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Conti, at the behest of Gov. Beverly is beginning to implement a plan to make NCDO T more transparentand accountable. A centerpiecew of that plan is to transform the NCDOTf board into a watchdog that would set and enforce new efficiency Providing an example ofwhat he’dc like to see, Conti says the department’s professionalo staff should develop a three-year work plan that shows when major road contracts will be awarded. At the end of each the board would evaluatethe department’ss performance.
For instance, Conto thinks the board should require the departmeng to deliver on awarding at leasy 90 percent of the contracts it has scheduledeach “If that’s not met, there are repercussions,” says who adds that people and processes would be changes to meet the goals the following Conti believes such an approach would addressa long-standing concerns about the department’s abilitt to deliver new roads in a timel y and cost-effective manner. It also gives the boardd a new role in a transportationn process that Perdue and Contk are tryingto reform.
One of Perdue’s first acts as governor was to sign an executivd order that prevents board members from voting onindividual projects. The move was designede to head off conflicts of interesy and ensure projects are developed and awarded base on their merits notpolitical maneuvering. “This soundds like an excellent plan,” says Stephenj Jackson, a transportation public policy analyst at the North CarolinaJustices Center. He applauds the idea of having board memberzs more involved in overall accountability than in worrying if their individualp districts get acertain project.
But will the Perdue and Conti actuallhy make staff changes if new efficiencystandards aren’t met? “Onn the balance, you’d say, ‘Yeah, headds will roll if things don’t improve,’” Jackson says. Yet one problem with the impending Jackson says, is that many of the current boarr members don’t have the professional transportationm and management skills needed for theier new oversight role. The 19 board members, all of whom are appointexd bythe governor, servr two-year terms. The terms are staggered so that half of them expir eeach year.
Conti expects Perdue to hold off on appointin g any new members until at leastthe board’es March meeting, which is when he hopews to have his new operating system in “I think board members will still have an opportunity to reflect the needd of the community and the drivingv public,” says Kenneth Spaulding, a Durham attorne who represents part of the Triangle on the board. Conti says that the department’sz Transportation Improvement Program processes will remainin place. The TIP is supposee to act as the blueprint for major road construction projectas inthe state.
But the TIP includes plenty of projectsathat don’t yet have fundinvg sources, a reality that undercuts its credibilityy as a master list of what will be builft and when. The document containing a three-yea program of work that Conti wantzs to develop would bemore reliable. “Having a fictionak list is just self-defeating,” he says. Pressed on how effective his plan will be with the old TIP procesd stillin place, Conti says, “I don’f think it is window dressing.
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Monday 30 May 2011
Saturday 28 May 2011
Governor lobbies for increased incentives for film industry - Washington Business Journal:
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Kulongoski is seeking supportg for SenateBill 621, which would reauthorizew and increase the financial incentives for The plan is capped at $10 milliobn per biennium. Kulongoski wants to raisee the capto $15 million. A Senate committese passed thebill Monday. In the first six months of television and movie productions invested morethan $40 milliom in Oregon, according to the governor’s office. That’s the highesyt total in 15 years. In recent weeks, a Harrison Ford movid called “The Untitled Crowley Project” and the TNT series have been shooting in Producersfor "The Untitled Crowley Project" joined Kulongoski at Monday'x press conference at .
“Oregon has become an A-list location for the film and televisionindustry – and an important critical piece of Oregon’s economy,” the governord said in a news release. “Green energt is one bright spotin Oregon’s economy and the film industr is another, generating an additional $1.1 milliohn in income for Oregon workerzs and local businesses for every $1 million spen t by a production.” The governor credited the incentivee program, created in 2003, with spurring the growtbh of the state's film program from a $2.
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Kulongoski is seeking supportg for SenateBill 621, which would reauthorizew and increase the financial incentives for The plan is capped at $10 milliobn per biennium. Kulongoski wants to raisee the capto $15 million. A Senate committese passed thebill Monday. In the first six months of television and movie productions invested morethan $40 milliom in Oregon, according to the governor’s office. That’s the highesyt total in 15 years. In recent weeks, a Harrison Ford movid called “The Untitled Crowley Project” and the TNT series have been shooting in Producersfor "The Untitled Crowley Project" joined Kulongoski at Monday'x press conference at .
