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Friday, September 30, 2011
How freezing first day at BBC made Robert Peston turn air blue - Telegraph.co.uk
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Citizens scouts small business needs, designs provisions to help - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The insurance bill passed on Jan. 22 and signeed by the governor three days later moveethe state's into That meanse Citizens will absorb between 500 and 510 commercial policies, and those numbers are expectes to grow, said Bruce Douglas, Citizens is planning its commercial insurance initiative and has tapped agentsw to gauge small busineses owners' needs. On March 1, the state-createdf insurer's seven-member board was scheduled to discusw provisions for insuring smallbusinesses -- a move designed to eliminatwe underwriting corrections down the road. The provisions includefd increasing wind insuranceto $2.
5 million compared to $1 millionn and providing business interruption insurance for those coverinh hurricane-related damages. Such changes to commercial policies are subject to authorization by the and approvaol by Insurance Commissioner Kevin In the midst of companies pulling back on providing Floridiansz with insurancecoverage -- such as Hartford, Conn.-based -- several agentw said they are pleased Citizene is stepping up to the plate to insurde smaller companies left holding cancellation notices.
"I think it's going to be the only viabled alternativefor [some] small businesses," said Dana Ludwig, VP for in Citizens has been offering fees lower than the privat e market prices in some instances, so this initiativew would help small businessesx closest to the water that are unable to find affordablde coverage, or coverage at all. Citizens' ratex are variable, depending upon calculations based on locationband demographics. Several small businesd owners said theybelieve Citizens' commercial insuranc offering is a positive However, one wondered about the consequences of being both a residentialp and commercial insurance provider.
"Citizens should sticlk to what they knowbest -- residentialk insurance," said Carlos R. Lemos, president for in St. Petersburg. He is concerne d about Citizens assuming toomuch risk, which couldc compromise its funding abilities for homeowners down the road. Lemosz relies on Citizens to insurehis Spanish-style 1920s but he does not rely on Citizens for commerciao insurance. Florida is grappling with two issuesconcerningb insurance: affordability and availability. This coulf be one way to startr stabilizing uncertain market saidCraig Sher, CEO and president for St.
Petersburg-based riskws decrease if we have insurance providers with stayinv power and another year withouta hurricane, Sher Citizens, which was created in 2002, does not plan to be an insurerf forever. The state chartered the organization to provide insurance reliefor residents, and more recently business with the intention to diminish its market over The board recognizes it will need to continue to providw additional services in order to meet this goal, Douglas "We realize we are going to get bigged in order to get smallet [down the road]," he said. Citizen is relocating its Tampqa office to better housegrowing needs.
A couples of weeks ago, Citizens signed a seven-yeadr lease for a 60,000-square-foot facility at 3802 Coconut Palm Drive in Tampa, said Linda Philipps, VP of Tampaz operations. The vacant building was founds with help from brokers atin Jacksonville, she A move-in date has not been The facilities' infrastructure and electrical work has not yet been Since July, Citizens has been maintaining downtown Finding the right location was key, as the new officre will need to house between 250 and 300 There are also other considerations.
"We're goin to be as high and as dry as we can saidBruce Douglas,
The insurance bill passed on Jan. 22 and signeed by the governor three days later moveethe state's into That meanse Citizens will absorb between 500 and 510 commercial policies, and those numbers are expectes to grow, said Bruce Douglas, Citizens is planning its commercial insurance initiative and has tapped agentsw to gauge small busineses owners' needs. On March 1, the state-createdf insurer's seven-member board was scheduled to discusw provisions for insuring smallbusinesses -- a move designed to eliminatwe underwriting corrections down the road. The provisions includefd increasing wind insuranceto $2.
5 million compared to $1 millionn and providing business interruption insurance for those coverinh hurricane-related damages. Such changes to commercial policies are subject to authorization by the and approvaol by Insurance Commissioner Kevin In the midst of companies pulling back on providing Floridiansz with insurancecoverage -- such as Hartford, Conn.-based -- several agentw said they are pleased Citizene is stepping up to the plate to insurde smaller companies left holding cancellation notices.
"I think it's going to be the only viabled alternativefor [some] small businesses," said Dana Ludwig, VP for in Citizens has been offering fees lower than the privat e market prices in some instances, so this initiativew would help small businessesx closest to the water that are unable to find affordablde coverage, or coverage at all. Citizens' ratex are variable, depending upon calculations based on locationband demographics. Several small businesd owners said theybelieve Citizens' commercial insuranc offering is a positive However, one wondered about the consequences of being both a residentialp and commercial insurance provider.
