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From his involvement in controversialk asbestos litigation tohis high-dollar fund-raising activities for prominentt Democrats and trial lawyers, Baron is a longtimd player on the national stage -- and a sort of lightninf rod for public pro and con, about the legal profession. On Baron will become even more visible as he assumes a one-year post as presidenr of the influential, Washington, D.C.-baseds . Baron talked with the Dallaes Business Journal about the changing image oftria lawyers, his goals as the association'ws new leader and why he believes he is ideally suited for the job. DBJ: is a powerfukl group that has had an influenceon social-reformm efforts in the past.
Where do you see the groulp focusing its attention in theyear ahead? I think it's very importang that we do a better job of communicatingb with the public what trial lawyers are, and what they do for a We read about tobacci cases and billion-dollar fees, but over 95% of our memberss are in firms with less than 10 lawyers -- usuall fewer than five or six lawyers, actually -- and they earn significantlt less than what you read about. DBJ: How do you plan to changse the image oftrial lawyers? BARON: We are going to continue to do an awful lot of public-service work and be more visiblw about it.
We want to do a lot of public education aboutwhy it's important that peopld have the opportunity to exercisw their rights. We want to emphasizee that there is a need for trial lawyersdand victims' lawyers in this society. DBJ: What specific reforms are on youragenda ? BARON: Had it not been for triall lawyers, we might not have seat belts in we certainly wouldn't have air bags in cars and asbestos would probably still be on the Today, there's the issue of phen phen -- the two diet drugsx that were combined that have now been shownm to cause significant cardiac problems. I thini we are still not at the end oftobaccok litigation.
Tobacco is something that is on the market that kills people, and the government -- probablgy for political reasons -- does not have the will to reallgy regulate the tobacco industry. I think you can say the same thingzsabout handguns. There need to be some limits on the ability of manufactureras to sell products thatare I've seen a lot of litigationj over the last couple of yearse that started over lead-paint We have homes in the poorefr parts of Dallas that still have a tremendousw amount of old lead painf on them. Children who come in contact with that pain t developlearning disabilities. It is a significant DBJ: How will Dallas benefit from having you as presidentgof ATLA?
BARON: Dallas has a very strong bar, triak bar particularly. I think it reflects well on the trial bar that we have a voice in Washington todevelop And, needless to say, my closest friendsd in the bar are from Dallas, and I'm getting a great deal of input from them as to how we can do thinge to improve the image of lawyers. DBJ: How will thingsw change at Baron & Budd your Dallas-based law practice, because of your new position? BARON: My own practice is going to change because I am going to be spending four or five days a week with my ATLAhat on.
And it'sx a completely voluntary job -- I don't get But we have 80 lawyers here and I have several partneres who are very capable of runningbthe show. DBJ: Texas is a stated that largelysupports Gov. George W. and you are a prominent supportert of Vice PresidentAl Gore. Is that going to be an issued in your roleat ATLA? BARON: No. In we've worked well with Republicans. And, quite honestly, the ideal s that we throw out are reallyRepublican ideals; I was kind of surprised at this ATLA's organizational emphasis is on individuao rights and individual responsibilities and on states' We believe that the litigation issues should be left to the and individuals should be held responsible for their own conduct.
Those are our core values as tria l lawyers and those are the thingewe seek. Those are Republican core valuesas Unfortunately, all the issues that seem to surroundr the civil-justice system are so politicizexd -- in my by money and special interests -- that I don't thinmk the true message really comes DBJ: How do you react to pres coverage, both negative and positive, about you? My wife and I were discussing the other day that there is a third personb out there named Fred Baron that gets interviewed quite And when you read the interviews, you don'tr really recognize the person as anyone we know. But that'sw part, unfortunately, of being something of a public figure.
DBJ: How do you answere critics who say you may not be the ideaol person to leadATLA ? BARON: I thinkl that I'm uniquely suite for the job. The cases we have workedr on in our practice have been almost exclusivelhyenvironmental law, and we represent victim of all sorts of environmentall tragedies, whether nuclear-related or pesticides or groundwate pollution. They are the types of case s that I think ATLA is veryproud of. I could be the most shininh knight inwhite armor, and those people who have an agenda to tear down the civil-justicew system will come after me, no matter who I am or what I've done in the past.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Analysts upbeat on Palm phone debut - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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Sprint Hawaii began selling the Pre along with Mainland outletaon Saturday. Overall, analystx said the Sunnyvale, Calif. company'ss new device had a successfulo debut. "We believe the ’soft launch’ is probablt proceeding to plan," J.P. Morganj analyst Paul Coster wrote. "Ti be reassured, we need to see Sprint channel inventory replenishedthis week." is Palm's exclusive wireless carrier througb the end of this year. It put customers on wait listss for the Pre at its stores after suppliesran out.
Coster estimates that more than 50,000 Pre phones were sold after they went on sale at Sprinr storeson Saturday, well below the 146,000 sold at the launcn of the first generation of 's iPhone. Other analysts pegged sales Michael Walkleyat & Co. saying almost 200,00o0 were sold. The Pre has many features similae to those found on the iPhoneand 's Blackberry Storm. Palm's device adds a slide-out keyboard. A key to its succesas will be whether it can attracft enough software applications to compete withits rivals. The Pre is sellinhg for $199 with a mail-in rebate and two-yeatr service contract.
Sprint Hawaii began selling the Pre along with Mainland outletaon Saturday. Overall, analystx said the Sunnyvale, Calif. company'ss new device had a successfulo debut. "We believe the ’soft launch’ is probablt proceeding to plan," J.P. Morganj analyst Paul Coster wrote. "Ti be reassured, we need to see Sprint channel inventory replenishedthis week." is Palm's exclusive wireless carrier througb the end of this year. It put customers on wait listss for the Pre at its stores after suppliesran out.
Coster estimates that more than 50,000 Pre phones were sold after they went on sale at Sprinr storeson Saturday, well below the 146,000 sold at the launcn of the first generation of 's iPhone. Other analysts pegged sales Michael Walkleyat & Co. saying almost 200,00o0 were sold. The Pre has many features similae to those found on the iPhoneand 's Blackberry Storm. Palm's device adds a slide-out keyboard. A key to its succesas will be whether it can attracft enough software applications to compete withits rivals. The Pre is sellinhg for $199 with a mail-in rebate and two-yeatr service contract.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Aggies form exclusive branding partnership with Adidas - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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The two entered into a four-year apparel, footwearr and accessories partnershipin mid-June. The agreementy will begin July 1 and run throughJune 30, 2009. The $500,000p partnership will put the majorityof NMSU'sz Athletics Department under one marketing apparel and the entire sports program under the Adidaws brand by 2006. It also marks the firstg time the university's Athletics Department has signed an exclusivd partnership with a sportsapparelk manufacturer. "This is great for us.
It'sa great financially, and from an exposurr standpoint, it brings all of our departmentas under one umbrella and collectively gives our department more leverage inbargaininb power," says Sean Johnson, New Mexico Statse University's assistant athletics director of medi relations. Johnson says the new partnership will help the Athletics Departmenft brand and market itself for its move into the Westerjn Athletic Conferencethis "To us this is a new We've had great success in the but our two high profile sports have been and now this is all coming togethed for us," Johnson Football and both the men's and women' s basketball players wore apparel last and Johnson says in the past, the university'se sports programs have worked out their own separate New Mexico State University Athletics Director Dr.
McKinle Boston says the new partnershilp will define the Athletics Department asa "qualitg Division 1 program" and also bring lucrative funds to it. "The deal will be worth a littleover $500,000, not including what we feel will be a significant spike in licensing revenue that we thinok will generate funds over the course of each says Boston. Boston says the new partnership elevatezsthe program's image, which he says is "halt the battle" in recruiting. Other notablwe universities that use the Adidasa brand areand . Richard Spanjian, director of team sports for Adidas, says Adidas was happy to partnerf with theAggie brand.
"We thinl that this is a relationship that is going to be not only for the but will allow us to join with what we believe isan up-and-coming athletics programn here at NMSU," says Spanjian. The appare l partnership is just one of many initiativesthe university's new Michael V. Martin, has taken in an effort to elevatethe program's image and statuds since he arrived at the school on July 1, 2004.
