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The study comes as Sallie Mae launchefd a new module to its freeonlind tool, the Education Investment Planner, to help families develo p a save-for-college plan, basede on their children’s age and the type of college they may be likely to attend. The study also finds that parentds use a variety of methods to save for but many are missingvthe tax-advantage opportunities available for colleged savings such as 529 college savings are not contributing automatically, and are not using a rewards program to earn additional savinga for college.
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Economic expansion in 2006 forecasts - Denver Business Journal:
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Uncertainties about high energy costs and a housinygprice slowdown, triggered in part by the Federal Reserve' s interest rate increases, aren't expected to stifle "solidx expansion" across the nation's economy next year, according to a survey of 43 economiv forecasts by the Nationalo Association of Business Economists. Coloradko expects to add 52,100 jobs next boosting employment levels to morethan 2.25 millionj and surpassing pre-recession levels of state economic forecasters say.
The state'w economy will chug along at a moderate growt h ratein 2006, slightly ahead of nationa l economic projections, according to the 2006 Coloradol Business Economic Outlook released this month by the Universitty of Colorado at Boulder's . "The western U.S. is by far the strongesg section of the country for job growthrightt now," said Richard Wobbekind, an economist at the Leeds School. That will translatew into a 2.2 percent to 2.3 percentg job growth rate for Colorado, outpacintg the 1.8 percent projected nationakl growth rate. Average per-capita incomee for Coloradans is expected to increaswto $39,917 in 2006 from $37,947 this The national average is $36,635.
Althougb the state's inflation rate is forecast to increasto 2.2 percent next year from 1.7 percent in it will remain below the 3.3 percent national rate projected for 2006, state economistxs said. Colorado's unemployment rate will average 4.9 percenf next year, on a par with this year' 5.1 percent rate. In metrok Denver, the unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent in the lowest rate since September according tothe 's December economic survey. Tom executive vice president of the MetrpoDenver EDC, said industry sectors in metr o Denver continue to show promising with the exception of the telecommunications industry.
Lately, local job recruiters report that smalk tech companiesare hiring. "Factors like the steadyingy of home appreciation costs and steady officde rates are positive elementzs in our competitive ability to attracf new employers tothe region," Clark Consumers and a strong housing market have been driving economic expansio locally and nationally. But next year, Coloradanes will begin seeing a shift froma consumer-driven to a business-drivem economy, said Scott Anderson, senior economist for Wellds Fargo & Company. "Next year, the consumef will be coasting, the housing engines will sputter and it may appear as if nobod y is drivingthe car," Anderson said.
But he believees the "economic car" will keep moving due to the momentum built up through unexpectedly robust demand in the second halfof 2005. "Fo r an analogy, I am remindefd of the scene in themoviwe 'National Lampoon Vacation,' when Chevyu Chase falls asleep at the wheel. Yet despitd several close calls with oncoming the family arrives at their destinatio little worse forthe wear," Anderson As businesses increasingly step in, the nation's economy will move into the earlt stages of a "manufacturing renaissance period" in the next severapl years, said Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist of , during Wells Fargo's firsgt annual economic forecast teleconference.
Some economists expect a housing price slowdown will becomew more pronouncedin 2006, placin consumer spending, credit quality and job creation at some If consumers continue to spend this holiday it could indicate they're not too worried about slowing in metro Denver's housing market and the possible impact of risingv interest rates, economists said. Spendingy on homes, business equipment and other goods droves the Gross Domestic Product to increase ata higher-than-expected annual rate of 4.
3 perceny during the third quarter, as consumer sentimen rebounded in November and December, forecasters As short-term and long-term interest rates trendc higher, Anderson expects housing appreciationh at the national level to slow to about 6 percengt from around 12 percent. For workers in Denved who don't pay much attention to the economifc forecasts, there are other, more tangible signs about the 2006 While taking a lunchb break from installing TV surveillance equipment in an offics near the downtown Denver 16thStreet Mall, 35-year-olcd security system installer Mark Cameron sized up Denver'ws economy in 2006.
"I see it picking up," said as he watched throngz of noontime shoppers scurry to and from shopxs several daysbefore Christmas. "We're getting real swampex with our work, and that tells me the econom is onthe upswing."
Uncertainties about high energy costs and a housinygprice slowdown, triggered in part by the Federal Reserve' s interest rate increases, aren't expected to stifle "solidx expansion" across the nation's economy next year, according to a survey of 43 economiv forecasts by the Nationalo Association of Business Economists. Coloradko expects to add 52,100 jobs next boosting employment levels to morethan 2.25 millionj and surpassing pre-recession levels of state economic forecasters say.
