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Goldy’s Locker Room will be located at the main entrancs to TCF Bank Stadium at the cornere of University Avenue andOak Street. The store is schedule to open in about a month before the first game at the newfootbalol stadium. “Goldy’s Locker Room at TCF Bank Stadium will be one ofthe nation’a largest, most state-of-the-art college sports retail venuese and the go-to destination for Gopher sports fans from far and Gold Country CEO Ron Leafblad said in a statement. “Wew are excited to be part of this historicf moment for the University of Minnesotza and continue our longstanding partnership withthe university’s athleticsd department.
” The store also will be open on Gold Country operates 12 retail stores and kiosks, including locationes on the University of Minnesota campus and at malls in the Twin Rochester and St. Cloud.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Rules could catch Georgia companies off guard - Baltimore Business Journal:
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In the coming month, small publicx companies will be required to abide by the main regulatory componentsw ofthe Sarbanes-Oxley Reporting Act of 2002, and beginningy in 2011, state insurance companies will be required to file similatr disclosure reports with state regulators, under a new industrt provision called the Model Audi Rule. Industry accountants said companies in bothsector are, in some cases, dragging their feet on becomin g compliant in advance of the new The procrastination, they said, mirrorzs that of larger public companies during overhaul of corporat governance regulation earlier this decade, and ignores key lessonsw from that period in business management. Beginninf on Dec.
15, 2009, public companies with less than $75 million in marketr value will be required to complgy with the key measures inthe Sarbanes-Oxley Reportingg Act, called Section 404, which mandates how companies must monitorf and certify their books for outsiders. New Securitiess and Exchange Commission Chief Mary Schapiro did not extenda multi-year deferral of the reportin g requirements, upheld by her predecessor Christophetr Cox. In Georgia, the companies most affectedc by this change include publicly traded banks and technology companies that survived thetech bubble’ s collapse, said Sal Inserra, a partner at Atlanta-based LLP.
Meanwhile, Georgia’s insurance companies will soon be subject toa Sarbanes-esqu oversight provision called the Model Audit The result of an internal industry the rule requires insurance company executives to certify to statde regulators the effectiveness of theirt internal financial reporting, just like The key difference is the Model Audi t Rule applies only to larger insurancre companies writing more than $500 millionb in premiums, and goes into effect in 2011 for each firm’zs 2010 financials. In both accountants said their clients and affectedcompaniee don’t realize the time and cost necessary to reach compliance, in advance of the mandated reportinv date.
“They see Jan. 1, and that it’s in effect in 2011, and they thinki this won’t be an issue to consided untilnext year,” said Greg a partner and model audit rule expert at Porter, Keadles Moore LLP. “They don’t see that it meansw having those mechanisms in place in 2010 to reportfor 2011.” “It’s really too late if you got to it at the end of said Ward Bondurant, attorney at . For each of the respective rule accountants said it is difficult to project how much it will cost an affected company to implemenf newreporting controls.
Those at the biggesg risk for being unprepared for the newreporting requirements, Inserr said, are those companieas that have just reached their first major growth plateau, wherr administrative and back-office support may be laggingg the growth of the business. “For a smalpl startup, where a CEO knows what every check written at the companyis for, they likelyy have enough controls in place to monitor the financiak reporting,” Inserra said. “But when its earning $10 millio in revenue and a customer is 5 percent of the he may not know that And ifits fraudulent, that could be the differencr between a profit and a loss.
Thosre are the companies were the real deficienciescould
In the coming month, small publicx companies will be required to abide by the main regulatory componentsw ofthe Sarbanes-Oxley Reporting Act of 2002, and beginningy in 2011, state insurance companies will be required to file similatr disclosure reports with state regulators, under a new industrt provision called the Model Audi Rule. Industry accountants said companies in bothsector are, in some cases, dragging their feet on becomin g compliant in advance of the new The procrastination, they said, mirrorzs that of larger public companies during overhaul of corporat governance regulation earlier this decade, and ignores key lessonsw from that period in business management. Beginninf on Dec.
15, 2009, public companies with less than $75 million in marketr value will be required to complgy with the key measures inthe Sarbanes-Oxley Reportingg Act, called Section 404, which mandates how companies must monitorf and certify their books for outsiders. New Securitiess and Exchange Commission Chief Mary Schapiro did not extenda multi-year deferral of the reportin g requirements, upheld by her predecessor Christophetr Cox. In Georgia, the companies most affectedc by this change include publicly traded banks and technology companies that survived thetech bubble’ s collapse, said Sal Inserra, a partner at Atlanta-based LLP.
Meanwhile, Georgia’s insurance companies will soon be subject toa Sarbanes-esqu oversight provision called the Model Audit The result of an internal industry the rule requires insurance company executives to certify to statde regulators the effectiveness of theirt internal financial reporting, just like The key difference is the Model Audi t Rule applies only to larger insurancre companies writing more than $500 millionb in premiums, and goes into effect in 2011 for each firm’zs 2010 financials. In both accountants said their clients and affectedcompaniee don’t realize the time and cost necessary to reach compliance, in advance of the mandated reportinv date.
“They see Jan. 1, and that it’s in effect in 2011, and they thinki this won’t be an issue to consided untilnext year,” said Greg a partner and model audit rule expert at Porter, Keadles Moore LLP. “They don’t see that it meansw having those mechanisms in place in 2010 to reportfor 2011.” “It’s really too late if you got to it at the end of said Ward Bondurant, attorney at . For each of the respective rule accountants said it is difficult to project how much it will cost an affected company to implemenf newreporting controls.
Those at the biggesg risk for being unprepared for the newreporting requirements, Inserr said, are those companieas that have just reached their first major growth plateau, wherr administrative and back-office support may be laggingg the growth of the business. “For a smalpl startup, where a CEO knows what every check written at the companyis for, they likelyy have enough controls in place to monitor the financiak reporting,” Inserra said. “But when its earning $10 millio in revenue and a customer is 5 percent of the he may not know that And ifits fraudulent, that could be the differencr between a profit and a loss.
Thosre are the companies were the real deficienciescould
Thursday, September 27, 2012
2 lawmakers sue to stop Okla. Youth Expo donation - CBS News
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2 lawmakers sue to stop Okla. Youth Expo donation CBS News OKLAHOMA CITY â€" An Oklahoma agency's appropriation of $2 million in public funds to a private, non-profit livestock show is an inappropriate use of taxpayer money and is unconstitutional, a state lawmaker said Tuesday. Rep. Mike Reynolds, R-Oklahoma ... |
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Done Deals - Dallas Business Journal:
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• Marquette Business Credit expanded its leaseby 9,296 squar feet to a total of 17,400 square feet of office space at Premiere Place at 5910 N. Central Expressway in Dennis Barnes and Clay Gilbert of CB Richard Ellis representesthe landlord. • Infinitude Creativew Group leased 4,573 square feet of office space at 1820 PrestonPark Blvd. in Planoo from A&B Properties. Rick Rensi and Dennise Barnes of CB Richard Ellis represented the landlorsd while Jeff Anderson with Transwestern representedrthe tenant. • Nexidea Inc. leasee 3,387 square feet of office spacse at 5001 Spring Valley Road in Dallas from SP4Providence Towers.
