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Thursday, May 31, 2012
LA Judge Deciding on Trial in Attack on Giants Fan - ABC News
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Starbucks seeks rent cuts from landlords - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The Seattle-based coffee giant SBUX), which is facing an extremely challengingy year as the economyundercutse consumers’ discretionary spending, says it began negotiatin with U.S. landlords in January and that the discussiona aboutconcessions continue. “We are pleased with the resultes of that effort to date and have since worked closely with several of our landlordss to find solutions that aremutually beneficial,” a Starbucks spokeswomab said, adding that there is no widespread, set numbert in rent reduction the company is askint for.
Other big retail chains have asked landlordas for similarrent reductions, including , and , among Rent cuts and other leasr concessions were the talk of the convention held in Las Vegas from May 17 to May 20, said Harold Shumacher, president of the restaurant brokeragse firm Companies like Starbucks that were on rapid growth signed leases at the peak of the markeft and paid a premium for prime Shumacher said. Now that sales have plummeted, restaurateurs and retailers wantlowetr rent. Dallas-based jeweler Zale Corp. (NYSE: ZLC) said May 27 it will seek rent reductionsw across much ofthe company’s portfolio and closed stores where the concessions don’t help.
Pier 1 Importe (NYSE: PIR) said April 7 it has been workingv with its landlords to negotiate stors rental reductions and has been able toachieve $6 millionb in rental reductions for fiscal 2010. Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc. BBI) hired accounting and consultingg giant to help it negotiatewith landlords. Blockbuster wants to reduce thenearly $400 million it pays annuallyu in rent. Big national retailers like Starbucksd are vital to shopping centers because they draw consistenfoot traffic.
The Seattle-based coffee giant SBUX), which is facing an extremely challengingy year as the economyundercutse consumers’ discretionary spending, says it began negotiatin with U.S. landlords in January and that the discussiona aboutconcessions continue. “We are pleased with the resultes of that effort to date and have since worked closely with several of our landlordss to find solutions that aremutually beneficial,” a Starbucks spokeswomab said, adding that there is no widespread, set numbert in rent reduction the company is askint for.
Other big retail chains have asked landlordas for similarrent reductions, including , and , among Rent cuts and other leasr concessions were the talk of the convention held in Las Vegas from May 17 to May 20, said Harold Shumacher, president of the restaurant brokeragse firm Companies like Starbucks that were on rapid growth signed leases at the peak of the markeft and paid a premium for prime Shumacher said. Now that sales have plummeted, restaurateurs and retailers wantlowetr rent. Dallas-based jeweler Zale Corp. (NYSE: ZLC) said May 27 it will seek rent reductionsw across much ofthe company’s portfolio and closed stores where the concessions don’t help.
Pier 1 Importe (NYSE: PIR) said April 7 it has been workingv with its landlords to negotiate stors rental reductions and has been able toachieve $6 millionb in rental reductions for fiscal 2010. Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc. BBI) hired accounting and consultingg giant to help it negotiatewith landlords. Blockbuster wants to reduce thenearly $400 million it pays annuallyu in rent. Big national retailers like Starbucksd are vital to shopping centers because they draw consistenfoot traffic.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Australia's Gillard, Besieged by Scandals, Boosts Labor Support - Bloomberg
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Radio Australia | Australia's Gillard, Besieged by Scandals, Boosts Labor Support Bloomberg Support for Australia's governing Labor Party rose to a three-month high as Prime Minister Julia Gillard attempts to reverse a slide in popularity before elections due next year. Labor's primary vote climbed 2 percentage points to 32 percent, ... < p size="-1">Australia's Besieged Gillard Boosts Labor Support Newspoll: Prime Minister Julia Gillard now leads Tony Abbott as Australia's ... Anger in Australia's Labor party over foreign worker decision |
Sunday, May 27, 2012
European clinical trials begin for Active Implants product - Memphis Business Journal:
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The implant is made of a low-wea r polymer first developed for boat hulls for theIsraelik Navy. It's promoted as an alternative to rigidemetal implants, and can be placedd with a minimum of The polymer is first beingf developed for the hip and knee and is intendedx as a replacement for limited activity, physicall therapy and arthroscopic surgery. "Our objectivw is to provide a feasible, less invasive implant optiomn that restores quality of life for the patienyt earlierin life," said president and CEO Stepheh Bradshaw in a The clinical trial will include up to 50 people. A deadlin for enlisting participants has notbeen set.
It's oftenb easier to introduce a productin Europe, and generatd revenue while conducting clinical trials in the U.S. Activre Implants was established in Memphis last year by a group oforthopedidc veterans. It operates a research facilituin Netanya, Israel.
The implant is made of a low-wea r polymer first developed for boat hulls for theIsraelik Navy. It's promoted as an alternative to rigidemetal implants, and can be placedd with a minimum of The polymer is first beingf developed for the hip and knee and is intendedx as a replacement for limited activity, physicall therapy and arthroscopic surgery. "Our objectivw is to provide a feasible, less invasive implant optiomn that restores quality of life for the patienyt earlierin life," said president and CEO Stepheh Bradshaw in a The clinical trial will include up to 50 people. A deadlin for enlisting participants has notbeen set.
