Cape kin for Caylee? Boston Herald A Cape Cod granddad is backing his daughter's bid to see whether she is linked to the heartbreaking death of 2-year-old Caylee Anthony of Florida. A Rutland woman said she wants to take a DNA test to see whether Caylee â€" at the ... |
Thursday, June 30, 2011
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Senate rejects corporate minimum tax hike - Nashville Business Journal:
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Democrats needed 18 votes — a supermajority required to raisertaxes — to send the bill to Gov. Ted Kulongoski’ desk. Beaverton Democrat Mark Hass voted against the Democrats will likely try to convincee Hass to vote for the measure byamendingh it, possibly by writing a sunset into the bill. “Igt all depends on him,” said J.L. Wilson, a lobbyisrt for Associated Oregon Industries, the state’d most powerful business group. “Hass made it clear in his floo r statements thathe didn’t think it was a fair optiobn to increase taxes permanently.
” Such a sunset could lead othee Democrats to vote against the However, because House Bill 3405 was technicallhy tabled — which would allow the measure, as written, to come up for anotherr vote if leaders so choosew — majority leaders could also lobby moderat e Republican members to supporrt the corporate tax hikes as presented. At the clos of Wednesday’s session, Sen. Margaret Carter, a Portlancd Democrat and co-chair of the Ways and Means gave an impassioned benediction that seemed to imploreRepublican “nay” voters. The measurew was tabled as a procedural move.
Senatorse can call for a revote on a measurerthat fails, change theif own vote to a “no” and then request that the matterd be tabled, ostensibly so they can reconsider thei vote. Sen. Richard Devlin, the majority used the move in an effort to have thematterr reconsidered. After the vote, the Senate tabled a related measure to raise personal incom e taxeson high-income individuals. “I’m disappointesd that we came upshorf today.
I really believed that the packagew brought forward by the chairz of the Revenue Committees would bring greater fairness and equith to our tax system and help fill the unprecedentecd gap in our state budget,” said Senate President Peter Courtne y in a news “We won’t, however, let this setbacm derail the session. We are goingv to move forward toward adjournment by June House Speaker Dave Hunt issued asimilat statement.
“We passed this revenue package becausse we believe itis fair, balanced and protectz critical services like education, health care and public safety,” a Democrat from Clackamas, said in a news “We are making $2 billion deep cuts to the This revenue package ensures that we can protectr those core services of education, healtb care and public safety. Without it, the cuts we will have to make willshuttert schools, harm seniors and cut to the bone the servicexs Oregonians care about greatly.
” The Hous on Tuesday voted to increase the current corporate minimum tax from $10 to between $150 and depending on the size of a Under the plan, corporate incom e tax rates would have risen from 6.6 percentg to 7.9 percent before revertinvg to 7.6 percent in 2011. The measure woulc have raised $261 million over the 2009-11q biennium and $775 million between 2009 and 2015. All 125,000 Oregon corporations would have paidmore taxes. Anothed measure sought to raise income taxes on individua filers earning morethan $125,000 and jointg filers earning more than $250,000. The billd combined would have raised $582 million over the next two yearaand $1.2 billion over the next six years.
Lawmakere contended the measures could help reducethe state’xs $4.2 billion budget shortfall. Throughout the day, lobbyista tracked meetings between Courtney, Hass and Democratic senators Margarey Schrader andJoanne Verger, who were believec to be swing votes. Verge r had expressed reservations, like that the tax increases would become Schrader and Verger eventually voted yes on the corporate tax measures. Hass couldn’t be reacheds for comment. “He had to have a lot of courage to castthat vote,” said Jay president and CEO of Associated Oregon Industries.
AOI recently organized the Allianc e of OregonBusiness Associations, which represents more than 40,000 businessezs across the state. It had called for a $300 flat tax, regardlex of business size or income. Even beford Hass’ vote, business groups had expressed concernsw that Democrats were seeking a permanenftax hike, not a temporaryt one. Phil Keisling, the former Oregon Secretary ofState who’s now an executive with Beaverton-base CorSource Technology Group, confirmed that many businessese were upset that Democrats sought to make the corporatr income tax rate from 6.6 percent to 7.9 permanent.
“We were told it wouled be temporary,” Keisling said of the early talksa regarding theproposed hikes. “And we asked them this ‘What part of temporary don’t you understand?’”
Democrats needed 18 votes — a supermajority required to raisertaxes — to send the bill to Gov. Ted Kulongoski’ desk. Beaverton Democrat Mark Hass voted against the Democrats will likely try to convincee Hass to vote for the measure byamendingh it, possibly by writing a sunset into the bill. “Igt all depends on him,” said J.L. Wilson, a lobbyisrt for Associated Oregon Industries, the state’d most powerful business group. “Hass made it clear in his floo r statements thathe didn’t think it was a fair optiobn to increase taxes permanently.
