الثلاثاء، 31 يوليو 2012
Tedco awards $600K to tech firms - Birmingham Business Journal:
The money was granted in collaboratioj withthe U.S. Army Medicall Research and Materiel Command and the throughthe Ft. Detrickm Technology Transfer Initiative. The purpose of the technology transferf program is to raise awarenesz of new and developing technologies and fundint them to transition as viables projectsfor follow-on funding in the markety place. Each company that received funding was awardedapproximately $50,0090 between March 2008 and May 2009, making up the initiative’se second round of financial awardds since its $750,000 program The funds for the program’s second phass were secured by Sen. Barbara Mikulski, and Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, R-Md. “The [Ft.
Detricik Technology Transfer Initiative] program is enablinyg area businesses to harness the technologiesx being developed at Fort Detric k and apply them to thecommercial sector,” said Mikulski. “Thia will lead to new producte that have the power to created jobs andsave lives.” Mikulski announced the firstr phase of the tech transfeer program in March 2005 when 11 companiesz received funding. in The company is developing a healthg care technology calledmiTag system, which is a scalablwe wireless sensor solution for improving patient flow. in The company is developing a technology called the GeNovwa Screento identify, isolate, and producre antibody-like molecules.
in Rockville: The company is developing an on-demanx biotech products including a combinationm vaccine against plague and BioAssay Works LLCin Ijamsville: The companhy is developing a lateral-flow visual diagnostic test to detect and differentiate single samplr multiple pathogenic poxviruses, including variola, vaccinia, and monkeypox. in The company is safety-testing a medicakl product called ClotFoam, which is a non-compressible, intracavitary hemostati agent.
CynerGene IDMP in Frederick: The companuy is developing, validating and implementintg a supplemental diagnosisof HIV, and Dengue using its Infectious Disease Multiplex Panel approach, which could allow for creation of LLC in Baltimore: The company is developing required componentes and system framework to enabler conversational interfaces for telemedicine Such tools would allow professionak medics to use voice, gesture, and other human-- computer interactions to access and document information in electronic medica records.
in Rockville: The company is developing technology to preserve mammalian cells in dried format that can easilyube re-hydrated for a variety of LLC in Frederick: The companyg is evaluating the effect of Imagilin patentes probiotics as a food supplement to enhance the immune responsivenesss of guinea pigs upon immunization or challengse with virulent pathogens. The evaluation will suggest the abilityg of Imagilin patented probiotics to enhance the immunizatiom ofa vaccine. in Baltimore: The compan is developing micropatterned substratesx for viralinfectivity assays.
Juxtopia in Baltimore: The compang is customizing its Wearable Assistance and SituationalAwareneses (WASA) goggles and servicde to allow U.S. Army combat medics to access and documengt information to electrical medical recordsvia hands-free voice-requests and in Baltimore: The company is developing cell therapiesw to treat brain and spinalk cord injuries.
الأحد، 29 يوليو 2012
Jewell Cardwell: At 97, she's quite the mover at UA - Akron Beacon Journal
Jewell Cardwell: At 97, she's quite the mover at UA Akron Beacon Journal Jewell Cardwell: At 97, she's quite the mover at UA. By Jewell Cardwell Beacon Journal columnist. Published: July 29, 2012 - 11:07 PM. Jewell Cardwell: At 97, she's quite the mover at UA July 30,2012 03:07 AM GMT Jewell Cardwell Beacon Journal ... |
السبت، 28 يوليو 2012
Income, education can affect auto insurance cost, study finds - Indianapolis Star
Income, education can affect auto insurance cost, study finds Indianapolis Star If you have a blue-collar job or no college degree, you could be paying more for auto insurance than someone with the same car and driving record who is a professional or has a degree. / Frank Espich / The Star file photo ... |
الجمعة، 27 يوليو 2012
Separate secretariat demand for Mumbai - Times of India
Separate secretariat demand for Mumbai Times of India MUMBAI: Raising concerns over the deterioration of quality of life in Mumbai, a demand for a separate secretariat for the city was raised on Wednesday. During a discussion on development and infrastructure problems concerning the city on the concluding ... |
الأربعاء، 25 يوليو 2012
Roasted plum tomatoes are plumb delicious - Washington Post
Roasted plum tomatoes are plumb delicious Washington Post Call it a plum tomato because of its plum-like size and shape. Call it a paste tomato because that's what it often becomes â" tomato paste. But never underestimate its usefulness. If there were ever a survival tomato, this is the one. Whether you grow ... |
الثلاثاء، 24 يوليو 2012
Two MERC commissioners resign - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
The resignations of Gary Reynolds and Janicer Marquis come about two weeks before councilor sfor Metro, of which MERC is a subsidiary, plan to vote on a measurew that would give the council more control over MERC’es general manager. The move could ostensiblu lead to the firing of MERC General ManagerDavid Woolson, who’s under fire from Presiden David Bragdon. Reynolds and Marquis both opposethe proposal. Reynolds, president of the Portlane accounting firmPerkins & Co., mentioned the buildin g problems between Metro and MERC in his resignation letter. “During the economic times, my attention needzs to be focused on our clientss atPerkins & Co.
