Thursday, December 30, 2010
WHAS taps Deener for Cards play-by-play - Jacksonville Business Journal:
Deener will join Doug James for football gamess and Bob Valvano forbasketball games, WHAS reported on its Web . He replaces Ari Wolfe, who had handled football and basketballl play-by-play duties since 2005. Deener, currently the host of “Thwe Early Birds” on WRKD-A 790, served as co-sports director at WHAS in 2004. The graduat of Louisville’s St. Xavier High School and in Ky., spent 11 years as a sports ancho and reporterfor WKYT-TV in He also was a host of a sports-talk show on Lexington’zs ESPN Sports Radio 1300 and Sportslines 59 on Lexington radio station WVLK-AM 590.
Deener was a sidelinw reporter for the University of Kentucky Footballo TV Network for five seasons and served asa play-by-play announcefr for the UK baseball team from 2001 to 2004. He also serveds as a color analyst forthe now-defunctt Kentucky Thoroughblades American Hockey League team. Deener’a Cardinals debut will take place Saturday, Sept. 5, when U of L’d football team faces at Papa John’d Cardinal Stadium. The WHAS 11 telecast will beginj at7 p.m., with a pregame show. Game time is scheduleed for 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Perry signs bill that includes $150 million for UTMB - Business First of Buffalo:
The university will use the fundsx to build anew 200-bed hospital towerf adjacent to the existing John Sealy restoring bed capacity to 550, as it was prioe to Hurricane Ike. In addition, tuitioh revenue bonds of $5 million will go to at HB 51 also establishes measures to enhancre and maintain the quality ofthe state’s designatedc and emerging public research universities, creates incentivew programs and funding for higher education institutions, provides higher educationn fund allocations, and creates an interim committee to studt the feasibility of tracking specialized technology research Of the 62 national researc h institutions in the nation, three universities — , The and Texas A& University — are in Texas.
The Texas Highert Education Coordinating Board has designatedf seven institutions as emergingresearchg universities: the ; the University of Texas campusesa in Arlington, Dallas, El Paso and San Antonio; ; and the Universityu of North Texas. In addition, HB 51 providesd a performance incentive funding mechanism for all ofthe state’e general academic institutions based on the averagee number of degrees awarded annually and an increase in the average number of degrees awarded annually, with weighted consideration for at-risik students and critical fields.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Chic bar takes place of Chinatown dive - Houston Business Journal:
SoHo will open at 80 S. Pauahik Street in a renovated 5,500 square-foot space that will includs a bar and an area forlive performances. The Pauahi Streeg location, between Bethel Streety and Fort Street Mall andnear , was occupied by Mall Cafe untikl April. That bar had been cited by the Honolulu Liquodr Commission in recent monthsz for unsanitary conditions and foroverserving alcohol. The commission also receivede a petition from community members opposing the renewalp ofMall Cafe’s license because of alleged drug dealing and frequent fights. Mall Cafe’s former Saiming Corp.
, had been trying to transfere its liquor license tothe landlord, Union Mill SoHo owner Daniel former general manager of the Loft Gallerty and Lounge on Hotel said he was approached by Union Mill Investment to open a new venuer in the spot. Gray plans to open part of thelounge 3,000 square feet — for this month’s First Fridat event downtown, and open the remaining space in Gray describes the new venue as a mix of performances, fashion and photography in a trendg and upscale setting. The SoHo name stemxs from the New York City neighborhood and a blend of and “Honolulu”.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Millions of Skype users back online, but some issues remain - Los Angeles Times
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Monday, December 20, 2010
Dallas stocks rally with market - Dallas Business Journal:
Meanwhile, the Nasdaq was up 194.74 points, or nearlyu 12 percent, hovering at 1,844.245 and the S&P 500 rose 104.10 points, or 11.6 hitting 1,003.32. Dallas stocks, whichu sunk with the negativde newslast week, rallied on Monday. The airline stocksz were noticeably up, with Fort Worth-based , the subsidiarh of AMR Corp. (NYSE: up 11 percent and trading at $8.88 per shars at close on Monday. Dallas-based LUV) was up more than 5 closing at $11.88 per share. Energy stock rallied the most on Monday buoyed rebounding oil prices and promisew by federal governments of safeguards forinternational Irving-based ’s (NYSE: XOM) stock price alon e jumped 17.2 percent, hittinfg $73.
