Saturday, April 30, 2011

WNY Wind Storm: Power Restoration Hoped For Most By Fri. Night - WGRZ-TV

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LOCKPORT, NY - "The house is getting colder and we're praying these gentlemen will fix our electrical problems as quickly as possible," said one Lockport man Friday morning, as he looked hopefully down the street at an approaching power restoration ...



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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Dayton employment to remain sluggish into third quarter - Business First of Buffalo:

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Tom Traynor, an economics professor at Wrightr State and author of the said unemployment increases will continue at their accelerated pace into the third quarter ofthis year. The Daytonb Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Greene, Miami and Preble counties, is projectefd to lose 6,000 to 7,000 jobs in the third That would drop employmenrtto 373,900, down from 380,400o in the first quarter of the a 2 percent decline. The hardest-hitr area is one the Daytobn area has longrelied on, “Manufacturing employment will fall Traynor said.
Forecasts from the report show employment in the sectodr fallingfrom 42,300 in the first quartert of this year to 36,100 by the thirde quarter, a nearly 15 percent drop. Durable goods manufacturingb will be hitin particular, Traynorf said. “People aren’t spending. They are waiting to buy a new car or that new he said. Retail and servicw employment are also expected to Retail employment is expected to dropto 39,1000 by the third quarter, down from 40,000 in the firstr quarter, a 2 percenr drop.
Service employment, which includes financial service, business service, utilities and leisure service, is projected to decreasde to 324,200 by the third down from 326,700 in the first a nearly 1 percent “The next year to year and a half will be an unpleasant time forthe region,” Traynor said. Construction employment is expecteed to rise as a part of seasonal to 13,400 from 11,400 in the first quarter, but that is 1,00o jobs fewer than the same time perio last year. One area of employmen t that isn’t expected to be hit hard is healthj care.
In fact, Traynor said he expects health care to add some jobs by thethird quarter, going up to 56,5000 from 56,300 in the firsr quarter. He said the rate of declinre in gross domestic productwill slow, but remaim negative through the third quarter and maybe into the fourtuh quarter of this Even when GDP does becomw positive again, it will take some time for employmentr to pick up because it is a lagging indicator of economiv recovery. Traynor said therew is a great deal of uncertaintt still on thenational level, as businessex try to determine the impact of government Traynor said the problem of high unemploymenft is not going away anytime soon.
“This is somethint we’re going to be living with for quitwa while, well into next he said.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal: Tech & Innovation : Business Advice

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Because that's what the idea was. I would replacs my home officetelephone line, whichj I only use for outgoinbg calls, and instead start making all of my callds over the Internet. This way I couldc pocket the $50 a month I've been givingy to Verizon and use those savingzs to buy moreimportant things. Like … Except it really didn'ty turn out that way. Why? Becauss the Internet phone services I triedworkedf ... but just not all the time. Whicj is typical of most technology. For example, I played around with Skypre (www.skype.com) for a few weeks. Not bad.
Signing up for the servicer was free and the headset that I purchased from Stapledfor $20 only had to be replaced once (I do not advisew lending one's headset to a 12 year old. Enougg said). Astonishingly, installing the Skype application on mylaptoo didn't cause it to lock up or crasjh on me. So for that reasobn alone I felt that thingswere successful. Once up and Skype did as promised … just about all of the I used the little computer generateed keypad on my laptop tomake calls. If I callede another Skype user the callwas free.
Unfortunately, I don'rt really have a lot of conversation with high school and college nor do I care to really speak to anyondunder 25. So there's not a lot of phonde numbers in mySkyps directory. However, you can use Skypr to call a regulaf land line and then get chargef a few cents per So that's what I mostlhy did. The problem was the connection. It Most of the time. But sometimes it just didn't. Sometimesw I had to call back the person two or threde times to get a good Orspeak loudly. There were a few instancesz where I saidnaughty words.
Then there was this one time wherew I tried to participate in a conferenced call and had to make the threse other people wait whileI re-called the call-in numbe a few times until there was no cracklinf sound on the phone. That was fun too. So I stoppexd using Skype. Frustrated I turned to another Net callinfg service calledmagicJack (www.magicjack.com). No, this has nothin g to do with changing the tirez ofa car. And there was no pleasurw involved. For $40 magicJack ships me a little unit that I plug into the USB port of my I then hook my office phone intothe unit.
After installing the program I'm able to make phone calls from my regularphone (not the headsegt I bought from Staples … bye-byed $20). Like Skype, magicJack place s its calls overthe Internet, alonb with the other 100 trillion bits of information crossinb the same pipelines. See wherre I'm going here? Their deal is that you can make unlimitedx calls you want to anyon in the UnitedStates (I'm told they'r e working on overseas plans) for only $50 per I did the math and that's $550 less a year than I'mk spending on my office line, so therd you go ... magic! Unfortunatelu ... not so magical. Why? Same thing with Skype. It Most of the time.
I suffered from the occasionall disconnected calls or calls that had to be or calls thatjust didn't sounc like a very good call at all. More naught words. More blood thinner required. In the end I brok down and kept myoffice line. You win Verizon. I just need thingsx that work as they promised towork ... all the I have enough headaches inmy life. I have kids and a mortgag and dandruff. I can't sit around and worry that an important conversatio n with a prospective customer is going to get cutof f orsound horrible. Verizon's line in my officre works allthe time. It's one less hassle to deal with.
I stilp keep the magicJack and Skype servicesbecause I've had occasionm to use them when traveling. Most likelyu I'll forget to cancel my subscription sonow I'l l be paying an extra $50 a year for next to nothing. But I'mm a penny pincher. Not a cheapskate. Sure, it's less expensiv e to use these Netcalling services. But I'n sacrificing some quality. Some dependability. I' giving myself more headaches. To me, it's not worth it. These technologiee are great for kidsor socializing. But to rely on them for businesd purposes, at least so far, isn't a great idea for me.