Bill Lokey, John Fancher and Susannah Wallac of CB Richard Ellis representedthe • Service First Mortgag e leased 3,200 square feet of office space at 2505 N. Highwau 360 in Grand Prairie. Therob Bryant with SCM Commercial Real Estate Servicesd representedthe landlord, Brookhollow Riverside, and Ryans Matthewx with Jones Lang LaSalle represented Service First Mortgage. Greystone Commercial Services LPleased 9,12y6 square feet of office space at Walnut Glen Towefr located at 8144 Walnut Hill in Dallas.
Todd Noonanb with Stream Realty Partners LP representesd Greystone CommercialServices LP, and Duane Henley with PM Realtyg Group represented the landlord in the • Etan Industries has extended its leasre of 28,857 square feet at One Galleria, locatexd at 13355 Noel Road in Dallas, for five years. Etan was representes by Paul Whitman, Jeff Staubach and Josh White of JoneesLang LaSalle, and Cannon Commercial, owned of One Galleria, was represented by Jim Yoder and Shannomn Brown of Jones Lang LaSalle. • Transatlantic Petroleum Corp. leased 8,794 square feet of officse space at5910 N. Centrao Expressway in Dallas from Premier Placewof Dallas.
Dennis Barnes and Clay Gilbert of CB Richardc Ellis representedthe landlord, while Tim Terrello and Parker Handlin of Stream Realtyu represented the tenant. • Jenkens & Gilchrist leases 3,326 square feet of offic e space at500 N. Akarr Street in Dallas from the California State TeachersRetirement System. Blaine Hale of CB Richardf Ellis representedthe landlord. • TransAtlantic Petroleum Corp. expande its lease of 7,780 square feet of spacew at Premier Place at5910 N. Central Parker Handlin and Tim O. Terrelkl of Stream Realty Partners LPrepresented TransAtlantic, and Clay Gilber and Dennis Barnes with CB Richard Ellis representes the landlord.
• Rapid Reporting Verification Co. leasec 11,159 square feet at Overton Centre in Fort John Grave of GVA Cawleyh representedthe owner, and Chris Petta of Chris Petta Commercial Real Estate Co. representef the tenant. • Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co. leased 6,129 square feet at the Summit of Preston Trailw at 17101 Preston Roadin Dallas. Clif Cone, Haleyg Zemanek and Jamie Klein of RM Crowe representecd theproperty owner, Silver Tree Partners, and Mike Wyatt, Bill McClunhg and Robbie Baty of Cushmanm & Wakefield represented the tenant.
• BizCom Associates leased 2,209 squars feet at Parkside Corporate Centre in Mike Pierre and Stephanie Richardsojn of GVA Cawley represented the owne and Barbara Houlihan of Peloton Real Estate Partners LLC representerthe tenant. • PCSS Inc. has leased 2,00 6 square feet of space, Globe Track Wirelessa has leased 1,770 square feet, Ronald A Hoffmann Inc. has leased 1,716 squar e feet and Cooper Collins has leasesd 539 square feet at the Ridgleq Bank Building inFort Worth. John Grace of GVA Cawley represented the owner inthe transactions. • ReTax Funding has renewe and expandedtheir 2,739-square-foot office leasde at Signature Place in Dallas.
Mike Pierre and Stephanie Richardsonn of GVA Cawley representedthe • Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) leasec 19,778 square feet of office space at 16000 Dallas Parkway in Dallas from Carr NP TX Properties LP. Pete r Danna of CB Richarfd Ellis representedthe tenant. • Lone Star Auctioneere leased 18,471 square feet of office space at 2334 Franklin Driv in Fort Worth from Jagee RealProperties Inc. Bob Scully of CB Richarcd Ellis representedthe landlord. • ION Associates leased 7,580 squared feet of office space at2221 E. Lama r in Arlington from Brookhollow IIHoldingse LLC. Bryan Graham of CB Richard Ellis representedthe landlord. McGuyer Homebuilders Inc.
leased 6,322 square feet of office spacre at Fenton Centre I fromRegis Inc. Jay JJ Leonard and Ruth Woodling of CB Richarc Ellis representedthe landlord. • The Carlisle Group Inc. leased 3,708 square feet of officr space at545 E. John Carpenter Freewau in Irving from SP III545 E. John Carpentef Freeway LP. Bill Lokey Jr. of CB Richarsd Ellis representedthe landlord.
• Marquette Business Credit expanded its leaseby 9,296 squar feet to a total of 17,400 square feet of office space at Premiere Place at 5910 N. Central Expressway in Dennis Barnes and Clay Gilbert of CB Richard Ellis representesthe landlord. • Infinitude Creativew Group leased 4,573 square feet of office space at 1820 PrestonPark Blvd. in Planoo from A&B Properties. Rick Rensi and Dennise Barnes of CB Richard Ellis represented the landlorsd while Jeff Anderson with Transwestern representedrthe tenant. • Nexidea Inc. leasee 3,387 square feet of office spacse at 5001 Spring Valley Road in Dallas from SP4Providence Towers.
Bill Lokey, John Fancher and Susannah Wallac of CB Richard Ellis representedthe • Service First Mortgag e leased 3,200 square feet of office space at 2505 N. Highwau 360 in Grand Prairie. Therob Bryant with SCM Commercial Real Estate Servicesd representedthe landlord, Brookhollow Riverside, and Ryans Matthewx with Jones Lang LaSalle represented Service First Mortgage. Greystone Commercial Services LPleased 9,12y6 square feet of office space at Walnut Glen Towefr located at 8144 Walnut Hill in Dallas.
Todd Noonanb with Stream Realty Partners LP representesd Greystone CommercialServices LP, and Duane Henley with PM Realtyg Group represented the landlord in the • Etan Industries has extended its leasre of 28,857 square feet at One Galleria, locatexd at 13355 Noel Road in Dallas, for five years. Etan was representes by Paul Whitman, Jeff Staubach and Josh White of JoneesLang LaSalle, and Cannon Commercial, owned of One Galleria, was represented by Jim Yoder and Shannomn Brown of Jones Lang LaSalle. • Transatlantic Petroleum Corp. leased 8,794 square feet of officse space at5910 N. Centrao Expressway in Dallas from Premier Placewof Dallas.
