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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Ford's 1.0-liter EcoBoost I-3 Enters Production in Germany - MotorTrend Magazine
Sunday, November 27, 2011
State funds 47 home improvement plans - Business First of Buffalo:
The AHC, a branch under the state’se housing finance agency, aims to bolster home-ownership for low- and moderate-incomew households. The agency approved a $500,000 grant to Cheektowaga’a Community and Economic DevelopmentOffice (CEDO). The fundss will go toward renovations for14 single-- and two-family homes located throughout the The AHC also granted Lackawanna’s Housing Developmenty Corporation (LHDC) $200,000 to fund improvements to a total of 33 single and two-family homes throughoutg the city.
The planned improvements include fixingstructuralk problems, replacing roofs, doors, windows, replacing deficient water and septidc systems and upgrading electrical, heating and plumbinh systems. The renovations are aimed at bringing the homeds up to code under local and statwebuilding laws. Further fundinh for the Cheektowaga project’s $833,00 total will come from the town’s HOME fundzs ($130,000) and a Community Development BlockGrant ($200,000). The City of Lackawanna will fund what remains ofits project’sx $334,000 total with homeowner-equity funds. The CEDO and LHDC will allocate the fund ona first-come, first-served basids to qualified applicants.
“These grants will help improve the aginbg housing stock in western New said AHC President and CEOPricilla Almodovar.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Dixon: Missouri needs law requiring citizens to report child abuse - Springfield News-Leader
Dixon: Missouri needs law requiring citizens to report child abuse Springfield News-Leader If Missouri lawmakers pass the law requiring every citizen to be a mandated reporter, we will become the 19th state in the union to do so. Sadly, a law should not be needed requiring citizens to report/take action on the abuse of children. ... |
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
The Business Review announces its 40 Under Forty winners for 2009 - The Business Review (Albany):
Young became involved in the when she returned to the Capital Region after her career had taken her to NewYork Washington, D.C., and Japan. The Businesx Review’s 40 Under Forty prograjm recognizes the business accomplishments and communith involvement of 40 businesspeople under the ageof 40. The program is entering its ninth Thehonorees are: Shawn Allan of , Laurqa Alpert of the Mary Baumes of . Moshew Bonder of LLC, Michaelp Boots of the , James Boykinn of . Bryan founder of , Sridar Chittur of the , Jessica Closse of .
Jonathan Cullinan, owner of , Kell Donahue of , Jeffreuy Dorrance of Pioneer Bank, Jim Feck, owner of , Daniep Fitzgerald of , Kevin Galuski of the Universityhat Albany. Kevin Grinwis of , Paula Heller of CHA, Joshuza Hiebel owner of the , Michael Holtzman of Gavant Software, Bryan Kahrs of ID 29 Designb and Marketing, Eric LaCoppolq of . Ann Marie Lizz of , Paul Loomis of the Matthew Mazzonedof , Korey McCoy, owner of at , Jeff Methven of , Brianm Molino of Marché at 74 Thomas Nardacci, owner of .
Andrew Palumbk of , Jonathan Phillips, ownerd of , Michael Relyea of John Rickergof Management, Patrick Ryan of , Angelok Santabarbara of Rico Singleton of the , Bethany Smith of , Hamd Ulukaya owner of Dr. Erin Walborn-Sterantini of , Michael Weidrich of the , and Elizabeth Young, owned of in Troy. The 40 Undedr Forty honorees will be celebrated at aluncheoh Thursday, May 7, at the in downtown Albany.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Janelia Farm Research Campus to expand - Washington Business Journal:
The plans call for the Chevgy Chase nonprofit institute to build new temporarh campus housing for graduate postdoctoral researchers and visiting scientists near the main entranc of its first standalone research a 689-acre expanse that opened three years ago as the first of its kind in Northern The project, entailing 60 new one-bedroom apartments, is meant to help the research institutd attract more scientific talent from around the world to its 240-strong staff. “Graduats students and post docs are with us for a relatively short period of time and they place a high value on livinyg close totheir laboratories,” said Gerry Janelia Farm’s director.
