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The industry group said the indesx for new and refinanced loans for the week ended May 29fell 16.2 The results include an adjustment to accounrt for Memorial Day. On an unadjusted basis, the index decrease 32.5 percent compared to the previous week andincreasex 14.4 percent compared to the same week a year ago. The refinancse share of mortgage activity decreasecto 62.4 percent of total applicationds from 69.3 percent the previous week. The adjustable-ratw mortgage (ARM) share of activity increasefd to 3 percentfrom 2.6 percent of totalo applications the previous week. The average interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 5.25 percent from 4.81 with points decreasing to 1.
02 from The 44-basis-point increase in the 30-year rate was the largesyt sincea 48-basis-point increase in October 2008. The average interestt rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 4.8 percent from 4.44 with points decreasing to 1.1 from 1.16. The average interest rate for one-year ARMs increased to 6.61 percent from 6.55 percent, with points increasing to 0.15 from 0.12 (including the origination fee) for 80 percentr loan-to-value loans.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Area hotels could see decline in revenue in 2009 - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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percent decline in revenue per availablwe room this year comparedto last, accordingf to Atlanta-based , a national management consulting firm specializingf in the lodging industry. This decline is greater than the 17.5 percenty drop in RevPAR forecast for theoverall U.S. hotel industry in PKF’s recently released June 2009 HotelHorizonx report. “In 2009, San Antonio hotelz are projected to achieve an occupancy levellof 56.7 percent, down from the 65.2 percentg mark achieved in 2008,” says Randy McCaslin in the Houston office of PKF Consulting. “Givenh the increase in the competitives nature of thelocal market, average daily room rates are expecter to fall from $110.
19 in 2008 to $98.7 in 2009, a decline of 10.4 The decline in the average occupancy rate for San Antonio hotels is due to the combinatiojn of a 5.5 percent fall off in the demanf for lodging accommodations, exacerbated by an 8.7 percentr increase in the supply of new hotel the PKF report states. Unfortunately for local area revenue per available room is not expecte d to achieve sustained growth until the thirf quarterof 2010, the report concludes. Unti l then, market conditions are favorable for travelers, but troublesome for ownersx and operators.
The June 2009 Hotel Horizonsa forecast report for San Antonio is availableat
percent decline in revenue per availablwe room this year comparedto last, accordingf to Atlanta-based , a national management consulting firm specializingf in the lodging industry. This decline is greater than the 17.5 percenty drop in RevPAR forecast for theoverall U.S. hotel industry in PKF’s recently released June 2009 HotelHorizonx report. “In 2009, San Antonio hotelz are projected to achieve an occupancy levellof 56.7 percent, down from the 65.2 percentg mark achieved in 2008,” says Randy McCaslin in the Houston office of PKF Consulting. “Givenh the increase in the competitives nature of thelocal market, average daily room rates are expecter to fall from $110.
19 in 2008 to $98.7 in 2009, a decline of 10.4 The decline in the average occupancy rate for San Antonio hotels is due to the combinatiojn of a 5.5 percent fall off in the demanf for lodging accommodations, exacerbated by an 8.7 percentr increase in the supply of new hotel the PKF report states. Unfortunately for local area revenue per available room is not expecte d to achieve sustained growth until the thirf quarterof 2010, the report concludes. Unti l then, market conditions are favorable for travelers, but troublesome for ownersx and operators.
The June 2009 Hotel Horizonsa forecast report for San Antonio is availableat
Monday, September 27, 2010
Geeks Who Drink makes people think - Washington Business Journal:
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That’s the sort of triviao knowledge that can earn contemporary geeks quiz paid bar tabs and the praise of And though theword “geeks” carries negative connotations to the founders of the increasingly populae pub quiz events use it in only the most endearingb manner. “I think the name really embodiesdwhat we’re doing,” said Joel Peach, co-founder and self-proclaimed geek. “Our geeks may be people who were marginalized in the Maybethey weren’t on the football team but were on the debatd team instead. Now they want to feed an competitive urge.
” Bar triviqa games became a European phenomenon in theearly 1990s, and they soon caughg on in the United States, especially in where many bars, pubs, taverns and restaurants now hold a weekl trivia night. “A pub quiz is differenty than traditional quiz events because it becomes the focal pointof peoples’ evening,” Peacbh said. “We’re building communities of peoplre that keepcoming out.” Those communities are growing, say quizmastere Peach and his partner, John Dicker, who founderd the company four years ago.
Accordinfg to Peach, Geeks has becomes the largest proprietor of bar trivia in the eclipsing competitors such as TriviaFace Off, whichh have been conducting bar triviaz nights in Colorado for more than 10 years. As Geekds approaches its four-year anniversary in June, it has 57 hosts 63 quizzes perweek (rivalk Trivia Face Off hosts 50 per week) and has expanded beyond Colorado to Texas, New Mexico and, beginning in June, California. The Geeks also has been adding new quiznighte weekly. Its annual Geek Bowl a quiz held a week prior to the SuperBowl — sold out the Oriental Theater this year and requirede 45 volunteers.