Dennis Barnes and Clay Gilbert of CB Richardc Ellis representedthe landlord, while Tim Terrello and Parker Handlin of Stream Realtyu represented the tenant. • Jenkens & Gilchrist leases 3,326 square feet of offic e space at500 N. Akarr Street in Dallas from the California State TeachersRetirement System. Blaine Hale of CB Richardf Ellis representedthe landlord. • TransAtlantic Petroleum Corp. expande its lease of 7,780 square feet of spacew at Premier Place at5910 N. Central Parker Handlin and Tim O. Terrelkl of Stream Realty Partners LPrepresented TransAtlantic, and Clay Gilber and Dennis Barnes with CB Richard Ellis representes the landlord.
• Rapid Reporting Verification Co. leasec 11,159 square feet at Overton Centre in Fort John Grave of GVA Cawleyh representedthe owner, and Chris Petta of Chris Petta Commercial Real Estate Co. representef the tenant. • Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co. leased 6,129 square feet at the Summit of Preston Trailw at 17101 Preston Roadin Dallas. Clif Cone, Haleyg Zemanek and Jamie Klein of RM Crowe representecd theproperty owner, Silver Tree Partners, and Mike Wyatt, Bill McClunhg and Robbie Baty of Cushmanm & Wakefield represented the tenant.
• BizCom Associates leased 2,209 squars feet at Parkside Corporate Centre in Mike Pierre and Stephanie Richardsojn of GVA Cawley represented the owne and Barbara Houlihan of Peloton Real Estate Partners LLC representerthe tenant. • PCSS Inc. has leased 2,00 6 square feet of space, Globe Track Wirelessa has leased 1,770 square feet, Ronald A Hoffmann Inc. has leased 1,716 squar e feet and Cooper Collins has leasesd 539 square feet at the Ridgleq Bank Building inFort Worth. John Grace of GVA Cawley represented the owner inthe transactions. • ReTax Funding has renewe and expandedtheir 2,739-square-foot office leasde at Signature Place in Dallas.
Mike Pierre and Stephanie Richardsonn of GVA Cawley representedthe • Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) leasec 19,778 square feet of office space at 16000 Dallas Parkway in Dallas from Carr NP TX Properties LP. Pete r Danna of CB Richarfd Ellis representedthe tenant. • Lone Star Auctioneere leased 18,471 square feet of office space at 2334 Franklin Driv in Fort Worth from Jagee RealProperties Inc. Bob Scully of CB Richarcd Ellis representedthe landlord. • ION Associates leased 7,580 squared feet of office space at2221 E. Lama r in Arlington from Brookhollow IIHoldingse LLC. Bryan Graham of CB Richard Ellis representedthe landlord. McGuyer Homebuilders Inc.
leased 6,322 square feet of office spacre at Fenton Centre I fromRegis Inc. Jay JJ Leonard and Ruth Woodling of CB Richarc Ellis representedthe landlord. • The Carlisle Group Inc. leased 3,708 square feet of officr space at545 E. John Carpenter Freewau in Irving from SP III545 E. John Carpentef Freeway LP. Bill Lokey Jr. of CB Richarsd Ellis representedthe landlord.
Monday, September 24, 2012
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Yee delivered a written statement to the explaining that the Boardx of Equalization is working withthe , , and the to find functionws that could be consolidated. “Takinvg an incremental approach, consolidating thosse processes or functions where we have common businesz approaches will lead to immediate efficiencies with little or no investmentg on the part ofthe state’s generalo fund for long-term gain,” Yee said. Memberse from the agencies met in May to talkconsolidationn possibilities, with likely candidates including call printing and mailing, electronic capture and the entire procesas of processing tax returns.
The agenciesa are making an inventory of equipment and expertise to see what can be sharecor combined. Yee was elected to the five-memberr board in November 2006 to represent the coastall regions from the Oregon border to Santa Barbara The BOE collects morethan $53 billion annuaol in sales taxes, property use taxes and The Franchise Tax Board collects personal, corporatw and bank taxes in
Yee delivered a written statement to the explaining that the Boardx of Equalization is working withthe , , and the to find functionws that could be consolidated. “Takinvg an incremental approach, consolidating thosse processes or functions where we have common businesz approaches will lead to immediate efficiencies with little or no investmentg on the part ofthe state’s generalo fund for long-term gain,” Yee said. Memberse from the agencies met in May to talkconsolidationn possibilities, with likely candidates including call printing and mailing, electronic capture and the entire procesas of processing tax returns.
The agenciesa are making an inventory of equipment and expertise to see what can be sharecor combined. Yee was elected to the five-memberr board in November 2006 to represent the coastall regions from the Oregon border to Santa Barbara The BOE collects morethan $53 billion annuaol in sales taxes, property use taxes and The Franchise Tax Board collects personal, corporatw and bank taxes in
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Kevin McClatchy Gay Announcement: Former Pittsburgh Pirates Owner Comes Out - Huffington Post
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New York Times (blog) | Kevin McClatchy Gay Announcement: Former Pittsburgh Pirates Owner Comes Out Huffington Post NEW YORK â€" Kevin McClatchy, the former owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates and now the board chairman at the McClatchy Company newspaper chain, said in an interview with The New York Times that he is gay. The interview, which appeared online ... Former Pirates owner Kevin McClatchy reveals he is gay Coming Out in the World of Sports Kevin McClatchy, Former Pirates Owner, Comes Out |
Friday, September 21, 2012
Investment funds of Memphis hospital systems, including Baptist and Methodist, get pounded - Memphis Business Journal:
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When asked about returns, local chief financial officers said they are a description quickly followedby “obviously.” Don CFO for , says his system’s two major portfolios lost $34 millio n collectively in calendar year 2008 compared to 2007. Taken that represented a 5% drop. But, he the fund based on hospital earnings saw aroughlu 10% decrease. Baptist has a “very vanilla investint structure,” Pound says, consisting of blue-chio stocks, bonds and cash equivalents — no hedge real estate or similarinvestment “When the market’s going we’re not at the high end of it with our Pounds says.
“But when it goes south, we’re not at the lowesgt end of that, either.” , CFO Chri McLean says the system’s portfolio saw a 16% decreased in calendar year 2008 comparexto 2007. The losses began in Septembere 2008 and continued throughout Januart and February 2009 with an uptickin Short-term investments for construction projects at and held the system’ losses at 16%, McLean says, compared to the overall 30% fall of the stocjk market. But changes are coming to the system’sd investment strategy. “We’re looking at movinhg our risk profile down a little bit to reduce our equitg exposure and increase ourfixedc income,” McLean says.
“We have a strongf balance sheet sothis doesn’t impact any of our major plans.” Those plans include the new $325 millionm Le Bonheur project, the $121 million Germantown projectr and a possible $151 million hospital in Olivwe Branch. “So, taking some risk off of our investment side seemw prudent given thatwe don’t need some unexpectee activities to affect our plans,” McLean says.
