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Among them is administrative efficiency. Aim: Identify districtzs that have tight budgets andlean staffs. Each district is assessed in three (1) spending per pupil, (2) ratiop of pupils per administrative staffer, and (3) sharee of budget devoted to debt service. The best scorew go to districts withlow spending, high pupil-stafferr ratios, and small amounts of debt service. Administrative efficiency is not the same asthe cost-effectivenessd rankings that will be released laterr this week. This category reflects fiscak prudence, regardless of outcome. Cost-effectiveness links academid performanceand spending.
Rankings: Districts are rankex on a five-star scale from most efficient (whic receive five stars) to least efficiengt (one star). Each district’s administrative efficiencg rating is included in its profile in the printede version ofBusiness First’ s 2009-2010 Guide to Western New York Schools. Leader: Frontierr has the leanest administration in WesterjNew York, with one staffer for every 358.7 (The regional average is one per 163.) And debt servicwe takes only 3.2 percent of Frontier’s budget. 1. Frontier • 2. Lancaster 3. Letchworth • 4. North Tonawanda 5. West Seneca • 6. Williamsvills • 7. Portville 8. Cheektowaga-Maryvale • 9.
Clarence • 10. Iroquois • 11. Orchars Park • 12. East Aurora
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Review: 'Wild Target' Woefully Misses Mark - ABC News
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ABC News | Review: 'Wild Target' Woefully Misses Mark ABC News AP By CHRISTY LEMIRE AP Movie Critic "Wild Target" takes aim at various styles and genres and misses the mark every time. In this film publicity image ... |
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Genesco reports quarterly loss - Nashville Business Journal:
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million loss in the firsyt quarter ofthe company’s fiscal Losses in the quarter ending May 2 — the firsyt quarter of the company’s 2010 fiscal year came in at 30 cents per diluted compared to earnings of $129.3 million, or 5.14 cents per diluted share, in the same quarter of last year. Revenue for Genesco Inc. GCO) came in at $370,366, up 3.8 percent compared to the year-ago quarter. Genesco’s first quartert earnings reflected pretax chargesof $11 million, or $0.4 7 per diluted share, related to a loss on the earlyu retirement of debt tied to the exchange of $56.4 millionb of convertible notes for common stoci announced in April 2009.
Charges also included fixed asseft impairments, lease terminations, litigation settlements and a highed effectivetax rate, the company says. On analysts expected earnings per share of 4 according toThompson Reuters. The low estimate of analystw surveyed was a loss of 2 centsper “Given the current economif environment, we are pleased with our better-than-expectedc performance in the first quarter,” Genesco Presiden and CEO Robert Dennis says in the release. “Outr ability to deliver these results in such turbulent timesd highlights the benefits of our diversifiex operating model and the strength and experiencd of ourmanagement team.
” Genesco is a Nashville-based specialty retailer, sellinhg footwear, headwear and accessories in more than 2,225 retail stores in the United States and principally under the names Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, Johnston & Murphy, Underground Station, Lids, Hat Shack, Hat Head Quarters and Cap Connection. Shares of Genesco were tradingat $24.4o this morning, up 2.8 percent from yesterday’s closing prices of $23.70. The 52-week range of the stoc k is $24.45 to $25.10.
million loss in the firsyt quarter ofthe company’s fiscal Losses in the quarter ending May 2 — the firsyt quarter of the company’s 2010 fiscal year came in at 30 cents per diluted compared to earnings of $129.3 million, or 5.14 cents per diluted share, in the same quarter of last year. Revenue for Genesco Inc. GCO) came in at $370,366, up 3.8 percent compared to the year-ago quarter. Genesco’s first quartert earnings reflected pretax chargesof $11 million, or $0.4 7 per diluted share, related to a loss on the earlyu retirement of debt tied to the exchange of $56.4 millionb of convertible notes for common stoci announced in April 2009.