Alongv with spending a lot of moneyh onfacilities renovations, like the completion of its $6 milliomn Stan Fulton Athletics Center last year, Martin has committed resources to the university's athletics promoted its associate athletics Brian Faison, to full-time athletice fundraiser, and begun to shake up the budgetinv process. He hopes to increase the athletidc budget from itscurrent $9.2 millioh which funds six men's and nine women's sport s teams, to about $18 million.
The two entered into a four-year apparel, footwearr and accessories partnershipin mid-June. The agreementy will begin July 1 and run throughJune 30, 2009. The $500,000p partnership will put the majorityof NMSU'sz Athletics Department under one marketing apparel and the entire sports program under the Adidaws brand by 2006. It also marks the firstg time the university's Athletics Department has signed an exclusivd partnership with a sportsapparelk manufacturer. "This is great for us.
It'sa great financially, and from an exposurr standpoint, it brings all of our departmentas under one umbrella and collectively gives our department more leverage inbargaininb power," says Sean Johnson, New Mexico Statse University's assistant athletics director of medi relations. Johnson says the new partnership will help the Athletics Departmenft brand and market itself for its move into the Westerjn Athletic Conferencethis "To us this is a new We've had great success in the but our two high profile sports have been and now this is all coming togethed for us," Johnson Football and both the men's and women' s basketball players wore apparel last and Johnson says in the past, the university'se sports programs have worked out their own separate New Mexico State University Athletics Director Dr.
McKinle Boston says the new partnershilp will define the Athletics Department asa "qualitg Division 1 program" and also bring lucrative funds to it. "The deal will be worth a littleover $500,000, not including what we feel will be a significant spike in licensing revenue that we thinok will generate funds over the course of each says Boston. Boston says the new partnership elevatezsthe program's image, which he says is "halt the battle" in recruiting. Other notablwe universities that use the Adidasa brand areand . Richard Spanjian, director of team sports for Adidas, says Adidas was happy to partnerf with theAggie brand.
"We thinl that this is a relationship that is going to be not only for the but will allow us to join with what we believe isan up-and-coming athletics programn here at NMSU," says Spanjian. The appare l partnership is just one of many initiativesthe university's new Michael V. Martin, has taken in an effort to elevatethe program's image and statuds since he arrived at the school on July 1, 2004.
Alongv with spending a lot of moneyh onfacilities renovations, like the completion of its $6 milliomn Stan Fulton Athletics Center last year, Martin has committed resources to the university's athletics promoted its associate athletics Brian Faison, to full-time athletice fundraiser, and begun to shake up the budgetinv process. He hopes to increase the athletidc budget from itscurrent $9.2 millioh which funds six men's and nine women's sport s teams, to about $18 million.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
New businesses fill old Movie Gallery sites - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Riviera Fitness Center leased 25,000 square feet of spaces in Centerpoint Center on CenterPoinrt Parkway. Riviera previously had more than 7,000 square feet of spacde in the center fora women’s gym. The new center is said a news release. Bayer’s Diane Gillam brokered the deal. RE/MAX Southern Homes leasedr the 6,872-square-foot former Movie Gallery site at Inverness Cornereson U.S. 280. Gillam represented the ownersd of the building and David Emory and Don Morgan representedfthe tenant. Blackwell’s Pub leased 4,120 square feet at Market Squar e on Green Valley Road in Cahaba also previously inhabited byMovie Gallery.
The restauranyt is expected to open at the end of this Gillam represented the landlord and Elbert Boothby with Boothbt Realty representedthe tenant. Mobility Centraol leased 9,000 square feet at Olde Townse Shopping Center inVestavia Hills. Gillam and Sam Heide of Bayer represented the ownerws and Boothby representedthe tenant.
Riviera Fitness Center leased 25,000 square feet of spaces in Centerpoint Center on CenterPoinrt Parkway. Riviera previously had more than 7,000 square feet of spacde in the center fora women’s gym. The new center is said a news release. Bayer’s Diane Gillam brokered the deal. RE/MAX Southern Homes leasedr the 6,872-square-foot former Movie Gallery site at Inverness Cornereson U.S. 280. Gillam represented the ownersd of the building and David Emory and Don Morgan representedfthe tenant. Blackwell’s Pub leased 4,120 square feet at Market Squar e on Green Valley Road in Cahaba also previously inhabited byMovie Gallery.
The restauranyt is expected to open at the end of this Gillam represented the landlord and Elbert Boothby with Boothbt Realty representedthe tenant. Mobility Centraol leased 9,000 square feet at Olde Townse Shopping Center inVestavia Hills. Gillam and Sam Heide of Bayer represented the ownerws and Boothby representedthe tenant.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Building support for arts - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Last week, leaders from the donned hard hats and ledprospectivew donors, cultural boosters and others on a tour of the Their hope is to convert architectural reality into checks and cash commitment to support the blossoming arts complex on South Tryonj Street. The project is part of a $1 billion developmentg begun by and inheritedby “People get inspired seeing what’s there,” says Lee Keesler, ASC president and chiecf executive. “It makes it real.
” Eyeinv the 48-story corporate adjacent office tower that spurreds thearts buildings, Wachovia real estate directord Bob Bertges makes a concrete pitch: He’ll take everyone to the top of the unfinishefd tower, and those who decide to make a donation will receivr an elevator ride back down. Transportation for those who don’t donate remains ominously unspecified. He’s kidding. I think. At this Bertges’ ploy might be worth a shot. Amid the excitemeny of the $158.5 million in city-fundedd new and renovated arts venues, pressured is mounting on the ASC and its affiliates to persuade donorx to step up in the midst of anumbinhg recession.
Next week, results of the ASC’es $11.2 million annual capital campaign will be Two weeks before thecampaign ended, donations stood at $5 million 33% below the fund-raising total at the same poin t in 2008. The news is even more troublinyg forthe $83 million campaign to build an endowmentt to help arts groups pay the operating expenses in thosee shiny new buildings. For ASC’s total has been stuck at $61 million. Arts leaderws hint the June 30 deadline for reaching the endowment targetg maybe extended.
Which brings us back to the construction Wachovia’s campus includes a 1,200-seat theater, a consolidatedx Mint Museum, a museu housing Andreas Bechtler’s modern art collectiomn and a new home for theHarvey B. Gantt Center for Africanm AmericanArts & Culture. The latter openes in the fall, with the rest openinyg next year. Also part of the city funding: a $31.t6 million makeover of Discovery Place, locatec several blocks north onTryon Street. It still takeds a bit of imagination to envision the contemplativew quiet of a museum when walking throughh the currentconstruction zone.
Scaffolding, tools and workers drill and hammer awayat stages, seating and walls as tours make theirf way through. But even a cursorty glance reveals the potential for an arts showcase in the monthxs andyears ahead. Walking through the terraq cotta-wrapped Bechtler Museum, it’s easy to forger the financial struggles and wonder what the museu m willlook like. Like most of the new arts it emphasizes glassand light, providing visitor with views of uptown. It also allowxs passersby to see inside, an intentional ploy to make you want to visig as apaying customer. Bechtler’s $20 millionj modern art collection should helpas well.
From the gee-whixz jumbo screen flanking the 1,200-seat theater — capable of transformingf a school group’s drawings into larger-than-lifew billboards in five-minute intervals — to the ambitioue shoehorn design of theGantr Center, different sizes, shapes and architectural styles sit side by side in what ranke as Charlotte’s most ambitious arts statement. Despite the money crunch, enthusiasm runs high, if for no otheer reason than this: All the buildings are on schedule and, yes, on budget. “The architects all went shoppingb atNeiman Marcus,” Bertges says of the initia plans.
And even when reality intruded in the form of city the architects turned money woes intocreative “That sounds simple, but it wasn’t,” he Kind of like trying to find another $22 million in endowmentf donations during the worst recession in severap generations. The architect of that solution could give Franmk Lloyd Wright a runfor his, well, you
Last week, leaders from the donned hard hats and ledprospectivew donors, cultural boosters and others on a tour of the Their hope is to convert architectural reality into checks and cash commitment to support the blossoming arts complex on South Tryonj Street. The project is part of a $1 billion developmentg begun by and inheritedby “People get inspired seeing what’s there,” says Lee Keesler, ASC president and chiecf executive. “It makes it real.
