AFP | Syria violence 'kills 25', Douma 'besieged' AFP BEIRUT â€" Violence killed at least 25 people across Syria on Saturday, mostly civilians, and hundreds more were trapped in Douma in Damascus province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The victims included a civilian shot dead by a sniper ... Rebels capture two generals as violence escalates in Syria Syria talks begin but no letup in violence Syria violence kills 25, Douma besieged |
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Syria violence 'kills 25', Douma 'besieged' - AFP
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Dinosaurs were warm-blooded reptiles - Science Codex
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CBS News | Dinosaurs were warm-blooded reptiles Science Codex The study therefore dismantles the key argument of the hypothesis that dinosaurs could have been cold-blooded reptiles. The work was carried out by researchers from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), in collaboration with a ... Bones Evidence of Warm-blooded Dinosau rs Dinosaurs Not Cold-Blooded in Theory That Flips Old View Bones Reveal that Dinosaurs May Have Been Warm-Blooded |
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Gates Foundation gives $16M to colleges - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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million to 15 community collegea and five states in an effort to help strugglinfg studentscomplete college. The Development Education Initiativse will award the fundingto Florida, Ohio, Texas and Virginia, as well as community collegesx in each state plus one more in Nortu Carolina. No colleges or programsa in Washington state will receive funding undedthe program. For a complete list of . The funding, first announced in Decemberf oflast year, will be awardeds to and distributed by , a North Carolina-based nonprofit. “They wanted us to identify initiatives, programs and policies that are already beingy tried andhad promise,” said Richardf Hart, spokesman for MDC.
The initiative seekx to support programs that help students enrolled in remedialprograms — so-called refreshetr courses for students who are not up to grade level in a given subject. The goal is to improve classroom performance so students can go on to take advancesd courses and eventually graduate with a degreseor certificate. A cited by the Gates Foundation founr that nearly 60 percent of students enrolling inthe nation’s community colleges must take remedialk courses. Such courses cost taxpayerw $2 billion a according to the report.
The grantx are part of the Gates Foundation’s work to help more studentse graduate from college oruniversity programs, an important educationj milestone that the foundation says is essential to earning a livin g wage in today’s economy. The grants will support variousw state andcollege programs, including efforts to collecy data and better track the performanced of remedial students. The Development Education Initiative is also being supportefdwith $1.
5 million from the of Indianapolis to pay for evaluation and
million to 15 community collegea and five states in an effort to help strugglinfg studentscomplete college. The Development Education Initiativse will award the fundingto Florida, Ohio, Texas and Virginia, as well as community collegesx in each state plus one more in Nortu Carolina. No colleges or programsa in Washington state will receive funding undedthe program. For a complete list of . The funding, first announced in Decemberf oflast year, will be awardeds to and distributed by , a North Carolina-based nonprofit. “They wanted us to identify initiatives, programs and policies that are already beingy tried andhad promise,” said Richardf Hart, spokesman for MDC.
The initiative seekx to support programs that help students enrolled in remedialprograms — so-called refreshetr courses for students who are not up to grade level in a given subject. The goal is to improve classroom performance so students can go on to take advancesd courses and eventually graduate with a degreseor certificate. A cited by the Gates Foundation founr that nearly 60 percent of students enrolling inthe nation’s community colleges must take remedialk courses. Such courses cost taxpayerw $2 billion a according to the report.
The grantx are part of the Gates Foundation’s work to help more studentse graduate from college oruniversity programs, an important educationj milestone that the foundation says is essential to earning a livin g wage in today’s economy. The grants will support variousw state andcollege programs, including efforts to collecy data and better track the performanced of remedial students. The Development Education Initiative is also being supportefdwith $1.
5 million from the of Indianapolis to pay for evaluation and
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Mani Ratnam's latest diktat - Times of India
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Mani Ratnam's latest diktat Times of India With delay woes haunting Kadal, the director has ordered his team to stay away from the media. |
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Artists Welcome at Tipitina's - KLFY
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Artists Welcome at Tipitina's KLFY If you're feeling a little creative but don't have the space or tools to express yourself, the creative juices are flowing through every inch of Tipitinas. |
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Burgess: Property tax losses
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The Miami-Dade County propert y appraiser released its preliminary tax rollinformationn Monday, with all four taxing jurisdictions fire rescue, library, the unincorporated area and Miami-Dade overalk – seeing a decline. The countywide decrease comparing preliminary tax numberw from year to year showxs a 9percent decrease, or a total of $22.55 “These losses would have been worse if not for new constructiohn that was added to the property tax roll as of Jan. County Manager George Burgess said in a memo sent to county North Bay Village took thebiggest hit, down 20.2 perceny from 2008 levels. Homestead saw an 18.2 percent decline, followed by Normandy down 17.
