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Monday, December 31, 2012
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Saturday, December 29, 2012
Amazon buys Portland-based iPhone e-reader business - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Lexcycle, which is based in both Portlandand Texas, said on its companyt blog that it isn’t planningy to change its Stanza application under Amazon’s ownership. The app lets peoplr search for, buy and read bookws on their iPhones. “We are exciterd to join forces with a company that has innovated on behalf of readere for over a decade and is a pioneer in Lexcycle said. Terms of the deal were not Amazon started sellingits $400 electronic book, the in 2007.
Unlike othedr e-readers, such as ’s, the Kindle has a wireless which lets customersbuy books, magazines or newspaperxs easily — a hallmark of Amazon’s philosophy of makingb buying as quick and easy as possible. Thoughy the Sony e-reader has a sleekert design with farfewer buttons, to buy bookx with it, users have to plug it into a computer. When Lexcycle’xs free iPhone app came along, some saw this as a potential threatto Amazon’s dominance over the e-boojk market. One difference between e-readers and the iPhone however, is in theirt screens and power consumption.
E-readers tend to use non-backlit screenas that can be read even in and they require little or no powerf to keep the text visibld onthe screen. The iPhone is not as power-efficient for book Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), led by CEO, Chairman and President Jeff who startedthe business, is based in
Lexcycle, which is based in both Portlandand Texas, said on its companyt blog that it isn’t planningy to change its Stanza application under Amazon’s ownership. The app lets peoplr search for, buy and read bookws on their iPhones. “We are exciterd to join forces with a company that has innovated on behalf of readere for over a decade and is a pioneer in Lexcycle said. Terms of the deal were not Amazon started sellingits $400 electronic book, the in 2007.
Unlike othedr e-readers, such as ’s, the Kindle has a wireless which lets customersbuy books, magazines or newspaperxs easily — a hallmark of Amazon’s philosophy of makingb buying as quick and easy as possible. Thoughy the Sony e-reader has a sleekert design with farfewer buttons, to buy bookx with it, users have to plug it into a computer. When Lexcycle’xs free iPhone app came along, some saw this as a potential threatto Amazon’s dominance over the e-boojk market. One difference between e-readers and the iPhone however, is in theirt screens and power consumption.
E-readers tend to use non-backlit screenas that can be read even in and they require little or no powerf to keep the text visibld onthe screen. The iPhone is not as power-efficient for book Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), led by CEO, Chairman and President Jeff who startedthe business, is based in
Thursday, December 27, 2012
China to enhance governmental support for football - Xinhua
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China to enhance governmental support for football Xinhua BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's top sports official said here on Wednesday that more favorable policies and financial support will be provided for the development of the popular ball sports, especially football, by the government. Liu Peng ... |
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
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OregonLive.com (blog) | Salton Sea in California attracts wintering birds also seen in Oregon (photo ... OregonLive.com (blog) Salton Sea in California attracts wintering birds also seen in Oregon (photo gallery). Published: Friday, December 14, 2012, 6:00 AM Updated: Friday, December 14, 2012, 6:05 AM. Terry Richard, The Oregonian By Terry Richard, The Oregonian The ... |
Monday, December 24, 2012
Feldman sells stake in Colonie Center for $4.1M - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The Long Island company announced Thursday that it has sold its remaininf sharesto , a pension fund advisefr in Chicago. Feldman, which also managed the made $4.1 million from the sale. That meanes the Heitman firm is now the sole ownerr ofthe 1.2 million-square-foot Heitman already had a 75 percent stakd in the mall, purchased in 2006 for $38 million in cash. At the time, Heitman also gave Feldmanj a loan to continue pumping money into the mall as Feldmamn gave the propertya face-lift and addeed new stores and space. In the end, it cost $110 millio n to renovate Colonie Center to lure chains suchas , and a 13-screejn Regal cinema. Feldman paid $82.
2 million for Colonir Center inFebruary 2005. Feldman, in a short said the deal to sell its remaininbg stake in the Colonie mall closed onMay 28. Feldmanb says it expects to have a writedowm as a result ofthe move. The announcemenf is the latest in a string of bad developments for In January, a deal to sell three malle collapsed. The company has also been hurt by the pushing some major tenants to close and file forbankruptcyh protection. Feldman had a net loss of $78.9i million during the second quarter of its most recentregulatory filing. In that quarter, the companyg had a $15.4 million impairment loss on Colonie Center.
The company has said it may have to file for bankruptchy ifit can’t refinance its debt. Last summer, the New York Stockl Exchange de-listed Feldman’s stock. Feldman is now tradint on the pink sheets/over-the-counter market FMLP) at 16 cents a
The Long Island company announced Thursday that it has sold its remaininf sharesto , a pension fund advisefr in Chicago. Feldman, which also managed the made $4.1 million from the sale. That meanes the Heitman firm is now the sole ownerr ofthe 1.2 million-square-foot Heitman already had a 75 percent stakd in the mall, purchased in 2006 for $38 million in cash. At the time, Heitman also gave Feldmanj a loan to continue pumping money into the mall as Feldmamn gave the propertya face-lift and addeed new stores and space. In the end, it cost $110 millio n to renovate Colonie Center to lure chains suchas , and a 13-screejn Regal cinema. Feldman paid $82.
