Monday, April 30, 2012

Danac gets good news from Montgomery County Planning Board - Boston Business Journal:

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The Bethesda-based developer's 26-acre officew park in the Shady Grove Life Sciencees Center is currently approvedfor 669,53 square feet of density and the campuss currently contains half of that, or 350,000 squarr feet. At a May 28 work session, the Montgomery Countu Planning Board decided to recommend in its draft Gaithersburg West Masterf Plan that the property be developed with up to twice asmuch density, or contain up to 1.34 milliob square feet of office, retaio and residential space. The southwest cornefr of the land currently includesa 272,000-square-foot, three-building compledx that houses software and pharmaceutical tenants.
The north side of the propertu contains the Metropolitan RegionalInformational Services' 72,000-square-foot Last week, the board also recommended that Danac'sw Corridor Cities Transitway stop be locateds at or near its northeastern corner, near the intersectiojn of Diamondback Drive and Decoverly Drive. That is good news for since the board had left out the stop inearliet drafts. The transit stop near the cornert may be developed whether the state retainws the current road alignment or adoptsthe county'sd locally preferred alternative.
The board also picke d that location because the northeastern corner is considered to be convenienr for pedestrians from the Decoverlyresidential "We have a long way to go, but we are encouragesd by the planning board's said Timothy Dugan, a Danaxc attorney. Several more work sessions are scheduled over the nexttwo months, and in July the planninb board will send its draft master plan to the count executive who will have 60 days to review and commentt before it is sent to the countyy council for deliberations.

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Twist-and-stick flashlight lights up the grill - CNET

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Friday, April 27, 2012

'Safe': Action flick sticks to basics and executes them reasonably well - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

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By Stephen Whitty/The Star-Ledger John Baer/LionsgateJason Statham stars in the meat-and-potatoes action movie â€Å"Safe,†though he does deviate a bit from action-movie convention by showing some tenderness. Most action films barely g et screened at ...


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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Are you embracing this brave new world? - San Antonio Business Journal:

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According to the National Associationof Realtors, nearly 90 percent of home buyers use the Internet. That meansw companies need to reach these and firms such as Coldwellp Banker are shifting theird resources inthat direction. “If we aren’t spending the lion’xs share of our marketing dollarwsthere (online), then we aren’f paying attention,” says Jodi the general manager of Coldwell Banker Triaxd Realtors, who is based in the company’d Winston-Salem office. Applications for smart phonees such as the iPhone and Blackberry are gaining By the endof June, Coldwell Banker expects to launch a Web site specifically targetedr to these kinds of devices.
Because of the smaller screen size, complexd graphics can be hard to read and the amoun t of information on a site needs to be limitedd foreasy accessibility. The modifies Web site will allow people to get information about homesx that pique their interest even as they are drivinfg downthe street. “So if someone is sitting in fronyt ofa house, they will be able to go directlhy to our Web and access all of the information and Tate says.
“We feel this is really a requirement in this dayand

Monday, April 23, 2012

Baby boom spawned in wake of Ike - Houston Business Journal:

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The Waltrip team won, running away with 312 pointws earning a bid to an international competition in Massachusettesin June. But Lipham and his students are well awares of the 375 a team from Californiz posted in another regionalqualifyiny event. “We’ve got to beat that,” says The June 24-26 competition at the Massachusetts Maritim e Academy will feature teams from as far away as Japajand Australia. Students will have the chance to networko with sponsors and learn abougt college scholarshipsas well.
In additiohn to fostering keen competition, the contests give studentsw practical experience for future Says Lipham: “Every offshore rig has to have somebodhy there who can run an ROV — that’s what this type of trainingv is for. There’s such a market for these you can geta two-year associatde degree and start out at $60,000 to $70,000o a year. I make that and I’ved been teaching for 34 Several brokers recruited six months ago by Jones LangLaSallre Inc. to sell commercial real estate have left the The sales team of Richard Rudd, Mary Carolan, Kent Peters and Jared Chua decided to form a new Allied Advisors LLC, effective May 4.
The brokers splity away in order to concentratew more onclient needs, Rudd says. They no longerf wanted to work for apubliv company, which must focus on the value of stocjk in addition to doing real estat e deals, he says. “It’s exactly the right time to bedoinb this,” says Rudd, who sees upcoming salesd opportunities due to market “There’s not an owner of real estate right now that’s not feeling some he adds. The brokers joined Jones Lang LaSallse last September for the purpose of establishing the realestate firm’s first capital markets operation in Houston.
The company’sx amicable response to the team’xs departure came in a written “We continue to assess localo activity and monitor economif conditions in Houston and will consider advancing our capitalo marketsfoothold there, when and if, the right opportunith presents itself,” the firm stated. The Rudd saleds team previously worked at CB RichardEllis Inc. untiol the large publicly traded firm consolidated its Dallaes andHouston teams. The May 22 article, “Stephens puts moneuy on energy banking,” incorrectly stated that Stephens Inc. had acquired Dallas-based Energy Capital Solutions LP.
In fact, only the firm’ energy investment banking teamjoined Stephens.