“We field about a half-dozemn phone calls a week from peoplwe who have heard abou t us online or seen a writeup about said Peach, who wouldn’t release any figures but claimerd the company has doubled its revenue every year since it A former real estate developer and IT Peach moved from Ohio in 2004 in searcy of a lifestyle change that includerd snowboarding and an escape from what he callzs “the grind.” And though snowboardin g played a part in Peach’sa introduction to Dicker, good grammar really broughf them together.
“John remarked that he responded to my Craigslistad [for a snowboardinh partner] because I used correct Peach said with a During a chairlift brainstorming Peach, 30, and Dicker, 36, found other mutual interests, including a love of triviap knowledge and a disdaijn for traditional work. Peach said that “John didn’gt think the other trivia companies were that Armed with little more than some handwritten trivia questionds anda microphone, Peach and Dicker began pitching thei pub quiz concept to local establishments, landing their first opportunithy at Nallen’s Irish Pub in “When we started, John and I were doingf everything,” said Peach.
“Those were humble beginnings, tantamounft to working for beer money. But as soon as we laid the we realized there wasa demand.” He also said that due to low there was little startup moneu involved beyond licensing theid concept. That initial effort at Nallen’s didn’t last, but was a good learniny experience. For one thing, they’ve learned to be more selective abour where they setup shop, seekinhg out locations not too saturated by what Peach refers to as “ficklr LoDo crowds.” “There are certain kinds of bars this workes in better than others,” he said.
Aside from location, Peach said that the best resultsw usually come whenthe Geeks, the bar and independent sponsorz (such as beer and liquor companies) team up to promotse the quiz night. The Geeks has done that for anothee Irishpub — Irish Snug on Colfax Avenuse — which has had the Geeks in everyt Tuesday for the past 2½ While Peach and Dicker now have other acting as quizmasters because of increased business, Dicker continues to oversee the Snug’s heralded pub quiz night. “[The Geeks] brinfg in a lot of followers, and there’xs always new people coming in that hear abouy it onthe streets,” said Dave Snug’s manager.
“It’s always a greag experience.”
That’s the sort of triviao knowledge that can earn contemporary geeks quiz paid bar tabs and the praise of And though theword “geeks” carries negative connotations to the founders of the increasingly populae pub quiz events use it in only the most endearingb manner. “I think the name really embodiesdwhat we’re doing,” said Joel Peach, co-founder and self-proclaimed geek. “Our geeks may be people who were marginalized in the Maybethey weren’t on the football team but were on the debatd team instead. Now they want to feed an competitive urge.
” Bar triviqa games became a European phenomenon in theearly 1990s, and they soon caughg on in the United States, especially in where many bars, pubs, taverns and restaurants now hold a weekl trivia night. “A pub quiz is differenty than traditional quiz events because it becomes the focal pointof peoples’ evening,” Peacbh said. “We’re building communities of peoplre that keepcoming out.” Those communities are growing, say quizmastere Peach and his partner, John Dicker, who founderd the company four years ago.
Accordinfg to Peach, Geeks has becomes the largest proprietor of bar trivia in the eclipsing competitors such as TriviaFace Off, whichh have been conducting bar triviaz nights in Colorado for more than 10 years. As Geekds approaches its four-year anniversary in June, it has 57 hosts 63 quizzes perweek (rivalk Trivia Face Off hosts 50 per week) and has expanded beyond Colorado to Texas, New Mexico and, beginning in June, California. The Geeks also has been adding new quiznighte weekly. Its annual Geek Bowl a quiz held a week prior to the SuperBowl — sold out the Oriental Theater this year and requirede 45 volunteers.
“We field about a half-dozemn phone calls a week from peoplwe who have heard abou t us online or seen a writeup about said Peach, who wouldn’t release any figures but claimerd the company has doubled its revenue every year since it A former real estate developer and IT Peach moved from Ohio in 2004 in searcy of a lifestyle change that includerd snowboarding and an escape from what he callzs “the grind.” And though snowboardin g played a part in Peach’sa introduction to Dicker, good grammar really broughf them together.
“John remarked that he responded to my Craigslistad [for a snowboardinh partner] because I used correct Peach said with a During a chairlift brainstorming Peach, 30, and Dicker, 36, found other mutual interests, including a love of triviap knowledge and a disdaijn for traditional work. Peach said that “John didn’gt think the other trivia companies were that Armed with little more than some handwritten trivia questionds anda microphone, Peach and Dicker began pitching thei pub quiz concept to local establishments, landing their first opportunithy at Nallen’s Irish Pub in “When we started, John and I were doingf everything,” said Peach.
“Those were humble beginnings, tantamounft to working for beer money. But as soon as we laid the we realized there wasa demand.” He also said that due to low there was little startup moneu involved beyond licensing theid concept. That initial effort at Nallen’s didn’t last, but was a good learniny experience. For one thing, they’ve learned to be more selective abour where they setup shop, seekinhg out locations not too saturated by what Peach refers to as “ficklr LoDo crowds.” “There are certain kinds of bars this workes in better than others,” he said.
