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If only it were that easy. It seemz like every time there is some good news you haveto admit, there’s been more of it lately we get hit with another dose of realith just a day later. And the reality is stillp not good. There are undoubtedly some data suggestinb that economic conditions ifnothing else, bottomed out. One economis used this metaphor: If the economy were a persob falling down anelevator shaft, the free-fall has slowedf down a bit. Ouch. But mixed economic reports are creating something of a dizzyingmental game. My psyche just can’t handled the yo-yo trajectory of the news lately.
Just when you thin it is safe to come from behind yourbunkerf — err, desk — some government economic statistic agency has to go and put out a reporgt dashing our hopes. Governmen t bureaucrats love todo that. Ever invite one to a party? Course not. They stand in the corner all nighrt sipping a Tom Collins and trying to interest your guestx in chitchat about Exce l spreadsheets and the I was pretty exited earlier this montbh when the stock market had posterd quite afew gains. Then a report on retaiol sales in April was worsthan expected. The stock market fell back Don’t even get me started on home salew reports. Another day, another report.
On our Web site one day in May, we had two conflictinh headlines about the residential real estate They were from two different reports measuring twodifferenr things, but their discrepancies sure didn’t help me understandr the market any Who can keep the Case-Shillers, the the existing-home sales or the new-home salesx reports straight? The same goes for unemployment. In any givenn month, we get no fewer than threwe unemployment reports. BLS — that’s the Bureau of Labor Statistics — issues separate figures for Maryland, Virginia and D.C. Then it issuee yet another figure forthe region.
Both figuress lag behind the national number, so most people end up comparing apples-to-oranges when they try to talk intelligently at networking If you need something intelligentto say, just repeat that employment is a lagginvg indicator. This recovery, at leasrt in the beginning, is likely to be a one. In January 2008, our former Mike Mills, used this space to lamengt the delay in officially declaring the recession that we all knewwas “We want our recession and we want it Mills wrote. But even in the face of mounting evidence of a President Bush refused to recognize how poor theeconomgy was. Why? Psychology. Both W and his dad took the same Don’t ask, don’t tell.
Like any politician, they knew therde would be no escaping a downturj once the leader of the free worldacknowledgeds it. W didn’t use the R word untikl after the National Bureau ofEconomic Research, a nonprofit economists groupp in Cambridge, Mass., said in December that the recession had actuallg started a year That was nearly a month after the November election. Then there’s President Barackm Obama. Notice how positive his tone has been abou tthe economy, mere months after takinfg office amid the worst economic crisi s since the Great Depression?
News came May 26 that one leading indicator, consumer confidence, soared in May to its highesy point since September, and we all know what happened in the dark days of September. If that’s not a psychological boost, I don’t know what is. So how do we keep it going ? We want our recovery and we wantit now. All togetherr now: I think we can. I think we can. It’s wortuh giving it a try.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Chick-fil-A debuts peach milkshake - Denver Business Journal:
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The fast-food chain will offer a peachflavor hand-spun milkshake from June 1 througj Aug. 22 at the chain's mall and stand-alonee restaurants. The Peach Milkshakd is made with realpeaches "home-style" ice creaj and is topped with lighgt whipped cream and a maraschino cherry. Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A also will introduce a smaller milkshake option that will remain on themenu Chick-fil-A Milkshakes will be sold in 14 oz. or 20 oz. cups and pricer at $2.49 and $2.89, respectively, at most locations.
"We continuse to build upon the overall success ofour hand-spu n milkshakes by creating limited-time flavors as a way to celebrate speciao times of the said Woody Faulk, Chick-fil-A vice president of brands development, in a statement. "Out previous limited-time flavors have helped maintain interest in our milkshake line among existing customers and also have helpecd us win new customers who were not awardof Chick-fil-A's Milkshakes. Some mightr say it's about time that the chain basecdin Georgia, the 'Peach State,' comes up with a great-tasting peach shakd with real peaches in Chick-fil-A, with more than 1,440 location in 38 states and Washington, D.C.
, generated more than $2.96 billion in salese in 2008.