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Wal-Mart testing video game kiosks in deal with Columbus provider - Business First of Columbus:

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Retailing giant will feature E-Play’s kiosks for used video games in the vestibulexs of 77 stores inthe Wal-Mart and Columbus-based E-Play declined to commeng on the test run, other than to providse a fact sheet about the kiosks, whichu buy used video games using a database with prices for more than 4,00o titles. Customers scan games’ UPC code and then are given the chance to accepty or declinethe turn-in price, whicb would be credited to a credif or debit card. The price can be as much as $25 for a high-demandc game. (Fellow parents would agree the averagwe is likely to be much less.
) E-Play has other partnerships with convenience gasoline service stations and others that have put its DVD- and videi game-rental kiosks in more than 200 locations in 11 including Ohio. Columbus Business Firs t has reported on some of itsprevious deals, each time withoutt comment from E-Play, despite repeated requests. The company was part of Dallas-based ’s Blockbuster Express $1 DVD rental kioskm test in 2007, which was abandonerd in 2008, then it partneredf with ’s MovieStop subsidiary for a simila $1 DVD kiosk test. Recession be Let’s expand.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Colorado Hispanic business leaders to lobby Bennet, others on union bill - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The delegation includes members of the Hispani c Contractors of Colorado and the Denver Hispanic Chamberof Commerce. The groupo will be in Washington on Tuesda yand Wednesday, joining small-business leaderes from other states. The Colorado busines leaders want totell Bennet, D-Colo., and other lawmakers “why this bill would really hurt them as they try to emergr from a tough economy,” said HCC spokesman Sean Duffy. Duffhy said the group arranged to meet with Bennet becausew he has not yet declared how he will vote on thelaboer bill.
“In these very difficult economicf times, companies are strugglinbg to retain the jobs they Helga Grunerud, HCC executive director, said in a “We want to send a messages that we want to help jump starty economic recovery but [the labof bill] would make that challenge far, far greater.” The Employes Free Choice Act, also known as the “carr check” bill, would allow workers to organize a unioj without a secret election, as now Instead, a local could be launched at a workplace if at leastf half its workers sign an authorization Unions say the bill is needed to protecr worker rights in the recession.
But in a HCC said that enactment of thelaw “woulf unfairly tip the delicate business-labor climate in Colorado sharply away from employers, and would result in furthere economic damage and job loss.” As part of a larger nationwide contingent organized by the , the Colorado groul will meet with Sen. John R-S.D., and other legislators “tp be determined,” Duffy said. The business leaders also want to discuss other issues, including health care reform and the allocation of federak stimulus funds.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Stepfather arrested after son takes heroin to school - Christian Science Monitor

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Saturday, April 14, 2012

South Florida Business Journal: Business Events Calendar

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

Danica Patrick: No backup plan for Darlington qualifying - Superior Telegram

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Danica Patrick: No backup plan for Darlington qualifying