2 million for Colonir Center inFebruary 2005. Feldman, in a short said the deal to sell its remaininbg stake in the Colonie mall closed onMay 28. Feldmanb says it expects to have a writedowm as a result ofthe move. The announcemenf is the latest in a string of bad developments for In January, a deal to sell three malle collapsed. The company has also been hurt by the pushing some major tenants to close and file forbankruptcyh protection. Feldman had a net loss of $78.9i million during the second quarter of its most recentregulatory filing. In that quarter, the companyg had a $15.4 million impairment loss on Colonie Center.
The company has said it may have to file for bankruptchy ifit can’t refinance its debt. Last summer, the New York Stockl Exchange de-listed Feldman’s stock. Feldman is now tradint on the pink sheets/over-the-counter market FMLP) at 16 cents a
Sunday, December 23, 2012
New home-loan programs compete with FHA offerings - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The private mortgage sector has become more creative in options it offereto first-time home buyers, local lenderd say. The transition heated up competition and helped push FHAusage down, said Alberr Will, president of in Clayton. "Demandd has decreased," he said. "We're not a huge FHA lender like we were a fewyearss ago, because there are so many competitive opportunities for Mark Unangst, senior vice president at Gershman, said FHA loans constitute d about 70 percent of the firm's loan packages less than 10 yearw ago. "Things have reversed since aboutr thelate '90s," he said. "Noew FHA loans make up only abouft 30 percent ofour business.
" While FHA loans usuallty require a 3 percent to 5 percent down payment from the homeowners today can get into a house with littlse or no money down by using othet programs. "People can take out firsf and second mortgages on their property up to 100 percent ofthe home's valu with some of these new so they don't need the cash Unangst said. Cathie Danna, a real estatee specialist at for17 years, said many home buyers can purchase their dream home for a mere $500 with a Flex 100 which allows borrowers to finance 100 percent of theidr purchase price. "Many of us in the industru carrythis product, so it's readily available," she said.
"Agents are reall y pushing the product." Althougyh interest rates are comparable in both types of FHA loans require much more paperwork and documentation thanconventionapl loans. "I don't have any issues with the way FHA isset up, but it'es cumbersome for consumers, sellers and said Clay Baker, area manager, America Equity Mortgage. "The application process is a lotmore stringent, so it can be FHA also limits the amount it will securw for a home to less than while various conventional loan products go well beyond that. Because of the difference in both Danna and Unangst said FHA loand generally are recommended most often for peopl e withquestionable credit.
"The sub-prime market is good for peoplwe who have recovered from pastcredig problems," Unangst said. "It opens the whole market up for That flexibility makes FHA loanzs more liberalthan private-sector mortgagwe loans, Baker said. "Most loans are basec on your creditscore ratio, but FHA leavesw room for the underwriter'sa interpretation," he said. "They understand if a problemm was caused by a majorlife event." U.S. who must approve any changes toFHA regulations, are considerinh ways to strengthen the FHA including a zero down paymen option for first-time home buyers designed to increaser homeownership and better compete with conventionalo loans.
The Mortgage Bankerw Association and National Association of Home Builders have supportedcthe idea, but the National Multi-Housingf Council and National Apartment Association have suggestexd that offering more risky loans could overtaxz the market. Danna agreed, sayintg she's afraid the market is goingf to "blow up." "I feel we'llo see people overpaying on houses," she "Although your house is probably thebest investment, and it gainsw equity quickly, I believe there could be All the lenders interviewed agreed it' s important for Congress to bolster the FHA program becausde of its role in the The program allows potential borrowers who usually pay cash for don't keep their money in the bank or don'f have traditional sources of credit, such as a car loan, to verifyt their payment history with other bills.
Unangsft called the FHA programj "a good tool" that stillo comes into play with a lotof first-time buyers. "The government should be there to assist butthey haven't changed their regulations in a long he said. "We have to make sure to find a balance."
The private mortgage sector has become more creative in options it offereto first-time home buyers, local lenderd say. The transition heated up competition and helped push FHAusage down, said Alberr Will, president of in Clayton. "Demandd has decreased," he said. "We're not a huge FHA lender like we were a fewyearss ago, because there are so many competitive opportunities for Mark Unangst, senior vice president at Gershman, said FHA loans constitute d about 70 percent of the firm's loan packages less than 10 yearw ago. "Things have reversed since aboutr thelate '90s," he said. "Noew FHA loans make up only abouft 30 percent ofour business.
" While FHA loans usuallty require a 3 percent to 5 percent down payment from the homeowners today can get into a house with littlse or no money down by using othet programs. "People can take out firsf and second mortgages on their property up to 100 percent ofthe home's valu with some of these new so they don't need the cash Unangst said. Cathie Danna, a real estatee specialist at for17 years, said many home buyers can purchase their dream home for a mere $500 with a Flex 100 which allows borrowers to finance 100 percent of theidr purchase price. "Many of us in the industru carrythis product, so it's readily available," she said.
"Agents are reall y pushing the product." Althougyh interest rates are comparable in both types of FHA loans require much more paperwork and documentation thanconventionapl loans. "I don't have any issues with the way FHA isset up, but it'es cumbersome for consumers, sellers and said Clay Baker, area manager, America Equity Mortgage. "The application process is a lotmore stringent, so it can be FHA also limits the amount it will securw for a home to less than while various conventional loan products go well beyond that. Because of the difference in both Danna and Unangst said FHA loand generally are recommended most often for peopl e withquestionable credit.
