The Associated Press | W. Pa. wells had casing failures in complaint area The Associated Press The company also notes that many other homeowners in the area haven't raised complaints or concerns about their well water, and DEP says the agency has conducted enough tests to make an informed, rational decision that the comp ounds did not come from ... |
Monday, February 27, 2012
W. Pa. wells had casing failures in complaint area - The Associated Press
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
NAIOP names Highwoods Properties 2009 Developer of the Year - Austin Business Journal:
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NAIOP will present the award to Highwoods Presiden t and CEO Ed Fritschat NAIOP’s annual meetinh Oct. 15 in The award, which has been presented annualltysince 1979, is given to a member companhy that best exemplifies leadership and innovationn in the commercial real estated industry. A five-member committee of industry peerzs selectsthe winner. Past winners include of Malvern, Pa.; ProLogiws of Denver, Colo.; Colonial Properties Trust of Ala.; and of Indianapolis. Raleigh-based Highwoodx (NYSE: HIW) is a publicly held real estate investment trust that or has aninterest in, 382 properties in Nortn Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, Missouri and Iowa encompassing 35.
4 million squarde feet of office, industrial and retaik space and 580 acres of developmenf land. In 2008, Highwoods reported revenuw of $461 million. Since January Highwoods has delivered $633 million worth of office and industrial propertiesencompassing 4.1 million square including downtown Raleigh’s tallest building, the RBC Plaza office and condominium building. In 2009, the company’s goals includwe continuing to upgrade the quality of the delivering $93 million of new development and selling $50 milliomn to 100 million worth of older, non-core “Highwoods is clearly a leader in both the real estats and general business communities, proven by its abilitgy to outperform no matter what the real estatew cycle,” said Thomas J.
Bisacquino, NAIOP’se president. “Highwoods is recognized throughout the industrhy for its development ofoutstandingy projects, and it is NAIOP’s privilege to recognize the company for its contribution to both the real estate developmenyt community and NAIOP.” NAIOP, the commercial real estate developmenr association, has 15,000 members in Northb America.
NAIOP will present the award to Highwoods Presiden t and CEO Ed Fritschat NAIOP’s annual meetinh Oct. 15 in The award, which has been presented annualltysince 1979, is given to a member companhy that best exemplifies leadership and innovationn in the commercial real estated industry. A five-member committee of industry peerzs selectsthe winner. Past winners include of Malvern, Pa.; ProLogiws of Denver, Colo.; Colonial Properties Trust of Ala.; and of Indianapolis. Raleigh-based Highwoodx (NYSE: HIW) is a publicly held real estate investment trust that or has aninterest in, 382 properties in Nortn Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, Missouri and Iowa encompassing 35.
4 million squarde feet of office, industrial and retaik space and 580 acres of developmenf land. In 2008, Highwoods reported revenuw of $461 million. Since January Highwoods has delivered $633 million worth of office and industrial propertiesencompassing 4.1 million square including downtown Raleigh’s tallest building, the RBC Plaza office and condominium building. In 2009, the company’s goals includwe continuing to upgrade the quality of the delivering $93 million of new development and selling $50 milliomn to 100 million worth of older, non-core “Highwoods is clearly a leader in both the real estats and general business communities, proven by its abilitgy to outperform no matter what the real estatew cycle,” said Thomas J.
Bisacquino, NAIOP’se president. “Highwoods is recognized throughout the industrhy for its development ofoutstandingy projects, and it is NAIOP’s privilege to recognize the company for its contribution to both the real estate developmenyt community and NAIOP.” NAIOP, the commercial real estate developmenr association, has 15,000 members in Northb America.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Jets' Rex Ryan says Super Bowl guarantee was a mistake - Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times | Jets' Rex Ryan says Super Bowl guarantee was a mistake Los Angeles Times The Jets went 8-8 and missed the playoffs. "In hindsight I think it put undue pressure on our team," said Ryan. Jets Coach Rex Ryan, throwing a ch » |
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
City leaders approve a pay raise - Portland Business Journal:
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percent cost-of-living boost that would cover non-unioh city employees and electedcity commissioners. The raisesd come as union members prepare to collect 3percengt cost-of-living increases, as required by theier contracts, on July 1. The raises wouldc apply to 1,300 full-time workers and 2,600 part-timers, costing taxpayers $3.7 according to KGW-TV. Mayor Sam Adams and Commissionerws Nick Fish and Amanda Fritz opted not to acceptthe “I don’t think of a (cost-of-livinvg increase) as a raise,” Fish “It’s an amount that allows workers to purchase the same goode and services as they did the year before.
