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For most businesses, waste is an inevitabl e byproductof operations. By minimizinbg waste where possible and handling wastew in anefficient manner, propertie s can realize benefits, including increased tenant satisfaction, decreased operationalk expenses and reduced harmful effecta on the environment. The following are severalo ways property owners and tenants can save mone by reducing waste and implementingsustainable E-cycle: With the ever-changing technological landscape, today’xs “new and improved” computers and electronics are tomorrow’s dinosaurs. Many of thesd items have toxic components making their safe disposalk complicated and often regulatedby laws.
By encouraging tenants to participate inan e-cycling these machines can be disassembledx and reborn into valuable parts and resources for the next generationj of technological enhancements. Reduce traffic: Therw are easy, free incentives that building owners can offettenants (and tenants can in turn offetr employees) to help reduce trafficv and shrink a business’ carbon footprint. Designated parking bike racks and publid transportation passes are just some of the incentives that have helpedx lessen the numbers of cars on the road and harmful Carpooling is another great way to reduce car travelo and can foster coworkef camaraderie outside ofthe workplace.
These reductions are especially helpful when employeed drive company vehicles that require expendituresfor gas, maintenancr and upkeep. Account for your Most waste management companies can perforkm awaste audit, comparing a building’z waste output versus recycled amounts. These audits can help propertuy owners glean insights into opportunities for reducinga building’s wastw and discovering educational needs for tenants. Low-costy programs can encourage tenants to be more strategic withtheirf waste, including recycling “challenges,” eliminating plasticx water bottles from a cafeteria, increasing the numbetr of recycling bins and so on.
Implemenft easy-to-follow programs for recycling, such as a comingled progra where plastic, paper, cardboard and glass can go in one and provide tenants periodic reminders about recyclinb to keep it fresh intheir Also, if you don’t bid out recyclin and trash services, start. It’s a competitivew world out there. Sustainable Even without a wastse audit, there are several low-cost tacticzs that can increase efficiency and save moneyon waste-disposal and managemenyt expenses. • Share documents electronically with your rather than printing 10 copies ofa 40-page report.
When you do need hard copiesa ofyour documents, print on both sides of the print two PowerPoint slides per sheet and limit the number of hard copiew to those who reallyt need them. Keep old documentsx for use as scrap paper orpackingt material. • Purchase recycled-content paper for copiers andfax machines. Select other recycled-contentr or biodegradable products, such as paper towels, toilet papere and disposable cupsand plates. Participate in equipment take-back programs offered by officeproductf manufacturers.
For example, most old printet ink cartridges may be returnes to the manufacturer for recycling atno • Donate unwanted office supplies and reusabl e electronic equipment to local schools or nonprofit organizations. • Arrange to donate cafeteri or wet waste food scraps to an organics progra m for use asanimal feed. Reduce waste from plastic bottles, paper cups and Styrofoam by providing reusabledrinkware (coffee mugs, reusables plastic bottles, etc.) for employees. Install a purifiec water system to eliminate the need forbottled • Implement a recycling or waste-saviny challenge in the office, with prizes such as reusabler coffee mugs or water bottles.
• Get less switch to electronic bill payments and bank statementswwherever possible. Call the companies that send you junk mail and catalog and ask to be removedr from theirmailing lists. Use evitew and e-mailed RSVPs for events on yoursocialo calendar. • Use yard trimmingse and landscape debrisas compost, creating a useful and environmentally beneficial product from materials that would otherwise be sent to a These are just some of the ways companiee can start to think about increasint efficiency when it comes to producingf and disposing of waste. Take some time to look arounx your building and who knows what othe opportunities youmight find?
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Microsoft introduces new server - Inquirer.net
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Sunday, May 27, 2012
Ford will stop Claycomo F-150 production for a week - Orlando Business Journal:
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The UAW Local 249 posted the information in a newsletterf on itsWeb site. Local 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmed Monday that the informationis accurate. The productionb stoppage comes a week before an alreadhscheduled one-week summer break for the entirs plant starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswomam said. The plant also is scheduled for a summetr break during the weekof Aug. 17. Sale of Ford F-series trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percenrt from 28,757 in April but down 22.3 percent from 42,973 in May 2008.
UAW Locap 249 said the slight increaseein month-to-month sales enabled Ford F) to cancel the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-15 0 truck plant in Dearborn, but the down week was left intact at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “Thie is partially due to depletedr funds forthe state’s Divisio n of Unemployment in Michigan, makinvg down weeks at (Dearborn) less of an option,” the Loca l 249 said in the newsletter. Local 249 added that sales projections continue to be less than the five shiftsa at the two truck plantxs can produce if they work full time through the 2010productiomn year.
Ford runs two shiftsx at Claycomo and three in Wyse said Ford is considering once again moving a shif fromthe F-150 side of the Kansas City Assemblyu Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determined so far, he A year ago, Ford moved about 800 workers from a second shift on the F-1590 side of the Kansas City plant to a third shift on the SUV The employees were moveed back to the F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escaper sales in May reached up 20.6 percent from 13,5966 in April but down 7.2 percenf from 17,667 in May 2008.