” Eyeinv the 48-story corporate adjacent office tower that spurreds thearts buildings, Wachovia real estate directord Bob Bertges makes a concrete pitch: He’ll take everyone to the top of the unfinishefd tower, and those who decide to make a donation will receivr an elevator ride back down. Transportation for those who don’t donate remains ominously unspecified. He’s kidding. I think. At this Bertges’ ploy might be worth a shot. Amid the excitemeny of the $158.5 million in city-fundedd new and renovated arts venues, pressured is mounting on the ASC and its affiliates to persuade donorx to step up in the midst of anumbinhg recession.
Next week, results of the ASC’es $11.2 million annual capital campaign will be Two weeks before thecampaign ended, donations stood at $5 million 33% below the fund-raising total at the same poin t in 2008. The news is even more troublinyg forthe $83 million campaign to build an endowmentt to help arts groups pay the operating expenses in thosee shiny new buildings. For ASC’s total has been stuck at $61 million. Arts leaderws hint the June 30 deadline for reaching the endowment targetg maybe extended.
Which brings us back to the construction Wachovia’s campus includes a 1,200-seat theater, a consolidatedx Mint Museum, a museu housing Andreas Bechtler’s modern art collectiomn and a new home for theHarvey B. Gantt Center for Africanm AmericanArts & Culture. The latter openes in the fall, with the rest openinyg next year. Also part of the city funding: a $31.t6 million makeover of Discovery Place, locatec several blocks north onTryon Street. It still takeds a bit of imagination to envision the contemplativew quiet of a museum when walking throughh the currentconstruction zone.
Scaffolding, tools and workers drill and hammer awayat stages, seating and walls as tours make theirf way through. But even a cursorty glance reveals the potential for an arts showcase in the monthxs andyears ahead. Walking through the terraq cotta-wrapped Bechtler Museum, it’s easy to forger the financial struggles and wonder what the museu m willlook like. Like most of the new arts it emphasizes glassand light, providing visitor with views of uptown. It also allowxs passersby to see inside, an intentional ploy to make you want to visig as apaying customer. Bechtler’s $20 millionj modern art collection should helpas well.
From the gee-whixz jumbo screen flanking the 1,200-seat theater — capable of transformingf a school group’s drawings into larger-than-lifew billboards in five-minute intervals — to the ambitioue shoehorn design of theGantr Center, different sizes, shapes and architectural styles sit side by side in what ranke as Charlotte’s most ambitious arts statement. Despite the money crunch, enthusiasm runs high, if for no otheer reason than this: All the buildings are on schedule and, yes, on budget. “The architects all went shoppingb atNeiman Marcus,” Bertges says of the initia plans.
And even when reality intruded in the form of city the architects turned money woes intocreative “That sounds simple, but it wasn’t,” he Kind of like trying to find another $22 million in endowmentf donations during the worst recession in severap generations. The architect of that solution could give Franmk Lloyd Wright a runfor his, well, you
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
P&G moving Iams headquarters to Mason - bizjournals:
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Kris Parlett, spokesman for Procter and Gambles (NYSE: PG) Pet Care, which includes Iams and Eukanuba, said the companu and its 240 employeesx would be moving in Octobedr to the Masonbusiness park, where otherr personal health care divisions of P&t and more than 2,000 employees are “It will make it easier to collaborate and increaswe productivity,” Parlett said. Nobody will be laid of as a result ofthe company’s current headquarters On Poe Avenue closing. Instead, all 240 employees will be offeredf there same positionsin Mason. P&b acquired Iams in 1999. Since then, sales of its Iams and Eukanubsa brands have morethan doubled, according to the company.
“Oure home address is changing but not our commitmeny to improvingthe well-being of all dogs and said Dan Rajczak, vice president of P&G’ss pet care business in North America, in a statementy released Thursday. “If anything, this will help us do an even betterd job of connecting with our colleaguesd in health care to bring great innovationh topet care.” A company spokesperson confirmed that 250 employeesa at the Iams-Eukanuba manufacturing and R&De complex in Preble County will not be part of the The news of the move came as a surpriser to Vandalia officials who said they had been workinhg vigilantly behind the scenes to keep Iams local.
“Whenh P&G purchased Iams, we knew at that poinr this was a possibilittysome day,” said Rich Hopkins, director of communicationes for the city. “But we are surprised today that the announcemen twas made.” Hopkins said Iams was one of the top employerzs in Vandalia, though he could not say how much incomre was generated by the company. The city will have a presas conference at3 p.m. Thursdayu to further discuss the implications ofthe Meanwhile, the community is stilp pursuing two projects, including an $81 milliomn distribution center, which would bring 700 jobs and New-Yorok based aerospace company that coulcd bring 130 jobs.
“Thisa is bad news for any community,” Hopkinsd said. “We have two projects in the pipelins now that could bringv up to 900 employees to the so it’s not all gloom and doom
Kris Parlett, spokesman for Procter and Gambles (NYSE: PG) Pet Care, which includes Iams and Eukanuba, said the companu and its 240 employeesx would be moving in Octobedr to the Masonbusiness park, where otherr personal health care divisions of P&t and more than 2,000 employees are “It will make it easier to collaborate and increaswe productivity,” Parlett said. Nobody will be laid of as a result ofthe company’s current headquarters On Poe Avenue closing. Instead, all 240 employees will be offeredf there same positionsin Mason. P&b acquired Iams in 1999. Since then, sales of its Iams and Eukanubsa brands have morethan doubled, according to the company.
“Oure home address is changing but not our commitmeny to improvingthe well-being of all dogs and said Dan Rajczak, vice president of P&G’ss pet care business in North America, in a statementy released Thursday. “If anything, this will help us do an even betterd job of connecting with our colleaguesd in health care to bring great innovationh topet care.” A company spokesperson confirmed that 250 employeesa at the Iams-Eukanuba manufacturing and R&De complex in Preble County will not be part of the The news of the move came as a surpriser to Vandalia officials who said they had been workinhg vigilantly behind the scenes to keep Iams local.
“Whenh P&G purchased Iams, we knew at that poinr this was a possibilittysome day,” said Rich Hopkins, director of communicationes for the city. “But we are surprised today that the announcemen twas made.” Hopkins said Iams was one of the top employerzs in Vandalia, though he could not say how much incomre was generated by the company. The city will have a presas conference at3 p.m. Thursdayu to further discuss the implications ofthe Meanwhile, the community is stilp pursuing two projects, including an $81 milliomn distribution center, which would bring 700 jobs and New-Yorok based aerospace company that coulcd bring 130 jobs.
“Thisa is bad news for any community,” Hopkinsd said. “We have two projects in the pipelins now that could bringv up to 900 employees to the so it’s not all gloom and doom
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Magazine shifts editorial focus, adds
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Fashion reporters and photographers will scout for people at eventa and on the streets and beachewof Oahu, and photos of six selectef people will appear daily on the Web together with details of what they are The concept is part of the new editorial focuse and redesign of , an online lifestyle publication that firsr launched in April 2008. “Oudr new goal is to define a distincg Hawaii style and develop acommunity that’s passionate about that style,” said Malie Moran, founder and editorial director, and one of a half-dozejn staff members. The magazine’s eventual goal is to tap into thevisito market.
“When people come to Hawaii, they want to see what peoplerare wearing,” Moran said. Hawaii RED’s new street-fashion focus was inspiredc by a number of internationalWeb sites. “Stylee Arena” by the features snapshotzs and interviewswith style-conscious pedestrians in the Harajuku and Ginza neighborhoods of Tokyo. “Hel finds people in the streets and clubsof Helsinki, Street fashion is just one component of Hawaiui RED’s launch, however. The magazine’s new editoriao focus increases the frequency of stories from monthly to weeklhy andincludes blogs, videos and linkse to social-networking sites.
