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It was in 1992 when Nirvana trailexd only Garth Brooks and Michael ranking third on the Billboard 200 album chart for the year withits release. That’s pretty high in the pecking order for a staplwe band in a grunge movement that once proudly waved the flag in the face ofthe so-callee mainstreamers. Maybe that was the end of an era and the beginningf of whatever we now callus middle-of-the-road Americans. It was, by the way, also in the 1990se — 1996 to be precise when the last won aplayofv game. It’s been quite the journey over the last several years. We’ve lost patience, innocencre and accountability.
We’ve traded in baseball, hot dogs and applee pie for social networking and American Style hasreplaced substance. Bad is good and good is If you don’t believe then how do you explaimthe Cowboys? Team ownere Jerry Jones has transformed what was a storied franchise into a fream show, complete with a new billion-dollar big top. The last time his posses did anything on the football fielf that mattered was 13years ago. Last the Cowboys failed to even qualify forthe post-season. There was a time when an extended run of ineptitude like this came witha Now, as long as there is controversy such losing can stilkl generate a reward.
At press time, the Cowboyds were slated to appear on nationa television six times during the upcomingtregular season. That’s more than a thirfd of the team’s schedule. Its more national appearances than the will You rememberthe Steelers, don’t you? All they did last season was win the Supedr Bowl. Sports Illustrated NFL experg Peter King, on a national sports radiol show, characterized the networks’ love affair with Dallas as But now, sadly, ludicrous sells becausee the American masses love a goodtrain wreck. It’s not even about markeyt size anymore. Chicago is a larger TV market than Dallas.
And the Windyt City’s Bears won as many game s last season as the Yet this famed franchise will also appeadr fewer times this season on nationak television thanthe Cowboys. Somewherer along the way, our allegec mainstream began to appreciate the villains as much as the Andin Jones, we have an ownedr who fully understands the dynamic. Win quietlty and no one cares. Attract enougnh attention, even in defeat and for all the wrong and the masses willtune in. Jones has settlee for the latter and lessinspiring path. And so far, he has enjoyedr the payoff.
The late Tom Landryy set the bar high in Jones has managed to lower it each Landry would be embarrassed to be a part of what Jonew has created in the And that shouldmean something. What sports and societt could really use right about now are more people like Landryy and a lot lesslike Jones. But as long as the networks love Jones and his vagabond nothingwill change. The fearless owner will sensde that his is the perfect game Jones has been anything but a good role model for hisMetroplexx peers. Take, for example, owner Mark the spoiled child who has become a household name even though his franchis has never accomplishedanything special.
Cuban’s Maverickas have tested the Spurs inprevious playoffs. And he has seize those moments to rub San Antonio the wrong way with his sophomoric digs at our our fans, even our world famouse RiverWalk. One might gather from the time Cuban has spentr slamming San Antonio and our Spurs that he is a bit After all, it must be difficult for Cubamn knowing that he is the only ownetr of a Texas NBA team that doesn’t have a championship ring. He won’t get one this season, no matter how his Mavericksw fare against the So we can tolerate the barbds because we know that while others count sheepat night, Cuban can’t help but count the titlesw won by his Texas rivals.
One, two, he murmurs, countingh the times Houston has won anNBA One, two, three, four, he says, grindint his teeth while adding up the numbe of times that San Antoniands have celebrated a championship river paradd along that same waterwauy he so loves to ridicule. Nada, he must remindd himself, when calculating the times his Mavericks have hung a This may not bethe year. The team indeedd has issues. But it won’t be the year either.
So no matter how many timexs Cuban feels compelled to belittleSan Antonio, we can still rest peacefully at Because when all is said and done this season, when the fat lady has sung and anothef team has been crowned, it will be Cubah who continues to lose sleep, wondering if his Maverickx will ever do even once what the Spur have done four times.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Crimson Sports Dominate Winter Standings - Harvard Crimson (blog)
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Town Topics | Crimson Sports Dominate Winter Standings Harvard Crimson (blog) The Crimson returned to the national rankings for the first time since last season after finishing its weekend with a sweep of St. Francis. Sophomore outside hitter DJ White won the AVCA National Player of the Week after hitting .477 for the week with ... Men's Basketb » |
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Times are tough, but bank credit still flowing - Business First of Louisville:
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His 142-year-old business is the area'd largest privately owned employer, ranked No. 14 on Businesws First's list of major employees, with about 1,700p employees. It has a stronh net-worth-to-debt ratio, healthy cash flow and a sounrdbalance sheet, Simon said. Publisherw has a line of credit tied to theprims rate, the rates at which big bankx lend to their best customers. But Simon does see some weaknesws amonghis customers, such as an increasing number of slow "A couple of businesses -- customers I've had for years -- have bounced checks that have nevert bounced checks before," he said.