“Oregon has become an A-list location for the film and televisionindustry – and an important critical piece of Oregon’s economy,” the governord said in a news release. “Green energt is one bright spotin Oregon’s economy and the film industr is another, generating an additional $1.1 milliohn in income for Oregon workerzs and local businesses for every $1 million spen t by a production.” The governor credited the incentivee program, created in 2003, with spurring the growtbh of the state's film program from a $2.
1 milliohn industry to an $8 million
Thursday 26 May 2011
Wichita-area banks post 3Q earnings - Wichita Business Journal:
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, with $3.4 billion in assets, posted a 2.42 percenft return on average assets — the highest among locak banks. At the bottom of the list was , based in Moun t Hope. The $63 milliobn institution reported losses for the third straight Net income as percentr of averageassets ... Intrust Bank 2.42 percent — $62.4 millionj — 2.24 percent — $5.5 milliojn — 1.94 percent — $23 million 1.82 percent — $15.9 million — 1.46 percenrt — $2 million — 1.4 percent — $792,00 — 1.35 percent — $1.3 million Central Bank and Trusft — 1.3 percent — $2.1 million 1.22 percent — $1.6 million — 1.
2 percenr — $66.9 million — 1.13 percent — $1.3 millionm — 1.07 percent — $1.1 million 1.03 percent — $762,000 — 0.99 percent — $815,009 CornerBank — 0.86 percent — $1.6 millionb — 0.79 percent — $1.2 million 0.55 percent — $754,000 — 0.53 percent — $1.2 millionm RelianzBank — 0.52 percent $129,000 — 0.51 percent — $346,0009 BankHaven — 0.38 percent — $86,000 — 0.35 percent — $218,000 0.26 percent — $122,000 — 0.13 percenr — $869,000 First National Bank of SoutherjKansas — -0.
65 percent (311,000) Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Note: Data for weren’yt available through the FDIC, but the bank in Octobert reported its return on average assetsat 0.64 percent, with third-quartert earnings at $26.5 million.
, with $3.4 billion in assets, posted a 2.42 percenft return on average assets — the highest among locak banks. At the bottom of the list was , based in Moun t Hope. The $63 milliobn institution reported losses for the third straight Net income as percentr of averageassets ... Intrust Bank 2.42 percent — $62.4 millionj — 2.24 percent — $5.5 milliojn — 1.94 percent — $23 million 1.82 percent — $15.9 million — 1.46 percenrt — $2 million — 1.4 percent — $792,00 — 1.35 percent — $1.3 million Central Bank and Trusft — 1.3 percent — $2.1 million 1.22 percent — $1.6 million — 1.
2 percenr — $66.9 million — 1.13 percent — $1.3 millionm — 1.07 percent — $1.1 million 1.03 percent — $762,000 — 0.99 percent — $815,009 CornerBank — 0.86 percent — $1.6 millionb — 0.79 percent — $1.2 million 0.55 percent — $754,000 — 0.53 percent — $1.2 millionm RelianzBank — 0.52 percent $129,000 — 0.51 percent — $346,0009 BankHaven — 0.38 percent — $86,000 — 0.35 percent — $218,000 0.26 percent — $122,000 — 0.13 percenr — $869,000 First National Bank of SoutherjKansas — -0.
65 percent (311,000) Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Note: Data for weren’yt available through the FDIC, but the bank in Octobert reported its return on average assetsat 0.64 percent, with third-quartert earnings at $26.5 million.
Tuesday 24 May 2011
U wants to ban alcohol from stadium - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Earlier plans for the stadium, which will hold its firstf Gophers football gameon Sept. 12, woul have allowed alcohol sales in the more expensive premium but not ingeneral seating. Bruininks’ move comesa after the Minnesota Legislatureand Gov. Tim Pawlentuy made a new law requiring thatall of-ags game attendees have equal access to alcohol. this new legislation leaves us with only two to become the only Big Ten campus in the countryh to sell alcohol throughoug itsfootball stadium, or to not sell alcohol at all,” said Bruininkse in a statement. “Outr values do not change even if ourplanx must.
We have never sold alcohol at student-orienteds on-campus events in the and I do not recommend westarrt now.” The university’s Board of Regents will consider the proposaol and will likely take action at a June 24 If the regents approve Bruininks’ Williams Arena and Mariucci Arena will also be alcohol-fres on game days. Currently, alcohol is served in some areax of those arenas ongame day. The university acknowledged the alcoholp ban will have some financial but it has not yet assessedehow much.
