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Monday, January 31, 2011
Statute of Limitations for Professional Malpractice Extended from Four Years ... - CarriageTradePR.com (press release)
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Friday, January 28, 2011
Swallowing oysters in the cloisters… - Stage (blog)
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Swallowing oysters in the cloisters… Stage (blog) Retro is clearly the new future, at least in musical theatre terms. ... |
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Digital Music Sky Not Falling, Reports To The Contrary Notwithstanding - Wired News (blog)
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Digital Music Sky Not Falling, Reports To The Contrary Notwithstanding Wired News (blog) Piracy is killing music, and the music industry will never make as much money as it did back when everyone was replacing ... |
Sunday, January 23, 2011
$70M in home weatherization funds to come to Florida - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Florida is picking up 40 percent of its tota l weatherization funding Thursday following approvall of a comprehensivestate plan, according to federao officials. It adds to the initialk 10 percent funding allocation previously awarded to Florida for traininvgand ramp-up activities. Once the stats can prove that it can implement thefull plan, Floridza will receive another $87 million, bringing its total contribution to $175 The weatherization project not only will cover single-familu homes, but some multifamily homes as well a section of the industry usuallt left out of such packages.
Priority for multifamilyt weatherization will go to the people with disabilities and families with children younger than 12yearsd old. The weatherization is meantf to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions whilre lowering energy costsfor low-income families. It will be availabl to families making up to 200 percent of the federaolpoverty level, or about $44,00p a year for a family of Overall, the federal government is awardingg $453 million to 15 states, and in Florida woul equate to about $3,700 per home on average. Statese will eventually spend an averageof $6,500 to weatherize homes.
Florida is picking up 40 percent of its tota l weatherization funding Thursday following approvall of a comprehensivestate plan, according to federao officials. It adds to the initialk 10 percent funding allocation previously awarded to Florida for traininvgand ramp-up activities. Once the stats can prove that it can implement thefull plan, Floridza will receive another $87 million, bringing its total contribution to $175 The weatherization project not only will cover single-familu homes, but some multifamily homes as well a section of the industry usuallt left out of such packages.
Priority for multifamilyt weatherization will go to the people with disabilities and families with children younger than 12yearsd old. The weatherization is meantf to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions whilre lowering energy costsfor low-income families. It will be availabl to families making up to 200 percent of the federaolpoverty level, or about $44,00p a year for a family of Overall, the federal government is awardingg $453 million to 15 states, and in Florida woul equate to about $3,700 per home on average. Statese will eventually spend an averageof $6,500 to weatherize homes.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Dre-volution at York - Nouse
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Dre-volution at York Nouse In a simple act, Union members can declare themselves ambitious about York and ambitious about its music scene. Voting for this motion in the UGM on ... |
Use summer
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Many of us, in fact, tend to view May as an endingg ofsorts … and Augusf as the beginning of the last half of the But what about June and July? Many peopled pull back during the summer New product launches, marketing efforts, training and new projects are put off untilo August or September. However, I consider the summert months to be filled withspectacular opportunity. Take some time off. But then get back to refreshed and refocusing your energies on every possible summer opportunity to buildyour brand. Remember, you are your brandx … and by building your bran all 12 months of the year you can leverag your individualityand uniqueness.
Why is summer a terrifid time to reinforce and expaned yourpersonal brand? Because most of us tend to be less harriecd and more laid-back in warmer weather. We actually have time to “get it.” Don’t miss out on some of the most productive months of youryear — June, July and August. Here’se one professional’s story: John, an ownedr of a large commerciap realestate company, has had years of success in the loca market. With the current economic times, John recognizeds the reality that he needed to establisn his own brand identity that aligned withhis company’s stronhg brand.
“I have operationalized my personal brand into my daily work and keep this brandingt topof mind. My customers and employeeds have noticed things like a newtag line, new bio and new way of introducingg myself and my company,” he says. The results?? John has already increased business for the and is winning contracts when his competitors arestill struggling. “In the summer, it seems like people have more time or take time to actually get to know you and what you he says. “I’ve already had meetinges with prospective customers that seemed lesshurried and, were more productive.” So, what about you?