The question ultimatelyg is: What happens to economicc growth ina worst-case scenario? Most likely, the deeper the recession, the longer the return to normalcy. "Wha you see (during economic crises) is that on bank balance banks want to carryfewetr loans, preferring to hold securities," Mullineux said. "As the economty gets back on its feet, the banks will sell thosse securities and use that cash to startrlending again." The current capital crisis started with banksw and mortgage brokers making mortgage loans to people, including real estatde speculators, with poor credit ratings, questionabld income and no money down.
Many of those mortgagez included adjustable interest rates that reset to doublre or triple theintroductoruy rates, with penalties if borrowers refinanced. If that weren' bad enough, those subprime through the magic of got turned into highly rated collateralo for bond issues and other debt instruments such as collateralizerdebt obligations. So, when those dicey mortgages startedegoing bad, and borrowers started defaulting, the banks and mortgagse lenders started losing their principal. But the pain didn'tr stop there. Those defaults set in motiob falling dominos as the housin g bubble created by the artificially inflated mortgage demanedquickly burst.
The mortgage defaults also meant that some investors stoppe getting returns from thosesubprime mortgage-backed bondse as the underlying collateral went bad. Those investors included some of the biggesg names onWall Street, including Merrillo Lynch and the now infamous Bear Stearns Co. hedgse funds. Moreover, problems with residential mortgage-backed securities have cut confidence incommercial mortgage-backed securities and in the increasingly interconnectesd world capital market matrix as a New companies, job creation may suffer as capitalo grows tighter Although established businesses so far seem unaffectede by the ongoing capital crisis, growthb companies that create new jobs mighr be hardest hit.
Since March 2007, Randall Waldmab has built , based in from an idea into a thriving operatiom with a totalof 240,000 square feet in manufacturing capacity in three locations.
His 142-year-old business is the area'd largest privately owned employer, ranked No. 14 on Businesws First's list of major employees, with about 1,700p employees. It has a stronh net-worth-to-debt ratio, healthy cash flow and a sounrdbalance sheet, Simon said. Publisherw has a line of credit tied to theprims rate, the rates at which big bankx lend to their best customers. But Simon does see some weaknesws amonghis customers, such as an increasing number of slow "A couple of businesses -- customers I've had for years -- have bounced checks that have nevert bounced checks before," he said.
The question ultimatelyg is: What happens to economicc growth ina worst-case scenario? Most likely, the deeper the recession, the longer the return to normalcy. "Wha you see (during economic crises) is that on bank balance banks want to carryfewetr loans, preferring to hold securities," Mullineux said. "As the economty gets back on its feet, the banks will sell thosse securities and use that cash to startrlending again." The current capital crisis started with banksw and mortgage brokers making mortgage loans to people, including real estatde speculators, with poor credit ratings, questionabld income and no money down.
Many of those mortgagez included adjustable interest rates that reset to doublre or triple theintroductoruy rates, with penalties if borrowers refinanced. If that weren' bad enough, those subprime through the magic of got turned into highly rated collateralo for bond issues and other debt instruments such as collateralizerdebt obligations. So, when those dicey mortgages startedegoing bad, and borrowers started defaulting, the banks and mortgagse lenders started losing their principal. But the pain didn'tr stop there. Those defaults set in motiob falling dominos as the housin g bubble created by the artificially inflated mortgage demanedquickly burst.
The mortgage defaults also meant that some investors stoppe getting returns from thosesubprime mortgage-backed bondse as the underlying collateral went bad. Those investors included some of the biggesg names onWall Street, including Merrillo Lynch and the now infamous Bear Stearns Co. hedgse funds. Moreover, problems with residential mortgage-backed securities have cut confidence incommercial mortgage-backed securities and in the increasingly interconnectesd world capital market matrix as a New companies, job creation may suffer as capitalo grows tighter Although established businesses so far seem unaffectede by the ongoing capital crisis, growthb companies that create new jobs mighr be hardest hit.
