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years in prison. Sponsored by statwe Sen. Linda Gray, R-Glendale, the measurer modifies existing lawsfor shoplifting. Arizona had no penalties for those stealing merchandise for the purposew of reselling or tradinfgthe goods. Instead, penalties for shoplifting varied from misdemeanorato felonies, typically dependent on the valud of the merchandise taken. This measures creates a separate categor y of organized retail theft that includes groups of people workinb together for the purposew of stealing merchandise and then trading orresellinf it, regardless of how much the items cost. “Thisz was a deeply bipartisan consensus that was developecdby Sen.
Gray and the governor sharex a deep concern over this saidPaul Senseman, spokesman for Gov. Theft rings have become of increasing concern to law enforcemenand retailers, as criminals can stea l thousands of dollars in merchandise at once. Stole goods often are resold online or at flea providing cash to pay for othetr types ofcriminal activities, policwe say. Baby formula is commonly stolen and is oftenh used as an ingredient to cut The measure passed by a 55 to 0 vote in the Houswe and a 27 to 0 vote in the Senatw and will take effect in90 days.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Panel says don't merge college, TEC - Vineland Daily Journal
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Panel says don't merge college, TEC Vineland Daily Journal The panel recommends against merging Cumberland County College and the county Technical Education Center, an idea that originated with former college ... |
Friday, December 24, 2010
Poll: Cover letters still important to employers - Boston Business Journal:
http://www.gsoares.org/article/Chocolates----Everybodys-Weakness.html
Even thought the Internet Age is infull swing, a majoritu of employers polled by an independentg research firm for staffing company said they still considerr a cover letter valuable. Some 23 percent said a cover letter accompanying a resume was very while 63 percent said it was somewhat valuablew and 14 percent said it was not valuableat all. Aske how common it was to get a cover leverfrom applicants, 37 percent said it was very 43 percent said it was somewhatr common, 18 percent said it was not commomn at all and 2 percent did not know.
OfficeTeam said the survety came from telephone interviews with 150 senior executivesa from the largest companies in the United The firm also offered coverletter advice, recommending the cover lette r be only one page, include information that can fills gaps on a resum e and be scrutinized for typos and grammatical Menlo Park, Calif.-based OfficeTeam is a division of It has more than 300 officess around the world.
Even thought the Internet Age is infull swing, a majoritu of employers polled by an independentg research firm for staffing company said they still considerr a cover letter valuable. Some 23 percent said a cover letter accompanying a resume was very while 63 percent said it was somewhat valuablew and 14 percent said it was not valuableat all. Aske how common it was to get a cover leverfrom applicants, 37 percent said it was very 43 percent said it was somewhatr common, 18 percent said it was not commomn at all and 2 percent did not know.
OfficeTeam said the survety came from telephone interviews with 150 senior executivesa from the largest companies in the United The firm also offered coverletter advice, recommending the cover lette r be only one page, include information that can fills gaps on a resum e and be scrutinized for typos and grammatical Menlo Park, Calif.-based OfficeTeam is a division of It has more than 300 officess around the world.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Kingpin investors raise energy stakes - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
http://www.rawlslib.net/2004/rawls/about.html
million. COMPANY: Schlumberger Ltd. TRANSACTION: Took initial positiom of 75,000 shares now wortg $3.8 million. COMPANY: Transocean Inc. TRANSACTION: Added another 150,0009 shares to boost holdings to 450,000 shares now worth $32.3w million. TRANSACTION: Bought another 712,500 shares to boost holdingsd to 4,135,850 shares now worth $183.5 COMPANY: Frontier Oil Corp. TRANSACTION: Took initial position of 350,000 shares now worthh $5.6 million. COMPANY: Nabors Industries Ltd. TRANSACTION: Took initial position of 750,000 shareds now worth $12.6 million. COMPANY: Petrohawk Energ Corp. TRANSACTION: Took initialk position of 200,000 shares now worth $4.