It's oftenb easier to introduce a productin Europe, and generatd revenue while conducting clinical trials in the U.S. Activre Implants was established in Memphis last year by a group oforthopedidc veterans. It operates a research facilituin Netanya, Israel.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Flat-fee billing settles in; billable hour stays king - bizjournals:
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Specifically, they want to know more about flat-fe billing, a method that can prove more client-friendlty than hourly billing. Some attorneys say billingv by the hour serves neither clientds nor the legal profession as well as charging uniform fees basee onprovided services. Law firms in this article refused to divulge theirhourly fees, but the median hourlh billable rate in Oregonn is $230 per hour. Attorney s average 123 billable hoursper month, according to the Oregonn State Bar. While requests for flat-fee billing come from clientzs ofall sizes, not all clients merit it.
“It’s a growin g trend among larger clients,” said Wallyt Van Valkenburg, managing partner for Portland’sx . “Those with larger volumes of work thinkk they can price it in a way that makes sensew to bothof us. But for mid-sized and early-stagee companies, firms are less receptive to thosd typeof prices.” Whilee Stoel Rives mulls more requests for flat-feed billing and also volume discounts, othe attorneys have embraced new ideas. “I’d like to do it if I can figuree out a way to do it withoutgoingt broke,” said Peter Appleton, a Salem-based sole proprietor specializinhg in business issues.
“Look at the medicap profession: They charge certain amounts for certaij operations because they know in advance how much time it takesz todo it. “If I were a client, I woulxd definitely want this, at least for simple things like wills andestate planning.” Ambrosw Law Group LLC, a Portland-based banking and financial specialist, has billed via flat fees for 10 Chris Ambrose said the groupp continually modifies its fee but tends to use flat-fee billinh for such services as loan documentation and draftin development agreements.
It does not offer the optionj when working on cases that likely require litigatiomn because such cases can drag on for Thefirm hasn’t experienced major revenue be they positive or negative, but retaina a loyal client “It gives them predictability,” Ambrosee said.“One of the biggest problems in the legall field is surprise billing,” The debate over alternativs billing methods comes as clients seek to slashg expenses during tough economic The state’s unemployment rate continues to exceed 12 percenr and even , known for doling out work to most of Portland’s larger legal firms, laid off 500 workere on May 14.
Using flat-fere billing doesn’t necessarily mean a firm will make less The ShepherdLaw Group, in Boston, begaj using flat-fee billing on Jan. 1, 2007. Revenure that year rose by 250 percen t comparedto 2006. The firm’s 2008 revenu also rose, states a July 2008 article in the Americanb BarAssociation Journal. However, many law firms have resisterd the urge to chargeflat fees. Firmsa typically require their attorneyas towork 1,800 billable hours before issuingh bonuses. Most legal billinbg is done on an hourly basid and chargedin six-minut increments.
However, Lewis Horowitz, the Portland-based president of Northwest law firm LanePowelol PC, said the industry tends to police “Lawyers have trouble doing anything but top-quality he said. “That’s why they prefer to get paid by the Because if they uncoveran issue, they want to fix Nonetheless, Lane Powell also wants to keep its clients allowing certain larger clients that have been with the firm for many yearss to pay flat fees. One of them is a real estatse outfit that’s currently workinh on 50 deals. Anotherd is a commercial Realtor that hopes torenegotiatd 2,000 leases.
A third client is a largse employer that asks about 100 questions a year on equalopportunity employment. The flat fee amounts Horowitz offered thishypothetical example: If billed some employment questions may cost as much as $20,00 to resolve, if they require Others can cost as little as $3,000. So a law firm mighr charge flat fees ofabout $8,000 for advice on equal opportunity employment. “It workss best with clients with whom you have agood relationship,” Horowitx said. “And it’s not made available on a one-timre basis. We know about these matters and know whichj ones might explode and becomdereal litigation.
” The American Bar Association is lookinvg into ways to encourage more firms to charged flat fees.
Specifically, they want to know more about flat-fe billing, a method that can prove more client-friendlty than hourly billing. Some attorneys say billingv by the hour serves neither clientds nor the legal profession as well as charging uniform fees basee onprovided services. Law firms in this article refused to divulge theirhourly fees, but the median hourlh billable rate in Oregonn is $230 per hour. Attorney s average 123 billable hoursper month, according to the Oregonn State Bar. While requests for flat-fee billing come from clientzs ofall sizes, not all clients merit it.
“It’s a growin g trend among larger clients,” said Wallyt Van Valkenburg, managing partner for Portland’sx . “Those with larger volumes of work thinkk they can price it in a way that makes sensew to bothof us. But for mid-sized and early-stagee companies, firms are less receptive to thosd typeof prices.” Whilee Stoel Rives mulls more requests for flat-feed billing and also volume discounts, othe attorneys have embraced new ideas. “I’d like to do it if I can figuree out a way to do it withoutgoingt broke,” said Peter Appleton, a Salem-based sole proprietor specializinhg in business issues.