This marks the first major expansion forJanelia Farm, touted as a $500 millio n biomedical crown jewel for Northern Virginia, and a rare constructiomn project in an otherwise gloomy commercial real estatre market hit hard by the WDG Architecture of Washington, D.C., is helping design the new 80,000-square-footr building, which will boast the same curvex shape as the campus’ flagship, glass-walled research Ashburn-based Dietze Construction Group will oversede construction, expected to begin this Labor Day weekend and be completd in a year’s time.
The four-story building will includ e a ground floor with common areas and covered parkinh for61 cars, all toppede by three residential floors. Each incorporating natural lightand loft-likd configurations, will contain 20 one-bedroom apartments, most including an additiona den. They will join Janeliwa Farm’s housing village, alread y composed of 21 studioz and32 multi-bedroom apartments and by now fully occupiedr by visiting staffers. The institute will chargw the short-term residents rent to help cover monthly expenseas of thenew space. “It is intended to break said Avice Meehan, institute spokeswoman.
“There’s no immediate plans for additionalhousing [afterr this project]. This will satisfy our needs for some time to The Howard Hughes institute has appliec for upto $23 million in tax-exempt bonds with the Loudoubn County Industrial Development Authorit to finance the apartment building project and relater costs -- an application that must also go beforew the Loudoun County Board of With a $17.5 billionh endowment, Howard Hughes Medical Institute funds long-term biomedicakl research by its 2,400 scientist employees or collaborators nationwide, to the tune of $658 million last fiscal year alone.
Janelia Farm, anticipating to be fullu staffed in the next two spentroughly $100 million on research projects and operations last fisca year.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Unemployment rate falls in Allegheny, Beaver counties - Business First of Louisville:
and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemployment figures forthe state’s counties and metropolitamn statistical areas on Tuesday. In Alleghenhy County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 perceny in March to 6.5 percent in April. Beaver County’a went from 8.2 perceng in March to 7.9 percent in The improvements in Allegheny andBeaver however, were not enoug h to boost the seven-countgy Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonallyy adjusted unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percen t in March to 7.3 percent in Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steadty at 7.8 percent.
When making the Department of Labor and Industry uses seasonally adjusted figurees in order to account for cyclicalk hiring differencesthat don’t reflect changes in the overalp economy. Employment in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continues to be strongee than manyother areas. In additionj to besting the state by half a percentage unemployment in the Pittsburgh MSAis 1.6 percentage points lowerd than the United States as a which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 percent. Here is the breakdownm across the state: State 5.7 percent Lebanon: 6.7 perceng Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent Philadelphia: 7.9 percent 7.9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.
3 perceny Erie: 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percen t Johnstown: 8.7 percent Reading: 8.7 percenf Within the Pittsburgh MSA, unemploymeng ranged from 6.5 percent in Alleghenhy Countyto 9.8 percent in Armstrony County. Here is the breakdowbn by county: Allegheny: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent Washington: 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percent Westmoreland: 8.1 percentt Fayette: 8.9 percent Armstrong: 9.
8 percent
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Nepali Women Live With Climate Terror - Inter Press Service
Nepali Women Live With Climate Terror Inter Press Service Nagdaha, the village Suntali comes from, lies under the shadow of Tsho Rolpa, the largest glacial lake in Nepal and now, the most potentially dangerous. Lying at 4580 m at the foot of the 7146 m high Gauri Shankar peak in the Himalayas, Tsho Rolpa was ... |
Monday, November 14, 2011
Go green, get some green along highway to Boulder - Denver Business Journal:
A nonprofit organization called 36 Commuting Solution s offers new participants a maximumof $120 for a 90-dau pledge period — if they’lp stop traveling solo in theidr cars and instead go by bicycle, carpool, vanpool, mass walk or work at home. For the last those already telecommuting aren’t eligible; it’s for new converts “If they’re currently driving solo, we want them to make a over 90 days, to switch to the alternatives,” says Audrey DeBarros , executive director. “The inten is that through this people will makea long-term changwe in how they get to work, and by doingf that, they’ll reduce congestion on U.S.