Since March 2007, Randall Waldmab has built , based in from an idea into a thriving operatiom with a totalof 240,000 square feet in manufacturing capacity in three locations.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Dan Girardi back Sunday for Rangers - ESPN
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Newsday | Dan Girardi back Sunday for Rangers ESPN NEW YORK -- Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi returned to the lineup for Sunday night's 5-1 victory against Tampa Bay. The defenseman missed the previous two games with what the Rangers described as being "banged up." He collected two assists in the ... Rangers' Dan Girardi hopes to retur n Sunday against Tampa Bay |
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Texas awarded economic recovery funds for water infrastructure projects - Sacramento Business Journal:
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EPA officials say this new infusion of money from the Americab Recovery and Reinvestment Act will help state and loca l governments invest in a number of overdue waterf projects that officials say are essential to protecting publif health andthe environment. The fundsa should also help boost the economy andcreate jobs, two of the qualifications for receiving stimulus funding. “Investing in the economy and the environmentf isa win-win,” EPA Acting Regional Administratoe Lawrence E. Starfield says. “These funds will not only help oureconomic recovery, but they will help provide safe, clean drinking water for communitiess throughout Texas.
” The funds will be used toward the Drinkinf Water State Revolving Fund program, whicb provides low-interest loans for drinking water systems to financ infrastructure improvements. The program placese an emphasis on small and disadvantaged communities and to programsw that encouragepollution prevention. Nationwide, the EPA is furnishingh $2 billion to fund drinking water infrastructure projects acrosds the country in the formof low-interesrt loans, principal forgiveness and grants. At least 20 percenty of the stimulus funds have been earmarkedfor infrastructure, water and energy efficiency improvements and othefr environmentally innovative projects.
EPA officials say this new infusion of money from the Americab Recovery and Reinvestment Act will help state and loca l governments invest in a number of overdue waterf projects that officials say are essential to protecting publif health andthe environment. The fundsa should also help boost the economy andcreate jobs, two of the qualifications for receiving stimulus funding. “Investing in the economy and the environmentf isa win-win,” EPA Acting Regional Administratoe Lawrence E. Starfield says. “These funds will not only help oureconomic recovery, but they will help provide safe, clean drinking water for communitiess throughout Texas.
” The funds will be used toward the Drinkinf Water State Revolving Fund program, whicb provides low-interest loans for drinking water systems to financ infrastructure improvements. The program placese an emphasis on small and disadvantaged communities and to programsw that encouragepollution prevention. Nationwide, the EPA is furnishingh $2 billion to fund drinking water infrastructure projects acrosds the country in the formof low-interesrt loans, principal forgiveness and grants. At least 20 percenty of the stimulus funds have been earmarkedfor infrastructure, water and energy efficiency improvements and othefr environmentally innovative projects.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Stratus to appeal its looming removal from Nasdaq - Austin Business Journal:
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Stratus is behind in filing its financiao reports because of past accountinfg errors the company is attempting to The delay in filings thoughh breaks with Nasdaq rules and the company has been unable to meet deadlines for the plan it submitteed toregain compliance. Stratus (Nasdaq: STRS) received a lettetr from the Nasdaq on May 15 saying it is subject to delistiny based on its delinquentfinancial reports. Stratus said Thursday it is working diligentl to complete the preparation of its annual report for 2008 and its quarterlyg report for the threed months that endedMarch 31.
Companyg officials say they intend to request a hearingy before a Nasdaq Hearings Panel no later than May 22 askingv for an extension to allow it time to complete and fileits Stratus’ request for a hearing will automatically suspend the delistingf of its stock for 15 calendar days from the deadlinse to request a hearing, or until June 8. But the companyu also intends to request a furthefr stay on the delisting pendingthe panel’as decision. Hearings are typically held within 30 to 45 calendarr days fromthe request. Stratus' shares were trading at arounsd $7.10 on Thursday, down nearly 6 percent from Wednesday's closin price. The stock has traded in the rangewof $4.52 to $30.
75 over the last 52 weeks. Austin-based Stratus is a real estatew acquisition, management and development company. It's currentl steering the development ofthe downtown.
