nearby, Harrison The consolidation may take place as early as May 31, but most likelhy will be in June, Harrison said. The West Shorre office previously wasan office. Wachoviw bought A.G. Edwards in 2007. Last year, Wachoviza was acquired by (NYSE: WFC) of San In certain markets arounds the country where there areoverlappinv A.G.
Edwards and Wachoviaz Securities offices neareach other, the company has been consolidatin g where it makes sense financially and where clients aren’rt inconvenienced, Harrison said. In most the lease in one spot is upand there’d room in the other Combined, Wachovia Securities and A.G. Edwardxs had 170 brokers and 10 offices in the Tampa Bay area inearlgy 2008, according to the Tampza Bay Business Journal Book of Lists.
Most of the 17 employeees in the office at500 N. West Shorew Blvd. in the Building will move to a Wachovia Securitieas branch at1501 W. Swann Ave., accordingy to an e-mail from Kathy Harrison, a companh spokeswoman. A few others have choseh to work at other Wachovia Securitieszoffices nearby, Harrison The consolidation may take place as early as May 31, but most likelhy will be in June, Harrison said. The West Shorre office previously wasan office. Wachoviw bought A.G. Edwards in 2007. Last year, Wachoviza was acquired by (NYSE: WFC) of San In certain markets arounds the country where there areoverlappinv A.G.
Edwards and Wachoviaz Securities offices neareach other, the company has been consolidatin g where it makes sense financially and where clients aren’rt inconvenienced, Harrison said. In most the lease in one spot is upand there’d room in the other Combined, Wachovia Securities and A.G. Edwardxs had 170 brokers and 10 offices in the Tampa Bay area inearlgy 2008, according to the Tampza Bay Business Journal Book of Lists.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Whitman will lead in-home health firm - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Whitman confirmed that she has signed on as the new CEOof , an Elk River-based company that specializes in healt h care for patients who need specialized care at In April, Accurate raised $3.5 million in working capital from a variet y of sources, according to a filing with the Securitiesx and Exchange Commission. Those backing the company includd Accurate's founder and president, Amy Lynas, her husband, and private-equity firms of Wellesley, Mass., and Mass.-based . Accurate, foundefd in 2002, contracts statewide with registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to serve clients with a variety of health care needs. About 60 percent of its patientasare pediatric.
The company specializes in high-tech pediatric nursinbg cases, including patients who need tracheostomy or gastrostomy or who areon ventilators. Its nursese also provide care to adults of all Lynas did not immediately returjn phone calls forthis story, and the companyh does not disclose revenue figures. Molly Simmons, managingt director of Gemini's Minneapolis would not discussthe firm's investment before this stort went to press. But Gemini'ds investment history might shed some lighton Accurate'as financial standing. Gemini, which rankex No. 5 in Minneapolis/St.
Paul Business Journal'se listing of private-equity firms this has raised $450 million in tota capital since its startin 1993. The firm focusese on established companies with revenu ofbetween $10 million and $50 million whose management has three or more years of operatingb history. It invests about $3 million to $8 millionh per company and prefers businesses inseveral areas, including healtyh care, that expect growth ratees of 15 percent or more per year. Gemini'a partnership speaks to Accurate's projected growth, but perhaps Accurate'a biggest win is Whitman's entrance.
The new CEO is knowb for her Midas touch on health care In 2002, Whitman took over Minneapolis-basedr MinuteClinic Inc. and was pivotal in raisintg $50 million for the companyg over several roundsof financing. She also helpexd the company become a pioneer inthe low-cost, quick-carr model that is now poppinfg up in retail spaces around the Whitman left MinuteClinic in Decembedr 2005, six months after stepping down as CEO to becomse its chief operating officer. The company was acquirex by pharmacy chainCVS Corp. for an undisclosed amoun shortly thereafter. CVS is now opening the clinics in thousandxs ofits stores.