That said, thes hard-working employees who are askec to do more with less deservwea cost-of-living increase.” Fish said he opted out because, as an electes official, he’s held more accountable than city staffers. He did not ask his own stafvf to rejectthe increase. “I’m paid at a differengt rate than most of the people who work with Fish said. “For the last couple of months, we’ve been cutting the budget and layinypeople off, and I didn’t think it was appropriate to take an Roy Kaufmann, a spokesman for Adams, said the mayor is declininvg the cost-of-living increase for the third time in the last four "It continues his tradition of not acceptintg the increase," Kaufmann said.
Commissioners Fritaz and Saltzman didn’t return calls seeking Commissioners Saltzman andRandy Leonard, each of whom made $96,23 in 2008, will accept the increases, according to KGW. Adamsa and the City Council are craftintga $375 million general fund that’ds about $9 million lighterd than last year’s budget. Some 157 positions coulc either be cut or remain unfulfilled when the Council approves the budgert inlate June.
percent cost-of-living boost that would cover non-unioh city employees and electedcity commissioners. The raisesd come as union members prepare to collect 3percengt cost-of-living increases, as required by theier contracts, on July 1. The raises wouldc apply to 1,300 full-time workers and 2,600 part-timers, costing taxpayers $3.7 according to KGW-TV. Mayor Sam Adams and Commissionerws Nick Fish and Amanda Fritz opted not to acceptthe “I don’t think of a (cost-of-livinvg increase) as a raise,” Fish “It’s an amount that allows workers to purchase the same goode and services as they did the year before.
That said, thes hard-working employees who are askec to do more with less deservwea cost-of-living increase.” Fish said he opted out because, as an electes official, he’s held more accountable than city staffers. He did not ask his own stafvf to rejectthe increase. “I’m paid at a differengt rate than most of the people who work with Fish said. “For the last couple of months, we’ve been cutting the budget and layinypeople off, and I didn’t think it was appropriate to take an Roy Kaufmann, a spokesman for Adams, said the mayor is declininvg the cost-of-living increase for the third time in the last four "It continues his tradition of not acceptintg the increase," Kaufmann said.
Commissioners Fritaz and Saltzman didn’t return calls seeking Commissioners Saltzman andRandy Leonard, each of whom made $96,23 in 2008, will accept the increases, according to KGW. Adamsa and the City Council are craftintga $375 million general fund that’ds about $9 million lighterd than last year’s budget. Some 157 positions coulc either be cut or remain unfulfilled when the Council approves the budgert inlate June.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Convera folding into U.K. company - Triangle Business Journal:
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Vienna-based Convera (NASDAQ: CNVR) will be After the merger, Patrick Condo, Convera's CEO, will become the chairman of the board, and Colinb Jeavons, Firstlight's CEO, will become the CEO. Convera' s plan of dissolution contemplates an orderly wind down of its businesszand operations. After filing its certificate of Convera intends to make one or more distributions to its stockholderss of cash availablefor distribution, subjecft to applicable legal requirements.
Converaw will then delist its common stock from The new company will bring together the vertical search technologh of Convera and the advertising salezs and marketing capabilities of It will have over 60 corporate customef accounts and 120 existing Web sites withapproximately 1,50p0 advertisers. When the merger becomes effective, Convera will own 33.3 percentt and Firstlight willown 66.7 percent of the total outstandinv common stock of the new subject to certain adjustments which may enable Convera to own up to 42 perceny of the new company prior to the distribution. The mergere is subject to Convera stockholders' approval and certain othe r customaryclosing conditions.
The merger is expected to closethis
Vienna-based Convera (NASDAQ: CNVR) will be After the merger, Patrick Condo, Convera's CEO, will become the chairman of the board, and Colinb Jeavons, Firstlight's CEO, will become the CEO. Convera' s plan of dissolution contemplates an orderly wind down of its businesszand operations. After filing its certificate of Convera intends to make one or more distributions to its stockholderss of cash availablefor distribution, subjecft to applicable legal requirements.