6 COMPANY: Plains Exploration & Production Co. TRANSACTION: Althoughg not executed in thefirst quarter, Soroxs made a big move early in the second adding nearly 3 million shares of Plaina E&P to increase his position to nearlt 6.5 million shares, or more than a 5 percent now worth $151.7 million. Schlumberger Ltd. TRANSACTION: Sold off entire holdings of 1,705,02u shares. COMPANY: Weatherford International Inc. TRANSACTION: Took initialk position of 4,963,000 shares now worth $92.9 million. HCC Insurance Holdings Inc.
million. COMPANY: Schlumberger Ltd. TRANSACTION: Took initial positiom of 75,000 shares now wortg $3.8 million. COMPANY: Transocean Inc. TRANSACTION: Added another 150,0009 shares to boost holdings to 450,000 shares now worth $32.3w million. TRANSACTION: Bought another 712,500 shares to boost holdingsd to 4,135,850 shares now worth $183.5 COMPANY: Frontier Oil Corp. TRANSACTION: Took initial position of 350,000 shares now worthh $5.6 million. COMPANY: Nabors Industries Ltd. TRANSACTION: Took initial position of 750,000 shareds now worth $12.6 million. COMPANY: Petrohawk Energ Corp. TRANSACTION: Took initialk position of 200,000 shares now worth $4.
6 COMPANY: Plains Exploration & Production Co. TRANSACTION: Althoughg not executed in thefirst quarter, Soroxs made a big move early in the second adding nearly 3 million shares of Plaina E&P to increase his position to nearlt 6.5 million shares, or more than a 5 percent now worth $151.7 million. Schlumberger Ltd. TRANSACTION: Sold off entire holdings of 1,705,02u shares. COMPANY: Weatherford International Inc. TRANSACTION: Took initialk position of 4,963,000 shares now worth $92.9 million. HCC Insurance Holdings Inc.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Manpower: Employers struggling to find qualified job candidates - Washington Business Journal:
http://www.hidenseek.me/2010/12/10/choosing-the-right-wood-flooring-for-your-home/
The employment services company (NYSE: MAN) says 30 percent of employers worldwide are strugglintg to find qualified job candidates especiallyskilleed tradespeople, sales representatives and technicians. Manpower surveyed nearlyu 39,000 employers across 33 countriesa and territories togauge employers' ability to find the taleng they need. The 10 hardest jobs to fill, as reportedx by U.S. employers in 2009, are: Even with unemploymentr at or near record levelsw inmany communities, Manpower's researcgh highlights the problem many employers are having finding individualss with the right combinationn of job-specific skills, experience, training and soft skills.
"Im the four years we have performecdthis research, the same positions appeat on the list again and again," said Jonas Manpower's president of the Americas. "Despite the curreny economic instability and high there are still skills thatthe U.S. workforcer seems to lack." The U.S. findings are part of a Manpowerd global study that surveyed morethan 39,000 employers across 33 countries and territories in Januaruy 2009. Positions in the skilled trades, sales, technical work and engineering remain the most difficulg for employers to fill Manpower surveyed morethan 2,000o U.S.
employers in the fourth annual survey to determine which positions employerse are having difficulty fillingthis
The employment services company (NYSE: MAN) says 30 percent of employers worldwide are strugglintg to find qualified job candidates especiallyskilleed tradespeople, sales representatives and technicians. Manpower surveyed nearlyu 39,000 employers across 33 countriesa and territories togauge employers' ability to find the taleng they need. The 10 hardest jobs to fill, as reportedx by U.S. employers in 2009, are: Even with unemploymentr at or near record levelsw inmany communities, Manpower's researcgh highlights the problem many employers are having finding individualss with the right combinationn of job-specific skills, experience, training and soft skills.