Fundds for the system’s hospics facility were raised througg its foundation and the project willmove forward, he SEC filings for , parent company of and Saint Francis-Bartlett, reveakl investment earnings for its 52 hospitals were $1 million for the final three months of 2008, compared to $11 milliojn for the same quarter in 2007. That sharp declind helped trim year-end earnings from $47 million in 2007 to $22 milliojn in 2008. A year-end repor t says the system sold $139 milliob in investments last year, but sold none in 2007. The sale of marketablse securities, long-term investments and other assetsyielded $706 million for Teneyt in 2007 and only $224 millionb last year. St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital broughtg in $660.2 million last year, well above the $587.6 million it reported in 2007. its net investment income fellfrom $254.7 million in 2007 to $32.1 million last year, according to annual reports furnishedr by the organization.
When asked about returns, local chief financial officers said they are a description quickly followedby “obviously.” Don CFO for , says his system’s two major portfolios lost $34 millio n collectively in calendar year 2008 compared to 2007. Taken that represented a 5% drop. But, he the fund based on hospital earnings saw aroughlu 10% decrease. Baptist has a “very vanilla investint structure,” Pound says, consisting of blue-chio stocks, bonds and cash equivalents — no hedge real estate or similarinvestment “When the market’s going we’re not at the high end of it with our Pounds says.
“But when it goes south, we’re not at the lowesgt end of that, either.” , CFO Chri McLean says the system’s portfolio saw a 16% decreased in calendar year 2008 comparexto 2007. The losses began in Septembere 2008 and continued throughout Januart and February 2009 with an uptickin Short-term investments for construction projects at and held the system’ losses at 16%, McLean says, compared to the overall 30% fall of the stocjk market. But changes are coming to the system’sd investment strategy. “We’re looking at movinhg our risk profile down a little bit to reduce our equitg exposure and increase ourfixedc income,” McLean says.
“We have a strongf balance sheet sothis doesn’t impact any of our major plans.” Those plans include the new $325 millionm Le Bonheur project, the $121 million Germantown projectr and a possible $151 million hospital in Olivwe Branch. “So, taking some risk off of our investment side seemw prudent given thatwe don’t need some unexpectee activities to affect our plans,” McLean says.
Fundds for the system’s hospics facility were raised througg its foundation and the project willmove forward, he SEC filings for , parent company of and Saint Francis-Bartlett, reveakl investment earnings for its 52 hospitals were $1 million for the final three months of 2008, compared to $11 milliojn for the same quarter in 2007. That sharp declind helped trim year-end earnings from $47 million in 2007 to $22 milliojn in 2008. A year-end repor t says the system sold $139 milliob in investments last year, but sold none in 2007. The sale of marketablse securities, long-term investments and other assetsyielded $706 million for Teneyt in 2007 and only $224 millionb last year. St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital broughtg in $660.2 million last year, well above the $587.6 million it reported in 2007. its net investment income fellfrom $254.7 million in 2007 to $32.1 million last year, according to annual reports furnishedr by the organization.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
One Nineteen - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Challenge: Developers worked closely with city officialxs to address concerns about the appearanc ofthe center, said Bob Carlson, architecgt and principal of DLR Group. RED Development also was mindfupl of fitting in withthe project’s surroundings and with the styl of Crate & Barrel, which openedf in November 2006. “Our direction was to come up with areal simple, modern look,” he said. Creative Carlson said the design for One Nineteen is moder n but far from being He gave credit toRED Development’s attentio to the pedestrian experience. This shows in the attention to everything from paversto landscaping.
“This place, when it bloomsd this spring, is going to look wonderful,” Carlson
Challenge: Developers worked closely with city officialxs to address concerns about the appearanc ofthe center, said Bob Carlson, architecgt and principal of DLR Group. RED Development also was mindfupl of fitting in withthe project’s surroundings and with the styl of Crate & Barrel, which openedf in November 2006. “Our direction was to come up with areal simple, modern look,” he said. Creative Carlson said the design for One Nineteen is moder n but far from being He gave credit toRED Development’s attentio to the pedestrian experience. This shows in the attention to everything from paversto landscaping.
“This place, when it bloomsd this spring, is going to look wonderful,” Carlson
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Hand-Rolling Cigars in the Heart of Manhattan - The Atlantic
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Monday, September 17, 2012
Justin Bieber tweets his fans: 'Soo sick' - Examiner.com
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Examiner.com | Justin Bieber tweets his fans: 'Soo sick' Examiner.com Advertisement. Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are used to being there for each other, but they are far apart this week. And right now, Justin is sick. “ » |
Sunday, September 16, 2012
South Asia Economic Summit: Call for building greater synergies between ... - Business Recorder (blog)
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South Asia Economic Summit: Call for building greater synergies between ... Business Recorder (blog) Speakers at South Asia Economic Summit on Wednesday called for building greater synergies between Asean and Saarc to benefit from each other's experiences to achieve the goal of inclusive development in South Asia. Speaking at plenary session on ... |
Friday, September 14, 2012
Prosecutors in Cambodia want passport taken from ex-Khmer Rouge leader ... - Washington Post
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AFP | Prosecutors in Cambodia want passport taken from ex-Khmer Rouge leader ... Washington Post PHNOM PENH, Cambodia â€" Prosecutors urged Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal on Friday to confiscate the passport of a former regime leader it is about to free because it has deemed her medic » |
Thursday, September 13, 2012
GM files for bankruptcy protection - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem Inc., a New York-basedx affiliate of the Detroit automaker, was the first GM affiliat to seek bankruptcy protection Monday morning throughthe U.S. Bankrutpcy Court'sd Southern District of New York, accordinfg to court records. The restructuring will enables GM to emerge as a viabls entity under the brand namenew GM. It also will give the federakl government, which plans to make availableabout $30 billion of federakl assistance to support the a large ownership stake in the company.
Two area companieas were among the list of creditorsin GM'sd filing: New York-based Bank of New York Mellon, with claimsa of $176 million, and Downtown-based US Steel, with claimds of $9.6 million. For a list of see GM's . According to a release from the White the company plans to announce today that it will close 11 facilitiea and idleanother three. GM had alreaduy announced in May .
Chevrolet-Saturn of Harlem Inc., a New York-basedx affiliate of the Detroit automaker, was the first GM affiliat to seek bankruptcy protection Monday morning throughthe U.S. Bankrutpcy Court'sd Southern District of New York, accordinfg to court records. The restructuring will enables GM to emerge as a viabls entity under the brand namenew GM. It also will give the federakl government, which plans to make availableabout $30 billion of federakl assistance to support the a large ownership stake in the company.