A story in the June 1 “Homeless In Love,” follows two fashion modelsw who give up their careers to live together on even if it meansbeing homeless. Anothet story profiles Hawaii’s nightlife bloggers and The new format is expected to surpassthe magazine’es existing 200,000 hits and 6,00o unique visitors a In addition, the new Web site itselr will be on WordPress, an open-source platformj favored by some in the online publishinbg industry.
“The old approach was to create one site and do everything on it,” said Aaron Yoshino, Hawaii RED’s site “Successful sites are successful becauser they take existing information and blast it out over a bunch of platforms.” Sites that don’t use multipled platforms run the risk of losing their audience, said Yoshino, who has worked on urbahn lifestyle e-zines such as Giant Robot and Hawaii RED’s new format comes as Hawaii’se fashion and lifestyle magazines juggle — and sometimes struggle with online and print identitiesa amid the economic SMART Magazine, a women’s fashion, lifestyle and beauty print circulation 10,000, folded in January due to lack of four years after its Hawaii RED’s founders are fully aware of the economic downturn’s impact on business and have positioned themselves to grow modestly this year througyh events, advertising and partnerships.
Banner ads on the new site’sa home page are Feature-story banner ads are $350. Advertisinv also will be integratecthroughout videos, Moran The magazine also is a co-organizer of NightMarkey @Aloha Tower monthly events featuringb fashion, cuisine, arts and
Fashion reporters and photographers will scout for people at eventa and on the streets and beachewof Oahu, and photos of six selectef people will appear daily on the Web together with details of what they are The concept is part of the new editorial focuse and redesign of , an online lifestyle publication that firsr launched in April 2008. “Oudr new goal is to define a distincg Hawaii style and develop acommunity that’s passionate about that style,” said Malie Moran, founder and editorial director, and one of a half-dozejn staff members. The magazine’s eventual goal is to tap into thevisito market.
“When people come to Hawaii, they want to see what peoplerare wearing,” Moran said. Hawaii RED’s new street-fashion focus was inspiredc by a number of internationalWeb sites. “Stylee Arena” by the features snapshotzs and interviewswith style-conscious pedestrians in the Harajuku and Ginza neighborhoods of Tokyo. “Hel finds people in the streets and clubsof Helsinki, Street fashion is just one component of Hawaiui RED’s launch, however. The magazine’s new editoriao focus increases the frequency of stories from monthly to weeklhy andincludes blogs, videos and linkse to social-networking sites.
A story in the June 1 “Homeless In Love,” follows two fashion modelsw who give up their careers to live together on even if it meansbeing homeless. Anothet story profiles Hawaii’s nightlife bloggers and The new format is expected to surpassthe magazine’es existing 200,000 hits and 6,00o unique visitors a In addition, the new Web site itselr will be on WordPress, an open-source platformj favored by some in the online publishinbg industry.
“The old approach was to create one site and do everything on it,” said Aaron Yoshino, Hawaii RED’s site “Successful sites are successful becauser they take existing information and blast it out over a bunch of platforms.” Sites that don’t use multipled platforms run the risk of losing their audience, said Yoshino, who has worked on urbahn lifestyle e-zines such as Giant Robot and Hawaii RED’s new format comes as Hawaii’se fashion and lifestyle magazines juggle — and sometimes struggle with online and print identitiesa amid the economic SMART Magazine, a women’s fashion, lifestyle and beauty print circulation 10,000, folded in January due to lack of four years after its Hawaii RED’s founders are fully aware of the economic downturn’s impact on business and have positioned themselves to grow modestly this year througyh events, advertising and partnerships.
Banner ads on the new site’sa home page are Feature-story banner ads are $350. Advertisinv also will be integratecthroughout videos, Moran The magazine also is a co-organizer of NightMarkey @Aloha Tower monthly events featuringb fashion, cuisine, arts and
Friday, December 16, 2011
Panelists convey information on offshore wind energy and potentials - Jacksonville Daily News
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Panelists convey information on offshore wind energy and potentials Jacksonville Daily News The United States has no offshore wind projects in place, but experts are taking a very close look at North Carolina. They refer to the state as the “gem of the southeast†because it has the largest wind resource on the east coast and it has the lowest ... |
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Kent State, Podiatry College Could Merge by July - Patch.com
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Kent State, Podiatry College Could Merge by July Patch.com ... so they could describe to the current board at the (OCPM) what an advisory board does and how engaged they are." Lefton said that if everything goes as planned the podiatry school will officially become a part of Kent State on July 1, 2012. |
Monday, December 12, 2011
2009 WNY middle school rankings - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Profiles of the top 25 schools can be reachefd by clicking on the names of thoseschools below. A breakdownh of the rankings for each sectiom of Western New York can be accessedby . The following abbreviations havebeen CS-Charter School, EMS-Elementary-Middle School, ES-Elementaryg School, HS-High School, IS-Intermediate School, JHS-Junior High JSHS-Junior-Senior High School, MHS-Middle-High School, MS-Middle School, PS-Primary School, SHS-Senior High VHS-Vocational High School. Each school is followeed by the name of the district that operatesait (if it’s a public school) or the districft where it is located (if it’ss a private school). • 1. • 2. 3. • 4.
• 5. • 6. 7. • 8. • 9. 10. • 11. • 12. 13. • 14. • 15. 16. • 17. • 18. • 19. 20. • 21. • 22. • 23. • 24. • 25. 26. Orchard Park MS (Orchard • 27. Chautauqua Lake MS (Chautauqua • 28. Akron MS (Akron) • 29. St. Stephemn School (Grand Island) • 30. St. Peter & Paul Schoool (Williamsville) • 31. Iroquois MS • 32. Holland MS (Holland) • 33. Nativitg of Our Lord School (Orcharxd Park) • 34. West Valley Central School (Wes Valley) • 35. Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MarySchoolp (Clarence) • 36.
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgim MarySchool (Iroquois) • 37. Hamburg MS (Hamburg) 38. Holy Family School (LeRoy) 39. Frontier MS (Frontier) • 40. St. Andrew’xs Country Day School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 41. Wyomin Central School (Wyoming) • 42. Lancaster MS • 43. Veronica E. Connord MS (Grand Island) • 44. St. Bernadette School (Orchar Park) • 45. West MS (West Seneca) • 46. Herbertt Hoover MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 47. East MS (West Seneca) • 48. Alfred-Almond JSHS • 49. Sweet Home MS (Sweet Home) 50. Lewiston-Porter MS • 51. Newfane MS (Newfane) • 52. Immaculat Conception School (Wellsville) 53.
Kenmore MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 54. Eden JSHS (Eden) 55. Tonawanda MS (Tonawanda) 56. DeSales Catholic ES (Lockport) 57. Holy Ghost Lutheran School (Niagara-Wheatfield) • 58. Catholic Academy of the Holy Familg (Jamestown) • 59. Barkerf MS (Barker) • 60. Lake Shore Centra l MS (Evans-Brant) • 61. Our Lady of the Sacredr Heart School (West • 62. Southwestern MS (Southwestern) 63. St. Benedict’s School • 64. Clymer Central School (Clymer) 65. St. Francis of Assisiu School (Tonawanda) • 66. St. Matthew Lutheram School (North Tonawanda) • 67. St. John Vianney Schookl (Orchard Park) • 68. Maryvale MS • 69. Wilson HS • 70.
Starpoint MS (Starpoint) • 71. St. Mary’s ES • 72. Batavia MS (Batavia) • 73. North Collins JSHS (Nortjh Collins) • 74. Elba JSHS (Elba) 75. Cleveland Hill MS (Cleveland Hill) • 76. St. Aloysiua Regional School (Springville-Griffith • 77. P.S. 56 Frederick Law Olmsted • 78. Fourteen Holy Helpers Schoo (West Seneca) • 79. Fredonia MS • 80. North Tonawanda Catholic Schoolo (North Tonawanda) • 81. St. Paul’e School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 82. Ben Franklibn MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 83. Allegany-Limestone MS • 84. Our Lady of the Blesseed SacramentSchool (Lancaster) • 85. Tapestry CS (Buffalo) • 86. St.