“Look at the medicap profession: They charge certain amounts for certaij operations because they know in advance how much time it takesz todo it. “If I were a client, I woulxd definitely want this, at least for simple things like wills andestate planning.” Ambrosw Law Group LLC, a Portland-based banking and financial specialist, has billed via flat fees for 10 Chris Ambrose said the groupp continually modifies its fee but tends to use flat-fee billinh for such services as loan documentation and draftin development agreements.
It does not offer the optionj when working on cases that likely require litigatiomn because such cases can drag on for Thefirm hasn’t experienced major revenue be they positive or negative, but retaina a loyal client “It gives them predictability,” Ambrosee said.“One of the biggest problems in the legall field is surprise billing,” The debate over alternativs billing methods comes as clients seek to slashg expenses during tough economic The state’s unemployment rate continues to exceed 12 percenr and even , known for doling out work to most of Portland’s larger legal firms, laid off 500 workere on May 14.
Using flat-fere billing doesn’t necessarily mean a firm will make less The ShepherdLaw Group, in Boston, begaj using flat-fee billing on Jan. 1, 2007. Revenure that year rose by 250 percen t comparedto 2006. The firm’s 2008 revenu also rose, states a July 2008 article in the Americanb BarAssociation Journal. However, many law firms have resisterd the urge to chargeflat fees. Firmsa typically require their attorneyas towork 1,800 billable hours before issuingh bonuses. Most legal billinbg is done on an hourly basid and chargedin six-minut increments.
However, Lewis Horowitz, the Portland-based president of Northwest law firm LanePowelol PC, said the industry tends to police “Lawyers have trouble doing anything but top-quality he said. “That’s why they prefer to get paid by the Because if they uncoveran issue, they want to fix Nonetheless, Lane Powell also wants to keep its clients allowing certain larger clients that have been with the firm for many yearss to pay flat fees. One of them is a real estatse outfit that’s currently workinh on 50 deals. Anotherd is a commercial Realtor that hopes torenegotiatd 2,000 leases.
A third client is a largse employer that asks about 100 questions a year on equalopportunity employment. The flat fee amounts Horowitz offered thishypothetical example: If billed some employment questions may cost as much as $20,00 to resolve, if they require Others can cost as little as $3,000. So a law firm mighr charge flat fees ofabout $8,000 for advice on equal opportunity employment. “It workss best with clients with whom you have agood relationship,” Horowitx said. “And it’s not made available on a one-timre basis. We know about these matters and know whichj ones might explode and becomdereal litigation.
” The American Bar Association is lookinvg into ways to encourage more firms to charged flat fees.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Annual lecture named for Pell to be held - Boston.com
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Annual lecture named for Pell to be held Boston.com PROVIDENCE, RIâ€"Providence Mayor Angel Taveras (tuh-VEHR'-us) is hosting the annual Senator Pell Lecture on Arts & Humanities. The presentation is scheduled for Thursday evening at the Pell Chafee (CHAY'-fee) Performance Center and is entitled ... |
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Congratulations to all of our graduates - Post Searchlight
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Congratulations to all of our graduates Post Searchlight We congratulate the hundreds of young people in Decatur County who have recently earned their graduation, whether it's from high school, a college or a university. In this time of economic turmoil, there is no doubt that having additional education ... |
Monday, May 21, 2012
MillerCoors opens $21.8M Chicago headquarters - Charlotte Business Journal:
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million. The new headquarters, at 250 S. Wackefr Drive, for the joint venture that combinexs Milwaukee's and Colorado's will bring 325 jobs to according to a Daleypresss release. “The decision of MillerCoors to locater its headquarters here strengthens our reputation as an important global centert from which to conduct business and confirms that Chicagl is seen as a desirabler placeto live, work and raise a Daley said at a news conference held at the company’ss offices. MillerCoors was created in June 2008 and plc of London and of Denver combinedthe U.S.
and Puerto Rico operations of theierrespective subsidiaries, Miller and Coors, into the joint The brewer announced in July 2008 that it would locatee the headquarters in the neutral city of Chicago in fairness to the citied of Milwaukee and Golden, Colo. The headquarters will include the majority of MillerCoorszsenior executives, as well as human resources, legal, finance, informatioj technology and communications divisions. MillerCoors’ total projects costx are currently estimated tobe $21.
8 million and includ substantial tenant build-out as well as improvements to a river walk just west of the The city of Chicago agreed to provide $6 million in tax incremental financing funds for redevelopment of the In addition, the state of Illinois pledged an economic package of roughly $18 million to lure MillerCoors to Chicagop over Dallas. MillerCoors has applie for silver level certification under the Leadershio in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System ofthe U.S. Green Building Council.
million. The new headquarters, at 250 S. Wackefr Drive, for the joint venture that combinexs Milwaukee's and Colorado's will bring 325 jobs to according to a Daleypresss release. “The decision of MillerCoors to locater its headquarters here strengthens our reputation as an important global centert from which to conduct business and confirms that Chicagl is seen as a desirabler placeto live, work and raise a Daley said at a news conference held at the company’ss offices. MillerCoors was created in June 2008 and plc of London and of Denver combinedthe U.S.
and Puerto Rico operations of theierrespective subsidiaries, Miller and Coors, into the joint The brewer announced in July 2008 that it would locatee the headquarters in the neutral city of Chicago in fairness to the citied of Milwaukee and Golden, Colo. The headquarters will include the majority of MillerCoorszsenior executives, as well as human resources, legal, finance, informatioj technology and communications divisions. MillerCoors’ total projects costx are currently estimated tobe $21.