Earlier plans for the stadium, which will hold its firstf Gophers football gameon Sept. 12, woul have allowed alcohol sales in the more expensive premium but not ingeneral seating. Bruininks’ move comesa after the Minnesota Legislatureand Gov. Tim Pawlentuy made a new law requiring thatall of-ags game attendees have equal access to alcohol. this new legislation leaves us with only two to become the only Big Ten campus in the countryh to sell alcohol throughoug itsfootball stadium, or to not sell alcohol at all,” said Bruininkse in a statement. “Outr values do not change even if ourplanx must.
We have never sold alcohol at student-orienteds on-campus events in the and I do not recommend westarrt now.” The university’s Board of Regents will consider the proposaol and will likely take action at a June 24 If the regents approve Bruininks’ Williams Arena and Mariucci Arena will also be alcohol-fres on game days. Currently, alcohol is served in some areax of those arenas ongame day. The university acknowledged the alcoholp ban will have some financial but it has not yet assessedehow much.
Saturday 21 May 2011
Edith Sitwell was known for her poetry and witticisms - Montreal Gazette
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Globe and Mail | Edith Sitwell was known for her poetry and witticisms Montreal Gazette Edith Sitwell's poetry was startling and hypnotic. Her brilliance was hailed when she burst on the scene with her brothers Osbert and Sacheverell in the 1920s. It has been 30 years since Victoria Glendinning published A Lion Among Unicorns, ... Worshipping at the altar of the Baroque |
Thursday 19 May 2011
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Tuesday 17 May 2011
Hewlett-Packard to Miss Third-Quarter Estimates as Consumers Hold Back - Bloomberg
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Reuters | Hewlett-Packard to Miss Third-Quarter Estimates as Consumers Hold Back Bloomberg (HPQ), the world's biggest personal-computer maker, forecast third-quarter profit that missed analysts' estimates after a slowdown in PC buying and reduced its full-year earnings projection. Excluding some items, earnings will be $1.08 a share for the ... Hewlett-Packard Beats, but Shares Hit on Outlook H-P to release earnings early after leak |
Saturday 14 May 2011
Commerce deal notable for complexity - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The actual sale included only about an eightnh of an acre under the Commerce The pricewas $800,000, a small amounrt compared to many deals. The deal, involved 13 separate ownership interests onone side, and , and the Boared of Regents on the other. It took nearlgy a year to complete, accordingt to Jim Loyd and Ken Ashley atCushman Wakefield, who represented the owners. To understands the deal's complexity, considefr the history. The property at Marietta and Broar streets downtown was purchased by Newnan cottonbaron "Cotton" Jones in the late and it remained in his family'zs hands for 100 years.
In 1957, C&S Bank signed a 40-year ground lease on the propertu and built theCommercd Building, which served as headquarters for organizations such as the Atlanta and Georgis chambers of commerce and the Jaycees. The top severalk floors housed TheCommerce Club. In the C&S attempted to purchase the property the buildingis on, but was able to buy only a one-eighthn share. In 1996, with the ground lease nearingv itsexpiration date, NationsBank, the successotr to C&S, decided once again to try to buy the property.
The bank facexd a deadline because, under terms of the grounrd lease, the building could revert to the propert y owners or be torn down if a new leasse could not beagreed upon. The bank wantedf to donate the buildingto GSU. NationsBano approached the Jones family with anoffer "we felt was said Loyd, and it took 10 months of negotiationws to reach a price that everyoned could agree on. During thos talks, the Cushman Wakefield brokers had to deal with 13 different partiex representing 18 different people holding stakes rangingfrom one-sixteenth to one-quartedr of the property.
Loyd and Ashley facedr complications because they were working for peoplewho didn't need to sell and had a sentimentall attachment to the property. Even more complex was provintgclear title, Loyd said. The title examinerd "had to trace multiples people throughmultiple generations" to make sure everyone was creditedf with the proper ownership share. The title examinef said it was the most complexz case he had ever and Loyd and Ashley agree they got an educatio n in the lawsof inheritance. On the buyer' s side, David A. Robinson, senior vice president of had to deal with complexities ofhis own.
Because the buildin would be givento GSU, for example, the statw attorney general had to approve all aspects of the donatio n -- including the intention to continus leasing space to The Commerce which would be serving alcohol on universit property. After a final flurry of activity, the deal close at the end of 1996, with the Woodruffc Foundation underwriting a part of the Carter and Associates represented NationsBank throughout the deal and took no Robinson said.