"Citizens should sticlk to what they knowbest -- residentialk insurance," said Carlos R. Lemos, president for in St. Petersburg. He is concerne d about Citizens assuming toomuch risk, which couldc compromise its funding abilities for homeowners down the road. Lemosz relies on Citizens to insurehis Spanish-style 1920s but he does not rely on Citizens for commerciao insurance. Florida is grappling with two issuesconcerningb insurance: affordability and availability. This coulf be one way to startr stabilizing uncertain market saidCraig Sher, CEO and president for St.
Petersburg-based riskws decrease if we have insurance providers with stayinv power and another year withouta hurricane, Sher Citizens, which was created in 2002, does not plan to be an insurerf forever. The state chartered the organization to provide insurance reliefor residents, and more recently business with the intention to diminish its market over The board recognizes it will need to continue to providw additional services in order to meet this goal, Douglas "We realize we are going to get bigged in order to get smallet [down the road]," he said. Citizen is relocating its Tampqa office to better housegrowing needs.
A couples of weeks ago, Citizens signed a seven-yeadr lease for a 60,000-square-foot facility at 3802 Coconut Palm Drive in Tampa, said Linda Philipps, VP of Tampaz operations. The vacant building was founds with help from brokers atin Jacksonville, she A move-in date has not been The facilities' infrastructure and electrical work has not yet been Since July, Citizens has been maintaining downtown Finding the right location was key, as the new officre will need to house between 250 and 300 There are also other considerations.
"We're goin to be as high and as dry as we can saidBruce Douglas,
Monday, September 26, 2011
Macy's puts downtown Minneapolis office space up for lease - Dayton Business Journal:
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The listing includes 350,000 squarwe feet on floors six through 10 abovethe Macy’es store on Nicollet Mall, being marketed by Jim Damian i and Bryan Beltrand at Welsh Cos. for Macy’sz Inc. The Macy’s site, once home to Dayton-Hudson Corp., was largel y emptied last fallwhen Cincinnati-baserd Macy’s cut about 1,000 jobs in Minnesota. The Macy’s space enjoyas a prime location — Welsh’se Damiani termed it a site. However, it is an older buildinh with some accessibility issues forthe office-space Macy’s is sandwiched between City Center and IDS near Target and Barnes Noble and across from the headquarters for U.S.
The floors being offered can be accessed by escalatorsxand elevators, but first requird people to walk through Macy’s departmentr store space. Damiani decliner to say if Macy’es planned to invest any money for renovationes prior tolanding tenants. A Macy’s spokeswoman declined to The space available for leased is on floors sixthrough 10, except for an eighth-floor auditoriun that Macy’s plans to keep for its annual holidayu display. The retailer also plans to keep its restauranta operating on the 12th Damiani said. Damiani acknowledged that the space has drawbackdfor access.
He said he’s “reall bullish” that the space will leaswe quickly, as Macy’s plans to seek out back-office -type users. There aren’t many blockzs of space in downtown that have morethan 200,000 square feet of contiguou s space, he added. Damiani said Macy’s would prefed to lease the entire spacd to one or morelarges tenants, but it is willing to cut up the spac e to accommodate smaller ones. It recently responded to a requesr for proposals from a tenant looking foronly 10,000 square feet.
The listing includes 350,000 squarwe feet on floors six through 10 abovethe Macy’es store on Nicollet Mall, being marketed by Jim Damian i and Bryan Beltrand at Welsh Cos. for Macy’sz Inc. The Macy’s site, once home to Dayton-Hudson Corp., was largel y emptied last fallwhen Cincinnati-baserd Macy’s cut about 1,000 jobs in Minnesota. The Macy’s space enjoyas a prime location — Welsh’se Damiani termed it a site. However, it is an older buildinh with some accessibility issues forthe office-space Macy’s is sandwiched between City Center and IDS near Target and Barnes Noble and across from the headquarters for U.S.
The floors being offered can be accessed by escalatorsxand elevators, but first requird people to walk through Macy’s departmentr store space. Damiani decliner to say if Macy’es planned to invest any money for renovationes prior tolanding tenants. A Macy’s spokeswoman declined to The space available for leased is on floors sixthrough 10, except for an eighth-floor auditoriun that Macy’s plans to keep for its annual holidayu display. The retailer also plans to keep its restauranta operating on the 12th Damiani said. Damiani acknowledged that the space has drawbackdfor access.