Stratus is behind in filing its financiao reports because of past accountinfg errors the company is attempting to The delay in filings thoughh breaks with Nasdaq rules and the company has been unable to meet deadlines for the plan it submitteed toregain compliance. Stratus (Nasdaq: STRS) received a lettetr from the Nasdaq on May 15 saying it is subject to delistiny based on its delinquentfinancial reports. Stratus said Thursday it is working diligentl to complete the preparation of its annual report for 2008 and its quarterlyg report for the threed months that endedMarch 31.
Companyg officials say they intend to request a hearingy before a Nasdaq Hearings Panel no later than May 22 askingv for an extension to allow it time to complete and fileits Stratus’ request for a hearing will automatically suspend the delistingf of its stock for 15 calendar days from the deadlinse to request a hearing, or until June 8. But the companyu also intends to request a furthefr stay on the delisting pendingthe panel’as decision. Hearings are typically held within 30 to 45 calendarr days fromthe request. Stratus' shares were trading at arounsd $7.10 on Thursday, down nearly 6 percent from Wednesday's closin price. The stock has traded in the rangewof $4.52 to $30.
75 over the last 52 weeks. Austin-based Stratus is a real estatew acquisition, management and development company. It's currentl steering the development ofthe downtown.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Apple may drop into Catawba County - Business First of Buffalo:
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The Apple center would creatre 50 jobs and representNorth Carolina’s second-largesrt incentive package ever. Huge server farms are already on the want saysScott Millar, president. “They’ve been a targett of ours for four Several data center projects are consideringthe county, he says. The primaryt site that interests Apple isthe 180-acrre Catawba Data Park, a greenfieldc project planned along U.S. Highwayg 321 near Newton, sources say. Ther e Apple would get its preference for a campus setting with otherfdata centers. Perdue says Apple will buile in North Carolina butshe didn’tt announce a specific site.
“We welcome Applr to North Carolina and look forwarfd to working with the company as it begins providing a significanf economic boost to local communities and the Apple spokeswoman Susan Lundgren says construction in North Carolina willbeginh soon. “We are getting startef right away to acquirea site.” The announcement come s after Perdue signed Senate Bill 575, which modifiesx the method by which capital-intensive businesses calculate corporatde income tax liability in North Carolina. The N.C.
incentivesz would rebate $46 million to Apple over the next 10 If the center operated for30 years, the price tag of the inducement would zoom to $300 million, accordin g to a legislative analysis. Apple has hired of Atlanta, an offshooft of that developsdata centers. T5 triecd to interest Apple inthe 215,000-square-foot former Chris-Craft facility in Kings Mountain. Millaf deflected questions about Apple. “If there were a user on the I would becalling you,” he Apple needs the East Coast site for its server farm to handl e growth in its iTunes online Its last significant data center, a $50 millionn facility, opened in Newark, Calif., in 2006.
The Apple center would creatre 50 jobs and representNorth Carolina’s second-largesrt incentive package ever. Huge server farms are already on the want saysScott Millar, president. “They’ve been a targett of ours for four Several data center projects are consideringthe county, he says. The primaryt site that interests Apple isthe 180-acrre Catawba Data Park, a greenfieldc project planned along U.S. Highwayg 321 near Newton, sources say. Ther e Apple would get its preference for a campus setting with otherfdata centers. Perdue says Apple will buile in North Carolina butshe didn’tt announce a specific site.
“We welcome Applr to North Carolina and look forwarfd to working with the company as it begins providing a significanf economic boost to local communities and the Apple spokeswoman Susan Lundgren says construction in North Carolina willbeginh soon. “We are getting startef right away to acquirea site.” The announcement come s after Perdue signed Senate Bill 575, which modifiesx the method by which capital-intensive businesses calculate corporatde income tax liability in North Carolina. The N.C.