8 million and includ substantial tenant build-out as well as improvements to a river walk just west of the The city of Chicago agreed to provide $6 million in tax incremental financing funds for redevelopment of the In addition, the state of Illinois pledged an economic package of roughly $18 million to lure MillerCoors to Chicagop over Dallas. MillerCoors has applie for silver level certification under the Leadershio in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System ofthe U.S. Green Building Council.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Why the Sariska Siege Never Ends - Tehelka
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Friday, May 18, 2012
California solar program has bright start - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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California added 156 megawattxsin 2008, compared to 81 in 2007, despites the global recession. Energy officials expect anotherd 150-plus megawatts added this year. The state announced a far-reachin $3.3 billion effort to install 3,000 megawatts of new grid-connected solar panelds by 2017, with the aim to curb developmenr andproduction costs. The accountz for two-thirds — or $2.2 billion — of the budget with a goal of installing 1,940 megawatts as part of the 10-yeart California Solar Initiative program. The Californiaq Solar Initiative has installer 13 percent of the goal forthe 10-year with another 8 percent in applicationsw pending during the firsft two years.
“This program is deliverinb on California’s commitment to the solar industry, whichg has an absolutely essential role to play in our efforts to addresssclimate change,” CPUC presidenr Michael Peevey said in a news release.
California added 156 megawattxsin 2008, compared to 81 in 2007, despites the global recession. Energy officials expect anotherd 150-plus megawatts added this year. The state announced a far-reachin $3.3 billion effort to install 3,000 megawatts of new grid-connected solar panelds by 2017, with the aim to curb developmenr andproduction costs. The accountz for two-thirds — or $2.2 billion — of the budget with a goal of installing 1,940 megawatts as part of the 10-yeart California Solar Initiative program. The Californiaq Solar Initiative has installer 13 percent of the goal forthe 10-year with another 8 percent in applicationsw pending during the firsft two years.
“This program is deliverinb on California’s commitment to the solar industry, whichg has an absolutely essential role to play in our efforts to addresssclimate change,” CPUC presidenr Michael Peevey said in a news release.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
NCR moving HQ to Duluth, to bring 2,100-plus jobs to Georgia - Nashville Business Journal:
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adding clout to metro Atlanta’s technology reputation. NCR will relocate 1,25o corporate jobs to its GwinnettCountyu operation, a source familiar with the plan The company is also expected to launcjh a 550,000-square-foot manufacturing operation in Columbus, Ga., wheres it will employ nearly 880, the sourcr said. Georgia Gov. Sonnyy Perdue is expected to make the official announcement NCR CEO Bill Nuti andOhio Gov. Ted Stricklandx spoke by phoneMonday evening, and Nuti told Stricklan d the company has been looking at Georgia for some an official in the Ohio governor’s offices told Atlanta Business Chronicler sister publication Dayton Business Journal (DBJ).
In a letterr to Nuti obtained by theChronicle , Strickland to convinces Nuti to keep the company in Ohio. On May 31 , the Chronicled , and the DBJ , first reportee . NCR (NYSE: which makes automated tellermachines (ATMs) and retai l self-checkouts, will be Georgia’s 14th Fortunw 500 company and the second in Last July, (NYSE: ABG) announced the relocationb of its headquarters to Duluth from New York. NCR, which employs 20,000 employees globally, ranked 446 on the 2009 Fortunde500 list. The company, which did not returhn calls Monday, reported a $228 million profit on $5.3 billionh in revenue last year.
Last fall, NCR said it would move its Worldwidse Customer Services headquarters tometro Atlanta, investinvg $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in Peachtreee City and Duluth. In NCR said it would co-locate an NCR Learnin g Center and its Customer Care Center hub for the Americas region withthe company’s existing Global Service Materialds operation in Peachtree City. NCR, which occupies aboutf 150,000 square feet at its Satellite Boulevard operation in will lease anadditional 100,000 to 200,000 square feet at that facility. The corporats jobs will pay on averag eabout $70,000 annually.
The manufacturing distributioj operation will be in two buildings and will make according to the Employees at that facility will make on averagwabout $43,000 annually, the source NCR received tax incentives from both Gwinnetr and Columbus governments, the source said, declining to disclose details abouyt the state’s incentive package. While Dayton -- where NCR was foundee in 1884 -- is the company’s official headquarters, the city is not the center ofthe company’s influence. along with the company’s chief financial officefr and othersenior executives, maintain offices on an entirre floor of 7 World Tradw Center in Manhattan.
In NCR removed the language “world headquarters” from the sign at its Daytonj campus. Nuti will not be movingh to Atlanta. Relocating to Atlanta — the commercialp capital of theSoutheast — makes sense for the Four of the cities in Ohio — Youngstown, Canton, Daytomn and Cleveland— are among the top 10 dyintg cities in America, according to an August 2008 reportt in Forbes. “They [NCR] can’t recruit talent to move to Ohio,” the source (NYSE: DAL), (NYSE: HD) and (NYSE: STI) -- big NCR customera -- are also based in metro Atlanta.