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Hospital reorganizes its board as it plans major improvements - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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endured a months-long upheaval earlier this year when it laid off approximatelyt 60 workers because of financial woes and its chief executive resigned abruptl after three months on the job in the face ofcommunitgy pressure. Since rehiring about a dozemn ofthe laid-off employees, the hospital has been operating on a strategic plan centeree on “moving forward.” That plan includes the formationb of a new 15-member board of directors that promises to maintaih better communication and transparency with residents. Each membe r of the new board, which is expected to be set upby Jan. 1, will servee three-year terms with a maximum of threed terms.
The previous board had no term “The population is so we’ve got baby boomers and new millenials, so we should be communicatinb withthem two-way,” said Warrejn Lee, president of the hospital’s board of who retired as president of in “And we’re looking at how we can do that with candofr and respect. This way there will be a continued freshnesds within the boardand [it facilitate the flow of new ideas.
” Lee said current board members can reapply for a positiohn on the new Many Waimea residents had growb frustrated at the height of the upheaval this summer and arguerd they were kept out of the loop as to why the hospitalk cut key health programs and staff. The 40-bed hospitap is funded entirely by private donationsx and hospital administrators at the time said the cuts were needex to stem what would have beena $7.4 million loss this year. The which has approximately 350 posted operating lossesof $7.3 millio in 2007. It generated $40.8 million in patienyt revenue but operating expensestotaled $48 million last year, accordingv to the hospital’s annual report.
Revenue includesd the $1.7 million it earned from selling its outpatienf dialysis business to Liberty Dialysis in addition to an 86 percenty jump in community contributions between 2006and 2007. “Wed are not in a position of luxury and we’ll continue to keep our eye on costw and not let them get out of control again,” said Ron Vigus, North Hawaii’as interim CEO. “It’s just that thoses financial concerns are more acute here than they are on the Vigus was brought in as a turnaround expert bythe hospital’ds management company, , in August to replaces former CEO Jeff Comer.
In additionb to repairing its rift withthe community, the hospital has reachedx out to its founder, Earl E. who over the years has donate morethan $15 million to North Hawaii Community Hospital, makin him its most prominent financial Bakken, who had cut ties with hospitakl administrators in early July amidsg the turmoil, told PBN that he’es “impressed” with the current leadership’s efforts at movingg forward and keeping in line with the initial vision he had for the Like most other hospitals in the state, North Hawaii is struggling to keep up with health-carw delivery costs that are rising faster than reimbursements, Lee The hospital’s long-term plan includes expanding its emergenct room service, which currently has eight bays to treatg patients, and adding much-needed physician office spacw within the next five years.
“Wse understand what the issueds areand we’re keeping with our mission of a healthy, healing environment and our core values,” Lee “We need to get over this hurdles — the financial pressures — and keep [those alive. We’re listening and we all want the same which is keeping thisthe No. 1 hospita l in West Hawaii.”

Monday, April 9, 2012

Mathematics tricks students at IIT-JEE - Times of India

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Mathematics tricks students at IIT-JEE

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Saturday, April 7, 2012

Tornadoes terrorize Dallas area - SunHerald.com

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Tornadoes terrorize Dallas area

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By NOMAAN MERCHANT and JAMIE STENGLE - AP DALLAS -- Tornadoes and violent storms raked through the Dallas area Tuesday, crumbling the wing of a nursing home, peeling roofs from dozens of homes and spiraling big-rig trailers into the air like footballs.



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Thursday, April 5, 2012

Applied Materials CEO sees chip gear firms dying - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Reports from comments made to reporters while on a trip to the head of the Sant a Claracompany (NASDAQ:AMAT) said that the companiees that supply chipmaking equipment are findin g it very difficult to merge or do "That leaves very few avenues to give other than ... companies the Reuters news service reportsSplinter said. Other problems hindering industryt consolidation are wide differences in the technologythey use, leavingf little room for anything other than a shutdownh of some companies, Splinter reportedly "The semiconductor equipment industry cannot supporf the necessary level of R&D without some amount of Reuters quoted Splinter as saying.
"Todagy there is too much too much waste inthe industry." A report on Monday indicated that global chip sales posted their second consecutive monthu of increases, up 6.4 percent from March to but remain 25 percent below sales from a year ago.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

NBA TV joins the Comcast Digital Classic party - Phoenix Business Journal:

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The league and Comcast said Thursdagy that NBA TV will be movinfg to Digital Classic beforethe 2009-2010 season. In recen weeks, Comcast has announcerd that the and the will also move toDigita Classic. About two-thirds of Comcast’ 17.3 million digital customers get Digital which is one stepabove Comcast’xs base level of digital The moves to Digital Classic began with the NFL which was in a long legal battle with Comcast over its placement on Comcast’a Sports Entertainment tier, a packager that required customers to pay up to $7 a monthn extra and had about 2 millionb subscribers.
It was announced earliedr this week that the NHL Network would also be addede toDigital Classic. ’s which Philadelphia-based Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK) partlyu owns, had been part of the Digita Classic lineup since the debuted in The NBA and Comcast describeds their arrangementas “long term” but did not give detaild on its exact length or money. NBA TV’s programming includes 100 NBA gameseach season, highlight s and on-demand features. Comcast will continu to offer NBALeague Pass, which provides 40 NBA game telecast per week for an additional cost.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

The role of ICT in supporting disruptive innovation: a multi-site qualitative ... - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

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No study has qualitatively investigated the role of the Emergency NP in Australia, nor the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on this disruptive workforce innovation. This study aimed to investigate ways in which Nurse ...