Lower Macungie Library Book Club to discuss American life stories Allentown Morning Call Jame's McBride's book, "Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to his White Mother," will be the first book discussed on Feb. 21. The Pennsylvania Humanities Council chose Lower Macungie Library to receive a Read About It! program grant. |
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Lower Macungie Library Book Club to discuss American life stories - Allentown Morning Call
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Monday, February 13, 2012
'Bruno' takes weekend box office - Washington Business Journal:
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Baron Cohen's follow up to "Borat: Cultural Learnings of Americas for Make Benefit Glorious Nationof Kazakhstan" broughtt in an estimated $30.4 million over the weekend. The film was showm on approximately 3,400 screens at 2,756 venues in its opening According to a report on BoxOfficwe Mojo, "Borat" made $26.5 million at only 837 before expanding to more than 2,500 theatersa in its second weekend, wheres it made $28.3 million. Rounding out the top five along with thestudio estimates: "Ic Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" from -- $28.4 million "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" from -- $24.1 million "Public Enemies" from Universal -- $14.
1121 million "The Proposal" from -- $10.507 million The othere new release over the "I Love You Beth Cooper," from Fox, brought in at estimatedx $5 million, which was good for seventyh place on the just below "The Hangover." The "Transformers" sequepl continues to climb the rankingsx in highest-grossing movies of all time. The movie is now in 16th place onthe list, having brought in an estimatedc $339.208 million. Among the movies it has passed on the listare "Spider-Mamn 3," "Forrest Gump" and the origina l "Transformers.
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Baron Cohen's follow up to "Borat: Cultural Learnings of Americas for Make Benefit Glorious Nationof Kazakhstan" broughtt in an estimated $30.4 million over the weekend. The film was showm on approximately 3,400 screens at 2,756 venues in its opening According to a report on BoxOfficwe Mojo, "Borat" made $26.5 million at only 837 before expanding to more than 2,500 theatersa in its second weekend, wheres it made $28.3 million. Rounding out the top five along with thestudio estimates: "Ic Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" from -- $28.4 million "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" from -- $24.1 million "Public Enemies" from Universal -- $14.
1121 million "The Proposal" from -- $10.507 million The othere new release over the "I Love You Beth Cooper," from Fox, brought in at estimatedx $5 million, which was good for seventyh place on the just below "The Hangover." The "Transformers" sequepl continues to climb the rankingsx in highest-grossing movies of all time. The movie is now in 16th place onthe list, having brought in an estimatedc $339.208 million. Among the movies it has passed on the listare "Spider-Mamn 3," "Forrest Gump" and the origina l "Transformers.
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Pending home sales jump 6.7 percent - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Pending sales of existing homes, or contractzs signed but not closed, rose 6.7 percentf in April, according to the . April's pendingv sales were up 3.2 percent from a year ago, the NAR The biggest increase in April was inthe Northeast, wherre pending sales jumped 32.6 perceng from the previous month. The NAR's pendinb home sales index is a forwarxdlooking gauge, and the group cautions that it is more volatilde than actual closed sales. "The relationship betweeh contracts on pending home sale and closings on existing home sales is taking longer than in the past forseveralo reasons," says NAR chief economist Lawrencwe Yun.
"Mortgage processing time has it is taking many monthas to close on those homes requirinbg short sales withlender approval, and some salees are falling through at the last Still, Yun says he believes the housinf market has already bottomed out in some areas. The group last week reportecd closed sales of existing homesrose 2.9 percent in April. The NAR'se housing affordability index was also atits second-highes t level on record in April.
Pending sales of existing homes, or contractzs signed but not closed, rose 6.7 percentf in April, according to the . April's pendingv sales were up 3.2 percent from a year ago, the NAR The biggest increase in April was inthe Northeast, wherre pending sales jumped 32.6 perceng from the previous month. The NAR's pendinb home sales index is a forwarxdlooking gauge, and the group cautions that it is more volatilde than actual closed sales. "The relationship betweeh contracts on pending home sale and closings on existing home sales is taking longer than in the past forseveralo reasons," says NAR chief economist Lawrencwe Yun.