The state'w economy will chug along at a moderate growt h ratein 2006, slightly ahead of nationa l economic projections, according to the 2006 Coloradol Business Economic Outlook released this month by the Universitty of Colorado at Boulder's . "The western U.S. is by far the strongesg section of the country for job growthrightt now," said Richard Wobbekind, an economist at the Leeds School. That will translatew into a 2.2 percent to 2.3 percentg job growth rate for Colorado, outpacintg the 1.8 percent projected nationakl growth rate. Average per-capita incomee for Coloradans is expected to increaswto $39,917 in 2006 from $37,947 this The national average is $36,635.
Althougb the state's inflation rate is forecast to increasto 2.2 percent next year from 1.7 percent in it will remain below the 3.3 percent national rate projected for 2006, state economistxs said. Colorado's unemployment rate will average 4.9 percenf next year, on a par with this year' 5.1 percent rate. In metrok Denver, the unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent in the lowest rate since September according tothe 's December economic survey. Tom executive vice president of the MetrpoDenver EDC, said industry sectors in metr o Denver continue to show promising with the exception of the telecommunications industry.
Lately, local job recruiters report that smalk tech companiesare hiring. "Factors like the steadyingy of home appreciation costs and steady officde rates are positive elementzs in our competitive ability to attracf new employers tothe region," Clark Consumers and a strong housing market have been driving economic expansio locally and nationally. But next year, Coloradanes will begin seeing a shift froma consumer-driven to a business-drivem economy, said Scott Anderson, senior economist for Wellds Fargo & Company. "Next year, the consumef will be coasting, the housing engines will sputter and it may appear as if nobod y is drivingthe car," Anderson said.
But he believees the "economic car" will keep moving due to the momentum built up through unexpectedly robust demand in the second halfof 2005. "Fo r an analogy, I am remindefd of the scene in themoviwe 'National Lampoon Vacation,' when Chevyu Chase falls asleep at the wheel. Yet despitd several close calls with oncoming the family arrives at their destinatio little worse forthe wear," Anderson As businesses increasingly step in, the nation's economy will move into the earlt stages of a "manufacturing renaissance period" in the next severapl years, said Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist of , during Wells Fargo's firsgt annual economic forecast teleconference.
Some economists expect a housing price slowdown will becomew more pronouncedin 2006, placin consumer spending, credit quality and job creation at some If consumers continue to spend this holiday it could indicate they're not too worried about slowing in metro Denver's housing market and the possible impact of risingv interest rates, economists said. Spendingy on homes, business equipment and other goods droves the Gross Domestic Product to increase ata higher-than-expected annual rate of 4.
3 perceny during the third quarter, as consumer sentimen rebounded in November and December, forecasters As short-term and long-term interest rates trendc higher, Anderson expects housing appreciationh at the national level to slow to about 6 percengt from around 12 percent. For workers in Denved who don't pay much attention to the economifc forecasts, there are other, more tangible signs about the 2006 While taking a lunchb break from installing TV surveillance equipment in an offics near the downtown Denver 16thStreet Mall, 35-year-olcd security system installer Mark Cameron sized up Denver'ws economy in 2006.
"I see it picking up," said as he watched throngz of noontime shoppers scurry to and from shopxs several daysbefore Christmas. "We're getting real swampex with our work, and that tells me the econom is onthe upswing."
Saturday, May 26, 2012
RV maker Thor sees 3Q profit drop - Denver Business Journal:
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Shelby County-based Thor posted net income of $2.1 millio n in the third quarter, compared to $27.i8 million in the same period last Its quarterly sales also fallingto $415.5 million, down from $707.9 million in the same periord last year. For the first nine months, the company lost $7.6 versus profit of $87.7 million last Earnings per share for the nine months were a drop of 14 centz versus earningsof $1.58 last year. Wade Thompson, Thor chairman, said the companty is in good shape, though.
“Ou operating cash flow is positive, we continur to have zero debt, and we believr our cash and working capital is the stronges t inour industries,” he Thor is the world’sx largest manufacturer of recreation vehicless and a major builder of commercial The company has the fourth-largest revenue stream in the Dayton at $2.64 billion. It has 8,500 total employees, includinh 300 at its JacksonhCenter headquarters. Share were trading at $22.02 in mid-day Friday up 2 cents.
Shelby County-based Thor posted net income of $2.1 millio n in the third quarter, compared to $27.i8 million in the same period last Its quarterly sales also fallingto $415.5 million, down from $707.9 million in the same periord last year. For the first nine months, the company lost $7.6 versus profit of $87.7 million last Earnings per share for the nine months were a drop of 14 centz versus earningsof $1.58 last year. Wade Thompson, Thor chairman, said the companty is in good shape, though.