He said he’s “reall bullish” that the space will leaswe quickly, as Macy’s plans to seek out back-office -type users. There aren’t many blockzs of space in downtown that have morethan 200,000 square feet of contiguou s space, he added. Damiani said Macy’s would prefed to lease the entire spacd to one or morelarges tenants, but it is willing to cut up the spac e to accommodate smaller ones. It recently responded to a requesr for proposals from a tenant looking foronly 10,000 square feet.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Suspected botulism may have spread to domesticated ducks - Los Angeles Times
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Suspected botulism may have spread to domesticated ducks Los Angeles Times A suspected botulism outbreak that has been killing wild mallards in Lake Forest has now spread to domesticated ducks, a resident said. Terry Whatley, 63, of Lake Forest, who has taken it upon herself to rescue sick and injured ducks, said she got a ... |
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Researching the difference between perception and reality - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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Research, Sanderoff says, doesn’t typically require a thank goodness. He likes to cultivatr an informal everyday atmosphere at his he says from behind a desk covered with piles of data coffee mugs and a box of dog biscuitsw kept in reservefor Emo, a Germanm Shepherd who accompanies Sanderoff to work most days. But the dressd duds are on standbybecausw it’s early October in an electioj year. And when media from Albuquerque’s , to the and the BBC need someones to explainNew Mexico’s status as a battleground state in presidentiall elections, it seems no one but Sanderoff will do.
the president of Research & Polling, says it’s funny that his firm’ s political work gives him somuch visibility, since it’e really less than 1 percent of the work the businessz does. But Sanderoff’s extensivs knowledge of New Mexico started on thecampaigm trail, and at one time, he was poisedx to make the political arena his home. Afte graduating from the in 1976, he was he says, between pursuing his interest in public polic through law school or graduate He ultimately enrolledin UNM’s graduate school prograj in political science, a decision he expected to directt him to an academic life.
But in to meet a class requirement, he worked as a volunteedr on apolitical campaign, and that changed “The campaign I worked on was a losing lieutenanrt governor’s race, but we came this and it was a long shot to starr with,” he says. “Az lot of people took notice, including Brucer King, the governor. He saw me out on the campaignh trail a lot and he came up to me one day and said I better get you on my side before someond else gets you ontheirt side.’ I’ll never forget that. So I starterd working for him after my guy lost and he wonhis governor’sw race and, at the ripe old age of 24, I went into stat government.
” Sanderoff never finished his master’s Instead, King made him his personal troubleshooterr for state agencies that had lost the confidence of the legislativwe or executive branch. Sanderoffc ran four state agencies before the ageof 30, had his car bombeds in retribution for firing corrupt stated employees and introduced a legislative reforn package for the state’s correctiones system, just days before the infamous 1980 riot at the penitentiary in Santqa Fe. Sanderoff next had an offe to be chief of staff toincominyg Gov. Toney Anaya, but chose, instead, to creatre , his original company, in 1983. The firstg years were slow.
But in 1986, Sanderoff won a competitives bid to handle election polling for theAlbuquerqued Journal. The company was renamecd Research & Polling Inc. and with ownership shared between Sanderoff and Journal owner Tom Although Lang is stilla partner, Sanderoft says he is not involvexd in management. The firm has growhn to employ 40, and at any givem time is conducting 40 projectsfor clients, such as the , and UNM.
And whil e political polling is one of the more glamorousa aspects ofits work, the firm’s bread and butteer is working for businesses with a need to know what theitr customers think of theirf services, what their clients and how their marketing effortsx are being perceived. Much of that research is done on the Butthe company’s board room is used for live focu groups and the occasional mock trial, where law firms present both sides of important cases to staged juries and gaugse reactions to different trial Afterwards, Sanderoff says, he gets the satisfaction of seeinb the advice and data he’sw gathered translated into business “We get to see the outcome of our advice withim days, weeks, months, on the billboards, on the fron t page of the newspaper, in decisions they make internally.
And that makesw us feel good.” Terri president and CEO of the , says the chamber has turne d to Sanderoff over the years to provide researcj and analysis on subjects including health education and transportationand he’s nevef steered them wrong. “It takes a very knowledgeable person to dothe research, communicate the results of the researc and always be extraordinarily objective and fair in the and Brian does all of that very well,” she says. Even thoughj his life has taken him away from politics asa it’s still the political work that injects a littls adrenaline into the business for Sanderoff.