The Kansa s City Assembly Plant also produces the Mercury Marinert and hybrid versions of the Ford Escape and Mercury Combined sales of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reachedd 3,906 in May, a new company The old sales record of 3,420 hybrid vehicles was set in April 2006. As of May, Ford’e Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadaboutg 3,900 hourly and 200 salaried employees.
The UAW Local 249 posted the information in a newsletterf on itsWeb site. Local 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmed Monday that the informationis accurate. The productionb stoppage comes a week before an alreadhscheduled one-week summer break for the entirs plant starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswomam said. The plant also is scheduled for a summetr break during the weekof Aug. 17. Sale of Ford F-series trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percenrt from 28,757 in April but down 22.3 percent from 42,973 in May 2008.
UAW Locap 249 said the slight increaseein month-to-month sales enabled Ford F) to cancel the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-15 0 truck plant in Dearborn, but the down week was left intact at the Kansas City Assembly Plant. “Thie is partially due to depletedr funds forthe state’s Divisio n of Unemployment in Michigan, makinvg down weeks at (Dearborn) less of an option,” the Loca l 249 said in the newsletter. Local 249 added that sales projections continue to be less than the five shiftsa at the two truck plantxs can produce if they work full time through the 2010productiomn year.
Ford runs two shiftsx at Claycomo and three in Wyse said Ford is considering once again moving a shif fromthe F-150 side of the Kansas City Assemblyu Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determined so far, he A year ago, Ford moved about 800 workers from a second shift on the F-1590 side of the Kansas City plant to a third shift on the SUV The employees were moveed back to the F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escaper sales in May reached up 20.6 percent from 13,5966 in April but down 7.2 percenf from 17,667 in May 2008.
The Kansa s City Assembly Plant also produces the Mercury Marinert and hybrid versions of the Ford Escape and Mercury Combined sales of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner reachedd 3,906 in May, a new company The old sales record of 3,420 hybrid vehicles was set in April 2006. As of May, Ford’e Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadaboutg 3,900 hourly and 200 salaried employees.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Overhaul of Colorado spending rules signed into law - Houston Business Journal:
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Senate Bill 228 ends the Arveschoug-Bir provision allowing general-fund spending to increase just 6 percent per year and replaces it with a spending increase limit equalp to 5 percent of personal income Sponsoredby Sen. John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, it also sets asidse part of the general fund for transportatio n for the first time and increasesthe state's rainy-day beginning in the 2012-13 fiscalp year. What that all means is that thegenerak fund, which pays for general state servicexs like education, higher education and corrections, will no longer have to shrink permanently when the economy recesses.
Becaus of the current growth programs that see funds cut during downturnz are not allowed to recover fully when the fiscalp environment turnsgood again. . . The new law will not increas e overall spending but will assure that money can be directex where state leaders see thegreatesgt need, Ritter emphasized. Laws put into plac e over the past 12 years direct any revenuwe over the 6 percent limiyt mostly toward transportation projects andcapitap construction, which have no othed guaranteed state funds.
But even as the Democratid governor hailed the signingas "a great day for progresw in the efforts of so many who have workedx to bringing sensible, modernm budgeting to the state of Colorado," severaol legislators said there is more to be Sponsoring Rep. Don Marostica, R-Loveland, said state officials must now look at the conflictds betweenAmendment 23, the Gallagher Amendment and "thar sacred cow," the Taxpayer'ws Bill of Rights, or TABOR. Marostica was the only membedr of his party to support the with other Republicans calling it an end to fiscal limite and a taking of the only stream of mone y that had been dedicatedc to roadsfor years.
Morse adder that an interim committee this year will look at not just how much revenude the state brings in but where it gets that Questions must be askedx if there are ways to get fundingb from more stable sources like propertu taxes and fees rather than the volatilesaless tax, he said. "Inb the late 1400s, very few people believed the Earthywas round. By the early 1500s, we knew what was goingv on," Morse said of the need to convinces Coloradans that such changeis "The same thing's going to happen with this bill ... This is a fight for the soul of Coloradooand it's just beginning.
" Colorado Fiscal Policty Institute analyst Carol Hedges, who helped to crafg the bill, said that because futured revenues remain uncertain, no estimates have been made as to how much money higher education and other areas will gain from the bill. next year's general-fund revenure is expected to fall byroughly $700 million from this year, and SB 228 will help budgegt crafters be able to prioritize where that is take from and how that money is replaced in the Morse said.
Senate Bill 228 ends the Arveschoug-Bir provision allowing general-fund spending to increase just 6 percent per year and replaces it with a spending increase limit equalp to 5 percent of personal income Sponsoredby Sen. John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, it also sets asidse part of the general fund for transportatio n for the first time and increasesthe state's rainy-day beginning in the 2012-13 fiscalp year. What that all means is that thegenerak fund, which pays for general state servicexs like education, higher education and corrections, will no longer have to shrink permanently when the economy recesses.