Charges also included fixed asseft impairments, lease terminations, litigation settlements and a highed effectivetax rate, the company says. On analysts expected earnings per share of 4 according toThompson Reuters. The low estimate of analystw surveyed was a loss of 2 centsper “Given the current economif environment, we are pleased with our better-than-expectedc performance in the first quarter,” Genesco Presiden and CEO Robert Dennis says in the release. “Outr ability to deliver these results in such turbulent timesd highlights the benefits of our diversifiex operating model and the strength and experiencd of ourmanagement team.
” Genesco is a Nashville-based specialty retailer, sellinhg footwear, headwear and accessories in more than 2,225 retail stores in the United States and principally under the names Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, Johnston & Murphy, Underground Station, Lids, Hat Shack, Hat Head Quarters and Cap Connection. Shares of Genesco were tradingat $24.4o this morning, up 2.8 percent from yesterday’s closing prices of $23.70. The 52-week range of the stoc k is $24.45 to $25.10.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Exclusive: Corner Bakery Cafe coming to two East Texas cities - KLTV
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Exclusive: Corner Bakery Cafe coming to two East Texas cities KLTV TYLER, TX (KLTV) - KLTV 7 has confirmed that Corner Bakery Cafe is putting two of their restaurants in East Texas. Corner Bakery Cafe confirmed with KLTV 7 ... |
Monday, October 25, 2010
San Jose Mariachi Festival lineup announced - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The weeklong schedule includes a performancecelebrating Mexico'e golden era of Mexican film. Also on tap is a concerg with special guestsLos Lobos, Lindq Ronstadt and Carlos Santana, appearing togethef for the first time to honot Cesar Chavez. The Festival also will present an evening withJoan "San Jose's Mexican heritage runs deep and the traditionb of creative innovation and commitment to social justice has impacted the world through the work of leaderxs such as Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta," said Ronstadt.
Ronstadt'w creative direction of the mariachiu gala concert pairs the core classical repertoire of the mariachi canon with screened highlights of Mexican filmx that are new to or rarel seen by BayArea Mexico's "Queen of the Cancion Aida Cuevas, returns to the festival from her appearancre with Ronstadt and Lila Downs in 2008. Cuevas will be joined by Los Camperoz de Nati Cano and Mariachi Cobre inthe tribute.
"Ig has been my great pleasure and privilege to work with the wonderful musicians of Los Camperos de Nati Cano and the Mariachu Cobre formany years, duriny which we've developed a personally nuanced approacuh to the music of the both the familiar and the new," said The Festival schedule also includes educational workshops in mariachio music, ballet folklorico, Mexican green buildinv and design and, for the first time, 'slow Mexican cooking. Festival tickets officiallyu go on sale to the general public May 12 at10 a.m. Tickef information is available through the Web siteat www.sjmariachifestival.comj or www.ticketmaster.
com, or by calling
The weeklong schedule includes a performancecelebrating Mexico'e golden era of Mexican film. Also on tap is a concerg with special guestsLos Lobos, Lindq Ronstadt and Carlos Santana, appearing togethef for the first time to honot Cesar Chavez. The Festival also will present an evening withJoan "San Jose's Mexican heritage runs deep and the traditionb of creative innovation and commitment to social justice has impacted the world through the work of leaderxs such as Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta," said Ronstadt.
Ronstadt'w creative direction of the mariachiu gala concert pairs the core classical repertoire of the mariachi canon with screened highlights of Mexican filmx that are new to or rarel seen by BayArea Mexico's "Queen of the Cancion Aida Cuevas, returns to the festival from her appearancre with Ronstadt and Lila Downs in 2008. Cuevas will be joined by Los Camperoz de Nati Cano and Mariachi Cobre inthe tribute.
"Ig has been my great pleasure and privilege to work with the wonderful musicians of Los Camperos de Nati Cano and the Mariachu Cobre formany years, duriny which we've developed a personally nuanced approacuh to the music of the both the familiar and the new," said The Festival schedule also includes educational workshops in mariachio music, ballet folklorico, Mexican green buildinv and design and, for the first time, 'slow Mexican cooking. Festival tickets officiallyu go on sale to the general public May 12 at10 a.m. Tickef information is available through the Web siteat www.sjmariachifestival.comj or www.ticketmaster.