“When you ask peoples ‘Do you prefer red or green chile?’ that’s but there’s really no day of reckoning,” he “In election polling, there’s a day of because if you’re wrong, people want to know why. Those are the ones that drivre usto drink.” Good thing Sanderoff is righf most of the time. Research and Polling’s work for the Journal includes polls predictinv the outcome of races before voters go to the And in 67 of the 70 general election, statewide and congressional district racews where Research and Polling has done it has picked the winner. Sanderofft is the first to saythat he’sz only as good as his last poll.
He says the combinatiojn of a presidential election and four out of five ofthe state’s congressional seats up for grabs meane one thing is certain: Come election night, theres will be plenty to keep candidates — and professional pollsters — on the edgeds of their seats. “That’s why it’s calles a horse race,” Sanderoff says. “The only thing that really matters is who is ahear at thefinish
Research, Sanderoff says, doesn’t typically require a thank goodness. He likes to cultivatr an informal everyday atmosphere at his he says from behind a desk covered with piles of data coffee mugs and a box of dog biscuitsw kept in reservefor Emo, a Germanm Shepherd who accompanies Sanderoff to work most days. But the dressd duds are on standbybecausw it’s early October in an electioj year. And when media from Albuquerque’s , to the and the BBC need someones to explainNew Mexico’s status as a battleground state in presidentiall elections, it seems no one but Sanderoff will do.
the president of Research & Polling, says it’s funny that his firm’ s political work gives him somuch visibility, since it’e really less than 1 percent of the work the businessz does. But Sanderoff’s extensivs knowledge of New Mexico started on thecampaigm trail, and at one time, he was poisedx to make the political arena his home. Afte graduating from the in 1976, he was he says, between pursuing his interest in public polic through law school or graduate He ultimately enrolledin UNM’s graduate school prograj in political science, a decision he expected to directt him to an academic life.
But in to meet a class requirement, he worked as a volunteedr on apolitical campaign, and that changed “The campaign I worked on was a losing lieutenanrt governor’s race, but we came this and it was a long shot to starr with,” he says. “Az lot of people took notice, including Brucer King, the governor. He saw me out on the campaignh trail a lot and he came up to me one day and said I better get you on my side before someond else gets you ontheirt side.’ I’ll never forget that. So I starterd working for him after my guy lost and he wonhis governor’sw race and, at the ripe old age of 24, I went into stat government.
” Sanderoff never finished his master’s Instead, King made him his personal troubleshooterr for state agencies that had lost the confidence of the legislativwe or executive branch. Sanderoffc ran four state agencies before the ageof 30, had his car bombeds in retribution for firing corrupt stated employees and introduced a legislative reforn package for the state’s correctiones system, just days before the infamous 1980 riot at the penitentiary in Santqa Fe. Sanderoff next had an offe to be chief of staff toincominyg Gov. Toney Anaya, but chose, instead, to creatre , his original company, in 1983. The firstg years were slow.
But in 1986, Sanderoff won a competitives bid to handle election polling for theAlbuquerqued Journal. The company was renamecd Research & Polling Inc. and with ownership shared between Sanderoff and Journal owner Tom Although Lang is stilla partner, Sanderoft says he is not involvexd in management. The firm has growhn to employ 40, and at any givem time is conducting 40 projectsfor clients, such as the , and UNM.
And whil e political polling is one of the more glamorousa aspects ofits work, the firm’s bread and butteer is working for businesses with a need to know what theitr customers think of theirf services, what their clients and how their marketing effortsx are being perceived. Much of that research is done on the Butthe company’s board room is used for live focu groups and the occasional mock trial, where law firms present both sides of important cases to staged juries and gaugse reactions to different trial Afterwards, Sanderoff says, he gets the satisfaction of seeinb the advice and data he’sw gathered translated into business “We get to see the outcome of our advice withim days, weeks, months, on the billboards, on the fron t page of the newspaper, in decisions they make internally.
And that makesw us feel good.” Terri president and CEO of the , says the chamber has turne d to Sanderoff over the years to provide researcj and analysis on subjects including health education and transportationand he’s nevef steered them wrong. “It takes a very knowledgeable person to dothe research, communicate the results of the researc and always be extraordinarily objective and fair in the and Brian does all of that very well,” she says. Even thoughj his life has taken him away from politics asa it’s still the political work that injects a littls adrenaline into the business for Sanderoff.