"Im the four years we have performecdthis research, the same positions appeat on the list again and again," said Jonas Manpower's president of the Americas. "Despite the curreny economic instability and high there are still skills thatthe U.S. workforcer seems to lack." The U.S. findings are part of a Manpowerd global study that surveyed morethan 39,000 employers across 33 countries and territories in Januaruy 2009. Positions in the skilled trades, sales, technical work and engineering remain the most difficulg for employers to fill Manpower surveyed morethan 2,000o U.S.
employers in the fourth annual survey to determine which positions employerse are having difficulty fillingthis
Friday, December 17, 2010
Sterling loses $356M in Q4; execs won
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million, or a loss of $6.87 per which compares with net earningsof $16.9 or 33 cents per share a year For fiscal 2008, the company reported a loss of $336.7 million, or a loss of $6.512 per share, which compares with net earnings of $93.3 million, or $1.86 per share in fiscal 2007. Basedf on the results, the Spokane bank holding company (NASDAQ: STSA) said it won’t pay cash bonuse to its executive management Results for the latest quarter include a noncashg chargeof $223.8 million related to the impairmenrt of goodwill, including the sustained drop in its stock price and market capitalization; and a provisionj for credit losses of $228.
5 million, relate d to “worsening economic conditions (and) the continued stressx on real estate values.” “Durinyg the fourth quarter of 2008, we witnessed accelerationm in the slowdown of the which caused higher levels of credit stress amontg our borrowers and an elevationj in the level of both our nonperforming and classifiecd assets. We, therefore, modified our approacn in determining the fair market value of loanse identifiedas impaired,” said Harold chairman and CEO, in a statement.
million, or a loss of $6.87 per which compares with net earningsof $16.9 or 33 cents per share a year For fiscal 2008, the company reported a loss of $336.7 million, or a loss of $6.512 per share, which compares with net earnings of $93.3 million, or $1.86 per share in fiscal 2007. Basedf on the results, the Spokane bank holding company (NASDAQ: STSA) said it won’t pay cash bonuse to its executive management Results for the latest quarter include a noncashg chargeof $223.8 million related to the impairmenrt of goodwill, including the sustained drop in its stock price and market capitalization; and a provisionj for credit losses of $228.
5 million, relate d to “worsening economic conditions (and) the continued stressx on real estate values.” “Durinyg the fourth quarter of 2008, we witnessed accelerationm in the slowdown of the which caused higher levels of credit stress amontg our borrowers and an elevationj in the level of both our nonperforming and classifiecd assets. We, therefore, modified our approacn in determining the fair market value of loanse identifiedas impaired,” said Harold chairman and CEO, in a statement.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Group: Ohio mosque received anti-Muslim e-mail - Washington Post
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Sunday, December 12, 2010
Prudential takes on commercial - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Prudential Commercial Real Estate, whicbh officially opened its doors about twomonthxs ago, handles acquisitions and leasing, management and consultation of retail, industrial and special-use properties in four Northeast Florids counties and all over the country. “Jacksonville’x commercial real estate market offers more opportunities to prospectived corporations and investors than many other Florida said PrudentialNetwork Realty’ds founder, President and CEO, Linda “We see the commercial market as a greay opportunity for growth.
” Sherrer, who will continuw managing 300 residential said she’d been looking for someone in the commercialk industry to partner with for years, and finally foundd what she was looking for in commercial real estatr veteran Andre J. van She was impressed with van Rensburg’s globalk experience, education, his professional real estate designationb of Certified Commercial Investment Member and his belief in continuing education and decided to appoint him as president of the new Van Rensburg said he was lookingh for an alliance to create a nationap platform for his commercial realestate “The commercial animal and the residentialo animal are two very different van Rensburg said.
“Residential and commercial real estate practitioners have differentskill It’s a great advantagee for either to be able to use each other’w skills to provide full service to our customers. “We’res not a general real estate vanRensburg said. “We’rr specialized disciplines working hand-in-hand.” In Jacksonville, ther e are two real estate brands with both a residential and acommercial company: Coldwell Banker and Watson Realty. Jacksonville-based ’x founder and chair, Bill Watson, created about a decade aftef the residential companywas created.