com, or by calling
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Warren Buffett sells remaining Constellation shares - Houston Business Journal:
http://www.evyaapaar.com/article/Job-Security-for-50-Plus-at-Stake-in-Bias-Case.html
Buffett, his company BRK.A, BRK.B), and that company’es subsidiary , are each no longefr stockholders inConstellation (NYSE: CEG), according to a form with the Securitieas and Exchange Commission filed Monday. They have been slowly divestin the stock over the past weekand months, owning 7.3 percentg in February and 6.3 percent last The sale ends the relationship between the investor and one of two Fortune 500 companies in Baltimore City. Iowa-basedf MidAmerican got a 10 percent stake in Constellation whenits $4.7 billionn bid for the company made in September was rejected threed months late.
That offetr came after a cash crunch led to a steep declinein Constellation’s stock price over severalk days and some investors feared Constellation spurned the offer in favor of a deal to sell 49.99 percen of its nuclear business for $4.5 billionb to French firm , which had also been in the biddinv for the company in September. For the Constellation had to pay $175 million in breakup fees and $418 millio n for stocks. It also had to repayy a $1 billion loan from Buffett with 14 percent A decision on whether the deal with EDF require s Maryland approval is expected ina week. The deal is expected to closewthis fall.
Buffett, his company BRK.A, BRK.B), and that company’es subsidiary , are each no longefr stockholders inConstellation (NYSE: CEG), according to a form with the Securitieas and Exchange Commission filed Monday. They have been slowly divestin the stock over the past weekand months, owning 7.3 percentg in February and 6.3 percent last The sale ends the relationship between the investor and one of two Fortune 500 companies in Baltimore City. Iowa-basedf MidAmerican got a 10 percent stake in Constellation whenits $4.7 billionn bid for the company made in September was rejected threed months late.
That offetr came after a cash crunch led to a steep declinein Constellation’s stock price over severalk days and some investors feared Constellation spurned the offer in favor of a deal to sell 49.99 percen of its nuclear business for $4.5 billionb to French firm , which had also been in the biddinv for the company in September. For the Constellation had to pay $175 million in breakup fees and $418 millio n for stocks. It also had to repayy a $1 billion loan from Buffett with 14 percent A decision on whether the deal with EDF require s Maryland approval is expected ina week. The deal is expected to closewthis fall.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Summit brings Cuba, Latin American economy into focus - South Florida Business Journal:
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With other countries pressuring President Barack Obamsa to liftthe embargo, Cuba castds a long shadow. And while the embargo is not likely to end any time the president on April 13 removede all restrictions on Cubans in America who want to visit or send money to familg members residing on theCommunisgt island. The move overturns hard-line policiew that were enacted in 2004 unde r PresidentGeorge W. Bush. The removal of the trave ban for Cubans with family had been expectedundefr Obama’s pro-engagement agenda, but the White Housw said it does not have plans to remov restrictions for all Americans traveling to the island.
“Io don’t think we’re going to get therre unless there’s a sense that the Cubanm government is willing to give some kind ofreciprocatinf gesture,” said Susan Purcell, director of the at the . Tessire Aral, whose Miami company, ABC Charters, is one of a handfulo in the U.S. that is licensed to transpory travelersto Cuba, welcomed the announcement and said it couldd mean that her business improves to the point where it was before the Bush-era rulea took effect. That could mean her business she said. However, the economy in Americaz could slow down the pace at whichn her business recoversto pre-Bush rule she added.
“The good news is that South Floridwa residents who have familu on the island can purchasee many goods from the retail outletzs aroundour area,” said Jerry Haar, professord of management and international business at (FIU) and a boarsd member. “The bad news is the economy will limit the amount theycan buy.” Travel agents like Aral got anotherf boost on April 14 when a federal judg in Miami overturned a law passede last year by the Floridw Legislature that requires travel agencies that specialize in tripsd to Cuba to post bondss and pay higher registration fees.