5 percent, and Aventura which was down 17.3 Golden Beach and the tiny city of Islandia saw no Medley sawa 1.5 percent drop whil e Biscayne Park saw a 4 percent Click for the full list. Staffers reviewed property tax rollsx going back to 1985 and found that 1993 saw taxable valur shrinkby 2.9 percent, or $1.9 “Even in 2008, when we absorbed the impactg of doubling the homesteas exemption from $25,000 to the property tax roll was relatively flat,” Burgess explainefd in the memo. “These losses in property tax roll valuesdare unprecedented.” Burgess warned of a lot more pain on the using the last two yearsw as a barometer of what is coming.
For the seconcd consecutive year, Miami-Dade faced a $200 milliom budget gap in the lastfisca year. Core services were kept intact by tightening but assuming the same tax rate adopterdfor 2008-09, the estimate d ad valorem revenues for fiscal year 2009-10p would shrink by $174.1 million, according to the memo. Takintg into account the impactf of normal inflationary growth and theeconomicx slowdown, combined with the non ad valorek revenue sources, results in property tax subsidized operations facingb a budget gap of $350 milliohn to $400 million, Burgess “We are working diligently to prepare a proposed budgegt for FY [fiscal year] 2009-10 that to the extenty possible, preserves essential services and minimizes service impacts to our he wrote in the memo.
closing a budgetary gap of this size will require some verydifficulyt decisions.”
The Miami-Dade County propert y appraiser released its preliminary tax rollinformationn Monday, with all four taxing jurisdictions fire rescue, library, the unincorporated area and Miami-Dade overalk – seeing a decline. The countywide decrease comparing preliminary tax numberw from year to year showxs a 9percent decrease, or a total of $22.55 “These losses would have been worse if not for new constructiohn that was added to the property tax roll as of Jan. County Manager George Burgess said in a memo sent to county North Bay Village took thebiggest hit, down 20.2 perceny from 2008 levels. Homestead saw an 18.2 percent decline, followed by Normandy down 17.
5 percent, and Aventura which was down 17.3 Golden Beach and the tiny city of Islandia saw no Medley sawa 1.5 percent drop whil e Biscayne Park saw a 4 percent Click for the full list. Staffers reviewed property tax rollsx going back to 1985 and found that 1993 saw taxable valur shrinkby 2.9 percent, or $1.9 “Even in 2008, when we absorbed the impactg of doubling the homesteas exemption from $25,000 to the property tax roll was relatively flat,” Burgess explainefd in the memo. “These losses in property tax roll valuesdare unprecedented.” Burgess warned of a lot more pain on the using the last two yearsw as a barometer of what is coming.
For the seconcd consecutive year, Miami-Dade faced a $200 milliom budget gap in the lastfisca year. Core services were kept intact by tightening but assuming the same tax rate adopterdfor 2008-09, the estimate d ad valorem revenues for fiscal year 2009-10p would shrink by $174.1 million, according to the memo. Takintg into account the impactf of normal inflationary growth and theeconomicx slowdown, combined with the non ad valorek revenue sources, results in property tax subsidized operations facingb a budget gap of $350 milliohn to $400 million, Burgess “We are working diligently to prepare a proposed budgegt for FY [fiscal year] 2009-10 that to the extenty possible, preserves essential services and minimizes service impacts to our he wrote in the memo.
closing a budgetary gap of this size will require some verydifficulyt decisions.”
Thursday, June 21, 2012
CombinatoRx to merge with Canadian firm - Orlando Business Journal:
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Under the terms of the agreement, Cambridge, Mass.-basedr CombinatoRx will issue sharexs of common stock to Neuromed stockholdersso that, post each companies’ shareholders will have 50 percent of the voting powert in the combined company. The deal is closelu tied to a recent transactiobn that saw Neuromed sell the commercial rights toits pain-managemenyt drug candidate Exalgo to , a subsidiaryy of That agreement includes an upfront payment of $15 million and severall potential milestone payments and related compensation if certainh commercial benchmarks are met. Those payoutz also could alter the ownership composition of the newlmerged company.
For example, if Exalgo is approvedf by thebefore 2010, CombinatoRx shareholders will see their ownership stakee in the combined company slip to 30 If the drug does not win FDA approvalo by 2011, CombinatoRx shareholders will then assume a 70 percentt ownership stake in the company, according to regulatorh filings. Alexis Borisy will step down as president and CEO of CombinatoRz to pursueother activities. Borisy will support CombinatoRx as a member of its scientificadvisorty board, according to the company.