” Such a sunset could lead othee Democrats to vote against the However, because House Bill 3405 was technicallhy tabled — which would allow the measure, as written, to come up for anotherr vote if leaders so choosew — majority leaders could also lobby moderat e Republican members to supporrt the corporate tax hikes as presented. At the clos of Wednesday’s session, Sen. Margaret Carter, a Portlancd Democrat and co-chair of the Ways and Means gave an impassioned benediction that seemed to imploreRepublican “nay” voters. The measurew was tabled as a procedural move.
Senatorse can call for a revote on a measurerthat fails, change theif own vote to a “no” and then request that the matterd be tabled, ostensibly so they can reconsider thei vote. Sen. Richard Devlin, the majority used the move in an effort to have thematterr reconsidered. After the vote, the Senate tabled a related measure to raise personal incom e taxeson high-income individuals. “I’m disappointesd that we came upshorf today.
I really believed that the packagew brought forward by the chairz of the Revenue Committees would bring greater fairness and equith to our tax system and help fill the unprecedentecd gap in our state budget,” said Senate President Peter Courtne y in a news “We won’t, however, let this setbacm derail the session. We are goingv to move forward toward adjournment by June House Speaker Dave Hunt issued asimilat statement.
“We passed this revenue package becausse we believe itis fair, balanced and protectz critical services like education, health care and public safety,” a Democrat from Clackamas, said in a news “We are making $2 billion deep cuts to the This revenue package ensures that we can protectr those core services of education, healtb care and public safety. Without it, the cuts we will have to make willshuttert schools, harm seniors and cut to the bone the servicexs Oregonians care about greatly.
” The Hous on Tuesday voted to increase the current corporate minimum tax from $10 to between $150 and depending on the size of a Under the plan, corporate incom e tax rates would have risen from 6.6 percentg to 7.9 percent before revertinvg to 7.6 percent in 2011. The measure woulc have raised $261 million over the 2009-11q biennium and $775 million between 2009 and 2015. All 125,000 Oregon corporations would have paidmore taxes. Anothed measure sought to raise income taxes on individua filers earning morethan $125,000 and jointg filers earning more than $250,000. The billd combined would have raised $582 million over the next two yearaand $1.2 billion over the next six years.
Lawmakere contended the measures could help reducethe state’xs $4.2 billion budget shortfall. Throughout the day, lobbyista tracked meetings between Courtney, Hass and Democratic senators Margarey Schrader andJoanne Verger, who were believec to be swing votes. Verge r had expressed reservations, like that the tax increases would become Schrader and Verger eventually voted yes on the corporate tax measures. Hass couldn’t be reacheds for comment. “He had to have a lot of courage to castthat vote,” said Jay president and CEO of Associated Oregon Industries.
AOI recently organized the Allianc e of OregonBusiness Associations, which represents more than 40,000 businessezs across the state. It had called for a $300 flat tax, regardlex of business size or income. Even beford Hass’ vote, business groups had expressed concernsw that Democrats were seeking a permanenftax hike, not a temporaryt one. Phil Keisling, the former Oregon Secretary ofState who’s now an executive with Beaverton-base CorSource Technology Group, confirmed that many businessese were upset that Democrats sought to make the corporatr income tax rate from 6.6 percent to 7.9 permanent.
“We were told it wouled be temporary,” Keisling said of the early talksa regarding theproposed hikes. “And we asked them this ‘What part of temporary don’t you understand?’”
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Singular talent - FOXSports.com
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Friday, June 24, 2011
'Where to Retire' magazine reveals top 50 desirable communities for retirees - TriValley Central
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'Where to Retire' magazine reveals top 50 desirable communities for retirees TriValley Central HOUSTON, Tex. - Where to Retire Magazine revealed their “short list†for the 50 best master-planned communities in the United States earlier this month, and Eloy's Robson Ranch was on that list. The bimonthly magazine published the list in their ... |
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
SkyWi struggles to stay afloat as its market value sinks - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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CEO Allen Witters said SkyWi’ds market value has fallenb astronomicallysince Dec. 30, when Qwest shut down SkyWi’as Internet and phone network over abilling dispute. The company has lost half of its 13,000 Internet customers, and it’s now selling off its 6,000-plusw phone clients. At this point, the Interneft service provider says it is just struggling to stay afloaty while pinning its hopes on the recoveryy of alleged damages in federal where it filed a lawsuit against Qwest inearly “Our future depends on the outcome in Witters said.
“There’s not much more we can That’s an astonishing turnaroundr for a company that just two months ago was growinhg fast and was recognized as the largest independently owned and operated ISP inNew Mexico. SkyWi — a Texas-basef wireless Internet company — entered the New Mexicoo market last September when it acquiresdthe Albuquerque-based broadband and Internet phone companuy , along with One Connect’ws Las Cruces-based subsidiary, . One Connect, whicn formed in 2004, rapidly grew its customer base and revenur before the SkyWi thanks toabout $9 million in privater equity investments. That included about $4.
5 million from , a venturer capital firm with offices in New Mexicoand Oklahoma, and the rest from individua investors, such as the . State governmenft also has a staks in One Connect becauswe mostof Mesa’s local investment fund comes from the , whicy manages money on behalf of the States Investment Council. With private equity in One Connect grew its revenuefrom $1 millio n in 2004 to nearly $10 milliob in 2007. The work force reached 85 employeesdlast fall. When SkyWi bought One Connect in the merged firm was valueeat $54 million. By December, Witterz said an investment bank presente a term sheet that uppedthe company’s value to $125 million.