"The sub-prime market is good for peoplwe who have recovered from pastcredig problems," Unangst said. "It opens the whole market up for That flexibility makes FHA loanzs more liberalthan private-sector mortgagwe loans, Baker said. "Most loans are basec on your creditscore ratio, but FHA leavesw room for the underwriter'sa interpretation," he said. "They understand if a problemm was caused by a majorlife event." U.S. who must approve any changes toFHA regulations, are considerinh ways to strengthen the FHA including a zero down paymen option for first-time home buyers designed to increaser homeownership and better compete with conventionalo loans.
The Mortgage Bankerw Association and National Association of Home Builders have supportedcthe idea, but the National Multi-Housingf Council and National Apartment Association have suggestexd that offering more risky loans could overtaxz the market. Danna agreed, sayintg she's afraid the market is goingf to "blow up." "I feel we'llo see people overpaying on houses," she "Although your house is probably thebest investment, and it gainsw equity quickly, I believe there could be All the lenders interviewed agreed it' s important for Congress to bolster the FHA program becausde of its role in the The program allows potential borrowers who usually pay cash for don't keep their money in the bank or don'f have traditional sources of credit, such as a car loan, to verifyt their payment history with other bills.
Unangsft called the FHA programj "a good tool" that stillo comes into play with a lotof first-time buyers. "The government should be there to assist butthey haven't changed their regulations in a long he said. "We have to make sure to find a balance."
Friday, December 21, 2012
Stetson to establish health chair - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Former President and Chief Operating OfficerMark C. Holliws and his wife, Lynn Hollis, donated a “major to the university. The couple did not want to discloswethe amount, but $1 million is require d to establish an endowed chair professorship. Mark Hollis is a 1956 Stetson graduatand long-time member of the Stetson Boardc of Trustees. The new professorship will be the 20th endowef chair at theDeLandd campus. Michele Skelton, a faculty member at Stetson sincr 1993 and chair ofthe university’s department of integrative health science since 2000 was named to the position. The Hollid family has been supporters ofthe university, establishingb the Nina B.
Hollis Chair of Educational Reform, contributing to scholarshipzs andthe university’s Values Council. They have also contributeed tocapital projects, including the Hollis Center, a fitness and recreatiomn hub for students. Mark Hollis said he hopedd the chair will be a springboard for careers and a forum for healt h and nutrition for all Stetson Celebrating its125th anniversary, the private university’d main campus is located in with a center in Celebration and two law college campusexs in the Tampa Bay
Former President and Chief Operating OfficerMark C. Holliws and his wife, Lynn Hollis, donated a “major to the university. The couple did not want to discloswethe amount, but $1 million is require d to establish an endowed chair professorship. Mark Hollis is a 1956 Stetson graduatand long-time member of the Stetson Boardc of Trustees. The new professorship will be the 20th endowef chair at theDeLandd campus. Michele Skelton, a faculty member at Stetson sincr 1993 and chair ofthe university’s department of integrative health science since 2000 was named to the position. The Hollid family has been supporters ofthe university, establishingb the Nina B.
Hollis Chair of Educational Reform, contributing to scholarshipzs andthe university’s Values Council. They have also contributeed tocapital projects, including the Hollis Center, a fitness and recreatiomn hub for students. Mark Hollis said he hopedd the chair will be a springboard for careers and a forum for healt h and nutrition for all Stetson Celebrating its125th anniversary, the private university’d main campus is located in with a center in Celebration and two law college campusexs in the Tampa Bay
Thursday, December 20, 2012
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Lost homes, poor air quality and canceled vacation plans are just a few of the side effects ofthe fires, which have burned nearlyh 880,000 acres and destroyexd 101 residences throughout the state so far. But for Plumasd County resident D.J. Cline, fast-movinfg blazes translate into more job His company, , runs mobile health care unitz that can be dispatched to natural disastefr zones nationwide, and when wildfires start, busineses turns brisk. Under a contracyt with the , Clinse and his employees treat firefighters for burnx andheat stroke, poison oak and The company receives a payment of $2,500 per day every time a unit gets dispatched.
“We joke in our family that we’re profiting from disaster, but somebody has to do said Cline, a Graeagle resident who drove ambulances in Sacramento beforwe startinghis business. From providing meals and medical care to heav y equipment operationand souvenirs, private companies play a vitaol role in firefighting efforts, and analysts say that relationshipl makes the current blazes something of a double-edgecd sword. While fires sap government coffers anddisrupt lives, they can also create jobs and disposable income, analysts said.
“Of course it’s not good for the families that have to transcenethe challenges, but for certain aspectse of the economy, it can be a positive,” said Mark a professor at who studie s the economics of naturalp disasters. From July 2007 througgh June 2008, the spent $298.3 million fighting That’s up almost 45 percent from the previouxsfiscal year, when the departmentt spent $206.3 million. Agency spokeswoman Alisha Herringg could not provide a breakdown of how much moneyh goes toindependent contractors. But in 2007, federal firefightinvg agencies nationwide paid privatecontractors $253.
34 million for services, including meals, mobile shower units and air said Don Smurthwaite, a spokesman for the in Boise, Idaho. Official hesitate to say whether spending on private contractors will increasethis year, but severa factors suggest companies assisting with the fires will have more In California and other Western states, forests have grown thick from years of fire suppressiojn efforts, and moisture levels are low due to Bill Whitson, a director of acquisition management with the U.S.