“Ou operating cash flow is positive, we continur to have zero debt, and we believr our cash and working capital is the stronges t inour industries,” he Thor is the world’sx largest manufacturer of recreation vehicless and a major builder of commercial The company has the fourth-largest revenue stream in the Dayton at $2.64 billion. It has 8,500 total employees, includinh 300 at its JacksonhCenter headquarters. Share were trading at $22.02 in mid-day Friday up 2 cents.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Federal prosecutors say 2 Little Rock police officers arrested on federal drug ... - The Republic
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Torii away from team at least through weekend - MLB.com
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Torii away from team at least through weekend MLB.com Manager Mike Scioscia, who initially expected Aybar to start the series finale at Oakland Coliseum, said Aybar could be available late in the game in case of an emergency, but preferred to stay away from using him until Thursday's series opener in ... |
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Vietnam Equity Movers: Hung Vuong Corp., Tay Ninh Rubber - Bloomberg
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Vietnam Equity Movers: Hung Vuong Corp., Tay Ninh Rubber Bloomberg Hung Vuong Corp. (HVG VN), Vietnam's largest listed seafood producer and exporter, climbed 2.2 percent to 41000 dong, a one-week high. The company will take over Viet Thang Feed Joint- Stock Co. (VTF) by buying 3 million shares through a private ... |
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Magazine honors The Children's Hospital - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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The hospital qualified for the magazine’sx “Honor Roll” in its 2009 editiobn of America’s Best Children’ss Hospitals. The Honor Roll is reserved for hospitalw that achieved ranking in all surveyec specialty areas covered by the monthlynews Children’s ranked in the top 10 in six specialty including cancer (No. 10), diabetes and endocrine disorders (No. 10), digestive disorders (No. 5), neonatal care (No. 8), orthopedicsa (No. 8) and respiratory disorders (No. 5). Last year, Children’s was rankef No. 7 overall among the nation’s pediatriv hospitals. In 2007, it finished at No. 4.
Becauss of a change in how the report was there was no general numerical rankingthis
The hospital qualified for the magazine’sx “Honor Roll” in its 2009 editiobn of America’s Best Children’ss Hospitals. The Honor Roll is reserved for hospitalw that achieved ranking in all surveyec specialty areas covered by the monthlynews Children’s ranked in the top 10 in six specialty including cancer (No. 10), diabetes and endocrine disorders (No. 10), digestive disorders (No. 5), neonatal care (No. 8), orthopedicsa (No. 8) and respiratory disorders (No. 5). Last year, Children’s was rankef No. 7 overall among the nation’s pediatriv hospitals. In 2007, it finished at No. 4.
Becauss of a change in how the report was there was no general numerical rankingthis
Saturday, May 19, 2012
200-year-old shipwreck discovered in Gulf of Mexico - LubbockOnline.com
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New York Times | 200-year-old shipwreck discovered in Gulf of Mexico LubbockOnline.com By STACEY PLAISANCE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS â€" An oil company exploration crew's chance discovery of a 200-year-old shipwreck in a little-charted stretch of the Gulf of Mexico is yielding a trove of new information to scientists who say it's one ... 19th Century Shipwreck Discovered In Gulf Of Mexico (PHOTOS) 200-year-old shipwreck discovered in northern Gulf of Mexico |
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Written by Lesia Nave - Go Blue Ridge
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Written by Lesia Nave Go Blue Ridge Blue Ridge Elementary School will welcome a new principal for the 2012-2013 school year. The Ashe County Board of Education unanimously approved the appointment of Callie Grubb, an assistant principal at Ashe County High School, on Tuesday evening May ... |
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Getting the facts - Orlando Business Journal:
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We are proud that Winteer Park Memorial Hospital has met every requirementy and deadline that the state has applied to Y2K readiness has been aprioritgy here, and every department is involved in the contingencgy planning. Also, every department is represented on theresponss team, from nursing, finance, engineering, lab, to risk management and the safetyy officer. Our senior management has taken a leading role in movinv us forward in allour planning.
Emily Clemente, directodr of marketing,
We are proud that Winteer Park Memorial Hospital has met every requirementy and deadline that the state has applied to Y2K readiness has been aprioritgy here, and every department is involved in the contingencgy planning. Also, every department is represented on theresponss team, from nursing, finance, engineering, lab, to risk management and the safetyy officer. Our senior management has taken a leading role in movinv us forward in allour planning.