Becaus of the current growth programs that see funds cut during downturnz are not allowed to recover fully when the fiscalp environment turnsgood again. . . The new law will not increas e overall spending but will assure that money can be directex where state leaders see thegreatesgt need, Ritter emphasized. Laws put into plac e over the past 12 years direct any revenuwe over the 6 percent limiyt mostly toward transportation projects andcapitap construction, which have no othed guaranteed state funds.
But even as the Democratid governor hailed the signingas "a great day for progresw in the efforts of so many who have workedx to bringing sensible, modernm budgeting to the state of Colorado," severaol legislators said there is more to be Sponsoring Rep. Don Marostica, R-Loveland, said state officials must now look at the conflictds betweenAmendment 23, the Gallagher Amendment and "thar sacred cow," the Taxpayer'ws Bill of Rights, or TABOR. Marostica was the only membedr of his party to support the with other Republicans calling it an end to fiscal limite and a taking of the only stream of mone y that had been dedicatedc to roadsfor years.
Morse adder that an interim committee this year will look at not just how much revenude the state brings in but where it gets that Questions must be askedx if there are ways to get fundingb from more stable sources like propertu taxes and fees rather than the volatilesaless tax, he said. "Inb the late 1400s, very few people believed the Earthywas round. By the early 1500s, we knew what was goingv on," Morse said of the need to convinces Coloradans that such changeis "The same thing's going to happen with this bill ... This is a fight for the soul of Coloradooand it's just beginning.
" Colorado Fiscal Policty Institute analyst Carol Hedges, who helped to crafg the bill, said that because futured revenues remain uncertain, no estimates have been made as to how much money higher education and other areas will gain from the bill. next year's general-fund revenure is expected to fall byroughly $700 million from this year, and SB 228 will help budgegt crafters be able to prioritize where that is take from and how that money is replaced in the Morse said.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
CSU fees likely to rise again - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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At a July 21 meeting, trustees of the CSU syste m are scheduled to considefr further boosts instudent fees. If undergraduate students would have to payadditional $672 beginninh this fall, while teacher credentiao students and graduate students would see their fees go up $780 and respectively. That means an undergraduate student will see his or her annuap fees increasefrom $3,354 to Individual campus fees, which averagwe $801, will push that annual total to $4,827.
CSU trustees will also consider raising nonresident tuitionby $33 per semester unit, which meanz their annual fees will increase from $10,170 to This is the first time nonresident tuition has been increased sinces the 2004-05 academic year. The CSU system is facing a $584 million drop in stats financial supportfor 2009-10. The University of California which could see its state funds dropby $813 million during has already adopted a $662 fee increase for undergraduate studentxs during the coming school year.
At a July 21 meeting, trustees of the CSU syste m are scheduled to considefr further boosts instudent fees. If undergraduate students would have to payadditional $672 beginninh this fall, while teacher credentiao students and graduate students would see their fees go up $780 and respectively. That means an undergraduate student will see his or her annuap fees increasefrom $3,354 to Individual campus fees, which averagwe $801, will push that annual total to $4,827.
CSU trustees will also consider raising nonresident tuitionby $33 per semester unit, which meanz their annual fees will increase from $10,170 to This is the first time nonresident tuition has been increased sinces the 2004-05 academic year. The CSU system is facing a $584 million drop in stats financial supportfor 2009-10. The University of California which could see its state funds dropby $813 million during has already adopted a $662 fee increase for undergraduate studentxs during the coming school year.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Dayton Business Journal:
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Alison Arbogast , Andrena Sawyer and Kelli Sexton will be honoredc by Womanline ofDayton Inc. for their dedication to leadershiand service. Arbogast, a senio r at Troy Christian High expanded Troy
Alison Arbogast , Andrena Sawyer and Kelli Sexton will be honoredc by Womanline ofDayton Inc. for their dedication to leadershiand service. Arbogast, a senio r at Troy Christian High expanded Troy
Monday, May 21, 2012
Florida posts small gain in online ads - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Since January, online labor demand has fallen 71,000, but that’sz a significant improvement overthe 1.2 millionm decline in the previous five monthss between August 2008 and Januaryy 2009. "We are not out of the woods yet, but job demands has definitely stabilizedsince January," Gad senior economist at The Conferencw Board, said in a news The number of advertised vacancies fell in June in all four regionzs of the country ranging from a modest drop of 3,400 in the Southern region to 18,100 in the 13,400 in the Midwest and 10,300 in the Florida, which reported a 10.
2 percent unemployment rate in May, experiencex a sizeable gain, 9,200, and was followef by Georgia (2,900), North Carolina and Virginia (100), according to the report. Nationally, computer and mathematical science saw the greatesyt declinein demand, down 19,900, followed by saled (-11,700), health practitioners and technical occupations and architecture and engineerinv (-10,000). Some areas that saw growtn werein art, design, entertainment, sportxs and media, which posted 98,200 advertised vacanciees in June. The number of unemployede exceeded the number of advertised vacancies in all of the 52 metroi areas for which informationh isreported separately. Washington, D.C.
and Salt Lake City were the locationsd with the mostfavorable supply/demanf rates, where the number of unemployede looking for work was only slightly larger than the numbe of advertised vacancies. But, metrok areas where the respective number of unemployeds is substantially above the number of onlin e advertised vacanciesinclude Miami, wherr there are three jobs for every five people according to the
Since January, online labor demand has fallen 71,000, but that’sz a significant improvement overthe 1.2 millionm decline in the previous five monthss between August 2008 and Januaryy 2009. "We are not out of the woods yet, but job demands has definitely stabilizedsince January," Gad senior economist at The Conferencw Board, said in a news The number of advertised vacancies fell in June in all four regionzs of the country ranging from a modest drop of 3,400 in the Southern region to 18,100 in the 13,400 in the Midwest and 10,300 in the Florida, which reported a 10.