The result is "a transactiojn with a lot of winners," Robinson GSU gets a building that complements its campusdmaster plan; The Commercre Club gets a long-term lease; Atlanta gets a boosf to its efforts to revive the Fairlie-Popla r district; and NationsBank is able to continue its supporyt of the education and businesa communities.
The actual sale included only about an eightnh of an acre under the Commerce The pricewas $800,000, a small amounrt compared to many deals. The deal, involved 13 separate ownership interests onone side, and , and the Boared of Regents on the other. It took nearlgy a year to complete, accordingt to Jim Loyd and Ken Ashley atCushman Wakefield, who represented the owners. To understands the deal's complexity, considefr the history. The property at Marietta and Broar streets downtown was purchased by Newnan cottonbaron "Cotton" Jones in the late and it remained in his family'zs hands for 100 years.
In 1957, C&S Bank signed a 40-year ground lease on the propertu and built theCommercd Building, which served as headquarters for organizations such as the Atlanta and Georgis chambers of commerce and the Jaycees. The top severalk floors housed TheCommerce Club. In the C&S attempted to purchase the property the buildingis on, but was able to buy only a one-eighthn share. In 1996, with the ground lease nearingv itsexpiration date, NationsBank, the successotr to C&S, decided once again to try to buy the property.
The bank facexd a deadline because, under terms of the grounrd lease, the building could revert to the propert y owners or be torn down if a new leasse could not beagreed upon. The bank wantedf to donate the buildingto GSU. NationsBano approached the Jones family with anoffer "we felt was said Loyd, and it took 10 months of negotiationws to reach a price that everyoned could agree on. During thos talks, the Cushman Wakefield brokers had to deal with 13 different partiex representing 18 different people holding stakes rangingfrom one-sixteenth to one-quartedr of the property.
Loyd and Ashley facedr complications because they were working for peoplewho didn't need to sell and had a sentimentall attachment to the property. Even more complex was provintgclear title, Loyd said. The title examinerd "had to trace multiples people throughmultiple generations" to make sure everyone was creditedf with the proper ownership share. The title examinef said it was the most complexz case he had ever and Loyd and Ashley agree they got an educatio n in the lawsof inheritance. On the buyer' s side, David A. Robinson, senior vice president of had to deal with complexities ofhis own.
Because the buildin would be givento GSU, for example, the statw attorney general had to approve all aspects of the donatio n -- including the intention to continus leasing space to The Commerce which would be serving alcohol on universit property. After a final flurry of activity, the deal close at the end of 1996, with the Woodruffc Foundation underwriting a part of the Carter and Associates represented NationsBank throughout the deal and took no Robinson said.
The result is "a transactiojn with a lot of winners," Robinson GSU gets a building that complements its campusdmaster plan; The Commercre Club gets a long-term lease; Atlanta gets a boosf to its efforts to revive the Fairlie-Popla r district; and NationsBank is able to continue its supporyt of the education and businesa communities.
Thursday 12 May 2011
SEC charges former Countrywide CEO - The Business Review (Albany):
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(NYSE: BAC) bought Countrywide in July forabout $2.5 The deal made the Charlotte, N.C.-baserd bank the country’s largest mortgage SEC regulators accuse Mozillo and two other former executives of misleading investors abougt the credit risks the compang took to increase its market The SEC alleges Mozilo, former Chievf Operating Officer David Sambol and former Chief Financial Officer Eric Sieracki falsely assured investors that Countrywidw was primarily a prime-quality mortgagw lender that had avoided underwriting risky The charges stem actions in from 2005 to 2007. Mozilk also was charged with insider trading.
The SEC alleges he sold Countrywid e stock on the basis ofnonpublicv information, reaping $140 million in New York state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli todah praised the SEC's action against Mozilo. “Investors must be assuredd that the markets are free of fraud and andthe SEC’s enforcement actionj against Countrywide executives sends a clear signal that abuse of investors will not be DiNapoli said. “The SEC’s allegations strongly support our claim s that defendants engaged in varioud violations of the federalsecuritiesa laws.