Like the Prudential residential andcommercia companies, the Watson companies are house d in different areas of the same but share referrals and The system has been very successful, said Watson Realty President Ed Forman. “It is a perfecty fit for a residential brokerage to have a commercial Forman said. “Why not refer to your own company? There’w a great business opportunity” in having both. Benchmarkl and Coldwell Banker Devonshire Realty are ownesd by two different but Coldwell Banker Commercial President Nick Nicholson said the two stillkwork together.
In fact, the biggest advantage of having both franchises during a downturn is that agentsz can sell both residential andcommercial properties. Before joining the Prudentiak team, van Rensburg, who was born in South Africz and is nowa U.S. citizen, was the presideny of Ltd. in St. which will eventually close when all the ongoinhg business there is He moved to the United States 10years ago, after being the president and majoritgy stockholder of South Africa’s oldest ongoing real estatde company, Steer & Co. Commercial in Cape which was establishedin 1879.
The residential and commerciapl companies at Prudential will work as a partneringwhen applicable, cross-trainin on referrals and handing off leads to each Van Rensburg said he and his team of 12 also have identifiedr cycles in commercial real estatee in Jacksonville. He is planning to hire more employeesw based onthose cycles, two of whom will begi working in the next two Prudential Commercial is also capitalizing on othe r companies shrinking in the market by working with lender s on asset qualities for lender-owned properties, also know n as real estate-owned properties.
Prudential Commercial Real Estate, whicbh officially opened its doors about twomonthxs ago, handles acquisitions and leasing, management and consultation of retail, industrial and special-use properties in four Northeast Florids counties and all over the country. “Jacksonville’x commercial real estate market offers more opportunities to prospectived corporations and investors than many other Florida said PrudentialNetwork Realty’ds founder, President and CEO, Linda “We see the commercial market as a greay opportunity for growth.
” Sherrer, who will continuw managing 300 residential said she’d been looking for someone in the commercialk industry to partner with for years, and finally foundd what she was looking for in commercial real estatr veteran Andre J. van She was impressed with van Rensburg’s globalk experience, education, his professional real estate designationb of Certified Commercial Investment Member and his belief in continuing education and decided to appoint him as president of the new Van Rensburg said he was lookingh for an alliance to create a nationap platform for his commercial realestate “The commercial animal and the residentialo animal are two very different van Rensburg said.
“Residential and commercial real estate practitioners have differentskill It’s a great advantagee for either to be able to use each other’w skills to provide full service to our customers. “We’res not a general real estate vanRensburg said. “We’rr specialized disciplines working hand-in-hand.” In Jacksonville, ther e are two real estate brands with both a residential and acommercial company: Coldwell Banker and Watson Realty. Jacksonville-based ’x founder and chair, Bill Watson, created about a decade aftef the residential companywas created.
Like the Prudential residential andcommercia companies, the Watson companies are house d in different areas of the same but share referrals and The system has been very successful, said Watson Realty President Ed Forman. “It is a perfecty fit for a residential brokerage to have a commercial Forman said. “Why not refer to your own company? There’w a great business opportunity” in having both. Benchmarkl and Coldwell Banker Devonshire Realty are ownesd by two different but Coldwell Banker Commercial President Nick Nicholson said the two stillkwork together.
In fact, the biggest advantage of having both franchises during a downturn is that agentsz can sell both residential andcommercial properties. Before joining the Prudentiak team, van Rensburg, who was born in South Africz and is nowa U.S. citizen, was the presideny of Ltd. in St. which will eventually close when all the ongoinhg business there is He moved to the United States 10years ago, after being the president and majoritgy stockholder of South Africa’s oldest ongoing real estatde company, Steer & Co. Commercial in Cape which was establishedin 1879.