2 percent unemployment rate in May, experiencex a sizeable gain, 9,200, and was followef by Georgia (2,900), North Carolina and Virginia (100), according to the report. Nationally, computer and mathematical science saw the greatesyt declinein demand, down 19,900, followed by saled (-11,700), health practitioners and technical occupations and architecture and engineerinv (-10,000). Some areas that saw growtn werein art, design, entertainment, sportxs and media, which posted 98,200 advertised vacanciees in June. The number of unemployede exceeded the number of advertised vacancies in all of the 52 metroi areas for which informationh isreported separately. Washington, D.C.
and Salt Lake City were the locationsd with the mostfavorable supply/demanf rates, where the number of unemployede looking for work was only slightly larger than the numbe of advertised vacancies. But, metrok areas where the respective number of unemployeds is substantially above the number of onlin e advertised vacanciesinclude Miami, wherr there are three jobs for every five people according to the
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Work flexibly during Olympics, civil servants advised - Channel 4 News
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Channel 4 News | Work flexibly during Olympics, civil servants advised Channel 4 News The government has emphasised that while civil servants are being encouraged to vary their work journeys to avoid Olympic disruption, there will be no reduction in the amount of work they do. "We are encouraging staff to plan ahead and consider ...
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Kenya Re-Asserts Support For UNEP's Upgrading To Organisation - Bernama
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Kenya Re-Asserts Support For UNEP's Upgrading To Organisation Bernama NAIROBI, May 17 (BERNAMA-NNN- KBC) -- President Mwai Kibaki has again voiced Kenya's support for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) based here to be upgraded to the status of an organisation in order to tackle the world's emerging ... |
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Smart Online execs quit after company drops Smith Anderson - Triangle Business Journal:
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The resignations came after a May 19 boarrd meeting during whichthe firm’s interij CEO, Doron Roethler, who was also board chairmamn and president, resigned for what a company spokesman describexd as personal reasons. A new interim CEO has been named, and a searcb has begun to find his Resigningin protest, according to letters filer by each with the U.S. Securitiex and Exchange Commission, were boardf member Roberta Hardy, who had joined the Smart Onlinre board inMarch 2009, CFO Timothy Krist and Neild King, COO and vice president of sales and “The company’s former securities lawyers have substantial securities law experiencde and significant knowledge of the company,” Hardy wrot e in her letter.
“I am greatlyt concerned that the company’s change in securities lawyers will expose the compant and its directors and officerx togreater risk.” Smart Online spokesmaj Steve Hoechster says the resignations came in the wake of a decisionh by the Smart Online board to hire the New York-basedx law firm to replace Smith Anderson. Hardy vote against the move, Hoechster Smith Anderson’s relationship with the software companyu dates backto 2006, a year before federal investigators arrested formetr Smart Online CEO Dennis Nouri, his brother Reza and brokers Ruben Serrano and Alain Lustig on chargez of conspiracy to commit fraudr and securities fraud.
The charges stemmedc from an alleged scheme, investigatord say, in which the four men aggressively marketes Smart Online shares to investors in an efforyt to inflate thestockk price. Serrano and Lustig pleaded guiltyu to the charges in Manhattan federal courf on May 22 and will be sentenced in The Nouri brothers are scheduled to go on trialJune 15. Hoechste r labeled as “pure any attempt to draw a link between the receng round of resignations at Smarty Online and the ongoing securitie case inNew York. Contacted at his King, the former COO, would say only that the boarf andthe company’s executives “were aware” of ongoing developments in the securitiee case.
Asked about his decision to resign followingy the corporatecounsel change, King said, “Whenh you have a comfort level with someone, you don’ft want to change that.” In his letter to the SEC, King was more “I am unfamiliar with the Cohe firm, and after reviewing their securities law experience I do not feel that they are qualifiexd to represent the company competently and am concernecd that the company and its officers and directors may be subjectg to increased risk by virtue of this change in legal Hoechster says the change in counsel had been an issuw studied in advance of the May 19 meeting by Roethler, who was planningg to step down as CEO because of illnesss in his family.
His departure and the subsequent resignationwere “coincidental,” according to Hoechster, who “The company is moving As for Roethler’s replacemenr as CEO, the board tapped one of its own, C. Jamesx Meese Jr., who is founder of He will receiv $10,000 a month as compensation until Smartf Online namesa replacement, according to SEC filings.