36 and improve our air The program began inJuly 2008, and DeBarros says that 300 participants have driven 200,000 fewetr miles and eliminated more than 190,009 pounds of carbon She hopes to finish with 665 participantsa before the December expiration of a $115,000 grant from the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Qualitty grant. “We’re trying to reducer congestion on the corridor and show people they can make abehavioe change,” DeBarros says. “Sometimes they just need a financial nudgd to makeit happen.” She added that 85 percent of the progran grads who have been out of the program for at leastg six months have continuef to use alternative transportation.
Info: WHEELY GOOD IDEA: Remember the borrow-a-bicycle program in downtown Denverr during the Democratic National Conventiohlast August? A unique class of Universityy of Colorado Denver students created the according to Michael Jacobson , professord and chair of UCD’s Department of Mathematical and Statistical They worked with convention organizers on how to move all the peoplew who would be visiting town, access to medica l resources, traffic control and other problems. One student team came up with thebicycls program. What they sought to figure out, Jacobson was “At the end of the day, what do you do to get the bicycles in the right place for the start of thenext day?
Or does it happen that bikes wind up wherse they should be?” With 1,000 bicyclees and seven stations, it helped that students could observwe and make adjustments during the convention for best bike The specialized math clinic, which has been offered at UCD sincre 1982, is geared around findingg a solution to some problem posed by a clinic Past sponsors have included Lockheed Martin and Raytheohn . The two-semester projecf involves both graduate andundergraduate students. This four groups of students worked with a radiology physicist and themedicalo school, creating algorithms to feed a computer, trying to enables it to detect certain diseases, such as multipled sclerosis.
One goal was to compare the accuracy of the computeer predictions with diagnosesby physicians. But, “Their predictionb rate wasn’t as good as the doctors’; the hope is that computerd eventually will be better thanthe doctors,” Jacobsomn says. “But at this point, theres needs to be additional information for computerswto process.” FEI COLORADOl CHAPTER HED: The Colorado Chapter of Financial Executivesa International (FEI) is trying to lend a hand durinv the recession. FEI, an associationh for CFOs and other seniorfinance executives, offers career-management servicese twice a month. Plus, the local chapterf is posting jobsfor them.
The career-management meetings are held twicse a monthat 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays, either the firsyt and third Tuesdays, or second/fourth. The next meetings are June 2, June 16, July 7 and July 21. They usuall take place at the law office ofSherman & Howarrd LLC , 633 17th St., 30th in Denver. Topics include creating career plans, writing, interviewing skills and salary negotiations, developing board-of-directo leadership skills, and more. Howard Potter at 720-308-8246 or also, www.feicolorado.org/cmmeetings.php. • Going to shop at FlatIron Crossinhg ? The mall is collecting used cell phoness for recycling throughJune 4; bring them to the guesty services desk.
• You can take new and gentlgy used children’s books to Coloradpo State Bank andTrust , and Tattered Cover Book Store as part of the Sixth Annual Caring for Kids literacgy campaign from June 1-30. For bank locations, call for Tattered Cover sites, call The books will go to the nonprofitf Reach Out and ReadColorado program, whicb gives books to pediatric primary-care facilities in Colorado and to students at Teller Elementarhy School . • Congratulations to Pima Medical Institutes teams thatplaced one-two in the Studentt Bowl at the Coloradop Society of Radiologic Technologists annual conference in Ested Park.
The winning team was comprised of NancyNelsob , Jackalyn Spry , Stephanie Beldotti and Anna Garcia , plus alternat Megan Gonio . The second-place squad consisted of TracyHickey , Loren Kauffman , Emilu Menegatti and Karly Ahlers , plus alternat Karen Petty .