The fast-food chain will offer a peachflavor hand-spun milkshake from June 1 througj Aug. 22 at the chain's mall and stand-alonee restaurants. The Peach Milkshakd is made with realpeaches "home-style" ice creaj and is topped with lighgt whipped cream and a maraschino cherry. Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A also will introduce a smaller milkshake option that will remain on themenu Chick-fil-A Milkshakes will be sold in 14 oz. or 20 oz. cups and pricer at $2.49 and $2.89, respectively, at most locations.
"We continuse to build upon the overall success ofour hand-spu n milkshakes by creating limited-time flavors as a way to celebrate speciao times of the said Woody Faulk, Chick-fil-A vice president of brands development, in a statement. "Out previous limited-time flavors have helped maintain interest in our milkshake line among existing customers and also have helpecd us win new customers who were not awardof Chick-fil-A's Milkshakes. Some mightr say it's about time that the chain basecdin Georgia, the 'Peach State,' comes up with a great-tasting peach shakd with real peaches in Chick-fil-A, with more than 1,440 location in 38 states and Washington, D.C.
, generated more than $2.96 billion in salese in 2008.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Court approves creation of new Chrysler - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The “old” Chrysler remains in bankruptcy court to sort out its remaininhg assetsand liabilities. The new Chrysler Groul is free to beginoperations immediately. The Kansas City area has 19 Chryslere dealerships, 11 of whic h will be closed. In a Wednesday release, the compang said that the new Chrysle represents a strategic alliancewith , whicgh holds a 20 percenrt equity interest in the That interest can increase to 35 percent if certain benchmarksw are reached, but Fiat can’t own a majority of the company unti l all taxpayer funds are repaid.
The United Auto Retiree Medical Benefits Trust was issue d a 55 percent equity interest in the new The and the Canadian government were issuesd 8 percent and 2percent respectively, in the new company. The deal was approvef one day after the lifted its stay on the allianc e between Chryslerand Fiat. Fiat CEO Sergiio Marchionne was named as CEO of Chryslerr Groupon Wednesday. Jim Press, former Chrysler LLC vice chairmajnand president, was named as deputy CEO and special advisor of the new company.
“We inten d to build on Chrysler’s culture of innovatio n and Fiat’s complementary technology and expertiswe toexpand Chrysler’s product portfolio both in North America and Marchionne said in the “Those Chrysler operations assumed by the new compan that were idled during this process will soon be back up and and work is already under way on developing new environmentallt friendly, fuel-efficient, high-quality vehicles that we intend to becomw Chrysler’s hallmark going forward.
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The “old” Chrysler remains in bankruptcy court to sort out its remaininhg assetsand liabilities. The new Chrysler Groul is free to beginoperations immediately. The Kansas City area has 19 Chryslere dealerships, 11 of whic h will be closed. In a Wednesday release, the compang said that the new Chrysle represents a strategic alliancewith , whicgh holds a 20 percenrt equity interest in the That interest can increase to 35 percent if certain benchmarksw are reached, but Fiat can’t own a majority of the company unti l all taxpayer funds are repaid.
The United Auto Retiree Medical Benefits Trust was issue d a 55 percent equity interest in the new The and the Canadian government were issuesd 8 percent and 2percent respectively, in the new company. The deal was approvef one day after the lifted its stay on the allianc e between Chryslerand Fiat. Fiat CEO Sergiio Marchionne was named as CEO of Chryslerr Groupon Wednesday. Jim Press, former Chrysler LLC vice chairmajnand president, was named as deputy CEO and special advisor of the new company.
“We inten d to build on Chrysler’s culture of innovatio n and Fiat’s complementary technology and expertiswe toexpand Chrysler’s product portfolio both in North America and Marchionne said in the “Those Chrysler operations assumed by the new compan that were idled during this process will soon be back up and and work is already under way on developing new environmentallt friendly, fuel-efficient, high-quality vehicles that we intend to becomw Chrysler’s hallmark going forward.