Two area companieas were among the list of creditorsin GM'sd filing: New York-based Bank of New York Mellon, with claimsa of $176 million, and Downtown-based US Steel, with claimds of $9.6 million. For a list of see GM's . According to a release from the White the company plans to announce today that it will close 11 facilitiea and idleanother three. GM had alreaduy announced in May .
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Penske, GM cut deal for Saturn - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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The tentative agreement with the former racecar driver, who runs the nation’s second largest automotive dealership chain — , will save nearlyy 350 dealerships and about 13,000 jobs related to which otherwise would have been an official of the company said. The deal for is expectedf to close in the third In his purchase for an undisclosecd price Penske will take overthe brands, service and parts operations and distributionj operations related to the brand. In he will strike agreements withvarious automakers, including GM and Renaulgt SA, to buy vehicles from those automakers’ factories to fill out the Saturnb vehicle portfolio.
The Saturn agreement is the secondx deal to sell a bransince GM’s bankruptcy filinv on June 1. The Detroit automaker said on June 2 that it had a preliminary accord to sell Hummerto China’s On May 30, GM and the German government chose Canadian auto parts supplier as the preferred biddefr for the Opel/Vauxhall unit of GM. However, Germany stressec that other bidders, includinfg Fiat and China’s Beijing Automotive Industry Corp.
, which makeds Mercedes-Benz cars in a joint venture with Daimler, still would have a shot if they improvedtheir
The tentative agreement with the former racecar driver, who runs the nation’s second largest automotive dealership chain — , will save nearlyy 350 dealerships and about 13,000 jobs related to which otherwise would have been an official of the company said. The deal for is expectedf to close in the third In his purchase for an undisclosecd price Penske will take overthe brands, service and parts operations and distributionj operations related to the brand. In he will strike agreements withvarious automakers, including GM and Renaulgt SA, to buy vehicles from those automakers’ factories to fill out the Saturnb vehicle portfolio.
The Saturn agreement is the secondx deal to sell a bransince GM’s bankruptcy filinv on June 1. The Detroit automaker said on June 2 that it had a preliminary accord to sell Hummerto China’s On May 30, GM and the German government chose Canadian auto parts supplier as the preferred biddefr for the Opel/Vauxhall unit of GM. However, Germany stressec that other bidders, includinfg Fiat and China’s Beijing Automotive Industry Corp.
, which makeds Mercedes-Benz cars in a joint venture with Daimler, still would have a shot if they improvedtheir
Monday, September 10, 2012
Wells Fargo to create 200 jobs in San Antonio - Houston Business Journal:
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The mortgage lender will be hosting a job fair on June 4 at the Wachovia office s at 4101Wiseman Blvd. The job fair will be held from 2 to8 p.m. Wellsx Fargo will be hiring full-time mortgage servicinh positions inboth loan-application processing and Customer service representatives will work with customers who are facintg delinquent payments and will discuss paymenyt options. The company will also hire positions that do not deal directlyy withthe public. Applicants are askerd to bring their resumes and be prepared for apossibles interview. Candidates are encouraged to apply onlinw before the job fair and have an established employmengprofile ready.
A listing of job openings can be founr online at wellsfargo.com/careers. Helen Bow, spokeswoman for Welle Fargo says San Antonio was selected for the additionap jobs fortwo reasons, “We do have that wonderful center from the Wachovia acquisition and there is great talent in that Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is one of the nation’s leadingf retail mortgage lenders and services one of everg six mortgage loans in the nation. A divisionh of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., it has a nationalo presence in mortgage stores andbankin stores, and also serves the home financing needz of customers nationwide through its call centers, Internetg presence and third-party production channels.
(NYSE: WFC) is a diversifiesd financial services companywith $1.3 trilliobn in assets. It provides insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through morethan 10,4009 stores, over 12,000 ATMs and the Internet (wellsfargo.com) acrossd North America and internationally. The company completedr its acquisition of inDecember 2008.
The mortgage lender will be hosting a job fair on June 4 at the Wachovia office s at 4101Wiseman Blvd. The job fair will be held from 2 to8 p.m. Wellsx Fargo will be hiring full-time mortgage servicinh positions inboth loan-application processing and Customer service representatives will work with customers who are facintg delinquent payments and will discuss paymenyt options. The company will also hire positions that do not deal directlyy withthe public. Applicants are askerd to bring their resumes and be prepared for apossibles interview. Candidates are encouraged to apply onlinw before the job fair and have an established employmengprofile ready.
A listing of job openings can be founr online at wellsfargo.com/careers. Helen Bow, spokeswoman for Welle Fargo says San Antonio was selected for the additionap jobs fortwo reasons, “We do have that wonderful center from the Wachovia acquisition and there is great talent in that Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is one of the nation’s leadingf retail mortgage lenders and services one of everg six mortgage loans in the nation. A divisionh of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., it has a nationalo presence in mortgage stores andbankin stores, and also serves the home financing needz of customers nationwide through its call centers, Internetg presence and third-party production channels.
(NYSE: WFC) is a diversifiesd financial services companywith $1.3 trilliobn in assets. It provides insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through morethan 10,4009 stores, over 12,000 ATMs and the Internet (wellsfargo.com) acrossd North America and internationally. The company completedr its acquisition of inDecember 2008.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Chase bank hiring 200 in Milwaukee - St. Louis Business Journal:
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New employees are working at theChass Tower, 111 E. Wisconsin Ave., and are focusedf mainly on negotiating new paymen arrangements with homeowners delinquent ontheir payments, said spokeswoman Christinr Holevas. Chase is one of the nation’s largest mortgagee servicers with a portfolioof $1.5 The bank added billions in mortgage busineses with the September 2008 acquisition of Washington The new hires include loan negotiators, underwriters and supervisors, Holevas Many already have started training. Chase has abou 1,400 employees in greater Milwaukee, and nearlyu 950 in Milwaukee, Holevas said.
which is part of , New York City, runs 41 branchexs in the metropolitan InDecember 2008, Chase cited declining activity in home-equituy lending when it announced job eliminationsw by early February in its downtown Milwaukee home equityu servicing center. Some employees who were laid off earlier this year are likely among those being hirexd for the mortgageservicinvg functions, Holevas said. “We had terrifixc people and we want to get the best ofthos back,” she said. Chase bank officials like the quality of employees in Milwaukee and thei rwork ethic, Holevas said.
She coulx not predict the longevity of thenew “As the business changes so do our employmeng needs,” Holevas said. “We staff according to needs.” As the number of foreclosures continued torise nationally, Chase is far from the only bank to boostg its staff for handling troubled mortgages. Some including M&I Marshall & Ilsley in Milwaukee, have instituted foreclosure moratoriumse as they attempt to modif mortgages toreduce payments. M&I’s foreclosure moratoriukm is scheduled to expire onJune 30.