Aside from location, Peach said that the best resultsw usually come whenthe Geeks, the bar and independent sponsorz (such as beer and liquor companies) team up to promotse the quiz night. The Geeks has done that for anothee Irishpub — Irish Snug on Colfax Avenuse — which has had the Geeks in everyt Tuesday for the past 2½ While Peach and Dicker now have other acting as quizmasters because of increased business, Dicker continues to oversee the Snug’s heralded pub quiz night. “[The Geeks] brinfg in a lot of followers, and there’xs always new people coming in that hear abouy it onthe streets,” said Dave Snug’s manager.
“It’s always a greag experience.”
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Montevideo Howard Lake among wastewater projects getting stimulus funds - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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million last week for projects that will improve municipal infrastructure for drinking watetr and wastewater treatmentthroughout Minnesota. The awards are part of a pool of $107 milliob in water-treatment funds for the statre from the American Recovery andReinvestment Act. The remaining funde will be distributed by the withinh the nextseveral weeks. The city of Montevideo receivedfabout $14.9 million in loans and grants — the largesgt award in this round of projects. The westernn Minnesota city plans to use the funds to upgradeits wastewater-treatment plant, including improving phosphorous standards.
The statew recently tightened the standards for phosphorus leveld at water plants in the MinnesotqaRiver Valley, said Steve Jones, Montevideo city “It’s very expensive to get that out of the Montevideo awarded a contractg to Deerwood-based after the city receives the stimulus funds. Jones estimatez that the project could create betweeb 30 to 60 construction jobs this year and will take about 18 monthszto complete. The city of Howard Lake receivedthe second-largestg funding boost, getting $10 million to join its wastewater-treatment plant to the by almostg 10 miles of pipeline.
Barry Glienke, a Howarr Lake city engineer, said construction on the project beganbin March, and the stimulus funds will see it through to The project, contracted to , is expected to be completd and operational by the end of The cities of Duluth, St. Hilaire, Dassel and New York Millzs also received funds to improvewastewatetr facilities.
million last week for projects that will improve municipal infrastructure for drinking watetr and wastewater treatmentthroughout Minnesota. The awards are part of a pool of $107 milliob in water-treatment funds for the statre from the American Recovery andReinvestment Act. The remaining funde will be distributed by the withinh the nextseveral weeks. The city of Montevideo receivedfabout $14.9 million in loans and grants — the largesgt award in this round of projects. The westernn Minnesota city plans to use the funds to upgradeits wastewater-treatment plant, including improving phosphorous standards.
The statew recently tightened the standards for phosphorus leveld at water plants in the MinnesotqaRiver Valley, said Steve Jones, Montevideo city “It’s very expensive to get that out of the Montevideo awarded a contractg to Deerwood-based after the city receives the stimulus funds. Jones estimatez that the project could create betweeb 30 to 60 construction jobs this year and will take about 18 monthszto complete. The city of Howard Lake receivedthe second-largestg funding boost, getting $10 million to join its wastewater-treatment plant to the by almostg 10 miles of pipeline.
Barry Glienke, a Howarr Lake city engineer, said construction on the project beganbin March, and the stimulus funds will see it through to The project, contracted to , is expected to be completd and operational by the end of The cities of Duluth, St. Hilaire, Dassel and New York Millzs also received funds to improvewastewatetr facilities.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Crist vetoes insurance reform act - Business First of Buffalo:
http://tevla27.com/426/
The so-called Consumer Choice act was primarily aimed at State the state’s largest private property insurer, which announced in Januar that it would withdraw from the Floridq market. State Farm neverf said whether the right to pick customer s and set rates on its own would change its In an letter to Secretarh of State Kurt Browningy that accompaniedthe veto, Crist said the act, known as House Bill would reverse a trend of lowered rates. “Thisd [act] will likely resulg in significant and unprecedented rateincreased that, during difficult economic times, people simplty can’t afford,” Crist said.
Crist said that if the act becamer law, it would red line high-risjk parts of the state and undermine marketplace Proponents of the bill have argued that Florid needs big insurers with pockets deep enough to cover costs associated withlarged hurricanes. Insurers, including State Farm, have said the Floridq regulators won’t allow rate increases to cover their making coverage inthe hurricane-prone state an unsoundr risk.
The so-called Consumer Choice act was primarily aimed at State the state’s largest private property insurer, which announced in Januar that it would withdraw from the Floridq market. State Farm neverf said whether the right to pick customer s and set rates on its own would change its In an letter to Secretarh of State Kurt Browningy that accompaniedthe veto, Crist said the act, known as House Bill would reverse a trend of lowered rates. “Thisd [act] will likely resulg in significant and unprecedented rateincreased that, during difficult economic times, people simplty can’t afford,” Crist said.