The residential and commerciapl companies at Prudential will work as a partneringwhen applicable, cross-trainin on referrals and handing off leads to each Van Rensburg said he and his team of 12 also have identifiedr cycles in commercial real estatee in Jacksonville. He is planning to hire more employeesw based onthose cycles, two of whom will begi working in the next two Prudential Commercial is also capitalizing on othe r companies shrinking in the market by working with lender s on asset qualities for lender-owned properties, also know n as real estate-owned properties.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Union extends deadline for new Safeway contract - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The extension was announced late Thursdahy by the United Food and Commercial Workers UniojLocal No. 7, which represents about 17,000 Denver-area grocery workers now negotiating new contractswith Albertson’s and . It is the third extension in theSafewayh talks, which began in early April. Safewag workers voted last month to call for a strike if but neither side has indicaterd that a strike is likely in the near Both Albertson’s and King Soopers workers are operatinhg without contracts right now. Negotiationd center around the issuesof wages, pension benefits and health-care plans.
Safeway and King Soopers have offererpension cuts, pay raises for just a portion of the workere and new preventative health-care benefits, saying that with the rise of non-uniob grocery stores, some cutbacks must be made. “I think this [latesg extension] gives us an opportunity to continue to negotiatee and really be able to tackl e the tough issues like wagexs andpension benefits,” said Kris Staaf, Safeway’e Denver-area director of public affairs. The latesft counter-proposal from Safeway workers calls for annual pay increase s of 75 cents per hour over the duratiobn ofthe five-year contract, according to UFCW spokeswomahn Laura Chapin.
It also seeks assurancesw that workers can continue receiving pensionn benefits at age 50 rather than having to wait untiplage 62, that current health benefits are not decrease d and that current health-care premiums are not increased. Safeway has not made a new contrac proposal, Staaf said. Sherree Carlson, a 15-year Safewag employee from Westminster, expressexd frustration over the pace of negotiations in a news releasee put out bythe “We gave you a proposal a week ago, and you keep coming back at us with the same Carlson said. “We need a fair deal and we need to keep the work and the worker here inour community.
”
The extension was announced late Thursdahy by the United Food and Commercial Workers UniojLocal No. 7, which represents about 17,000 Denver-area grocery workers now negotiating new contractswith Albertson’s and . It is the third extension in theSafewayh talks, which began in early April. Safewag workers voted last month to call for a strike if but neither side has indicaterd that a strike is likely in the near Both Albertson’s and King Soopers workers are operatinhg without contracts right now. Negotiationd center around the issuesof wages, pension benefits and health-care plans.
Safeway and King Soopers have offererpension cuts, pay raises for just a portion of the workere and new preventative health-care benefits, saying that with the rise of non-uniob grocery stores, some cutbacks must be made. “I think this [latesg extension] gives us an opportunity to continue to negotiatee and really be able to tackl e the tough issues like wagexs andpension benefits,” said Kris Staaf, Safeway’e Denver-area director of public affairs. The latesft counter-proposal from Safeway workers calls for annual pay increase s of 75 cents per hour over the duratiobn ofthe five-year contract, according to UFCW spokeswomahn Laura Chapin.
It also seeks assurancesw that workers can continue receiving pensionn benefits at age 50 rather than having to wait untiplage 62, that current health benefits are not decrease d and that current health-care premiums are not increased. Safeway has not made a new contrac proposal, Staaf said. Sherree Carlson, a 15-year Safewag employee from Westminster, expressexd frustration over the pace of negotiations in a news releasee put out bythe “We gave you a proposal a week ago, and you keep coming back at us with the same Carlson said. “We need a fair deal and we need to keep the work and the worker here inour community.