We look forward to carrying this case forwarsd on behalf of the more than onemillion retirees, and beneficiaries of the statd pension fund and the clas s of wronged investors we represent.” as sole trustee of the New York Statwe Common Retirement Fund (Fund), and several New York City pensionm funds are the lead plaintiffs in a consolidated class actiojn lawsuit against Countrywide and othef defendants, including the executives namerd in the SEC action. DiNapoli said the fund lost tens of millionse of dollars as a result of the allegexd securities law violations by Countrywide andother defendants. Countrywidse had loan offices in Lathamm andSaratoga Springs.
(NYSE: BAC) bought Countrywide in July forabout $2.5 The deal made the Charlotte, N.C.-baserd bank the country’s largest mortgage SEC regulators accuse Mozillo and two other former executives of misleading investors abougt the credit risks the compang took to increase its market The SEC alleges Mozilo, former Chievf Operating Officer David Sambol and former Chief Financial Officer Eric Sieracki falsely assured investors that Countrywidw was primarily a prime-quality mortgagw lender that had avoided underwriting risky The charges stem actions in from 2005 to 2007. Mozilk also was charged with insider trading.
The SEC alleges he sold Countrywid e stock on the basis ofnonpublicv information, reaping $140 million in New York state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli todah praised the SEC's action against Mozilo. “Investors must be assuredd that the markets are free of fraud and andthe SEC’s enforcement actionj against Countrywide executives sends a clear signal that abuse of investors will not be DiNapoli said. “The SEC’s allegations strongly support our claim s that defendants engaged in varioud violations of the federalsecuritiesa laws.
We look forward to carrying this case forwarsd on behalf of the more than onemillion retirees, and beneficiaries of the statd pension fund and the clas s of wronged investors we represent.” as sole trustee of the New York Statwe Common Retirement Fund (Fund), and several New York City pensionm funds are the lead plaintiffs in a consolidated class actiojn lawsuit against Countrywide and othef defendants, including the executives namerd in the SEC action. DiNapoli said the fund lost tens of millionse of dollars as a result of the allegexd securities law violations by Countrywide andother defendants. Countrywidse had loan offices in Lathamm andSaratoga Springs.
Tuesday 10 May 2011
Port security moves into higher gear - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The new requirements, which go into effecty in Memphison Dec. 30, will require all employeesx or contractors who need unescorted access to facilitied or vessels governed by the Maritim Transportation Security Act to have a specialidentificatio card. The program will affect more than 4,009 employees in Memphis. Once the program kicks in, workers will be requiredr to have a Transportation Worker Identification Credentiao administered bythe . The credentiall is a tamper-resistant biometric card whichcosts $132 and can only be obtainedr after a security assessment According to the TSA, about 1.2 milliob workers will need the card in the U.S.
In 4,251 people have applierd for the credentialwith 3,024 of those application s receiving activation. Chiefly affectede will be employees working on Presidents Island and the portof Memphis, and truck drivers who make deliveriese to port locations. The activatio n process can take up to 30 Those who fail to comply will receive a warning letter followed by a fine forrepeaty offenses. “Our compliance date for the port of Memphixsis Dec. 30 and we are confident that, due to the number of enrollments, our port zone is ready,” says Philio Boruszewski, contingency operations policy and planning officiao forthe .
“We have done a great job with outreach and our port partneras have done a great jobwith outreach.” While the prograj is designed to heighten security at U.S. ports, the new requirements have presentedd a number of The main issue Boruszewski and the Coast Guarfd in Memphis are trying to solver is getting the word out on exactlyg who will needa TWIC. “The population group we had the most concernsa about was thetrucking industry,” Boruszewskiu says. “Not so much the trucking operations that haul out of the butthe over-the-road truckers who mightf be making occasional deliveries on the coastr or inland rivers.
” In Memphis, trucko drivers were the secon largest occupation to apply for the TWIC, with 700 behind vessel crew members, with 1,081 applications. Outside of the transportation industry, 673 people have applied for the TWIC from facilitiesd operating near the Local companies making a living on the Mississippi River are voicing concernws about how the new requirementw will affect theirbottom line. One key concern is the time it takesa for cards to be approvedsand activated. Companies that make new hires afterf the program is in place may have to wait up to a montjh for the new employee to receivea TWIC.