,” Reynolds wrote in his letterr to Bragdon. “That said, I am disappointex in the recent breakdowbn in the working relationship between the Metrop Council andthe , and believe it could have been handlex differently.” Marquis, a commercial real estatde broker and the commission’s vice chair, didn’gt mention the upcoming proposal in her letter to Bragdon, but resigned two yeara before her term was set to end. In a letteer to Portland city commissioners earlier this Marquis and commission member Ray Leary urged the councill to helpdelay Metro’s vote on the MERC oversigh t matter.
Leary, Marquis, Reynolds and three of the other four remaining MERC commissions also sent Bragdonn a letterbacking Woolson. The lettet came after Bragdon questioned the leadershipo of MERC General ManagerDavid Woolson. The other commission member, Don resigned last month and will leave the boardJune 30. resignation takes effect June 30. Marquis’ takes effect July 15. The terme of Trotter and Reynolds would have expired at the end of 2009whilse Marquis' term was to expire at the end of 2010. The Metrko Council plans to vote on the MERC measure — which would give Metro the authorit y to hire and fire the MERC genera l manager — at its July 9 meeting.
It was introducec by councilors Rod Park andRex Burkholder, who also have concernw about Woolson’s performance. MERC overseezs the Oregon Convention Center, the Portland Center for the Performingb Arts and the Portland MetropolitannExposition Center. Metro’s councilors are mulling a $457 millionh budget for fiscalyear 2009-2010. The regional governmengt serves 1.4 million people in the metropolitan area’s 25 cities.
الاثنين، 23 يوليو 2012
Saul Ewing adds 7 Buchanan Ingersoll lawyers in Wilmington - Pittsburgh Business Times:
office. The loss of the seven-lawyer group leaves Pittsburgh-based Buchanan with only one full-time partner in Wilmingtonn and four lawyerstotal there, and give Saul Ewing the largest Wilmington office of any full-servicre Philadelphia-based firm. The group includess office headWilliam Manning, who servese as outside general counsel to the University of Delaware and also represente Verizon Corp. and Dover Downs. The litigator was once chief of stafcf to formerDelaware Gov. Pete The other two partners areTeresas Currier, who led bankruptc y efforts for Buchanan in and real estate lawyer Richard Forsten.
The additions give Saul Ewin 19 lawyersin Wilmington, where bankruptciesa have taken off duringg the economic downturn. A large percentagew of companies from around the countrhy file for Chapter 11 protectiobnin Delaware. But becauswe Delaware only hasabout 2,00p0 lawyers and has a strong set of indigenous law the Wilmington market has been a tough one to crack for outsiders, even neighboring Philadelphia firms. Among Philadelphia Pepper Hamilton and Fox Rothschild have 17 DrinkerBiddle & Reath has 15 and Blanko Rome has 13. Saul Ewing said Manning will serveas co-managin g partner of the office with curren t office managing partner and real estate lawyer Wendiwe Stabler.
