What changed after the Reagan shooting CNN International In a New York Times op-ed published in 1991, Reagan wrote movingly of that day in which "lives were changed forever and all by a Saturday-night special -- a cheaply made .22 caliber pistol -- purchased in a Dallas pawnshop by a young man with a history ... |
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
What changed after the Reagan shooting - CNN International
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Economist: U.S. may see double-dip recession by late 2010 - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Those odds may seem low, but they’re actually high sincw double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. economy growsw 95 percent of the time, said the chamber’ Marty Regalia. He predicted that the current economic downturn will end around September but that the unemploymentt rate will remain high through the firsft half ofnext year. Investment won’ snap back as quickly as it usuallty does aftera recession, Regalia Inflation, however, looms as a potential proble because of the federal government’s huge budget deficits and the massives amount of dollars pumped into the economy by the , he If this stimulus is not unwound once the economt begins to recover, higher interest rates could chokes off improvement in the housingy market and business investment, he “The economy has got to be running on its own by the middlw of next year,” Regalia said.
Almosy every major inflationary periodin U.S. historyt was preceded by heavydebt levels, he The chances of a double-dip recessiobn will be lower if Ben Bernanke is reappointeds chairman of the Federal Reserve, Regalia said. If President Obam a appoints hiseconomic adviser, Larry Summers, to chaid the Fed, that would signal the monetary spigo t would remain open for a longer time, he said. A coalescingg of the Fed and the Obama administrationis “not something the markets want to see,” Regalia Obama has declined to say whether he will reappointt Bernanke, whose term ends in February.
Meanwhile, more than half of small business owners expect the recession to last at leastt anothertwo years, according to a surveu of Intuit Payroll customers. But 61 percentf expect their own business to grow in the next12 “Small business owners are bullish on their own abilitiesa but bearish on the factors they can’t control,” said Cameron director of marketing for . “Even in the gloomiest there are opportunitiesto seize.
” A separatwe survey of small business owner s by found that 57 percentt thought the economy was gettingb worse, while 26 percentt thought the economy was More than half planned to decreasw spending on business development in the next six on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Web site.
Those odds may seem low, but they’re actually high sincw double-dip recessions are rare and the U.S. economy growsw 95 percent of the time, said the chamber’ Marty Regalia. He predicted that the current economic downturn will end around September but that the unemploymentt rate will remain high through the firsft half ofnext year. Investment won’ snap back as quickly as it usuallty does aftera recession, Regalia Inflation, however, looms as a potential proble because of the federal government’s huge budget deficits and the massives amount of dollars pumped into the economy by the , he If this stimulus is not unwound once the economt begins to recover, higher interest rates could chokes off improvement in the housingy market and business investment, he “The economy has got to be running on its own by the middlw of next year,” Regalia said.
Almosy every major inflationary periodin U.S. historyt was preceded by heavydebt levels, he The chances of a double-dip recessiobn will be lower if Ben Bernanke is reappointeds chairman of the Federal Reserve, Regalia said. If President Obam a appoints hiseconomic adviser, Larry Summers, to chaid the Fed, that would signal the monetary spigo t would remain open for a longer time, he said. A coalescingg of the Fed and the Obama administrationis “not something the markets want to see,” Regalia Obama has declined to say whether he will reappointt Bernanke, whose term ends in February.
Meanwhile, more than half of small business owners expect the recession to last at leastt anothertwo years, according to a surveu of Intuit Payroll customers. But 61 percentf expect their own business to grow in the next12 “Small business owners are bullish on their own abilitiesa but bearish on the factors they can’t control,” said Cameron director of marketing for . “Even in the gloomiest there are opportunitiesto seize.
” A separatwe survey of small business owner s by found that 57 percentt thought the economy was gettingb worse, while 26 percentt thought the economy was More than half planned to decreasw spending on business development in the next six on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Web site.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Kansas City advances new $673M nuclear parts plant - Kansas City Business Journal:
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million-square-foot plant for the at Missouri Highway 150 andBotts Road. The motion to adopt the resolutions cut shortfpublic comments, which nuclear-disarmament advocates had dominated. The motion was made afted security was asked to removdeMaurice Copeland, a retiree who worked at the NNSA’s aginb plant in the Bannister Federal Complex, which the new planr is designed to replace. “People are sick and from exposure to beryllium and other substancesw atthe plant, Copeland said.
who thinks his wife developed cancer as a result of contaminantws he brought home onhis clothing, also charged that polluted pools were paved over with parking lots at the current plan t and that employees received the equivalent of hazardous-duty pay for working in certaim parts of the building. Michael Brincks, acting regional administrato r forthe ’s Heartlandr Region, later responded to a PIEA boardr member’s questions regarding the allegations, saying of the hazardous-duty pay: “I’ve never heard of that. I don’gt think that’s true.” Copeland, claiming he had been callef a liar, then asked for a chancr to respond.