TWIC regulations do provider an interimworker exemption, but a new employeed must be escorted to work. “The kicker is goinyg to be when it goesinto effect, we will have new hiress and the interim work authorituy rules are not really where they need to says George Leavell, executive vice president of Memphis-base Wepfer Marine. “It is going to impact thoswe who can’t afford to be A lot of people we hire at theentruy level, they don’t have a job, and it is gointg to cost them moneu to get the card and they will potentiallyu have to wait 30 days before they can go to Besides the waiting period, cost will also likelhy be a factor for companies trying to get employees certified.
Boruszewskoi says several companies are subsidizing the cost of the TWIC forthei employees, but depending on the company’d turnover rate, paying for the credential could be Purchasing the card reader also loomsz as a major expense for companies. Under the first phase of the TWIC program, companies will only be required to have a credential foreach employee. Phase two, which the TSA has currently requires companies to purchase acard reader. Currentlgy the TSA is working to advance thecard reader’ws technology level, but currently a card reader can cost abou t $10,000. For companies like Wepfer, that will mean the purchasre of multiplecard readers.
“That will have a major cost factotr on small business and big Leavell says. “Our position on that is that the card readerf does not enhance security because we knowour
The new requirements, which go into effecty in Memphison Dec. 30, will require all employeesx or contractors who need unescorted access to facilitied or vessels governed by the Maritim Transportation Security Act to have a specialidentificatio card. The program will affect more than 4,009 employees in Memphis. Once the program kicks in, workers will be requiredr to have a Transportation Worker Identification Credentiao administered bythe . The credentiall is a tamper-resistant biometric card whichcosts $132 and can only be obtainedr after a security assessment According to the TSA, about 1.2 milliob workers will need the card in the U.S.
In 4,251 people have applierd for the credentialwith 3,024 of those application s receiving activation. Chiefly affectede will be employees working on Presidents Island and the portof Memphis, and truck drivers who make deliveriese to port locations. The activatio n process can take up to 30 Those who fail to comply will receive a warning letter followed by a fine forrepeaty offenses. “Our compliance date for the port of Memphixsis Dec. 30 and we are confident that, due to the number of enrollments, our port zone is ready,” says Philio Boruszewski, contingency operations policy and planning officiao forthe .
“We have done a great job with outreach and our port partneras have done a great jobwith outreach.” While the prograj is designed to heighten security at U.S. ports, the new requirements have presentedd a number of The main issue Boruszewski and the Coast Guarfd in Memphis are trying to solver is getting the word out on exactlyg who will needa TWIC. “The population group we had the most concernsa about was thetrucking industry,” Boruszewskiu says. “Not so much the trucking operations that haul out of the butthe over-the-road truckers who mightf be making occasional deliveries on the coastr or inland rivers.
” In Memphis, trucko drivers were the secon largest occupation to apply for the TWIC, with 700 behind vessel crew members, with 1,081 applications. Outside of the transportation industry, 673 people have applied for the TWIC from facilitiesd operating near the Local companies making a living on the Mississippi River are voicing concernws about how the new requirementw will affect theirbottom line. One key concern is the time it takesa for cards to be approvedsand activated. Companies that make new hires afterf the program is in place may have to wait up to a montjh for the new employee to receivea TWIC.
TWIC regulations do provider an interimworker exemption, but a new employeed must be escorted to work. “The kicker is goinyg to be when it goesinto effect, we will have new hiress and the interim work authorituy rules are not really where they need to says George Leavell, executive vice president of Memphis-base Wepfer Marine. “It is going to impact thoswe who can’t afford to be A lot of people we hire at theentruy level, they don’t have a job, and it is gointg to cost them moneu to get the card and they will potentiallyu have to wait 30 days before they can go to Besides the waiting period, cost will also likelhy be a factor for companies trying to get employees certified.
Boruszewskoi says several companies are subsidizing the cost of the TWIC forthei employees, but depending on the company’d turnover rate, paying for the credential could be Purchasing the card reader also loomsz as a major expense for companies. Under the first phase of the TWIC program, companies will only be required to have a credential foreach employee. Phase two, which the TSA has currently requires companies to purchase acard reader. Currentlgy the TSA is working to advance thecard reader’ws technology level, but currently a card reader can cost abou t $10,000. For companies like Wepfer, that will mean the purchasre of multiplecard readers.