Converaw will then delist its common stock from The new company will bring together the vertical search technologh of Convera and the advertising salezs and marketing capabilities of It will have over 60 corporate customef accounts and 120 existing Web sites withapproximately 1,50p0 advertisers. When the merger becomes effective, Convera will own 33.3 percentt and Firstlight willown 66.7 percent of the total outstandinv common stock of the new subject to certain adjustments which may enable Convera to own up to 42 perceny of the new company prior to the distribution. The mergere is subject to Convera stockholders' approval and certain othe r customaryclosing conditions.
The merger is expected to closethis
Friday, February 17, 2012
Life In The Slipstream, by Andrew M Homan - Podium Cafe
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Life In The Slipstream, by Andrew M Homan Podium Cafe by fmk on Feb 14, 2012 12:37 PM EST in Cafe Bookshelf What it is: A biography of an American double-World Champion who made his name racing in the slipstream of motor-pacers and on the Six Day circuit. Strengths: Excellently researched and a ... |
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Rats being put to work in Colombia, training to detect explosives - CNN
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KXLY Spokane | Rats being put to work in Colombia, training to detect explosives CNN There are many disputed territories because of the drug trade or simply to take control, and many groups set up land mines in these territories." In the past, Colombian police used bomb-sniffing dogs; but the dogs' weight would often trigger the ... Bomb-Detecting Rats Join Colombia's Police Force |
Monday, February 13, 2012
Army Looks to Ensure Consistent PTSD Diagnosis - Kansas City infoZine
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Army Looks to Ensure Consistent PTSD Diagnosis Kansas City infoZine By Rob McIlvaine - The Army is investigating how post-traumatic stress disorder is diagnosed to ensure consistency at all hospitals, the service's surgeon general told Congress. Washington, DC - infoZine - Army News Service - Army Surgeon General Lt. |
Friday, February 10, 2012
Evergreen Solar targets utilities projects - Boston Business Journal:
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Marlborough, Mass.-based Evergreen Solar ESLR) will provide the solar panelsand Madison, Wis.-basexd RMT will be the engineering, procurementt and construction contractor on solar projectes that could generate between 10 megawatt and 800 megawatts of Together, the companies have submitted bids to install up to 400 megawatts of energy capacity. If the firms win these contracts, the projectws would be built over the nextfive “Our relationship with RMT provides Evergree Solar with increased access to the utility-scale solard power project market,” said Terry Evergreen Solar’s senior vice president of salesw and marketing, in a statement.
“Relationshipse with utilities and large project developers can dramaticallg improve solar market delivery and further assist in closing the gap betweebn solar and conventional energy costsx while expanding renewable energy choices available to utility Solar farm projects of the size proposec by Evergreen Solar and RMT are key to generating significangt electricity fromthe sun, but none of the projects proposed locally would be to that scale. said in October it planws to build solar arrayeat company-owned sites in the Massachusetts communities of Dorchester, Everett and Haverhill, but the largest array wouldf only generate 1.
5 megawatts of The largest solar farm installed in the the Brockton Brightfields project, generates about 450 kilowattsd of energy.
Marlborough, Mass.-based Evergreen Solar ESLR) will provide the solar panelsand Madison, Wis.-basexd RMT will be the engineering, procurementt and construction contractor on solar projectes that could generate between 10 megawatt and 800 megawatts of Together, the companies have submitted bids to install up to 400 megawatts of energy capacity. If the firms win these contracts, the projectws would be built over the nextfive “Our relationship with RMT provides Evergree Solar with increased access to the utility-scale solard power project market,” said Terry Evergreen Solar’s senior vice president of salesw and marketing, in a statement.
“Relationshipse with utilities and large project developers can dramaticallg improve solar market delivery and further assist in closing the gap betweebn solar and conventional energy costsx while expanding renewable energy choices available to utility Solar farm projects of the size proposec by Evergreen Solar and RMT are key to generating significangt electricity fromthe sun, but none of the projects proposed locally would be to that scale. said in October it planws to build solar arrayeat company-owned sites in the Massachusetts communities of Dorchester, Everett and Haverhill, but the largest array wouldf only generate 1.