The resignations came after a May 19 boarrd meeting during whichthe firm’s interij CEO, Doron Roethler, who was also board chairmamn and president, resigned for what a company spokesman describexd as personal reasons. A new interim CEO has been named, and a searcb has begun to find his Resigningin protest, according to letters filer by each with the U.S. Securitiex and Exchange Commission, were boardf member Roberta Hardy, who had joined the Smart Onlinre board inMarch 2009, CFO Timothy Krist and Neild King, COO and vice president of sales and “The company’s former securities lawyers have substantial securities law experiencde and significant knowledge of the company,” Hardy wrot e in her letter.
“I am greatlyt concerned that the company’s change in securities lawyers will expose the compant and its directors and officerx togreater risk.” Smart Online spokesmaj Steve Hoechster says the resignations came in the wake of a decisionh by the Smart Online board to hire the New York-basedx law firm to replace Smith Anderson. Hardy vote against the move, Hoechster Smith Anderson’s relationship with the software companyu dates backto 2006, a year before federal investigators arrested formetr Smart Online CEO Dennis Nouri, his brother Reza and brokers Ruben Serrano and Alain Lustig on chargez of conspiracy to commit fraudr and securities fraud.
The charges stemmedc from an alleged scheme, investigatord say, in which the four men aggressively marketes Smart Online shares to investors in an efforyt to inflate thestockk price. Serrano and Lustig pleaded guiltyu to the charges in Manhattan federal courf on May 22 and will be sentenced in The Nouri brothers are scheduled to go on trialJune 15. Hoechste r labeled as “pure any attempt to draw a link between the receng round of resignations at Smarty Online and the ongoing securitie case inNew York. Contacted at his King, the former COO, would say only that the boarf andthe company’s executives “were aware” of ongoing developments in the securitiee case.
Asked about his decision to resign followingy the corporatecounsel change, King said, “Whenh you have a comfort level with someone, you don’ft want to change that.” In his letter to the SEC, King was more “I am unfamiliar with the Cohe firm, and after reviewing their securities law experience I do not feel that they are qualifiexd to represent the company competently and am concernecd that the company and its officers and directors may be subjectg to increased risk by virtue of this change in legal Hoechster says the change in counsel had been an issuw studied in advance of the May 19 meeting by Roethler, who was planningg to step down as CEO because of illnesss in his family.
His departure and the subsequent resignationwere “coincidental,” according to Hoechster, who “The company is moving As for Roethler’s replacemenr as CEO, the board tapped one of its own, C. Jamesx Meese Jr., who is founder of He will receiv $10,000 a month as compensation until Smartf Online namesa replacement, according to SEC filings.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
AEP buying solar energy from Ohio facility - Business First of Buffalo:
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The Columbus-based utility on Monday said its AEP Ohio subsidiary signedxa 20-year agreement with , a subsidiary of Boulder, Colo.-baseed developer . The company plans to begin building a 10 megawattf solar facility in Wyandot County in Novembef that could be up and runninh a yearfrom now. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but AEP said the deal includes allthe facility’s energy outpug and renewable energy credits tied to the to be located near an AEP substation. Renewabler energy credits are sold separate from power facilities generatr and are used to verify compliance with new alternative energ standards implemented through an electriclaw Gov.
Ted Stricklandf signed last year, according to information from the Office of theOhio Consumers’ Counsel. AEP said the deal markxs its first transaction for solar energy following previouas deals fornearly 1,800 megawatts of wind energy. The utilitty previously has set a goal ofaddint 2,000 megawatts of wind or othetr renewable energy by the end of 2011. American Electric delivers electricity in11 states, including Ohio. The company last year earnede $1.38 billion on $14.y6 billion in revenue.
The Columbus-based utility on Monday said its AEP Ohio subsidiary signedxa 20-year agreement with , a subsidiary of Boulder, Colo.-baseed developer . The company plans to begin building a 10 megawattf solar facility in Wyandot County in Novembef that could be up and runninh a yearfrom now. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but AEP said the deal includes allthe facility’s energy outpug and renewable energy credits tied to the to be located near an AEP substation. Renewabler energy credits are sold separate from power facilities generatr and are used to verify compliance with new alternative energ standards implemented through an electriclaw Gov.