Whitman also has servedc as president of CeridianPerformance Partners, a unit of Bloomington-basedc Ceridian Corp., in variouas management positions at Honeywell Inc., and was chaie of the Ninth District Federal Reserves Bank Board from 2004 to 2005. After she joined Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group Inc. as vice presidentr of business development in public and seniofrmarket groups. She left that company on Aug. 6. "[Accurate] has interestingv principles and I'm very excited abouf this," Whitman said. She would not elaborate on business planws for Accurate or what aspects of the companyu wooed herfrom UnitedHealth.
But the company's pediatrif clientele is a unique business and demand is growing forsuch services, said Allisonh Sandve, spokeswoman for Minneapolis-basesd Children's Hospital of Minnesota. Children's operatesz a pediatric home care and hospice program forthe seven-county metro area. The number of individualk patients whoused Children's program has grownm from 840 in 1996 to nearly 2,000 in 2006. This kind of care "takezs a significant commitment," Sandve said. "It'a a lot of expertise and a lot of In 2006, Children's subsidizede $2.
3 million of its home and hospice care becauswe of low reimbursements, primarily through
Whitman confirmed that she has signed on as the new CEOof , an Elk River-based company that specializes in healt h care for patients who need specialized care at In April, Accurate raised $3.5 million in working capital from a variet y of sources, according to a filing with the Securitiesx and Exchange Commission. Those backing the company includd Accurate's founder and president, Amy Lynas, her husband, and private-equity firms of Wellesley, Mass., and Mass.-based . Accurate, foundefd in 2002, contracts statewide with registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to serve clients with a variety of health care needs. About 60 percent of its patientasare pediatric.
The company specializes in high-tech pediatric nursinbg cases, including patients who need tracheostomy or gastrostomy or who areon ventilators. Its nursese also provide care to adults of all Lynas did not immediately returjn phone calls forthis story, and the companyh does not disclose revenue figures. Molly Simmons, managingt director of Gemini's Minneapolis would not discussthe firm's investment before this stort went to press. But Gemini'ds investment history might shed some lighton Accurate'as financial standing. Gemini, which rankex No. 5 in Minneapolis/St.
Paul Business Journal'se listing of private-equity firms this has raised $450 million in tota capital since its startin 1993. The firm focusese on established companies with revenu ofbetween $10 million and $50 million whose management has three or more years of operatingb history. It invests about $3 million to $8 millionh per company and prefers businesses inseveral areas, including healtyh care, that expect growth ratees of 15 percent or more per year. Gemini'a partnership speaks to Accurate's projected growth, but perhaps Accurate'a biggest win is Whitman's entrance.
The new CEO is knowb for her Midas touch on health care In 2002, Whitman took over Minneapolis-basedr MinuteClinic Inc. and was pivotal in raisintg $50 million for the companyg over several roundsof financing. She also helpexd the company become a pioneer inthe low-cost, quick-carr model that is now poppinfg up in retail spaces around the Whitman left MinuteClinic in Decembedr 2005, six months after stepping down as CEO to becomse its chief operating officer. The company was acquirex by pharmacy chainCVS Corp. for an undisclosed amoun shortly thereafter. CVS is now opening the clinics in thousandxs ofits stores.
Whitman also has servedc as president of CeridianPerformance Partners, a unit of Bloomington-basedc Ceridian Corp., in variouas management positions at Honeywell Inc., and was chaie of the Ninth District Federal Reserves Bank Board from 2004 to 2005. After she joined Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth Group Inc. as vice presidentr of business development in public and seniofrmarket groups. She left that company on Aug. 6. "[Accurate] has interestingv principles and I'm very excited abouf this," Whitman said. She would not elaborate on business planws for Accurate or what aspects of the companyu wooed herfrom UnitedHealth.
But the company's pediatrif clientele is a unique business and demand is growing forsuch services, said Allisonh Sandve, spokeswoman for Minneapolis-basesd Children's Hospital of Minnesota. Children's operatesz a pediatric home care and hospice program forthe seven-county metro area. The number of individualk patients whoused Children's program has grownm from 840 in 1996 to nearly 2,000 in 2006. This kind of care "takezs a significant commitment," Sandve said. "It'a a lot of expertise and a lot of In 2006, Children's subsidizede $2.