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Crystal Light Splashes Into Summer With The Water Way Challenge
June 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Experts agreee that people should try todrink eight, 8-ounce glasses of water each day. And in a recenty survey, the majority of women asked said they'e like to drink more watefr every day.(1) To help them -- and others -- make drinkinb water part of theirdailg routine, Crystal Light is launching the Watetr Way Challenge. The Challeng e encourages people to take the plunge and drinkl two more glasses of watereach day. By addinyg Crystal Light to that H20, they can make it even more "Interestingly, women who drink Crystal Light drink 20 percentmore water.
(2) And since most women told us they' like to get in the habi t of drinking more water, the Water Way Challenged seemed the perfect opportunity to help them do just that, said , senior brand manager. "The Challenge is a fun chances for people to make a deliciousa change and do something to benefig theirpersonal well-being. At the same they'll be calling attention to our commitmengt to help thosein need." Crystal Light is partnering with Global Water Challenge, a coalition of leading organizationsz that works to provide accesas to safe drinking water and sanitation. The Water Way Challenge draws attention to this important issue.
Everyone who joins the Water Way Challenge helps communicate the Crystal Light efforf to help Global Water Challenge ensure people in need have sustainables solutions and access tocleahn water. "We are excited to partner with Crystal Light this summer on the WaterWay Challenge," said , Presideny of Global Water Challenge. "The Watert Way Challenge has given us a new avenu e to raise awareness of thisimportant issue. To spread the word abouf the WaterWay Challenge, Crystal Light will be cruisingy to major hot spots in severakl U.S. cities with colorful CONVERTibles. They'll be asking Americans to join the Challengreand "convert" to refreshing and flavorfuk Crystal Light.
The tour kicks off todag in New York and will travelto Philadelphia, Washington, Tampa and Atlanta. In each city, Crystall Light will offer people the chanced to convert to a bottle of water andCrystalp Light. For those who don't encountert the CONVERTibles, but want to get in on the the new Crystal LightWeb site, is a one-stop shop. In addition to informationb about the new partnership with GlobalWater there's advice from Style Guide Bobbie Thomas and internationallg renowned dermatologist Dr. . Visitors also can take the Water Wisdom quiz to test theitrwater knowledge, track their daily water intake, join the Water Way Challenges and learn simple ways to drink more Learn more at .
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
When it comes to voice mail: You don
in the 1970s, there were two placesw I did not wantto go. One was my I did not have an MP3 player ora computer, and my prize possession — a black-and-white RCA television — was off The second place was Mr. Lecci’s office at schoolo because he had a paddlr and was not afraid touse it. Thank God, I only made one trip there — after throwing a classmate inthe mud. When I saw that enormou s pieceof wood, my lightning-fastr mind told me I neverr wanted to be sent there When other classmates would ask me abouyt the trip to his I would simply respond by “I don’t want to go In business and sales training, there are many different theoriesa about voice mail, but I can tell you my attitudr is no different than the one I had toward Mr.
Lecci’s office: I don’gt want to go there. When I’mj asked, “Do you want to go to voice I turn into the Fonzfrom “Happy and just say, “Hey, whoa.” I realizer a lot of us, including myselc at one time, were like Richid Cunningham, an optimistic and naivr teenager who thinks we just have to go. Fonzie exercised his position of authority andtook control. The guy could punch the jukebox and music would just start playing. How about just hitting zero whenthe voice-mail greetingg kicks in? When the receptionistf picks up, say, “There must be some I went to voicd mail.” Do you remember Fonzie’w girlfriend, Pinky Tuscadero?
The Fonz had lots of but only one Pinky. Your prospecte get lots of voice mails, but how many pinkiea do they have? (I’m talking abour the pink message slips we use to use before we hadvoicr mail.) What do you get more of voice-mail messages or handwrittenn messages on a piece of paper? What will get your attention more ? My thought is that going pink can save you from gettiny the pink slip. When receptionistes say, “I have to put you througu to voice mail,” politeluy ask them to take a handwrittejn message. Usually, they will. And I can guarantee the decisionmakere — you know, the persoj who signs the front of the checks does not get a lot of those.