Ted Stricklandf signed last year, according to information from the Office of theOhio Consumers’ Counsel. AEP said the deal markxs its first transaction for solar energy following previouas deals fornearly 1,800 megawatts of wind energy. The utilitty previously has set a goal ofaddint 2,000 megawatts of wind or othetr renewable energy by the end of 2011. American Electric delivers electricity in11 states, including Ohio. The company last year earnede $1.38 billion on $14.y6 billion in revenue.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Rebel Officer is Captured by Uganda - New York Times
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Rebel Officer is Captured by Uganda New York Times KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) รข€" Ugandan forces captured a senior commander of Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army after a brief fight with rebels near the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic, an army official said ... |
Saturday, May 12, 2012
FPL opens reinforced hurricane "command center" - Chicago Tribune
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FPL opens reinforced hurricane "command center" Chicago Tribune RIVIERA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Twenty years after Hurricane Andrew raked the state, Florida Power & Light, the state's largest utility, dedicated a new $3.8 million storm "command center" on Friday and announced energy-grid reinforcements that ... |
Thursday, May 10, 2012
West Midlands Police using mobile fingerprint scanners - BBC News
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BBC News | West Midlands Police using mobile fingerprint scanners BBC News A scanner that can take fingerprints from people on the street is being introduced by West Midlands Police. The force has bought 70 of the handheld scanners, which are linked by satellite to a national database. The device will only used to check ... West Midlan ds police inspector accused of making racist comments West Midlands Police launch handheld fingerprint scanners Police finger scanners rolled out across the West Midlands |
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
NACA to add more than 1,000 jobs in Charlotte - Portland Business Journal:
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The hiring will begin immediately, with the nationap nonprofit hosting a job fair Fridayyand Saturday. NACA focuses on lendingb to low- and moderate-income families. Gov. Bev Perdude announced the expansion Thursday, with the state giving NACA a $1 milliojn grant from the One North Carolina It plans to invest morethan $4 million with 1,014 jobs expected to be addefd over the next five years. “North Carolina remains a strong presence inthe U.S. finance sector, and this is a tremendoux opportunity forthe Charlotte-area,” Perdue said. “Our top-ratex business climate and skilled financial-services work forcre are attractive to growingnationalp operations.
” NACA is headquartered in Boston and operatews more than 40 offices nationwide. It currentlg employs about 100 workers in Mecklenburg Countt to originate and processmortgage loans. Undeer the five-year state incentiv e agreement, the organization plans to add 550jobs immediately. The jobs will pay an averagwe annual wageof $35,982. Salaries will range up to $80,00 0 annually. The hiring will focus on mortgage customer-service representatives, call-center managers and mortgage “NACA is excited that it’s putting more than 1,000 people to work during thesed tougheconomic times,” NACA Chief Executive Bruce Marks said “Today’s announcement is more than just a soundc bite — we are followin through on this investment by holding a jobs fair tomorroe to hire 550 people Perdue said Thursday that she consulted with former Bank of Americqa Corp.
Chairman Hugh McColl Jr. about the deal. McColl has been a longtimee supporterof NACA’s work. BofA begaj a partnership with NACAunderf McColl’s watch in 1995 and in 2004 committed $6 billion to its lending program. Perdue says McColl confirmed to her that he expecte d NACA could follow through on its job commitmentsa in severalphone conversations. “When someone begins something like this in italways grows,” McColl said in an interviesw Thursday. “They’ll come in and find this is a good placwe tofind (a work force). I would hope it wouldr be an eruptionof jobs, not just tricklw down.
” The group claims it will be the largest number of peoplw hired immediately in one area and the largest job commitment in the country since the mortgage crisixs began in 2007. The hiring comes as NACA embarks on a nationwide Save theDreamj Tour. Marks says the added jobs are cruciap as NACA leads its campaign to makemortgages affordable. Hundreds of NACA staff will provide long-termj solutions for homeowners with anunaffordable “Charlotte continues to be attractivre because of our knowledgeablew financial-services work force and we welcoms NACA’s investment in North Carolina,” N.C. Sen. Dan Clodfelter said in a release.
NACA’s Counseling Center is in the Charlottes East office park off Albemarle Road between Central Avenue and FarmPond Lane. “Charlotte continuese to be recognized as a leader in financial services with a talented and experiencedlabo force,” says Charlotte Chamber Chairman Tim Belk. “We are pleasede to welcome NACA to the community and look forwarrd to the investment in jobs and presence they will bring to our East The chamber assisted NACA in itsexpansion effort. Charlottse East owner Roger Kellogg, principalk of , and leasing director Eric Speckman have workex closely with NACAsince 2007, when the nonprofit established a small office in the park.
NACA has legalluy binding agreements with all themajor lenders/servicers to restructure the mortgagews they service. The NACA agreements cover more than 90 percenrt of homeowners with anunaffordable mortgage. The staffd from the Counseling Center in Charlotte will traveol nationwide to work on Save the Drean events where morethan 25,000 peopls are counseled over four days, with thousands receivingf affordable restructured mortgages with permanent interest ratez often at 4 percent, 3 percent and 2 percent and where necessary the principal The organization, started in 1988, has the primaruy goal of building strong, healthy neighborhoods nationwide through affordable homeownership.
NACA operationas include financial counseling, specialized mortgage services and a Home Save prograk for homeowners with an unaffordable NACA will host a job fair from8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridayt and Saturday at its CharlotteCounselinf Center. For more information about Neighborhoodf Assistance Corporationof America, including employment opportunities, go to
The hiring will begin immediately, with the nationap nonprofit hosting a job fair Fridayyand Saturday. NACA focuses on lendingb to low- and moderate-income families. Gov. Bev Perdude announced the expansion Thursday, with the state giving NACA a $1 milliojn grant from the One North Carolina It plans to invest morethan $4 million with 1,014 jobs expected to be addefd over the next five years. “North Carolina remains a strong presence inthe U.S. finance sector, and this is a tremendoux opportunity forthe Charlotte-area,” Perdue said. “Our top-ratex business climate and skilled financial-services work forcre are attractive to growingnationalp operations.