3 million of its home and hospice care becauswe of low reimbursements, primarily through
Friday, September 14, 2012
Wells Fargo: Growth possible in second half - Denver Business Journal:
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“I am fairly optimistic that this thing iswinding down,” said Jim chief investment strategist for . “I’mm also optimistic that the economy, at least for a will recover sooner and stronger than most haveanticipate ... I think we’re going to be growinvg in the second half ofthis year.” Paulsem made his remarks during a presentation at the Wells Fargo Theatre in the Colorado Conventiojn Center. The breakfast event was hostecd by Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper also spokes aboutthe city’s effortd to stimulate the local U.S. stocks have been climbing since March, and consume r confidence is improving, Paulsen noted.
Reassuring “healthy players,” so they will begin investing and spendingmoney again, is key to stimulatin g the economy, he said. “The most outstanding feature ofwhat we’ve been through isn’t so much the fundamentapl problems that we have in the economy,” Paulsen “We do have those, they’re But the most outstanding characteristic is how we reacted to it as a Leadership, policy officials, investors, businesses, we just That’s what stands out about this more than The credit problems the nation faces are no differentg from the savings-and-loan problems of the 1990as or the farm and oil difficulties of the he said.
“When you mix togethert the fundamental problemswith fear, you get a he said. A change in accounting rulexs a couple of years ago made credit problems look he said. The new rules required financial institutions to valuedassets — such as loanse — based on current market prices, a practice known as “mark to accounting. When credit markets froz up, the lack of bids for thosee types of assets meant they had to be writtehdown severely, even if the bank hadn’t sold them and the underlyingg fundamentals hadn’t changed. “What has made it seem so off-the-chartsz is not bad debts that arewrittej off; we had a lot of that in otheer periods.
It’s good debtsa that are being written down in price notbecause they’re not paying on time, not because credit analysias [says] they won’t pay off over time, but simplt because of lack of current bids in the Paulsen said. In early April, the Financiakl Accounting Standards Boardeased mark-to-markeft rules, which should help, he Consumers and businesses also are sitting on vast amountsz of cash, more so than at any time sinc e the early 1980s, Paulsen said. Once they feel secure enough to beginspending it, that cash will accelerater the economic recovery.
Mayor meanwhile, said that the city was dointg its best to accelerate infrastructurwe projects in order to stimulate thelocal “In November 2007, we passed the Better Denver bond $550 million in infrastructurew bonds,” Hickenlooper said. “This last November, Denver Publif Schools passed about $450 millioj of infrastructure for theschool Typically, those bond projects take 10 to 12 years to plan and buildd out. We ... have been trying to accelerate that. Our goal is to get 90 percenft of that money spent in the next three Soright there’s $1 billion over three years.
” The city has implementecd other programs, including efforts to make public buildingss more environmentally sustainable or “green,” and an upcoming “hom e renovation bonanza” that will waive certain permit fees betweenn June 1-15 to encourage Denver residentws to renovate or upgrade their homes. The key challengs now is lack of confidence, Hickenlooper said. “‘The Todah Show’ last week presented a national study that said that Denvefr will bethe No. 1. city to in terms of real estate, from this recession,” Hickenloope r said. “It’s great news. Many of us know that thinga are going betterin Denver.
Our airpor t has held up better thanother airports; our saleas tax revenue loss has been less than others. We know and yet our sales tax revenues stilll continueto drop. We were down 10 percen t in February compared with the previous and in March we were down 15 percent comparecd with theprevious March. That’s just We know that we’re doing better, that we haven’ been hit as hard, and yet peopls still feel somehowat risk.
”
“I am fairly optimistic that this thing iswinding down,” said Jim chief investment strategist for . “I’mm also optimistic that the economy, at least for a will recover sooner and stronger than most haveanticipate ... I think we’re going to be growinvg in the second half ofthis year.” Paulsem made his remarks during a presentation at the Wells Fargo Theatre in the Colorado Conventiojn Center. The breakfast event was hostecd by Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper also spokes aboutthe city’s effortd to stimulate the local U.S. stocks have been climbing since March, and consume r confidence is improving, Paulsen noted.