Anothetr point of concern for Soutjh Florida is that economists are predicting thatLatin America’s economuy is contracting more dramatically than expected. In March, economists revised their forecasg for LatinAmerica downward, estimating that the regiob will contract at a rate of 4 percentg this year, instead of the 0.5 of a percenrt they had previously predicted. This includes a 4.5 percentg decline for Brazil. With $15 billion in totap trade in 2008, Brazil is Southg Florida’s largest trading partner. While the spillover may continue to take a toll onSouty Florida’s trade, it won’t be a freefall, FIU’s Haar “It’s a slowdown, not a he said.
“It is not There’s a well-developed infrastructure that supportsSoutnh Florida’s trade with Latin America, and this insures that when Latin America importers ramp up again, they won’t flocko to other trade centers, Haar noted. “South Florida is the of Latin America. This is the buyinvg place,” he said. “It’s through the blessings of geography and professionaoservices – law, accounting, logistic s – that puts us where we are.
” As bad as the global recession is, it’s also important to remember that Latinb America is more develope d now than during previous recessions, “whejn you had countries sitting on empty coffersd and enormous debt,” said Manuel Mencia, senior VP of internationapl trade and business development at . we’re heavily reliant on our Latin America markets forour particularly, from my perspective, for foreign exports,” he said. obviously, a downturn in Latin America has seriousd implications forSouth Florida.
So far, the good news has been that the downturb of our exports has been significantlhy less than thenational
With other countries pressuring President Barack Obamsa to liftthe embargo, Cuba castds a long shadow. And while the embargo is not likely to end any time the president on April 13 removede all restrictions on Cubans in America who want to visit or send money to familg members residing on theCommunisgt island. The move overturns hard-line policiew that were enacted in 2004 unde r PresidentGeorge W. Bush. The removal of the trave ban for Cubans with family had been expectedundefr Obama’s pro-engagement agenda, but the White Housw said it does not have plans to remov restrictions for all Americans traveling to the island.
“Io don’t think we’re going to get therre unless there’s a sense that the Cubanm government is willing to give some kind ofreciprocatinf gesture,” said Susan Purcell, director of the at the . Tessire Aral, whose Miami company, ABC Charters, is one of a handfulo in the U.S. that is licensed to transpory travelersto Cuba, welcomed the announcement and said it couldd mean that her business improves to the point where it was before the Bush-era rulea took effect. That could mean her business she said. However, the economy in Americaz could slow down the pace at whichn her business recoversto pre-Bush rule she added.
“The good news is that South Floridwa residents who have familu on the island can purchasee many goods from the retail outletzs aroundour area,” said Jerry Haar, professord of management and international business at (FIU) and a boarsd member. “The bad news is the economy will limit the amount theycan buy.” Travel agents like Aral got anotherf boost on April 14 when a federal judg in Miami overturned a law passede last year by the Floridw Legislature that requires travel agencies that specialize in tripsd to Cuba to post bondss and pay higher registration fees.
Anothetr point of concern for Soutjh Florida is that economists are predicting thatLatin America’s economuy is contracting more dramatically than expected. In March, economists revised their forecasg for LatinAmerica downward, estimating that the regiob will contract at a rate of 4 percentg this year, instead of the 0.5 of a percenrt they had previously predicted. This includes a 4.5 percentg decline for Brazil. With $15 billion in totap trade in 2008, Brazil is Southg Florida’s largest trading partner. While the spillover may continue to take a toll onSouty Florida’s trade, it won’t be a freefall, FIU’s Haar “It’s a slowdown, not a he said.
“It is not There’s a well-developed infrastructure that supportsSoutnh Florida’s trade with Latin America, and this insures that when Latin America importers ramp up again, they won’t flocko to other trade centers, Haar noted. “South Florida is the of Latin America. This is the buyinvg place,” he said. “It’s through the blessings of geography and professionaoservices – law, accounting, logistic s – that puts us where we are.
” As bad as the global recession is, it’s also important to remember that Latinb America is more develope d now than during previous recessions, “whejn you had countries sitting on empty coffersd and enormous debt,” said Manuel Mencia, senior VP of internationapl trade and business development at . we’re heavily reliant on our Latin America markets forour particularly, from my perspective, for foreign exports,” he said. obviously, a downturn in Latin America has seriousd implications forSouth Florida.
So far, the good news has been that the downturb of our exports has been significantlhy less than thenational
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