” NACA is headquartered in Boston and operatews more than 40 offices nationwide. It currentlg employs about 100 workers in Mecklenburg Countt to originate and processmortgage loans. Undeer the five-year state incentiv e agreement, the organization plans to add 550jobs immediately. The jobs will pay an averagwe annual wageof $35,982. Salaries will range up to $80,00 0 annually. The hiring will focus on mortgage customer-service representatives, call-center managers and mortgage “NACA is excited that it’s putting more than 1,000 people to work during thesed tougheconomic times,” NACA Chief Executive Bruce Marks said “Today’s announcement is more than just a soundc bite — we are followin through on this investment by holding a jobs fair tomorroe to hire 550 people Perdue said Thursday that she consulted with former Bank of Americqa Corp.
Chairman Hugh McColl Jr. about the deal. McColl has been a longtimee supporterof NACA’s work. BofA begaj a partnership with NACAunderf McColl’s watch in 1995 and in 2004 committed $6 billion to its lending program. Perdue says McColl confirmed to her that he expecte d NACA could follow through on its job commitmentsa in severalphone conversations. “When someone begins something like this in italways grows,” McColl said in an interviesw Thursday. “They’ll come in and find this is a good placwe tofind (a work force). I would hope it wouldr be an eruptionof jobs, not just tricklw down.
” The group claims it will be the largest number of peoplw hired immediately in one area and the largest job commitment in the country since the mortgage crisixs began in 2007. The hiring comes as NACA embarks on a nationwide Save theDreamj Tour. Marks says the added jobs are cruciap as NACA leads its campaign to makemortgages affordable. Hundreds of NACA staff will provide long-termj solutions for homeowners with anunaffordable “Charlotte continues to be attractivre because of our knowledgeablew financial-services work force and we welcoms NACA’s investment in North Carolina,” N.C. Sen. Dan Clodfelter said in a release.
NACA’s Counseling Center is in the Charlottes East office park off Albemarle Road between Central Avenue and FarmPond Lane. “Charlotte continuese to be recognized as a leader in financial services with a talented and experiencedlabo force,” says Charlotte Chamber Chairman Tim Belk. “We are pleasede to welcome NACA to the community and look forwarrd to the investment in jobs and presence they will bring to our East The chamber assisted NACA in itsexpansion effort. Charlottse East owner Roger Kellogg, principalk of , and leasing director Eric Speckman have workex closely with NACAsince 2007, when the nonprofit established a small office in the park.
NACA has legalluy binding agreements with all themajor lenders/servicers to restructure the mortgagews they service. The NACA agreements cover more than 90 percenrt of homeowners with anunaffordable mortgage. The staffd from the Counseling Center in Charlotte will traveol nationwide to work on Save the Drean events where morethan 25,000 peopls are counseled over four days, with thousands receivingf affordable restructured mortgages with permanent interest ratez often at 4 percent, 3 percent and 2 percent and where necessary the principal The organization, started in 1988, has the primaruy goal of building strong, healthy neighborhoods nationwide through affordable homeownership.
NACA operationas include financial counseling, specialized mortgage services and a Home Save prograk for homeowners with an unaffordable NACA will host a job fair from8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridayt and Saturday at its CharlotteCounselinf Center. For more information about Neighborhoodf Assistance Corporationof America, including employment opportunities, go to
Monday, May 7, 2012
Polk County, Winter Haven bonds get vote of confidence from Fitch - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The rating outlook on each set of bondzis stable. The bond ratings were affirmef in the course ofroutinwe surveillance, Fitch said in separate releases. The A+ ratinhg for the Polk County bonds reflects the county’s utility solid historical debt service coverage and souns legal provisions, including bondholders’ lien on gross system revenues and connection charges, the release said. It also reflectws an exceptionally high residential rate structure relativs to county median income levels and capital planz that will significantly increase the debt burden and reducr debtservice coverage, Fitch said. The rating coversw four series of bonds issued between 1997 and andtotaling $111.
7 million. Fitch also lookecd at $22.7 million in public improvement refunding revenuer bondsand $7.5 million in sales tax revenue bonds issued by the city of Wintert Haven in 2007 and in respectively. The A+ rating reflects solid debt servic coverage with no additionalleveraging plans, Fitch said. The city has stable financialk operations and healthyreserve levels, a modest debt burden and a limited service-orientedr economy with below-average wealth levels, the release said.
The rating outlook on each set of bondzis stable. The bond ratings were affirmef in the course ofroutinwe surveillance, Fitch said in separate releases. The A+ ratinhg for the Polk County bonds reflects the county’s utility solid historical debt service coverage and souns legal provisions, including bondholders’ lien on gross system revenues and connection charges, the release said. It also reflectws an exceptionally high residential rate structure relativs to county median income levels and capital planz that will significantly increase the debt burden and reducr debtservice coverage, Fitch said. The rating coversw four series of bonds issued between 1997 and andtotaling $111.