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University plans tech park - Phoenix Business Journal:

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Norval Pohl, chancellor of the private university, said Embry-Riddl is using only 150 acre s ofthe 539-acre parcel it owns. He is plannintg a development that would span 250 acres adjacent to theaeronauticalk university. It would include a recreationa complex and space forlighf industrial, campus living and It also would incorporate a 50-acre solar planty to power the which could help make it the first LEED-certifier business park in the nation. Leadershio in Energy and Environmental Desig n is a designationof U.S. Greenj Building Council.
"I stepped in just at the right said Pohl, who retired as presidentg of University of North Texas and becamw Embry-Riddle's chancellor last July. Layingt the groundwork was Nick managing member of LLCin Prescott. He came up with the idea four yearas ago, when he was chairman of the steerinhg committee forthe Tri-City Economic Diversity Council. "We identified parcels of land or areas that were viables for economic development to reallyy recruit those types of businesses that would brinf economic base jobs to the area with the intengt of diversifyingthe economy," Malouff said.
The idea was put on the back burneer untillast November, when Embry-Riddle hired Malouff as a consultantr to help develop the preliminary He estimates it will cost the university between $8 million and $12 million to pay for the infrastructured -- installing road, sewer and watedr systems. Pohl is researching financing options, from issuinfg bonds to selling He said the goal would befor Embry-Riddlse to lease land to tenants long-term, with the tenants buildingy their own structures. Valley contractors are enthusiasticx about the potential opportunity at a time when constructionj projectsare slowing.
"Any kind of project of that magnitudse isalways exciting," said Clay Wells, spokesmanb for in Phoenix "We've done work in the Prescotyt area before. We're always looking for new Rob Langhoff, senior vice president of educational serviceafor Phoenix-based , said his companu would be interested in the project. "The timing is he said. "The economy is slowing the pricing is more favorables from subcontractors and there are tradesme n tobuild it." Richard Parker, vice president of businessx development for Inc. in Tempe, also said he is interestec inthe project.
He said his company is doing a lot of researchj and technology work and is handling some projects thatinvolve public/private Embry-Riddle will lease the land to which will pay for their own construction. The arrangements are similatr to thoseat SkySong, Arizona Statwe University's global business and innovation centere in Scottsdale, and at ASU Research Park in Tempe. "Embry-Riddl is willing to sign masteer leases with developers for the larger portions of the land that coulx be anywhere from 5 to30 acres," Malouff said.
Malouffc expects to start construction next year on thefirst project, whichn would be a technology building that received $2 million in fundingy from the Economic Development Authority in Northernj Arizona. Susan Carlson, executive director of the , said she hopex to see the projectf includea K-12 element. "It would attract some very specialp youngsters who could begin to envision for themselvess a career in aerospace or a career in math or she said. "It seems like a great opportunity.
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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Aerojet, Solar Power to build massive solar-panel system - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Roseville-based Solar Power (OTCBB: SOPW) should complete the installationh of the solar power systemin November, with Sacramento Municipal Utility District interconnecting the systen to the power grid the same All of the power generated will be used by a GenCorp (NYSE: GY) company. “The electricity created by this soladr facility provides over 20 percent of the powet required to operate our extensive groundwaterremediation program,” Aerojet president Scotgt Neish said in a news “This initiative is a major step in our efforts to help the reduce our carbon footprint and retur n approximately 20 acres of our significangt land holdings in the Sacramentko area to beneficial use.
” The 18,000 solar panels will includse a sun-tracking array, greatly increasingb production as it follows the sun during the day. The Aerojeg project will cover about20 acres. “The Aerojet installation will be one of thelargest single-site industrial installations” in the nation, Solar Powert CEO Steve Kircher said.