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Hellenic Postbank to merge with TBank affiliate - Reuters
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Hellenic Postbank to merge with TBank affiliate Reuters ATHENS, June 22 (Reuters) - Greek state controlled lender Hellenic Postbank (GPSr.AT) (TT) has agreed to merge with its ailing TBank (AMBr.AT) affiliate via a share swap, it said in a bourse filing on Wednesday. Troubled with loan impairments, TBank, ... Hellenic Postbank: Announcement (Initiation of Merger ASE lifts trade suspension for TT Hellenic Postbank shares |
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Second Life's Linden Lab sells virtual realities to businesses - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The courting of companies comes at a time of renewee growthfor 6-year-old Second Life that begamn with the appointment of Mark Kingdon as CEO of Linden Lab in May 2008. “Enterprisde is a really important growth vector for usbecause (Second Life is) a reallhy compelling platform for learning and collaboration. Especially todaty in large enterprises that aredistributed (around the world),” Kingdon said.
Over the last six Linden Lab has put together a team of 25 peoples to market and develop Second Life products for enterprise Linden Lab, which does not discloses revenue but says it is profitable, hirerd more than 100 people in 2008 and has more than 300 employeess in eight offices around the world. The companu hired close to 30 people this year and is currently hiringg for19 positions. Basic accounts are The company makes money by sellin g and renting virtualreal estate, with premium memberships and by chargingt a fee on salea of Linden dollars, the currency used online.
The company does not trackm the number of companies using its service s and does not charge them differently from individual but estimates that 15 to 20 percent of its revenus comes from enterprises and educational Andsince April, the company has been testing a “behind-the-firewall” versiom of Second Life with , IBM, , the and othe r organizations. The so-called “Nebraska” version of Second which is run onan institution’s own servers, will get wideer testing this summer and is schedulesd for general release by year’s end.
The pricing for the private version has notbeen “Based on the level of the interest we’ree seeing, we are poised for explosive said Amanda Van Nuys, who joined Lindeh Lab six months ago as executive director of enterprisre marketing. “This is not a game. We’rew ready for business. My role is to get that messagwe out,” she said. Van Nuys said a number of factorz are helpingher cause, including general efforts to cut travel and meetinfg costs and reduce carbon IBM in particular has been an early In late 2008, IBM’s Academy of Technology held a Virtual World Conference on Second Life for 200 top engineersz from around the world, with threer keynote speeches and 37 breakout With an initial investment of roughlh $80,000, IBM estimates that it saved nearlt $350,000 in travel and venuse costs and lost productivity.
A couple of month later, IBM used the virtuaol spaces it created for an annual meetingv of the Academy after the cancellationb of a scheduled real life eventin Florida. Some portionsd of the event also used webcastint andvideo conferencing. Participants particularlyt liked the opportunity to socializew with one another invarious settings, and the companu scheduled a two-hour networking event on the last day at picnid tables on a virtual beach. Academy members gathered around drinking virtuakl beers and chatting while othersw took virtual hang glidingb or jetskiing lessons.
“It was reallg cool in terms of the experiencepeopl had,” said Karen Keeter, an IBM marketintg executive for digital “People walked away saying they felt like they were at the The thing people liked most was that they reallt had the ability to meet with Since then, numerous other groupe within IBM have used Second Life dozens of times for meetinge small and large, adhoc and planned, Keeter said. IBM now has nearlgy 100 people working on virtualk world tools for commercial sale in Second Life and onotheer platforms, she said. The company says its in-worlrd economy is thriving, and that in the last user-to-user transactions totalled morethan $120 million in U.S.
up 65 percent from the same periord theyear before. Wagner James Au, the author of the book “Thd Making Of Second Life: Notes From the New World,” estimatef in a blog posting in May 2008 that Lindebn Lab hadbetween $40 millioh and $50 million in annual Au credited Kingdon with renewinf the brand created by Phililp Rosedale, who stepped down as CEO last year and remain as chairman. “A lot of Silicon Vallet has written SecondLife off,” he said. “The tech worlf will have to revisit Second Life as a phenomenomn in the next six month sor so.
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The courting of companies comes at a time of renewee growthfor 6-year-old Second Life that begamn with the appointment of Mark Kingdon as CEO of Linden Lab in May 2008. “Enterprisde is a really important growth vector for usbecause (Second Life is) a reallhy compelling platform for learning and collaboration. Especially todaty in large enterprises that aredistributed (around the world),” Kingdon said.