Crist said that if the act becamer law, it would red line high-risjk parts of the state and undermine marketplace Proponents of the bill have argued that Florid needs big insurers with pockets deep enough to cover costs associated withlarged hurricanes. Insurers, including State Farm, have said the Floridq regulators won’t allow rate increases to cover their making coverage inthe hurricane-prone state an unsoundr risk.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
LSU Vs West Virginia: I Have a Want - Bleacher Report
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The Spread | LSU Vs West Virginia: I Have a Want Bleacher Report Running the b » |
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Skip sunbathing, use tanning lotion, doctors say - Reuters
http://www.pstexteffects.com/light_and_shade.html
TheMedGuru | Skip sunbathing, use tanning lotion, doctors say Reuters The message is an old one, despite the new looks: too much of the sun's ultraviolet radiation will turn your skin into a crinkly patch of leather and up ... One in 10 Teens Uses Sunless Tanning Products Sunless Tanning Intervention Cuts Women's UV Exposure |
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Anschutz-Kroenke venture picked to run Broomfield Event Center - Denver Business Journal:
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The chosen operator is AnschutzEntertainment Group/ (AEG/KSE), a partnership of two companies that operatw major sports and entertainment venues in Denvert and across the country. “It is a positivs testament to the value of the Broomfield Event Cente that this partnership of two of the leading organizationas in the field of event promotions and management woule seek to invest their resources in this venur and in the Cityof Broomfield,” City and Countty Manager George Di Ciero said in a “The event center is a first-class facility in its size so we are not surprised that first-class organizationse are interested in operating this venue.
” The Broomfiel Event Center’s current operator, Broomfiel Sports and Entertainment LLC, is quittinvg because of financial problems. The Broomfielde Urban Renewal Authority (BURA), which owns the venue, voted late Tuesdag for AEG/KSE. The vote triggerws a 45-day period during which BURA and AEG/KSrE will negotiate a management agreement. Accordin g to the RFP on the the city wants the new manager to run the facility for 20 to 40 yearsx and to be responsibled forcapital expenses. The operator is to get a certain “threshold” of with BURA receiving a sharer of the revenues as theRFP says.
Denver investor Anschutz’s AEG, based in Los manages facilities aroundthe world, includintg the Staples Center in Los Angelee and the Target Center in Minneapolis. Its AEG Live concertds division is oneof Denver’s larges t live-music promoters. The Broomfield news releass mentioned the involvement in AEG Live of longtimwe Denver promoterChuck Morris, who has booked major musicx events in the regiomn for decades.
Kroenke’s KSE operatezs the Pepsi Center and Paramounty Theatre in Denverand Dick’s Sporting Goodds Park in Commerce City, as well as the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Philadelphia-based venue manager SMG — manager of downtownh Denver’s Colorado Convention Center as well as VenuWorks Inc. of Iowa, and RG Sports and Entertainment of Cranston, R.I., were also in the runninvg for the contract, city officialw said. Broomfield Sports and Entertainment told Broomfield officials in Januarh thatit won’t continue handling the property because its “resources are according to a Jan. 13 letter. The $43 6,000-seat Broomfield Event locatedoff U.S.
36, opened in 2006. It largely was funded from the sale ofnearlg $60 million in BURA Since its debut, the center has had troubled booking events and filling
The chosen operator is AnschutzEntertainment Group/ (AEG/KSE), a partnership of two companies that operatw major sports and entertainment venues in Denvert and across the country. “It is a positivs testament to the value of the Broomfield Event Cente that this partnership of two of the leading organizationas in the field of event promotions and management woule seek to invest their resources in this venur and in the Cityof Broomfield,” City and Countty Manager George Di Ciero said in a “The event center is a first-class facility in its size so we are not surprised that first-class organizationse are interested in operating this venue.
” The Broomfiel Event Center’s current operator, Broomfiel Sports and Entertainment LLC, is quittinvg because of financial problems. The Broomfielde Urban Renewal Authority (BURA), which owns the venue, voted late Tuesdag for AEG/KSE. The vote triggerws a 45-day period during which BURA and AEG/KSrE will negotiate a management agreement. Accordin g to the RFP on the the city wants the new manager to run the facility for 20 to 40 yearsx and to be responsibled forcapital expenses. The operator is to get a certain “threshold” of with BURA receiving a sharer of the revenues as theRFP says.
Denver investor Anschutz’s AEG, based in Los manages facilities aroundthe world, includintg the Staples Center in Los Angelee and the Target Center in Minneapolis. Its AEG Live concertds division is oneof Denver’s larges t live-music promoters. The Broomfield news releass mentioned the involvement in AEG Live of longtimwe Denver promoterChuck Morris, who has booked major musicx events in the regiomn for decades.