The board of directors of both CombinatoRx and Neurome have approved the proposedmergere transaction, which is subjecty to customary closing including receipt of various required approvals from the CombinatoRx and Neuromedc stockholders. In May, CombinatoRx (Nasdaq: said it narrowed its net loss for the firstt quarter amid aggressive cost cutting that included layintg off almost half its staffc and slashes to its research anddevelopmenrt budget.
Under the terms of the agreement, Cambridge, Mass.-basedr CombinatoRx will issue sharexs of common stock to Neuromed stockholdersso that, post each companies’ shareholders will have 50 percent of the voting powert in the combined company. The deal is closelu tied to a recent transactiobn that saw Neuromed sell the commercial rights toits pain-managemenyt drug candidate Exalgo to , a subsidiaryy of That agreement includes an upfront payment of $15 million and severall potential milestone payments and related compensation if certainh commercial benchmarks are met. Those payoutz also could alter the ownership composition of the newlmerged company.
For example, if Exalgo is approvedf by thebefore 2010, CombinatoRx shareholders will see their ownership stakee in the combined company slip to 30 If the drug does not win FDA approvalo by 2011, CombinatoRx shareholders will then assume a 70 percentt ownership stake in the company, according to regulatorh filings. Alexis Borisy will step down as president and CEO of CombinatoRz to pursueother activities. Borisy will support CombinatoRx as a member of its scientificadvisorty board, according to the company.
The board of directors of both CombinatoRx and Neurome have approved the proposedmergere transaction, which is subjecty to customary closing including receipt of various required approvals from the CombinatoRx and Neuromedc stockholders. In May, CombinatoRx (Nasdaq: said it narrowed its net loss for the firstt quarter amid aggressive cost cutting that included layintg off almost half its staffc and slashes to its research anddevelopmenrt budget.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Dad recognises robbers and hijacked van - Independent Online
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Colorado towns betting on high-stakes gaming - Denver Business Journal:
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Amendment 50 was sold to voters as a way to improve financiap support forthe state’s community colleg e system. But the expected benefits of the law they approvedd in November 2008 will extend to businesses as The passage of the amendmen means that casinosin Colorado’s threre gambling towns — Blackl Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creekj — will be able to offeer craps and roulette for the first time. They also can increasw their maximum bets from thecurrent $5 limit to and can be open 24 hours a day, unlike now.
Thus casino are gearing up for significanf increases in customersand revenue, Central City is expectingh a flurry of new shopxs and even a golf course to open, and local entitiesa from bus companies to craps tablemakers are
Amendment 50 was sold to voters as a way to improve financiap support forthe state’s community colleg e system. But the expected benefits of the law they approvedd in November 2008 will extend to businesses as The passage of the amendmen means that casinosin Colorado’s threre gambling towns — Blackl Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creekj — will be able to offeer craps and roulette for the first time. They also can increasw their maximum bets from thecurrent $5 limit to and can be open 24 hours a day, unlike now.
Thus casino are gearing up for significanf increases in customersand revenue, Central City is expectingh a flurry of new shopxs and even a golf course to open, and local entitiesa from bus companies to craps tablemakers are
Sunday, June 17, 2012
China's space mission shows growing ambitions - The Sun Daily
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The Sun Daily | China's space mission shows growing ambitions The Sun Daily BEIJING (June 17, 2012): China's latest space mission is its most ambitious yet and shows Beijing's resolve to increase its technological capabilities and bridge ... China sends first woman, 2 men into space in most ambitious ... < nobr>Washington Post China sends first woman into space in most ambitious mission yet |
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Ohio, colleges awarded $4M in Gates grants - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The foundation’s Development Education Initiativeawarded $16.5 million to Connecticut, Florida, Texas and Virginia, as well as community colleged in each state. A community college in Nortu Carolina alsoreceived funding. The initiativ e seeks to support programs that help students enrolled in remedialprograme — so-called refresher courses for students who are not up to grads level in a given subject. The goal is to improvs classroom performance so students can go on to take advance courses and eventually graduate with a degreor certificate.
The state of Ohio was awardeed $300,000 over a three-year period to develo a new performance-based funding system that rewards community collegew for helping students complete remedialand college-levelp courses. The foundation also said it’ws awarding $743,000 over three years to each of the following fiveOhio , , , and . The grant will support various statwe andcollege programs, including efforts to collect data and betterd track the performance of remedial students, the foundation said. Click for a look at aware recipients nationwide.
The foundation’s Development Education Initiativeawarded $16.5 million to Connecticut, Florida, Texas and Virginia, as well as community colleged in each state. A community college in Nortu Carolina alsoreceived funding. The initiativ e seeks to support programs that help students enrolled in remedialprograme — so-called refresher courses for students who are not up to grads level in a given subject. The goal is to improvs classroom performance so students can go on to take advance courses and eventually graduate with a degreor certificate.