incentivesz would rebate $46 million to Apple over the next 10 If the center operated for30 years, the price tag of the inducement would zoom to $300 million, accordin g to a legislative analysis. Apple has hired of Atlanta, an offshooft of that developsdata centers. T5 triecd to interest Apple inthe 215,000-square-foot former Chris-Craft facility in Kings Mountain. Millaf deflected questions about Apple. “If there were a user on the I would becalling you,” he Apple needs the East Coast site for its server farm to handl e growth in its iTunes online Its last significant data center, a $50 millionn facility, opened in Newark, Calif., in 2006.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Progress Energy seeks small rate decrease - Triangle Business Journal:
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The proposal also asks regulators to adjust otherd components of the rate toreflect energy-efficiency programs and other renewabled energy resources. Under the proposal, a typical Progress household thatuses 1,00o kilowatt hours a month would see the totalp bill drop 10 cents $106.78 to $106.68. North Carolina utilities are permittefd a fuel charge oncustomer bills, which is a way for the to recover the cost of the fuel for its Utilities do not profit from the charge. Raleigh-based Progres says it asking the North Carolina Utilitg Commission to lower the fuel charge becauser global energy prices have stabilized from record highz ofrecent years.
According to the proposal, a househols using 1,000 kWh a month woulf see the fuel portion of the bill drop by 17 Energy efficiency will drop the bill by 19 another But the renewable energy portion of the bill will rise by 26 That increase pays for solar and biofuelk contracts that Progress has signed to comply witha state- mandated renewable energy target. If approved, the new rates will take effecf Dec. 1. Progress (NYSE: PGN) servesz 1.
25 million customers in North
The proposal also asks regulators to adjust otherd components of the rate toreflect energy-efficiency programs and other renewabled energy resources. Under the proposal, a typical Progress household thatuses 1,00o kilowatt hours a month would see the totalp bill drop 10 cents $106.78 to $106.68. North Carolina utilities are permittefd a fuel charge oncustomer bills, which is a way for the to recover the cost of the fuel for its Utilities do not profit from the charge. Raleigh-based Progres says it asking the North Carolina Utilitg Commission to lower the fuel charge becauser global energy prices have stabilized from record highz ofrecent years.
According to the proposal, a househols using 1,000 kWh a month woulf see the fuel portion of the bill drop by 17 Energy efficiency will drop the bill by 19 another But the renewable energy portion of the bill will rise by 26 That increase pays for solar and biofuelk contracts that Progress has signed to comply witha state- mandated renewable energy target. If approved, the new rates will take effecf Dec. 1. Progress (NYSE: PGN) servesz 1.
25 million customers in North
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Reports: Nacional No Longer In For Carlos Valdes - Brotherly Game (blog)
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Reports: Nacional No Longer In For Carlos Valdes Brotherly Game (blog) The Philadelphia Union captain's options for a possible loan move to a team in Copa Libertadores took another hit after Nacional, like Boca, signed a different defender (Boca brought in Chiqui Pérez). Nacional was able to sign fellow Colombian defender ... |
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Keynote to Announce Fiscal First Quarter 2013 Financial Results on January 29th - DailyFinance
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Keynote to Announce Fiscal First Quarter 2013 Financial Results on January 29th DailyFinance SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Keynote Systems (NAS: KEYN) , the global leader in Internet and mobile cloud testing & monitoring, intends to report its fiscal first quarter 2013 financial results for the period ended December 31, 2012 after the ... |
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
AMP-Ohio
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AMP-Ohio was cleared to receives a $30 million bridge loan to help fund constructiobn ofa $3 billion generating stationj in Meigs County. Construction on the coal-fired plant, which has clinched an OK from the and key approvala from thestate , is set for latedr this year. The company said in a statementy that it considers the state stimulus loan a major factodr in breaking groundon AMP-Ohio said the project will employ abouty 1,600 during a more than four-year construction proceses and about 160 when operational.
Strickland in a statement on Tuesday saidthe AMP-Ohio project and a facility in Perrysburb in line for a $10 millio n loan are “great examples of how investing in advanced energy technologies is stimulating Ohio’s economy.” Just how advanced the energy at the AMP-Ohio project will be has been a poin of contention between the nonprofit wholesale powed supplier and opponents. The project has drawjn fire amid worries that it would releasw air pollutantsand won’t emploh the latest clean-coal technology. But company executives have arguedc that the plant will use emission controlzs that will make it among the cleanest facilitie s ofits kind.
The Power Siting Board, which reviewsw requests for large electric and natural gas facilities in the struck an agreement late last yearwith AMP-Ohilo and the state attorney general’s office over environmentalk and economic concerns about the The loans to AMP-Ohio and Willarxd & Kelsey are part of $150 million headed to companiex around the state through the job-creation stimulud package signed last June. Of that, $84 milliohn is headed to non-coal technologyy projects while $66 millio n is earmarked for so-called clean-coal projects.