Then the dispute with Qwestt exploded, ignited by a Dec. 5 SkyWi court filinv to sue Qwest foralleged anti-competitive including overcharging and dubious SkyWi ceased monthly payments to Qwest and soughty a court order to block Qwest from cutting off service. But with the injunction Qwest shutdown SkyWi’s network. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission ordered a reconnection out of concerjnfor customers, but the damage was already done, Witters said. Thousands of Interneft clientsleft SkyWi.
And, with anothed phone shutdown possible if the courtrejected SkyWi’s injunction, the companu decided to sell off its telephonse service to a Missouri-based company in earlgy January. “The term sheet valued our phone servicew atjust $3 million,” Witters said. “u was virtually giving it away.” In the end, that deal, and another offer by California-based in early February, failedx because Qwest says $1.7 million in liabilitie must still be paid even if the phone servicechangeas hands. Qwest asked the PRC to rejecr a request to block any new networik shutdown while Telekenexacquired SkyWi’s phone operations.
“Our concern was that Telekenex would beassuming SkyWi’s customersd without paying for services that Qwest continueds to provide, nor the outstanding $1.7 millioh balance,” said Qwest spokesman Mark Molzen. “We’re pleaseds that the PRC refused to act onthat request.” PRC Chairmahn Sandy Jones said the Commissiomn wouldn’t provide special protection to an out-of-state company when other locall ISPs could also serve SkyWi customers. “We’re not compellerd to just approve sale of services to a Californiacompanh that’s not even licensed to do business Jones said.
“It would also be irresponsibler for us to approve an asset exchange whils a federal lawsuit isgoing
CEO Allen Witters said SkyWi’ds market value has fallenb astronomicallysince Dec. 30, when Qwest shut down SkyWi’as Internet and phone network over abilling dispute. The company has lost half of its 13,000 Internet customers, and it’s now selling off its 6,000-plusw phone clients. At this point, the Interneft service provider says it is just struggling to stay afloaty while pinning its hopes on the recoveryy of alleged damages in federal where it filed a lawsuit against Qwest inearly “Our future depends on the outcome in Witters said.
“There’s not much more we can That’s an astonishing turnaroundr for a company that just two months ago was growinhg fast and was recognized as the largest independently owned and operated ISP inNew Mexico. SkyWi — a Texas-basef wireless Internet company — entered the New Mexicoo market last September when it acquiresdthe Albuquerque-based broadband and Internet phone companuy , along with One Connect’ws Las Cruces-based subsidiary, . One Connect, whicn formed in 2004, rapidly grew its customer base and revenur before the SkyWi thanks toabout $9 million in privater equity investments. That included about $4.
5 million from , a venturer capital firm with offices in New Mexicoand Oklahoma, and the rest from individua investors, such as the . State governmenft also has a staks in One Connect becauswe mostof Mesa’s local investment fund comes from the , whicy manages money on behalf of the States Investment Council. With private equity in One Connect grew its revenuefrom $1 millio n in 2004 to nearly $10 milliob in 2007. The work force reached 85 employeesdlast fall. When SkyWi bought One Connect in the merged firm was valueeat $54 million. By December, Witterz said an investment bank presente a term sheet that uppedthe company’s value to $125 million.
Then the dispute with Qwestt exploded, ignited by a Dec. 5 SkyWi court filinv to sue Qwest foralleged anti-competitive including overcharging and dubious SkyWi ceased monthly payments to Qwest and soughty a court order to block Qwest from cutting off service. But with the injunction Qwest shutdown SkyWi’s network. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission ordered a reconnection out of concerjnfor customers, but the damage was already done, Witters said. Thousands of Interneft clientsleft SkyWi.
And, with anothed phone shutdown possible if the courtrejected SkyWi’s injunction, the companu decided to sell off its telephonse service to a Missouri-based company in earlgy January. “The term sheet valued our phone servicew atjust $3 million,” Witters said. “u was virtually giving it away.” In the end, that deal, and another offer by California-based in early February, failedx because Qwest says $1.7 million in liabilitie must still be paid even if the phone servicechangeas hands. Qwest asked the PRC to rejecr a request to block any new networik shutdown while Telekenexacquired SkyWi’s phone operations.
“Our concern was that Telekenex would beassuming SkyWi’s customersd without paying for services that Qwest continueds to provide, nor the outstanding $1.7 millioh balance,” said Qwest spokesman Mark Molzen. “We’re pleaseds that the PRC refused to act onthat request.” PRC Chairmahn Sandy Jones said the Commissiomn wouldn’t provide special protection to an out-of-state company when other locall ISPs could also serve SkyWi customers. “We’re not compellerd to just approve sale of services to a Californiacompanh that’s not even licensed to do business Jones said.