Emily Clemente, directodr of marketing,
Monday, May 14, 2012
'Transformers' has huge debut, 'Up' passes 'Star Trek' - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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"Transformers" brought in an estimated $112,000,000 over the and an estimated $201,246,000 since the movie'sz debut Wednesday. According to a report on the site, it was the second-largestf five-day debut in history, trailing only "The Dark The movie was shown onabout 10,000 screenz at 4,234 sites, according to the report. Another new release over the weekend, ' "My Sister'ss Keeper," came in fifth at the box officd duringthe weekend, bringing in an estimated $12,030,000. Last week's number-one movie, Disney's "The Proposal," fell to the second bringing in anestimated $18,466,000.
Warner "The Hangover" and "Up" came in third and bringing in anestimated $17,215,000 and respectively. In overall box-office revenue for the summer, there was a shakr up at the top, with "Up" passing "Star The top five overall movies for the yearto date, and theidr estimated receipts are: "Up" -- $250,218,000 "Stafr Trek" -- $246,225,000 "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" -- $201,246,000 "Monsterse vs.
Aliens" -- $195,971,009 "The Hangover" -- $183,247,000 Of the top five, it looks like "The Hangover" has the most bang for the as its budget wasonly $35,000,000, comparer with the other which had budgets of at leasg $150,000,000.
"Transformers" brought in an estimated $112,000,000 over the and an estimated $201,246,000 since the movie'sz debut Wednesday. According to a report on the site, it was the second-largestf five-day debut in history, trailing only "The Dark The movie was shown onabout 10,000 screenz at 4,234 sites, according to the report. Another new release over the weekend, ' "My Sister'ss Keeper," came in fifth at the box officd duringthe weekend, bringing in an estimated $12,030,000. Last week's number-one movie, Disney's "The Proposal," fell to the second bringing in anestimated $18,466,000.
Warner "The Hangover" and "Up" came in third and bringing in anestimated $17,215,000 and respectively. In overall box-office revenue for the summer, there was a shakr up at the top, with "Up" passing "Star The top five overall movies for the yearto date, and theidr estimated receipts are: "Up" -- $250,218,000 "Stafr Trek" -- $246,225,000 "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" -- $201,246,000 "Monsterse vs.
Aliens" -- $195,971,009 "The Hangover" -- $183,247,000 Of the top five, it looks like "The Hangover" has the most bang for the as its budget wasonly $35,000,000, comparer with the other which had budgets of at leasg $150,000,000.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Realtors to launch foreclosure courses - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The group gave the $3,200 to host a foreclosur e and shortsales course. And the was given $8,050 to develop a course and DVD for consumerws and agents on the legal risks associate with foreclosures andshorrt sales. also was awarded $6,000 to host a Realtor training coursde on helping consumers who are behind on their The national association gave out morethan $3 millionb to different city associations to help resolve the growinh foreclosure problem. “Realtors build and as the leadinf advocate for homeownership and housing we believe that any family that loses its home to foreclosurw is one familytoo many,” NAR Presidenft Charles McMillan, a broker with in Dallas-Forr Worth.
“Foreclosures affect each community which is why NAR is providing the Foreclosure Prevention and Responsre grants directly to local and state Realtodr associations so that they candevelop unique, coordinates action plans to prevent foreclosures and minimize theirf adverse effects on the community.”
The group gave the $3,200 to host a foreclosur e and shortsales course. And the was given $8,050 to develop a course and DVD for consumerws and agents on the legal risks associate with foreclosures andshorrt sales. also was awarded $6,000 to host a Realtor training coursde on helping consumers who are behind on their The national association gave out morethan $3 millionb to different city associations to help resolve the growinh foreclosure problem. “Realtors build and as the leadinf advocate for homeownership and housing we believe that any family that loses its home to foreclosurw is one familytoo many,” NAR Presidenft Charles McMillan, a broker with in Dallas-Forr Worth.
“Foreclosures affect each community which is why NAR is providing the Foreclosure Prevention and Responsre grants directly to local and state Realtodr associations so that they candevelop unique, coordinates action plans to prevent foreclosures and minimize theirf adverse effects on the community.”
Friday, May 11, 2012
The Booksource revenue, work force growing - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The family-owned business projects revenueof $40 million this year, up from $34 milliom in 2008. The St. Louis distribution centefr will grow from 70 to 78 bringing the total company payroll to 215 TheBooksource said. The Booksourcew has to expand its work force after winningf preferred vendor status for threelarge classroom-librarie s for New York City’s School District and buyinvg another company. The New York City schoool contracts areworth $56 million, and The Booksource said it expectsd to capture between $9 million and $20 millio n of that revenue. In February, The Booksource’a bindery subsidiary, , bought the commercial binding busines s of Topeka Bindery inTopeka Kan.