Reassuring “healthy players,” so they will begin investing and spendingmoney again, is key to stimulatin g the economy, he said. “The most outstanding feature ofwhat we’ve been through isn’t so much the fundamentapl problems that we have in the economy,” Paulsen “We do have those, they’re But the most outstanding characteristic is how we reacted to it as a Leadership, policy officials, investors, businesses, we just That’s what stands out about this more than The credit problems the nation faces are no differentg from the savings-and-loan problems of the 1990as or the farm and oil difficulties of the he said.
“When you mix togethert the fundamental problemswith fear, you get a he said. A change in accounting rulexs a couple of years ago made credit problems look he said. The new rules required financial institutions to valuedassets — such as loanse — based on current market prices, a practice known as “mark to accounting. When credit markets froz up, the lack of bids for thosee types of assets meant they had to be writtehdown severely, even if the bank hadn’t sold them and the underlyingg fundamentals hadn’t changed. “What has made it seem so off-the-chartsz is not bad debts that arewrittej off; we had a lot of that in otheer periods.
It’s good debtsa that are being written down in price notbecause they’re not paying on time, not because credit analysias [says] they won’t pay off over time, but simplt because of lack of current bids in the Paulsen said. In early April, the Financiakl Accounting Standards Boardeased mark-to-markeft rules, which should help, he Consumers and businesses also are sitting on vast amountsz of cash, more so than at any time sinc e the early 1980s, Paulsen said. Once they feel secure enough to beginspending it, that cash will accelerater the economic recovery.
Mayor meanwhile, said that the city was dointg its best to accelerate infrastructurwe projects in order to stimulate thelocal “In November 2007, we passed the Better Denver bond $550 million in infrastructurew bonds,” Hickenlooper said. “This last November, Denver Publif Schools passed about $450 millioj of infrastructure for theschool Typically, those bond projects take 10 to 12 years to plan and buildd out. We ... have been trying to accelerate that. Our goal is to get 90 percenft of that money spent in the next three Soright there’s $1 billion over three years.
” The city has implementecd other programs, including efforts to make public buildingss more environmentally sustainable or “green,” and an upcoming “hom e renovation bonanza” that will waive certain permit fees betweenn June 1-15 to encourage Denver residentws to renovate or upgrade their homes. The key challengs now is lack of confidence, Hickenlooper said. “‘The Todah Show’ last week presented a national study that said that Denvefr will bethe No. 1. city to in terms of real estate, from this recession,” Hickenloope r said. “It’s great news. Many of us know that thinga are going betterin Denver.
Our airpor t has held up better thanother airports; our saleas tax revenue loss has been less than others. We know and yet our sales tax revenues stilll continueto drop. We were down 10 percen t in February compared with the previous and in March we were down 15 percent comparecd with theprevious March. That’s just We know that we’re doing better, that we haven’ been hit as hard, and yet peopls still feel somehowat risk.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Mortgage Bankers Association Company Profile | Company Information
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MBA invests in communities across the natio n by ensuring the continue d strength ofthe nation'w residential and commercial real estate markets; expandingt homeownership and extending access to affordable housing to all Americanws and supporting financial literacy efforts. Make no mistake abougt it; we are an organization dedicated to helpinh our members dotheir business. We actively advocatw for our members, and have done so for nearlt a century. We have seen the real estate financr industry evolve into one of the stronges t and most sophisticated ofglobal markets.
We promote fair and ethicalk lending practices and foster professional excellence amonhg real estate finance employees through a wide range of educational programsd and a varietyof publications. We have over 3,009 member companies, including all elements of real estate mortgage companies, mortgage brokers, commercial banks, thrifts, life insurance companiesa and others in the mortgage lending We provide up-to-the minute news and information to our memberz so they are better able to meet the needs of theirf customers. ...