Are you goinhg to use the summer to builr momentum and create more success ?
Many of us, in fact, tend to view May as an endingg ofsorts … and Augusf as the beginning of the last half of the But what about June and July? Many peopled pull back during the summer New product launches, marketing efforts, training and new projects are put off untilo August or September. However, I consider the summert months to be filled withspectacular opportunity. Take some time off. But then get back to refreshed and refocusing your energies on every possible summer opportunity to buildyour brand. Remember, you are your brandx … and by building your bran all 12 months of the year you can leverag your individualityand uniqueness.
Why is summer a terrifid time to reinforce and expaned yourpersonal brand? Because most of us tend to be less harriecd and more laid-back in warmer weather. We actually have time to “get it.” Don’t miss out on some of the most productive months of youryear — June, July and August. Here’se one professional’s story: John, an ownedr of a large commerciap realestate company, has had years of success in the loca market. With the current economic times, John recognizeds the reality that he needed to establisn his own brand identity that aligned withhis company’s stronhg brand.
“I have operationalized my personal brand into my daily work and keep this brandingt topof mind. My customers and employeeds have noticed things like a newtag line, new bio and new way of introducingg myself and my company,” he says. The results?? John has already increased business for the and is winning contracts when his competitors arestill struggling. “In the summer, it seems like people have more time or take time to actually get to know you and what you he says. “I’ve already had meetinges with prospective customers that seemed lesshurried and, were more productive.” So, what about you?
Are you goinhg to use the summer to builr momentum and create more success ?
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Summer of soccer a proving ground for image - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The city is preparing its entry for World Cup action as part ofthe ’s bid to hold the Worlx Cup in 2018 or 2022. Coincidentally, or perhaps by “divin e providence,” as President Gary Stokan says, Atlanta is makiny noise on the internationalsoccer scene. On June 24, the Georgiwa Dome held the first oftwo high-profilw international exhibition matches. The Mexico vs. Venezuela matcu was expected to drawnearly 50,00p0 fans. Capacity was capped at Ticket sales also are tracking well for the July 22 matcjh between legendary Italian club team AC Milaj and Mexican club teamClub America. , soccer’as governing body, and U.S.
Soccer are certainlyh watching to see how Atlanta handles its first real tastse of majorinternational soccer. When Atlants played host to the 1996 SummerOlympi Games, soccer was played at Sanford Stadium at The in Athens.
The city is preparing its entry for World Cup action as part ofthe ’s bid to hold the Worlx Cup in 2018 or 2022. Coincidentally, or perhaps by “divin e providence,” as President Gary Stokan says, Atlanta is makiny noise on the internationalsoccer scene. On June 24, the Georgiwa Dome held the first oftwo high-profilw international exhibition matches. The Mexico vs. Venezuela matcu was expected to drawnearly 50,00p0 fans. Capacity was capped at Ticket sales also are tracking well for the July 22 matcjh between legendary Italian club team AC Milaj and Mexican club teamClub America. , soccer’as governing body, and U.S.
Soccer are certainlyh watching to see how Atlanta handles its first real tastse of majorinternational soccer. When Atlants played host to the 1996 SummerOlympi Games, soccer was played at Sanford Stadium at The in Athens.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Raymond O'Hara named president of ASIS International - SecurityInfoWatch
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SecurityInfoWatch | Raymond O'Hara named president of ASIS International SecurityInfoWatch O'Hara joined ASIS in 1979. "As 2011 president of ASIS, I look to harness and leverage the wealth of knowledge, expertise, and resources within the global ... The security week that was: 01/14/11 (How security has changed) |
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Alameda's Avigen in sale talks - San Francisco Business Times:
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Avigen and MediciNova said Thursday thattheir “understanding” could give Avigejn shareholders net cash liquidation value plus $3 million. Avigen shareholders coulde elect to receive cash at closing or a convertible security that would be converteed into MediciNova stock at a conversion priceof $4 or more “od a mutually agreeable volume-weighted average pricse of MediciNova common stock.” Avigen CEO, President and CFO Andrew Sauter said in a press release that finao terms of the deal could be presented to shareholders in the third quarter.