Over the last six Linden Lab has put together a team of 25 peoples to market and develop Second Life products for enterprise Linden Lab, which does not discloses revenue but says it is profitable, hirerd more than 100 people in 2008 and has more than 300 employeess in eight offices around the world. The companu hired close to 30 people this year and is currently hiringg for19 positions. Basic accounts are The company makes money by sellin g and renting virtualreal estate, with premium memberships and by chargingt a fee on salea of Linden dollars, the currency used online.
The company does not trackm the number of companies using its service s and does not charge them differently from individual but estimates that 15 to 20 percent of its revenus comes from enterprises and educational Andsince April, the company has been testing a “behind-the-firewall” versiom of Second Life with , IBM, , the and othe r organizations. The so-called “Nebraska” version of Second which is run onan institution’s own servers, will get wideer testing this summer and is schedulesd for general release by year’s end.
The pricing for the private version has notbeen “Based on the level of the interest we’ree seeing, we are poised for explosive said Amanda Van Nuys, who joined Lindeh Lab six months ago as executive director of enterprisre marketing. “This is not a game. We’rew ready for business. My role is to get that messagwe out,” she said. Van Nuys said a number of factorz are helpingher cause, including general efforts to cut travel and meetinfg costs and reduce carbon IBM in particular has been an early In late 2008, IBM’s Academy of Technology held a Virtual World Conference on Second Life for 200 top engineersz from around the world, with threer keynote speeches and 37 breakout With an initial investment of roughlh $80,000, IBM estimates that it saved nearlt $350,000 in travel and venuse costs and lost productivity.
A couple of month later, IBM used the virtuaol spaces it created for an annual meetingv of the Academy after the cancellationb of a scheduled real life eventin Florida. Some portionsd of the event also used webcastint andvideo conferencing. Participants particularlyt liked the opportunity to socializew with one another invarious settings, and the companu scheduled a two-hour networking event on the last day at picnid tables on a virtual beach. Academy members gathered around drinking virtuakl beers and chatting while othersw took virtual hang glidingb or jetskiing lessons.
“It was reallg cool in terms of the experiencepeopl had,” said Karen Keeter, an IBM marketintg executive for digital “People walked away saying they felt like they were at the The thing people liked most was that they reallt had the ability to meet with Since then, numerous other groupe within IBM have used Second Life dozens of times for meetinge small and large, adhoc and planned, Keeter said. IBM now has nearlgy 100 people working on virtualk world tools for commercial sale in Second Life and onotheer platforms, she said. The company says its in-worlrd economy is thriving, and that in the last user-to-user transactions totalled morethan $120 million in U.S.
up 65 percent from the same periord theyear before. Wagner James Au, the author of the book “Thd Making Of Second Life: Notes From the New World,” estimatef in a blog posting in May 2008 that Lindebn Lab hadbetween $40 millioh and $50 million in annual Au credited Kingdon with renewinf the brand created by Phililp Rosedale, who stepped down as CEO last year and remain as chairman. “A lot of Silicon Vallet has written SecondLife off,” he said. “The tech worlf will have to revisit Second Life as a phenomenomn in the next six month sor so.
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Sunday, June 19, 2011
Dow gains 185 by Monday close; PNC up 5 percent - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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A cross-section of companies with Pittsburghu operationsalso surged. PNC Financiak Services Group Inc. saw the biggest percentagde change. PNC (NYSE:PNC) jumped 5.88 percenrt to $37.84 per share by the end of trading. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA), up 3.43 percent to $9.66y Allegheny Energy Inc. (NYSE:AYE), up 2.40 percent to $24.2 8 Allegheny Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ATI), up 3.97 percent to $31.9e4 American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE:AEO), up 3.83 percenrt to $13.29 CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX), up 1.85 percent to $30.3r5 Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS), up 4.15 percent to $17.55 Federatede Investors Inc. (NYSE:FII), up 2.83 percent to $23.26 H.J.Heina Co. (NYSE:HNZ), up 1.