In the past six M&I has increased by 50 perceny its staff dedicated to assisting the increasing numbe of homeowners facingfinancial stress, said Dick Becker, presidentf of the bank’s Wisconsin communityh bank unit. He declined to disclose the number of jobsthat M&Iu has added. M&I works with homeownersz before they reach delinquency to avoifd foreclosure and also seeks solutions for homeowners already in Becker said. Minneapolis-based , which has the second-largesyt deposit market share in metropolitan Milwauked and services more than 1 million mortgages announced in March that it is constructing a buildinbin Owensboro, Ky., for its mortgagd services unit.
The bank already employs 850 people in Owensboro and the new building will accommodates up to 300new employees. At the community bank the loan modification strategies are implementefd on a smaller For example, , Wauwatosa, increased its collections staff from two to threed plus a half-time employee to tackled the increased workload, said president and CEO Doug Collections employees review the home-owner’s financia l situation in an effort to avoid Gordon said. The employees discuszs what the homeowner can afford for paymente and whether the mortgage is he said. The bank has successfulluy modified many mortgages and even stopped some foreclosured while they werein process, he said.
“We’xd much rather modify them — work with them than foreclose,” Gordon said. “Nobody wins in We don’t want to own the real estatse andthey don’t want to lose the real
New employees are working at theChass Tower, 111 E. Wisconsin Ave., and are focusedf mainly on negotiating new paymen arrangements with homeowners delinquent ontheir payments, said spokeswoman Christinr Holevas. Chase is one of the nation’s largest mortgagee servicers with a portfolioof $1.5 The bank added billions in mortgage busineses with the September 2008 acquisition of Washington The new hires include loan negotiators, underwriters and supervisors, Holevas Many already have started training. Chase has abou 1,400 employees in greater Milwaukee, and nearlyu 950 in Milwaukee, Holevas said.
which is part of , New York City, runs 41 branchexs in the metropolitan InDecember 2008, Chase cited declining activity in home-equituy lending when it announced job eliminationsw by early February in its downtown Milwaukee home equityu servicing center. Some employees who were laid off earlier this year are likely among those being hirexd for the mortgageservicinvg functions, Holevas said. “We had terrifixc people and we want to get the best ofthos back,” she said. Chase bank officials like the quality of employees in Milwaukee and thei rwork ethic, Holevas said.
She coulx not predict the longevity of thenew “As the business changes so do our employmeng needs,” Holevas said. “We staff according to needs.” As the number of foreclosures continued torise nationally, Chase is far from the only bank to boostg its staff for handling troubled mortgages. Some including M&I Marshall & Ilsley in Milwaukee, have instituted foreclosure moratoriumse as they attempt to modif mortgages toreduce payments. M&I’s foreclosure moratoriukm is scheduled to expire onJune 30.
In the past six M&I has increased by 50 perceny its staff dedicated to assisting the increasing numbe of homeowners facingfinancial stress, said Dick Becker, presidentf of the bank’s Wisconsin communityh bank unit. He declined to disclose the number of jobsthat M&Iu has added. M&I works with homeownersz before they reach delinquency to avoifd foreclosure and also seeks solutions for homeowners already in Becker said. Minneapolis-based , which has the second-largesyt deposit market share in metropolitan Milwauked and services more than 1 million mortgages announced in March that it is constructing a buildinbin Owensboro, Ky., for its mortgagd services unit.
The bank already employs 850 people in Owensboro and the new building will accommodates up to 300new employees. At the community bank the loan modification strategies are implementefd on a smaller For example, , Wauwatosa, increased its collections staff from two to threed plus a half-time employee to tackled the increased workload, said president and CEO Doug Collections employees review the home-owner’s financia l situation in an effort to avoid Gordon said. The employees discuszs what the homeowner can afford for paymente and whether the mortgage is he said. The bank has successfulluy modified many mortgages and even stopped some foreclosured while they werein process, he said.
“We’xd much rather modify them — work with them than foreclose,” Gordon said. “Nobody wins in We don’t want to own the real estatse andthey don’t want to lose the real
Friday, September 7, 2012
Dow up 32 points; Colorado
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The Dow Jones Industrial Averags finished the trading dayat 8,770.92, up 31.9 pointsa (0.37 percent). The S&P 500 closed at up 5.74 points (0.61 percent). The NASDAQ Composite finishedat 1,862.37, up 9.29 points (0.5 Among actively traded Colorado stocks, Level 3 Communications led the day’s gainers for a second straighgt day, up 24.06 percent (32 to close at $1.65. Wednesday, the Wall Stree t Journal reported on its website that is considerinbg combiningits long-distance division with Level 3 in a joint venture. • (CROX) — Up 16.12 percent (59 cents) to • (GMO) — Up 8.71 percent (23 to $2.87. • (JNS) — Up 5.19 percent (61 to $12.37.
• (FST) — Up 4.96 percenrt (96 cents) to $20.30. Amonb actively traded Colorado stocks that declines on the daywas (DISH), down 3.54 percent (57 cents) to close at $15.55. Western Union Co. (WU) — Down 3.03 perceny (54 cents) to $17.29. (GSS) — Down 2.46 percent (5 to $1.98. • (UDR) Down 2.04 percent (22 cents) to $10.56. • — Down 1.98 percent (18 cents) to $8.89.
The Dow Jones Industrial Averags finished the trading dayat 8,770.92, up 31.9 pointsa (0.37 percent). The S&P 500 closed at up 5.74 points (0.61 percent). The NASDAQ Composite finishedat 1,862.37, up 9.29 points (0.5 Among actively traded Colorado stocks, Level 3 Communications led the day’s gainers for a second straighgt day, up 24.06 percent (32 to close at $1.65. Wednesday, the Wall Stree t Journal reported on its website that is considerinbg combiningits long-distance division with Level 3 in a joint venture. • (CROX) — Up 16.12 percent (59 cents) to • (GMO) — Up 8.71 percent (23 to $2.87. • (JNS) — Up 5.19 percent (61 to $12.37.
• (FST) — Up 4.96 percenrt (96 cents) to $20.30. Amonb actively traded Colorado stocks that declines on the daywas (DISH), down 3.54 percent (57 cents) to close at $15.55. Western Union Co. (WU) — Down 3.03 perceny (54 cents) to $17.29. (GSS) — Down 2.46 percent (5 to $1.98. • (UDR) Down 2.04 percent (22 cents) to $10.56. • — Down 1.98 percent (18 cents) to $8.89.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Former Delta, TSA employees sentenced for drug smuggling at Hartsfield-Jackson - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Leslie Adgar, 42, of Decatur, Ga., was sentenced by U.S. Seniort District Judge J. Owen Forrestee to 10 years in prison followed by five yearsw ofsupervised release. Jon Patton, 44, of Ga., got 10 years in prisobn followed by five years ofsupervised release. Andrs Mays, 24, of Atlanta, was sentencedc to 2 years and six months of probation and ordered to perform 160 hours of communithy service for entering a securwe airport area in violation of federalkscreening requirements. Patton and Mays were, at the time of the Transportation SecurityAdministration (TSA) employees workinfg at HJIA. Adgar was a (NYSE: DAL) employee, also assigned to All three defendants pleaded guilty onJune 18.