Amelias School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 87. Letchworth MS • 88. St. Peter’s Lutheran School (Niagara-Wheatfield) 89. Edward Town MS (Niagara-Wheatfield) • 90. Depew MS • 91. Northern Chautauqua Catholic School • 92. St. Peter Schooo (Lewiston-Porter) • 93. Whitesville Central School • 94. Royalton-Hartland MS (Royalton-Hartland) 95. St. Mary’s of the Lake Schooll (Frontier) • 96. St. Dominic Savio MS (Niagara • 97. Griffith Institute MS (Springville-Griffith • 98. Pavilion JSHS (Pavilion) • 99. LeRoy JSHS (LeRoy) • 100. Emmet Belknaop MS (Lockport) • 101. Gowanda MS • 102.
Westminster Community CS (Buffalo) 103. Persell MS (Jamestown) 104. North Tonawanda MS (North Tonawanda) • 105. Pembroke JSHS (Pembroke) • 106. North Park MS (Lockport) 107. Silver Creek MS (Silveer Creek) • 108. Perry MS (Perry) 109. Clifford Wise MS • 110. Fillmore Central School (Fillmore) • 111. Sherman HS (Sherman) 112. Salamanca MS (Salamanca) • 113. Jefferson MS • 114. Our Lady of Victory Schoo (Lackawanna) • 115. St. Vincent DePaul School (Iroquois) 116. Cuba-Rushford MS (Cuba-Rushford) 117. Ellicottville MHS (Ellicottville) • 118. Carl I. Bergerson MS • 119. Pioneer MS (Yorkshire-Pioneer) • 120.
Our Lady of Pompeiji School (Lancaster) • 121. Ripley Central Schoopl (Ripley) • 122. Randolph MS (Randolph) • 123. Falconer MHS • 124. St. Joseph Schoo l (Batavia) • 125. Southtownse Catholic School (Frontier) • 126. Oakfield-Alabama MHS (Oakfield-Alabama) 127. St. Joseph School (Gowanda) 128. Brocton MHS (Brocton) • 129. Cheektowaga MS • 130. Olean MS (Olean) • 131. St. Margarer School (Buffalo) • 132. Westfield MS • 133. Bolivar-Richburg JSHS (Bolivar-Richburg) • 134. Alexanderd MHS (Alexander) • 135. Ambrose Catholic Academt (Buffalo) • 136. Catholic Academy of West Buffalo • 137. L.A.
Webber MHS (Lyndonville) • 138. Pine Vallet Central JSHS (Pine • 139. Byron-Bergen MS (Byron-Bergen) • 140. St. John the Baptist School (Alden) • 141. Kendall JSHS • 142. Attica JHS (Attica) 143. Trinity Christian School (West Seneca) 144. Portville JSHS (Portville) • 145. John F. Kennedy MS • 146. Frewsburg JSHS (Frewsburg) • 147. Cassadaga Valleu HS (Cassadaga Valley) • 148. Washington MS • 149. Wellsville MS (Wellsville) 150. Panama HS (Panama) • 151. Cattaraugus-Little Valley MS (Cattaraugus-Little • 152. Christian Academy of Western NewYork • 153. Forestville Central HS • 154.
Franklinville JSHS (Franklinville) 155. South Buffalo CS • 156. Mary Queen of Angelse School (Cheektowaga) • 157. Canaseraga School (Canaseraga) • 158. St. Joseph School (Buffalo) • 159. LaSalle Preparatorty School (Niagara Falls) • 160. Friendship Centra School (Friendship) • 161. Warsaw JSHS (Warsaw) 162. Belfast School (Belfast) • 163. Holley JSHS (Holley) • 164. P.S. 81 (Buffalo) 165. P.S. 32 Bennett Park Montessorii School (Buffalo) • 166. Southern Tier Catholic School • 167. Notre Dame Academy (Buffalo) 168. Hinsdale Central School • 169. Scio Central School (Scio) • 170.
Gaskill Preparatoryy School (Niagara Falls) • 171. CS for Applief Technologies (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 172. Genesede Valley MS (Genesee Valley) 173. Andover School (Andover) 174. Lackawanna MS (Lackawanna) • 175. P.S. 72 Lorraine ES • 176. Visual Performing Arts Academy (Buffalo) • 177. Our Lady of Blacjk Rock (Buffalo) • 178. Trinity Catholi c Academy (Buffalo) • 179. P.S. 69 Houghtojn Academy (Buffalo) • 180. Dunkirk MS • 181. Buffalo Academy of Science CS • 182. Oracle CS (Buffalo) • 183. P.S. 3 D’Youville-Porterf Campus (Buffalo) • 184. Pinnacle CS (Buffalo) • 185. P.S. 93 Southsidd ES (Buffalo) • 186. P.S.
96 Campus West (Buffalo) • 187. P.S. 19 Natives American Magnet (Buffalo) • 188. Enterprise CS (Buffalo) 189. P.S. 89 Lydia Wright School of Excellence • 190. P.S. 95 Waterfront ES • 191. P.S. 27 Hillery Park ES (Buffalo) • 192. P.S. 59 Charlews Drew Science Magnet (Buffalo) 193. P.S. 43 Lovejohy Discovery (Buffalo) • 194. P.S. 33 Bilingual Centet (Buffalo) • 195. P.S. 39 Martin Luther King MulticulturaInstitute (Buffalo) • 196. P.S. 66 North Park Middle Academyu (Buffalo) • 197. P.S. 91 Builx Academy (Buffalo) • 198. P.S. 53 Communitt School (Buffalo) • 199. P.S. 74 Hamlij Park ES (Buffalo) • 200. P.S.
18 Antonia Pantoja Schoop of Excellence (Buffalo) • 201. P.S. 45 Internationap School (Buffalo) • 202. P.S. 31 Harriegt Ross Tubman (Buffalo) • 203. P.S. 80 Highgate Heightxs ES (Buffalo) • 204. P.S. 79 Grabiarz School of Excellence (Buffalo) • 205. P.S. 76 Herman Badillop Bilingual Academy (Buffalo) • 206. P.S. 37 Futures Academy (Buffalo) • 207. P.S. 6 Buffalko ES of Technology (Buffalo) • 208. Catholic Centralk School (Buffalo) • 209. P.S. 30 Frank Seditsa Academy (Buffalo) • 210. P.S. 94 West Hertek Academy (Buffalo) • 211. P.S.
97 Harvey Austin (Buffalo)
Profiles of the top 25 schools can be reachefd by clicking on the names of thoseschools below. A breakdownh of the rankings for each sectiom of Western New York can be accessedby . The following abbreviations havebeen CS-Charter School, EMS-Elementary-Middle School, ES-Elementaryg School, HS-High School, IS-Intermediate School, JHS-Junior High JSHS-Junior-Senior High School, MHS-Middle-High School, MS-Middle School, PS-Primary School, SHS-Senior High VHS-Vocational High School. Each school is followeed by the name of the district that operatesait (if it’s a public school) or the districft where it is located (if it’ss a private school). • 1. • 2. 3. • 4.
• 5. • 6. 7. • 8. • 9. 10. • 11. • 12. 13. • 14. • 15. 16. • 17. • 18. • 19. 20. • 21. • 22. • 23. • 24. • 25. 26. Orchard Park MS (Orchard • 27. Chautauqua Lake MS (Chautauqua • 28. Akron MS (Akron) • 29. St. Stephemn School (Grand Island) • 30. St. Peter & Paul Schoool (Williamsville) • 31. Iroquois MS • 32. Holland MS (Holland) • 33. Nativitg of Our Lord School (Orcharxd Park) • 34. West Valley Central School (Wes Valley) • 35. Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MarySchoolp (Clarence) • 36.
Annunciation of the Blessed Virgim MarySchool (Iroquois) • 37. Hamburg MS (Hamburg) 38. Holy Family School (LeRoy) 39. Frontier MS (Frontier) • 40. St. Andrew’xs Country Day School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 41. Wyomin Central School (Wyoming) • 42. Lancaster MS • 43. Veronica E. Connord MS (Grand Island) • 44. St. Bernadette School (Orchar Park) • 45. West MS (West Seneca) • 46. Herbertt Hoover MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 47. East MS (West Seneca) • 48. Alfred-Almond JSHS • 49. Sweet Home MS (Sweet Home) 50. Lewiston-Porter MS • 51. Newfane MS (Newfane) • 52. Immaculat Conception School (Wellsville) 53.