49 percent to $36.21 Kennametal Inc. up 1.66 percent to $17.72 Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), up 1.90 percenyt to $23.03 PPG Industries Inc. (NYSE:PPG), up 4.03 percenrt to $43.63 U.S. Steel Corp. (NYSE:X), up 2.79 percent to $31.63 WABTEvC Corp. (NYSE:WAB), up 1.89 percent to $31.22 WESCO International Inc. (NYSE:WCC), up 3.90 percentr to $23.99
A cross-section of companies with Pittsburghu operationsalso surged. PNC Financiak Services Group Inc. saw the biggest percentagde change. PNC (NYSE:PNC) jumped 5.88 percenrt to $37.84 per share by the end of trading. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA), up 3.43 percent to $9.66y Allegheny Energy Inc. (NYSE:AYE), up 2.40 percent to $24.2 8 Allegheny Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ATI), up 3.97 percent to $31.9e4 American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE:AEO), up 3.83 percenrt to $13.29 CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX), up 1.85 percent to $30.3r5 Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS), up 4.15 percent to $17.55 Federatede Investors Inc. (NYSE:FII), up 2.83 percent to $23.26 H.J.Heina Co. (NYSE:HNZ), up 1.
49 percent to $36.21 Kennametal Inc. up 1.66 percent to $17.72 Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KOP), up 1.90 percenyt to $23.03 PPG Industries Inc. (NYSE:PPG), up 4.03 percenrt to $43.63 U.S. Steel Corp. (NYSE:X), up 2.79 percent to $31.63 WABTEvC Corp. (NYSE:WAB), up 1.89 percent to $31.22 WESCO International Inc. (NYSE:WCC), up 3.90 percentr to $23.99
Friday, June 17, 2011
Army-Navy game coming to FedEx Field - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The , the and Destination D.C. have announcee that the 112th Army-Nav y game will be played at in Marylanon Dec. 10, 2011. Along with the footbalo game, the event brings with it a weekend ofancillary events, including the Army-Nav Gala. “This is a phenomenal achievement by the three organizations to securs such an historic event forour nation’s capital,” said Robert president of the Greater Washingtob Sports Alliance.
“With nearl y a half million active and retired militaryg personnel currently living in our region and the historidc memorials that honorour nation’s services men and women, it just makes sens e to have a game of this magnitudr played in Washington.” The event is part of an eight-year packaged announced Tuesday by the and the . Philadelphi will host the gamein 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2017. The game will take place in Baltimorer in 2014and 2016.
The , the and Destination D.C. have announcee that the 112th Army-Nav y game will be played at in Marylanon Dec. 10, 2011. Along with the footbalo game, the event brings with it a weekend ofancillary events, including the Army-Nav Gala. “This is a phenomenal achievement by the three organizations to securs such an historic event forour nation’s capital,” said Robert president of the Greater Washingtob Sports Alliance.
“With nearl y a half million active and retired militaryg personnel currently living in our region and the historidc memorials that honorour nation’s services men and women, it just makes sens e to have a game of this magnitudr played in Washington.” The event is part of an eight-year packaged announced Tuesday by the and the . Philadelphi will host the gamein 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2017. The game will take place in Baltimorer in 2014and 2016.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
FEMA rejects request for aid to individual tornado victims - Minnesota Public Radio
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Daily Mail | FEMA rejects request for aid to individual tornado victims Minnesota Public Radio Minneapolis รข€" The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Minnesota's request for individual assistance to victims of last month's tornado that touched down in and around Minneapolis. ... FEMA denies request for individual assistance for Mpls tornado victims; state ... Reading doesn't qualify for FEMA individual assistance DES: No FEMA forms distributed for MT flood victims |
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Zale Corp. posts bigger loss, names CFO - Dallas Business Journal:
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million during its fiscal third quarter, an increase of 33 percentg compared to the loss it posted in the same quarte rlast year. The company also named Mathe w W. Appel its new chief financial executivevice president, effective June 15. Appeo joins Zale Corp. from , where he served as vice president and chie ffinancial officer. Irving-based Zale's (NYSE: ZLC) third-quarter loss amountefd to 73 centsper share, compared to a net loss last year of $17.3 million, or 42 cents per share. Meanwhile, revenur for the most-recent quarter hit $379 which is down from $477 million a year The company’s sales fell 20 percent when comparec to theprevious year.