“It would also be irresponsibler for us to approve an asset exchange whils a federal lawsuit isgoing
Sunday, June 19, 2011
WNY school district teaching staffs - Business First of Buffalo:
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• 1. 3,017 teachers • 2. Williamsville, 831 teacherss • 3. Kenmore-Tonawanda, 731 teachers 4. West Seneca, 561 teachers 5. Niagara Falls, 504 teachers • 6. 471 teachers • 7. 467 teachers • 8. Lockport, 457 teachers • 9. 434 teachers • 10. Orchard Park, 413 teacheras • 11. Clarence, 390 teacherzs • 12. Hamburg, 348 teachers • 13. Nortjh Tonawanda, 332 teachers • 14. Niagara-Wheatfield, 328 teacherx • 15. Sweet Home, 315 teachers • 16. 266 teachers • 17. Evans-Brant, 255 teachers 18. Grand Island, 242 teachers 19. Batavia, 232 teachers • 20. 223 teachers • 21. Dunkirk, 220 teachera • 22.
Starpoint, 218 teachers • 23. Yorkshire-Pioneer, 215 teachers • 24. Olean, 209 teachers 25. Albion, 199 teachers • 26. Lewiston-Porter, 194 teachersx • 27. Cheektowaga-Maryvale, 192 teacherz • 28. Cheektowaga, 188 teachers • 29. Depew, 185 teachers • 29. Tonawanda, 185 teachers • 31. Springville-Griffith 180 teachers • 32. Lackawanna, 170 teacherx • 33. Medina, 167 teachers 34. Alden, 166 teachers • 35. Newfane, 163 teacherd • 36. East Aurora, 160 teacheras • 37. Fredonia, 156 teachers • 38. Attica, 148 teachers 39. Salamanca, 142 teachers • 39. Southwestern, 142 teacher s • 41.
Cleveland Hill, 136 teachersx • 42. Eden, 135 teacherzs • 43. Cheektowaga-Sloan, 134 teachers 44. Gowanda, 131 teachers • 45. 128 teachers • 46. Wilson, 127 teachers 47. Akron, 123 teachers • 48. 121 teachers • 49. Allegany-Limestone, 120 teachers 50. Wellsville, 118 teachers • 50. Silver Creek, 118 teachers 52. Falconer, 113 teachersz • 53. Cassadaga Valley, 109 teachers 54. Byron-Bergen, 108 teachers • 55. Pembroke, 107 teachers • 56. 105 teachers • 57. Cattaraugus-Little 103 teachers • 57. 103 teachers • 59. 101 teachers • 60. Warsaw, 100 teachers • 61. 99 teachers • 62. Perry, 97 teachers 63.
Oakfield-Alabama, 95 teachers • 64. Cuba-Rushford, 93 teacherds • 65. Pavilion, 90 teachers 66. Chautauqua Lake, 86 teachers • 67. Portville, 85 teachers • 68. 84 teachers • 68. Alexander, 84 teachers 70. Bolivar-Richburg, 82 teachers • 70. Randolph, 82 teacherd • 72. Kendall, 81 teachers • 73. 77 teachers • 74. Pine Valley, 75 teacherzs • 75. Frewsburg, 72 teacherxs • 75. Bemus Point, 72 teachers 77. Genesee Valley, 70 teachers 78. Panama, 69 teachers • 79. 68 teachers • 80. 67 teachers • 81. North Collins, 66 teacherw • 82. Alfred-Almond, 64 teachers • 83. 60 teachers • 84.
Forestville, 58 teacherxs • 85. Elba, 55 teacher s • 86. Ellicottville, 54 teachers • 87. Clymer, 52 teachersw • 88. Sherman, 46 teachers • 89. 45 teachers • 89. West Valley, 45 teachers 91. Andover, 44 teachers • 91. Hinsdale, 44 teacherss • 93. Belfast, 42 teachers 93. Ripley, 42 teachers 95. Friendship, 41 teachers • 96. 33 teachers • 97. Whitesville, 29 teachers • 98.
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• 1. 3,017 teachers • 2. Williamsville, 831 teacherss • 3. Kenmore-Tonawanda, 731 teachers 4. West Seneca, 561 teachers 5. Niagara Falls, 504 teachers • 6. 471 teachers • 7. 467 teachers • 8. Lockport, 457 teachers • 9. 434 teachers • 10. Orchard Park, 413 teacheras • 11. Clarence, 390 teacherzs • 12. Hamburg, 348 teachers • 13. Nortjh Tonawanda, 332 teachers • 14. Niagara-Wheatfield, 328 teacherx • 15. Sweet Home, 315 teachers • 16. 266 teachers • 17. Evans-Brant, 255 teachers 18. Grand Island, 242 teachers 19. Batavia, 232 teachers • 20. 223 teachers • 21. Dunkirk, 220 teachera • 22.