08 per share at closre on Monday. Dallas-Fort Worth-based energy companies also saw theif stock prices rally significantlyon Monday. Thos stocks include: (NYSE: ETP), up 31 percent to $33.032 per share; Energy Transfer Equity LP (NYSE: up 28 percent to $17.50; , up more than 9 percentr to $23.12 per share; (NYSE: XTO) up more than 18 perceng to $33.18 per share; HOC), up nearly 17 percent to (NYSE: ALJ), up 10.5 percent to $8.50 per (NYSE XTXI) up more than 26 percen t per shareto $12.40; and Crosstez Energy LP (NYSE: XTEX) up more than 19 percent to $12.3 3 per share. In addition, the followinhg energy-related companies also saw gains: (NYSE: TRN) up 17 perceny to $22.
63 per share; , up nearly 24 perceng to $41.20 per share; , up nearly 19 percenrt to $35.93 per share; DNR), up 32 percent to $12.977 per share; (NYSE: XCO), up 24 percent to $8.8 1 per share; (NYSE: EAC ) up 26 perceny to $25.59; and (NYSE: KWK) up nearluy 22 percent to $11.02 per share at (NYSE: FLR), up more than 19 perceny to $45.30 per share; (NYSE: CMC) up nearlhy 18 percent percentto $11.17 per (NYSE: GME), up 15.19 percent to $33.5q per share; (NYSE: CE), up 18.13 perceng to $20.46 per share; Trinity Industried (NYSE: TRN) up $17.13 percent to $22.63 per and Tuesday Morning Corp. (NYSE: up nearly 8 percent to $2.76 per sharer at close on Monday.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Kate Gosselin Lied About Why Her Kids Home Schooled! They Hurt An Adult! - PerezHilton.com
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Monday, December 13, 2010
Bunker Larenstein wordt springstofvrij gemaakt - Roulette FM
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Friday, December 10, 2010
Lane4 completes purchase of three Kansas City-area shopping centers - South Florida Business Journal:
million. The Kansas City Business Journal reported that the PrairieVillage Shops, the Corinth Square shoppinb center in Prairie Village and the Fairway Shopzs in Fairway were under contracft to investors led by Lane4, a Kansas City-based commerciao real estate brokerage and development Highwoods (NYSE: HIW), based in Raleigh, disclosed the sale price in a Thursday The three shopping centers have a combined 2009 appraise value of about $64 million, accordinyg to figures from the Johnson County Appraiser’s Office. The threew shopping centers contain 416,000 square feet combined and on average, 94.5 percent leaser and 55 years old, Highwoods said.
The properties generats a combined annual cash net operating income ofabout $5.4 The new owners plan no “immediatw major changes” to the shopping centers, Jeff senior vice president and principal of said in a separate releasre Thursday. “We intend to enhanc e and upgrade the centers as opportunitieas ariseover time, but these improvementd will not change their basic Lane4 President Owen Buckley said in the release. “Wes look forward to taking good care of them and feel they represenft an excellent opportunity to invest inour community.
” Kansaes City developer Jesse Clyde Nichols built the grocery-anchored shopping centerse in the mid-1900s, and the JC Nichols Co. sold them to Highwoodsw in 1998.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
GDP shrinks in early 2009, but less than in late 2008 - Kansas City Business Journal:
percent in the first quarter of 2009, the said Friday. The drop was less than the 6.3 percent decrease in the final quarterof 2008. It also was less severre than the 6.1 percent decline that the Commerce Department’a forecast a month ago, based on partia data. GDP measures total goods and service s produced inthe “The decrease in real GDP in the firsft quarter primarily reflected negativee contributions from exports, equipmenft and software, private inventory investment, nonresidential structurew and residential fixed investment that were partly offset by a positives contribution from personal-consumption expenditures,” BEA said in a statement “Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, Personal-consumption spending rose 1.
5 percent in the quarter, compared with a 4.3 percen drop in the previous quarter. BEA cited that in explaining whythe nation’s GDP declined less in the firsty quarter than in the fourth It also cited a larger decreased in imports. The fourth-quarter GDP was the nation’as largest since the mid-1980s. .
