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A voracious pest and native of a light brown apple moth was discovered in a trap in Davi sApril 1. A second moth turned up in a trapMay 15, promptinvg a quarantine within a mile radius of those two traps. More discoveries have movede the quarantine to include the entire city of Produce and ornamental plants can still go to stores and farmer s markets inside thequarantine area, but agriculturaol products, ornamental plants and trees shouldd not leave the quarantine area unless certified to be free from the pest by an “This pest is a threat to the food suppl and also to our This moth eats ornamental plants and trees,” said Steve Lyle, spokesman with Food & Agriculture.
“In Australisa they call the light brown apple moththe ‘light brown eat-everything’ moth.” The moth in its varyingg stages of life eats 2,000 plants, including 250 crop It can devastate stone fruit trees, grape citrus trees and even There are monitor traps all over the state for the and more than 2,800 square miles of land statewidde is now under quarantine, Lyle Davis is the only area under quarantine in the four-countt region.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Lowe
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The company’s board has established the positio oflead director, naming O. Temple Sloanh to the post. Sloan is chief executivew of , a Raleigh distributor of automotive-replacemeny parts. He has been an independengt directorof Lowe’s since 2004 and chairs the board’s governance committee. He’s also a member of the audigt andexecutive committees. The board will elect a lead directofr annually. In addition, Lowe’s has amended its bylaws to allow shareholderds with more than 50 percent ofthe company’s outstanding voting shares to call a specia meeting of shareholders.
The company also will limift to six the numberof public-company boards on whichb a Lowe’s director may In a related development, the company has appointed S. Thomaw Moser, 61, to its board of directors. He was also appointecd to the board’s governance and audit committees. Mosere was vice chairman of , the U.S. member firm of , from 1998 until his retirementin February. Lowe’s board has 12 members, 11 of whom are independen directors. Mooresville-based Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) operates more than 1,574 home-improvement stores in the United Statedsand Canada.
The company’s board has established the positio oflead director, naming O. Temple Sloanh to the post. Sloan is chief executivew of , a Raleigh distributor of automotive-replacemeny parts. He has been an independengt directorof Lowe’s since 2004 and chairs the board’s governance committee. He’s also a member of the audigt andexecutive committees. The board will elect a lead directofr annually. In addition, Lowe’s has amended its bylaws to allow shareholderds with more than 50 percent ofthe company’s outstanding voting shares to call a specia meeting of shareholders.
The company also will limift to six the numberof public-company boards on whichb a Lowe’s director may In a related development, the company has appointed S. Thomaw Moser, 61, to its board of directors. He was also appointecd to the board’s governance and audit committees. Mosere was vice chairman of , the U.S. member firm of , from 1998 until his retirementin February. Lowe’s board has 12 members, 11 of whom are independen directors. Mooresville-based Lowe’s (NYSE:LOW) operates more than 1,574 home-improvement stores in the United Statedsand Canada.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
New GI Bill will open up higher education opportunities for more veterans - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The bill, which goes into effect in gives eligible veterans tuition up to the cost of the most expensivre public college inthe state, based on undergraduate resident tuition and fees. Eligible veterans also can receivw housing andbook stipends. Preliminary figures provided by the show themaximum in-state tuition and fees payable in Florida per term amountws to $2,006. Area student affairs and admissioj officials continue unravelingthe bill’s provisions in preparationb for August. “I think it’s a work in said Tracy Tyree, associate VP in the ’w division of student affairs.
“To be honest, it’s hard to predicg how much of anincreasr [in veteran enrollment] to but we are preparing for an Some current students that didn’t qualify under the currentg GI Bill now may qualify, and we will facilitate A major change with the new bill is how tuitiob is paid. Tuition payments will go directly to institutions rather than toveteran students, and their benefits may be processed more quickly. USF has a stand-alon for its 800 veterans and plans to institute a better mechanism forprocessingy paperwork.
The office has a staff of two but the university has submitted grants applicatione that would increase the staff by six or seven peopl and enhance careerdevelopment efforts. The universityg also plans to launch a new Web presencre dedicated toveteran students. “The new bill givexs veterans greater access to an educatio throughgovernment funding,” Tyree “This should allow them to pursue an education as full-timed students. It’s certainly to our advantage because it’s to their but they will have tocompete [for like other students.