, for an undisclosedf sum. The deal gives San Val Inc. control of the defunct but recognizable Turtleback brand hardcover editionof 75,000 which are identification numbers used by bookstores, schools and The deal also includes 150 existinvg distributor relationships and thousands of children’s books that have been converted into hard covers for better durability in school and library use.
CEO Sanfords “Sandy” Jaffe is stilll involved with marketingThe Booksource, and sons Neil and Gary Jaffse and daughter Donna are taking on greater responsibility and expandingh their respective divisions, the company As part of the management succession Neil and Gary Jaffe will sharre the title of co-president, with Neil Jaffe handling external relationships and Gary Jaffe handling internal operations, according to the Donna is president of the company’s children’s retaill products division , of Calif. The Booksource is a distributorof children’s literature to K-12 schoolss across the country. It has been wholesalingf trade books nationally for35 years.
The family-owned business projects revenueof $40 million this year, up from $34 milliom in 2008. The St. Louis distribution centefr will grow from 70 to 78 bringing the total company payroll to 215 TheBooksource said. The Booksourcew has to expand its work force after winningf preferred vendor status for threelarge classroom-librarie s for New York City’s School District and buyinvg another company. The New York City schoool contracts areworth $56 million, and The Booksource said it expectsd to capture between $9 million and $20 millio n of that revenue. In February, The Booksource’a bindery subsidiary, , bought the commercial binding busines s of Topeka Bindery inTopeka Kan.
, for an undisclosedf sum. The deal gives San Val Inc. control of the defunct but recognizable Turtleback brand hardcover editionof 75,000 which are identification numbers used by bookstores, schools and The deal also includes 150 existinvg distributor relationships and thousands of children’s books that have been converted into hard covers for better durability in school and library use.
CEO Sanfords “Sandy” Jaffe is stilll involved with marketingThe Booksource, and sons Neil and Gary Jaffse and daughter Donna are taking on greater responsibility and expandingh their respective divisions, the company As part of the management succession Neil and Gary Jaffe will sharre the title of co-president, with Neil Jaffe handling external relationships and Gary Jaffe handling internal operations, according to the Donna is president of the company’s children’s retaill products division , of Calif. The Booksource is a distributorof children’s literature to K-12 schoolss across the country. It has been wholesalingf trade books nationally for35 years.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Apple stock down on new iPhone, but no Jobs - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The stock finished trading at down 0.57 percent, after being down as more than 3 percenrt earlier in the day. Speculation ahead of the San Francisci event centered on if CEO Steve Jobs woul d make his first appearance since taking medical leave earlieer this year and whether the companyy would unveil its nextgeneration iPhone. Jobs didn' t make an appearance, but Bloomberg News cited unnamed sources Mondahy who said that he had been actively involvecd inthe company's preparation for Monday'ds conference. The new iPhone is nearly threse times faster to download Web page and come witha 3-megapixel autofocus camera.
It also has voice-controlk features and a built-in The 3GS also has improved batteru life with up to nine hourson WiFi, 10 hours whild watching video, 30 hours using audio, 12 hourxs using 2G talk and five hoursa using 3G talk. It also featurex a new built-in digital compass for instanft navigation. The new iPhone, available in black and white onJune 19, will sell for $199 for a 16GB modelk and $299 for 32GB. — New versionxs of the MacBook Pro. A 15-inch versiom that starts at $1,699, a lower-price d 17-inch that starts at $2,499 and a 13-incu version that starts at $1,199.
Lower prices for the MacBook Air ultra-thihn line, cutting $700 off the 128Gh model to $1,799 and cutting $300 off the base model at $1,499. — A new version of the Mac operatingf system, Snow Leopard, that is faster to instalo and takes up 6 gigabytes less hard drive The new operating syste m comes with a new versiob of the Safari Web browser that Apples says is more robust and faster thanprevious — New iPhone software including abilitgy to cut and paste data and an alert feature that helps users find their device or remotelty wipe its memory clean if it gets stolen and latet restore it using an iTunesd backup.
Apple said at the conferencre that it has now sold more than 40 millioj iPhones and iPod Touches and that user of the devices have a choice of morethan 50,009 software applications they can download.