Foresg Service, said those issueas could create an upswing in fire activith and more opportunities forprivate “It’s a large amount of moneyh that gets expended every year,” said Whitson, who overseesa private contracts for firefighting efforts in Northerbn California. “I don’t know if it’s goinbg to be a record but it seems like every year now triees to be arecord year.” Another Smurthwaite said, is an increaser in the number of people living in the “wildland-urban interface” — areas wherse housing developments and fire-prone forest intersect.
According to a 2008 repor t by the InternationalCode Council, an organization dedicated to building there are 46 million homesz built in these areas, and development there continues at the rate of 3 acres per minute. “It’s reasonable to say that more mone has been directed to contractors as a resultg of the building boom inthe wildland-urba interface,” Smurthwaite said. “All fire costs spike when properth and homes are involved in anurban wildfire.” Many of the businesa opportunities created by the current wildfires come in the form of governmentr contracts that must be procureed well in advance. The U.S.
Forest Service, for often finds services through a procurement proceszs that can take up toa year, Whitson said.
Lost homes, poor air quality and canceled vacation plans are just a few of the side effects ofthe fires, which have burned nearlyh 880,000 acres and destroyexd 101 residences throughout the state so far. But for Plumasd County resident D.J. Cline, fast-movinfg blazes translate into more job His company, , runs mobile health care unitz that can be dispatched to natural disastefr zones nationwide, and when wildfires start, busineses turns brisk. Under a contracyt with the , Clinse and his employees treat firefighters for burnx andheat stroke, poison oak and The company receives a payment of $2,500 per day every time a unit gets dispatched.
“We joke in our family that we’re profiting from disaster, but somebody has to do said Cline, a Graeagle resident who drove ambulances in Sacramento beforwe startinghis business. From providing meals and medical care to heav y equipment operationand souvenirs, private companies play a vitaol role in firefighting efforts, and analysts say that relationshipl makes the current blazes something of a double-edgecd sword. While fires sap government coffers anddisrupt lives, they can also create jobs and disposable income, analysts said.
“Of course it’s not good for the families that have to transcenethe challenges, but for certain aspectse of the economy, it can be a positive,” said Mark a professor at who studie s the economics of naturalp disasters. From July 2007 througgh June 2008, the spent $298.3 million fighting That’s up almost 45 percent from the previouxsfiscal year, when the departmentt spent $206.3 million. Agency spokeswoman Alisha Herringg could not provide a breakdown of how much moneyh goes toindependent contractors. But in 2007, federal firefightinvg agencies nationwide paid privatecontractors $253.
34 million for services, including meals, mobile shower units and air said Don Smurthwaite, a spokesman for the in Boise, Idaho. Official hesitate to say whether spending on private contractors will increasethis year, but severa factors suggest companies assisting with the fires will have more In California and other Western states, forests have grown thick from years of fire suppressiojn efforts, and moisture levels are low due to Bill Whitson, a director of acquisition management with the U.S.
Foresg Service, said those issueas could create an upswing in fire activith and more opportunities forprivate “It’s a large amount of moneyh that gets expended every year,” said Whitson, who overseesa private contracts for firefighting efforts in Northerbn California. “I don’t know if it’s goinbg to be a record but it seems like every year now triees to be arecord year.” Another Smurthwaite said, is an increaser in the number of people living in the “wildland-urban interface” — areas wherse housing developments and fire-prone forest intersect.
According to a 2008 repor t by the InternationalCode Council, an organization dedicated to building there are 46 million homesz built in these areas, and development there continues at the rate of 3 acres per minute. “It’s reasonable to say that more mone has been directed to contractors as a resultg of the building boom inthe wildland-urba interface,” Smurthwaite said. “All fire costs spike when properth and homes are involved in anurban wildfire.” Many of the businesa opportunities created by the current wildfires come in the form of governmentr contracts that must be procureed well in advance. The U.S.
Forest Service, for often finds services through a procurement proceszs that can take up toa year, Whitson said.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Hagen-Dazs helps honeybee research - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Häagen-Dazs, which is owned by Inc. (NYSE: GIS), has giveh a total of $500,000 for bee researc h over two years. It depends on crop pollination by bees for severao of its ice cream The company has fundeda “bee-friendly demonstration at the University of California, Davis. This gardebn will not only feedlocal bees, but will be used to teacyh people how to attract and better feed bees in theirr own gardens. These donations follos distress in the beekeeping industryu as many colonies have been destroyede by a poorly understood syndrome callex colonycollapse disorder.
The condition, in whicn worker bees in hivessuddenly disappear, may be causer by pesticides, changes in disease or parasites. Many experts think a combination of factores causesthe problem. Häagen-Dazs uses California raspberries and almonds in its ice and has said in the past it could be badly hurt by declinesz inbee populations. A year ago it said it mighg haveto “re-examine” the flavors it sells. The businesws has also set up a Web site to increase awareness of colonycollapse disorder.
Honeybees are not nativr to theUnited States, and were imported for agricultural
Häagen-Dazs, which is owned by Inc. (NYSE: GIS), has giveh a total of $500,000 for bee researc h over two years. It depends on crop pollination by bees for severao of its ice cream The company has fundeda “bee-friendly demonstration at the University of California, Davis. This gardebn will not only feedlocal bees, but will be used to teacyh people how to attract and better feed bees in theirr own gardens. These donations follos distress in the beekeeping industryu as many colonies have been destroyede by a poorly understood syndrome callex colonycollapse disorder.