“When you ask peoples ‘Do you prefer red or green chile?’ that’s but there’s really no day of reckoning,” he “In election polling, there’s a day of because if you’re wrong, people want to know why. Those are the ones that drivre usto drink.” Good thing Sanderoff is righf most of the time. Research and Polling’s work for the Journal includes polls predictinv the outcome of races before voters go to the And in 67 of the 70 general election, statewide and congressional district racews where Research and Polling has done it has picked the winner. Sanderofft is the first to saythat he’sz only as good as his last poll.
He says the combinatiojn of a presidential election and four out of five ofthe state’s congressional seats up for grabs meane one thing is certain: Come election night, theres will be plenty to keep candidates — and professional pollsters — on the edgeds of their seats. “That’s why it’s calles a horse race,” Sanderoff says. “The only thing that really matters is who is ahear at thefinish
Monday, September 19, 2011
Platinum Equity closes on San Diego Union-Tribune - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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The purchase price was not disclosed. The paper's parent company is now called The SanDiegok Union-Tribune LLC. La Jolla-based -- a family ownedx company that has owned a majodr paper in San Diego for 80yearss -- put the Union-Tribune on the market in July when it hired investment bankers to explore its Copley and Platinum first . Platinum also announcede the appointment of Paul Bridwell asthe Union-Tribune’ Chief Restructuring Officer. Pending the appointment of a permanenrt publisher, Bridwell will be the senior executivew atthe newspaper, responsiblee for day-to-day operations and long-term planning.
“The newspaper industru is under enormous pressure to redefinw itself and stem the loss of readers and Louis Samson, the Platinum principal who led the acquisition, said in a “The Union-Tribune is not immune from thosee pressures. But we are certain it can succeerwith Platinum’s operational support and guidance.”
The purchase price was not disclosed. The paper's parent company is now called The SanDiegok Union-Tribune LLC. La Jolla-based -- a family ownedx company that has owned a majodr paper in San Diego for 80yearss -- put the Union-Tribune on the market in July when it hired investment bankers to explore its Copley and Platinum first . Platinum also announcede the appointment of Paul Bridwell asthe Union-Tribune’ Chief Restructuring Officer. Pending the appointment of a permanenrt publisher, Bridwell will be the senior executivew atthe newspaper, responsiblee for day-to-day operations and long-term planning.
“The newspaper industru is under enormous pressure to redefinw itself and stem the loss of readers and Louis Samson, the Platinum principal who led the acquisition, said in a “The Union-Tribune is not immune from thosee pressures. But we are certain it can succeerwith Platinum’s operational support and guidance.”
Saturday, September 17, 2011
EpiCentre wins state ruling on code violations - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The uptown entertainment complex also got a big victory this week in State building-code officials sided with developer in its long-simmering battlew with Mecklenburg County. The rulinyg rejected the county’s contention that ownership agreementsd for different pieces ofthe 267,000-square-foot mix of restaurants and stores violated the buildinhg code. The county’s stance threatened to close down businesses once theid temporary occupancycertificates expired. Nightclubd Howl at the Moon piano bar and DaleEarnhardrt Jr.’s Whisky River club openeed this summer in EpiCentre, which is stilpl under construction on College Street.
Othe r tenants such as Jason’s Deli, PJ’s Coffee, The Fudgery and Smoothis King openthis month. And now they can expect to operates without any concern over futurecounty “It’s a complete victory,” says developer Afshin Ghazi. “Wd won.” Ghazi expects the county will issu permanent occupancy certificates for most ofthe $200 milliomn development within weeks. It’z unclear how the ruling will impact legal battles between Ghaziand , whichg is building a condo tower on top of the In June, Flaherty & Collins filedf a federal suit against a Ghazi subsidiary, seeking more than $70 millionm in damages.
Ghazi shot back, suing a Flaherty & Collin s unit for $92 million. The suit s center on disputes over the built on the siteof Charlotte’s former conventionb center. One issue stems from code violations that now appeaer to be resolved by the state Last September, Mecklenburg County officiale told Ghazi and Flaherty Collins that EpiCentre was in code violation becauss of the way the complex’a commercial section was separated from the residential The problem arose from the development’s air which the county said createc horizontal property lines.
Thos property lines needed to follow the same codes as verticaoproperty lines, including coordinated placement of structural and safetgy elements. Ghazi disagreed. Countg officials contended the issue could be resolvesd with a detailed agreement spelling out ownership andaccesw issues. Ghazi instead decided to appealthe county’s rulinvg to the state. The heard testimongy from bothsides Tuesday. Then the group met for about an hour beforw deciding in favorof “We came to the conclusion that having air rightsd did not constitute having a propertuy line,” say John Hitch, a Raleigh architect and vice chairmanj of the N.C. Building Code Council.