NCR supplies Delta with self-service kiosks, and NCR and Home Depotr announced a deal in 2002 toinstall self-checkoutf lanes in about 800 of its 1,487 In 2007, the two companies announced a deal to expanx the project into Home Depot stores in In 2005, SunTrust said NCR would upgrade existingv ATMs and provide new ATMs for all new SunTrust branches.
adding clout to metro Atlanta’s technology reputation. NCR will relocate 1,25o corporate jobs to its GwinnettCountyu operation, a source familiar with the plan The company is also expected to launcjh a 550,000-square-foot manufacturing operation in Columbus, Ga., wheres it will employ nearly 880, the sourcr said. Georgia Gov. Sonnyy Perdue is expected to make the official announcement NCR CEO Bill Nuti andOhio Gov. Ted Stricklandx spoke by phoneMonday evening, and Nuti told Stricklan d the company has been looking at Georgia for some an official in the Ohio governor’s offices told Atlanta Business Chronicler sister publication Dayton Business Journal (DBJ).
In a letterr to Nuti obtained by theChronicle , Strickland to convinces Nuti to keep the company in Ohio. On May 31 , the Chronicled , and the DBJ , first reportee . NCR (NYSE: which makes automated tellermachines (ATMs) and retai l self-checkouts, will be Georgia’s 14th Fortunw 500 company and the second in Last July, (NYSE: ABG) announced the relocationb of its headquarters to Duluth from New York. NCR, which employs 20,000 employees globally, ranked 446 on the 2009 Fortunde500 list. The company, which did not returhn calls Monday, reported a $228 million profit on $5.3 billionh in revenue last year.
Last fall, NCR said it would move its Worldwidse Customer Services headquarters tometro Atlanta, investinvg $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in Peachtreee City and Duluth. In NCR said it would co-locate an NCR Learnin g Center and its Customer Care Center hub for the Americas region withthe company’s existing Global Service Materialds operation in Peachtree City. NCR, which occupies aboutf 150,000 square feet at its Satellite Boulevard operation in will lease anadditional 100,000 to 200,000 square feet at that facility. The corporats jobs will pay on averag eabout $70,000 annually.
The manufacturing distributioj operation will be in two buildings and will make according to the Employees at that facility will make on averagwabout $43,000 annually, the source NCR received tax incentives from both Gwinnetr and Columbus governments, the source said, declining to disclose details abouyt the state’s incentive package. While Dayton -- where NCR was foundee in 1884 -- is the company’s official headquarters, the city is not the center ofthe company’s influence. along with the company’s chief financial officefr and othersenior executives, maintain offices on an entirre floor of 7 World Tradw Center in Manhattan.
In NCR removed the language “world headquarters” from the sign at its Daytonj campus. Nuti will not be movingh to Atlanta. Relocating to Atlanta — the commercialp capital of theSoutheast — makes sense for the Four of the cities in Ohio — Youngstown, Canton, Daytomn and Cleveland— are among the top 10 dyintg cities in America, according to an August 2008 reportt in Forbes. “They [NCR] can’t recruit talent to move to Ohio,” the source (NYSE: DAL), (NYSE: HD) and (NYSE: STI) -- big NCR customera -- are also based in metro Atlanta.
NCR supplies Delta with self-service kiosks, and NCR and Home Depotr announced a deal in 2002 toinstall self-checkoutf lanes in about 800 of its 1,487 In 2007, the two companies announced a deal to expanx the project into Home Depot stores in In 2005, SunTrust said NCR would upgrade existingv ATMs and provide new ATMs for all new SunTrust branches.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Saxo Bank Acquires Capital Four and Global Evolution
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The purpose of the acquisitions is to strengthenhthe companies' distribution power and long-term positiond as leading suppliers of asset managementg products in each of their niche areas. The expertised of Capital Four lies within Europeancorporatse bonds, with a focus on the High Yielc market, while Global Evolution primarily operatesa within emerging market fixed income and FX. The acquisitionw mean that portfolios worth around DKK 14 billion are managed by SaxoAssetg Management.
The director for Saxo Banks AssetManagement , states: "We regard Capital Four and Globak Evolution as among the leading European assety managers in their own The companies are therefore eminently suitefd to our strategic purposes in asset management. Asset management is a question of and it must create value for This is totally in line withSaxo Bank'se online profile." points out that both Capital Four and Globapl Evolution enjoy a very strong investment culture and impressive results. Their client listsd consist of bothDanish and, not least, internationalk institutional clients.
"Both companies have a core of key employeez who have worked together as a team over a long period of and by doing so have developed a unique investmeng process with a fairly robust return on its investmentsx asa result. This has led to both companies enjoyingt great recognition among institutional investorsin Europe,"" explains . Saxo Bank will exercise its ownership in such a way that the two teamw can retain their own character and autonomy in theinvestmentg process. The CEO of Capital states: "Saxo Bank has just completed its most successfulk year ever and posted recordr revenuesand profit.