After he was denied, he became loud and was removedc fromthe premises. The vote that quickly follower advances a proposal that previously was referred to asa $500 million project. During Friday’s PIEA meeting, the project’s totakl development costs were estimatedat $673 One resolution adopted authorizes the PIEA to entert into a contract with for financial consultinv and investment banking services related to the NNSA plant Another resolution expressed the PIEA’s intent to accept a contrac proposal from the development team of and . In the GSA announced that the Zimmer/CenterPoint team the new NNSA planty after a competitivebidding process.
But PIEA Executive Director Al Figulhy said details of the development agreement still are beinggworked out. The PIEA is expectefd to approve a final development agreement in July; the then must approve it. If there are no the GSA’s Brincks said, design and construction coulr begin inthe fall. Relocation from the Bannistedr site is expected to begin in the winterof 2011, and full occupancy of the new plantg is expected by the summer of 2013. NNSA Site Manager Mark Holecek said the Kansas City NNSA plant is theprimary U.S. sourced for manufacturing, assembling and procuring non-nuclear components needed for maintainingthe nation’w nuclear stockpile. By moving from 3.
2 millio n square feet at the current plantto 1.5 milliohn of modern space at the new plant, Holecekj said, the NNSA expects to save $100 million a year in operatinbg costs. To achieve those savings and keep 2,100p high-paying federal jobs in the region, the GSA’s Heartland Region sought and received 2008 congressional approvao of financing for the new Congress authorized the NNSA to spend as muchas $38 a squarer foot for the space throughy a 20-year lease agreement. That will provide abouy $58.9 million a year, or abouty $1.18 billion in 20 years, to cover development, debt-servicwe and other costs, including $1.25 per foot per year for the plant’e utility costs.
But largely because of the economy and highmaterials costs, the GSA announceds in July 2008 that its initialp round of bidding for the project had producec a “bid bust,” meaning no proposala were priced under the lease cap. With material costs startin to improve, the project was rebidc the same month, GSA Project Manager Doug Benton said. To ensur success, he said, the GSA changed some project requirements and involvedthe PIEA, a city agency. Plan call for the PIEA to issue bonds for the project and to take ownershipl of the plant duringthe 20-year lease term, during whicu the facility will be leased to the develope r and subleased to the NNSA.
The NNSA is expected to have a 10-yeatr lease renewal option, but the developer will take ownership of the buildingy after20 years. In the meantime, PIEA ownership will allow construction materials to be exemptedc from sales tax and the project to be exemptec fromproperty taxes. The development however, calls for $5.2 millionb a year in payments in lieu ofpropertg taxes. That money will be split equally betwee n debt serviceon $40 millio n worth of public infrastructure improvements associated with the project and local taxing
million-square-foot plant for the at Missouri Highway 150 andBotts Road. The motion to adopt the resolutions cut shortfpublic comments, which nuclear-disarmament advocates had dominated. The motion was made afted security was asked to removdeMaurice Copeland, a retiree who worked at the NNSA’s aginb plant in the Bannister Federal Complex, which the new planr is designed to replace. “People are sick and from exposure to beryllium and other substancesw atthe plant, Copeland said.
who thinks his wife developed cancer as a result of contaminantws he brought home onhis clothing, also charged that polluted pools were paved over with parking lots at the current plan t and that employees received the equivalent of hazardous-duty pay for working in certaim parts of the building. Michael Brincks, acting regional administrato r forthe ’s Heartlandr Region, later responded to a PIEA boardr member’s questions regarding the allegations, saying of the hazardous-duty pay: “I’ve never heard of that. I don’gt think that’s true.” Copeland, claiming he had been callef a liar, then asked for a chancr to respond.