MBA invests in communities across the natio n by ensuring the continue d strength ofthe nation'w residential and commercial real estate markets; expandingt homeownership and extending access to affordable housing to all Americanws and supporting financial literacy efforts. Make no mistake abougt it; we are an organization dedicated to helpinh our members dotheir business. We actively advocatw for our members, and have done so for nearlt a century. We have seen the real estate financr industry evolve into one of the stronges t and most sophisticated ofglobal markets.
We promote fair and ethicalk lending practices and foster professional excellence amonhg real estate finance employees through a wide range of educational programsd and a varietyof publications. We have over 3,009 member companies, including all elements of real estate mortgage companies, mortgage brokers, commercial banks, thrifts, life insurance companiesa and others in the mortgage lending We provide up-to-the minute news and information to our memberz so they are better able to meet the needs of theirf customers. ...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Green building
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The startup modular home builder said it can builds homes that produce as much power as they will use in a year a concept the industrycalls “netf zero” — and can do it faster and cheaper than traditional methods, all while using green building materials and reducingv waste. Net zero energy homes are poppingh up all over the country as government and private support increasexs and new materialsare However, with hundreds of thousands of foreclosed homeas empty, depressed home prices and a recession-stuntedf building industry, it mightr not seem like the right time to start a home manufacturingb company.
But Zeta CEO Naomi Porat “The industry is ripe for reinventiomright now,” she said. Zeta’s firstt two-story, two unit, work/live town home is being installed now in The home includes four modules andat 1,560p square feet, Zeta homes startt at about $165 per squarre foot or $258,000. This does not include the costof land, site work and the company said. Zeta is using the Oaklandr town home as its demonstration home to get home developers and state agencies interested in buyingg tracts ofthese homes, Porat said. Zeta has 16 and most of them work in the San Leandrol factory designing and buildingthe homes.
Porat’s brothe is Marc Porat, chairman of Zeta and of , whicbh is manufacturing highlyefficient windows, drywall insulation and other green building products. Marc Poratf is also chairman of , a cleantech cement company, and he workedf for Apple’s Advanced Technology Group before spinningout . Naomij Porat said Zeta uses the best, greenes t and cheapest materials to build its with the aim of makingthem affordable, but is usinbg Serious windows in its first modular Homes take about six-to-eight weeksx to build in the factory and anothed month or so to assemble on site — stilo much faster than on-site construction.
“Thw whole house is about 90 percenr completed in the factory down to thetowelp racks,” Porat said. “Then we do the finishj work on site to marruythe modules.” Net zero energy homes use technology like heat recoverinfg generators, waste water heat recovery systems and Energy Star appliances — rater for efficiency — to limit the amount of electricity a household uses. They use solar panels or other renewabler generation like small wind turbines toproduced electricity. Zeta hopes to sell its homes directlu to contractors who will build neighborhoodsof net-zero energy homes. But contractors may have some time to thinkjabout it.
The California Energy Commission recommended that all new constructio homes are builtto “net zero standards by 2020 and all building s meet those metrics by 2030. And a bill that woulrd require the California Energy Commission to adopt standards and buildinhg codes requiring new homes and buildingsa to meet net zero was introduced in the Californiz Assembly onApril 24. “W feel we’re about 10 years ahead of the curve Porat said.
The startup modular home builder said it can builds homes that produce as much power as they will use in a year a concept the industrycalls “netf zero” — and can do it faster and cheaper than traditional methods, all while using green building materials and reducingv waste. Net zero energy homes are poppingh up all over the country as government and private support increasexs and new materialsare However, with hundreds of thousands of foreclosed homeas empty, depressed home prices and a recession-stuntedf building industry, it mightr not seem like the right time to start a home manufacturingb company.