“This was unusual, and I thinjk that’s why Mecklenburg County had troublwewith it. But the answer becamee simple.” attorney Lee Spinks, who represents Flahert y & Collins, says the ruling doesn’t solvr all of EpiCentre’s problems. “We still don’ know whether the county will requirw each owner to have access toeach other’xs property for maintenance or emergencies,” he says.
The uptown entertainment complex also got a big victory this week in State building-code officials sided with developer in its long-simmering battlew with Mecklenburg County. The rulinyg rejected the county’s contention that ownership agreementsd for different pieces ofthe 267,000-square-foot mix of restaurants and stores violated the buildinhg code. The county’s stance threatened to close down businesses once theid temporary occupancycertificates expired. Nightclubd Howl at the Moon piano bar and DaleEarnhardrt Jr.’s Whisky River club openeed this summer in EpiCentre, which is stilpl under construction on College Street.
Othe r tenants such as Jason’s Deli, PJ’s Coffee, The Fudgery and Smoothis King openthis month. And now they can expect to operates without any concern over futurecounty “It’s a complete victory,” says developer Afshin Ghazi. “Wd won.” Ghazi expects the county will issu permanent occupancy certificates for most ofthe $200 milliomn development within weeks. It’z unclear how the ruling will impact legal battles between Ghaziand , whichg is building a condo tower on top of the In June, Flaherty & Collins filedf a federal suit against a Ghazi subsidiary, seeking more than $70 millionm in damages.
Ghazi shot back, suing a Flaherty & Collin s unit for $92 million. The suit s center on disputes over the built on the siteof Charlotte’s former conventionb center. One issue stems from code violations that now appeaer to be resolved by the state Last September, Mecklenburg County officiale told Ghazi and Flaherty Collins that EpiCentre was in code violation becauss of the way the complex’a commercial section was separated from the residential The problem arose from the development’s air which the county said createc horizontal property lines.
Thos property lines needed to follow the same codes as verticaoproperty lines, including coordinated placement of structural and safetgy elements. Ghazi disagreed. Countg officials contended the issue could be resolvesd with a detailed agreement spelling out ownership andaccesw issues. Ghazi instead decided to appealthe county’s rulinvg to the state. The heard testimongy from bothsides Tuesday. Then the group met for about an hour beforw deciding in favorof “We came to the conclusion that having air rightsd did not constitute having a propertuy line,” say John Hitch, a Raleigh architect and vice chairmanj of the N.C. Building Code Council.
“This was unusual, and I thinjk that’s why Mecklenburg County had troublwewith it. But the answer becamee simple.” attorney Lee Spinks, who represents Flahert y & Collins, says the ruling doesn’t solvr all of EpiCentre’s problems. “We still don’ know whether the county will requirw each owner to have access toeach other’xs property for maintenance or emergencies,” he says.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
It's the Indie-Rock Time of Year: Five Great Albums to Check Out - New York Magazine (blog)
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New York Magazine (blog) | It's the Indie-Rock Time of Year: Five Great Albums to Check Out New York Magazine (blog) Rocking out: Helen Marnie of Ladytron; Christopher Owens of Girls; Carrie Brownstein of Wild Flag. Photo: Simone Joyner/Redferns, Roger Kisby/Getty Images, Douglas Marshall/WireImage Early September! It's that lovely time of year when big pop stars ... |
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
In Study, Fatherhood Leads to Drop in Testosterone - New York Times
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Stuff.co.nz | In Study, Fatherhood Leads to Drop in Testosterone New York Times ... fathers, don't take care of your kids because your testosterone will drop way down,' รข€ said Lee Gettler, an anthropologist at Northwestern University and co-author of the study, published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ... Men Experience Hormone Changes After Marriage And Children New dads have lower testosterone: study Father's Testosterone Drops Steeply after Baby Arrives, Study Says |
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
City scraps Web site plan; will seek new bids - Austin Business Journal:
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City Communications Director Doug Matthews confirmed Thursday that the city is scrappingv the proposal fromSanta Clara, Calif.-based Cignex Technologies Inc. because officials decided the original RFP was too The City Council was set to vote in Marcg to approvethe $704,000 site design contracr with Cignex. However, City Manager Marc Ott delaye d that vote after a public outcr y over the choice of a California vendor instead of anAustin one.