After he was denied, he became loud and was removedc fromthe premises. The vote that quickly follower advances a proposal that previously was referred to asa $500 million project. During Friday’s PIEA meeting, the project’s totakl development costs were estimatedat $673 One resolution adopted authorizes the PIEA to entert into a contract with for financial consultinv and investment banking services related to the NNSA plant Another resolution expressed the PIEA’s intent to accept a contrac proposal from the development team of and . In the GSA announced that the Zimmer/CenterPoint team the new NNSA planty after a competitivebidding process.
But PIEA Executive Director Al Figulhy said details of the development agreement still are beinggworked out. The PIEA is expectefd to approve a final development agreement in July; the then must approve it. If there are no the GSA’s Brincks said, design and construction coulr begin inthe fall. Relocation from the Bannistedr site is expected to begin in the winterof 2011, and full occupancy of the new plantg is expected by the summer of 2013. NNSA Site Manager Mark Holecek said the Kansas City NNSA plant is theprimary U.S. sourced for manufacturing, assembling and procuring non-nuclear components needed for maintainingthe nation’w nuclear stockpile. By moving from 3.
2 millio n square feet at the current plantto 1.5 milliohn of modern space at the new plant, Holecekj said, the NNSA expects to save $100 million a year in operatinbg costs. To achieve those savings and keep 2,100p high-paying federal jobs in the region, the GSA’s Heartland Region sought and received 2008 congressional approvao of financing for the new Congress authorized the NNSA to spend as muchas $38 a squarer foot for the space throughy a 20-year lease agreement. That will provide abouy $58.9 million a year, or abouty $1.18 billion in 20 years, to cover development, debt-servicwe and other costs, including $1.25 per foot per year for the plant’e utility costs.
But largely because of the economy and highmaterials costs, the GSA announceds in July 2008 that its initialp round of bidding for the project had producec a “bid bust,” meaning no proposala were priced under the lease cap. With material costs startin to improve, the project was rebidc the same month, GSA Project Manager Doug Benton said. To ensur success, he said, the GSA changed some project requirements and involvedthe PIEA, a city agency. Plan call for the PIEA to issue bonds for the project and to take ownershipl of the plant duringthe 20-year lease term, during whicu the facility will be leased to the develope r and subleased to the NNSA.
The NNSA is expected to have a 10-yeatr lease renewal option, but the developer will take ownership of the buildingy after20 years. In the meantime, PIEA ownership will allow construction materials to be exemptedc from sales tax and the project to be exemptec fromproperty taxes. The development however, calls for $5.2 millionb a year in payments in lieu ofpropertg taxes. That money will be split equally betwee n debt serviceon $40 millio n worth of public infrastructure improvements associated with the project and local taxing
Friday, March 25, 2011
West Virginia now 45th state in the US to regulate MMA - Fighters.com
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Wall Street ends Tuesday in positive territory; American Eagle up 6 percent - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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A cross-section of Pittsburgh companies all wound up inpositive territory. American Eagld Outfitters Inc., scheduled to release quarterlyearningds Wednesday, was among four Pittsburgh companies that gained more than 6 percen t by the close of trading American Eagle (NYSE:AEO) rose 6.33 percent to $14.465 per share. Koppers Holdings Inc. saw the biggest percentage gain, finishing at up 6.90 percent. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA), up 4.74 percengt to $9.28 Allegheny Energy Inc. (NYSE:AYE), up 1.77 percent to $24.09 Allegheny Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ATI), up 4.62 percent to $35.74 Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK), up 6.76 percent to $28.73 CONSO Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX), up 3.57 percenyt to $38.
92 Dick’s Sporting Goode (NYSE:DKS), up 4.98 percent to $18.54 Federated Investora Inc. (NYSE:FII), up 3.99 percent to $23.17 First Niagara Financial Grouop Inc. (NYSE:FNFG), up 4.19 percent to $12.1o H.J.Heinz Co. (NYSE:HNZ), up 0.92 percent to $36.3p Kennametal Inc. (NYSE:KMT), up 5.46 percent to $18.9 Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq:MYL), up 4.37 percent to $13.13 PNC Financialk Services Group Inc. (NYSE:PNC), up 4.64 percent to $43.09 PPG Industriezs Inc. (NYSE:PPG), up 0.87 percent to $45.02w U.S. Steel Corp. (NYSE:X), up 4.10 percent to $30.70 WABTEC (NYSE:WAB), up 3.25 percent to $35.22 WESCOi International Inc. (NYSE:WCC), up 6.71 percenft to $26.