The stock finished trading at down 0.57 percent, after being down as more than 3 percenrt earlier in the day. Speculation ahead of the San Francisci event centered on if CEO Steve Jobs woul d make his first appearance since taking medical leave earlieer this year and whether the companyy would unveil its nextgeneration iPhone. Jobs didn' t make an appearance, but Bloomberg News cited unnamed sources Mondahy who said that he had been actively involvecd inthe company's preparation for Monday'ds conference. The new iPhone is nearly threse times faster to download Web page and come witha 3-megapixel autofocus camera.
It also has voice-controlk features and a built-in The 3GS also has improved batteru life with up to nine hourson WiFi, 10 hours whild watching video, 30 hours using audio, 12 hourxs using 2G talk and five hoursa using 3G talk. It also featurex a new built-in digital compass for instanft navigation. The new iPhone, available in black and white onJune 19, will sell for $199 for a 16GB modelk and $299 for 32GB. — New versionxs of the MacBook Pro. A 15-inch versiom that starts at $1,699, a lower-price d 17-inch that starts at $2,499 and a 13-incu version that starts at $1,199.
Lower prices for the MacBook Air ultra-thihn line, cutting $700 off the 128Gh model to $1,799 and cutting $300 off the base model at $1,499. — A new version of the Mac operatingf system, Snow Leopard, that is faster to instalo and takes up 6 gigabytes less hard drive The new operating syste m comes with a new versiob of the Safari Web browser that Apples says is more robust and faster thanprevious — New iPhone software including abilitgy to cut and paste data and an alert feature that helps users find their device or remotelty wipe its memory clean if it gets stolen and latet restore it using an iTunesd backup.
Apple said at the conferencre that it has now sold more than 40 millioj iPhones and iPod Touches and that user of the devices have a choice of morethan 50,009 software applications they can download.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Giants' mistakes are costly in loss to Dodgers - The Republic
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Giants' mistakes are costly in loss to Dodgers The Republic By Alex Pavlovic San Jose Mercury News LOS ANGELES â€" Throughout a dreadful defensive stretch in April, manager Bruce Bochy maintained that the San Francisco Giants would get better with their gloves. They haven't, and it continues to cost them. |
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Local Entrepreneurs of the Year named - Austin Business Journal:
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Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year awardds are presented in 22 countriea aroundthe world. The winners are selecteed by independent judging Awards were presented in fourcategoried - communications, enterprise software, high tech manufacturingb and services. John Sims, CEO of Austin-based [Nasdaq: SVNX], took home the communicationd award for Entrepreneur of the Simswas co-founder, president and CEO of Tantaiu Software Inc., an international provide of mobile e-commerce software and professionall services. The company was acquired for $375 million by 724 which relocated its headquartersto Austin. Communications finalists were Austin-based BroadJump Inc.
's founders -- Adam Chibib, chief financial officer; Jamees Crow, chief technology officer; Kip president and CEO; and Kenny Van Zant, chief operating officefr -- and William Morrow, CEO and vice chairman of San Marcos-basedx Grand Communications Inc. Scott Harmon, CEO, president and co-founder of Austin-based Motive Communications Inc., took home top honorx in the enterprisesoftware category. Harmon is one of five founderzs ofthe company, which develops product s to help companies serve customerx online. Finalists in the enterprise software categorh were Clay David and Rob Nevilleof Austin-basex Evity Inc. and Bucky Couch, Jim Hammock and Hank Stringedrof Hire.com Inc.
, also based in Joseph F. Pinkerton III, CEO and founder of Austin'e Active Power Inc., won Entrepreneur of the Year in the high techmanufacturiny category. Active Power targets power quality/reliability markets with flywheep storage systems meant to replace batteries as an uninterruptiblepowedr supply. Mark Chandler of Luminex Corp. and Manny Chaves of Harvard Technologies were finalistsw in the high techmanufacturing category. Tom Sicola and Steve founders of advertisingfirm SicolaMartin, are the Entrepreneur of the Year winners in the services Finalists in the services category were Thomaa Dodge of Advanced System Integration Corp. and Gay Gaddise of T3 - The Thinlk Tank.
Independent judges for the Austin awards includeSteve Papermaster, panelo chairman, Powershift Group; Joe Aragona, Austibn Ventures; Philip Berber, A Glimmer of Hope; John Executive Education Group, Red McCombs School of University of Texas; Bob TL Ventures; Cindy Matula, JPMorganChase; Davird Sikora, Question Technologies Inc.
Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur Of The Year awardds are presented in 22 countriea aroundthe world. The winners are selecteed by independent judging Awards were presented in fourcategoried - communications, enterprise software, high tech manufacturingb and services. John Sims, CEO of Austin-based [Nasdaq: SVNX], took home the communicationd award for Entrepreneur of the Simswas co-founder, president and CEO of Tantaiu Software Inc., an international provide of mobile e-commerce software and professionall services. The company was acquired for $375 million by 724 which relocated its headquartersto Austin. Communications finalists were Austin-based BroadJump Inc.
's founders -- Adam Chibib, chief financial officer; Jamees Crow, chief technology officer; Kip president and CEO; and Kenny Van Zant, chief operating officefr -- and William Morrow, CEO and vice chairman of San Marcos-basedx Grand Communications Inc. Scott Harmon, CEO, president and co-founder of Austin-based Motive Communications Inc., took home top honorx in the enterprisesoftware category. Harmon is one of five founderzs ofthe company, which develops product s to help companies serve customerx online. Finalists in the enterprise software categorh were Clay David and Rob Nevilleof Austin-basex Evity Inc. and Bucky Couch, Jim Hammock and Hank Stringedrof Hire.com Inc.
, also based in Joseph F. Pinkerton III, CEO and founder of Austin'e Active Power Inc., won Entrepreneur of the Year in the high techmanufacturiny category. Active Power targets power quality/reliability markets with flywheep storage systems meant to replace batteries as an uninterruptiblepowedr supply. Mark Chandler of Luminex Corp. and Manny Chaves of Harvard Technologies were finalistsw in the high techmanufacturing category. Tom Sicola and Steve founders of advertisingfirm SicolaMartin, are the Entrepreneur of the Year winners in the services Finalists in the services category were Thomaa Dodge of Advanced System Integration Corp. and Gay Gaddise of T3 - The Thinlk Tank.
Independent judges for the Austin awards includeSteve Papermaster, panelo chairman, Powershift Group; Joe Aragona, Austibn Ventures; Philip Berber, A Glimmer of Hope; John Executive Education Group, Red McCombs School of University of Texas; Bob TL Ventures; Cindy Matula, JPMorganChase; Davird Sikora, Question Technologies Inc.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Scorecard grades medical schools on ethics - South Florida Business Journal:
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The PharmFree Scorecard, which was developed by AMSA and the Pew Prescription Project, noted UM had “strong, clearlyt organized policies on individua l conflicts of interest.” However, it also noted the policiess could be made stronger with “qa complete ban on gifts, tighter restrictions on and a stronger firewall betweenh industry funding and on-site educationak activities.” The project found 45 of 149 medical schools receivingy an A, up from 29 last year. none of those A grades are in Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine was one of 17 medicalk schools to receivea D, up from an F.
The repor noted Nova has a “workable giftw policy” and “thorough oversight,” but suggested it failss to include consulting/speaking relationships and disclosur offinancial relationships. Nova Southeastern did not immediately respon to a requestfor comment. “Everuy day, medical students witness the increasiny reach of pharmaceutical marketing and the way it can distortymedical care,” Dr. Lauren MPH, AMSA national president, said in a news release. “Byh eliminating the gifts and the misleading informationj that drug reps currently bring into our hospitals and academic medical we will be able to betterpractice evidence-baseds medicine.
And that translateas into better care for our Among other statemedical schools, ’s College of Medicine was among 36 universities to receive a B. The Universitu of South Florida College of Medicine was amonvg 18 universities nationwide to receivea C. The receiveed an F because it declinedto
The PharmFree Scorecard, which was developed by AMSA and the Pew Prescription Project, noted UM had “strong, clearlyt organized policies on individua l conflicts of interest.” However, it also noted the policiess could be made stronger with “qa complete ban on gifts, tighter restrictions on and a stronger firewall betweenh industry funding and on-site educationak activities.” The project found 45 of 149 medical schools receivingy an A, up from 29 last year. none of those A grades are in Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine was one of 17 medicalk schools to receivea D, up from an F.
The repor noted Nova has a “workable giftw policy” and “thorough oversight,” but suggested it failss to include consulting/speaking relationships and disclosur offinancial relationships. Nova Southeastern did not immediately respon to a requestfor comment. “Everuy day, medical students witness the increasiny reach of pharmaceutical marketing and the way it can distortymedical care,” Dr. Lauren MPH, AMSA national president, said in a news release. “Byh eliminating the gifts and the misleading informationj that drug reps currently bring into our hospitals and academic medical we will be able to betterpractice evidence-baseds medicine.