City officials said at the time that the RFP had been reviewed bymany vendors, including local ones, but that only threew companies submitted bids, with Cignex's being the In the initial RFP, the city specifiedd that it wanted a site built on an open-sourcw content management system called Plone. While that systej helps create content-rich it's built on a programmintg language not commonly usedin Austin. Matthews said afte a collaborative review of the plan by himselfc and Chief Information Officer Gail Roper it was determined that such a system might end up beingh more expensive and difficultto maintain. Therefor the city will seek a new round of bids with a lessrestrictivd RFP.
Matthews emphasized that the public outcry over the selection of the Californiaw firm was not the reason forthe city's But he said officials hope that a more broadd RFP will enable a greaterd number of local vendorsz to submit bids this time around. Matthew said the new RFP will likely go out in with a decision on a new vendot hopefully sometimethis fall.
City Communications Director Doug Matthews confirmed Thursday that the city is scrappingv the proposal fromSanta Clara, Calif.-based Cignex Technologies Inc. because officials decided the original RFP was too The City Council was set to vote in Marcg to approvethe $704,000 site design contracr with Cignex. However, City Manager Marc Ott delaye d that vote after a public outcr y over the choice of a California vendor instead of anAustin one.
City officials said at the time that the RFP had been reviewed bymany vendors, including local ones, but that only threew companies submitted bids, with Cignex's being the In the initial RFP, the city specifiedd that it wanted a site built on an open-sourcw content management system called Plone. While that systej helps create content-rich it's built on a programmintg language not commonly usedin Austin. Matthews said afte a collaborative review of the plan by himselfc and Chief Information Officer Gail Roper it was determined that such a system might end up beingh more expensive and difficultto maintain. Therefor the city will seek a new round of bids with a lessrestrictivd RFP.
Matthews emphasized that the public outcry over the selection of the Californiaw firm was not the reason forthe city's But he said officials hope that a more broadd RFP will enable a greaterd number of local vendorsz to submit bids this time around. Matthew said the new RFP will likely go out in with a decision on a new vendot hopefully sometimethis fall.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
DISH Network and EchoStar Statement Regarding Tivo
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June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DISH Networ k Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) and EchoStar Corporation SATS) issued the following statement regarding today's ruling by the U.S. District Court in Texarkana, in EchoStar Communications Corporation vs. Tivo: "We are disappointed in the district court's decisiohn finding us in contempt. DISH Networkl will appeal, and will file a motion to stay the ordeer with theFederal Circuit. We believee a stay is warranted and that we have strong groundsfor appeal.
Our engineers spent closr to ayear designing-around Tivo's patent and removedx the very features that Tivo said infringed at Existing DISH Network customers with DVRs are not immediatelyu impacted by these recent developments." DISH Networo Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH), the nation'xs HD leader, provides approximately 13.584 million satellitde TV customers as of March 31, 2009 with the highest qualithy programming and technology at the best including the lowest all-digital price nationwide.
Customerd have access to hundreds of video andaudio channels, the most HD the most international channels, state-of-the-art interactive TV applications, and award-winnint HD and DVR technology including 1080p Video on Demand and the DuoDVR ViP(R) 722 DVR, a CNET and PC Magazine "Editors'' Choice." DISH Network is included in the Nasdaq-100 Inded (NDX) and is a Fortune 250 Visit . EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: provides equipment sales, digital broadcasty operations, and satellite services worldwide. EchoStad has 25 years of experiencew designing, developing and distributing advanced award-winning set-top boxes and relatedd products for paytelevision providers.
The company includee a network of10 full-service digital broadcasr centers and leased fibe optic capacity with points of presence in approximateluy 160 U.S. cities. EchoStar also deliver s satellite services from eight owned andleased in-orbit satellitee and related FCC licenses. Visit for more
June 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DISH Networ k Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) and EchoStar Corporation SATS) issued the following statement regarding today's ruling by the U.S. District Court in Texarkana, in EchoStar Communications Corporation vs. Tivo: "We are disappointed in the district court's decisiohn finding us in contempt. DISH Networkl will appeal, and will file a motion to stay the ordeer with theFederal Circuit. We believee a stay is warranted and that we have strong groundsfor appeal.
Our engineers spent closr to ayear designing-around Tivo's patent and removedx the very features that Tivo said infringed at Existing DISH Network customers with DVRs are not immediatelyu impacted by these recent developments." DISH Networo Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH), the nation'xs HD leader, provides approximately 13.584 million satellitde TV customers as of March 31, 2009 with the highest qualithy programming and technology at the best including the lowest all-digital price nationwide.