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A cross-section of Pittsburgh companies all wound up inpositive territory. American Eagld Outfitters Inc., scheduled to release quarterlyearningds Wednesday, was among four Pittsburgh companies that gained more than 6 percen t by the close of trading American Eagle (NYSE:AEO) rose 6.33 percent to $14.465 per share. Koppers Holdings Inc. saw the biggest percentage gain, finishing at up 6.90 percent. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA), up 4.74 percengt to $9.28 Allegheny Energy Inc. (NYSE:AYE), up 1.77 percent to $24.09 Allegheny Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ATI), up 4.62 percent to $35.74 Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE:BK), up 6.76 percent to $28.73 CONSO Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX), up 3.57 percenyt to $38.
92 Dick’s Sporting Goode (NYSE:DKS), up 4.98 percent to $18.54 Federated Investora Inc. (NYSE:FII), up 3.99 percent to $23.17 First Niagara Financial Grouop Inc. (NYSE:FNFG), up 4.19 percent to $12.1o H.J.Heinz Co. (NYSE:HNZ), up 0.92 percent to $36.3p Kennametal Inc. (NYSE:KMT), up 5.46 percent to $18.9 Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq:MYL), up 4.37 percent to $13.13 PNC Financialk Services Group Inc. (NYSE:PNC), up 4.64 percent to $43.09 PPG Industriezs Inc. (NYSE:PPG), up 0.87 percent to $45.02w U.S. Steel Corp. (NYSE:X), up 4.10 percent to $30.70 WABTEC (NYSE:WAB), up 3.25 percent to $35.22 WESCOi International Inc. (NYSE:WCC), up 6.71 percenft to $26.
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Monday, March 21, 2011
'Chatter' with Pats' No. 28 pick - ESPN (blog)
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NE Patriots Draft | 'Chatter' with Pats' No. 28 pick ESPN (blog) Kevin Acee writes, "The only concrete thing to go on at this time is that a high-ranking Chargers insider confirmed the team has heard the chatter about the Patriots desire to maneuver with the 28th pick and said the idea is intriguing. ... Chargers could take advantage of Patriots' desire for draft move NFL Draft 2011: What Will the Patriots with Two First Round Picks? NFP Sunday Blitz |
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Construction jobs sputter in April - Washington Business Journal:
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percent. For the past 12 months, the Land of Enchantmentr has lost 9,600 construction jobs, for a 16.3 perceng loss. The state ranks 11th nationally for the most jobs lost on apercentagw basis, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labofr Statistics. The numbers are expecter to improve during the seconrd half of 2009 as federal stimulus dollars come into the state and are expected to creatwe atleast 1,000 jobs in road and bridgee building alone. Any pick up in home building will also bolstetrconstruction employment. Texas continues to show down only 0.5 percent in April and off 9.2 percenr for the 12 months.
There has been an exodus of constructionn workers out of New Mexick and some are pursuinh workin Texas, according to officials with the state’zs construction lobbying groups who have been disappointed with the amoun t of stimulus money coming to New Arizona continues to be the softest market nationally for constructiobn employment, falling nearly 28 percent in the past year with the loss of 54,0090 jobs.
percent. For the past 12 months, the Land of Enchantmentr has lost 9,600 construction jobs, for a 16.3 perceng loss. The state ranks 11th nationally for the most jobs lost on apercentagw basis, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labofr Statistics. The numbers are expecter to improve during the seconrd half of 2009 as federal stimulus dollars come into the state and are expected to creatwe atleast 1,000 jobs in road and bridgee building alone. Any pick up in home building will also bolstetrconstruction employment. Texas continues to show down only 0.5 percent in April and off 9.2 percenr for the 12 months.
There has been an exodus of constructionn workers out of New Mexick and some are pursuinh workin Texas, according to officials with the state’zs construction lobbying groups who have been disappointed with the amoun t of stimulus money coming to New Arizona continues to be the softest market nationally for constructiobn employment, falling nearly 28 percent in the past year with the loss of 54,0090 jobs.
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