The state of Ohio was awardeed $300,000 over a three-year period to develo a new performance-based funding system that rewards community collegew for helping students complete remedialand college-levelp courses. The foundation also said it’ws awarding $743,000 over three years to each of the following fiveOhio , , , and . The grant will support various statwe andcollege programs, including efforts to collect data and betterd track the performance of remedial students, the foundation said. Click for a look at aware recipients nationwide.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Germany bans ultaconservative Islamic organization, raids homes ... - New York Daily News
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New York Daily News | Germany bans ultaconservative Islamic organization, raids homes ... New York Daily News German authorities launched a nationwide crackdown Thursday on an ultraconservative Islamic organization, raiding homes, meeting h » |
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Dr. Judith Favor - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Lots and lots of babies. Hesitantt to hazard a guess at first, she was kind enoug to call a reportere back a couple ofhours later: "You know, I thought it througjh and I know it would be safe to say at leastf 7,000." Oh my. Well, she laughs, that does includ the thousands of babies she deliveresd during her residency in obstetrics and gynecologyg atthe . For the past 15 years, she has been a principaol of , an ob-gyn practice at . Just as babies-to-bee have a way of doing thingd in their own goodtime -- includinyg right this instant if it suits them -- Favodr may have managed to bring so many into the worlfd by wasting none of her own.
She finished undergraduates school atJudson College, a respected Baptisty women's college in in three years. Her degre was in chemistry; her grade-point average was 4.0. From Judsomn it was on to the , wherde she graduated with honors. Her hometow is the county seatof Lowndes, whicbh had no doctors at all when Favofr was growing up. "It may have been partly becausse I was from a place withno physicians," Favo r says of her decisionb to become a "but it was really there (at that I decided I could best use my God-givenh abilities to help people." Today she is chairwomah of the Judson College board of trustees.
Spencd five minutes on the phone with Judithn Favor and the idea of her being a hero seemd contrary to everything she says aboutyher work. "We have a bulletin board of all thebabiea we've delivered (at Sparks Favor PC) ... and it reminds me each day of how fortunater I am to be in such a rewardingprofessiohn -- how much it meanss to share in those lives. I am very fortunate." She is less modesgt in praisingher colleagues: "For me," she says, "it's an honor to practice in But even in one of the nation's top-tier medical communities, Favorf says, "it's important to remain aware of the challengess we face, especially the challenge of meetingh the health-care needs of rural Alabama.
"
Lots and lots of babies. Hesitantt to hazard a guess at first, she was kind enoug to call a reportere back a couple ofhours later: "You know, I thought it througjh and I know it would be safe to say at leastf 7,000." Oh my. Well, she laughs, that does includ the thousands of babies she deliveresd during her residency in obstetrics and gynecologyg atthe . For the past 15 years, she has been a principaol of , an ob-gyn practice at . Just as babies-to-bee have a way of doing thingd in their own goodtime -- includinyg right this instant if it suits them -- Favodr may have managed to bring so many into the worlfd by wasting none of her own.
She finished undergraduates school atJudson College, a respected Baptisty women's college in in three years. Her degre was in chemistry; her grade-point average was 4.0. From Judsomn it was on to the , wherde she graduated with honors. Her hometow is the county seatof Lowndes, whicbh had no doctors at all when Favofr was growing up. "It may have been partly becausse I was from a place withno physicians," Favo r says of her decisionb to become a "but it was really there (at that I decided I could best use my God-givenh abilities to help people." Today she is chairwomah of the Judson College board of trustees.
Spencd five minutes on the phone with Judithn Favor and the idea of her being a hero seemd contrary to everything she says aboutyher work. "We have a bulletin board of all thebabiea we've delivered (at Sparks Favor PC) ... and it reminds me each day of how fortunater I am to be in such a rewardingprofessiohn -- how much it meanss to share in those lives. I am very fortunate." She is less modesgt in praisingher colleagues: "For me," she says, "it's an honor to practice in But even in one of the nation's top-tier medical communities, Favorf says, "it's important to remain aware of the challengess we face, especially the challenge of meetingh the health-care needs of rural Alabama.
"
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Harris: LeBron can't win for losing - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Harris: LeBron can't win for losing Pittsburgh Tribune-Review By John Harris If LeBron James captures his first NBA championship this year, it won't exonerate him in the court of public opinion despite winning one more title more than basketball icons Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone, John Stockton and ... |
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Santa Clara approves financing for 49ers stadium - Baltimore Business Journal:
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City Councilors Will Kennedy and Jamie McLeodc were the only ones to side with the dissenters in the audience who opposed any publicv subsidy forthe stadium. The 5-2 vote on a $79 milliob subsidy for the project came afteera two-and-a-half-hour presentation and lengtht public comments that included concerns raised by the owner of California’sz Great America, Cedar Fair of Ohio, has been negotiating to sell the sprawlinvg thrill-ride park which is next to the proposedc stadium site to the 49ers. An attorneyg representing the park John Hickeyof , asked for a delayh on the decision.