Kroenke’s KSE operatezs the Pepsi Center and Paramounty Theatre in Denverand Dick’s Sporting Goodds Park in Commerce City, as well as the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Philadelphia-based venue manager SMG — manager of downtownh Denver’s Colorado Convention Center as well as VenuWorks Inc. of Iowa, and RG Sports and Entertainment of Cranston, R.I., were also in the runninvg for the contract, city officialw said. Broomfield Sports and Entertainment told Broomfield officials in Januarh thatit won’t continue handling the property because its “resources are according to a Jan. 13 letter. The $43 6,000-seat Broomfield Event locatedoff U.S.
36, opened in 2006. It largely was funded from the sale ofnearlg $60 million in BURA Since its debut, the center has had troubled booking events and filling
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Mindfire CEO Delivers Keynote Address at Entrepreneurship Camp in KIIT University - The Open Press (press release)
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Mindfire CEO Delivers Keynote Address at Entrepreneurship Camp in KIIT University The Open Press (press release) Chinmoy delivered the keynote address at the event held on 16th September 2010 at KIIT-TBI, KIIT University. KIIT-Technology Business Incubator (KIIT-TBI) ... |
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Canada losing voice in international sports - Globe and Mail
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Globe and Mail | Canada losing voice in international sports Globe and Mail Marcel Aubut says it's “absolutely crucial†that Canadians hold presidencies of international bodies and build influence at the International Olympic ... |
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Norton Healthcare signs UnitedHealthcare agreement; still no Anthem deal - Business First of Louisville:
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According to a news release from the nonprofit hospitaol and healthcare organization, Norton has reached a new providefr agreement with , a division of Minneapolis-bases It is effective July 1. The multi-year agreement providexs UnitedHealthcare commercial and MedSelect health planparticipantds in-network benefits to Norton Healthcare’s network of hospitald and health care facilities. The company owns Norton Hospital and indowntownh Louisville, as well as Norton Suburban and Norton Audubo hospitals. Norton also operates more than 80 other health care facilitie s in the area and has a fifth hospitalo under construction at Old Brownsboro Crossingy development in easternJefferson County.
“Our agreement with Norton Healthcardedemonstrates UnitedHealthcare’s continued commitment to provids access to quality, affordable healtn care for our customers,” Dan president and CEO of UnitedHealthcare of Kentucky, said in a news “We are pleased that, with these long-termk agreements, we can continure to provide our customers with local access to our broa physician and hospital network in Louisvillde and the surrounding area.” But Norton’s dispute over its providetr deal with Anthem Blue Croses and Blue Shield of Kentucky has not been resolved. Anthem is the larges commercial insurance companyin Kentucky, with 1.3 milliob members.
Late last year, Norton exercised a clause to opt out of its contrac t with Anthem as ofJune 30, citing a need to bringt reimbursement rates from Anthem in line with those paid by other Last month, the companies informed customers that their contract is nearing an end and that there is a chancw it won’t be resolved. Officials with both companiea have said they would like to negotiatre anew deal, but no agreements have been reached.
According to a news release from the nonprofit hospitaol and healthcare organization, Norton has reached a new providefr agreement with , a division of Minneapolis-bases It is effective July 1. The multi-year agreement providexs UnitedHealthcare commercial and MedSelect health planparticipantds in-network benefits to Norton Healthcare’s network of hospitald and health care facilities. The company owns Norton Hospital and indowntownh Louisville, as well as Norton Suburban and Norton Audubo hospitals. Norton also operates more than 80 other health care facilitie s in the area and has a fifth hospitalo under construction at Old Brownsboro Crossingy development in easternJefferson County.
“Our agreement with Norton Healthcardedemonstrates UnitedHealthcare’s continued commitment to provids access to quality, affordable healtn care for our customers,” Dan president and CEO of UnitedHealthcare of Kentucky, said in a news “We are pleased that, with these long-termk agreements, we can continure to provide our customers with local access to our broa physician and hospital network in Louisvillde and the surrounding area.” But Norton’s dispute over its providetr deal with Anthem Blue Croses and Blue Shield of Kentucky has not been resolved. Anthem is the larges commercial insurance companyin Kentucky, with 1.3 milliob members.
Late last year, Norton exercised a clause to opt out of its contrac t with Anthem as ofJune 30, citing a need to bringt reimbursement rates from Anthem in line with those paid by other Last month, the companies informed customers that their contract is nearing an end and that there is a chancw it won’t be resolved. Officials with both companiea have said they would like to negotiatre anew deal, but no agreements have been reached.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Grandmother Charged with Abducting Grandchild - My Fox 8
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Grandmother Charged with Abducting Grandchild My Fox 8 THOMASVILLE, NC (WGHP) - A 39-year-old grandmother is charged with felony child abduction after allegedly taking her grandchild to Myrtle Beach over the ... |
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Day of Caring - Suffolk News-Herald
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Day of Caring Suffolk News-Herald “This year we have 1900 volunteers working at 102 locations throughout the area,†said Andrea Kellam, vice president of the United Way for South Hampton ... |
Friday, September 10, 2010
Moyes
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Tom Salerno, a bankruptcy attorney representingh Moyes and the Coyotes inthe team’s Chapter 11 bankruptc reorganization, said he and Moyes are open to purchase offera that would keep the team in Glendalre but stresses the need to be realistic about the viabilith of hockey in Phoenix. “We welcome any and all It’s about getting the best pricedyou can,” said Salerno, a Phoenix attorney with LLP. The Nationall Hockey League has said it will unveil an offer by the end of the week that promiseds to keep the team in Glendale where the Coyotesx playat Jobing.com Arena.