“That will have a major cost factotr on small business and big Leavell says. “Our position on that is that the card readerf does not enhance security because we knowour
Sunday 8 May 2011
Thursday 5 May 2011
Carolina Ballet takes on Shakespeare, Tolstoy - Triangle Business Journal:
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Now that’s culture – and it’s all part of the Carolinq Ballet’s upcoming production of “Tolstouy & Shakespeare – Masterworks in Motion.” The a double-barreled ballet blast of stories from two ofWesterh Civilization’s greatest writers, will run from Feb. 26 through March 1 at Raleigh’xs Memorial Auditorium. The production features a dance interpretatiom ofWilliam Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and a retellinfg of a mysterious Leo Tolstoy yarn called “Thr Kreutzer Sonata.
” Both stories boastt subject matter that’s guaranteeds to appeal to ballet neophytes who don’r know an attitude from an arabesque. The Bard’s offering with its shipwrecked survivors on a mysteriousisland that’s home to a monster and plenty of supernatural happenings – is like a 17th centuryg version of the television show The Tolstoy piece, meanwhile, prominentlyt features the aforementioned murder and mayhem as part of a train ride in which a jealous husband exposex his dark past. “This is not your grandma’se ballet,” says Mark Scearce, who composed some of the music for theTolstouy production.
“This is a very personal, emotionaol story.” In addition to Scearce’sa music, the Tolstoy productiobn features contributions from a couple of othernotabler baton-wielders: Ludwig van Beethoven and Leos “I’m the guy who’s supposed to make Janaceo and Beethoven go together,” muses who is the head of ’sz music department. That’s no easy But then again, the Carolins Ballet doesn’t shy away from a challenge. The company was founded just over a decade ago by Artistic Director Robert a veteran of the and the in Atthe time, the Triangl e didn’t have much of a tradition in ballet, but the troupe has grownm fast.
The organization now employsa about 100 people at the height ofthe season, includinh 35 dancers from all over the world. Last more than 75,000 people attended showw duringthe season, which runs from Augustr through May. Nine different shows are schedule d forthis year. “It’s one of the finest companie s inthe country,” boastss Weiss, who likens ballet to a spiritual discipline. He lovews ballet because it melds athletic ability with acting and lavishly designed scenergand costumes. “Ballet combinesa all the art forms,” he says. The Carolinaz Ballet has a budgetof $5.
5 with about half of that coming from tickef sales, says Executive Director Lisa Corporate support comes from companies including , and Weisx and his colleagues revel in putting togethe r shows that defy expectations. In addition to the lust and “Lost” of “Tolstou & Shakespeare,” a past productionj combined ballet dancing with bluegrass Laterthis year, the troupe will perform the kid-friendl “Beauty and the Beast.” “With us, you don’t just get ‘Swajn Lake,’” says Jones.
Now that’s culture – and it’s all part of the Carolinq Ballet’s upcoming production of “Tolstouy & Shakespeare – Masterworks in Motion.” The a double-barreled ballet blast of stories from two ofWesterh Civilization’s greatest writers, will run from Feb. 26 through March 1 at Raleigh’xs Memorial Auditorium. The production features a dance interpretatiom ofWilliam Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and a retellinfg of a mysterious Leo Tolstoy yarn called “Thr Kreutzer Sonata.
” Both stories boastt subject matter that’s guaranteeds to appeal to ballet neophytes who don’r know an attitude from an arabesque. The Bard’s offering with its shipwrecked survivors on a mysteriousisland that’s home to a monster and plenty of supernatural happenings – is like a 17th centuryg version of the television show The Tolstoy piece, meanwhile, prominentlyt features the aforementioned murder and mayhem as part of a train ride in which a jealous husband exposex his dark past. “This is not your grandma’se ballet,” says Mark Scearce, who composed some of the music for theTolstouy production.
“This is a very personal, emotionaol story.” In addition to Scearce’sa music, the Tolstoy productiobn features contributions from a couple of othernotabler baton-wielders: Ludwig van Beethoven and Leos “I’m the guy who’s supposed to make Janaceo and Beethoven go together,” muses who is the head of ’sz music department. That’s no easy But then again, the Carolins Ballet doesn’t shy away from a challenge. The company was founded just over a decade ago by Artistic Director Robert a veteran of the and the in Atthe time, the Triangl e didn’t have much of a tradition in ballet, but the troupe has grownm fast.
The organization now employsa about 100 people at the height ofthe season, includinh 35 dancers from all over the world. Last more than 75,000 people attended showw duringthe season, which runs from Augustr through May. Nine different shows are schedule d forthis year. “It’s one of the finest companie s inthe country,” boastss Weiss, who likens ballet to a spiritual discipline. He lovews ballet because it melds athletic ability with acting and lavishly designed scenergand costumes. “Ballet combinesa all the art forms,” he says. The Carolinaz Ballet has a budgetof $5.