“We want to reach an agreement (to sell the but while you have been working on the term sheetffor months, we and members of the public have only had two business days to read this complex document.” Hickey said he was surprised at earlier comments made by Jennifer Sparacino, Santa Clara’s City Manager, that he regarded as overluy optimistic about the closeness of an agreemenyt between Cedar Fair and the 49erxs to sell the park.
Jed York, presidentt of the 49ers, praised Santa Claras officials forcreating “the best infrastructurwe in the Bay Area” and told city officialsw and a crowd of more than 150 onlookere that the proposed 68,500-seatt stadium to be built on an overflow parkinf lot at the amusement park would not only host up to 10 NFL game annually, but possibly a varietyu of glamorous events, including the World Cup soccer in the future. Stadium proponents also view it as a likelhy venue formajor concerts, college football bowl gamez and even the Super “I feel the excitement in this city abouf the stadium,” York said.
“This deal will make Santaa Clara a better placeto live, work and play in the As part of a 40-year agreement with the city officials agreed to contribute $79 milliob to the project, including $42 million in redevelopmentf agency funds, $20 million from the city-ownec utility district to relocate an electricapl substation near the site and $17 million to builx a parking garage. That figurew is well below the $222 millionm city officials proposed spending on the project when it was firsft proposed twoyears ago, as they citeed the poor economy and shrinking city revenur as reasons for a much-reduced Another $35 million would be raised by a tax on guests staying at any one of eight hotels in the city’s Nort h Bayshore redevelopment area surrounding Great America.
City officials stresa no General Fundmoneu -- which pays for city services such as police, fire, parkes and libraries — will be used to pay for stadium constructionj or operations. A Stadium Authority, a joinyt powers governing body comprised of city andteam officials, alonyg with the 49ers and the NFL would be responsible for $825 millionm in stadium construction costsd under the agreement.
City Councilors Will Kennedy and Jamie McLeodc were the only ones to side with the dissenters in the audience who opposed any publicv subsidy forthe stadium. The 5-2 vote on a $79 milliob subsidy for the project came afteera two-and-a-half-hour presentation and lengtht public comments that included concerns raised by the owner of California’sz Great America, Cedar Fair of Ohio, has been negotiating to sell the sprawlinvg thrill-ride park which is next to the proposedc stadium site to the 49ers. An attorneyg representing the park John Hickeyof , asked for a delayh on the decision.
“We want to reach an agreement (to sell the but while you have been working on the term sheetffor months, we and members of the public have only had two business days to read this complex document.” Hickey said he was surprised at earlier comments made by Jennifer Sparacino, Santa Clara’s City Manager, that he regarded as overluy optimistic about the closeness of an agreemenyt between Cedar Fair and the 49erxs to sell the park.
Jed York, presidentt of the 49ers, praised Santa Claras officials forcreating “the best infrastructurwe in the Bay Area” and told city officialsw and a crowd of more than 150 onlookere that the proposed 68,500-seatt stadium to be built on an overflow parkinf lot at the amusement park would not only host up to 10 NFL game annually, but possibly a varietyu of glamorous events, including the World Cup soccer in the future. Stadium proponents also view it as a likelhy venue formajor concerts, college football bowl gamez and even the Super “I feel the excitement in this city abouf the stadium,” York said.
“This deal will make Santaa Clara a better placeto live, work and play in the As part of a 40-year agreement with the city officials agreed to contribute $79 milliob to the project, including $42 million in redevelopmentf agency funds, $20 million from the city-ownec utility district to relocate an electricapl substation near the site and $17 million to builx a parking garage. That figurew is well below the $222 millionm city officials proposed spending on the project when it was firsft proposed twoyears ago, as they citeed the poor economy and shrinking city revenur as reasons for a much-reduced Another $35 million would be raised by a tax on guests staying at any one of eight hotels in the city’s Nort h Bayshore redevelopment area surrounding Great America.