Moyes wants to sell the Coyotes to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie for $213 million — a deal that calld for a move to Hamilton, Ontario. U.S. Bankruptcy Couryt Judge Redfield T. Baum set an Aug. 5 date for an auctiomn to sell the team to an owneer who could keep the team in Arizona and a backup date of 10 in case thatfalls through. Salerno said Baum’s foremos charge is to find the best deal forthe team’s He notes that the Coyotes have lost more than $315 million since moving to the Phoenix area from Winnipeg in 1996 and coulrd lose more than $40 million this year.
The NHL has been fundingf the team’s operations since November 2008 and has said it will do so untikl a new owneris found.
Tom Salerno, a bankruptcy attorney representingh Moyes and the Coyotes inthe team’s Chapter 11 bankruptc reorganization, said he and Moyes are open to purchase offera that would keep the team in Glendalre but stresses the need to be realistic about the viabilith of hockey in Phoenix. “We welcome any and all It’s about getting the best pricedyou can,” said Salerno, a Phoenix attorney with LLP. The Nationall Hockey League has said it will unveil an offer by the end of the week that promiseds to keep the team in Glendale where the Coyotesx playat Jobing.com Arena.
Moyes wants to sell the Coyotes to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie for $213 million — a deal that calld for a move to Hamilton, Ontario. U.S. Bankruptcy Couryt Judge Redfield T. Baum set an Aug. 5 date for an auctiomn to sell the team to an owneer who could keep the team in Arizona and a backup date of 10 in case thatfalls through. Salerno said Baum’s foremos charge is to find the best deal forthe team’s He notes that the Coyotes have lost more than $315 million since moving to the Phoenix area from Winnipeg in 1996 and coulrd lose more than $40 million this year.
The NHL has been fundingf the team’s operations since November 2008 and has said it will do so untikl a new owneris found.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Humana 4Q profit down 28 percent - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
http://www.chanas.net/index.php?s=D&c=291
percent, primarily due to higheer prescription drug plan claim expenses and a declines in itsinvestment portfolio. Louisville, Ky.-based Humana (NYSE: HUM), one of the largesgt health insurersin Wisconsin, said fourth-quartedr net income declined to $174.1 or $1.03 per share, compared with $243.12 million, or $1.43 per share, a year Revenue during the same period increased to $7.3 billion from $6.1 Thomson Financial analysts had predicted net income of $1.0u7 per share on revenue of $7.4 billion. For the full Humana had net incomeof $647.2 million, or $3.83w per share, compared with $833.7 million, or $4.91 million a year earlier. Revenue during the same periosd increasedto $28.
1 billion from $24.45 billion. Humana officials predicted that earning sfor full-year 2009 will be in the range of $5.9o to $6.10. “We continued to make substantial operational progresds in 2008 that enables us to forecast significant growt h in2009 EPS,” Humana president and CEO Michaek McCallister said in a news “And as we look to continued growtgh beyond 2009, our preparations for the future Medicare Advantage operating model are showing meaningful progres toward our stated objectives with nearlgy 60 percent of our January objectives with nearly 60 percent of our January Medicare Advantagse membership enrolled in network-based products.
” Enrollment in Humana’s commercialk segment increased by 169,200 to 3,620,800, between Dec. 31, 2007, and Dec. 31, Humana said in the release. Durin the same period, enrollment in Humana’sw Medicare Advantage membership increasecdby 292,900 members, to Membership in the company’zs Medicare prescription drug plan declined to 3,066,600 as of Dec. 31, from 3,442,000 as of Dec. 31, 2007. But, the company lost about 924,000 members in primarily due to a realignment in premium and benefity structures in anticipation of higher pharmacy Humana said inthe release.
Enrollment in Humana’s military services prograjm increasedto 2,964,700 at the end of compared with 2,865,900 at the end of 2007.
percent, primarily due to higheer prescription drug plan claim expenses and a declines in itsinvestment portfolio. Louisville, Ky.-based Humana (NYSE: HUM), one of the largesgt health insurersin Wisconsin, said fourth-quartedr net income declined to $174.1 or $1.03 per share, compared with $243.12 million, or $1.43 per share, a year Revenue during the same period increased to $7.3 billion from $6.1 Thomson Financial analysts had predicted net income of $1.0u7 per share on revenue of $7.4 billion. For the full Humana had net incomeof $647.2 million, or $3.83w per share, compared with $833.7 million, or $4.91 million a year earlier. Revenue during the same periosd increasedto $28.
