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Saturday, September 3, 2011
Women's US Open: Doing the Petko-dance - ESPN
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
Swine flu pandemic declared; Colorado cases at 75 - Wichita Business Journal:
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WHO raised its pandemic warning level for H1N1 fluto six, the highesg level. RESOURCES: See links and information at the end of this The declaration means infections are spreading aroundc the world but is not an indicatioj of how serious thesymptoms are. Many health experts say swine flu is generally no more or less dangeroua that the usualseasonal flu. The Geneva-based agench said 27,737 cases of H1N1 flu has been confirmed in 74 causing at least141 deaths. "A this early stage, the pandemic can be characterizeed globally as being moderate in a WHOstatement said. It did not call for internationao travel or trade restrictions orborder closures.
In Colorado, no deathas from H1N1 flu have been In theUnited States, the latesrt tally from the federal is 13,217 confirmedc cases nationwide and 27 The only other nations with more than 1,000 confirmed cases are Mexico, with 5717; Canada, with Chile, with 1,694; and Australia, with 1,224, WHO The last declared pandemic was the Hong Kong flu outbreak of which killed about 1 million people worldwide, the Associateds Press reported. The CDC and other health authorities say that thosewwith flu-like symptoms should avoid contact with others, stay home from and seek treatment only if seriously ill.
"It is expected that most peoplwe will recover without needingmedical care," the CDC • Cover your nose and mouth with a tissure when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash aftere youuse it. • Wash your hands often with soap and especially after you coughor sneeze. Alcohol-basede hand cleaners are also • Try to avoid closre contact withsick people. In May, the Denver-based "Upgrades hygiene protocols for both office environments and employees includingg maintenanceof air-conditioning systems and sanitation of common areaas such as bathrooms, kitchens, and elevators. "Advise employed to stay home if theyfeel ill.
And to contac their personal physicians if theyhave flu-like "Review leave policies related to illness. Will pay provisione be relaxed to encouragde employees to stay at home if they arepotentialluy contagious? Assure that your policies do not discouragee workers from staying home if they are. "Check and follosw health advisories prior to sending employees on businessa travel to affected areas or temporarily suspend travel tothosde areas." In the event of a more serious turn in the flu the MSEC advises thes e actions: "Identify core activities essential for businesa continuity and the skills necessary to stay operational. Cross-trainingv of employees may be required.
"Explore how work would continuwe if half your workforce is notat work. Absenteeism ratea between 20 percent-60 percent could be expecter during the height ofthe pandemic. "Provide equipmenrt and support for employees to telecommute if theidrjobs permit. 'Social distancing' is a key tactid to limit the spread ofthe virus. "Encourage flex hours to avoixd overcrowdingthe workplace. "Review corporate-wide insurancew policies, specifically health, disability, salary continuance, businesd travel and life insurance relateed tothe pandemic. Communicat e policy provisionsto employees.
" Additional informatiom is available from swine-flu websites established by the , the and the . The Coloradp Department of Public Healthand Environment' s information line for the swine flu is
WHO raised its pandemic warning level for H1N1 fluto six, the highesg level. RESOURCES: See links and information at the end of this The declaration means infections are spreading aroundc the world but is not an indicatioj of how serious thesymptoms are. Many health experts say swine flu is generally no more or less dangeroua that the usualseasonal flu. The Geneva-based agench said 27,737 cases of H1N1 flu has been confirmed in 74 causing at least141 deaths. "A this early stage, the pandemic can be characterizeed globally as being moderate in a WHOstatement said. It did not call for internationao travel or trade restrictions orborder closures.
In Colorado, no deathas from H1N1 flu have been In theUnited States, the latesrt tally from the federal is 13,217 confirmedc cases nationwide and 27 The only other nations with more than 1,000 confirmed cases are Mexico, with 5717; Canada, with Chile, with 1,694; and Australia, with 1,224, WHO The last declared pandemic was the Hong Kong flu outbreak of which killed about 1 million people worldwide, the Associateds Press reported. The CDC and other health authorities say that thosewwith flu-like symptoms should avoid contact with others, stay home from and seek treatment only if seriously ill.
"It is expected that most peoplwe will recover without needingmedical care," the CDC • Cover your nose and mouth with a tissure when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash aftere youuse it. • Wash your hands often with soap and especially after you coughor sneeze. Alcohol-basede hand cleaners are also • Try to avoid closre contact withsick people. In May, the Denver-based "Upgrades hygiene protocols for both office environments and employees includingg maintenanceof air-conditioning systems and sanitation of common areaas such as bathrooms, kitchens, and elevators. "Advise employed to stay home if theyfeel ill.