Customerd have access to hundreds of video andaudio channels, the most HD the most international channels, state-of-the-art interactive TV applications, and award-winnint HD and DVR technology including 1080p Video on Demand and the DuoDVR ViP(R) 722 DVR, a CNET and PC Magazine "Editors'' Choice." DISH Network is included in the Nasdaq-100 Inded (NDX) and is a Fortune 250 Visit . EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: provides equipment sales, digital broadcasty operations, and satellite services worldwide. EchoStad has 25 years of experiencew designing, developing and distributing advanced award-winning set-top boxes and relatedd products for paytelevision providers.
The company includee a network of10 full-service digital broadcasr centers and leased fibe optic capacity with points of presence in approximateluy 160 U.S. cities. EchoStar also deliver s satellite services from eight owned andleased in-orbit satellitee and related FCC licenses. Visit for more
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Russia, Ameren sign nuclear fuel deal - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The deal, which was announces at a ceremony in will give Russia 20 percent ofthe U.S. uranium according to the wire service. The Russian fuel woulr be used initially to provide powetr to 5million U.S. homes in Missouri, Californiqa and Texas, according to Reuters. Untilk last year, U.S. anti-dumpin g laws had only allowed Russia to sell the Unitefd States uranium recovered from dismantled Sovietnuclear weapons, Reuters A request for commenty from Ameren was not immediately returned. St. Louis-baseed Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE) provides electricituy to about 2.4 million customera and natural gas to almost one million customers in eastern Missouriand Illinois.
It had plan to in Callaway County but has indefinitely postponeethose plans.
The deal, which was announces at a ceremony in will give Russia 20 percent ofthe U.S. uranium according to the wire service. The Russian fuel woulr be used initially to provide powetr to 5million U.S. homes in Missouri, Californiqa and Texas, according to Reuters. Untilk last year, U.S. anti-dumpin g laws had only allowed Russia to sell the Unitefd States uranium recovered from dismantled Sovietnuclear weapons, Reuters A request for commenty from Ameren was not immediately returned. St. Louis-baseed Ameren Corp. (NYSE: AEE) provides electricituy to about 2.4 million customera and natural gas to almost one million customers in eastern Missouriand Illinois.
It had plan to in Callaway County but has indefinitely postponeethose plans.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Disney unveils plans for Hawaii - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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The mixed-used resort includes 350 hotel rooms and 480 vacation villaxfor members. The family-focused resort will be locatecd on 21 acresat & Marinz in West Oahu. Disney officials expectf the project togenerate 1,00 0 new jobs ranging from entry-level positions to management. Jay chairman of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, decliner to provide cost estimates for the room pricing, whether employees might have labor or how much access to the property local residentsx will have.
The resort will feature two gardens, pools, water slides, a fake volcano caldera, spa, banqueyt and meeting space, and wedding Disney film characters playedby humans, such as are expected to play a regular role at the This is Disney’s first vacation club-hotel venturer to be separate from its theme parks in Florida and Japan. Disney also operates vacation clubs inVero Fla., and Hilton S.C. Disney announced its plans at Kapolei Honolulu’s second city hall. Honolulyu Mayor Mufi Hannemann, City Councilman Todd Apo, Ko Olina developer Jeff Stone and Ko Olinsa resort executive JohnToner attended.
Rasulo said Disney DIS) is confident about the long-ternm prospects for Hawaii’s tourist currently in the midst of one of its mostseriouds downturns.
The mixed-used resort includes 350 hotel rooms and 480 vacation villaxfor members. The family-focused resort will be locatecd on 21 acresat & Marinz in West Oahu. Disney officials expectf the project togenerate 1,00 0 new jobs ranging from entry-level positions to management. Jay chairman of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, decliner to provide cost estimates for the room pricing, whether employees might have labor or how much access to the property local residentsx will have.
The resort will feature two gardens, pools, water slides, a fake volcano caldera, spa, banqueyt and meeting space, and wedding Disney film characters playedby humans, such as are expected to play a regular role at the This is Disney’s first vacation club-hotel venturer to be separate from its theme parks in Florida and Japan. Disney also operates vacation clubs inVero Fla., and Hilton S.C. Disney announced its plans at Kapolei Honolulu’s second city hall. Honolulyu Mayor Mufi Hannemann, City Councilman Todd Apo, Ko Olina developer Jeff Stone and Ko Olinsa resort executive JohnToner attended.
Rasulo said Disney DIS) is confident about the long-ternm prospects for Hawaii’s tourist currently in the midst of one of its mostseriouds downturns.
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