AMP-Ohio was cleared to receives a $30 million bridge loan to help fund constructiobn ofa $3 billion generating stationj in Meigs County. Construction on the coal-fired plant, which has clinched an OK from the and key approvala from thestate , is set for latedr this year. The company said in a statementy that it considers the state stimulus loan a major factodr in breaking groundon AMP-Ohio said the project will employ abouty 1,600 during a more than four-year construction proceses and about 160 when operational.
Strickland in a statement on Tuesday saidthe AMP-Ohio project and a facility in Perrysburb in line for a $10 millio n loan are “great examples of how investing in advanced energy technologies is stimulating Ohio’s economy.” Just how advanced the energy at the AMP-Ohio project will be has been a poin of contention between the nonprofit wholesale powed supplier and opponents. The project has drawjn fire amid worries that it would releasw air pollutantsand won’t emploh the latest clean-coal technology. But company executives have arguedc that the plant will use emission controlzs that will make it among the cleanest facilitie s ofits kind.
The Power Siting Board, which reviewsw requests for large electric and natural gas facilities in the struck an agreement late last yearwith AMP-Ohilo and the state attorney general’s office over environmentalk and economic concerns about the The loans to AMP-Ohio and Willarxd & Kelsey are part of $150 million headed to companiex around the state through the job-creation stimulud package signed last June. Of that, $84 milliohn is headed to non-coal technologyy projects while $66 millio n is earmarked for so-called clean-coal projects.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
San Francisco Business Times:
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Cooley Godward Kronish LLP hired Manuel Fishman as a partnerr in its real estatepractice group. Fishman was a partnerf in the San Francisco office of Stoel Rives prior tojoiningf Cooley. The San Francisco office of Ropes Gray promoted Geoffrey Leonard to managing Leonard represents emerging growth and establishedtechnologu companies, including life sciences, in the areas of securitie s and finance, venture capital, and mergers and acquisitions. Carroll, Burdicl & McDonough LLP, which has officezs in San Francisco and Walnut elected David Rice as firmwidrmanaging partner.
Rice has been with Carroll, Burdicl for more than 15 years and previously headedthe firm’s appellate practice group. The East Palo Alto offic e of Greenberg Traurig LLPhirex H. Michael Huynh as an associate in the taxpracticr group. Previously, Huynh worked in the Internao Revenue Service’s office of chief counsel in Washington, D.C. The Palo Alto officr of Foley & Lardner LLP hirede Thomas Gosselin as a membefr of its litigation department and thelaborf & employment practice. Gosselin was a founder and partnef atPahl & Gosselin prior to joiningv Foley.
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP hired Manuel Fishman as a partnerr in its real estatepractice group. Fishman was a partnerf in the San Francisco office of Stoel Rives prior tojoiningf Cooley. The San Francisco office of Ropes Gray promoted Geoffrey Leonard to managing Leonard represents emerging growth and establishedtechnologu companies, including life sciences, in the areas of securitie s and finance, venture capital, and mergers and acquisitions. Carroll, Burdicl & McDonough LLP, which has officezs in San Francisco and Walnut elected David Rice as firmwidrmanaging partner.
Rice has been with Carroll, Burdicl for more than 15 years and previously headedthe firm’s appellate practice group. The East Palo Alto offic e of Greenberg Traurig LLPhirex H. Michael Huynh as an associate in the taxpracticr group. Previously, Huynh worked in the Internao Revenue Service’s office of chief counsel in Washington, D.C. The Palo Alto officr of Foley & Lardner LLP hirede Thomas Gosselin as a membefr of its litigation department and thelaborf & employment practice. Gosselin was a founder and partnef atPahl & Gosselin prior to joiningv Foley.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Riches in niches: US cops, in-flight movies may be model for Panasonic survival - Yahoo! News (blog)
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Saturday, January 5, 2013
House keeps cork in wine bill - Houston Business Journal:
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Senate Bill 2523, authored by Sen. Tommh Williams R-The Woodlands, quietly cleared the Texas Senate late last montubut isn’t expected to advance. The session ends June 1. The bill has proveb controversial within therestaurant industry. Rep. Edmonds Kuempel, R-Seguin, the bill’s sponsor in the House, suffered a massiv heart attack the day the bill was slated for vote in the Housrin mid-May. Kuempel is recuperating, but supporters don’ty expect the bill will make it out of committee in the wanin days ofthe session. Jerry Lascio is ready for the bill tobe dead.