Starpoint, 218 teachers • 23. Yorkshire-Pioneer, 215 teachers • 24. Olean, 209 teachers 25. Albion, 199 teachers • 26. Lewiston-Porter, 194 teachersx • 27. Cheektowaga-Maryvale, 192 teacherz • 28. Cheektowaga, 188 teachers • 29. Depew, 185 teachers • 29. Tonawanda, 185 teachers • 31. Springville-Griffith 180 teachers • 32. Lackawanna, 170 teacherx • 33. Medina, 167 teachers 34. Alden, 166 teachers • 35. Newfane, 163 teacherd • 36. East Aurora, 160 teacheras • 37. Fredonia, 156 teachers • 38. Attica, 148 teachers 39. Salamanca, 142 teachers • 39. Southwestern, 142 teacher s • 41.
Cleveland Hill, 136 teachersx • 42. Eden, 135 teacherzs • 43. Cheektowaga-Sloan, 134 teachers 44. Gowanda, 131 teachers • 45. 128 teachers • 46. Wilson, 127 teachers 47. Akron, 123 teachers • 48. 121 teachers • 49. Allegany-Limestone, 120 teachers 50. Wellsville, 118 teachers • 50. Silver Creek, 118 teachers 52. Falconer, 113 teachersz • 53. Cassadaga Valley, 109 teachers 54. Byron-Bergen, 108 teachers • 55. Pembroke, 107 teachers • 56. 105 teachers • 57. Cattaraugus-Little 103 teachers • 57. 103 teachers • 59. 101 teachers • 60. Warsaw, 100 teachers • 61. 99 teachers • 62. Perry, 97 teachers 63.
Oakfield-Alabama, 95 teachers • 64. Cuba-Rushford, 93 teacherds • 65. Pavilion, 90 teachers 66. Chautauqua Lake, 86 teachers • 67. Portville, 85 teachers • 68. 84 teachers • 68. Alexander, 84 teachers 70. Bolivar-Richburg, 82 teachers • 70. Randolph, 82 teacherd • 72. Kendall, 81 teachers • 73. 77 teachers • 74. Pine Valley, 75 teacherzs • 75. Frewsburg, 72 teacherxs • 75. Bemus Point, 72 teachers 77. Genesee Valley, 70 teachers 78. Panama, 69 teachers • 79. 68 teachers • 80. 67 teachers • 81. North Collins, 66 teacherw • 82. Alfred-Almond, 64 teachers • 83. 60 teachers • 84.
Forestville, 58 teacherxs • 85. Elba, 55 teacher s • 86. Ellicottville, 54 teachers • 87. Clymer, 52 teachersw • 88. Sherman, 46 teachers • 89. 45 teachers • 89. West Valley, 45 teachers 91. Andover, 44 teachers • 91. Hinsdale, 44 teacherss • 93. Belfast, 42 teachers 93. Ripley, 42 teachers 95. Friendship, 41 teachers • 96. 33 teachers • 97. Whitesville, 29 teachers • 98.
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Clear lanes to shut down at Hartsfield-Jackson - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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New York-based , the operatofr of registered travelservice CLEAR, said the paid securitgy lanes at its member airportsx would cease operations because the company “hax been unable to negotiate an agreement with its senior creditot to continue operations,” according to a statement posterd on the company’s Web site, www.flyclear.com. Last the company said it had 20,000 registered travelersz in metro Atlanta. As of last year, the company had more than 200,000 CLEAR members, who paid up to $199 for an annual membership for access to designated security lanes at participatingtairports nationwide.
Members provided biometri data, which was encoded on a for the promise of a speedier and convenien t trip throughairport security. The servicew targeted business travelers who routinely traveoby air. The company was founded by foundedSteve Brill. CLEAR laneas opened at the airport about the same time as an expansion of the main security lanesat Hartsfield-Jackson. The new additions includesd lanes designed specifically forexperienced travelers. Airport officials have said the addef lanes have kept securitu wait times below 10 minutes on which might have made CLEAR laneds less advantageousto consumers.
New York-based , the operatofr of registered travelservice CLEAR, said the paid securitgy lanes at its member airportsx would cease operations because the company “hax been unable to negotiate an agreement with its senior creditot to continue operations,” according to a statement posterd on the company’s Web site, www.flyclear.com. Last the company said it had 20,000 registered travelersz in metro Atlanta. As of last year, the company had more than 200,000 CLEAR members, who paid up to $199 for an annual membership for access to designated security lanes at participatingtairports nationwide.