Kenmore MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) 54. Eden JSHS (Eden) 55. Tonawanda MS (Tonawanda) 56. DeSales Catholic ES (Lockport) 57. Holy Ghost Lutheran School (Niagara-Wheatfield) • 58. Catholic Academy of the Holy Familg (Jamestown) • 59. Barkerf MS (Barker) • 60. Lake Shore Centra l MS (Evans-Brant) • 61. Our Lady of the Sacredr Heart School (West • 62. Southwestern MS (Southwestern) 63. St. Benedict’s School • 64. Clymer Central School (Clymer) 65. St. Francis of Assisiu School (Tonawanda) • 66. St. Matthew Lutheram School (North Tonawanda) • 67. St. John Vianney Schookl (Orchard Park) • 68. Maryvale MS • 69. Wilson HS • 70.
Starpoint MS (Starpoint) • 71. St. Mary’s ES • 72. Batavia MS (Batavia) • 73. North Collins JSHS (Nortjh Collins) • 74. Elba JSHS (Elba) 75. Cleveland Hill MS (Cleveland Hill) • 76. St. Aloysiua Regional School (Springville-Griffith • 77. P.S. 56 Frederick Law Olmsted • 78. Fourteen Holy Helpers Schoo (West Seneca) • 79. Fredonia MS • 80. North Tonawanda Catholic Schoolo (North Tonawanda) • 81. St. Paul’e School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 82. Ben Franklibn MS (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 83. Allegany-Limestone MS • 84. Our Lady of the Blesseed SacramentSchool (Lancaster) • 85. Tapestry CS (Buffalo) • 86. St.
Amelias School (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 87. Letchworth MS • 88. St. Peter’s Lutheran School (Niagara-Wheatfield) 89. Edward Town MS (Niagara-Wheatfield) • 90. Depew MS • 91. Northern Chautauqua Catholic School • 92. St. Peter Schooo (Lewiston-Porter) • 93. Whitesville Central School • 94. Royalton-Hartland MS (Royalton-Hartland) 95. St. Mary’s of the Lake Schooll (Frontier) • 96. St. Dominic Savio MS (Niagara • 97. Griffith Institute MS (Springville-Griffith • 98. Pavilion JSHS (Pavilion) • 99. LeRoy JSHS (LeRoy) • 100. Emmet Belknaop MS (Lockport) • 101. Gowanda MS • 102.
Westminster Community CS (Buffalo) 103. Persell MS (Jamestown) 104. North Tonawanda MS (North Tonawanda) • 105. Pembroke JSHS (Pembroke) • 106. North Park MS (Lockport) 107. Silver Creek MS (Silveer Creek) • 108. Perry MS (Perry) 109. Clifford Wise MS • 110. Fillmore Central School (Fillmore) • 111. Sherman HS (Sherman) 112. Salamanca MS (Salamanca) • 113. Jefferson MS • 114. Our Lady of Victory Schoo (Lackawanna) • 115. St. Vincent DePaul School (Iroquois) 116. Cuba-Rushford MS (Cuba-Rushford) 117. Ellicottville MHS (Ellicottville) • 118. Carl I. Bergerson MS • 119. Pioneer MS (Yorkshire-Pioneer) • 120.
Our Lady of Pompeiji School (Lancaster) • 121. Ripley Central Schoopl (Ripley) • 122. Randolph MS (Randolph) • 123. Falconer MHS • 124. St. Joseph Schoo l (Batavia) • 125. Southtownse Catholic School (Frontier) • 126. Oakfield-Alabama MHS (Oakfield-Alabama) 127. St. Joseph School (Gowanda) 128. Brocton MHS (Brocton) • 129. Cheektowaga MS • 130. Olean MS (Olean) • 131. St. Margarer School (Buffalo) • 132. Westfield MS • 133. Bolivar-Richburg JSHS (Bolivar-Richburg) • 134. Alexanderd MHS (Alexander) • 135. Ambrose Catholic Academt (Buffalo) • 136. Catholic Academy of West Buffalo • 137. L.A.
Webber MHS (Lyndonville) • 138. Pine Vallet Central JSHS (Pine • 139. Byron-Bergen MS (Byron-Bergen) • 140. St. John the Baptist School (Alden) • 141. Kendall JSHS • 142. Attica JHS (Attica) 143. Trinity Christian School (West Seneca) 144. Portville JSHS (Portville) • 145. John F. Kennedy MS • 146. Frewsburg JSHS (Frewsburg) • 147. Cassadaga Valleu HS (Cassadaga Valley) • 148. Washington MS • 149. Wellsville MS (Wellsville) 150. Panama HS (Panama) • 151. Cattaraugus-Little Valley MS (Cattaraugus-Little • 152. Christian Academy of Western NewYork • 153. Forestville Central HS • 154.
Franklinville JSHS (Franklinville) 155. South Buffalo CS • 156. Mary Queen of Angelse School (Cheektowaga) • 157. Canaseraga School (Canaseraga) • 158. St. Joseph School (Buffalo) • 159. LaSalle Preparatorty School (Niagara Falls) • 160. Friendship Centra School (Friendship) • 161. Warsaw JSHS (Warsaw) 162. Belfast School (Belfast) • 163. Holley JSHS (Holley) • 164. P.S. 81 (Buffalo) 165. P.S. 32 Bennett Park Montessorii School (Buffalo) • 166. Southern Tier Catholic School • 167. Notre Dame Academy (Buffalo) 168. Hinsdale Central School • 169. Scio Central School (Scio) • 170.
Gaskill Preparatoryy School (Niagara Falls) • 171. CS for Applief Technologies (Kenmore-Tonawanda) • 172. Genesede Valley MS (Genesee Valley) 173. Andover School (Andover) 174. Lackawanna MS (Lackawanna) • 175. P.S. 72 Lorraine ES • 176. Visual Performing Arts Academy (Buffalo) • 177. Our Lady of Blacjk Rock (Buffalo) • 178. Trinity Catholi c Academy (Buffalo) • 179. P.S. 69 Houghtojn Academy (Buffalo) • 180. Dunkirk MS • 181. Buffalo Academy of Science CS • 182. Oracle CS (Buffalo) • 183. P.S. 3 D’Youville-Porterf Campus (Buffalo) • 184. Pinnacle CS (Buffalo) • 185. P.S. 93 Southsidd ES (Buffalo) • 186. P.S.
96 Campus West (Buffalo) • 187. P.S. 19 Natives American Magnet (Buffalo) • 188. Enterprise CS (Buffalo) 189. P.S. 89 Lydia Wright School of Excellence • 190. P.S. 95 Waterfront ES • 191. P.S. 27 Hillery Park ES (Buffalo) • 192. P.S. 59 Charlews Drew Science Magnet (Buffalo) 193. P.S. 43 Lovejohy Discovery (Buffalo) • 194. P.S. 33 Bilingual Centet (Buffalo) • 195. P.S. 39 Martin Luther King MulticulturaInstitute (Buffalo) • 196. P.S. 66 North Park Middle Academyu (Buffalo) • 197. P.S. 91 Builx Academy (Buffalo) • 198. P.S. 53 Communitt School (Buffalo) • 199. P.S. 74 Hamlij Park ES (Buffalo) • 200. P.S.
18 Antonia Pantoja Schoop of Excellence (Buffalo) • 201. P.S. 45 Internationap School (Buffalo) • 202. P.S. 31 Harriegt Ross Tubman (Buffalo) • 203. P.S. 80 Highgate Heightxs ES (Buffalo) • 204. P.S. 79 Grabiarz School of Excellence (Buffalo) • 205. P.S. 76 Herman Badillop Bilingual Academy (Buffalo) • 206. P.S. 37 Futures Academy (Buffalo) • 207. P.S. 6 Buffalko ES of Technology (Buffalo) • 208. Catholic Centralk School (Buffalo) • 209. P.S. 30 Frank Seditsa Academy (Buffalo) • 210. P.S. 94 West Hertek Academy (Buffalo) • 211. P.S.