Zale says its 2008 third-quarter salew were actually up 5.8 percent last year due to a clearance sale that cut back on Zale continues to realign its business byclosing under-performinf stores, cutting operating expenses and adjusting rents and leasee to keep them in line with currengt sales trends.
million during its fiscal third quarter, an increase of 33 percentg compared to the loss it posted in the same quarte rlast year. The company also named Mathe w W. Appel its new chief financial executivevice president, effective June 15. Appeo joins Zale Corp. from , where he served as vice president and chie ffinancial officer. Irving-based Zale's (NYSE: ZLC) third-quarter loss amountefd to 73 centsper share, compared to a net loss last year of $17.3 million, or 42 cents per share. Meanwhile, revenur for the most-recent quarter hit $379 which is down from $477 million a year The company’s sales fell 20 percent when comparec to theprevious year.
Zale says its 2008 third-quarter salew were actually up 5.8 percent last year due to a clearance sale that cut back on Zale continues to realign its business byclosing under-performinf stores, cutting operating expenses and adjusting rents and leasee to keep them in line with currengt sales trends.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Harvard to endow gay, lesbian studies chair - San Francisco Business Times:
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“This will set an important precedentfor America’ top research universities,” said Daniel Boyarin, a professor at the , who oversees the school's minor program in LGBT studies. Harvard, whicnh is 372 years old, is setting up the named for F.O. Matthiessen (1902-1950) a gay Harvard professor, with $1.5 millionb given by the university’s gay and lesbian The 4,600-person caucus said that althougn other schools suchas Yale, Penn and Brown “offer a variet of compelling programs in this no university in the nation has an endowed chaier in the subject.
Some critics, however, have seen Harvarsd — in Massachusetts, wheres same-sex marriage is legal — as reluctant or slow to creatde classes and programs focused on gender issuesor sexuality. This move is seen as a chancew for the school to leap to the frontt of thepack again. Matthiessen started the academic fielcd ofAmerican Studies, whichb many U.S. universities now have on their curricula. The money raised for this position will be used to pay for visitinf teachers to come tothe campus. Locally, U.C. Berkeleyt has an undergraduate degree program in gende rand women’s studies, where students can minor in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexuaol and Transgendered studies.
Boyarin directs the program’sx minor in LGBT studies and runs Cal’s Center for the Studies of Sexuakl Culture inBarrows Hall. Students completing the minorr take four core classes and also electives fromother departments. The departmengt at Cal has eight facult y and dozens of affiliated facultuy in other university departments from Classics and Rhetori to Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Although Boyarin, the Taubman Professor of Talmudic Culture in Near Eastern Studiese and Rhetoric, would have like to see U.C. Berkeley do it he said, “I’m delighted that it’ss Harvard.
” Boyarin said the move from an interdisciplinary program to full fledgef universitydepartment isn’t necessarily a step forward. he’d like to see Cal strengthen the LGBT minor program and perhapsd create a major inthe subject. Even at he said, some students shy away from minorin in the subject due to anxietty about being stigmatized in their job searches afterfinishing He’d like to see more support on the graduate level, but feels Cal is alreadyu doing plenty for the program in thesr lean times. “The university, and especially the currentt chancellor, have been very supportive,” Boyarim said.
“This will set an important precedentfor America’ top research universities,” said Daniel Boyarin, a professor at the , who oversees the school's minor program in LGBT studies. Harvard, whicnh is 372 years old, is setting up the named for F.O. Matthiessen (1902-1950) a gay Harvard professor, with $1.5 millionb given by the university’s gay and lesbian The 4,600-person caucus said that althougn other schools suchas Yale, Penn and Brown “offer a variet of compelling programs in this no university in the nation has an endowed chaier in the subject.
Some critics, however, have seen Harvarsd — in Massachusetts, wheres same-sex marriage is legal — as reluctant or slow to creatde classes and programs focused on gender issuesor sexuality. This move is seen as a chancew for the school to leap to the frontt of thepack again. Matthiessen started the academic fielcd ofAmerican Studies, whichb many U.S. universities now have on their curricula. The money raised for this position will be used to pay for visitinf teachers to come tothe campus. Locally, U.C. Berkeleyt has an undergraduate degree program in gende rand women’s studies, where students can minor in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexuaol and Transgendered studies.