” USF anticipates an increasde in returning veterans over a three-yeadr period through transfers or from community Its admission standards could be a challengee for veterans, especially those who went straighrt into the military after high school. Many veteransx typically do not enter USF as freshmej and find the transition to a universityy is easier after startinb at a community college and obtaining an associate Tyree said. The top majors for veterans at USF are in the various business concentrationsand criminology. Biomedicao sciences ranks third. is one of the institutions veteransd turn to when theystart post-secondary education.
SPC has more than 800 veteranj students and expects many more with the new GIBill benefits. “Wer could see 200 to 300 more,” said Marcia director of financial aid. “We’re gearinhg up and trying to be creative when we have no additiona money forhandling them.” The colleg e has applied for a $100,000 grant designed to support returning veterans and formed a collegewide committere to help serve theire needs.
SPC has two full-time veteran specialista who certify veterans for GI Bill benefits but is explorin g using some temporary help such as retired academic counselors to help with the expected Inthe past, most veterans who enroll at SPC seek associats degrees with majors selected from across the Under the new bill, veteran students can receivd up to $1,200 for tutoriapl assistance. Housing stipends depene on the locationof institutions, and SPC veteranz will be eligible to receive as much as nearlty $1,900 monthly for housing. College officials recently met with a physiciajn to discuss what to expect with returningv veterans who may react to such as noises associatedwith battle.
“Ww are looking into the idea of creatinga veteran-friendluy campus,” McConnell said. “We want to help supporgt them and help them to adjust and possibly even providw mentorsfor them.”
The bill, which goes into effect in gives eligible veterans tuition up to the cost of the most expensivre public college inthe state, based on undergraduate resident tuition and fees. Eligible veterans also can receivw housing andbook stipends. Preliminary figures provided by the show themaximum in-state tuition and fees payable in Florida per term amountws to $2,006. Area student affairs and admissioj officials continue unravelingthe bill’s provisions in preparationb for August. “I think it’s a work in said Tracy Tyree, associate VP in the ’w division of student affairs.
“To be honest, it’s hard to predicg how much of anincreasr [in veteran enrollment] to but we are preparing for an Some current students that didn’t qualify under the currentg GI Bill now may qualify, and we will facilitate A major change with the new bill is how tuitiob is paid. Tuition payments will go directly to institutions rather than toveteran students, and their benefits may be processed more quickly. USF has a stand-alon for its 800 veterans and plans to institute a better mechanism forprocessingy paperwork.
The office has a staff of two but the university has submitted grants applicatione that would increase the staff by six or seven peopl and enhance careerdevelopment efforts. The universityg also plans to launch a new Web presencre dedicated toveteran students. “The new bill givexs veterans greater access to an educatio throughgovernment funding,” Tyree “This should allow them to pursue an education as full-timed students. It’s certainly to our advantage because it’s to their but they will have tocompete [for like other students.
” USF anticipates an increasde in returning veterans over a three-yeadr period through transfers or from community Its admission standards could be a challengee for veterans, especially those who went straighrt into the military after high school. Many veteransx typically do not enter USF as freshmej and find the transition to a universityy is easier after startinb at a community college and obtaining an associate Tyree said. The top majors for veterans at USF are in the various business concentrationsand criminology. Biomedicao sciences ranks third. is one of the institutions veteransd turn to when theystart post-secondary education.
SPC has more than 800 veteranj students and expects many more with the new GIBill benefits. “Wer could see 200 to 300 more,” said Marcia director of financial aid. “We’re gearinhg up and trying to be creative when we have no additiona money forhandling them.” The colleg e has applied for a $100,000 grant designed to support returning veterans and formed a collegewide committere to help serve theire needs.
SPC has two full-time veteran specialista who certify veterans for GI Bill benefits but is explorin g using some temporary help such as retired academic counselors to help with the expected Inthe past, most veterans who enroll at SPC seek associats degrees with majors selected from across the Under the new bill, veteran students can receivd up to $1,200 for tutoriapl assistance. Housing stipends depene on the locationof institutions, and SPC veteranz will be eligible to receive as much as nearlty $1,900 monthly for housing. College officials recently met with a physiciajn to discuss what to expect with returningv veterans who may react to such as noises associatedwith battle.
“Ww are looking into the idea of creatinga veteran-friendluy campus,” McConnell said. “We want to help supporgt them and help them to adjust and possibly even providw mentorsfor them.”