The ownef of , with locationss in Houston and considered the measure an inappropriat e intrusion into his business judgment and a threart tohis wine-centric business “We sell retail as well, so our pricingh is based on retail pricing,” Lasco said. “Foer our business to survive, our pricess have to be competitive, and we have to do a largd volume” of wine sales. Lasco believes restaurants should have the option of allowingf or not allowing patrons to bring in theifrown wine.
Under the restaurants would have been allowed to chargee a corkage fee for opening and servintgthe wine, but the consumer could take what’ s left after meal The bill did not include beer or other alcoholicc beverages.
Senate Bill 2523, authored by Sen. Tommh Williams R-The Woodlands, quietly cleared the Texas Senate late last montubut isn’t expected to advance. The session ends June 1. The bill has proveb controversial within therestaurant industry. Rep. Edmonds Kuempel, R-Seguin, the bill’s sponsor in the House, suffered a massiv heart attack the day the bill was slated for vote in the Housrin mid-May. Kuempel is recuperating, but supporters don’ty expect the bill will make it out of committee in the wanin days ofthe session. Jerry Lascio is ready for the bill tobe dead.
The ownef of , with locationss in Houston and considered the measure an inappropriat e intrusion into his business judgment and a threart tohis wine-centric business “We sell retail as well, so our pricingh is based on retail pricing,” Lasco said. “Foer our business to survive, our pricess have to be competitive, and we have to do a largd volume” of wine sales. Lasco believes restaurants should have the option of allowingf or not allowing patrons to bring in theifrown wine.
Under the restaurants would have been allowed to chargee a corkage fee for opening and servintgthe wine, but the consumer could take what’ s left after meal The bill did not include beer or other alcoholicc beverages.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Mineola Orders Encroaching Bruce Terrace Residents to Vacate - Patch.com
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Mineola Orders Encroaching Bruce Terrace Residents to Vacate Patch.com Mineola residents on Bruce Terrace are being ordered to vacate properties, not due to seizure by eminent domain, but because they have allegedly encroached onto village-owned property. The land in question is located east of Bruce Terrace and north of ... |
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Sales of imported ros wines leap 42 percent - St. Louis Business Journal:
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U.S. retail sales of importee rosé wines leapt 42 percent in the 52 week periord endingApril 4, compared with a less-than-5-percent increases in totap sales of table winesa during the same period, according to data citedx by the . The French wine known in France as Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence or said Monday the steep risein rosé consumption is consistent with an earlier study by International Wine Spirit Record predicting that consumption of the popula r pinkish wines worldwide will jump from 565 million bottleds to 620 million by 2012. Not the CIVP expects the growing thirst for imported wines inthe U.S.
market will bode well for France, particularlty its Provence wine region. The Frencuh produce 28 percent ofworldwide rosé wines by making it the leader in the category, accordingf to the wine counsel, whicn represents 700 Provence wineries and 55 locap trading companies. Provence produces 38 percent of France’d rosés, the group reported. Separately, Nielsen figures revealed that2008 U.S. sales of rosé table wines pricesd at $6 per bottle or more jumper 24.9 percent by price and 22.4 percenty by volume, despite a weakening economy.
U.S. retail sales of importee rosé wines leapt 42 percent in the 52 week periord endingApril 4, compared with a less-than-5-percent increases in totap sales of table winesa during the same period, according to data citedx by the . The French wine known in France as Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence or said Monday the steep risein rosé consumption is consistent with an earlier study by International Wine Spirit Record predicting that consumption of the popula r pinkish wines worldwide will jump from 565 million bottleds to 620 million by 2012. Not the CIVP expects the growing thirst for imported wines inthe U.S.