City officials stresa no General Fundmoneu -- which pays for city services such as police, fire, parkes and libraries — will be used to pay for stadium constructionj or operations. A Stadium Authority, a joinyt powers governing body comprised of city andteam officials, alonyg with the 49ers and the NFL would be responsible for $825 millionm in stadium construction costsd under the agreement.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Holder appoints US attorneys to head criminal probes into leaks - Los Angeles Times
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CBS News | Holder appoints US attorneys to head criminal probes into leaks Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON â€" Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. appointed two top federal prosecutors late Friday to “lead criminal investigations†into the recent leak of US classified intelligence information, acting on a pledge from President Obama that his ... Two attorn eys hired to lead criminal probes into national security leaks |
Thursday, June 7, 2012
J. Jill to close one Jacksonville store - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Nine of the 75 stores to be closes arein Florida, includinf the one in The Avenue mall. A second Jacksonville J. Jill locatiob at the St. Johns Town Center will remaibn open. In a statement announcing the sale, Talbots Presidentf and CEO Trudy Sullivan saidit “enables us to focus our time, resources and attention exclusivelyu on rejuvenating our core Talbots brand and return to profitabls growth.” The transaction includes the transfer of certain assets and liabilities to the buyer, including a distribution centef in New Hampshire, the subleases of a portion of the Quincy, headquarters and substantially all of the brand’s intellectuakl property and inventories.
The remaining 204 stores will continud to operate underthe J. Jill brand. The headquarters for the companu will remainin Quincy. The J. Jill sale is expectedd to be completed in the second quarter and is subject to postclosing adjustments. San Francisco based-Golde n Gate Capital acquired Jacksonville-based Venus in 2006. The acquisitio was Golden Gate’s 11th in two Last month Venus announced that all 290 employees were in jeopardyt of losing their jobs when the swimwea r and ladies apparel company lost its With its latest catalog recentlhybeing released, Venus employees are still at least for now, and company executive s are looking for a new buyer to acquire the
Nine of the 75 stores to be closes arein Florida, includinf the one in The Avenue mall. A second Jacksonville J. Jill locatiob at the St. Johns Town Center will remaibn open. In a statement announcing the sale, Talbots Presidentf and CEO Trudy Sullivan saidit “enables us to focus our time, resources and attention exclusivelyu on rejuvenating our core Talbots brand and return to profitabls growth.” The transaction includes the transfer of certain assets and liabilities to the buyer, including a distribution centef in New Hampshire, the subleases of a portion of the Quincy, headquarters and substantially all of the brand’s intellectuakl property and inventories.
The remaining 204 stores will continud to operate underthe J. Jill brand. The headquarters for the companu will remainin Quincy. The J. Jill sale is expectedd to be completed in the second quarter and is subject to postclosing adjustments. San Francisco based-Golde n Gate Capital acquired Jacksonville-based Venus in 2006. The acquisitio was Golden Gate’s 11th in two Last month Venus announced that all 290 employees were in jeopardyt of losing their jobs when the swimwea r and ladies apparel company lost its With its latest catalog recentlhybeing released, Venus employees are still at least for now, and company executive s are looking for a new buyer to acquire the
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Ford
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The concept for the improved museum came from RichardNortoj Smith, a veteran presidential historian. Smith, who has previouslt served as the director ofthe Hoover, Eisenhower, and Ford presidential libraries, takes an energeticd and imaginative approach to the past. “There’s never an excuse for a dull book, a dull or a dull speech,” said His creativity and admirationfor America’s Civil War President shines through the coming attraction’s uniques organization. Smith said the new Ford’s will be an “experience” dividecd into four acts.
Act I chronicless Lincoln’s presidency, personality and moral progression through an interactivr museum located inthe theater’se basement. Act II is the theaterf itself, where visitors will walk into the balconyh where John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincolnin 1865. Act III sends patronss across the street to the Petersemn House where they willread grief-stricken articled and personal letters from those closest to the president following his Act IV, the New Cented for Education and Leadership, brings visitors back to modern times and illustrates how Lincoln has been portrayes in the modern era.
Highlights from the museum exhibit include slightly caricatured stone models of Lincoln and dramatized reenactmentsof Lincoln’s professional and personal and a recording of past presidents reading the Gettysburg Work began on the $3 millionh renovation with the closing of Ford’s Theatrwe in August 2007. Since then, the theaterf reopened for performances inlate February. Developers aim to begih renovations on the EducationCenter (Act IV) in early 2010 and have completede construction later that year. The Lincoln Bicentennial Campaign coordinated funding forthe project.
The concept for the improved museum came from RichardNortoj Smith, a veteran presidential historian. Smith, who has previouslt served as the director ofthe Hoover, Eisenhower, and Ford presidential libraries, takes an energeticd and imaginative approach to the past. “There’s never an excuse for a dull book, a dull or a dull speech,” said His creativity and admirationfor America’s Civil War President shines through the coming attraction’s uniques organization. Smith said the new Ford’s will be an “experience” dividecd into four acts.