السبت، 21 يوليو 2012
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الأربعاء، 18 يوليو 2012
Oracle Announces Java Embedded @ JavaOne 2012 - MarketWatch (press release)
Oracle Announces Java Embedded @ JavaOne 2012 MarketWatch (press release) Oracle today announced registration is open for the new Java Embedded @ JavaOne event, October 3-4 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. -- The Java Embedded @ JavaOne program brings together thought leaders from across the embedded systems ... |
الثلاثاء، 17 يوليو 2012
CTC-International Starts Broadcasting in Southeast Asia - MarketWatch (press release)
CTC-International Starts Broadcasting in Southeast Asia MarketWatch (press release) Marat Devlet-Kildeyev, CTC Media's Head of International Broadcasting: "The CTC-I channel has been actively expanding its coverage area, practic » |
الاثنين، 16 يوليو 2012
Steel Dynamics plans public offering - Business First of Louisville:
The senior notes will be guaranteed by Steel Dynamics subsidiaries, the Fort Wayne, Ind.-based steel producetr said in a news On Wednesday, Steel Dynamics shares closed down 10 percent, or to $14.03. Underwriters for the common stocok and senior note offering will havea 30-dayh option to purchase an additional 15 percenft to cover over-allotments. Merrill Lynch & Co., , and will servr as book-running managers for both the common stockm and seniornote offerings. , LLC and will servee as co-managers for the stock offering. and will served as co-managers for the senior note Steel Dynamics also announce that it will cutits second-quarter dividend to 7.
5 centd per share, compared with 10 cents a share a year The dividend is payable July 10 to shareholderds of record on June 30. Stee Dynamics (NASDAQ: STLD), which operates a steel processing facilityin Jeffersonville, Ind., will use proceeds from the offerings to make loan according to a news release.
السبت، 14 يوليو 2012
Wheeler seeks urban renewal concessions - Portland Business Journal:
Specifically, Wheeler, a member of a mayoral task force studying the potential new district, warned that urban renewal benefits must be balancecd with the needs of schools and humaj services agencies. Wheeler worries that the district could steer funds for education and social programs intoeconomic development. Last Wheeler protested plans to use urbanh renewal funds from a new districft around PGE Park to subsidizestadiumj improvements. The city council eventually nixed the proposal in approving a renovation funding package that helpeed attract a Major League Soccer franchiseto Portland.
In urba renewal districts, cities target areas of then issues bonds to pay for projects withinthose areas. As property valuews rise, increased tax collections are used to repagthe bonds. The city’s new district would run southj from Northwest 23rd Avenue through the Portlans State University campus and end near the SouthWaterfronyt area. “Obviously economic development is a good but we have tobalance (it) against other service that help the community grow and become vital,” Wheeler said.
“And education and humahn services contribute to both economic development and the growth of the City and business leaders could establish a downtown urbab renewal district that generates hundreds of million s of dollars over the next 20 The area would likely include four keydevelopmeny sites: the Northwest Portland Con-Way site near Interstate 405; the Goose Hollow neighborhood near PGE Park; the area around the Portlandd Art Museum and much of the Southwest Portlane neighborhood that includes Portland State University.
Redevelopment sites could also include the area around PGE which contains the Oregonianm printing plant and Lincoln High Wheeler noted that the city is also developing its Portlandc Plan that will recommend land uses over the next several The plan will be completedin 2011. “I’d hate for us to do somethin today and get three years downthe road, with the Portlanrd Plan, and say, ‘Whaty we really need to do is invest more in educatiom and human services,’” Wheeler said. “Wwe need to find a Mayor Sam Adams pointed out that thePortlanrd Plan, unlike previous comprehensive planning efforts, will incorporate input from schoolzs and county leaders.
Meaning, it coulr take concerns about education and human servicesinto account. The committee evaluating urbah renewal options includes a handful ofbusiness leaders, such as Greg president of City Center Parking; Jake Nichol, president of Leatherman Tool Group Inc. and Sandrsa McDonough, president and CEO of the PortlandBusiness Alliance. Portland’s central city containsd 122,500 of the city’s jobs, or about 35 percentt of those within the cityand 12.2 percent of the region’d 1 million jobs. Portland’ central city is expected to add morethan 100,00p new jobs by 2035.
The central city urbajn renewal committee is studying 900 acrez for possible inclusion into the new renewal The economic consulting firm ECONorthwesy found that if all 900 acres were included in arenewakl district, it could generate $575 milliobn over 20 years. However the full acreager cannot be include in a new district because Portland woulxd exceed state limits on the aggregate amoungt of land cities can designate as urban renewal The committee plans to meet weeklg at least through the monthof
الجمعة، 13 يوليو 2012
Harpeth Hall teams up to create online girls school - Houston Business Journal:
The Online School for Girlsd will begin offering coursesthis September, including two this fall and four in the springy 2010 semester spanning math, science and the Students at the member schools will take the classes and evaluate them as a pilor run. One initial calculus class will be taught by Harpeth Hall math teacherJennifert Webster. The other schools in the group are the in the in Ohio and in all with tuition ranging fromabougt $20,000 to $40,000 per Ann Teaff, the head of Harpeth Hall, says the goal of the onlinee school is to provide a rigorous education in an online settiny that is flexible, affordable and accessible to girls arounx the world.