If you stillp end up in voice mail, though, here are some good messages: My name is and I’ve heard a lot about your company. But, I’m getting two different stories regarding your capacithy to take on more Pleasecall me. If it is a publiv company, I say I am considering becoming ashareholded (and you should be) and have a few questionsd regarding its quarterly My name is Jack, and I keep hearingh about your company. If half of it is I think we might be able to dobusinesws together. My name is Jack and this is a salesz call. I want you to be my I will make youa deal: If you returnb my call and give me five minutes, I will not drop in on you.
This is Jack from NMB (Needs More Business) Inc. I was going to leaves you a voice mail, but thought it mighgt be inappropriate to do so because I do not know who mighft listento this. I can be reachefd at 1-800-CALL-BACK. These are just five of 50 that willguaranted voice-mail victory. But, again, do not forget Mr. Lecci or his When it comes tovoice mail, just say, “kI am not going there.” Ask the receptionist who Jack’a closest point of contact is and go there, instead. If your name is Sal Sales(person) Always Looking (for more prospects and commissions) do not forget this takezs blood, sweat and tears. (And I can tell you that band hadit Sal.
) Somebody will get mad and closwe the door. But you do not have to lock inthoser lyrics. If you start saying, “I don’t want to go there,” you can sing the rest of the song abouy how your clients made you sovery happy. Aftefr you hang up, start singing the “Happy theme song. So, Sal, next time someons asks you if they can send you tovoice mail, just say, whoa. I am not going there.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
DNR approves New Berlin water deal - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
The diversion approval enables New Berlin to receive additional Lake Michigabn waterfrom Milwaukee. All of New Berlin’w water, including that supplied to areasa outside the Great Lakes Basin will return toLake “New Berlin made a strong watetr diversion application that outlines effectivwe water conservation efforts and benefits publixc health,” said Todd Ambs, DNR Water Division administrator. “We will continue to work with New Berlin and closelyh monitorthis project.” The volume essentially replacese the amount New Berlin currently gets from groundwater wellss that produce water with radium levels exceeding state and federak health standards.
The city will continue to return water to the Lake Michigaj Basin via Milwaukee MetropolitanSewerage District, resulting in no net loss of water from the Great Lakes Basin. The approva requires that New Berlin enhance its existingt water conservation efforts to pursue its goal of reducing residentialwater use. In addition, the city must meet monitorintg and reporting requirements specified by the DNR to ensurwe that the water withdrawal isclosely “The city’s application meetz the terms of the Great Lakes Compact,” said Ambs. The Grear Lakes Compact is a federal law that was ratifiesd by Great Lakes states and passed through Congress in 2008with Gov.
Jim Doyle’ws support. The Compact protects the Great Lakes by managing waterf quantity as well as promoting water conservation and efficiency. Diversions of Greagt Lakes water are prohibitedx withlimited exceptions. One exceptionm allows a community whose boundaries straddle the basinj to apply for a diversion if the water will be used solel for public watersupply purposes, if the wated withdrawn is returned to the Great Lakes and if other specific statutory requirementsz are met. New Berlin is a straddlingg community, and diversion requests from such communities are consideref by the state instead of by all eigh t GreatLakes states.
New Berlin alreadyt receives Lake Michigan wated from the city of Milwaukese for portions of New Berlin east ofthe sub-continentapl divide, the natural dividing line where rain and othedr runoff drains into streams in the Greatg Lakes basin instead of the Mississippi Rived basin. The New Berlin area outside the Great Lakes Basin are currently served by groundwatef wells that produce drinking water with high levelssof radium. Long-term exposure of the naturally occurring contaminanrt cancause cancer. Approval of New Berlin’s diversiojn request enables the city to assure all the drinking water it serves its residents meets states and federal standardsfor radium.
The city of Waukeshz is also working on a plan buy watere from Milwaukee for itsresidential use.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Wells Fargo Insurance Services nabs Las Vegas brokerage in buying spree - Houston Business Journal:
The brokerage network, part of (NYSE: WFC) said the deal closefd June 1. Terms were not According to has been in businesssince 1999, when it was founde d by John Grady, and focuses exclusively on healtb and benefits insurance, with customers in the hospitality, health-care, auto sales and home development niches. Grady is now managingb director ofemployee benefits. Wellsw Fargo Insurance Services isthe world’s fifth-largest insuranc brokerage and the nation’s largest bank-owned according to Business Insurance magazine’s 2008 list, with more than 200 officezs in 37 states.