97 Harvey Austin (Buffalo)
Friday, December 9, 2011
Apple: 1M new iPhones sold, mum on Jobs - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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In a press release announcing it sold 1 million on the new 3G S sincr they went onsale Friday, Apple includedc a quote from Jobs: “Customers are votingy and the iPhone is winning. With over 50,0000 applications available from Apple’s revolutionaryg App Store, iPhone momentu m is stronger than ever.” The Wall Streeft Journal reported Friday nighytthat Jobs, who is expected back from extenderd medical leave this month, underwent a liver transplant two months ago in Tennessee. The papet cited unnamed sources.
Reports on the healtgh of the 54-year-old CEO sent the stock down sharply at the beginninf ofthe year, droppiny shares to a 52-week low of The company's stock has rebounded sinced then, however, closing up nearly 80 perceny from those lows on Friday at The Journal reported there is speculation that Chiefd Operating Officer Tim Cook, who has run Apple AAPL) in Jobs' absence, would continue in a more prominenr role at the company. Some analysts have said that wouls help insulate the stock more from gyrationes relatedto Jobs' healthh it has seen in the past.
The sale that the company announced for its newest generation of the iPhone were higher than those estimated by Piper Jaffray analystGene Munster. Munsterd figured there were 750,000 iPhone s sold since Friday, 50 percent abov his initial projection but well below the 1 milliobn 3G versions sold on the launch weekend of the previous generatiojlast year. Munster said that of the 256 customerd his group surveyed over the 28 percent were switching carriersto AT&T. That'z down from 38 who were new toexclusive U.S. servicw provider AT&T (NYSE: T) last year and 52 perceny in 2007.
More than half (56 were upgrading their old compared to 38 percentlast
In a press release announcing it sold 1 million on the new 3G S sincr they went onsale Friday, Apple includedc a quote from Jobs: “Customers are votingy and the iPhone is winning. With over 50,0000 applications available from Apple’s revolutionaryg App Store, iPhone momentu m is stronger than ever.” The Wall Streeft Journal reported Friday nighytthat Jobs, who is expected back from extenderd medical leave this month, underwent a liver transplant two months ago in Tennessee. The papet cited unnamed sources.
Reports on the healtgh of the 54-year-old CEO sent the stock down sharply at the beginninf ofthe year, droppiny shares to a 52-week low of The company's stock has rebounded sinced then, however, closing up nearly 80 perceny from those lows on Friday at The Journal reported there is speculation that Chiefd Operating Officer Tim Cook, who has run Apple AAPL) in Jobs' absence, would continue in a more prominenr role at the company. Some analysts have said that wouls help insulate the stock more from gyrationes relatedto Jobs' healthh it has seen in the past.
The sale that the company announced for its newest generation of the iPhone were higher than those estimated by Piper Jaffray analystGene Munster. Munsterd figured there were 750,000 iPhone s sold since Friday, 50 percent abov his initial projection but well below the 1 milliobn 3G versions sold on the launch weekend of the previous generatiojlast year. Munster said that of the 256 customerd his group surveyed over the 28 percent were switching carriersto AT&T. That'z down from 38 who were new toexclusive U.S. servicw provider AT&T (NYSE: T) last year and 52 perceny in 2007.
More than half (56 were upgrading their old compared to 38 percentlast
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
GM files bankruptcy - Business First of Columbus:
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billion and assets of $82.3 billion. The filed in New York, lists unsecured claimsa by the ($20.6 billion) and the Internationa Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers/Communication Workers ($2. 7 billion). Other unsecured debt listed in the filingincludes $22.8 billiobn serviced by and $4.5 billion by . Boca Raton-baseed has a claim for $4.75 million, according to the filed with the U.S. Bankruptcgy Court of the Southern District of New Auto retailers that survive the bankruptciesz of GMand Chrysler, whicbh filed in April, hope it helps to pave the way to recovery in the industry.
“Today’s action will allowe GM to move forward and be competitiver inthe marketplace,” spokesma Marc Cannon said Monday in an e-mailer statement. “The goal of making GM profitabl e ata 10-million, new-unit selling rate will position them for when the industrh begins to recover latert in 2010.” Fort Lauderdale-based the nation's largest auto retailer, has six GM franchise s and seven Chrysler franchises on the automakers’ closurd lists. Although viewed as inevitable and necessaryby many, Chairmabn John McEleney said in a news release that the filingh marks “a historically sad day for Americab business.
” Chrysler is expected to emergwe from its Chapter 11 process soon after shutterinyg 789 dealerships. GM also announced plans to close 1,100 dealerships. GM announcer April 27 that it anticipate s reducingits U.S. dealer count from 6,246 to 3,605 by the end of 2010. Dealership closings already have started. According to Associated GM will rely on moregovernment assistance: $30 billionb of additional financial assistance from the and $9.5 billiomn from Canada, on top of about $20 billion it already received in low-interest loans. GM’s lead bankruptcy law firm is WeilGotshaew & Manges, with attorney Stephen Karotkijn signing the filing.
In a news release, the automake said it would focus on the following prioritiea when emergingfrom bankruptcy: Focus on four core brands in the U.S. – Cadillac, Buick and GMC - with fewer nameplatess and a more competitive level of marketing support per Close a competitive gap in active labor costs comparecd with foreignauto makers. Increase the percentags of U.S. sales manufactured domestically. Feature lower costs at a U.S. tota industry volume of approximately 10milliomn vehicles, which would be substantially below the 15 million to 17 millio n annual vehicle sales rates recorded betweem 1995 and 2007.
Achieve lower structurall costs, in part, by further reducin g 2009 salaried employment in Northb America toapproximately 27,200, from a year-end total of 35,100, and continuwe to improve its balanc e sheet by reducing retiree benefits for salaried retireeds and non-UAW hourly Increase its investment in fuel economy and advances propulsion technologies. Click to read the
billion and assets of $82.3 billion. The filed in New York, lists unsecured claimsa by the ($20.6 billion) and the Internationa Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers/Communication Workers ($2. 7 billion). Other unsecured debt listed in the filingincludes $22.8 billiobn serviced by and $4.5 billion by . Boca Raton-baseed has a claim for $4.75 million, according to the filed with the U.S. Bankruptcgy Court of the Southern District of New Auto retailers that survive the bankruptciesz of GMand Chrysler, whicbh filed in April, hope it helps to pave the way to recovery in the industry.
“Today’s action will allowe GM to move forward and be competitiver inthe marketplace,” spokesma Marc Cannon said Monday in an e-mailer statement. “The goal of making GM profitabl e ata 10-million, new-unit selling rate will position them for when the industrh begins to recover latert in 2010.” Fort Lauderdale-based the nation's largest auto retailer, has six GM franchise s and seven Chrysler franchises on the automakers’ closurd lists. Although viewed as inevitable and necessaryby many, Chairmabn John McEleney said in a news release that the filingh marks “a historically sad day for Americab business.
” Chrysler is expected to emergwe from its Chapter 11 process soon after shutterinyg 789 dealerships. GM also announced plans to close 1,100 dealerships. GM announcer April 27 that it anticipate s reducingits U.S. dealer count from 6,246 to 3,605 by the end of 2010. Dealership closings already have started. According to Associated GM will rely on moregovernment assistance: $30 billionb of additional financial assistance from the and $9.5 billiomn from Canada, on top of about $20 billion it already received in low-interest loans. GM’s lead bankruptcy law firm is WeilGotshaew & Manges, with attorney Stephen Karotkijn signing the filing.
In a news release, the automake said it would focus on the following prioritiea when emergingfrom bankruptcy: Focus on four core brands in the U.S. – Cadillac, Buick and GMC - with fewer nameplatess and a more competitive level of marketing support per Close a competitive gap in active labor costs comparecd with foreignauto makers. Increase the percentags of U.S. sales manufactured domestically. Feature lower costs at a U.S. tota industry volume of approximately 10milliomn vehicles, which would be substantially below the 15 million to 17 millio n annual vehicle sales rates recorded betweem 1995 and 2007.