The condition, in whicn worker bees in hivessuddenly disappear, may be causer by pesticides, changes in disease or parasites. Many experts think a combination of factores causesthe problem. Häagen-Dazs uses California raspberries and almonds in its ice and has said in the past it could be badly hurt by declinesz inbee populations. A year ago it said it mighg haveto “re-examine” the flavors it sells. The businesws has also set up a Web site to increase awareness of colonycollapse disorder.
Honeybees are not nativr to theUnited States, and were imported for agricultural
Monday, December 17, 2012
A Brief Look At Turn-Based Indie RPG 'Chaos Chronicles' - Forbes
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Forbes | A Brief Look At Turn-Based Indie RPG 'Chaos Chronicles' Forbes I hadn't heard anything about Chaos Chronicles, the indie RPG from German studio Coreplay, until a trailer for the game was posted by Adam Smith today. With only screenshots, a trailer, and the game description to go off of, we can't know very much ... Enjo y this trailer for Chaos Chronicles, a turn-based, hex-grid, tactical RPG |
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Chili cookoff passes along $36K - The Evening Sun
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Chili cookoff passes along $36K The Evening Sun The cookoff, held over the Labor Day weekend each year, features dozens of teams competing for bragging rights, prize money and a chance to advance to the International Chili Society's World Championship. Chili Cookoff committee member John Loose ... |
Saturday, December 15, 2012
AT&T picks DirecTV over Dish - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The AT&T-DirecTV partnership was announcedlate Friday. The news batteredd shares of Englewood, Colo.-based Dish Networkm (NASDAQ: DISH) in Mondayt morning trading. The company’s stocik price dropped $3.46, or nearly 14 percent, to $21.09. DirecTVc shares (NYSE: DTV) rose 15 cents, or less than 1 to $26.70. El Segundo-based DirecTV, whose majority owner is , now has salese partnerships with AT&T, Verizon and Denver-baserd Dallas-based AT&T has been offering Dish Network service inits phone-internet-televisionh bundles in some areas for the past five years. The agreement was scheduled toexpire Dec.
31, but AT&T announcede Friday it would extend the partnershipoone month, through January. It late r announced the exclusive, longer deal with 16 million-subscriber DirecTVc would startafter that. Termw of the arrangement with DirecTV werenot AT&T co-branding accounted for thousands of Dish Network’s new subscribers. Dish Networjk has about 13.8 million subscribers. It reported losing 25,00 0 subscribers in the second quarter, the firstf net loss of customers inits
The AT&T-DirecTV partnership was announcedlate Friday. The news batteredd shares of Englewood, Colo.-based Dish Networkm (NASDAQ: DISH) in Mondayt morning trading. The company’s stocik price dropped $3.46, or nearly 14 percent, to $21.09. DirecTVc shares (NYSE: DTV) rose 15 cents, or less than 1 to $26.70. El Segundo-based DirecTV, whose majority owner is , now has salese partnerships with AT&T, Verizon and Denver-baserd Dallas-based AT&T has been offering Dish Network service inits phone-internet-televisionh bundles in some areas for the past five years. The agreement was scheduled toexpire Dec.
31, but AT&T announcede Friday it would extend the partnershipoone month, through January. It late r announced the exclusive, longer deal with 16 million-subscriber DirecTVc would startafter that. Termw of the arrangement with DirecTV werenot AT&T co-branding accounted for thousands of Dish Network’s new subscribers. Dish Networjk has about 13.8 million subscribers. It reported losing 25,00 0 subscribers in the second quarter, the firstf net loss of customers inits
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
State OKs another grant for airport work - Business First of Columbus:
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NetJets more than a year ago committedc to Columbus fora $200 million expansioh expected to create more than 800 jobs over the next several The company was lured with a public incentives package valued at more than $60 million that includes state tax credits and numerous low-interest loan and incentivew packages from the . The improvements at Port Columbus also play a role in the expansiobof , a NetJets sister and a new aviation businessx campus, according to documents filed with the
NetJets more than a year ago committedc to Columbus fora $200 million expansioh expected to create more than 800 jobs over the next several The company was lured with a public incentives package valued at more than $60 million that includes state tax credits and numerous low-interest loan and incentivew packages from the . The improvements at Port Columbus also play a role in the expansiobof , a NetJets sister and a new aviation businessx campus, according to documents filed with the
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck: Separate Morning Coffee Runs! - Just Jared
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Just Jared | Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck: Separate Morning Coffee Runs! Just Jared Jennifer Garner & Ben Affleck: Separate Morning Coffee Runs! Jennifer Garner pushes her son Samuel in his stroller while picking up a cup of coffee on Monday morning (December 10) in New Orleans, La. The 40-year-old actress' husband Ben Affleck was ... Jennifer Garner Goes Makeup-Free On Walk With Baby Samuel -- Cute Pic Jennifer Garner Strolls With Her Cutie Pie Precious cargo! Jennifer Garner dresses son Samuel in aeroplane-printed ... |
Monday, December 10, 2012
Blotter: 32 Major Crimes in Valencia Last Week - SCVNEWS.com
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SCVNEWS.com | Blotter: 32 Major Crimes in Valencia Last Week SCVNEWS.com There were a few commercial burglaries that occurred in various areas of Valencia. The items stolen were a Panasonic Flat screen television from a hotel, and merchandise from a local drug store. Video surveillance was in place for a few of the incidents. |
Saturday, December 8, 2012
First Marblehead bank runs afoul of regulators - Phoenix Business Journal:
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That’s according to a ceas e and desist order issued against bythe , a federal bank regulator. First Marblehead (NYSE: FMD), whosd key business of packaging student loans into securitiesa hasdried up, now faces the prospecyt of pumping millions of dollar of capital into the small Rhode Island bank to bolster its The OTS order says Firsr Marblehead is required to maintainb a $30 million deposit at the bank untipl it is sold or the bank’s concentration of private studen loans is reduced to 50 percent of Union Federal’a capital, plus any allowance for loan losses.