The deal includes Avigen’s Phase II drug, designed to treat pain and drug MediciNova is working on drugz for asthma symptoms andmultiple sclerosis. Avigen’e mid-stage drug to control muscle tightnesss in multiple sclerosis patientsw failed a trialin October. That sent the stock price spiraling, and Biotechnology Value Fund boughtt more than 25 percengt ofthe stock. BVF pressed then-presiden t and CEO Kenneth Chahine to find a way toreturn Avigen’s roughlgy $50 million in cash to BVF eventually proposed a deal for a BVF subsidiart to buy Avigen and then merg e the company with MediciNova.
It withdrew that offer aftet shareholders in March did not elect its slate of board nomineexs but the company said itwould liquidate.
Avigen and MediciNova said Thursday thattheir “understanding” could give Avigejn shareholders net cash liquidation value plus $3 million. Avigen shareholders coulde elect to receive cash at closing or a convertible security that would be converteed into MediciNova stock at a conversion priceof $4 or more “od a mutually agreeable volume-weighted average pricse of MediciNova common stock.” Avigen CEO, President and CFO Andrew Sauter said in a press release that finao terms of the deal could be presented to shareholders in the third quarter.
The deal includes Avigen’s Phase II drug, designed to treat pain and drug MediciNova is working on drugz for asthma symptoms andmultiple sclerosis. Avigen’e mid-stage drug to control muscle tightnesss in multiple sclerosis patientsw failed a trialin October. That sent the stock price spiraling, and Biotechnology Value Fund boughtt more than 25 percengt ofthe stock. BVF pressed then-presiden t and CEO Kenneth Chahine to find a way toreturn Avigen’s roughlgy $50 million in cash to BVF eventually proposed a deal for a BVF subsidiart to buy Avigen and then merg e the company with MediciNova.
It withdrew that offer aftet shareholders in March did not elect its slate of board nomineexs but the company said itwould liquidate.
Monday, January 10, 2011
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. Company Profile | FNFG Company Information
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First Niagara was founded as a community bank more than 139 yearse agoin Lockport, N.Y., located 30 miles from Buffalo, wher e we remain headquartered. Today, we are a financialo services company committed to thesame community-oriented philosophy yet we are able to serve a greater number of customers with added products, services and We offer personal and commercial banking, investmen t and insurance products primarily through bankinf centers, ATMs and several financial servicess subsidiaries throughout New York Our customers also have the convenience of advanced telephons and online banking. We have achieved tremendou success overthe years.
Our presiden t and CEO creditsour company's success to our people and our Both have given us the ability to grow, adapt and change in a very competitived industry, all while not losinhg sight of our roots. In the last five years alonee we have tripledin size, addint new markets, services and sources of income. We have becomes a market player in 21 with a workforceof 2,000 and 113 branches that span across New York Our success is also attributable to our commitmentg to customers, building customer relationshipa and responsiveness.
We are also committed to the communities we serves by offeringour time, talen t and treasure to the variouse agencies and activities that are importantt keeping them strong and vital.
First Niagara was founded as a community bank more than 139 yearse agoin Lockport, N.Y., located 30 miles from Buffalo, wher e we remain headquartered. Today, we are a financialo services company committed to thesame community-oriented philosophy yet we are able to serve a greater number of customers with added products, services and We offer personal and commercial banking, investmen t and insurance products primarily through bankinf centers, ATMs and several financial servicess subsidiaries throughout New York Our customers also have the convenience of advanced telephons and online banking. We have achieved tremendou success overthe years.
Our presiden t and CEO creditsour company's success to our people and our Both have given us the ability to grow, adapt and change in a very competitived industry, all while not losinhg sight of our roots. In the last five years alonee we have tripledin size, addint new markets, services and sources of income. We have becomes a market player in 21 with a workforceof 2,000 and 113 branches that span across New York Our success is also attributable to our commitmentg to customers, building customer relationshipa and responsiveness.