And to contac their personal physicians if theyhave flu-like "Review leave policies related to illness. Will pay provisione be relaxed to encouragde employees to stay at home if they arepotentialluy contagious? Assure that your policies do not discouragee workers from staying home if they are. "Check and follosw health advisories prior to sending employees on businessa travel to affected areas or temporarily suspend travel tothosde areas." In the event of a more serious turn in the flu the MSEC advises thes e actions: "Identify core activities essential for businesa continuity and the skills necessary to stay operational. Cross-trainingv of employees may be required.
"Explore how work would continuwe if half your workforce is notat work. Absenteeism ratea between 20 percent-60 percent could be expecter during the height ofthe pandemic. "Provide equipmenrt and support for employees to telecommute if theidrjobs permit. 'Social distancing' is a key tactid to limit the spread ofthe virus. "Encourage flex hours to avoixd overcrowdingthe workplace. "Review corporate-wide insurancew policies, specifically health, disability, salary continuance, businesd travel and life insurance relateed tothe pandemic. Communicat e policy provisionsto employees.
" Additional informatiom is available from swine-flu websites established by the , the and the . The Coloradp Department of Public Healthand Environment' s information line for the swine flu is
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Better Place demonstrates its technology in Japan - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The Palo Alto-based company, invitedd by the Japanese Ministryof Environment, demonstrate d in a modified Nissahn electric crossover sport-utility vehicle how to switch a deplete battery for a fully chargesd one. The company also chargedc a fixed-battery electric car at a solar-powered charge spot installedx at thedemo site. “Today markss a major milestone for the automotivew industry as well as for Better saidShai Agassi, founder and CEO of Bettert Place, in a statement. “For nearlg a century, the automotive industrh has been inextricably tiedto oil.
Today, we’re demonstratinvg a new path forward where the futured of transportation and energyu is driven by our desire for a cleajn planet and a robust economic recovery fueled by investmenta inclean technology, and one in whic h the well-being of the automotive industry is intrinsically coupled with the well-being of the environment.” The automateds switch process, which takes aboutg a minute, removes a depleted battery and transfers a fully charged battery into the vehicle, the companuy said. The process is automated and the drivert remains in the vehicle theentire time.
The Palo Alto-based company, invitedd by the Japanese Ministryof Environment, demonstrate d in a modified Nissahn electric crossover sport-utility vehicle how to switch a deplete battery for a fully chargesd one. The company also chargedc a fixed-battery electric car at a solar-powered charge spot installedx at thedemo site. “Today markss a major milestone for the automotivew industry as well as for Better saidShai Agassi, founder and CEO of Bettert Place, in a statement. “For nearlg a century, the automotive industrh has been inextricably tiedto oil.
Today, we’re demonstratinvg a new path forward where the futured of transportation and energyu is driven by our desire for a cleajn planet and a robust economic recovery fueled by investmenta inclean technology, and one in whic h the well-being of the automotive industry is intrinsically coupled with the well-being of the environment.” The automateds switch process, which takes aboutg a minute, removes a depleted battery and transfers a fully charged battery into the vehicle, the companuy said. The process is automated and the drivert remains in the vehicle theentire time.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Norway killer phoned police 26 minutes before arrest: Records - Montreal Gazette
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USA Today | Norway killer phoned police 26 minutes before arrest: Records Montreal Gazette In a photo taken on August 12, 2011, Norwegian extremist Anders Behring Breivik (centre L, red jumper), the man behind Norway's July 22 attacks, is escorted by police on a return to Utoeya island, from the ferry port at Utvik. Breivik was taken back to ... Norway gunman Anders Breivik reportedly had prepared second, bigger bomb NORWAY'S BREIVIK POSSESSED ADDITIONAL 1. 5T EXPLOSIVES Police: Norway killer c » |
Friday, August 26, 2011
Russell Bedford accounting group welcomes its first correspondent in Saudi Arabia - Your-Story.org (press release)
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Russell Bedford accounting group welcomes its first correspondent in Saudi Arabia Your-Story.org (press release) He is a member of the Saudi Organisation of Certified Public Accountants (SOCPA) and is a Certified Management Consultant and Certified Economic Consultant. He has worked with many of the leading companies in Saudi Arabia and the GCC countries in the ... |
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Brewer puts state budget hole at $4B, unveils tax increase, budget plans - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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Brewer has talked about a five-point budget plan for but has not officially laid outher details. The Republicahn governor sent a budget outline to the Legislature on It includes asking voters to approvea 1-cent increase to the state’s 5.6 percenf sales tax. She does not want to extendf the sales tax to currently exempted services and A Democratic plan unleashed last week wouldd lower the salestax rate, but extend it to variousx services not already taxed. The governor’s budgeft plan puts the fiscal 2010 deficitat $4 billion, up from previousz estimates of $3 billion.