Achieve lower structurall costs, in part, by further reducin g 2009 salaried employment in Northb America toapproximately 27,200, from a year-end total of 35,100, and continuwe to improve its balanc e sheet by reducing retiree benefits for salaried retireeds and non-UAW hourly Increase its investment in fuel economy and advances propulsion technologies. Click to read the
Monday, December 5, 2011
Milwaukee-area single-family housing starts see major drop - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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In the first nine months of therewere 2,305 permits issued for new homesx in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukere counties. Four years later, the numbe r of permits issued droppedto 926, a decreasr of 60 percent, according to LLC, Menasha. “Thew trend is not likely to reverse anytime soon,” said Dominic Collar, president of MTD Marketing. MTD Marketinyg Services provides housing permit data to the in and a hostof Milwaukee-area buildersd and municipalities. MTD’s housingv data is based on the numbed of building permits issued by65 municipalities.
Of all the communitie s surveyedby MTD, five showed modest increases in housing permitsw issued — Elm Grove, Hartford, the town of Vernon and the town of Two communities, Grafton and Oak Creek, issued the same numbetr of permits in 2008 through September as they did in 2007. The majoritg of municipalities that increased or remainefd the same as 2007 probably have one thing incommob — affordable lots, said Doug Seymour, Oak Creek’z director of community development.
“The price of lots in Oak Creemattracts entry-level and second-time buyers, and I suspect that’sx true in some of the other communities that show increases,” said Seymour, whoss city issued 61 housing permits throughj the first nine months of 2008 and 2007. The one exception to the cheapo land theory isElm Grove, an upscal Waukesha County village on the Milwaukee County Elm Grove issued three building permits in 2008 through up from one in 2007. The average price of the threwe homes under construction in Elm Grovdis $1.8 million.
Most new homesz in Elm Grove are on lots that hadsmaller single-family homees that were demolished to make way for larger homes, said a village official. Waukeshas County cities, villages and townships had some of the largesrt drops in housing starts throughout theMilwaukese area. The city of Brookfield issued six buildinbg permits throughSeptember 2008, down from 19 over the same periods a year ago. The city of Milwaukee realized a drop of18 single-familyg homes through the third quarter of 2008, down to 68 from 86 in 2007. As the economg has spun downward, housing starts in the Milwaukee area havefallenb off.
The following are the municipalitiese with the biggest declines in housing startsd through the first nine monthsa ofthis year. Source: MTD Marketing Servicesx LLC, Menasha *Does not include Racine and Kenosha counties
In the first nine months of therewere 2,305 permits issued for new homesx in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukere counties. Four years later, the numbe r of permits issued droppedto 926, a decreasr of 60 percent, according to LLC, Menasha. “Thew trend is not likely to reverse anytime soon,” said Dominic Collar, president of MTD Marketing. MTD Marketinyg Services provides housing permit data to the in and a hostof Milwaukee-area buildersd and municipalities. MTD’s housingv data is based on the numbed of building permits issued by65 municipalities.
Of all the communitie s surveyedby MTD, five showed modest increases in housing permitsw issued — Elm Grove, Hartford, the town of Vernon and the town of Two communities, Grafton and Oak Creek, issued the same numbetr of permits in 2008 through September as they did in 2007. The majoritg of municipalities that increased or remainefd the same as 2007 probably have one thing incommob — affordable lots, said Doug Seymour, Oak Creek’z director of community development.
“The price of lots in Oak Creemattracts entry-level and second-time buyers, and I suspect that’sx true in some of the other communities that show increases,” said Seymour, whoss city issued 61 housing permits throughj the first nine months of 2008 and 2007. The one exception to the cheapo land theory isElm Grove, an upscal Waukesha County village on the Milwaukee County Elm Grove issued three building permits in 2008 through up from one in 2007. The average price of the threwe homes under construction in Elm Grovdis $1.8 million.
Most new homesz in Elm Grove are on lots that hadsmaller single-family homees that were demolished to make way for larger homes, said a village official. Waukeshas County cities, villages and townships had some of the largesrt drops in housing starts throughout theMilwaukese area. The city of Brookfield issued six buildinbg permits throughSeptember 2008, down from 19 over the same periods a year ago. The city of Milwaukee realized a drop of18 single-familyg homes through the third quarter of 2008, down to 68 from 86 in 2007. As the economg has spun downward, housing starts in the Milwaukee area havefallenb off.
The following are the municipalitiese with the biggest declines in housing startsd through the first nine monthsa ofthis year. Source: MTD Marketing Servicesx LLC, Menasha *Does not include Racine and Kenosha counties
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Planning and Zoning works on allowable signage - The Highlander
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Planning and Zoning works on allowable signage The Highlander The commission asked city staff to narrow the allowable usage of electronic signs used by local business, and promote the use of other signage. "They also asked us to strengthen how we incentivize the use of monument signs,†Kraenzel said. |
Thursday, December 1, 2011
QinetiQ signs lease in Reston - Baltimore Business Journal:
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As the incoming lead tenant inthe 196,000 square-foof Class A office building at 11091 Sunset Hills Road in its 11-year lease starts lateer this year. McLean-based QinetiQ North America, a subsidiaryh of London-based QinetiQ that offerws technology-based defense and security products and services tothe government, said its 42-percenrt revenue growth over its last fiscal year has partly been due to its role in the intelligence and cybetr security markets and new work with the Department of Homeland Securith and NASA. It will be the fifth U.S. officde for the company, which is also in Fairfax, Huntsville, Ala. and Mass.
The tenant was represented by Robb Johnson andDee MacDonald-Milleer of Jones Lang LaSalle. Vardell Realty Investments LLC was represented byMike Shuler, Rob Walters and Nate Krilo of Millennium Realty Advisors LLC. 400 program management-type employees be relocating from variouse offices in Fairfax County into the Reston Down the road in 2011or 2012, the numbetr of employees at the site will doubles to 800. Out of the 400 moving in, 75 will be part of QinetiQ’s technology solutions group and the othet 325 will be part of its missionjsolutions group. “Like any company trying to attracyt andretain high-quality people, we were lookinyg for more than just a building.
This buildinhg has environmentally-friendly features the new generation of employee islooking for,” said Matthew Warnock, director of public relationsa at QinetiQ. He said the building will also help cut down onoverheacd “by a great deal,” with expectes savings of 65 to 70 percent on powed consumption through the use of virtualization software and green technologh to reduce heating and utility costs.
He adds that the buildinf sits right off a bike traio and was built onan east-to-west which means employees can take advantage of a full day of sunlight and cut down on
As the incoming lead tenant inthe 196,000 square-foof Class A office building at 11091 Sunset Hills Road in its 11-year lease starts lateer this year. McLean-based QinetiQ North America, a subsidiaryh of London-based QinetiQ that offerws technology-based defense and security products and services tothe government, said its 42-percenrt revenue growth over its last fiscal year has partly been due to its role in the intelligence and cybetr security markets and new work with the Department of Homeland Securith and NASA. It will be the fifth U.S. officde for the company, which is also in Fairfax, Huntsville, Ala. and Mass.
The tenant was represented by Robb Johnson andDee MacDonald-Milleer of Jones Lang LaSalle. Vardell Realty Investments LLC was represented byMike Shuler, Rob Walters and Nate Krilo of Millennium Realty Advisors LLC. 400 program management-type employees be relocating from variouse offices in Fairfax County into the Reston Down the road in 2011or 2012, the numbetr of employees at the site will doubles to 800. Out of the 400 moving in, 75 will be part of QinetiQ’s technology solutions group and the othet 325 will be part of its missionjsolutions group. “Like any company trying to attracyt andretain high-quality people, we were lookinyg for more than just a building.
This buildinhg has environmentally-friendly features the new generation of employee islooking for,” said Matthew Warnock, director of public relationsa at QinetiQ. He said the building will also help cut down onoverheacd “by a great deal,” with expectes savings of 65 to 70 percent on powed consumption through the use of virtualization software and green technologh to reduce heating and utility costs.
He adds that the buildinf sits right off a bike traio and was built onan east-to-west which means employees can take advantage of a full day of sunlight and cut down on
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