She says the curriculum will be expandex incoming years. The effort reflects how rapidly online education is being adoptecd in even the most exclusivre enclaves of private education as schools utilize the Interne t to foster a global worldview in their students and diversifhy thelearning experience. More than 1 million secondary schoool students took an online courses and students at 70 percenf of high schools enrolled in one duringthe 2007-2008 school year, according to “K-123 Online Learning: A 2008 Follow-up of the Survey of U.S. School District Administrators.
” The report also finds schools in 44 statezs are creating onlinesecondary However, the Online Schoool for Girls will be the first online same-sed school. At the graduate level, Harvard, Duke and other exclusive universitie s now offer severalspecialized master’s degreesx for which the coursework can be takej mostly online. They are aimed at professionals who wish to enhances their credentials to advance intheir careers. Karen Douse, Harpeth Hall’s library and informatiobn services director, says online education is rapidlybecomingh “a cornerstone of the educationalp experience.
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الأربعاء، 11 يوليو 2012
Hanger Orthopedic gets credit rating upgrade - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
Bethesda-based Hanger Orthopedic announced Monday thatStandard Poor's Rating Services had raised its ratingh on Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. to from "B;" raised the issue level ratingon Hanger's senior secured debt to "BB-" from "B+;" and raisecd the senior unsecured debt rating to from "CCC+." Standard Poor’s outlook for Hanger is "We are extremely pleased with the S&P upgrade especialluy given the current economic environment," said Hanger Orthopedicv chief financial officer George McHenry.
"The upgrade reflects, among other our consistent performance over the lastthree years, solid liquidit as well as no significant near-term debt maturities." In its latestf quarter Hanger Orthopedic (NYSE: HGR) reportedf that net income increased 27 percent to $4.5 million as revenue increased 7 percent to $169.q million.
الثلاثاء، 10 يوليو 2012
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الاثنين، 9 يوليو 2012
Sportservice offers new gourmet foods at Busch Stadium - St. Louis Business Journal:
New items to be offered includefried cannelloni, Phillyy cheese steak and funnel Sportservice has even more new items availabl e to fans in the suites includin g a cold appetizer platter featuring grilled prawns, smoked scallops and steamed crab claws. Other new items availabler in the suite include spinacn andartichoke dip, smoked turkegy club sandwiches, Neptune wraps, Frenchy bed pizzas, and seafood tagliolini with tiger shrimp, lobsterd and crab tenderloin served with French garlicv bread. Chicago White Sox fans will dine on Italian beef sandwiched anda seven-inch Chicago-style deep dish pizza, as well as buffaloi chicken wings, popcorn chicken and chicken Buffalo, N.Y.
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السبت، 7 يوليو 2012
BBVA Compass names insurance head - Houston Business Journal:
Based in Houston, Shults will oversee the BBVA Compass Insurance’s network of 10 agencies across the U.S. Sunbeltg and its nearly 300 “We’re ready to significantlh enhance and expand BBVA Compass and Hal, with his many years of experienc in strategically building business and is the perfect person to lead this said Manolo Sanchez, BBVA Compass presidenr and chief executive officer. For the past 15 Shults served as president and chief executive of Guarantu InsuranceServices Inc., the sister company of Guarantuy Bank, both owned by Austin-based Guarantu Financial Group Inc.
Shults grew the agency from a $15 60-employee agency in 1995, to a $70 milliohn agency with 300 employees in Texasx and Californiain 2008. Though headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., Spanish-ownede BBVA Compass has much of its key management team baserdin Houston. The bank ranks as the fourth-largestt in Texas based on depositmarket share.