In times of heightened customer awarenesx offinancial stability, we are particularly happ to have found a sponsor with deep resources and solie recognition. During the last ten we have built a disciplined and robustt investment process and developec a wide rangeof long-term relationshipsd with domestic and international This transaction will allow us to continuee to offer our services in a seamlesws fashion and will strengthen our organisatio going forward.
" The CEO of Global states: The company's goal is to be a Nordic powefr house within asset management, and we are pleasefd to play an active part in the achievement of this Saxo Bank's international profile and very high level of ambition is something that is really attractive for us. In distributionb terms, we anticipate gaining much fromSaxo Bank's commercial platforkm and the bank's wealth of offices around Europe, Asia and the Mid Saxo Bank acquired Sirius Kapitalforvaltning earlied this year. The asset managemenft activities of the bank now include managementt expertise forDanish bonds, Danish equities, corporatd bonds and emerging market bonds.
In AUM amounts to DKK 14 In additionto this, Saxo Bank has DKK 11 billiom in AUM through its global activities in investmenyt banking and online trading of a number of different asset classes. , , Henrik ostergaard and Torben The four founders all have a solid background in assetg management and creditmandate trading. The four partner s will continue in the company after the Capital Four manages more than DKK 5 billion in European HighYielrd bonds.
The company has a 9 strong in 2007, and is a specialis in management of emerging marketsfixed income, FX and Both of the two founderas will still make up seniot management and own shares in the Currently, the company manages assets worth around DKK 2.5 billioj on behalf of both institutional and private clientw in Denmark and Global Evolution's head office is in Kolding and the compan y is represented in London and Luxembourg. The company offers a broad palette of products from traditionall mutual funds to FX managed accounts and hedge The company has an 11strong workforce.
Saxo Bank is an online tradingy andinvestment specialist, enabling clients to trade Forex, CFDs, Futures, Options and other as well as providing portfolio managementf via SaxoWebTrader and SaxoTrader, the leading online trading platforms. SaxoTradeer is available directly through Saxo Bank or through one ofthe Bank'sx global partners. White Labelling is a significanyt business area forSaxo Bank, and involves the Bank's onlinwe trading platform being customised and branded for other financial institutions and brokers.
Saxo Bank has more than 120 Whitd Label Partners and boasts thousandds of clients in over 180 Saxo Bank is headquartered in Copenhagen with offices in Czech Republic, France, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, UK, and the United Arab Emirates.
The purpose of the acquisitions is to strengthenhthe companies' distribution power and long-term positiond as leading suppliers of asset managementg products in each of their niche areas. The expertised of Capital Four lies within Europeancorporatse bonds, with a focus on the High Yielc market, while Global Evolution primarily operatesa within emerging market fixed income and FX. The acquisitionw mean that portfolios worth around DKK 14 billion are managed by SaxoAssetg Management.
The director for Saxo Banks AssetManagement , states: "We regard Capital Four and Globak Evolution as among the leading European assety managers in their own The companies are therefore eminently suitefd to our strategic purposes in asset management. Asset management is a question of and it must create value for This is totally in line withSaxo Bank'se online profile." points out that both Capital Four and Globapl Evolution enjoy a very strong investment culture and impressive results. Their client listsd consist of bothDanish and, not least, internationalk institutional clients.
"Both companies have a core of key employeez who have worked together as a team over a long period of and by doing so have developed a unique investmeng process with a fairly robust return on its investmentsx asa result. This has led to both companies enjoyingt great recognition among institutional investorsin Europe,"" explains . Saxo Bank will exercise its ownership in such a way that the two teamw can retain their own character and autonomy in theinvestmentg process. The CEO of Capital states: "Saxo Bank has just completed its most successfulk year ever and posted recordr revenuesand profit.
In times of heightened customer awarenesx offinancial stability, we are particularly happ to have found a sponsor with deep resources and solie recognition. During the last ten we have built a disciplined and robustt investment process and developec a wide rangeof long-term relationshipsd with domestic and international This transaction will allow us to continuee to offer our services in a seamlesws fashion and will strengthen our organisatio going forward.
" The CEO of Global states: The company's goal is to be a Nordic powefr house within asset management, and we are pleasefd to play an active part in the achievement of this Saxo Bank's international profile and very high level of ambition is something that is really attractive for us. In distributionb terms, we anticipate gaining much fromSaxo Bank's commercial platforkm and the bank's wealth of offices around Europe, Asia and the Mid Saxo Bank acquired Sirius Kapitalforvaltning earlied this year. The asset managemenft activities of the bank now include managementt expertise forDanish bonds, Danish equities, corporatd bonds and emerging market bonds.
In AUM amounts to DKK 14 In additionto this, Saxo Bank has DKK 11 billiom in AUM through its global activities in investmenyt banking and online trading of a number of different asset classes. , , Henrik ostergaard and Torben The four founders all have a solid background in assetg management and creditmandate trading. The four partner s will continue in the company after the Capital Four manages more than DKK 5 billion in European HighYielrd bonds.