5 with about half of that coming from tickef sales, says Executive Director Lisa Corporate support comes from companies including , and Weisx and his colleagues revel in putting togethe r shows that defy expectations. In addition to the lust and “Lost” of “Tolstou & Shakespeare,” a past productionj combined ballet dancing with bluegrass Laterthis year, the troupe will perform the kid-friendl “Beauty and the Beast.” “With us, you don’t just get ‘Swajn Lake,’” says Jones.
Tuesday 3 May 2011
EMC beefs up Mass. presence with Cambridge lab, MIT sponsorship deal - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The Hopkinton, Mass., storage and informatiojn managementgiant (NYSE: EMC) said Wednesdahy the Media Lab sponsorship is one of several initiativez coordinated out of EMC Research Cambridge, which will be located at 11 Cambridge Ctr. in Mass. The center will house EMC’s security-business researcb lab, RSA Laboratories, as well as abouyt a dozen researchers, technologistsd and business leadersacross EMC’s business units. The company also has researchb facilities in China andSanta Clara, Calif.
“Researcy and advanced technology groupsacross EMC, along with our global university research partners, are discovering and exploring new technologiez that will shape the futur e of digital information,” said Jeff Nick, EMC senior vice president and chief technology officer, in a “This is an incredible opportunity for EMC to bring together some of the world’s leadin research minds and innovators in areas such as personalp information management, information integration and cloud computing.” As a consortiumk sponsor of the MIT Media Lab, EMC will be able to access the center’xs research on how people use and interacrt with new technologies.
EMC said its initial collaboratiobn will be on new models for data ownershi pand usage, interfaces for business transactionx and health care IT initiatives. A consortium sponsorshiop costs $200,000 per year for a minimum of thre years. Sponsors receive full intellectuaol property rights to technology developed at the lab durintheir sponsorship. The announcement comes a week after EMC and a groupl of universities and technology companies announced the development of a high performancew computing research facilityin Holyoke, Mass. Other tech giants have built dedicated R&D lab in Cambridged in recent years.
(Nasdaq: (Nasdaq: GOOG) and (NYSE: IBM) builtg research centers in the city in the pasttwo
The Hopkinton, Mass., storage and informatiojn managementgiant (NYSE: EMC) said Wednesdahy the Media Lab sponsorship is one of several initiativez coordinated out of EMC Research Cambridge, which will be located at 11 Cambridge Ctr. in Mass. The center will house EMC’s security-business researcb lab, RSA Laboratories, as well as abouyt a dozen researchers, technologistsd and business leadersacross EMC’s business units. The company also has researchb facilities in China andSanta Clara, Calif.
“Researcy and advanced technology groupsacross EMC, along with our global university research partners, are discovering and exploring new technologiez that will shape the futur e of digital information,” said Jeff Nick, EMC senior vice president and chief technology officer, in a “This is an incredible opportunity for EMC to bring together some of the world’s leadin research minds and innovators in areas such as personalp information management, information integration and cloud computing.” As a consortiumk sponsor of the MIT Media Lab, EMC will be able to access the center’xs research on how people use and interacrt with new technologies.
EMC said its initial collaboratiobn will be on new models for data ownershi pand usage, interfaces for business transactionx and health care IT initiatives. A consortium sponsorshiop costs $200,000 per year for a minimum of thre years. Sponsors receive full intellectuaol property rights to technology developed at the lab durintheir sponsorship. The announcement comes a week after EMC and a groupl of universities and technology companies announced the development of a high performancew computing research facilityin Holyoke, Mass. Other tech giants have built dedicated R&D lab in Cambridged in recent years.
(Nasdaq: (Nasdaq: GOOG) and (NYSE: IBM) builtg research centers in the city in the pasttwo
Sunday 1 May 2011
Dorothy L. Hartmann - phillyBurbs.com
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Dorothy L. Hartmann phillyBurbs.com Dorothy L. (Worth) Hartmann, passed away peacefully Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011, at Capitol Health Systems, Helene Fuld Hospital. She spent her last hours surrounded by her family. She was 81. Dorothy was the wife of the late George J. Hartmann Jr., ... |
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