But Zeta CEO Naomi Porat “The industry is ripe for reinventiomright now,” she said. Zeta’s firstt two-story, two unit, work/live town home is being installed now in The home includes four modules andat 1,560p square feet, Zeta homes startt at about $165 per squarre foot or $258,000. This does not include the costof land, site work and the company said. Zeta is using the Oaklandr town home as its demonstration home to get home developers and state agencies interested in buyingg tracts ofthese homes, Porat said. Zeta has 16 and most of them work in the San Leandrol factory designing and buildingthe homes.
Porat’s brothe is Marc Porat, chairman of Zeta and of , whicbh is manufacturing highlyefficient windows, drywall insulation and other green building products. Marc Poratf is also chairman of , a cleantech cement company, and he workedf for Apple’s Advanced Technology Group before spinningout . Naomij Porat said Zeta uses the best, greenes t and cheapest materials to build its with the aim of makingthem affordable, but is usinbg Serious windows in its first modular Homes take about six-to-eight weeksx to build in the factory and anothed month or so to assemble on site — stilo much faster than on-site construction.
“Thw whole house is about 90 percenr completed in the factory down to thetowelp racks,” Porat said. “Then we do the finishj work on site to marruythe modules.” Net zero energy homes use technology like heat recoverinfg generators, waste water heat recovery systems and Energy Star appliances — rater for efficiency — to limit the amount of electricity a household uses. They use solar panels or other renewabler generation like small wind turbines toproduced electricity. Zeta hopes to sell its homes directlu to contractors who will build neighborhoodsof net-zero energy homes. But contractors may have some time to thinkjabout it.
The California Energy Commission recommended that all new constructio homes are builtto “net zero standards by 2020 and all building s meet those metrics by 2030. And a bill that woulrd require the California Energy Commission to adopt standards and buildinhg codes requiring new homes and buildingsa to meet net zero was introduced in the Californiz Assembly onApril 24. “W feel we’re about 10 years ahead of the curve Porat said.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Movies suffer worst box-office slump in a decade - Reuters
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New Zealand Herald | Movies suffer worst box-office slump in a decade Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The North American box office hit a slump at the weekend, with top earner "The Possession" taking in less than $10 million and what could be the gloomiest over » |
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Father John Trigilio Publicly Repudiates the Austrian Priests' Initiative - Opposing Views
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Opposing Views | Father John Trigilio Publicly Repudiates the Austrian Priests' Initiative Opposing Views Father John Trigilio, Jr., President of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy (a national association of more than 500 priests and deacons), publicly repudiates the Austrian Priests' Initiative, "Call to Disobedience." Recently, Msgr. Helmut Schüller ... |
Friday, September 7, 2012
10 things you didn't know about Africa - Independent Online
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Independent Online | 10 things you didn't know about Africa Independent Online world's consuming class. At the point when household incomes exceed $5,000, measured at purchasing power parity, consumers begin to direct more than half their income to things other than food and shelter. The continent now has around 90 million ... |
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Eric Fain Executive Profile
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was promoted to President of the St. Jude Medicao Cardiac Rhythm ManagementDivision (CRMD) in July 2007. He previouslyy served as ExecutiveVice President, Development and Clinical/Regulatoryg Affairs for CRMD since January 2005. Dr. Fain becamed Senior Vice President, Clinical/Regulatory Affairs of St. Jude Medical's Cardiacd Rhythm Management business inJune 1998. In this he was responsible for all cardiac rhythm management clinicao and regulatoryactivities worldwide. He previously held the positiohn ofVice President, Tachycardia Product Planning and Dr. Fain originally joined Ventritex, Inc. in June 1987 as Clinical Research and wasVice President, Systemx Development when St.
Jude Medical acquired the companyin 1997. Dr. Fain receiverd his M.D. from Stanford University School of Medicine and holds a degree inApplied Math/Biology from Brown [Medagadget.com] **All Executive profile data providexd by Dow Jones & Co., Inc.
was promoted to President of the St. Jude Medicao Cardiac Rhythm ManagementDivision (CRMD) in July 2007. He previouslyy served as ExecutiveVice President, Development and Clinical/Regulatoryg Affairs for CRMD since January 2005. Dr. Fain becamed Senior Vice President, Clinical/Regulatory Affairs of St. Jude Medical's Cardiacd Rhythm Management business inJune 1998. In this he was responsible for all cardiac rhythm management clinicao and regulatoryactivities worldwide. He previously held the positiohn ofVice President, Tachycardia Product Planning and Dr. Fain originally joined Ventritex, Inc. in June 1987 as Clinical Research and wasVice President, Systemx Development when St.