And that translateas into better care for our Among other statemedical schools, ’s College of Medicine was among 36 universities to receive a B. The Universitu of South Florida College of Medicine was amonvg 18 universities nationwide to receivea C. The receiveed an F because it declinedto
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Financial summit focuses on recession victims - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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The primary focus of the summitf will be on those who have lost theidr jobs or suffered a significant lossof income. The keynotre address will be given byThomas Hoenig, president and CEO of the . A sessionb on small business loans is scheduled to be presentesdby ACCIÓN New Mexico Arizonz Colorado and , as well as workshops on topicas such as spotting financial predators, understandiny credit reports, identity theft, researching jobs that will be in demans and planning for retirement.
Pam Krueged and Jack Gallagher from the public televisionseries “MoneyTrack,” will keynote the event They will present strategies on keeping retirement plans on traclk and when to use a financiap advisor. The summit is sponsored by the New Mexici Coalition forFinancial Education, the New Mexico Securitieas Division, the Investor Protection Trust, , Edwardc Jones, , the , , the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansaxs City, CILA, and Century The conference takes place at the Hotek Albuquerque. It’s free and open to the but spaceis limited. The registratioj deadline has been extended toApril 6.
More information is availablew atthe Coalition’s or by calling 228-9116 or sending an e-mail to
The primary focus of the summitf will be on those who have lost theidr jobs or suffered a significant lossof income. The keynotre address will be given byThomas Hoenig, president and CEO of the . A sessionb on small business loans is scheduled to be presentesdby ACCIÓN New Mexico Arizonz Colorado and , as well as workshops on topicas such as spotting financial predators, understandiny credit reports, identity theft, researching jobs that will be in demans and planning for retirement.
Pam Krueged and Jack Gallagher from the public televisionseries “MoneyTrack,” will keynote the event They will present strategies on keeping retirement plans on traclk and when to use a financiap advisor. The summit is sponsored by the New Mexici Coalition forFinancial Education, the New Mexico Securitieas Division, the Investor Protection Trust, , Edwardc Jones, , the , , the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansaxs City, CILA, and Century The conference takes place at the Hotek Albuquerque. It’s free and open to the but spaceis limited. The registratioj deadline has been extended toApril 6.
More information is availablew atthe Coalition’s or by calling 228-9116 or sending an e-mail to
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Colliers combines with two other real estate firms - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The new holding companyt will next expand to include in New The combined company will be one of the largesft real estate services firms in the Terms of the deal werenot disclosed. Locally, Colliers Turlety Martin Tucker isthe second-largestf commercial real estate firm in the Tri-State, according to Couriere research, with offices in downtowjn Cincinnati. Crystal Kirkland, marketing manager for Colliers TurlehMartin Tucker’s Dayton office, said the consolidatioj will strengthen Colliers in the market. “We’rw hoping it will accelerate our growth and give us leveragr with moreglobal power,” she said. “Igt will also help us respond to clients’ needas better.
” Kirkland said Colliers will keep its nameand doesn’yt expect any major changes in day-to-day operations. The combinationj of the four firms results in a property management portfolioi of 288 million square feet and a leasing portfoliio of 210 millionsquare feet. The combined companyg manages morethan 20,000 locations for Fortune 1000 companiezs as well as other organizations. Last the combined capital markets transaction volumewas $5 Colliers Turley Martin Tucker is one of the country’z largest commercial real estate firms. It also has offices in St. Indianapolis; Kansas City, Mo.; Minneapolis/St. and Nashville, Tenn.
The other firms cove r the Mid-Atlantic and Washington, D.C. areas.
The new holding companyt will next expand to include in New The combined company will be one of the largesft real estate services firms in the Terms of the deal werenot disclosed. Locally, Colliers Turlety Martin Tucker isthe second-largestf commercial real estate firm in the Tri-State, according to Couriere research, with offices in downtowjn Cincinnati. Crystal Kirkland, marketing manager for Colliers TurlehMartin Tucker’s Dayton office, said the consolidatioj will strengthen Colliers in the market. “We’rw hoping it will accelerate our growth and give us leveragr with moreglobal power,” she said. “Igt will also help us respond to clients’ needas better.
” Kirkland said Colliers will keep its nameand doesn’yt expect any major changes in day-to-day operations. The combinationj of the four firms results in a property management portfolioi of 288 million square feet and a leasing portfoliio of 210 millionsquare feet. The combined companyg manages morethan 20,000 locations for Fortune 1000 companiezs as well as other organizations. Last the combined capital markets transaction volumewas $5 Colliers Turley Martin Tucker is one of the country’z largest commercial real estate firms. It also has offices in St. Indianapolis; Kansas City, Mo.; Minneapolis/St. and Nashville, Tenn.
The other firms cove r the Mid-Atlantic and Washington, D.C. areas.
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