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Rowing: Gold for Royal Chester and Grosvenor clubs at Henley Masters Regatta - ChesterChronicle.co.uk
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Rowing: Gold for Royal Chester and Grosvenor clubs at Henley Masters Regatta ChesterChronicle.co.uk ROWERS from the Royal Chester and Grosvenor clubs put the city on the map with stunning performances at the Henley Masters Regatta. Two crews overcame international opposition to land gold on the Thames. Leading the way for Royals were their masters E ... |
Monday, July 18, 2011
bizjournals: Reinventing the SBA -- bizjournals.com
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The Small Business Administration's futurer is one of many issues facing the next presidentf of theUnited States. President Bush's small business policy has focused on cuttint taxes and reducing regulatory He has slashedthe SBA's budget by nearly 30 Taxpayers no longer subsidize the SBA's main loan the largest single source of long-term financing for smalp businesses. "Basically the administration doesn'ft believe in the SBA," Sen. John Kerry, told SBA Administrator Steven Preston during a budgeft hearingthis February. If that's the Bush administration is not The SBA is irrelevant to manysmall businesses.
In a 2006 surveyu of small business owners by the Nationalo Federation ofIndependent Business, 85 percent said the SBA had no direcgt impact on their businesses over the past threew years. "If the SBA were to go away tomorrow, wouldf anybody really notice?" asks Susan Eckerly, vice president of federal public policy for the Nationaol Federation ofIndependent Business. NFIB's indifference towardf the SBA is noteworthy becausethe Republican-leaning groulp is the most powerful organization lobbying for small businesses in Washington. Carl Schramm, chief executivwe officer of theKauffman Foundation, also questionsx the SBA's value. Schramm's Kansas City, Mo.
-basede foundation promotes entrepreneurship, and Schramm himselrf has started companies in thehealth care, financse and information technology industries. "Very few entrepreneuriakl businesses owe their genesis tothe SBA," Schram writes in "The Entrepreneurial Imperative," a book publishex in 2006. "It is not a wise use of Other small business expertsstrongly disagree. Every SBA progran was created to fill a needthat wasn'r being met by the whether it's access to capital or access to government said Jere Glover, a D.C., attorney who headed the SBA'd Office of Advocacy during the Clinton administration.
Giovanni Coratolo, a former restaurang owner who now directs small business policyu atthe U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said small businesseds also benefit from having one agency in the federall government that focuses solelg ontheir interests. But does that agency have to look likethe SBA? Is therd a better way to serve small businesses? Now is a good time to ask thoser questions, said Karen president of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship "There is the opportunity for a new administratio n to start from scratch, think innovatively and focus resourcee in areas that reflect what is happening in the economu as a result of globalization," Kerrigan Here are some ideas, basef on conversations with small businesds experts: Even SBA skeptics like the NFIB are stronyg believers in the SBA'as Office of Advocacy.
The office makes sure federal agenciews consider the impact regulationsz have onsmall businesses, and conducts and compiles researcyh on small business issues. Some say the officde could be more however, if it weren't part of the SBA. Its fundingg now is up to the discretiojn of the SBAadministrator -- a potential threa t to the office's independence as well as to the resources it needs to do its job. "The currentr chief counsel is very strong and independent and knowzhis job, but that is not to say future ones will work that way," Kerrigamn said. An independent office should be give n more power to force agencies to act on its small businessadvocates contend.
That's becaus e small businesses create most new jobs and the cost of complyingg with regulations is disproportionately high forsmall businesses, they say. Such an supporters of the idea say, would be involvesd in shaping economic policy for the next That was the case duriny theClinton administration, when the SBA administrator was part of the president's Glover said. "We were a player in the old he said. John Arensmeyetr is a former Internet company CEO who now head SmallBusiness Majority, a Democratic-leaning advocachy organization. He contends small businesses deservesa Cabinet-level voice.
"You're talkinv about a special interestgroup that's half the economy," he said. Coratolo, however, said makingg this office a Cabinet-level position could jeopardizethe office's independence, because Cabinet officials play political roles as advocate for the president. This officre needs to advocate solely forsmall businesses, he "We want to make small business apolitical within an he said.
The Small Business Administration's futurer is one of many issues facing the next presidentf of theUnited States. President Bush's small business policy has focused on cuttint taxes and reducing regulatory He has slashedthe SBA's budget by nearly 30 Taxpayers no longer subsidize the SBA's main loan the largest single source of long-term financing for smalp businesses. "Basically the administration doesn'ft believe in the SBA," Sen. John Kerry, told SBA Administrator Steven Preston during a budgeft hearingthis February. If that's the Bush administration is not The SBA is irrelevant to manysmall businesses.