Monday, April 18, 2011

Changes Sought After Death At Calif. Mental Hospital - NPR

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Changes Sought After Death At Calif. Mental Hospital

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Earlier this month, NPR reported on the dramatic increase in violence at California's state psychiatric hospitals. At Napa State Hospital, an employee was killed last year, allegedly by a patient. Now, less than six months later, ...



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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Rutgers Women's Lacrosse Drops Tightly Contested Match At Louisville - Rutgers Scarlet Knights

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Rutgers Women's Lacrosse Drops Tightly Contested Match At Louisville

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (April 15, 2011) â€" Rutgers women's lacrosse (7-5, 1-3 BIG EAST) dropped its road matchup with Louisville (9-4, 2-2 BIG EAST) 10-8 on Friday, April 15, at U of L Lacrosse Stadium. Junior midfielder Ali Steinberg (Suffern, NY) led Rutgers ...



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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Sprint Subscribers Get Carrier Billing on Android Market - PCWorld

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Sprint subscribers aren't the only ones who can use carrier billing. Since last year, Google has been working to expand the payment method to more Android Market users on more carrier networks, the blog post said. Already, T-Mobile US and AT&T ...


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Direct Carrier Billing Coming To Sprint's Android Marketplace

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Report: Yahoo plans major rebranding - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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The Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital blog reporter late on Wednesday that the push is beingv led by new Chief Marketing OfficerdElisa Steele. The pape said San Francisco brand consultant and aformer executive, Pennuy Baldwin, have been hired for the One company that has worked with Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) in the past — — is still workinfg with Yahoo, the blog reported, but it said it isn' t clear if another, is still workinhg with the them. The report comes as Yahoo gathers Thursday for its first annual meetingt with CEO Carol Bartz at the helm and a day aftedrMicrosoft Corp.
CEO Steve Ballmer said once againb that he is still open to doin g a search deal with theSunnyvale "We remain open to a partnership with Reuters reported that Ballmerr told a seminar at the Cannesw Lion 2009 advertising festival. It said when asked when a dealmigh happen, "Who knows?" It's not cleart if Bartz will respond to the latest from Ballmer or to the blog The Yahoo CEO in February lashed out at the frequeny leaks to the preszs from inside the company, even offering a $1,00 0 bounty on information about who was Regarding Microsoft, Bartz last month said she was open to doinbg a deal if Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) came with "boatloadsx of money.
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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Bankruptcy filings soar in Florida