The brokerage network has been on a buying spree Itbought Novato’s and in early and about a month before that acquired Walnuyt Creek-based , an employee benefits consulting firm that also has officees in Houston and Seattle, among other deals in recent
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Rackspace readying space for more staff - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
Finish-out on the space is set to be completed this saysTim Swan, co-founder of San Antonio-based which was hired by Rackspace for the project. Plans call for the rackers — as Rackspace employees are called — to move in by the end of this according toRandy Smith, director of real estate for He adds that the new spacwe will accommodate as many as 1,600 employees. In the former mall spans 1.2 million square feet of spacd spread out over 67 acres of land off of Interstatew Highway 35 andWalzem Road. The property is locate d in the cityof Windcrest, which is part of the San Antonilo metro area.
To date, Rackspace has 2,662 rackers companywide — including approximately 1,700 employees in the Alamoo City. Founded in 1998, Rackspace (NYSE: RAX) providexs managed information technology hosting including Web-site hosting as well as application and storage hosting. A numbe r of the rackers who will move to the Windsodr site will be relocatedfrom Rackspace’s existing facilitiexs here.
Currently, the high-tech firm leases a totalo of 178,000 square feet at 9725 Datapoint Drivre in NorthwestSan Antonio, and some 11,000 squaree feet at downtown office property the Weston Smith says the long-term plan with Windsor is to build out the forme mall for office use timed to replace space occupiecd by Rackspace elsewhere as those leasea expire. However, he declined to provide cost estimates for the current build-out effort. To date, Rackspace occupies roughly 80,000 squares feet at the former Windsor Parksite — space that was once a Mervyn’ws Department Store, Smith says.
When Rackspace initially openesd the Windsor Park headquarters location inspringb 2008, it brought 400 employees on-site. Smith declined to provids a breakdown of current employment figures for anyof Rackspace’s existing office locationsd in the city. The 140,000 square feet of office space in the works now at the Windsore Park site is locatecd in themall proper, he In keeping with the environmentf of the firm, Rackspace’s new spacw in Windsor will be very open, providing for a lot of communicationh amongst the rackers. “It will be fun, vibrant — it will scream says Swan, who describes his new clienf as “ a local success story.
” While Rackspacse has not been immune from the downturna of the current it has still managed to rack up some serious dough over the pastfew years. For the quartetr ended March 31, 2009, Rackspac e reported revenues of $145 milliobn and a net incomesof $6.6 million. By comparison, for the same quarter in the company posted revenuesof $119.6 million and a net incomed of $5.4 million. For year-end 2008, Rackspacew reported net incomeof $21.7 million on revenues of $531.8 million, up from net income of $17.8 million on revenues of $362 millio n in 2007.
As for its customer count, as of the end of the firstr quarterof 2009, Rackspace reported servingg 62,078 clients — up from 53,3090 customers as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2008. When Rackspac ultimately moves out of its digs at the Datapoing building and the Weston the local office market will be faced with absorbing more vacany space at a time when leasing velocit hasalready slowed, according to Kim senior vice president and director of researchb for local real estate firm . But, as Gatle y points out, that setback is easier to bearwhen it’e caused by a firm like which is still investing in San Antonio’s long-term future.
“It’a still a positive for the city, she adds.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Cashman saying a whole lot of nothing - ESPN
CBC.ca | Cashman saying a whole lot of nothing ESPN Brian Cashman spoke to the media at length on Tuesday -- for 41 minutes and 50 seconds, to be exact -- for the first time since the premature end of the New York Yankees' season nearly a month ago, and the only bit of hard news to ... CC Completely Ruined My Original Post Idea (In The Best Way Possible) Hottest Sports Stories for Tuesday, Nov. 1 What CC Will the Yankees Get? |