In a 2006 surveyu of small business owners by the Nationalo Federation ofIndependent Business, 85 percent said the SBA had no direcgt impact on their businesses over the past threew years. "If the SBA were to go away tomorrow, wouldf anybody really notice?" asks Susan Eckerly, vice president of federal public policy for the Nationaol Federation ofIndependent Business. NFIB's indifference towardf the SBA is noteworthy becausethe Republican-leaning groulp is the most powerful organization lobbying for small businesses in Washington. Carl Schramm, chief executivwe officer of theKauffman Foundation, also questionsx the SBA's value. Schramm's Kansas City, Mo.
-basede foundation promotes entrepreneurship, and Schramm himselrf has started companies in thehealth care, financse and information technology industries. "Very few entrepreneuriakl businesses owe their genesis tothe SBA," Schram writes in "The Entrepreneurial Imperative," a book publishex in 2006. "It is not a wise use of Other small business expertsstrongly disagree. Every SBA progran was created to fill a needthat wasn'r being met by the whether it's access to capital or access to government said Jere Glover, a D.C., attorney who headed the SBA'd Office of Advocacy during the Clinton administration.
Giovanni Coratolo, a former restaurang owner who now directs small business policyu atthe U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said small businesseds also benefit from having one agency in the federall government that focuses solelg ontheir interests. But does that agency have to look likethe SBA? Is therd a better way to serve small businesses? Now is a good time to ask thoser questions, said Karen president of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship "There is the opportunity for a new administratio n to start from scratch, think innovatively and focus resourcee in areas that reflect what is happening in the economu as a result of globalization," Kerrigan Here are some ideas, basef on conversations with small businesds experts: Even SBA skeptics like the NFIB are stronyg believers in the SBA'as Office of Advocacy.
The office makes sure federal agenciews consider the impact regulationsz have onsmall businesses, and conducts and compiles researcyh on small business issues. Some say the officde could be more however, if it weren't part of the SBA. Its fundingg now is up to the discretiojn of the SBAadministrator -- a potential threa t to the office's independence as well as to the resources it needs to do its job. "The currentr chief counsel is very strong and independent and knowzhis job, but that is not to say future ones will work that way," Kerrigamn said. An independent office should be give n more power to force agencies to act on its small businessadvocates contend.
That's becaus e small businesses create most new jobs and the cost of complyingg with regulations is disproportionately high forsmall businesses, they say. Such an supporters of the idea say, would be involvesd in shaping economic policy for the next That was the case duriny theClinton administration, when the SBA administrator was part of the president's Glover said. "We were a player in the old he said. John Arensmeyetr is a former Internet company CEO who now head SmallBusiness Majority, a Democratic-leaning advocachy organization. He contends small businesses deservesa Cabinet-level voice.
"You're talkinv about a special interestgroup that's half the economy," he said. Coratolo, however, said makingg this office a Cabinet-level position could jeopardizethe office's independence, because Cabinet officials play political roles as advocate for the president. This officre needs to advocate solely forsmall businesses, he "We want to make small business apolitical within an he said.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Twitter, LinkedIn play role in finding a job, displaying your tech smarts - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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For years, I have been preaching a job search strategyu promoting the thought that if you trave allavenues simultaneously, you are more likelg to find your destination. At no time has this approachn been more critical than today with so many peopld lookingfor work. Although we seem to have no problen accepting the concept of reinventingour images, therre exists a large group of candidates who turn away from more intimidatinyg unfamiliarities. Simply, some are unwilling to enter the wildernessa ofunknown technologies. Baby boomerz are most often risk-averse when it comes to job search thereby fulfilling the prophecy ofcareet obsolescence.
It is far more difficult for a CFO to admitthe doesn’t use Twitter because he’d expected to know what it is. And I meet candidates dailty who assure me they are linkes inat church, though they’ll sheepishly acknowledge that’d not what I asked. If your repliea are “what’s that?” or “not yet,” then you are dangerouslh stalling yourjob search. Connecting to colleagues online brings benefits to job yet many harbor fearss so theystay I, too, was afraid of new technologieds because I didn’t want to face failure.