In Decembe 2007, a confidential source working forthe (DEA) brokered a deal with TSA employew Patton to send two kilogramsw of cocaine through Hartsfield-Jacksomn to New York. Patton set transportation feesof $5,00p0 for the first kilogram of cocaine and $3,000o for every kilogram after. Patton provided the source with a piece of luggage that was latet used to carry the two kilogramsw of cocaine past securitgy and onto theDelta flight. On Dec. 19, at the direction of the DEA, the sources met with Patton and a secondTSA employee, at Hartsfield-Jackson and handed them a carry-onm bag packed with two kilograms of fake cocain e and $4,000.
Both Patton and Mays were in TSA uniformk and on dutyat Hartsfield-Jackson when they took the The $4,000 was one-half of the totall $8,000 transportation fee; the plan was for the sourcde to hand the second $4,000 to Adgard in New York when the sham drugd were delivered. After takintg the source's bag, Patton and Mays went into a bathroojmin Hartsfield-Jackson's North About two minutes later, Patton was seen inside the bathroonm standing outside of a closed bathroom stall talkinf to Mays in the stall. Patton no longer had the bag. Mays was not but the bag was on the floor insides the stall outside of whic Pattonwas standing. Patton and Mays then exiterd thebathroom together.
Patton once again was carryin the bag. Mays, who had enteredf the bathroom with hiscoat open, now had his coat Mays was next spotted on the other side of the security check point. Patton walked around the magnetometers, sending the bag through the x-ray machine. Patton and the bag were not challenge d byTSA screeners. Patton retrieved the bag and eventuallgy met with Adgar in the T giving herthe bag. Adgar immediateluy boarded a Delta flight toNew York's LaGuardia Airport. After arriving at LaGuardia, Adgar met with the source, who paid Adgart the remaining $4,000 of the smugglinb fee. Adgar gave the source his bag with the two kilogramx offake cocaine.
Adgar later boarder another Delta flight and came back to Inlate January, the source and Pattojn negotiated a second smugglinhg transaction. On Jan. 23, the sourcw traveled to Hartsfield-Jackson and gave Patto with thesame carry-on bag that was used in the Decembeer deal. This time, however, the bag was packed with one kilogramm of fake heroinand $4,500. Pattobn was in uniform and on duty when he took the After takingthe bag, Patton passed the heroin through the securityu checkpoint without notice. He then went near Gate T-8 and gave Adgafr the bag. Adgar then boarded a Delta flighr bound forLaGuardia Airport.
After arriving in New York, Adgar deplanedr and returned the bag with the sham heroin in it to the In exchange, the source handed Adgar the remainin $4,500. Adgar later boarded a Delta flight from New York to A third and final transactiohnhappened Feb. 15. The source and Patto n negotiateda three-kilogram cocainer deal, again from Atlants to New York. The source arrivedc at Hartsfield-Jackson and gave Patton with thesame carry-on bag that had been used in the previouas two deals. The bag was packed with thres kilograms of fake cocaineand cash. Patton was agaimn in TSA uniform and on dutyat Hartsfield-Jacksoj when he took the luggage.
Patton passed the fake cocaine throughn securitywithout incident. Inside the Patton provided Adgar withthe bag. Adgar was arrestesd by DEA agents while attempting to board a Deltaa flight toLaGuardia Airport. Patton and Mays were arrested shortly thereafter. Adgar and Patton pleaded guiltu to conspiring to distribute cocaine and Those crimes carry a statutorgy minimum penalty of 10 yearsz in prison and a maximum penalty oflife imprisonment.
Mays pleadedd guilty to entering a secure airport area in violation of federalscreeninhg requirements, a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in
Leslie Adgar, 42, of Decatur, Ga., was sentenced by U.S. Seniort District Judge J. Owen Forrestee to 10 years in prison followed by five yearsw ofsupervised release. Jon Patton, 44, of Ga., got 10 years in prisobn followed by five years ofsupervised release. Andrs Mays, 24, of Atlanta, was sentencedc to 2 years and six months of probation and ordered to perform 160 hours of communithy service for entering a securwe airport area in violation of federalkscreening requirements. Patton and Mays were, at the time of the Transportation SecurityAdministration (TSA) employees workinfg at HJIA. Adgar was a (NYSE: DAL) employee, also assigned to All three defendants pleaded guilty onJune 18.
In Decembe 2007, a confidential source working forthe (DEA) brokered a deal with TSA employew Patton to send two kilogramsw of cocaine through Hartsfield-Jacksomn to New York. Patton set transportation feesof $5,00p0 for the first kilogram of cocaine and $3,000o for every kilogram after. Patton provided the source with a piece of luggage that was latet used to carry the two kilogramsw of cocaine past securitgy and onto theDelta flight. On Dec. 19, at the direction of the DEA, the sources met with Patton and a secondTSA employee, at Hartsfield-Jackson and handed them a carry-onm bag packed with two kilograms of fake cocain e and $4,000.
Both Patton and Mays were in TSA uniformk and on dutyat Hartsfield-Jackson when they took the The $4,000 was one-half of the totall $8,000 transportation fee; the plan was for the sourcde to hand the second $4,000 to Adgard in New York when the sham drugd were delivered. After takintg the source's bag, Patton and Mays went into a bathroojmin Hartsfield-Jackson's North About two minutes later, Patton was seen inside the bathroonm standing outside of a closed bathroom stall talkinf to Mays in the stall. Patton no longer had the bag. Mays was not but the bag was on the floor insides the stall outside of whic Pattonwas standing. Patton and Mays then exiterd thebathroom together.
Patton once again was carryin the bag. Mays, who had enteredf the bathroom with hiscoat open, now had his coat Mays was next spotted on the other side of the security check point. Patton walked around the magnetometers, sending the bag through the x-ray machine. Patton and the bag were not challenge d byTSA screeners. Patton retrieved the bag and eventuallgy met with Adgar in the T giving herthe bag. Adgar immediateluy boarded a Delta flight toNew York's LaGuardia Airport. After arriving at LaGuardia, Adgar met with the source, who paid Adgart the remaining $4,000 of the smugglinb fee. Adgar gave the source his bag with the two kilogramx offake cocaine.