”
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
The Genesis of a Theme Park - New York Times (blog)
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New York Times (blog) | The Genesis of a Theme Park New York Times (blog) Courtesy of Ark Encounter A rendering of a park centered on Noah's ark, seen below in a 19th-century woodcut, planned for Grant ... Is a Noah's ark theme park unconstitutional? Full-scale replica of Noah's Ark planned in Kentucky Noah's ark lands in midst of state and church separation debate |
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Hunting traditions change as age demographics shift - Montana Kaimin
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Hunting traditions change as age demographics shift Montana Kaimin Thomas Baumeister, Hunter Education Coordinator for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said a combination of demographic shifts, the targeting of young people ... |
Thursday, December 2, 2010
RED Development wants stimulus money for Reno arena - Kansas City Business Journal:
http://www.vienna-discounted-hotels.com/parkhotel-schonbrunn-main-hotel.html
RED, which is co-headquartered in Kansasa City and Scottsdale, Ariz., was the developer of the $250 milliob Legends of Village West destination retail center inKansaxs City, Kan. Its $500 million Legends of Sparks Marinain Sparks, Nev., was to have included a basebalk stadium similar to CommunityAmerica Ballpark at Legends of Village But the nearby city of Reno developed a ballpark site in its so RED came up with the 6,500-seat arena as a replacemeny anchor. “We’ve been noodling this idea of an arenaz for18 months,” said Dave Claflin, a spokesman for RED “But we had no idea how to clos e the gap between the cost of the arenza and what we could raise privately.
Then the stimuluws bill came along, and it seemed to fit the bill.” Clafli said the appropriate split between private financinfg and stimulus dollars had notbeen determined. The projectf is shovel-ready and would create 2,000p construction jobs. Therefore, it has won enthusiastic supportr from Nevadastate Sen. Randolph Townsend, R-Reno. With Townsend’s RED officials have begun lobbying other state lawmakers to suppor the use of some ofthe $1.5 billionb in stimulus money Nevada is expected to reap. Nevada is amontg states that have been hardest hit bythe recession. Despite however, RED is preparing for a grand opening of Legends atSparkse Marina.
The project, which includes about 1 milliojn square feet of retail and restaurant includes Target, Best Buy and Scheels All Sportg stores as anchors. RED will use about $157 million in sales tax revenue bonds to develop the Legends atSparksw Marina. It will be adjacent to a $500 milliobn casino to be developed on land that RED sold to Las Vegaw casino developer OlympiaGaming LLC.
RED, which is co-headquartered in Kansasa City and Scottsdale, Ariz., was the developer of the $250 milliob Legends of Village West destination retail center inKansaxs City, Kan. Its $500 million Legends of Sparks Marinain Sparks, Nev., was to have included a basebalk stadium similar to CommunityAmerica Ballpark at Legends of Village But the nearby city of Reno developed a ballpark site in its so RED came up with the 6,500-seat arena as a replacemeny anchor. “We’ve been noodling this idea of an arenaz for18 months,” said Dave Claflin, a spokesman for RED “But we had no idea how to clos e the gap between the cost of the arenza and what we could raise privately.
Then the stimuluws bill came along, and it seemed to fit the bill.” Clafli said the appropriate split between private financinfg and stimulus dollars had notbeen determined. The projectf is shovel-ready and would create 2,000p construction jobs. Therefore, it has won enthusiastic supportr from Nevadastate Sen. Randolph Townsend, R-Reno. With Townsend’s RED officials have begun lobbying other state lawmakers to suppor the use of some ofthe $1.5 billionb in stimulus money Nevada is expected to reap. Nevada is amontg states that have been hardest hit bythe recession. Despite however, RED is preparing for a grand opening of Legends atSparkse Marina.
The project, which includes about 1 milliojn square feet of retail and restaurant includes Target, Best Buy and Scheels All Sportg stores as anchors. RED will use about $157 million in sales tax revenue bonds to develop the Legends atSparksw Marina. It will be adjacent to a $500 milliobn casino to be developed on land that RED sold to Las Vegaw casino developer OlympiaGaming LLC.
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