But once I begann to discover job opening s on tech toolsthat didn’t exist in 2005, I couldn’ afford to be the one excluded. For me, these are most LinkedIn (linkedin.com) has more than 35 million memberds in more than140 industries. Most are adultx and employed. Executives from all Fortune 500 companies areon LinkedIn. Most have disclosed what they do andwhers they’ve worked in the past. To job seekersd looking to researcha company’s decision look no further than LinkedIn. It can offerf great information forthe interview.
But it is as importan t to be seen, as it is to be able to locatee and learn about If a human resources officer wantss to research a prospective executivebut doesn’ see him on she may feel he won’t be on the leadingy edge. With LinkedIn, you can join discussion groups, answert questions submitted by PresidentBarack Obama, spreax the word that you’re in the job marketr (no stigma if done properly) and secure endorsementse from your colleagues. It is imperative that you createda profile. Also, I recommend a professionallyhdone head-and-shoulders photo accompany it. A health-care company from Albany, N.Y.
, recentlyh called my firm in its searchy for a sales We had a great candidats who had retained us for coaching earliedrthat day. Not actively job hunting, she had no and when I called the company they almost passeddon her. Getting creative, I suggested the employere review and accept herLinkedInm profile. The following day they met. We caughg up with creating her which is farmore compelling, but a LinkedIm presence opened the door. Twitter was born just three years ago from the genius of two youny men inSan Francisco. Unlike LinkedIn, Twitter is a living entit reminiscent of the original Web chat room with aslight delay.
Withih the Twitter communities, those with commonality of purposee and motive tendto congregate. When you sign up with you secure a scree name and can use it to post and receive messages to a networkof contacts. Instead of sendingv a dozen e-mails or text messages, you send one messagw to your Twitter account, and the servicr distributes the communication to your Members use Twitter toorganize gatherings, carry on a group conversation, or send a quick You selectively follow the folkzs who provide valuable information to your job search and others inevitably follow you.
While I find it enjoyabler to follow members ofthe media, my sole purpose for participatingf is to harvest job openings for my clients. Theree are numerous organizations to folloaw that can be segmented by I am most intriguedby @job angels, @startuphire. I find who to follo w by scoping out the home pages of colleagues followinv those who are likely to tweet either sage advice orjob openings. Durin a May seminar, an executivr recruiter from Atlanta helped train our candidates onphone interviewing. Spending 10 minutes with each job seeker, she provided a critique on communication skillsand messaging.
We met on Twittetr and have forged an alliance out of common No doubt, this is only one storuy of collaboration what could be more fulfillin for the isolated job seeker. Some word of caution: Twitter can be very casua and, should you engage with folks in enjoyablreconversation alone, you might be think that no one else will read your That would be a mistake. Much like instant messaging blogs, and LinkedIn anything on Twitter is stored in some permanentInternetf warehouse. Data security folks have mentioned blockinb andprivacy devices, but I woulrd never take the chance.
For years, I have been preaching a job search strategyu promoting the thought that if you trave allavenues simultaneously, you are more likelg to find your destination. At no time has this approachn been more critical than today with so many peopld lookingfor work. Although we seem to have no problen accepting the concept of reinventingour images, therre exists a large group of candidates who turn away from more intimidatinyg unfamiliarities. Simply, some are unwilling to enter the wildernessa ofunknown technologies. Baby boomerz are most often risk-averse when it comes to job search thereby fulfilling the prophecy ofcareet obsolescence.
It is far more difficult for a CFO to admitthe doesn’t use Twitter because he’d expected to know what it is. And I meet candidates dailty who assure me they are linkes inat church, though they’ll sheepishly acknowledge that’d not what I asked. If your repliea are “what’s that?” or “not yet,” then you are dangerouslh stalling yourjob search. Connecting to colleagues online brings benefits to job yet many harbor fearss so theystay I, too, was afraid of new technologieds because I didn’t want to face failure.
But once I begann to discover job opening s on tech toolsthat didn’t exist in 2005, I couldn’ afford to be the one excluded. For me, these are most LinkedIn (linkedin.com) has more than 35 million memberds in more than140 industries. Most are adultx and employed. Executives from all Fortune 500 companies areon LinkedIn. Most have disclosed what they do andwhers they’ve worked in the past. To job seekersd looking to researcha company’s decision look no further than LinkedIn. It can offerf great information forthe interview.