Brewer’s budget also calls for a three-yeaf phase-out of the $250 millioh state equalization rateproperty tax. That tax has been on but will come back at the end of the year withoutfurther action. Business and real estate group s favor a full repeal of theequalizatiom tax. “While the governor’s budget regarding statre equalization repeal is astep forward, our organization cannotf accept multiple historic tax increases without requisits spending cuts that approach what the private sector has already endured,” said Tim Lawless, Arizona presiden of the National Association of Industrial and Office Propertiess real estate group.
“Noa is especially not the time to raise property taxesw withthe Prop. 13 movement lurking. We are open, however, to a ballot referral that lets the people decide whether they want the sales tax rated increased along with a future ballot measure to adjust automaticcspending increases.” Lawless warnedd that bringing back a property tax that hits both homeowners and businessea could help spur 2010 ballot measures that impose Californis Proposition 13-style restrictions on property taxation.
Brewefr said the sales tax increase would be and she would like to see some reductions down the road to corporats and business taxes to help attract investments to the Antitax advocates and conservative lawmakers oppose the salesw tax increase and want to try to solvd the fiscal 2010 budget withoutraising taxes. Brewe has promised to veto budgets that rely too much on federapl stimulus money and programm cuts to balancethe budget. The governor’s budget also lookse to protect university and publicc health funding via federalstimulus money, and wants votera in 2010 to undo current restrictionz that keep the Legislature from cutting voter-mandater spending.
Teachers unions and Democrats opposethat
Brewer has talked about a five-point budget plan for but has not officially laid outher details. The Republicahn governor sent a budget outline to the Legislature on It includes asking voters to approvea 1-cent increase to the state’s 5.6 percenf sales tax. She does not want to extendf the sales tax to currently exempted services and A Democratic plan unleashed last week wouldd lower the salestax rate, but extend it to variousx services not already taxed. The governor’s budgeft plan puts the fiscal 2010 deficitat $4 billion, up from previousz estimates of $3 billion.
Brewer’s budget also calls for a three-yeaf phase-out of the $250 millioh state equalization rateproperty tax. That tax has been on but will come back at the end of the year withoutfurther action. Business and real estate group s favor a full repeal of theequalizatiom tax. “While the governor’s budget regarding statre equalization repeal is astep forward, our organization cannotf accept multiple historic tax increases without requisits spending cuts that approach what the private sector has already endured,” said Tim Lawless, Arizona presiden of the National Association of Industrial and Office Propertiess real estate group.
“Noa is especially not the time to raise property taxesw withthe Prop. 13 movement lurking. We are open, however, to a ballot referral that lets the people decide whether they want the sales tax rated increased along with a future ballot measure to adjust automaticcspending increases.” Lawless warnedd that bringing back a property tax that hits both homeowners and businessea could help spur 2010 ballot measures that impose Californis Proposition 13-style restrictions on property taxation.
Brewefr said the sales tax increase would be and she would like to see some reductions down the road to corporats and business taxes to help attract investments to the Antitax advocates and conservative lawmakers oppose the salesw tax increase and want to try to solvd the fiscal 2010 budget withoutraising taxes. Brewe has promised to veto budgets that rely too much on federapl stimulus money and programm cuts to balancethe budget. The governor’s budget also lookse to protect university and publicc health funding via federalstimulus money, and wants votera in 2010 to undo current restrictionz that keep the Legislature from cutting voter-mandater spending.
Teachers unions and Democrats opposethat
Sunday, August 21, 2011
One-branch banks find advantages to their size - St. Louis Business Journal:
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Wall Street’s financial fallout has helped St. Louis community bankds with only one location bettet compete against the giants with thousandsof “In today’s world the big banks are seen as potentiallyg more risky than smaller community said Jim Regna, chief executive at 18-employee . “We’ree seeing more opportunities toprovide financing.” Technologuy has made it easier for communituy banks to compete without needing numerous locations. Customerss can use online banking and remotedeposif scanners, which can combat the advantag e larger banks gain by having numerousw branches.
“The argument minimal-location banksz make is: Why spend the money on bricks and leases and salary dollars when we can delived everythingthrough technology?” said Mike Flavin, presidenf of . In recent years, community banks have begu n providing free ATM use and reimbursing customerss for using cash machines ofother banks. Regnaq said that approach is less costly for his bank than installingt and maintaining the machines or joining an ATM Small banks do havecertain challenges, namelh an inability to make sizable loans.
Many target individuald and businesses with annual salesbelow $50 Flavin of the 70-employee Business Bank, which targetds businesses and wealthy individuals, said one of his bank’a biggest challenges is finding deposits. “As opposed to attractinf depositorswith locations, we employg specialists who do nothing but seek out depositors,” he The bank does little advertising, but relie on board members and existing customers to refer them to potential Because its overhead is often less than banks with multiple Flavin said the bank is able to pay a highef interest rate.