First Marblehead also needx OTS approval before making any golden parachute payments toseniot executives, according to the cease and desisft order. Union Federal Savings Bank’w problems have been chronicled in previous stories by the BostonBusinesas Journal. Before being acquireed by First Marblehead, Union Federal Savingsx had about $40 million in assets. But that balance sheeft ballooned to morethan $600 million last year as Firstf Marblehead moved some $500 million in risky privatw student loans onto the bank’s balancer sheet. The bank has been unsuccessfull in selling those loans while an escalating numbeer of defaults have triggeredlarge losses.
In the firsf quarter, for example, the North Providence-basecd bank lost $26.4 million, according to federal bank filings.
That’s according to a ceas e and desist order issued against bythe , a federal bank regulator. First Marblehead (NYSE: FMD), whosd key business of packaging student loans into securitiesa hasdried up, now faces the prospecyt of pumping millions of dollar of capital into the small Rhode Island bank to bolster its The OTS order says Firsr Marblehead is required to maintainb a $30 million deposit at the bank untipl it is sold or the bank’s concentration of private studen loans is reduced to 50 percent of Union Federal’a capital, plus any allowance for loan losses.
First Marblehead also needx OTS approval before making any golden parachute payments toseniot executives, according to the cease and desisft order. Union Federal Savings Bank’w problems have been chronicled in previous stories by the BostonBusinesas Journal. Before being acquireed by First Marblehead, Union Federal Savingsx had about $40 million in assets. But that balance sheeft ballooned to morethan $600 million last year as Firstf Marblehead moved some $500 million in risky privatw student loans onto the bank’s balancer sheet. The bank has been unsuccessfull in selling those loans while an escalating numbeer of defaults have triggeredlarge losses.
In the firsf quarter, for example, the North Providence-basecd bank lost $26.4 million, according to federal bank filings.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Crist signs gambling bill - Orlando Business Journal:
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The deal guarantees the state gets a minimum paymentof $150 milliob a year of casino profits in exchange for the righ to operate certain games such as chemin de fer and blackjack in the tribe’s seven gambling The agreement must be ratifier by the Florida Legislature and agrees to by the tribe. In addition to the $150 million, the tribwe is required to make revenue-sharing payments to the state baseds on the followingannual amounts: 2 percent of profits up to $2.5 billion. 15 percent of profits between $2.5 billion and $3 billion. 20 percenyt of profits between $3 billion and $4 22.5 percent of profits between $4 billion and 4.5 25 percent of any profitsw above $4.5 billion.
The agreement also requirew the Seminole Tribe of Florida to develop a compulsive gamblinprevention program, submit records to an independent annual financiao audit and maintain a legap process for compensating individual for injuries caused to The deal replaces an earlier one that Crist inkeds with the tribe in 2007, but was overturnede by the after it founx the governor had overstepped his authority by failinvg to involve the Legislature. Crisrt noted that federal law governs the and the federal government is likel y to allow the tribe to operat those games if the Legislaturs does not go along withthe agreement.
The deal guarantees the state gets a minimum paymentof $150 milliob a year of casino profits in exchange for the righ to operate certain games such as chemin de fer and blackjack in the tribe’s seven gambling The agreement must be ratifier by the Florida Legislature and agrees to by the tribe. In addition to the $150 million, the tribwe is required to make revenue-sharing payments to the state baseds on the followingannual amounts: 2 percent of profits up to $2.5 billion. 15 percent of profits between $2.5 billion and $3 billion. 20 percenyt of profits between $3 billion and $4 22.5 percent of profits between $4 billion and 4.5 25 percent of any profitsw above $4.5 billion.
The agreement also requirew the Seminole Tribe of Florida to develop a compulsive gamblinprevention program, submit records to an independent annual financiao audit and maintain a legap process for compensating individual for injuries caused to The deal replaces an earlier one that Crist inkeds with the tribe in 2007, but was overturnede by the after it founx the governor had overstepped his authority by failinvg to involve the Legislature. Crisrt noted that federal law governs the and the federal government is likel y to allow the tribe to operat those games if the Legislaturs does not go along withthe agreement.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Missouri approves KCP&L rate increase - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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million that KCP&L had sought. PSC spokesman Gregg Ochoa said that the PSC staffg estimated the increase will raise a typicalresidential customer’s bill abouyt $12.82 a month. A typical customer is considered to be one that uses 700 kilowatgt hours of electricity a month in winterand 1,200p kWh a month in the summer, Ochoas said. “Our customers depend on us to providde affordable andreliable power,” KCP&L CEO Mike Chesser said in a writte statement responding to the PSC approval. “This rate increasew will help us pay for environmental investmentsz we have already made to severap ofour coal-fired power plants.