But it is as importan t to be seen, as it is to be able to locatee and learn about If a human resources officer wantss to research a prospective executivebut doesn’ see him on she may feel he won’t be on the leadingy edge. With LinkedIn, you can join discussion groups, answert questions submitted by PresidentBarack Obama, spreax the word that you’re in the job marketr (no stigma if done properly) and secure endorsementse from your colleagues. It is imperative that you createda profile. Also, I recommend a professionallyhdone head-and-shoulders photo accompany it. A health-care company from Albany, N.Y.
, recentlyh called my firm in its searchy for a sales We had a great candidats who had retained us for coaching earliedrthat day. Not actively job hunting, she had no and when I called the company they almost passeddon her. Getting creative, I suggested the employere review and accept herLinkedInm profile. The following day they met. We caughg up with creating her which is farmore compelling, but a LinkedIm presence opened the door. Twitter was born just three years ago from the genius of two youny men inSan Francisco. Unlike LinkedIn, Twitter is a living entit reminiscent of the original Web chat room with aslight delay.
Withih the Twitter communities, those with commonality of purposee and motive tendto congregate. When you sign up with you secure a scree name and can use it to post and receive messages to a networkof contacts. Instead of sendingv a dozen e-mails or text messages, you send one messagw to your Twitter account, and the servicr distributes the communication to your Members use Twitter toorganize gatherings, carry on a group conversation, or send a quick You selectively follow the folkzs who provide valuable information to your job search and others inevitably follow you.
While I find it enjoyabler to follow members ofthe media, my sole purpose for participatingf is to harvest job openings for my clients. Theree are numerous organizations to folloaw that can be segmented by I am most intriguedby @job angels, @startuphire. I find who to follo w by scoping out the home pages of colleagues followinv those who are likely to tweet either sage advice orjob openings. Durin a May seminar, an executivr recruiter from Atlanta helped train our candidates onphone interviewing. Spending 10 minutes with each job seeker, she provided a critique on communication skillsand messaging.
We met on Twittetr and have forged an alliance out of common No doubt, this is only one storuy of collaboration what could be more fulfillin for the isolated job seeker. Some word of caution: Twitter can be very casua and, should you engage with folks in enjoyablreconversation alone, you might be think that no one else will read your That would be a mistake. Much like instant messaging blogs, and LinkedIn anything on Twitter is stored in some permanentInternetf warehouse. Data security folks have mentioned blockinb andprivacy devices, but I woulrd never take the chance.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Moody's: Raising the Debt Ceiling Might Not Prevent Downgrade - The Atlantic
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Globe and Mail | Moody's: Raising the Debt Ceiling Might Not Prevent Downgrade The Atlantic But the rating agency also clearly states that raising the debt ceiling alone won't give it any confidence in the US's ability to tackle its broader deficit problem. If the debt limit is raised again and a default avoided, the Aaa rating would likely ... Debt Ceiling - U.S. Put on notice by Moody's Moody's Warning Pressures US on Debt Deal |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Holocaust history helps Netanyahu's Balkan engagement - Reuters
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CTV.ca | Holocaust history helps Netanyahu's Balkan engagement Reuters By Dan Williams SOFIA (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commended Bulgaria's Holocaust record on Thursday, reaching into history in his bid to buttress Balkan bonds as Palestinians campaign for UN recognition of statehood. ... Israel says it sees great potential in Balkan ties INTERVIEW-For Israel, a Balkan bloom despite Palestine chill Romania Press Review รข€" July 07, 2011 |
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Winner: Silverwood Park; Hospitality and Recreation Development or Redevelopment - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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The new 13,000-square-foot visitor center in St. erected in the wake of the demolitiom of 17 ofthe park’s 22 formere buildings, is a beacon of greejn technology. The building is heated and cooledd by geothermal pipes that descend more than 185 feet into the Wood from oak trees that were cut down to make way for the buildint were used inits construction. A 5,000-gallomn cistern collects rainwater and prohibits excessive runoff into nearbySilver Lake. “[The cistern] takes the rainwater that is shed from the roof and they use that water fortheir gardens,” said Dale construction manager for St.
Louis Park-base The park also featureas a newly paved trail system and footbridge connectingh the park to an island in the and a new outdoor amphitheate that seats upto 3,250 people. “I felt that the park was exemplaryy in its response to maximizingsustainablew approaches, both through technical and creative approaches,” said Sara Rothholzx Weiner, Best in Real Estate judgr and associate principal with Minneapolis-based .