Boyarin directs the program’sx minor in LGBT studies and runs Cal’s Center for the Studies of Sexuakl Culture inBarrows Hall. Students completing the minorr take four core classes and also electives fromother departments. The departmengt at Cal has eight facult y and dozens of affiliated facultuy in other university departments from Classics and Rhetori to Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Although Boyarin, the Taubman Professor of Talmudic Culture in Near Eastern Studiese and Rhetoric, would have like to see U.C. Berkeley do it he said, “I’m delighted that it’ss Harvard.
” Boyarin said the move from an interdisciplinary program to full fledgef universitydepartment isn’t necessarily a step forward. he’d like to see Cal strengthen the LGBT minor program and perhapsd create a major inthe subject. Even at he said, some students shy away from minorin in the subject due to anxietty about being stigmatized in their job searches afterfinishing He’d like to see more support on the graduate level, but feels Cal is alreadyu doing plenty for the program in thesr lean times. “The university, and especially the currentt chancellor, have been very supportive,” Boyarim said.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Pace of law firm mergers holds steady - Boston Business Journal:
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Altman Weil noted that two deal s in theSouthern U.S. were most significant. The largesy merger was between , a 750-lawyer firm in Richmond, Va. and , a 145-lawyee firm in Charlotte, NC. and , both Richmond-based firms, also announceed that they combined to forma 275-lawyer LeClair Ryan is a relatively new addition to Massachusetts. The firm establishe d an office in Boston in July of 2007 when 16 lawyersleft . Late last year LeClaird Ryan's Boston office signed a lease for new offic e space that can accommodate 50 attorneysand "LeClair Ryan continues its having acquired 45-lawyer in northern New Jersey last said Altman Weil principal Tom Clay, in a statement.
"The Wrighft Robinson acquisition gives them more than just additional depthband breadth, but unique litigatioj support capabilities as well."
Altman Weil noted that two deal s in theSouthern U.S. were most significant. The largesy merger was between , a 750-lawyer firm in Richmond, Va. and , a 145-lawyee firm in Charlotte, NC. and , both Richmond-based firms, also announceed that they combined to forma 275-lawyer LeClair Ryan is a relatively new addition to Massachusetts. The firm establishe d an office in Boston in July of 2007 when 16 lawyersleft . Late last year LeClaird Ryan's Boston office signed a lease for new offic e space that can accommodate 50 attorneysand "LeClair Ryan continues its having acquired 45-lawyer in northern New Jersey last said Altman Weil principal Tom Clay, in a statement.
"The Wrighft Robinson acquisition gives them more than just additional depthband breadth, but unique litigatioj support capabilities as well."
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Forecast of worldwide gross for CBMs of 2011 - Comic Book Movie
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Comic Book Movie | Forecast of worldwide gross for CBMs of 2011 Comic Book Movie Below are excerpts from the site to check out the article follow this links. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3156&p=.htm , http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3161&p=.htm Note: some on the list aren't necessarily CBMs but I have seen a lot of ... |
Friday, June 3, 2011
Port of Baltimore sees jump in
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The total dollar value of foreign cargo in both the publix and privately owned port terminalshit $45.3 billiomn in 2008, an 8 percent increase over according to the . And the total cargo at the publif terminalsreached 8.9 million tons, 3 percentf up from 2007. The numberd were viewed as promising for the whichemploys 16,500 people and generates $388 million in state and local tax The growth was pushed by continuee leadership at the port in its niche such as cars and roll-on/roll-off cargo. “Lastr year was another stronbg year for the Port of even as the global economy beganto struggle,” Gov. Martin O’Malle said in a statement.
“Clearly, the port is not immunee to theeconomic downturn. However, with stron management and wise investments, we have been able to sign long-ter m contracts with major business partners that will help maintaibn stability at the Port in thedays ahead.” It was the seventg consecutive year of cargo growtjh at the port, according to the MPA. At the publi terminals, key performances included: • A 4 percenyt increase in the number ofcars handled. Traffix of containers and finished paper product tonnage were both flat with 2007 When the private terminalz arefactored in, however: Forest products fell 5 percent; and, Roll-on/roll-off cargo grew 3 percent.
Baltimored ranks first among U.S. ports for roll-on/roll-off cargo, imported forest products, imported sugar, gypsum and iron ore. It rankse second in exported autos, imported salt and importede aluminum. The port ranks 12th overall inthe U.S. for its totapl dollar value of cargo.