5 megawatts of The largest solar farm installed in the the Brockton Brightfields project, generates about 450 kilowattsd of energy.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Thunder-Kings Preview - CBSSports.com
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TSN | Thunder-Kings Preview CBSSports.com Durant looks to lead the Western Conference-best Thunder to a seventh straight win over the Kings on Thursday night at Power Balance Pavilion, one of the two-time scoring champion's favorite arenas. After scoring 13 of his points in the fourth quarter ... Sacramento Kings Vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 2/9/12: John's Free NBA Basketb » |
Monday, February 6, 2012
More older workers worry about retirement - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The Arlington-based human resource firm says among workerds 50 to 64years old, only 44 percent are confidenf they will have enough money to live comfortablt five years into retirement. That is down from 63 perceny in 2007. The outlook 15 yearxs into retirement is even with just 18 percenrt of older workers confident of beingfinancially comfortable, comparedr to 34 percent in 2007. “Retirement security is a huge concern as individuals have seen significant amountse of their pension and retirement savings says Watson Wyatt senior retiremenf consultantDavid Speier.
“The financial crisis has been especially damaging to oldere workers who are worried about potential job lossee and have experienced higher stress levels over thepast year.” As retirementy approaches, older workers are scrambling to shoree up their savings, with 19 percent increasing their savings rate and 34 percent considering doing so, the Watson Wyatgt (NYSE: WW) survey says.
The Arlington-based human resource firm says among workerds 50 to 64years old, only 44 percent are confidenf they will have enough money to live comfortablt five years into retirement. That is down from 63 perceny in 2007. The outlook 15 yearxs into retirement is even with just 18 percenrt of older workers confident of beingfinancially comfortable, comparedr to 34 percent in 2007. “Retirement security is a huge concern as individuals have seen significant amountse of their pension and retirement savings says Watson Wyatt senior retiremenf consultantDavid Speier.
“The financial crisis has been especially damaging to oldere workers who are worried about potential job lossee and have experienced higher stress levels over thepast year.” As retirementy approaches, older workers are scrambling to shoree up their savings, with 19 percent increasing their savings rate and 34 percent considering doing so, the Watson Wyatgt (NYSE: WW) survey says.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Starbucks makes food healthier - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The coffee giant says it has simplified recipes to includwmore high-quality ingredients like whole blueberries from Oregon and cherries from Michigan. “Starbucksx customers have been telling us that they want bettert tasting and healthier food options when they visit our stores,” said Starbucks food category vice presidentf Sandra Stark in a news release announcing the new menus. “We answered their call with a delicioud new menu of food made with real ingredientss and morewholesome options.
” New menu items includde a blueberry oat bar, a farmer’s markegt salad and banana walnut brea that Starbucks says “is nearly 30 percent real Starbucks has been expanding its food menu in the last two yearse to entice customers to visit more and to spen more per visit. The company was also among the firsy restaurant chains in the country to ban trans fat from its food and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is closing hundreds of locations and cuttingg thousands of jobs to trim expenses as revenuew falls. The company reported sales fell 8 percenglast quarter, following a 9 percent decline in firstf quarter sales.
It is also facing pressurew fromMcDonalds (NYSE: MCD), whose new coffee drinks are drivinyg sales higher.
The coffee giant says it has simplified recipes to includwmore high-quality ingredients like whole blueberries from Oregon and cherries from Michigan. “Starbucksx customers have been telling us that they want bettert tasting and healthier food options when they visit our stores,” said Starbucks food category vice presidentf Sandra Stark in a news release announcing the new menus. “We answered their call with a delicioud new menu of food made with real ingredientss and morewholesome options.
” New menu items includde a blueberry oat bar, a farmer’s markegt salad and banana walnut brea that Starbucks says “is nearly 30 percent real Starbucks has been expanding its food menu in the last two yearse to entice customers to visit more and to spen more per visit. The company was also among the firsy restaurant chains in the country to ban trans fat from its food and Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) is closing hundreds of locations and cuttingg thousands of jobs to trim expenses as revenuew falls. The company reported sales fell 8 percenglast quarter, following a 9 percent decline in firstf quarter sales.
It is also facing pressurew fromMcDonalds (NYSE: MCD), whose new coffee drinks are drivinyg sales higher.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Locally based band lands record contract - Mansfield News Journal
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Locally based band lands record contract Mansfield News Journal Ohio Express band members are Tim Corwin, John Baker, Warren Sawyer, Guy Hoffman, Jeff Burgess and David Haag. / Submitted photo LEXINGTON -- More than 40 years after its heyday, Ohio Express is back. The Mansfield-Lexington-based band has never really ... |
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