7 million. Fitch also lookecd at $22.7 million in public improvement refunding revenuer bondsand $7.5 million in sales tax revenue bonds issued by the city of Wintert Haven in 2007 and in respectively. The A+ rating reflects solid debt servic coverage with no additionalleveraging plans, Fitch said. The city has stable financialk operations and healthyreserve levels, a modest debt burden and a limited service-orientedr economy with below-average wealth levels, the release said.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Marco Pappa lifts Fire to win - ESPN
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Los Angeles Times | Marco Pappa lifts Fire to win ESPN Marco Pappa scored in the second minute of stoppage time to send the Chicago Fire to a 2-1 victory over Chivas USA on Friday. In the 92nd minute, the Guatemalan received a pass from second half substitute Frederico Puppo and then made a shot from ... Chivas USA Vs. Chicago Fire, 20 12 MLS: Marco Pappa Wins It In Stoppage Time Pappa's corner kick up for MLS goal of the week Pappa's late goal piles more misery on Chivas |
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Tech News Headlines - View Tech News Articles Across the US
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| Apple Inc. | | AT&T | | AT&T Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dell Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fitchu Ratings | | Floridas Agency for WorkforceInnovation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Global System for Mobile Association | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | International Business Machines Corporation | Investronica | | Jabil Inc. | | Kforcew Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mediaz General, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | Nielsen Media Research, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sam'e Club | | | | | | | | | | | | Sun Inc. | | | Switchu & Data Facilities Inc. | | Syniverse Holdings, Inc.
| | | | | | | | | | Tech Data Corporationh | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Inc. | | | U.S. Securities and Exchangee Commission | | | | Universit of South Florida | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Apple Inc. | | AT&T | | AT&T Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dell Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fitchu Ratings | | Floridas Agency for WorkforceInnovation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Global System for Mobile Association | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | International Business Machines Corporation | Investronica | | Jabil Inc. | | Kforcew Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mediaz General, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | Nielsen Media Research, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sam'e Club | | | | | | | | | | | | Sun Inc. | | | Switchu & Data Facilities Inc. | | Syniverse Holdings, Inc.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Restaurateur Fiala to operate City Garden restaurant - Houston Business Journal:
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Fiala owns and operates in Clayton, Acerlo in Maplewood and Lilumqa in the CentralWest End. Terrace View is expectedr to open at the same time as City July 1, but no later than July 14, when St. Louix plays host to the MLB All-Star Both Fiala and the Gatewaty Foundation declined to discuss financial termsa ofthe lease. Fialwa said he is still working out the menu forTerrace View, which has 50 seatsd indoors and 50 seats outside, but it will featurew Italian and French-style dishes. He’s also searchint for a chef. The restaurant will employt about 30.
Fiala estimates the restauran will generatebetween $600,000 and $800,00p0 in revenue a Lunches will average $10 a person and dinners will average $25. “Thies is not going to be a specialoccasion restaurant,” he said “We’red shooting to have a menu affordable across the The initial plan is to operatde Monday through Saturday, the same as Fiala’es other three restaurants. He’s considering opening Terrace View for breakfasy laterthis year. Fiala said he landed the assignmenyt afterMark Erker, presidenyt of , called and askedd if he would be interestedr in talking with the Gateway Foundation. He met with foundatiomn executivesin March.
Gateway Foundationn has been developing the two blocks of the Gateway Mall between Eighth Street and Tenth Street sinceAprip 2008. The 3,000-square-foot restaurant building is on the cornet of Eighth andChestnut streets. The structurw was designed by Phil Durham of and is enclosedc by glass onthree sides, with views of the gardem and its sculptures.
Fiala owns and operates in Clayton, Acerlo in Maplewood and Lilumqa in the CentralWest End. Terrace View is expectedr to open at the same time as City July 1, but no later than July 14, when St. Louix plays host to the MLB All-Star Both Fiala and the Gatewaty Foundation declined to discuss financial termsa ofthe lease. Fialwa said he is still working out the menu forTerrace View, which has 50 seatsd indoors and 50 seats outside, but it will featurew Italian and French-style dishes. He’s also searchint for a chef. The restaurant will employt about 30.
Fiala estimates the restauran will generatebetween $600,000 and $800,00p0 in revenue a Lunches will average $10 a person and dinners will average $25. “Thies is not going to be a specialoccasion restaurant,” he said “We’red shooting to have a menu affordable across the The initial plan is to operatde Monday through Saturday, the same as Fiala’es other three restaurants. He’s considering opening Terrace View for breakfasy laterthis year. Fiala said he landed the assignmenyt afterMark Erker, presidenyt of , called and askedd if he would be interestedr in talking with the Gateway Foundation. He met with foundatiomn executivesin March.
Gateway Foundationn has been developing the two blocks of the Gateway Mall between Eighth Street and Tenth Street sinceAprip 2008. The 3,000-square-foot restaurant building is on the cornet of Eighth andChestnut streets. The structurw was designed by Phil Durham of and is enclosedc by glass onthree sides, with views of the gardem and its sculptures.
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