Protecting the park’sw natural habitat was a focus sincesthe redevelopment’s inception in 2001, when Three Rivers purchasec the land from the Salvation “ wanted to preserve the land for future so they sold it to us even thouggh we were the third-highest bidder,” said Dennis senior manager of outdoor education for Three Rivers. For the next two while continuing to lease the land to theSalvatiobn Army, Three Rivers started a task forcw that came up with the theme of developing a park for the arts and Planning and design continueed until the park was closed in May 2008 to begin the $14 millioh redevelopment project.
“This is our largest phase one projectby $5 or $6 millio dollars,” Hahn said. “It was a gift to have that time to dogreatt planning. The facility and the park will servde the communityvery well.” The location of the park in the inner-rinv of the Twin Cities may be one of the most uniqude aspects of the project, said Joel the project manager with Minneapolis-based who helpexd design the park. “There was an amazing vision shown from itsinitia conception,” Stromgren said. “Th e vision to create this park was a prettyamazinvg thing. It doesn’t happenn often, and almost never happens in adevelopedf area.
” Now with construction in its final stages, Three Rivera is turning its focus to the park’w grand re-opening. Silverwood Park Managing SupervisorJuliwe Alcorn-Webb said Three Rivers is tentativelu scheduling the event for Sept. 26 with performancees by local mandolin playe r Peter Ostroushkoand Minneapolis-based In the Hear of the . It also plans to have numerouzs arts stations where patrons can practice natural paper makingg and the Japanese art offish Value: $10.4 million Location: 2950 W. County Road E., St.
Anthonyy Size: 120-acre park, 13,007-square-foot visitors center, 2,780-square-foot maintenancde facility Groundbreaking: May 16, 2008 Expected Owner: Construction manager: Stahl Construction Co.
The new 13,000-square-foot visitor center in St. erected in the wake of the demolitiom of 17 ofthe park’s 22 formere buildings, is a beacon of greejn technology. The building is heated and cooledd by geothermal pipes that descend more than 185 feet into the Wood from oak trees that were cut down to make way for the buildint were used inits construction. A 5,000-gallomn cistern collects rainwater and prohibits excessive runoff into nearbySilver Lake. “[The cistern] takes the rainwater that is shed from the roof and they use that water fortheir gardens,” said Dale construction manager for St.
Louis Park-base The park also featureas a newly paved trail system and footbridge connectingh the park to an island in the and a new outdoor amphitheate that seats upto 3,250 people. “I felt that the park was exemplaryy in its response to maximizingsustainablew approaches, both through technical and creative approaches,” said Sara Rothholzx Weiner, Best in Real Estate judgr and associate principal with Minneapolis-based .
Protecting the park’sw natural habitat was a focus sincesthe redevelopment’s inception in 2001, when Three Rivers purchasec the land from the Salvation “ wanted to preserve the land for future so they sold it to us even thouggh we were the third-highest bidder,” said Dennis senior manager of outdoor education for Three Rivers. For the next two while continuing to lease the land to theSalvatiobn Army, Three Rivers started a task forcw that came up with the theme of developing a park for the arts and Planning and design continueed until the park was closed in May 2008 to begin the $14 millioh redevelopment project.
“This is our largest phase one projectby $5 or $6 millio dollars,” Hahn said. “It was a gift to have that time to dogreatt planning. The facility and the park will servde the communityvery well.” The location of the park in the inner-rinv of the Twin Cities may be one of the most uniqude aspects of the project, said Joel the project manager with Minneapolis-based who helpexd design the park. “There was an amazing vision shown from itsinitia conception,” Stromgren said. “Th e vision to create this park was a prettyamazinvg thing. It doesn’t happenn often, and almost never happens in adevelopedf area.
” Now with construction in its final stages, Three Rivera is turning its focus to the park’w grand re-opening. Silverwood Park Managing SupervisorJuliwe Alcorn-Webb said Three Rivers is tentativelu scheduling the event for Sept. 26 with performancees by local mandolin playe r Peter Ostroushkoand Minneapolis-based In the Hear of the . It also plans to have numerouzs arts stations where patrons can practice natural paper makingg and the Japanese art offish Value: $10.4 million Location: 2950 W. County Road E., St.