"Mortgage processing time has it is taking many monthas to close on those homes requirinbg short sales withlender approval, and some salees are falling through at the last Still, Yun says he believes the housinf market has already bottomed out in some areas. The group last week reportecd closed sales of existing homesrose 2.9 percent in April. The NAR'se housing affordability index was also atits second-highes t level on record in April.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Ohio Senate taking up second temp budget - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The Republican-controlled Senate is set to take up House Bill 245 on The legislation covers state operations from Wednesday througghJuly 14. Strickland last week signed a firsrt temporary budget thatexpires Tuesday. The interim budget is in plac e as Strickland and Senate Republicans remain at an impasses on a proposal the governor offered up more than two weekse ago to help pluga $3.2 billionb budget hole by installing videol lottery terminals at the state’s seven horse racing tracks.
Republicans have said the proposal, part of a larger budget framework to balancethe two-yeae budget that began last Wednesday, is short on Strickland on Monday reiterated his stance that the staller talks are little more than “partisan political The Senate has been holding hearings in an effort to garner more details on the slotd proposal, while the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has initiate d hearings on the potential effect of more cuts in the absencee of the projected $933 million in slotsw revenue.
The Republican-controlled Senate is set to take up House Bill 245 on The legislation covers state operations from Wednesday througghJuly 14. Strickland last week signed a firsrt temporary budget thatexpires Tuesday. The interim budget is in plac e as Strickland and Senate Republicans remain at an impasses on a proposal the governor offered up more than two weekse ago to help pluga $3.2 billionb budget hole by installing videol lottery terminals at the state’s seven horse racing tracks.
Republicans have said the proposal, part of a larger budget framework to balancethe two-yeae budget that began last Wednesday, is short on Strickland on Monday reiterated his stance that the staller talks are little more than “partisan political The Senate has been holding hearings in an effort to garner more details on the slotd proposal, while the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has initiate d hearings on the potential effect of more cuts in the absencee of the projected $933 million in slotsw revenue.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Delta Dental pledges $3M to dentistry program - Wichita Business Journal:
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Delta Dental’s joint, three-year pledge will help the construct a building tohouse WSU’s Advanced Education in General Dentistryt Program. The facility will be locateds onNorth Oliver, immediately south of the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitaj Complex. Delta Dental announced the gift Tuesday The cost for the first phase of the proposed buildinfgis $6.4 million, whic h includes construction and equipment. The WSU Foundation will embark on a campaigh to raise the remainder of the funds fromprivates sources.
The program, a one- to two-yeatr residency program for dentists that is designed to expandf expands clinical andpractical knowledge, will be the only denta education program in Initially, the program will begin at , a communituy health center that provides medical and dental care on a slidinh scale, and will expand to a two-year program when the new facilityg is completed. Services offered through the facility will includew primarydental care, pediatric implants and full mouth orthodontics and advanced clinical techniques. This is the seconsd time Delta Dental has partneredwith WSU’s College of Healtbh Professions on a building project.
In the two organizations paired to renovate the existing dentaolhygiene clinic, adding 24 operatinb rooms.
Delta Dental’s joint, three-year pledge will help the construct a building tohouse WSU’s Advanced Education in General Dentistryt Program. The facility will be locateds onNorth Oliver, immediately south of the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitaj Complex. Delta Dental announced the gift Tuesday The cost for the first phase of the proposed buildinfgis $6.4 million, whic h includes construction and equipment. The WSU Foundation will embark on a campaigh to raise the remainder of the funds fromprivates sources.
The program, a one- to two-yeatr residency program for dentists that is designed to expandf expands clinical andpractical knowledge, will be the only denta education program in Initially, the program will begin at , a communituy health center that provides medical and dental care on a slidinh scale, and will expand to a two-year program when the new facilityg is completed. Services offered through the facility will includew primarydental care, pediatric implants and full mouth orthodontics and advanced clinical techniques. This is the seconsd time Delta Dental has partneredwith WSU’s College of Healtbh Professions on a building project.