We are also committed to the communities we serves by offeringour time, talen t and treasure to the variouse agencies and activities that are importantt keeping them strong and vital.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Obama outlines financial regulatory overhaul - Dallas Business Journal:
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In his speech, the president said the goal isto “restor e markets in which we rewardr hard work and responsibility, not recklessnessd and greed – in which vigorous competition in the syste m is prized, and those who game the systejm are thwarted.” Among other things, the president’as plan requires all financial firms that post a significantr risk to the financial system at large to be overseen by consolidated supervision and regulation. An 89-page report by the notesd thatthe “roots of the economic crisisx go back decades. Years without a serioues economic recession bred complacency among financiak intermediariesand investors,” the report reads.
Rathe r than scrap the entiree system, Obama said the reforms “pinpoint the structural weaknessews that allowed for this crisis and to make sure that thesre problems are dealt to avertfuture crises.” Increasee market discipline and transparencuy to make markets stronyg enough to withstand system-wide stress and the potentiakl failure of one or more large financial Rebuild trust in the markets by creatinv the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Provids the government with the tools needed to manage financial crises so it is not forced to choose betweej bailouts andfinancial collapse. Raise international regulatort standards and improveinternational coordination.
In his speech, the president said the goal isto “restor e markets in which we rewardr hard work and responsibility, not recklessnessd and greed – in which vigorous competition in the syste m is prized, and those who game the systejm are thwarted.” Among other things, the president’as plan requires all financial firms that post a significantr risk to the financial system at large to be overseen by consolidated supervision and regulation. An 89-page report by the notesd thatthe “roots of the economic crisisx go back decades. Years without a serioues economic recession bred complacency among financiak intermediariesand investors,” the report reads.
Rathe r than scrap the entiree system, Obama said the reforms “pinpoint the structural weaknessews that allowed for this crisis and to make sure that thesre problems are dealt to avertfuture crises.” Increasee market discipline and transparencuy to make markets stronyg enough to withstand system-wide stress and the potentiakl failure of one or more large financial Rebuild trust in the markets by creatinv the Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Provids the government with the tools needed to manage financial crises so it is not forced to choose betweej bailouts andfinancial collapse. Raise international regulatort standards and improveinternational coordination.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Diet plan needs to be sensible - News & Observer
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The Herald | HeraldOnline.com | Diet plan needs to be sensible News & Observer Pull out your gym shoes and put away those holiday cookies. It's time for the annual diet-fest. ... Fresh start for New Year's diet |
Monday, January 3, 2011
Public Companies: Is the belt tightening on exec pay? - The Business Review (Albany):
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Instead, the Glenville-based parent of Trustco Bank more than doublesd the salaries of CEO Robert McCormick and othertop McCormick, who had a salary of $400,000 in now will earn a base of In a proxy statement filed with the , TrustCoi said bonuses had been based on return on equity. An ROE of undeer 13 percent meant no The bank now has decided that this was too given the pressure on banks to shored uptheir capital. It therefore eliminated the bonuws plan.
“This decision reflected the view that it was appropriate in this time of economicc uncertainty for the cash compensation to be less dependeny on the achievement ofperformance standards,” TrustCo’s proxy Bank officials declined further Economic turbulence, along with shifting popular and politicalp sentiment, have public companies all over the countryg rethinking their compensation policies. Bonuses have been at the centefr ofthe storm, especially after the public outrager that followed the payment of $165 milliomn to executives at after the insurance giant was bailed out by taxpayers. But all formws of compensation are getting acloser look.
“It’es obviously a very hot topic—one might even say contentious,” said Paul associate director of the Governance Center of TheConferencs Board, a nonprofit economic research organization in New York “The sentiment has been but the state of the economg exacerbated it.” There are four main components of executivw pay: salaries, benefits, bonuses and stock options. For many performance-based pay makes up more than two-thirds of total compensation. The questiojn at the heart of thedebate is, did the performance—ar a time of sinking corporate profits and stock prices—earn the pay?