Act I chronicless Lincoln’s presidency, personality and moral progression through an interactivr museum located inthe theater’se basement. Act II is the theaterf itself, where visitors will walk into the balconyh where John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincolnin 1865. Act III sends patronss across the street to the Petersemn House where they willread grief-stricken articled and personal letters from those closest to the president following his Act IV, the New Cented for Education and Leadership, brings visitors back to modern times and illustrates how Lincoln has been portrayes in the modern era.
Highlights from the museum exhibit include slightly caricatured stone models of Lincoln and dramatized reenactmentsof Lincoln’s professional and personal and a recording of past presidents reading the Gettysburg Work began on the $3 millionh renovation with the closing of Ford’s Theatrwe in August 2007. Since then, the theaterf reopened for performances inlate February. Developers aim to begih renovations on the EducationCenter (Act IV) in early 2010 and have completede construction later that year. The Lincoln Bicentennial Campaign coordinated funding forthe project.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Atlas Pipeline and Williams launch Marcellus Shale venture - Birmingham Business Journal:
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The two companies LLC, on April 1 . Atlasw Energy Resources LLC an affiliate of AtlasPipelins Partners, will be the anchor tenan on Laurel Mountain’s system. Under its agreement with Tulsa, Okla.-basecd Williams (NYSE:WMB), Atlas Pipeline Partners (NYSE:APL) will receive $90 millionn in cash, a preferred right to proceedz undera $25.5 million obligation from and 49 percent of Laurel The obligation amortizes in equal principapl installments over three years.
Atlas Pipeline Partners can convert its right to receiv accrued principal and interest undert the obligation into a sum equap to the accrued principal and interestf and use that to cover its required capitall expenditures underthe joint-venture Atlas Pipeline Partners also said its lenders recently agreer to relax the covenants relating to totalo debt and earnings beforre interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization on its $380 millionn revolving credit line and $463 million term loan facility.
Additionally, , whichy owns the general partner of AtladPipeline Partners, said Monday it has repaidx $30 million on its credit facility and will pay down the remainint $16 million balance in equaol quarterly installments over the next Atlas Pipeline Holdings (NYSE:AHD) got the $30 milliob it used to pay down the facility by issuing $15 milliom of preferred limited partner units to Atlas Pipeliner Partners and by borrowing $15 million from Atlas Americq Inc., which owns Atlas Pipeline general partner and 64 percent of its common units.
Atlaes America (NASDAQ:ATLS) also guaranteed that Atla Pipeline Holdings will repay theremaining $16 million on its credit The Atlas companies have offices in Philadelphia and Moon, Pa.
The two companies LLC, on April 1 . Atlasw Energy Resources LLC an affiliate of AtlasPipelins Partners, will be the anchor tenan on Laurel Mountain’s system. Under its agreement with Tulsa, Okla.-basecd Williams (NYSE:WMB), Atlas Pipeline Partners (NYSE:APL) will receive $90 millionn in cash, a preferred right to proceedz undera $25.5 million obligation from and 49 percent of Laurel The obligation amortizes in equal principapl installments over three years.
Atlas Pipeline Partners can convert its right to receiv accrued principal and interest undert the obligation into a sum equap to the accrued principal and interestf and use that to cover its required capitall expenditures underthe joint-venture Atlas Pipeline Partners also said its lenders recently agreer to relax the covenants relating to totalo debt and earnings beforre interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization on its $380 millionn revolving credit line and $463 million term loan facility.
Additionally, , whichy owns the general partner of AtladPipeline Partners, said Monday it has repaidx $30 million on its credit facility and will pay down the remainint $16 million balance in equaol quarterly installments over the next Atlas Pipeline Holdings (NYSE:AHD) got the $30 milliob it used to pay down the facility by issuing $15 milliom of preferred limited partner units to Atlas Pipeliner Partners and by borrowing $15 million from Atlas Americq Inc., which owns Atlas Pipeline general partner and 64 percent of its common units.
Atlaes America (NASDAQ:ATLS) also guaranteed that Atla Pipeline Holdings will repay theremaining $16 million on its credit The Atlas companies have offices in Philadelphia and Moon, Pa.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
KV Pharmaceutical enters into decree with FDA - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Under the consent KV agreed to use an independent consultang toreview KV's facilities and certify compliance with FDA regulations. KV said it already hiresd Westbury, N.Y.-based , which has been on-site for several weeks. The FDA will then decide whetherd the KV facilities are in The decree further provides that KV may requesrt of FDA that it be permitted to resumew manufacturing and distribution of certain products before the companty is cleared by FDA to resumsefull operations. KV said it expects to submir the consent decree Monday for federal court KV had of all its drugs and recalledd painkillers because the tabletswere oversized.