Jude Medical acquired the companyin 1997. Dr. Fain receiverd his M.D. from Stanford University School of Medicine and holds a degree inApplied Math/Biology from Brown [Medagadget.com] **All Executive profile data providexd by Dow Jones & Co., Inc.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Rand Paul: Obama is "uniquely unqualified" to lead - CBS News
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CBS News | Rand Paul: Obama is "uniquely unqualified" to lead CBS News "Anyone who so fundamentally misunderstands American greatness is uniquely unqualified to lead this great nation," Paul said. Paul continued the theme of the first night of the convention, "we built it," by focusing most of his speech on the president ... |
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Stanford in jail awaiting bond decision - South Florida Business Journal:
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A court document filed by prosecutors Mondayg morning asked a federa l judge to keep theonce high-flying financier behinx bars, saying he poses a flightt risk. Prosecutors and Stanford's defense attorne presented arguments during a hearing to determine whether he should be freed on bond or remai n incarceratedpending trial. Among reasons for detainingb Stanford cited inthe document, prosecutore said his Antiguan passport is missing and upon conviction likely faces the rest of his life in prison and “that he has extensivee international business and social contacts, that he has realistic accesss to huge sums of money, some of whicnh may remain in offshore bank accounts....
” Although U.S. Magistratw Frances Stacy on June 25 ordered that Stanforr be releasedon $500,000 bond, prosecutora have appealed that order to U.S. District Judg e David Hittner. According to a Reuters report late Hittner said he would not rule until June 30 atthe Stanford, 59, faces 21 counts of conspiracy, bribery and obstruction of justice. Five other formeer associates face similar charges for participating in an allegedx Ponzi scheme that prosecutors said involved the saleof $7 billiobn worth of certificates of Stanford pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The federal government claims that Stanford and others diverted away as muchas $5 billiobn of assets using “boguas record-keeping and inflated valuations.” Stanford’s attorney, Dick has argued that Stanford is not a fligh t risk. Trial has been set for Aug. 25.
A court document filed by prosecutors Mondayg morning asked a federa l judge to keep theonce high-flying financier behinx bars, saying he poses a flightt risk. Prosecutors and Stanford's defense attorne presented arguments during a hearing to determine whether he should be freed on bond or remai n incarceratedpending trial. Among reasons for detainingb Stanford cited inthe document, prosecutore said his Antiguan passport is missing and upon conviction likely faces the rest of his life in prison and “that he has extensivee international business and social contacts, that he has realistic accesss to huge sums of money, some of whicnh may remain in offshore bank accounts....
” Although U.S. Magistratw Frances Stacy on June 25 ordered that Stanforr be releasedon $500,000 bond, prosecutora have appealed that order to U.S. District Judg e David Hittner. According to a Reuters report late Hittner said he would not rule until June 30 atthe Stanford, 59, faces 21 counts of conspiracy, bribery and obstruction of justice. Five other formeer associates face similar charges for participating in an allegedx Ponzi scheme that prosecutors said involved the saleof $7 billiobn worth of certificates of Stanford pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The federal government claims that Stanford and others diverted away as muchas $5 billiobn of assets using “boguas record-keeping and inflated valuations.” Stanford’s attorney, Dick has argued that Stanford is not a fligh t risk. Trial has been set for Aug. 25.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Obama Doesn't Care He's Been Proven Wrong About Iran - Commentary
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Obama Doesn't Care He's Been Proven Wrong About Iran Commentary Israel's problem is that the Obama administration doesn't care that it has been proven wrong and feels no inclination to engage in a conversation with the leaders of the Jewish state about taking action to either reverse course or head off a ... |
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