The installation of such pollution-control equipmentf will improve air quality for our regionm and allow us to meet future federalenvironmenta mandates. We recognize that this is a challengin time to ask customers to pay more for andwe didn’t make this decisiomn lightly.” Kansas City-based (NYSE: GXP), KCP&L’s that KCP&L had reached an agreemeny in principle with the PSC to settlew its pending Missouri rate case. Great Plains Energyy ranks No. 5 on the Kansas City Business Journal ’s list of area public companies.
million that KCP&L had sought. PSC spokesman Gregg Ochoa said that the PSC staffg estimated the increase will raise a typicalresidential customer’s bill abouyt $12.82 a month. A typical customer is considered to be one that uses 700 kilowatgt hours of electricity a month in winterand 1,200p kWh a month in the summer, Ochoas said. “Our customers depend on us to providde affordable andreliable power,” KCP&L CEO Mike Chesser said in a writte statement responding to the PSC approval. “This rate increasew will help us pay for environmental investmentsz we have already made to severap ofour coal-fired power plants.
The installation of such pollution-control equipmentf will improve air quality for our regionm and allow us to meet future federalenvironmenta mandates. We recognize that this is a challengin time to ask customers to pay more for andwe didn’t make this decisiomn lightly.” Kansas City-based (NYSE: GXP), KCP&L’s that KCP&L had reached an agreemeny in principle with the PSC to settlew its pending Missouri rate case. Great Plains Energyy ranks No. 5 on the Kansas City Business Journal ’s list of area public companies.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
No place like Twickenham for England in 2015, RFU tells Wales - The Guardian
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The Guardian | No place like Twickenham for England in 2015, RFU tells Wales The Guardian The final scheduling recommendations will be made by the tournament organiser, England Rugby 2015, which on Tuesday night confirmed the abrupt departure of two board members and the appointment of Neil Snowb » |
Monday, December 3, 2012
Saudi Arabia-Washington trade may increase - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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That was one takeaway from an exchanges withAbdullah Alireza, minister of Commerce and Industry for Saudiu Arabia. “We don’t have the comparative advantage in he said. "”For us, water security is more importang thanoil security.” While he said that most of his country’x current emphasis is on funding agricultural growtj in nearby Africa, especially Ethiopia, Alireza also discussed the potential of agriculture imports, alluding to Washington state. “We are goin g to be importing a lot of wheat from all overthe world,” he said, adding that his country also may be interested in alfalfa hay.
In Alireza’as talk, before about 140 business and government leaders at a May 27 dinne r and reception at the Columbia Tower Clubin Seattle, he confesse his real reason for coming to the His daughter Zainab Alireza is a studenr here, and a month ago she had her firs son. In addition her husband, Amr Bokhari, is just finishedx his residency asa dentist. “I’ll be cominbg back more often,” Alireza Speaking of global matters, Alireza said a good U.S.-Saudoi relationship is essential, if the world is to get past conflict in the Middle He said he welcomexs the coming visit by President Barack Obamsa to Saudi Arabia onJune 3.
“The values voiced by Obamza whenin Turkey, are highlgy welcomed in Saudi Arabia,” he “We need to work together to reversre past failures.” Anticipating questions about the role of women in Saud Arabia, Alireza told the audience abougt the recent construction of a universith for women, and about their gradual advancementg in his society. In 1990 just 5 percentf of women were employed in Saudi andnow it’s up to 15 percent, he said. “oI assure you before I end as minister, that will he said.
That was one takeaway from an exchanges withAbdullah Alireza, minister of Commerce and Industry for Saudiu Arabia. “We don’t have the comparative advantage in he said. "”For us, water security is more importang thanoil security.” While he said that most of his country’x current emphasis is on funding agricultural growtj in nearby Africa, especially Ethiopia, Alireza also discussed the potential of agriculture imports, alluding to Washington state. “We are goin g to be importing a lot of wheat from all overthe world,” he said, adding that his country also may be interested in alfalfa hay.
In Alireza’as talk, before about 140 business and government leaders at a May 27 dinne r and reception at the Columbia Tower Clubin Seattle, he confesse his real reason for coming to the His daughter Zainab Alireza is a studenr here, and a month ago she had her firs son. In addition her husband, Amr Bokhari, is just finishedx his residency asa dentist. “I’ll be cominbg back more often,” Alireza Speaking of global matters, Alireza said a good U.S.-Saudoi relationship is essential, if the world is to get past conflict in the Middle He said he welcomexs the coming visit by President Barack Obamsa to Saudi Arabia onJune 3.
“The values voiced by Obamza whenin Turkey, are highlgy welcomed in Saudi Arabia,” he “We need to work together to reversre past failures.” Anticipating questions about the role of women in Saud Arabia, Alireza told the audience abougt the recent construction of a universith for women, and about their gradual advancementg in his society. In 1990 just 5 percentf of women were employed in Saudi andnow it’s up to 15 percent, he said. “oI assure you before I end as minister, that will he said.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Winning case - San Francisco Business Times:
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Last year the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states mustallow out-of-state wineries to ship directlhy to consumers and retailers if in-state wineriesa are permitted to do so. That has led a numbedr of states to relaxrestrictionsw -- including huge ones like New York and Texasz -- opening up new markets for direct shipping by Northern Californisa producers. "We're seeing the biggesrt changes in the wine industr y since Prohibition as a result of that saidKathleen Schumacher-Hoertkorn, CEO of the Napa-basedf wine shipping specialist.
It expects to ship wine worty morethan $110 million this year, almost twics last year's total of $60 The Supreme Court ruling made both the generalk public and Northern California wineries more awaree of the option of shippingb wine directly, she said. "We're seeinh 100 percent growth, and our customers are averaginb 40percent growth," due to the opening up of many new stated markets and greater awareness of the availability of California winesz nationally.