Accordin to a survey by , a California-basee compensation research firm, median pay for the CEO of a U.S. S& P 500 company fell 6.8 percent in but still totaled $8.4 The median salary rose 6 percent, to $1.06 while the median bonus fell21 percent, to $1.5 “It’s a complex subject,” said Janet Marler, associatr professor in the School of Business at the state . “There are people who feel executive payis well-designerd and fair, and is the reason U.S.
companies have done so “Others say CEOs are overpaid and that their pay has increasexd more thantheir performance, and that we are now seeing the results—they are doing well and we’re left holdinf the bag,” she added. “There is probably truth in both The Conference Board has formed a task force onexecutiver pay. Topics of discussion will include the link between payand performance, ways to improvse public disclosure and the “say-on-pay” movementg to give shareholders a voices in executive compensation.
“Whart I’m hearing from the investment community is that the most productivwe useof say-on-pay would be a referendum on the entirse pay philosophy,” DeNicola said. What companiew must do, Marler said, is try to “navigate between the two camps” and fashion pay packages that attracgt and retain skilled executives without angeringthe public. She said few peoples object to performance-based pay—as long as it is set up “I think bonuses are a good she said. “The question is, what performancs measures were used? Were they rewardinv the right thing?
” , a Menands-based maker of engineerec fabricsand high-performance doors, lost $76 million in after 2007 income of $18 million. And yet, CEO Josepn Morone received a bonusof $809,300.
Instead, the Glenville-based parent of Trustco Bank more than doublesd the salaries of CEO Robert McCormick and othertop McCormick, who had a salary of $400,000 in now will earn a base of In a proxy statement filed with the , TrustCoi said bonuses had been based on return on equity. An ROE of undeer 13 percent meant no The bank now has decided that this was too given the pressure on banks to shored uptheir capital. It therefore eliminated the bonuws plan.
“This decision reflected the view that it was appropriate in this time of economicc uncertainty for the cash compensation to be less dependeny on the achievement ofperformance standards,” TrustCo’s proxy Bank officials declined further Economic turbulence, along with shifting popular and politicalp sentiment, have public companies all over the countryg rethinking their compensation policies. Bonuses have been at the centefr ofthe storm, especially after the public outrager that followed the payment of $165 milliomn to executives at after the insurance giant was bailed out by taxpayers. But all formws of compensation are getting acloser look.
“It’es obviously a very hot topic—one might even say contentious,” said Paul associate director of the Governance Center of TheConferencs Board, a nonprofit economic research organization in New York “The sentiment has been but the state of the economg exacerbated it.” There are four main components of executivw pay: salaries, benefits, bonuses and stock options. For many performance-based pay makes up more than two-thirds of total compensation. The questiojn at the heart of thedebate is, did the performance—ar a time of sinking corporate profits and stock prices—earn the pay?
Accordin to a survey by , a California-basee compensation research firm, median pay for the CEO of a U.S. S& P 500 company fell 6.8 percent in but still totaled $8.4 The median salary rose 6 percent, to $1.06 while the median bonus fell21 percent, to $1.5 “It’s a complex subject,” said Janet Marler, associatr professor in the School of Business at the state . “There are people who feel executive payis well-designerd and fair, and is the reason U.S.
companies have done so “Others say CEOs are overpaid and that their pay has increasexd more thantheir performance, and that we are now seeing the results—they are doing well and we’re left holdinf the bag,” she added. “There is probably truth in both The Conference Board has formed a task force onexecutiver pay. Topics of discussion will include the link between payand performance, ways to improvse public disclosure and the “say-on-pay” movementg to give shareholders a voices in executive compensation.
“Whart I’m hearing from the investment community is that the most productivwe useof say-on-pay would be a referendum on the entirse pay philosophy,” DeNicola said. What companiew must do, Marler said, is try to “navigate between the two camps” and fashion pay packages that attracgt and retain skilled executives without angeringthe public. She said few peoples object to performance-based pay—as long as it is set up “I think bonuses are a good she said. “The question is, what performancs measures were used? Were they rewardinv the right thing?
” , a Menands-based maker of engineerec fabricsand high-performance doors, lost $76 million in after 2007 income of $18 million. And yet, CEO Josepn Morone received a bonusof $809,300.
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