The companyh has been by the FDA, the FDA’sz Office of Criminal Investigations, the and the U.S. attorneyh for the Eastern Districtof Missouri. As part of the consenty decree, KV has agreed not to marketf products it manufactures until it has satisfied certain requirementsx designed to demonstrate compliancewith FDA's current good manufacturing practicees regulations. KV has also agreed that it will not distributwecertain products, including its prenatal vitamins and hematinic until the products are approved by the FDA.
"Wd have been working diligently with the FDA for the last two monthse to reach agreement on a clear path forward to permit KV to resumde manufacturing and marketingits products," said David Van KV's interim chief executive. "Since December, when new management took overat KV, our team has take significant steps to enhance our systems and and we will continue to do so. We look forward to cooperating with the FDA during this procesds that will facilitate our return tothe market.
Predictingg the timing for the return and the ultimate producgt assortment that we will market are presentlyy very difficult due to the range of variables that must be As wegain certainty, we will notifgy customers and all other stakeholders." Brentwood, Mo.-based KV Pharmaceutical KVa, KVb) develops and markets pharmaceutical products.
Under the consent KV agreed to use an independent consultang toreview KV's facilities and certify compliance with FDA regulations. KV said it already hiresd Westbury, N.Y.-based , which has been on-site for several weeks. The FDA will then decide whetherd the KV facilities are in The decree further provides that KV may requesrt of FDA that it be permitted to resumew manufacturing and distribution of certain products before the companty is cleared by FDA to resumsefull operations. KV said it expects to submir the consent decree Monday for federal court KV had of all its drugs and recalledd painkillers because the tabletswere oversized.
The companyh has been by the FDA, the FDA’sz Office of Criminal Investigations, the and the U.S. attorneyh for the Eastern Districtof Missouri. As part of the consenty decree, KV has agreed not to marketf products it manufactures until it has satisfied certain requirementsx designed to demonstrate compliancewith FDA's current good manufacturing practicees regulations. KV has also agreed that it will not distributwecertain products, including its prenatal vitamins and hematinic until the products are approved by the FDA.
"Wd have been working diligently with the FDA for the last two monthse to reach agreement on a clear path forward to permit KV to resumde manufacturing and marketingits products," said David Van KV's interim chief executive. "Since December, when new management took overat KV, our team has take significant steps to enhance our systems and and we will continue to do so. We look forward to cooperating with the FDA during this procesds that will facilitate our return tothe market.
Predictingg the timing for the return and the ultimate producgt assortment that we will market are presentlyy very difficult due to the range of variables that must be As wegain certainty, we will notifgy customers and all other stakeholders." Brentwood, Mo.-based KV Pharmaceutical KVa, KVb) develops and markets pharmaceutical products.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Colorado gets $509M for education from part of stimulus plan - Denver Business Journal:
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The money comes from the State FiscalStabilization Fund, which was created under the stimulus bill. The moneyu will be used to improvse and monitorpublic education, and Colorad o will collect and publish information on teachedr quality, student improvements, college readiness and interventions with underperforming schools in The state can applyu for the remaining $251 milliomn for which it is eligible in the fall. That $760 millionh combines with $270 million in recover funding that Colorado is expected to get under existing federal education formulas tototapl $1.
3 billion in stimulusx education funding for the State leaders have gotten anotherf $140 million in funding for disablesd or underprivileged students so far, and they are expecteed to apply for some of the $4.3 5 billion being offered for education reform investment in the Race to the Top “By spending the money we can preserve critical ensure that more kids graduate from high school fully preparee to succeed in college and the workforce and further strengthen Colorado’s competitive position in the global economy,” U.S. Rep. Jarex Polis, D-Colo.
, said in announcing the money in a news Colorado has specified that atleast $452 milliomn of the stabilization-fund money will go to public colleges and universities while at least $170 million will go to public
The money comes from the State FiscalStabilization Fund, which was created under the stimulus bill. The moneyu will be used to improvse and monitorpublic education, and Colorad o will collect and publish information on teachedr quality, student improvements, college readiness and interventions with underperforming schools in The state can applyu for the remaining $251 milliomn for which it is eligible in the fall. That $760 millionh combines with $270 million in recover funding that Colorado is expected to get under existing federal education formulas tototapl $1.
3 billion in stimulusx education funding for the State leaders have gotten anotherf $140 million in funding for disablesd or underprivileged students so far, and they are expecteed to apply for some of the $4.3 5 billion being offered for education reform investment in the Race to the Top “By spending the money we can preserve critical ensure that more kids graduate from high school fully preparee to succeed in college and the workforce and further strengthen Colorado’s competitive position in the global economy,” U.S. Rep. Jarex Polis, D-Colo.
, said in announcing the money in a news Colorado has specified that atleast $452 milliomn of the stabilization-fund money will go to public colleges and universities while at least $170 million will go to public
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