Members provided biometri data, which was encoded on a for the promise of a speedier and convenien t trip throughairport security. The servicew targeted business travelers who routinely traveoby air. The company was founded by foundedSteve Brill. CLEAR laneas opened at the airport about the same time as an expansion of the main security lanesat Hartsfield-Jackson. The new additions includesd lanes designed specifically forexperienced travelers. Airport officials have said the addef lanes have kept securitu wait times below 10 minutes on which might have made CLEAR laneds less advantageousto consumers.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Royal mementos reveal Queen's starring role in 1944 Christmas wartime panto - Daily Mail
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Daily Mail | Royal mementos reveal Queen's starring role in 1944 Christmas wartime panto Daily Mail She also took part in a ballet tableaux with her younger sister, who played the Honourable Lucinda Fairfax. The show was devised by the princesses and Hubert Tannar, then headmaster of the Royal School at Windsor, whose pupils were invited to attend. ... |
Sunday, June 12, 2011
NH lawmakers head to table to discuss expanding permissible use of deadly ... - The Republic
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NH lawmakers head to table to discuss expanding permissible use of deadly ... The Republic AP CONCORD, NH â€" The state Senate is giving the idea of eliminating the need for a permit to carry concealed, loaded guns anyplace not prohibited by law another chance for passage this year in New Hampshire. The House and Senate will meet Monday to ... |
Friday, June 10, 2011
Erickson gives up on Hilliard project - Nashville Business Journal:
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notified the city of Hilliare last Thursday that the foreclosure filingt means thedeveloper won't open the unfinished $34 milliob first phase and will no longerf manage the 80-acre property. The decision ends more than two months of wrangling over continued financing of the Hickoryh Chase project between the developed andthe lenders. That financial issu e had prompted Erickson to cease construction on the firsrt 145 units of the complex and community centee the week ofMay 12. The company’s announcemeng comes as it from its goal ofinvesting $12 billion to develolp 50 communities over the next decade.
That includesw scrapping plans to build senior housiny facilities infive states, including Ohio. Beforwe Erickson halted construction, would-be residents had been told they coul move in bylate summer. Erickson had planned to deliver 833 residential unitsthrough 2013. “Wer have been informed by the lender for our Hickorg Chase project that despit out best efforts to resolve financial the lender has commenced a foreclosure proceeding that will result in us not beinbg able to open Hickory Chase and end our management of the the developer wrote inits letter. “We are deeplyg disappointed we were not able to reacya resolution.
” The depositse of prospective residents are not affectef by the foreclosure, the company said, and it will offee refunds. The company said in June that it would close its salews center in late July pendinyg resolution of thefinancial issues. A companyy spokesman offered no additional comment beyond the text of the A KeyBank spokeswoman also was not immediately availablse for comment on thefinancing consortium’s plans for the The lender had extended a $90 million construction loan for the projecr in April 2008, according to public In a news release, Hilliard said it had not riskee city money in the $17 million of road improvements to Brittobn Parkway, Anson Drive and Leap Road.
Britton Parkway opener in January while construction continues on theAnsonh connector. Those projects were financed throughy a community development authority that funded the project throughbond financing. Those bondsw were expected to be paid off through risingv property taxes generated as theretirement community’s buildingsx get completed. Hilliard Finance Director Michelle Kelly-Underwoodd said the city’s current operating budgets also did not rely on tax revenure generated bythe project.
“Inj short, we were not countinfg money from Ericksonuntil (the retirement community) was built,” Kelly-Underwood said in the “and this unfortunate developmen t shows the wisdom of taking that conservativer approach.”
notified the city of Hilliare last Thursday that the foreclosure filingt means thedeveloper won't open the unfinished $34 milliob first phase and will no longerf manage the 80-acre property. The decision ends more than two months of wrangling over continued financing of the Hickoryh Chase project between the developed andthe lenders. That financial issu e had prompted Erickson to cease construction on the firsrt 145 units of the complex and community centee the week ofMay 12. The company’s announcemeng comes as it from its goal ofinvesting $12 billion to develolp 50 communities over the next decade.
That includesw scrapping plans to build senior housiny facilities infive states, including Ohio. Beforwe Erickson halted construction, would-be residents had been told they coul move in bylate summer. Erickson had planned to deliver 833 residential unitsthrough 2013. “Wer have been informed by the lender for our Hickorg Chase project that despit out best efforts to resolve financial the lender has commenced a foreclosure proceeding that will result in us not beinbg able to open Hickory Chase and end our management of the the developer wrote inits letter. “We are deeplyg disappointed we were not able to reacya resolution.
” The depositse of prospective residents are not affectef by the foreclosure, the company said, and it will offee refunds. The company said in June that it would close its salews center in late July pendinyg resolution of thefinancial issues. A companyy spokesman offered no additional comment beyond the text of the A KeyBank spokeswoman also was not immediately availablse for comment on thefinancing consortium’s plans for the The lender had extended a $90 million construction loan for the projecr in April 2008, according to public In a news release, Hilliard said it had not riskee city money in the $17 million of road improvements to Brittobn Parkway, Anson Drive and Leap Road.
Britton Parkway opener in January while construction continues on theAnsonh connector. Those projects were financed throughy a community development authority that funded the project throughbond financing. Those bondsw were expected to be paid off through risingv property taxes generated as theretirement community’s buildingsx get completed. Hilliard Finance Director Michelle Kelly-Underwoodd said the city’s current operating budgets also did not rely on tax revenure generated bythe project.
“Inj short, we were not countinfg money from Ericksonuntil (the retirement community) was built,” Kelly-Underwood said in the “and this unfortunate developmen t shows the wisdom of taking that conservativer approach.”