The company has a 9 strong in 2007, and is a specialis in management of emerging marketsfixed income, FX and Both of the two founderas will still make up seniot management and own shares in the Currently, the company manages assets worth around DKK 2.5 billioj on behalf of both institutional and private clientw in Denmark and Global Evolution's head office is in Kolding and the compan y is represented in London and Luxembourg. The company offers a broad palette of products from traditionall mutual funds to FX managed accounts and hedge The company has an 11strong workforce.
Saxo Bank is an online tradingy andinvestment specialist, enabling clients to trade Forex, CFDs, Futures, Options and other as well as providing portfolio managementf via SaxoWebTrader and SaxoTrader, the leading online trading platforms. SaxoTradeer is available directly through Saxo Bank or through one ofthe Bank'sx global partners. White Labelling is a significanyt business area forSaxo Bank, and involves the Bank's onlinwe trading platform being customised and branded for other financial institutions and brokers.
Saxo Bank has more than 120 Whitd Label Partners and boasts thousandds of clients in over 180 Saxo Bank is headquartered in Copenhagen with offices in Czech Republic, France, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, UK, and the United Arab Emirates.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Scrushy ordered to pay $2.8B for HealthSouth fraud - South Florida Business Journal:
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billion in damages by a civil courtf judge for his rolein ’s massivew accounting fraud scandal. The HealthSouty founder was deemed liable for losses incurred by some of whom sued him seeking to recovertheirr investments. Judge Allwin Horn announced the verdict shortlty after10 a.m. Thursday. Horn’xs judgment also declared Scrushy’s employment agreementds with HealthSouth void. HealthSouth said it will receivr approximately 40 percent of any money recovered from Attorneys for the shareholders filed the suit againsft Scrushy on behalf of HealthSouth sayingv he directed the accounting scandal hadrequester $3.6 billion.
Scrushy testifief during the trial and deniedany wrongdoing. He was brough t to Jefferson County for the trial from a Texaasfederal prison, where he is currently serving seven yearsz for bribing then-Gov. Don Siegelman for a seat on a state health carepolicy board. Scrushy was acquitted of criminak charges in the HealthSouth fraudin 2005. HealthSouth said it is unsure how much might be collectedfrom Scrushy, according to a news “We are pleased to see that justicse has been served through this judgment and that another chapter of our past has been put behin d us,” HealthSouth’s statement said.
billion in damages by a civil courtf judge for his rolein ’s massivew accounting fraud scandal. The HealthSouty founder was deemed liable for losses incurred by some of whom sued him seeking to recovertheirr investments. Judge Allwin Horn announced the verdict shortlty after10 a.m. Thursday. Horn’xs judgment also declared Scrushy’s employment agreementds with HealthSouth void. HealthSouth said it will receivr approximately 40 percent of any money recovered from Attorneys for the shareholders filed the suit againsft Scrushy on behalf of HealthSouth sayingv he directed the accounting scandal hadrequester $3.6 billion.
Scrushy testifief during the trial and deniedany wrongdoing. He was brough t to Jefferson County for the trial from a Texaasfederal prison, where he is currently serving seven yearsz for bribing then-Gov. Don Siegelman for a seat on a state health carepolicy board. Scrushy was acquitted of criminak charges in the HealthSouth fraudin 2005. HealthSouth said it is unsure how much might be collectedfrom Scrushy, according to a news “We are pleased to see that justicse has been served through this judgment and that another chapter of our past has been put behin d us,” HealthSouth’s statement said.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Alan Pardew: Exceeded expectation - Sportinglife.com
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Sportinglife.com | Alan Pardew: Exceeded expectation Sportinglife.com Newcastle's season has surprised most, and even Pardew admits their current standing is way in excess of his expectations. He said: "I would be foolish if I sat here and said I thought we were going to finish fifth. The Board made a good statement ... Squad sheets: Everton v N ewcastle United Pardew: Making top four is 'off the scale' Alan Pardew says Newcastle United can join England's elite with Champions ... |
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum announces Michael Van Valkenburgh as landscape ... - Art Daily
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum announces Michael Van Valkenburgh as landscape ... Art Daily The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum announced today that Michael Van Valkenburgh has been commissioned to redesign its Monks Garden, the cloistered garden adjacent to the historic building and connected to the exterior gardens which surround the ... |
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
NAB 2012 Show Coverage—AdoramaTV Pro - Adorama (press release)
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NAB 2012 Show Coverageâ€"AdoramaTV Pro Adorama (press release) ARC's Miguel Goodbar met up with ARRI's John Gresch at this year's NAB to talk about some of the new lighting tools from the company. John shows us the M40 HMI in a Max Technology Reflector, which maximizes light, the M18 1800 watt lamp in the Max ... |
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Hawaii
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The work force reported for the week ofApriol 12-18 was down 3 percen when compared with the survey week in April 2008, the National Agricultural Statistics Service Hawaii Field Office said Tuesday. It was up 2 perceny from January. Pineapple and sugar cane workerxs totaled900 workers, down 22 percent from the same periox a year ago as a resultg of layoffs at and on Kauai. Maui Land & Pineappler laid off 204 workers inJuly 2008, whilse Gay & Robinson, the private, family-owned company on Kauai, endesd its sugar cane operations in September 2008.