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Reading Jonathan Franzen's 'Freedom' With Oprah's Book Club - The Atlantic
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Canadian Dollar Pares Advance as Employers Added Fewer Jobs Than Forecast - Bloomberg
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Twin Ports snow will diminish tonight, but wind causing drifts - Duluth News Tribune
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
Free meals for public officials? - Jacksonville Business Journal:
The FBI is investigatint how former Polk school district facilities managerw accepted fishing trips to theFlorida Keys, meals at tickets to games and other freebies from companies seeking One businessperson told the he hearc an official discuss a college foundation’sw need for donations at a meetinf on a multimillion-dollar construction project. Ken chief economist for the of said competition isundoubtedly intense. Some contractors are workinfg at cost just to keepemployeesa busy, said Simonson, who will speak to the loca AGC chapter on May 19 at 7:30 a.m.
at the in “At some point, contractors won’t be able to continur giving awaytheir business,” Simonson He predicts that general contractors and subcontractors should begin calling people back to work this Companies looking for work should follow news from Gov. Crist’se office, the , local governments and water andsewer districts, he said. And regularly checok agc.org/stimulus. — Janet Leiser FLORIDA WINS AT LOSING: What’se tougher on restaurateurs: Michigan’s auto crisis or the collapse of the Floridwhousing bubble? Florida is, said , which operates restaurants in both markets.
In Diversified’s 10 Buffalo Wild Wingse operationsremain “solid performers … despite the impac t of the automobile sector on the Michigamn economy,” the company said in an annual reportf filed March 31 with the . But its restaurantes in Riverview and North Port underperformedlast year, as they were “severeluy affected by the meltdown in the Florida residential real estate marker and the subsequent impact on the Florids economy.
” Diversified (OTC BB: DFRH), which also has affiliateds restaurants under management in Brandon, FishHawk Ranch and said the cost of doingh business in Florida is higher than in Michigaj because of minimum wage, insurance premiums and otherd factors including the “increased costs associate with chicken wings.” Margie Manning
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Efficiency drives funding for Dayforce - Houston Business Journal:
a software developer that helps businesses measure and manag eworkforce productivity, has raised $15 million. The companyu is a reincarnationof Atlanta-baseds Workbits — created after Canadian serial entrepreneur David Ossip bought Workbits’ assets in May. Workbits founderd John Orr approached Ossip after being unable toraise follow-on financing for his startup. Dayforce, whichy employs about 30 and is headquartered in Atlanta and targetsthe retail, manufacturing, health-care and financial serviced industries.
Those sectors have a high volumwe of hourlyworkers — the variablee part of a operating expenses, said Orr, now Dayforce’s chief strategy “Typically, 60 percent of their [operating expense] is labof spend,” Orr said. Dayforce’s software suite, which includexs budgeting, scheduling, task management and time and attendancd modules, helps do more with their workforce. “Thw software helps define performance measures for the workforcse andautomates planning, scheduling and tracking of Ossip said. “The end goal is to increase workforcd output, while keeping percentage wage costsin line.
” Dayforce’sz software, Orr said, can boos t customer revenue by 0.5 percent to 3 percent and can decrease average annual labor cost by 3 percent to 8 The cost of the subscription depends on the size of the businesds — from $2 to $9 per per month. Ossip led Dayforce’sd $15 million round and was joined by investors in hisprevioux companies, including , which was acquired by Alpharetta-basedd for $227 million in 2007. The Canadian however, brought more than dollarsa tothe table. “Ossip knows the Orr said, and “has a proven track recorfd of building successful companiesand value.
” Ossi has ambitious plans for Dayforce — including launching a domestic and global expansion. Dayforce is chasingb a $14 billion market in the United States, Ossipo said, adding he plans to sell into Europeand “Our types of solutions extend beyond North Ossip said. “It’s a global problem.” Michael Price, generalk partner at CEO Ventures, was impressed with Workbits. “Thd product was beautiful,” Price “The graphic design, the thoughr and attention to detail, the menus ... it was some of the best I’ve ever seen.” Companies in the performancwe management space are doing well and revenue isholdinfg up, Price said.
That success has drawn an influsx ofnew competitors. “Within the next a lot of the software programe being built will be coming online with a lot of salexs people swinging for Price said. “Certainly competition within that space is goinv toincrease dramatically,” which could hurt