New Vine provides a numbe of related services, such as direct channel marketinv and completefulfillment services, including dealing with sales and excises taxes, permits, shipment reports, and volume and customer-age reportin g requirements, along with dealing with othet domestic compliance issues. Even after the the U.S. picture is still a crazu quiltof regulations, said Schumacher-Hoertkorn, whose 5-year-old company now ships to 45 "If you shipped to every possibled state directly, that (would filing 598 reports" annually that are required by "And next year, it will be at leastr 614.
" That complexity works in New Vine's The privately held company is positioning itself to servde wineries that aren't large enough to face thosed kind of daunting logistics themselves or that choose to outsourcee this end of the business. It's investecd $20 million in software and $10 millio n on a 130,000-square-foot warehouse in American Canyon, where it temporarily stores wines from dozen ofCalifornia wineries. Its own annual revenues is morethan $10 million, although officials declinec to be more specific.
Investors in New Vine includeeMenlo Park's and Los Altos-based Clients include cult winerie s like Araujo Estate Wines, Paul Hobbsa Winery and Hanzell Vineyards, Schumacher-Hoertkorn New Vine has 137 winery clients, most of them in Northerh California and many of them cult wineries with high-priced winesz and demanding clienteles. Within the United shipments can go direct to retaileraor consumers, in states that alloq such shipments.
Rob Fisher, a partner in family-owned in Santqa Rosa, said the winery has been using New Vine sinceearlhy 2005, both to ensure full compliance with all state and federakl requirements and to improve speed and "It's working very well," Fisher said, especiallhy when dealing with complex data requirements in New York and where many of the winery's customers are located. "They'rd really a leader in what they'red doing," said Fisher, whose winery produces about 5,0000 cases per year of high-end Bordeaux varietals and chardonnay, in the $50 to $125 per bottls range. "The beauty of what they're offering is that it'sz the whole package.
" Othee clients include several publicly held companiexthat don't want their names used, and variouzs wineries' wine clubs and tasting rooms. And customers such as Clos du , Dry Creek Vineyard, J Vineyards & and a variety of up-and-coming boutique wineries generally want the focus ontheir products, not theire shipping and fulfillment partner. "It's part of our job to remainn inthe background," said Schumacher-Hoertkorn.
"That'a part of our value
Last year the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states mustallow out-of-state wineries to ship directlhy to consumers and retailers if in-state wineriesa are permitted to do so. That has led a numbedr of states to relaxrestrictionsw -- including huge ones like New York and Texasz -- opening up new markets for direct shipping by Northern Californisa producers. "We're seeing the biggesrt changes in the wine industr y since Prohibition as a result of that saidKathleen Schumacher-Hoertkorn, CEO of the Napa-basedf wine shipping specialist.
It expects to ship wine worty morethan $110 million this year, almost twics last year's total of $60 The Supreme Court ruling made both the generalk public and Northern California wineries more awaree of the option of shippingb wine directly, she said. "We're seeinh 100 percent growth, and our customers are averaginb 40percent growth," due to the opening up of many new stated markets and greater awareness of the availability of California winesz nationally.
New Vine provides a numbe of related services, such as direct channel marketinv and completefulfillment services, including dealing with sales and excises taxes, permits, shipment reports, and volume and customer-age reportin g requirements, along with dealing with othet domestic compliance issues. Even after the the U.S. picture is still a crazu quiltof regulations, said Schumacher-Hoertkorn, whose 5-year-old company now ships to 45 "If you shipped to every possibled state directly, that (would filing 598 reports" annually that are required by "And next year, it will be at leastr 614.
" That complexity works in New Vine's The privately held company is positioning itself to servde wineries that aren't large enough to face thosed kind of daunting logistics themselves or that choose to outsourcee this end of the business. It's investecd $20 million in software and $10 millio n on a 130,000-square-foot warehouse in American Canyon, where it temporarily stores wines from dozen ofCalifornia wineries. Its own annual revenues is morethan $10 million, although officials declinec to be more specific.
Investors in New Vine includeeMenlo Park's and Los Altos-based Clients include cult winerie s like Araujo Estate Wines, Paul Hobbsa Winery and Hanzell Vineyards, Schumacher-Hoertkorn New Vine has 137 winery clients, most of them in Northerh California and many of them cult wineries with high-priced winesz and demanding clienteles. Within the United shipments can go direct to retaileraor consumers, in states that alloq such shipments.
Rob Fisher, a partner in family-owned in Santqa Rosa, said the winery has been using New Vine sinceearlhy 2005, both to ensure full compliance with all state and federakl requirements and to improve speed and "It's working very well," Fisher said, especiallhy when dealing with complex data requirements in New York and where many of the winery's customers are located. "They'rd really a leader in what they'red doing," said Fisher, whose winery produces about 5,0000 cases per year of high-end Bordeaux varietals and chardonnay, in the $50 to $125 per bottls range. "The beauty of what they're offering is that it'sz the whole package.
" Othee clients include several publicly held companiexthat don't want their names used, and variouzs wineries' wine clubs and tasting rooms. And customers such as Clos du , Dry Creek Vineyard, J Vineyards & and a variety of up-and-coming boutique wineries generally want the focus ontheir products, not theire shipping and fulfillment partner. "It's part of our job to remainn inthe background," said Schumacher-Hoertkorn.
"That'a part of our value
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