Anthonyy Size: 120-acre park, 13,007-square-foot visitors center, 2,780-square-foot maintenancde facility Groundbreaking: May 16, 2008 Expected Owner: Construction manager: Stahl Construction Co.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Charges filed in 1993 slaying of Glenview teen - Chicago Tribune
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Chicago Tribune | Charges filed in 1993 slaying of Glenview teen Chicago Tribune A man awaiting trial in California for two murders and an attempted murder has been charged with the 1993 stabbing death of an 18-year-old Glenview woman, authorities said this morning. ... |
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
CPS signs solar power agreement - Houston Business Journal:
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The 27-megawatt solar project knownb as Western Ranch is being developedby Houston-based usint the SunCatcher power system manufactured by its sister Stirling Energy Systems. This will be the first Texaws project forTessera Solar, which currently has 1,50o megawatts of projects in California situatedc in Imperial Valley and the Mojave Desert. “This mark s our first purchaseof solar-generated and we look for it to be the starr of a successful solar progra for many years to come,” says CPS Energu CEO Milton B. Lee.
“Solar will complementy our diversified approach to producing We look forward to working with Tesserq to help satisfyour customers’ electric needes in Greater San Antonio.” CPS announced last summert its commitment to pursue up to 100 megawatts of resourcd capacity from solar energy. The Western Ranch Solar projecy is expected to break ground in summer 2010 with the firstf units expected to come onlinde by the endof 2010. The project will be compriserdof 1,080 SunCatcher dishes and will create an estimatedx 100 construction jobs and up to 20 permanent jobs.
CPS Energy of San Antonio is the nation’es largest municipally owned energy companty providing both natural gas andelectrifc service.
The 27-megawatt solar project knownb as Western Ranch is being developedby Houston-based usint the SunCatcher power system manufactured by its sister Stirling Energy Systems. This will be the first Texaws project forTessera Solar, which currently has 1,50o megawatts of projects in California situatedc in Imperial Valley and the Mojave Desert. “This mark s our first purchaseof solar-generated and we look for it to be the starr of a successful solar progra for many years to come,” says CPS Energu CEO Milton B. Lee.
“Solar will complementy our diversified approach to producing We look forward to working with Tesserq to help satisfyour customers’ electric needes in Greater San Antonio.” CPS announced last summert its commitment to pursue up to 100 megawatts of resourcd capacity from solar energy. The Western Ranch Solar projecy is expected to break ground in summer 2010 with the firstf units expected to come onlinde by the endof 2010. The project will be compriserdof 1,080 SunCatcher dishes and will create an estimatedx 100 construction jobs and up to 20 permanent jobs.
CPS Energy of San Antonio is the nation’es largest municipally owned energy companty providing both natural gas andelectrifc service.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Alamo Colleges, Project QUEST team up on college prep program - Boston Business Journal:
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Alamo Colleges is working in partnershiop with the nonprofit Project QUEST on an intensive summetr program calledQUEST Prep. This program is providinfg students with reading and math preparatio and collegesuccess strategies. “This program is part of our continuing efforts to make it possible for more student to enroll and succeed at the Alamo saysFederico Zaragoza, Alamo Colleges vice chancellor for economic and workforcwe development.
“All students who have a GED are eligiblee to enroll in the Alamo and this innovative program will equip the students enrolled in it with the informatiob and skills they need to enabld them to stay in college and complete a degree The program will target 50 students who have earned theirr GED in the last 24 Classes will take place at the Alamo Collegesd Westside Education andTraining Center. Alamo Colleges operate five community college campusesa inSan Antonio. They are: San Antoni o College, Palo Alto Northeast Lakeview College, Northwest Vista College and St. Philip’s www.alamo.
edu
Alamo Colleges is working in partnershiop with the nonprofit Project QUEST on an intensive summetr program calledQUEST Prep. This program is providinfg students with reading and math preparatio and collegesuccess strategies. “This program is part of our continuing efforts to make it possible for more student to enroll and succeed at the Alamo saysFederico Zaragoza, Alamo Colleges vice chancellor for economic and workforcwe development.
“All students who have a GED are eligiblee to enroll in the Alamo and this innovative program will equip the students enrolled in it with the informatiob and skills they need to enabld them to stay in college and complete a degree The program will target 50 students who have earned theirr GED in the last 24 Classes will take place at the Alamo Collegesd Westside Education andTraining Center. Alamo Colleges operate five community college campusesa inSan Antonio. They are: San Antoni o College, Palo Alto Northeast Lakeview College, Northwest Vista College and St. Philip’s www.alamo.
edu
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