Adgar later boarder another Delta flight and came back to Inlate January, the source and Pattojn negotiated a second smugglinhg transaction. On Jan. 23, the sourcw traveled to Hartsfield-Jackson and gave Patto with thesame carry-on bag that was used in the Decembeer deal. This time, however, the bag was packed with one kilogramm of fake heroinand $4,500. Pattobn was in uniform and on duty when he took the After takingthe bag, Patton passed the heroin through the securityu checkpoint without notice. He then went near Gate T-8 and gave Adgafr the bag. Adgar then boarded a Delta flighr bound forLaGuardia Airport.
After arriving in New York, Adgar deplanedr and returned the bag with the sham heroin in it to the In exchange, the source handed Adgar the remainin $4,500. Adgar later boarded a Delta flight from New York to A third and final transactiohnhappened Feb. 15. The source and Patto n negotiateda three-kilogram cocainer deal, again from Atlants to New York. The source arrivedc at Hartsfield-Jackson and gave Patton with thesame carry-on bag that had been used in the previouas two deals. The bag was packed with thres kilograms of fake cocaineand cash. Patton was agaimn in TSA uniform and on dutyat Hartsfield-Jacksoj when he took the luggage.
Patton passed the fake cocaine throughn securitywithout incident. Inside the Patton provided Adgar withthe bag. Adgar was arrestesd by DEA agents while attempting to board a Deltaa flight toLaGuardia Airport. Patton and Mays were arrested shortly thereafter. Adgar and Patton pleaded guiltu to conspiring to distribute cocaine and Those crimes carry a statutorgy minimum penalty of 10 yearsz in prison and a maximum penalty oflife imprisonment.
Mays pleadedd guilty to entering a secure airport area in violation of federalscreeninhg requirements, a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Children
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million to to fund research in therapies like bone marrows and cordblood transplantation. The gift from Dolores Jordan on behalf of her late husbandand brother-in-law will help the researc h center create an endowed chaid for a stem cell researcher whilew establishing the and Cellular Therapies That could help compete for money from the the state’s taxpayer-backed stem cell research fundingf agency — as well as other government agenciesa and private funders. Bone marrow and cord blood transplantationsd are used to trea a varietyof diseases, including leukemiqa and sickle cell anemia.
Future cellular therap researchat Children’s may focus on treatmentas for diabetes, lung injury, Crohn’ds disease and brain damage causes by oxygen shortages during said Dr. Bert Lubin, the center’s senior vice “Fund-raisers often talk about gifts and sometimes exaggerate the importancs of aparticular gift. In this case, it is no exaggeration to say that the Jorda n family gift is truly transformative for the researcu programat Children’s,” said Brad Children’s chief development officer, in a prese release.
Dolores Jordan’s husband, Hanabul “Bud” Jordan, owned a Hayward construction business, and his Lowell, ran the family’s cattlwe ranch in Dublin. The sale of the Jordanh family’s ranch funded the gift. The familh previously donated morethan $420,00p to Children’s Hospital including 1999 and 2000 gift for the hospital’s blood and marrow transplantf program.
million to to fund research in therapies like bone marrows and cordblood transplantation. The gift from Dolores Jordan on behalf of her late husbandand brother-in-law will help the researc h center create an endowed chaid for a stem cell researcher whilew establishing the and Cellular Therapies That could help compete for money from the the state’s taxpayer-backed stem cell research fundingf agency — as well as other government agenciesa and private funders. Bone marrow and cord blood transplantationsd are used to trea a varietyof diseases, including leukemiqa and sickle cell anemia.
Future cellular therap researchat Children’s may focus on treatmentas for diabetes, lung injury, Crohn’ds disease and brain damage causes by oxygen shortages during said Dr. Bert Lubin, the center’s senior vice “Fund-raisers often talk about gifts and sometimes exaggerate the importancs of aparticular gift. In this case, it is no exaggeration to say that the Jorda n family gift is truly transformative for the researcu programat Children’s,” said Brad Children’s chief development officer, in a prese release.
Dolores Jordan’s husband, Hanabul “Bud” Jordan, owned a Hayward construction business, and his Lowell, ran the family’s cattlwe ranch in Dublin. The sale of the Jordanh family’s ranch funded the gift. The familh previously donated morethan $420,00p to Children’s Hospital including 1999 and 2000 gift for the hospital’s blood and marrow transplantf program.
Monday, September 3, 2012
Gretzky could see big pay cut if Coyotes stay in Arizona - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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The Coyotes are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and owner Jerrhy Moyes has a deal in the workss to sell to Canadian businessmanJim Balsillie, who wantsd to move the team to Hamilton. The National Hocke y League and city of Glendale oppose that If the Coyotes moveto Canada, Gretzky has said he won’yt accompany the team. That could mean a $22 millionn payout in deferred compensation for who is part owner ofthe Coyotes. If a buyer is founds to keep the teamin Arizona, Gretzky stilll could be out of his coaching job. The Coyotes haven’t made the playoffs since 2002 that record remaining unchangedundere Gretzky’s watch, which begab in 2005.
If the team stayse in Glendale and he keepahis job, Gretzky also could get hit according to bankruptcy cour t filings. Gretzky earns about $8 milliob annually from the Coyotes viahis $1.6 million salarh as coach and other compensation as part ownet of the hockey team, according to a legap brief penned by Gerald Sheehan, a principal with professional sportas financial firm Beacon Sports Capitakl Partners LLC. Sheehan also suggests a new ownerreduce Gretzky’s compensation down to $2 He also suggests other cost-saving measures, including moving office s from leased space to Jobing.com Arena.
Revenuw also could be increasedc by boostingticket sales, sponsorships and suits sales and more non-sporting even bookings at the arena, which the Coyotes leased from the city of Glendale.
The Coyotes are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and owner Jerrhy Moyes has a deal in the workss to sell to Canadian businessmanJim Balsillie, who wantsd to move the team to Hamilton. The National Hocke y League and city of Glendale oppose that If the Coyotes moveto Canada, Gretzky has said he won’yt accompany the team. That could mean a $22 millionn payout in deferred compensation for who is part owner ofthe Coyotes. If a buyer is founds to keep the teamin Arizona, Gretzky stilll could be out of his coaching job. The Coyotes haven’t made the playoffs since 2002 that record remaining unchangedundere Gretzky’s watch, which begab in 2005.
If the team stayse in Glendale and he keepahis job, Gretzky also could get hit according to bankruptcy cour t filings. Gretzky earns about $8 milliob annually from the Coyotes viahis $1.6 million salarh as coach and other compensation as part ownet of the hockey team, according to a legap brief penned by Gerald Sheehan, a principal with professional sportas financial firm Beacon Sports Capitakl Partners LLC. Sheehan also suggests a new ownerreduce Gretzky’s compensation down to $2 He also suggests other cost-saving measures, including moving office s from leased space to Jobing.com Arena.
Revenuw also could be increasedc by boostingticket sales, sponsorships and suits sales and more non-sporting even bookings at the arena, which the Coyotes leased from the city of Glendale.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
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