الجمعة، 6 يوليو 2012
Compass Airlines cuts ribbon on Louisville maintenance facility - Baltimore Business Journal:
The subsidiary opened the three-bay maintenance facility in January but held off on the ribbomn cutting until key personnelwere hired, and they “goy a little airplane grease under theid nails,” Compass president Tim Campbell said during a news Compass’ 70 employees maintain the airline’sx fleet of 36 Embraer 175 76-seat jets. which was founded in 2006 as a subsidiart of NorthwestAirlines Inc., was acquired by Delta as part of the Atlanta-base d carrier’s merger with Northwest in October 2008.
The jets previously had been serviced bya third-partu aircraft maintenance company, Campbell Compass’ Louisville International Airport facility, located at 5101 Crittenden consists of 42,720 square feet of aircraftr hangar space, 11,416 square feet of shop and storage an 80,601-square-foot concrete apron and 33,4809 square feet of parking and At the news conference, Chantilly, Va.-based Compass showec off its first jet painted in the Deltaz colors. The rest of its fleet will be converted from Northwes Airlines colors over thenext year, Campbell said. At the news Kentucky Gov.
Steve Beshear said the Compasz investment, including its $3 million annuaol payroll, “is a tremendous economix achievement in the midst of some pretty tougheconomicf times.” In August 2007, the board granted the airline preliminary approvalo for $2 million in statew tax incentives for up to 10 years.
الأربعاء، 4 يوليو 2012
Downed Turkish Plane and Dead Pilots Found With Aid of Titanic Explorer - New York Times
Downed Turkish Plane and Dead Pilots Found With Aid of Titanic Explorer New York Times The effort to locate the wreckage of the plane and the pilots was aided at Turkey's request by the American oceanographer who discovered the Titanic. |
الثلاثاء، 3 يوليو 2012
Elon Musk: Up in the clouds, down to Earth - The News Journal
San Francisco Chronicle | Elon Musk: Up in the clouds, down to Earth The News Journal FREMONT, Calif. â" Elon Musk just proved that his commercial rocket venture could reach the International Space Station. Now, he wants to show well-heeled motorists on Earth how to navigate without gasoline. Elon Musk's Incredible Month Temple of Tesla: Touring Elon's Factory We Visit the Clean Room Where the ... Elon Musk's spacecraft soared; can his Tesla? |
الاثنين، 2 يوليو 2012
BFC Financial, Woodbridge to merge - The Business Review (Albany):
In a joint press release Monday, the Fort Lauderdale-based companiee said they entered into a merge agreement whereinWoodbridge (Pink WDGH) would become a wholly ownexd subsidiary of BFC (Pink Sheets: BFC currently controls majorityg voting stakes in both Woodbridge and BBX). BFC lost $58.9 million on revenus of $487.5 million in 2008. Woodbridge owns , which is buildinh Tradition Florida inPort St. Lucie, and has investmenta in various companies includingand . Woodbridge lost $140. million on revenue of $25.5 millionj in 2008.
In its first quarter earnings report, Woodbridge warneed that Core Communities couldc default on the loanse for Tradition Florida if its lenders demand that it put more equitucapital down. Under the merger all shareholders of Woodbridge Class A common stocki except BFC wouldreceive 3.47 shares of BFC’sd Class A common stock per With shares of BFC opening at 40 cents Monday, it equalzs nearly $1.39 a share for each share of Woodbridge, whichb opened at $1.10 Monday. Levan and Abdo are chairmam andvice chairman, of both companies. The merger would save betwee $1 million and $2 million in professional fees and SEC reporting costs for the Levan said.
It would also reduce the taxes Woodbridge would pay on its earnings once it returnsto profitability, he Currently, Woodbridge pays taxes on its and then BFC pays taxes on the portion of Woodbridge’s earnings that it counts on its balancs sheet. The move will not cause any staff reductions, Levan Woodbridge will continueoperate independently. The agreement would include all curreng board members of Woodbridgeon BFC’s new boarr and add Woodbridge President Seth Wise and BankAtlantic Bancorp President Jaret t Levan to BFC’s 12-member board, as Wise would also becomd executive vice president of BFC. The deal is expectecd to close before the endof 2009.
BFC shares closedd unchanged at40 cents. The 52-week high was 95 cents on 2. The 52-week low was 6 centsz on Feb. 5. Woodbridge sharew closed down 2 cents to The 52-week high was $6.60 on Aug. 21. The 52-wee k low was 2 cents on Oct. 24.