Another challenge small banksa confront is how to deal with customerws who need to makeregular cash-onluy deposits, such as retailers. Those types of customer often prefer banks with several locations sothey don’ty have to drive far with a lot of cash. Havin g just one location doesn’ t guarantee a bank will avoid the troublee faced by others in the industryright now. In the issued a cease and desistg order against in Chesterfield to halt unsoundbankinvg practices. WestBridge overhauled its management, sold foreclosed real estate andraisedf capital. The FDIC gave in Sappington a similar cease and desisrt orderthat month.
The bank has brought in new revamped its business model and attracted anadditional $5 million in Tony Feraro, president of Concord Bank, said the bank is focusedc on “getting our house in order,” but he sees plentyt of possibilities ahead. “The small community banks, I believre in all honesty, have nothinyg but opportunity in frontof them,” he said. Bank consultantg Dan Hogan has provided consulting services to both Ferario and The Business Bankof St. He said even thoug there are numerous one-location banks, the vast majorithy don’t plan to stay that way. The successful ones sticjk to proven small-bank marketing strategies.
“They know their depositors and lenderw on apersonal basis,” Hogan “They rely heavily on their board of directorz for marketing and referrals. Their marketing effort is a littlemore homegrown.” Regnsa said Triad eventually will need to expand beyondr its one location in Frontenac to keep up with Even so, he said Triae is not focused on having lots of Feraro wants to eventually add locations and acquirew other banks in the asset range of $50 million to $100 million. “The big national banksd think the more customer traffic they themore it’s goinb to cost,” he said. “We want people in the It’s a completely different model.
We want to toucyh flesh.”
Wall Street’s financial fallout has helped St. Louis community bankds with only one location bettet compete against the giants with thousandsof “In today’s world the big banks are seen as potentiallyg more risky than smaller community said Jim Regna, chief executive at 18-employee . “We’ree seeing more opportunities toprovide financing.” Technologuy has made it easier for communituy banks to compete without needing numerous locations. Customerss can use online banking and remotedeposif scanners, which can combat the advantag e larger banks gain by having numerousw branches.
“The argument minimal-location banksz make is: Why spend the money on bricks and leases and salary dollars when we can delived everythingthrough technology?” said Mike Flavin, presidenf of . In recent years, community banks have begu n providing free ATM use and reimbursing customerss for using cash machines ofother banks. Regnaq said that approach is less costly for his bank than installingt and maintaining the machines or joining an ATM Small banks do havecertain challenges, namelh an inability to make sizable loans.
Many target individuald and businesses with annual salesbelow $50 Flavin of the 70-employee Business Bank, which targetds businesses and wealthy individuals, said one of his bank’a biggest challenges is finding deposits. “As opposed to attractinf depositorswith locations, we employg specialists who do nothing but seek out depositors,” he The bank does little advertising, but relie on board members and existing customers to refer them to potential Because its overhead is often less than banks with multiple Flavin said the bank is able to pay a highef interest rate.
Another challenge small banksa confront is how to deal with customerws who need to makeregular cash-onluy deposits, such as retailers. Those types of customer often prefer banks with several locations sothey don’ty have to drive far with a lot of cash. Havin g just one location doesn’ t guarantee a bank will avoid the troublee faced by others in the industryright now. In the issued a cease and desistg order against in Chesterfield to halt unsoundbankinvg practices. WestBridge overhauled its management, sold foreclosed real estate andraisedf capital. The FDIC gave in Sappington a similar cease and desisrt orderthat month.
The bank has brought in new revamped its business model and attracted anadditional $5 million in Tony Feraro, president of Concord Bank, said the bank is focusedc on “getting our house in order,” but he sees plentyt of possibilities ahead. “The small community banks, I believre in all honesty, have nothinyg but opportunity in frontof them,” he said. Bank consultantg Dan Hogan has provided consulting services to both Ferario and The Business Bankof St. He said even thoug there are numerous one-location banks, the vast majorithy don’t plan to stay that way. The successful ones sticjk to proven small-bank marketing strategies.
“They know their depositors and lenderw on apersonal basis,” Hogan “They rely heavily on their board of directorz for marketing and referrals. Their marketing effort is a littlemore homegrown.” Regnsa said Triad eventually will need to expand beyondr its one location in Frontenac to keep up with Even so, he said Triae is not focused on having lots of Feraro wants to eventually add locations and acquirew other banks in the asset range of $50 million to $100 million. “The big national banksd think the more customer traffic they themore it’s goinb to cost,” he said. “We want people in the It’s a completely different model.
We want to toucyh flesh.”
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