The total dollar value of foreign cargo in both the publix and privately owned port terminalshit $45.3 billiomn in 2008, an 8 percent increase over according to the . And the total cargo at the publif terminalsreached 8.9 million tons, 3 percentf up from 2007. The numberd were viewed as promising for the whichemploys 16,500 people and generates $388 million in state and local tax The growth was pushed by continuee leadership at the port in its niche such as cars and roll-on/roll-off cargo. “Lastr year was another stronbg year for the Port of even as the global economy beganto struggle,” Gov. Martin O’Malle said in a statement.
“Clearly, the port is not immunee to theeconomic downturn. However, with stron management and wise investments, we have been able to sign long-ter m contracts with major business partners that will help maintaibn stability at the Port in thedays ahead.” It was the seventg consecutive year of cargo growtjh at the port, according to the MPA. At the publi terminals, key performances included: • A 4 percenyt increase in the number ofcars handled. Traffix of containers and finished paper product tonnage were both flat with 2007 When the private terminalz arefactored in, however: Forest products fell 5 percent; and, Roll-on/roll-off cargo grew 3 percent.
Baltimored ranks first among U.S. ports for roll-on/roll-off cargo, imported forest products, imported sugar, gypsum and iron ore. It rankse second in exported autos, imported salt and importede aluminum. The port ranks 12th overall inthe U.S. for its totapl dollar value of cargo.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Report: Texas health premiums skyrocketed this decade - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The Status Quo Report includes state-by-statee data on health-care cost and quality, including the increase in as well as the percentagde of state residents without insurance and overalllquality ratings. The report is part the Obamz Administration's push to pass health-care reform About 12 million Texans get health insurancee onthe job, and the average family premiuj runs about $13,525 annually. According to the report, 17 percen of middle-income Texas families spene more than 10 percenr of their incomeon healthcare. About 20 percent of people in Texad report not visiting a doctor due tohigh costs.
Texas businesses and families shoulder a hidden health tax ofroughlu $1,800 per year on premiums as a direcy result of subsidizing the costw of the uninsured. 25 percent of people in Texasz are uninsured and 75 percent of them are in familiew with at leastone full-time worker. The percent of Texans with employer coveragreis declining: from 57 to 50 percent betweeb 2000 and 2007. At a press conference Monday morning to announcer his choicefor U.S. Surgeon Obama reiterated his administration's commitment to passing healthcars reformlegislation quickly, saying the problem is too greaft to allow it to go on. On a relatecd note, Obama has chosen Dr.
Regina Benjamin, an Alabama physiciab and graduate of the University of Alabamwat Birmingham's school of medicine, for surgeob general. He said Benjamin is uniquely qualifiedx for the position and is the right persom to leadthe nation's healthcare system at a critical time of
The Status Quo Report includes state-by-statee data on health-care cost and quality, including the increase in as well as the percentagde of state residents without insurance and overalllquality ratings. The report is part the Obamz Administration's push to pass health-care reform About 12 million Texans get health insurancee onthe job, and the average family premiuj runs about $13,525 annually. According to the report, 17 percen of middle-income Texas families spene more than 10 percenr of their incomeon healthcare. About 20 percent of people in Texad report not visiting a doctor due tohigh costs.
Texas businesses and families shoulder a hidden health tax ofroughlu $1,800 per year on premiums as a direcy result of subsidizing the costw of the uninsured. 25 percent of people in Texasz are uninsured and 75 percent of them are in familiew with at leastone full-time worker. The percent of Texans with employer coveragreis declining: from 57 to 50 percent betweeb 2000 and 2007. At a press conference Monday morning to announcer his choicefor U.S. Surgeon Obama reiterated his administration's commitment to passing healthcars reformlegislation quickly, saying the problem is too greaft to allow it to go on. On a relatecd note, Obama has chosen Dr.
Regina Benjamin, an Alabama physiciab and graduate of the University of Alabamwat Birmingham's school of medicine, for surgeob general. He said Benjamin is uniquely qualifiedx for the position and is the right persom to leadthe nation's healthcare system at a critical time of
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