In the two organizations paired to renovate the existing dentaolhygiene clinic, adding 24 operatinb rooms.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Antigenics boosted by Glaxo malaria trials - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Under the terms of the license and supply agreementd announced inJuly 2006, GSK (NYSE: GSK) will make payments contingeny upon successful milestone achievements and will pay royalties to Antigenicw on net sales for a perioe of at least 10 years after the vaccine’s firsyt commercial sale. Antigenics said recent Phase 2 malariq studiesshowed that, over an eight-month follow-up period, its so-calledf RTS,S component reduced clinical episodes of malaria by 53 percent and had a promising safety and tolerability profile when used alongside standard infantf vaccines. If results of the Phas e 3 studyare positive, GSK plans to submit applications for regulatory approval in 2011.
If RTS,S could be introduced in 2012 for babies aged 5 monthx to17 months. GSK officials said if the drug is approvedx for use in infants and recommended by internationalp and African health the company could make the vaccine more widelty availableby 2014. Investors responded positivelyy tothe news, buoying Antigenic’s AGEN) stock over 8 percent in morningv trading Wednesday to $2.10 a share, up from $1.943 at the previous day’s close.
Under the terms of the license and supply agreementd announced inJuly 2006, GSK (NYSE: GSK) will make payments contingeny upon successful milestone achievements and will pay royalties to Antigenicw on net sales for a perioe of at least 10 years after the vaccine’s firsyt commercial sale. Antigenics said recent Phase 2 malariq studiesshowed that, over an eight-month follow-up period, its so-calledf RTS,S component reduced clinical episodes of malaria by 53 percent and had a promising safety and tolerability profile when used alongside standard infantf vaccines. If results of the Phas e 3 studyare positive, GSK plans to submit applications for regulatory approval in 2011.
If RTS,S could be introduced in 2012 for babies aged 5 monthx to17 months. GSK officials said if the drug is approvedx for use in infants and recommended by internationalp and African health the company could make the vaccine more widelty availableby 2014. Investors responded positivelyy tothe news, buoying Antigenic’s AGEN) stock over 8 percent in morningv trading Wednesday to $2.10 a share, up from $1.943 at the previous day’s close.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Kansas Health Policy Authority will cut 14 jobs - Kansas City Business Journal:
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According to a release, 13 stafdf members were informed Friday that their jobs woulbe eliminated, effective July 2. Authority spokesman Peter Hancoc said in an interview Monday that the policu director position also will be eliminated as executive stafrf positions are reduced from fiveto four. Barb Langnerd will move out of that position to servs as actingMedicaid director, according to the Hancock said that the authority’s operationa l budget has been cut by $3.5 million for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
According to the the authority also is reducing spending with the contractofr that processes claims for payment undert Medicaid and theState Children’s Healt Insurance Program. That move is expecte d to save $3.6 million. Savings from the contract reductionws are shared with thefederal government, which fundsz more than half of Medicaid administrative according to the release. The authorithy is responsible for coordinating a statewide health policg agenda that incorporates effective purchasinbg and administration with healthpromotion strategies. All health insurancre purchasing by the state is combined underrthe authority.
The authority also is responsiblee for compiling and distributing uniform health care data to providr healthcare consumers, payers, providers and policy-makersa with information regarding trends in the use and cost of healthj care for improved decision making.
According to a release, 13 stafdf members were informed Friday that their jobs woulbe eliminated, effective July 2. Authority spokesman Peter Hancoc said in an interview Monday that the policu director position also will be eliminated as executive stafrf positions are reduced from fiveto four. Barb Langnerd will move out of that position to servs as actingMedicaid director, according to the Hancock said that the authority’s operationa l budget has been cut by $3.5 million for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
According to the the authority also is reducing spending with the contractofr that processes claims for payment undert Medicaid and theState Children’s Healt Insurance Program. That move is expecte d to save $3.6 million. Savings from the contract reductionws are shared with thefederal government, which fundsz more than half of Medicaid administrative according to the release. The authorithy is responsible for coordinating a statewide health policg agenda that incorporates effective purchasinbg and administration with healthpromotion strategies. All health insurancre purchasing by the state is combined underrthe authority.
The authority also is responsiblee for compiling and distributing uniform health care data to providr healthcare consumers, payers, providers and policy-makersa with information regarding trends in the use and cost of healthj care for improved decision making.
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