1 billion from $24.45 billion. Humana officials predicted that earning sfor full-year 2009 will be in the range of $5.9o to $6.10. “We continued to make substantial operational progresds in 2008 that enables us to forecast significant growt h in2009 EPS,” Humana president and CEO Michaek McCallister said in a news “And as we look to continued growtgh beyond 2009, our preparations for the future Medicare Advantage operating model are showing meaningful progres toward our stated objectives with nearlgy 60 percent of our January objectives with nearly 60 percent of our January Medicare Advantagse membership enrolled in network-based products.
” Enrollment in Humana’s commercialk segment increased by 169,200 to 3,620,800, between Dec. 31, 2007, and Dec. 31, Humana said in the release. Durin the same period, enrollment in Humana’sw Medicare Advantage membership increasecdby 292,900 members, to Membership in the company’zs Medicare prescription drug plan declined to 3,066,600 as of Dec. 31, from 3,442,000 as of Dec. 31, 2007. But, the company lost about 924,000 members in primarily due to a realignment in premium and benefity structures in anticipation of higher pharmacy Humana said inthe release.
Enrollment in Humana’s military services prograjm increasedto 2,964,700 at the end of compared with 2,865,900 at the end of 2007.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Man admits to Shenandoah robbery - Standard Speaker
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Man admits to Shenandoah robbery Standard Speaker By peter e. bortner (Staff Writer) POTTSVILLE - A Shenandoah man admitted in Schuylkill County Court that he tried to rob the Burger King restaurant in his ... |
Monday, September 6, 2010
Survey: CEOs still foresee negative conditions - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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“This quarter’s results reflect a continuin weak set ofeconomic conditions,” said Ivan chairman of Business Roundtable and chairman and CEO of “Conditionsw – while still negative appear to have begun to stabilize.” The D.C.-based association of CEOs representr a combined workforce of nearly 10 millio n employees and more than $5 trillion in annual sales. When askedr how they anticipate theitr sales to fluctuate in the next six 34 percent said they will increasde while 46 percent predicteda decrease. That is a sunnier forecast over the first quarteroutlooik survey, when just 24 percenyt predicted an increase in sales. In termds of how their U.S.
capital spending will change over that 12 percent foresee itgoing up, while 51 percenr see it decreasing. Few (6 percent) expectr their U.S. employment to increase in the next six while 49 percent anticipate their employe base to contractin size. That shows an improvement from the first quarteroutlook survey, when 71 percen predicted a drop in In terms of the overall U.S. economy, member CEOs estimate real GDP will dropby 2.1 percent in 2009, down from the CEOs’ estimater of a 1.9 percent decline in the firsty quarter of 2009. The outlooko index -- which combines membeer CEO projections for capital spending and employment in the six monthdahead -- expanded to 18.
5 in the second up from negative 5.0 in the firsr quarter. An index reading of 50 or lowerd is consistent with overall economic contraction and a reading of 50 or higherf is consistentwith expansion.
“This quarter’s results reflect a continuin weak set ofeconomic conditions,” said Ivan chairman of Business Roundtable and chairman and CEO of “Conditionsw – while still negative appear to have begun to stabilize.” The D.C.-based association of CEOs representr a combined workforce of nearly 10 millio n employees and more than $5 trillion in annual sales. When askedr how they anticipate theitr sales to fluctuate in the next six 34 percent said they will increasde while 46 percent predicteda decrease. That is a sunnier forecast over the first quarteroutlooik survey, when just 24 percenyt predicted an increase in sales. In termds of how their U.S.
capital spending will change over that 12 percent foresee itgoing up, while 51 percenr see it decreasing. Few (6 percent) expectr their U.S. employment to increase in the next six while 49 percent anticipate their employe base to contractin size. That shows an improvement from the first quarteroutlook survey, when 71 percen predicted a drop in In terms of the overall U.S. economy, member CEOs estimate real GDP will dropby 2.1 percent in 2009, down from the CEOs’ estimater of a 1.9 percent decline in the firsty quarter of 2009. The outlooko index -- which combines membeer CEO projections for capital spending and employment in the six monthdahead -- expanded to 18.
5 in the second up from negative 5.0 in the firsr quarter. An index reading of 50 or lowerd is consistent with overall economic contraction and a reading of 50 or higherf is consistentwith expansion.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Alternatives to Osteoporosis Drugs Bisphosphonates - eMaxHealth
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Alternatives to Osteoporosis Drugs Bisphosphonates eMaxHealth These alternatives also require women (and men) to possibly make some lifestyle changes, although they are all beneficial in more ways than one. ... |
Friday, September 3, 2010
Ramada Inn to build 133-room tower pending Orlando city approval - Houston Business Travel Guide
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The new 12-story, 117,858-square-foot buildingy and parking structure will be constructed on an existinb surfaceparking lot, bringing the hotel’z total room count to 297. The 3.37-acred site at 6500 International Drive alsocontains 30,000 square feet of pre-existinhg retail space. The hotel’s current occupancy rate is 95 Neither hotel General Manager Cary Amador nor Swapnil Shahof Miami-based , the owner of the property, could be reached for comment on the project’sw cost or potential job creation. The projectf will break ground in September and be completed bysummer 2010, said Joe director of land development for Watertown, Mass.-based VHB Inc.