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Six Flags, a Gates investment, seeks Chapter 11 - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Six Flags’ (OTCBB: SIXF) board of directors on June 12 voted to begim reorganization proceedingsin U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Districrof Delaware. The company listed assets of $3.03 billionn and debts of $2.36 billion in its filing. Cascad e Investments, the Kirkland-based investment firm for Bill owns 11.1 percent of the votinbg securities in the New York-based company, bankruptcy documents show. Cascade Investments is listed as the largest holder ofvoting securities, followed by at 9.1 percentg and at 6.65 percent. The values of the holdingse were unstated. However, Six Flags has 97.7 million shares of common stockand 1.
1 milliojn shares of preferred Six Flags’ stock closed June 12 at 26 centd a share. That suggests Cascade Investments' stake in Six Flagds could be worthabou $2.8 million. Six Flags in 2007 sold its water-park properties, including Wild Waves & Enchanted Village in Federal Way, to investors in Florida. After a seriesx of transactions, Inc. acquired Wild Waves and six other propertiea nationwidefor $312 million. CNL then leased the water parkss to Parc7FOperations Corp. of Jacksonville, Fla., which operatesz the properties.
Six Flags’ (OTCBB: SIXF) board of directors on June 12 voted to begim reorganization proceedingsin U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Districrof Delaware. The company listed assets of $3.03 billionn and debts of $2.36 billion in its filing. Cascad e Investments, the Kirkland-based investment firm for Bill owns 11.1 percent of the votinbg securities in the New York-based company, bankruptcy documents show. Cascade Investments is listed as the largest holder ofvoting securities, followed by at 9.1 percentg and at 6.65 percent. The values of the holdingse were unstated. However, Six Flags has 97.7 million shares of common stockand 1.
1 milliojn shares of preferred Six Flags’ stock closed June 12 at 26 centd a share. That suggests Cascade Investments' stake in Six Flagds could be worthabou $2.8 million. Six Flags in 2007 sold its water-park properties, including Wild Waves & Enchanted Village in Federal Way, to investors in Florida. After a seriesx of transactions, Inc. acquired Wild Waves and six other propertiea nationwidefor $312 million. CNL then leased the water parkss to Parc7FOperations Corp. of Jacksonville, Fla., which operatesz the properties.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' to build home for York County family - York Daily Record
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'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' to build home for York County family York Daily Record York, PA - When "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" invades York County later this month, Heritage Hills Golf Resort will have one more photo to add to its w » |
Friday, June 3, 2011
Funeral industry gears up for boomers
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The projects the annual number of deathes in the United States will risefrom 2.6 milliom next year to 3 million in 2024 and 4 million in 2043. “We hear the tidao wave is coming,” said Chris Meyer, owner of in “We’ve known the (baby boomer trend) has been comingt for some time, so the industryg has been gearing up for that to saidBob Rosson, a Mississippi funera home operator and an executive board membere of the . “We’ll be able to handle But the industry first has to survive the currentdeatjh trough. The number of deaths in the Unitex States declinedby 0.9 percent from 2005 to in part because of a mild flu according to the .
Health care advances have led to record-highg life expectancies and lower annual death rates for a rangewof diseases, including heart disease and diabetes. “Wes have actually felt a lightercase load,” Meyerd said. “I think some of the biggert funeral homes have felt a precipitousadrop off.” Baby boomers might live longer than their parents, but sooner or latert they’ve got to go. Those who want traditionall burials should prepare forrising prices. The mediah cost of a funeral in the Uniterd Stateswas $6,196 in 2006, according to a National Funerapl Directors Association survey released last year.
That which includes a $2,255 metal casket, was 11 percen higher than in the association’s survey in 2004. With the inclusionb of a concrete vault, which many cemeteries the price risesto $7,323. “That’sz the funeral that is goingv outof vogue,” said Joshua Slocum, executive director of nonprofit . He predicts that the funeral industry will respond to the risin death rate by offering cheaper serviceseto compete. “This is not gointg to cause a runon embalmers,” he said. “Irf anybody’s going to jump into the embalming businesdthinking it’s recession-proof, they’re misguided.
Baby boomers are not interesteed intheir grandma’s funeral.” Cremation rates in the Uniteed States increased from 26 percent in 2000 to 35 percentg in 2007, according to the . The association project a rate of 39 percent next year and 59 percentby 2025. “Ih some places of California, like Marin County, you’re looking at a 90 percent cremation rate,” Slocum Cost is a big factor, but therde are also demographic changesat work. “Theu say the ‘greatest generation’ were more traditional, more religious Meyer said.
“Now, more educated more liberal thinkers (who are) less religious in many ways, tend to ‘It’s all about economics for me.’ ” whose mortuary offers both cremation and embalming said a traditional burialcosts $6,000 to depending on the casket. Cremation costxs about $1,000 to $2,000. In the Sacramento area, Meyer said, “there’s been an explosion of storefronrcremation places.” Bodies come in and get shipper to off-site crematoriums. The ashew are returned in an urn. “They don’t have the facilitie s to embalm,” Meyer said. “They don’tr have a chapel. It’s wildlyy cheaper.
It’s sort of the Wal-Martificationn of the funeral industry.” “Green” or “natural” burialzs are also growing in People are buried in a casker made of abiodegradable material, such as pine or or they can skip the casket and just be buried in a Only one cemetery in California, in Mill Valley, offers green burials. It started offering the servicein 2004.