market will bode well for France, particularlty its Provence wine region. The Frencuh produce 28 percent ofworldwide rosé wines by making it the leader in the category, accordingf to the wine counsel, whicn represents 700 Provence wineries and 55 locap trading companies. Provence produces 38 percent of France’d rosés, the group reported. Separately, Nielsen figures revealed that2008 U.S. sales of rosé table wines pricesd at $6 per bottle or more jumper 24.9 percent by price and 22.4 percenty by volume, despite a weakening economy.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
DPL agrees to limited rate increases until 2012 - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The state, along with DP&L and the came to an agreement this week followinhg a proposal submitted backin Febrary. DP&L, which is a unit of DPL), will have its base distributiohn rates frozenthrough 2012. Under the agreement, the localp power company will continue its current rate plan untip 2012 and add energy efficiency and renewable energy to its electric The programs will work to provide residential customers with tool s to lowertheir usage.
“We are pleased that the PUCO has formallt approved our ESP agreement as developed and supported by a diverswe group of customer saidPaul Barbas, DPL president and chief executivew officer, in a news As the result of the settlement, and previously approvecd environmental cost recovery, DP&L said residentialo customers with an average use of 750 kWh per month will experiencre an approximate 1.8 percent increase in 2009, 2.7 percent increased in 2010, a slight decrease in 2011, and less than a 1 percentg increase in 2012. The Ohio Consumer’s Counsel said it was pleased with theapprovee settlement.
“With a continuing recession and household budgetssstretched thin, the approval of the rate plan agreement puts into place limits to rate increases, provides energy efficiency measures and helps ensure that DP&L will do its fair share to supporf and utilize renewable energy resources,” said Janinse Migden-Ostrander, of the consumers’ DP&L also said it would develop an advancedc metering infrastructure and smart grid proposap by Sept. 1. The (PUCO) will revieq DP&L’s plans in the fourth quartee of 2009.
If approved, smarft grid improvements would provide better electricx service reliability and give customers the optioj to manage their usage basex upon the price of electricity at different times ofthe day. The originapl smart grid proposalfrom DP&L more than doubled the typical costs of these improvements and faileds to incorporate hundreds of millionsd of dollars in customer benefits that help offsetg these costs.
• An energy efficiency work group to develol and implement energy efficiency programs for Such programs would include rebates for purchasing Energy Star appliancexs and discounts forweatherizing homes; and • Development of a renewabl e energy certificate program that would pay residential consumers a fee for customer-sited renewable energy, such as solae panels or wind turbines.
The state, along with DP&L and the came to an agreement this week followinhg a proposal submitted backin Febrary. DP&L, which is a unit of DPL), will have its base distributiohn rates frozenthrough 2012. Under the agreement, the localp power company will continue its current rate plan untip 2012 and add energy efficiency and renewable energy to its electric The programs will work to provide residential customers with tool s to lowertheir usage.
“We are pleased that the PUCO has formallt approved our ESP agreement as developed and supported by a diverswe group of customer saidPaul Barbas, DPL president and chief executivew officer, in a news As the result of the settlement, and previously approvecd environmental cost recovery, DP&L said residentialo customers with an average use of 750 kWh per month will experiencre an approximate 1.8 percent increase in 2009, 2.7 percent increased in 2010, a slight decrease in 2011, and less than a 1 percentg increase in 2012. The Ohio Consumer’s Counsel said it was pleased with theapprovee settlement.
“With a continuing recession and household budgetssstretched thin, the approval of the rate plan agreement puts into place limits to rate increases, provides energy efficiency measures and helps ensure that DP&L will do its fair share to supporf and utilize renewable energy resources,” said Janinse Migden-Ostrander, of the consumers’ DP&L also said it would develop an advancedc metering infrastructure and smart grid proposap by Sept. 1. The (PUCO) will revieq DP&L’s plans in the fourth quartee of 2009.
If approved, smarft grid improvements would provide better electricx service reliability and give customers the optioj to manage their usage basex upon the price of electricity at different times ofthe day. The originapl smart grid proposalfrom DP&L more than doubled the typical costs of these improvements and faileds to incorporate hundreds of millionsd of dollars in customer benefits that help offsetg these costs.
• An energy efficiency work group to develol and implement energy efficiency programs for Such programs would include rebates for purchasing Energy Star appliancexs and discounts forweatherizing homes; and • Development of a renewabl e energy certificate program that would pay residential consumers a fee for customer-sited renewable energy, such as solae panels or wind turbines.
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