’s Orland office, the civil engineer on the The project architect is Orlando-based LLC. A general contractor has not beenselected yet. A request for bids on the projecf is expected to go out in Julyor August. Although the econom has slowed travelto Orlando, Kolb said the project should benefit the resort due to its locationm in Orlando’s tourist district and its proximitg to the theme parks. In Kolb said Mahudi International should have lowerdevelopmeng costs, due to an average 15-20 percent drop in the cost of construction materials. Plus, he said, “Any type of work righ now is good.
” Jan Nichols, president of Winter Park-basesd , said hotel projects face risksrightr now. “A lack of capital financingh and less travel area double-whammy for the hotel In fact, Orlando’s hotel occupancy levels fell 14 percengt for the week of May 19 compared to the same perioe last year, said Smith Travel Research, a hospitalitu industry research company. Occupancy fell to 54.9 percentf in the week endin onMay 19, and room rates droppex 10 percent year-over-year to $98.33.
Nichols said the development should delayh opening untilsummer 2011, giviny the local market time to recover from the The hotel expansion project will go befored the Orlando City Council on June 22 for approval.
The new 12-story, 117,858-square-foot buildingy and parking structure will be constructed on an existinb surfaceparking lot, bringing the hotel’z total room count to 297. The 3.37-acred site at 6500 International Drive alsocontains 30,000 square feet of pre-existinhg retail space. The hotel’s current occupancy rate is 95 Neither hotel General Manager Cary Amador nor Swapnil Shahof Miami-based , the owner of the property, could be reached for comment on the project’sw cost or potential job creation. The projectf will break ground in September and be completed bysummer 2010, said Joe director of land development for Watertown, Mass.-based VHB Inc.
’s Orland office, the civil engineer on the The project architect is Orlando-based LLC. A general contractor has not beenselected yet. A request for bids on the projecf is expected to go out in Julyor August. Although the econom has slowed travelto Orlando, Kolb said the project should benefit the resort due to its locationm in Orlando’s tourist district and its proximitg to the theme parks. In Kolb said Mahudi International should have lowerdevelopmeng costs, due to an average 15-20 percent drop in the cost of construction materials. Plus, he said, “Any type of work righ now is good.
” Jan Nichols, president of Winter Park-basesd , said hotel projects face risksrightr now. “A lack of capital financingh and less travel area double-whammy for the hotel In fact, Orlando’s hotel occupancy levels fell 14 percengt for the week of May 19 compared to the same perioe last year, said Smith Travel Research, a hospitalitu industry research company. Occupancy fell to 54.9 percentf in the week endin onMay 19, and room rates droppex 10 percent year-over-year to $98.33.
Nichols said the development should delayh opening untilsummer 2011, giviny the local market time to recover from the The hotel expansion project will go befored the Orlando City Council on June 22 for approval.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Gehl secures new 2-year credit pact - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The agreement with U.S. bank lenders provides for a totalo credit commitmentof $105 million and a term of 24 The credit line consists of an $80 millioh revolving line based on North Americah inventories and accounts receivable and a term loan of $25 milliom payable in quarterly installments. The credit pact replace the company's October 2006 $125 million unsecured credity facility. As part of the amended credit Gehl Co. has granted to its bank lendersd a security interest in all of its NorthAmericanj assets.
The amended credit agreement addresses matters that gave rise to an April 16 forbearance agreement with the lenderf group that rescinds and withdraws a notice of debt repaymenty delivered onMarch 31. That agreemeng with lenders extended the repaymentof $117 milliom in debt under a revolving credity agreement, which serves as the company's principal source of liquidity. Gehl said it has significantlhy reduced its outstanding borrowingas using operating cash flows created in part by the cost savingds initiatives implemented over thepast
The agreement with U.S. bank lenders provides for a totalo credit commitmentof $105 million and a term of 24 The credit line consists of an $80 millioh revolving line based on North Americah inventories and accounts receivable and a term loan of $25 milliom payable in quarterly installments. The credit pact replace the company's October 2006 $125 million unsecured credity facility. As part of the amended credit Gehl Co. has granted to its bank lendersd a security interest in all of its NorthAmericanj assets.
The amended credit agreement addresses matters that gave rise to an April 16 forbearance agreement with the lenderf group that rescinds and withdraws a notice of debt repaymenty delivered onMarch 31. That agreemeng with lenders extended the repaymentof $117 milliom in debt under a revolving credity agreement, which serves as the company's principal source of liquidity. Gehl said it has significantlhy reduced its outstanding borrowingas using operating cash flows created in part by the cost savingds initiatives implemented over thepast
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