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percent increase in filings in the for the Middlde District of Florida in the 12 monthse endedMarch 31, comparefd to the same period a year earlier. The increasd in bankruptcy filings in the Middle Districtf of Florida outpaced the nationakl increase inbankruptcy filings. Nationally, bankruptcy filingsa for the 12-month perioed ending March 31, 2009, were up 33.3 percent over bankruptcg filings forthe 12-month perioc ending March 31, 2008, according to statistics releasesd by the administrative office of the U.S. In the Middle District of Florida, there were 47,04 bankruptcy filings in the 12 months endecdMarch 31, 2009, compared to 30,031 in the year ended March 31, 2008.
There had been 18,017 bankruptcy filinge in the year endedMarchj 31, 2007. During the quarter ende March 31, there were 13,332q total filings in the Middle Districgtof Florida, including 9,687 Chapter 7 filings, 127 Chapte 11 filings, and 3,513 Chapter 13 filings. Ther were 683 business bankruptcies filed in the quarte endedMarch 31, including 507 businessess that sought to liquidate through Chapter 7, and 116 that sought to reorganiz their debts through Chapter 11. Therse also were a total of 12,649 non-businesds bankruptcies filed in the three monthsx endedMarch 31.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Ogilvy has an entire country looking on at Augusta - MiamiHerald.com

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Geoff Ogilvy's been a little short on his luck lately, but has a run at a green jacket lurking in him in 2011. From midway through 2005 to midway through 2008, Ogilvy put together one of the more impressive runs through ...



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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Department of Justice will advise Canyon District, community on racism - Examiner.com

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Department of Justice will advise Canyon District, community on racism

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Govt gets ZAB case record - The Nation, Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD/LAHOREâ€" While Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday fixed the Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) reference for hearing on April 13, the Lahore High Court granted the Federal Law Ministry access to  »

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Top real estate deals of '07 - Dallas Business Journal:

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That trend was no more evident than the February sale of two large office andwarehouse properties. of Centerville sold the buildingxfor $27.5 million to New York And while Mark Fornes, agreed that 2007 may have been lite on "home it was a solid year for commerciakl real estate deals, especially in the health care and governmenyt sectors. "In Dayton, we hit a lot of singles and Fornes said. Other notable deals involved an office complex, hotel property and a substantial apartmeny unit. So, here are the top real estats deals of 2007 compiled by the DaytonBusiness Journal. Top doesn't just mean largest dollar amount.
We also considere d location, regional impact and Mark Fornes sells propertiesfor $27.5M Mark Fornew Realty sold two large south Dayto commercial properties to New York investors for $27.5t million. The Centerville-based firm closed the sale of Lyond Business Park in inMoraine Feb. 9 to groupz managed by Joseph Chira andJoseph Combined, the properties have more than 450,000 squard feet of office/warehouse space, said Mark Fornes, principak and managing partner for Mark Fornews Realty.
The deal illustrates a continued trendof out-of-town investorsa buying commercial properties in Dayton and other smaller Midwestern markets because the prices are comparativelh low and the return on investmenty high. Fornes said he received five offeras onthe properties, none from local suitors. Fornex and his other investment partners put the buildingss on the selling block because of the aggressive interest in the marke tby out-of-town buyers. "Wed didn't feel there had ever been a better time to exit the Fornes said. Point West, a three buildint office complex along Kettering Boulevarrin Kettering/Moraine, sold for $7.4 millionm in June.
Cleveland-based gobbled up the 174,000-square-foot from seller LNR Propertiesz outof Florida. The move boosteds Munsell's local holdings, as Point West ranksa as the ninth largest suburbanofficee center, according to Dayton Business Journal research. The firm also owns the , the area'zs largest suburban office center. Tony Witt, vice president and principap of , brokered the deal and said the Poinft West sale was a high point in an otherwise flatofficew market.
One of the most recognizable healthcare buildings, the Wrigh t Health Building, sold for $10 million in California-based bought the green-glass medical offices at Patterso n Boulevard and Stewart The building marks the southern entrancde to downtown Dayton. The new owners bought the building fromThe , a Dallas-based commercia real estate firm. The transaction mark s the second time in two yeare that the property haschangec hands. In May 2005, Cirrus purchased it for $8.2 Mark Wallace, executive vice president and chief financial officer for HealthCare Property, said the group acquiredc the building as part of a largetr group of properties spreasd over several states.
Wallace said that the Dayton building's close proximitgy to Miami Valley Hospital made it anattractive acquisition.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Polish Manufacturing Accelerates More Than Economists Forecast on Exports - Bloomberg

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Polish Manufacturing Accelerates More Than Economists Forecast on Exports

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The data support expectations the Narodowy Bank Polski will raise the borrowing costs next week as accelerating economic growth may boost inflation expectations and wage demands. The benchmark seven-day rate will rise by a quarter- point to 4 percent, ...



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