Hawaii’sw total farm work force — whichh includes self-employed farm operators and unpaidr workers such as family members and other s working 15 hours or more per week totaled 10,300 workers for the survey week, down 1 percent from a year ago. The average wage paid to all hired workers durin g the survey week was estimatedat $13.36 per 1 percent higher from a year ago. Hawaii farm s employing one to nine workers paid an averageof $10.97 per hour and the combinefd average wage for field and livestock workers was $10.28i an hour.
The work force reported for the week ofApriol 12-18 was down 3 percen when compared with the survey week in April 2008, the National Agricultural Statistics Service Hawaii Field Office said Tuesday. It was up 2 perceny from January. Pineapple and sugar cane workerxs totaled900 workers, down 22 percent from the same periox a year ago as a resultg of layoffs at and on Kauai. Maui Land & Pineappler laid off 204 workers inJuly 2008, whilse Gay & Robinson, the private, family-owned company on Kauai, endesd its sugar cane operations in September 2008.
Hawaii’sw total farm work force — whichh includes self-employed farm operators and unpaidr workers such as family members and other s working 15 hours or more per week totaled 10,300 workers for the survey week, down 1 percent from a year ago. The average wage paid to all hired workers durin g the survey week was estimatedat $13.36 per 1 percent higher from a year ago. Hawaii farm s employing one to nine workers paid an averageof $10.97 per hour and the combinefd average wage for field and livestock workers was $10.28i an hour.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Forest Service: West Texas blazes nearly contained - Fox News
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Forest Service: West Texas blazes nearly contained Fox News Texas Forest Service spokeswoman April Saginor says a blaze known as the Spring Mountain fire is about 60 percent contained. An evacuation order was issued earlier this week at the Davis Mountain Resort after that fire blew to within half a mile of the ... |
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Dayton region's Swine Flu count climbs to 12 - Portland Business Journal:
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The reported that as of noon June 10 there were 47 confirmedd cases of Swine Flu in up from 38 in the past two Clark County has the most cases of the countiez in the Dayton Of the six cases reported inClark County, Northridge Middle School students accountee for five of the cases. And in Montgomeryu County, a Vandalia-Butler student became a confirmed case last while two Dayton Public Schools students were confirmed this There are four total cases inMontgomery County. There are 27,73 confirmed cases worldwide, according to the , with 74countries havinyg at leastone case. There have been 141 deathsz confirmed caused by SwineFlu worldwide, accordingy to the WHO. The U.S.
has the most with 13,217 confirmed cases. There are cases now in all 50 statezsplus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, accordingb to the federal . There have been 27 confirmec deaths inthe U.S. Butler Countyy – 2 (30-year-old 13-year-old female)Clark County – 6 (15-year-old male, 25-year-oldx male, 12-year-old male, 15-year-old female, 13-year-oldd male, 14-year-old male) Cuyahoga County 6 (41-year-old female, 9-year-old male, 14-year-old female, 14-year-old 13-year-old male, 14-year-old male) Franklin County – 16 (31-year-olde male, 33-year-old male, 18-year-olde male, 20-year-old female, 19-year-ols female, 21-year-old male, 20-year old male, 22-year-old female, 23-year-olxd female, 19-year-old male, 11-year-old female, 13-year-old 35-year-old female, 44-year old male, 8-year-olds male, 41-year-old male) Lawrence County 2 (2-year-old male, 8-month-old male) Montgomery County 4 (16-year-old male, 13-year-old female, 9-year-old female, 17-year-oldr f emale) Cuyahoga County – 2 (20-year-olds female, 16-year-old female)
The reported that as of noon June 10 there were 47 confirmedd cases of Swine Flu in up from 38 in the past two Clark County has the most cases of the countiez in the Dayton Of the six cases reported inClark County, Northridge Middle School students accountee for five of the cases. And in Montgomeryu County, a Vandalia-Butler student became a confirmed case last while two Dayton Public Schools students were confirmed this There are four total cases inMontgomery County. There are 27,73 confirmed cases worldwide, according to the , with 74countries havinyg at leastone case. There have been 141 deathsz confirmed caused by SwineFlu worldwide, accordingy to the WHO. The U.S.
has the most with 13,217 confirmed cases. There are cases now in all 50 statezsplus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, accordingb to the federal . There have been 27 confirmec deaths inthe U.S. Butler Countyy – 2 (30-year-old 13-year-old female)Clark County – 6 (15-year-old male, 25-year-oldx male, 12-year-old male, 15-year-old female, 13-year-oldd male, 14-year-old male) Cuyahoga County 6 (41-year-old female, 9-year-old male, 14-year-old female, 14-year-old 13-year-old male, 14-year-old male) Franklin County – 16 (31-year-olde male, 33-year-old male, 18-year-olde male, 20-year-old female, 19-year-ols female, 21-year-old male, 20-year old male, 22-year-old female, 23-year-olxd female, 19-year-old male, 11-year-old female, 13-year-old 35-year-old female, 44-year old male, 8-year-olds male, 41-year-old male) Lawrence County 2 (2-year-old male, 8-month-old male) Montgomery County 4 (16-year-old male, 13-year-old female, 9-year-old female, 17-year-oldr f emale) Cuyahoga County – 2 (20-year-olds female, 16-year-old female)
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