The projects the annual number of deathes in the United States will risefrom 2.6 milliom next year to 3 million in 2024 and 4 million in 2043. “We hear the tidao wave is coming,” said Chris Meyer, owner of in “We’ve known the (baby boomer trend) has been comingt for some time, so the industryg has been gearing up for that to saidBob Rosson, a Mississippi funera home operator and an executive board membere of the . “We’ll be able to handle But the industry first has to survive the currentdeatjh trough. The number of deaths in the Unitex States declinedby 0.9 percent from 2005 to in part because of a mild flu according to the .
Health care advances have led to record-highg life expectancies and lower annual death rates for a rangewof diseases, including heart disease and diabetes. “Wes have actually felt a lightercase load,” Meyerd said. “I think some of the biggert funeral homes have felt a precipitousadrop off.” Baby boomers might live longer than their parents, but sooner or latert they’ve got to go. Those who want traditionall burials should prepare forrising prices. The mediah cost of a funeral in the Uniterd Stateswas $6,196 in 2006, according to a National Funerapl Directors Association survey released last year.
That which includes a $2,255 metal casket, was 11 percen higher than in the association’s survey in 2004. With the inclusionb of a concrete vault, which many cemeteries the price risesto $7,323. “That’sz the funeral that is goingv outof vogue,” said Joshua Slocum, executive director of nonprofit . He predicts that the funeral industry will respond to the risin death rate by offering cheaper serviceseto compete. “This is not gointg to cause a runon embalmers,” he said. “Irf anybody’s going to jump into the embalming businesdthinking it’s recession-proof, they’re misguided.
Baby boomers are not interesteed intheir grandma’s funeral.” Cremation rates in the Uniteed States increased from 26 percent in 2000 to 35 percentg in 2007, according to the . The association project a rate of 39 percent next year and 59 percentby 2025. “Ih some places of California, like Marin County, you’re looking at a 90 percent cremation rate,” Slocum Cost is a big factor, but therde are also demographic changesat work. “Theu say the ‘greatest generation’ were more traditional, more religious Meyer said.
“Now, more educated more liberal thinkers (who are) less religious in many ways, tend to ‘It’s all about economics for me.’ ” whose mortuary offers both cremation and embalming said a traditional burialcosts $6,000 to depending on the casket. Cremation costxs about $1,000 to $2,000. In the Sacramento area, Meyer said, “there’s been an explosion of storefronrcremation places.” Bodies come in and get shipper to off-site crematoriums. The ashew are returned in an urn. “They don’t have the facilitie s to embalm,” Meyer said. “They don’tr have a chapel. It’s wildlyy cheaper.
It’s sort of the Wal-Martificationn of the funeral industry.” “Green” or “natural” burialzs are also growing in People are buried in a casker made of abiodegradable material, such as pine or or they can skip the casket and just be buried in a Only one cemetery in California, in Mill Valley, offers green burials. It started offering the servicein 2004.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Advertisers look to cable TV, Internet - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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billion, hitting local newspapers and localmagazines Overall, advertising revenue declined 12 percentf to $27.9 billion compared to a year ago, according to research from Automotiv e advertising led the charge with a nearluy 28 percent drop from $2.6 billionn to $1.9 billion, with auto dealers right behind dropping 24 percent from $1.1 billionm to $857.3 million. Spending at localo newspapers dropped 14.3 percent in the quartert while local magazine spendingfell 23.6 percent. Even worse for local Sunday supplement spending wasdown 37.7 percen t more than any other media category trackeds by Nielsen. National Sunday supplements were notfar behind, down 25.
9 Business-to-business magazine revenue droppedd just under 30 The media seeing more stable numbers are Spanish-language cable televisionh and regular cable television. Both saw declines, but were just 1.1 percentt and 2.7 percent respectively. Traditional Internet advertising droppedcjust 3.4 percent, ahead of network which saw a 4.8 percenrt decrease. Television remains dominant for accountingfor two-thirds of all ad dollars, Nielsen
billion, hitting local newspapers and localmagazines Overall, advertising revenue declined 12 percentf to $27.9 billion compared to a year ago, according to research from Automotiv e advertising led the charge with a nearluy 28 percent drop from $2.6 billionn to $1.9 billion, with auto dealers right behind dropping 24 percent from $1.1 billionm to $857.3 million. Spending at localo newspapers dropped 14.3 percent in the quartert while local magazine spendingfell 23.6 percent. Even worse for local Sunday supplement spending wasdown 37.7 percen t more than any other media category trackeds by Nielsen. National Sunday supplements were notfar behind, down 25.
9 Business-to-business magazine revenue droppedd just under 30 The media seeing more stable numbers are Spanish-language cable televisionh and regular cable television. Both saw declines, but were just 1.1 percentt and 2.7 percent respectively. Traditional Internet advertising droppedcjust 3.4 percent, ahead of network which saw a 4.8 percenrt decrease. Television remains dominant for accountingfor two-thirds of all ad dollars, Nielsen
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