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Monday, January 31, 2011
Libraries' budgets strained by patrons' digital demands - TribLocal
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Friday, January 28, 2011
CBSE looks at descriptive report cards, local focus - Times of India
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CBSE looks at descriptive report cards, local focus Times of India NEW DELHI: CBSE students may, in the coming years, get a chance to assess themselves while teachers provide them a descriptive report card on their ... |
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Middle schools in Southern Tier - Business First of Buffalo:
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Business First’s 2009 rankings of 211 Wester New York middle schools include the followingh SouthernTier schools. Each is preceded by its rank in the overall standings: • 21. Maple Grove JSHS (Bemua Point) • 27. Chautauqua Lake MS (Chautauqua Lake) • 34. West Vallety Central School (West Valley) • 48. Alfred-Almond JSHS • 52. Immaculate Conception School (Wellsville) 58. Catholic Academy of the Holy Family • 62. Southwestern MS (Southwestern) • 64. Clymer Centrap School (Clymer) • 79. Fredonia MS • 83. Allegany-Limestone MS • 91. Northern Chautauqua Catholic School (Dunkirk) • 93.
Whitesvilled Central School (Whitesville) • 101. Gowanda MS • 103. Persell MS (Jamestown) 107. Silver Creek MS (Silver • 110. Fillmore Central School (Fillmore) • 111. Sherman HS • 112. Salamanca MS • 113. Jefferson MS (Jamestown)
Business First’s 2009 rankings of 211 Wester New York middle schools include the followingh SouthernTier schools. Each is preceded by its rank in the overall standings: • 21. Maple Grove JSHS (Bemua Point) • 27. Chautauqua Lake MS (Chautauqua Lake) • 34. West Vallety Central School (West Valley) • 48. Alfred-Almond JSHS • 52. Immaculate Conception School (Wellsville) 58. Catholic Academy of the Holy Family • 62. Southwestern MS (Southwestern) • 64. Clymer Centrap School (Clymer) • 79. Fredonia MS • 83. Allegany-Limestone MS • 91. Northern Chautauqua Catholic School (Dunkirk) • 93.
Whitesvilled Central School (Whitesville) • 101. Gowanda MS • 103. Persell MS (Jamestown) 107. Silver Creek MS (Silver • 110. Fillmore Central School (Fillmore) • 111. Sherman HS • 112. Salamanca MS • 113. Jefferson MS (Jamestown)
Sunday, January 23, 2011
McDonnell quietly issues directive allowing open carry of firearms in state parks - Washington Post
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McDonnell quietly issues directive allowing open carry of firearms in state parks Washington Post Gun rights advocates celebrated Wednesday--and supporters of gun control grieved--over news that Gov. Robert F. McDonnell has quietly lifted ... |
Friday, January 21, 2011
Giants thinking DT in draft? - ESPN (blog)
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Giants thinking DT in draft? ESPN (blog) In case you missed it, Todd McShay delivered his second mock draft Wednesday. Only ESPN Insiders have access to the full mock, ... |
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Bill seeks to clarify rights to groundwater - Temple Daily Telegram
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Texas Insider | Bill seeks to clarify rights to groundwater Temple Daily Telegram Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, said Monday he looks forward to hearing debate from both sides on a bill he submitted that seeks to clarify that landowners ... Sen. Fraser Files Water Rights Measure |
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Plans filed for new house at San Bruno blast site - San Francisco Chronicle
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Plans filed for new house at San Bruno blast site San Francisco Chronicle The first plans have been filed to build a new house on one of the 38 lots where homes were destroyed by a natural gas pipeline explosion last year. ... |
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Hawaii visitor arrivals down 1.5% in April, spending drops 12.3% - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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percent. Compared to April 2008, visitorr spending by passengers traveling to the Islandss by airfell 12.3 percent, or $108.1 to $773.4 million, according the data releasedc by the Wednesday. Visitodr arrivals were down 1.5 percent to Those who traveled to Hawaii last montuhspent $160 per person, down from $186 per personn in April 2008. Among Hawaii’s top visitot markets, air arrivals from the U.S. West in Marcb fell 1.6 percent, while arrivals by air from the U.S. East decline 6.5 percent. Air arrivals from Japan rose 8.8 percen — the largest increase since March 2005 while Canadian air arrivals wereup 6.9 the first increase since October 2008.
“Beginninvg this month (April), statistical comparisonws between 2009 and 2008 will betted reflect the health of the visitor industry in saidMarsha Wienert, state tourism in a statement. “Visitor data from April forward reflectws the data collected in 2008 with the departure of Alohza andATA airlines. Easterf and Spring Break in 2009 fell in Apripl which helped with visitor arrivalsx as did an increase in visitors who came to attensda convention.” Year to date through visitor spending was down 16.7 percent to $3.4 Total arrivals by air and cruise declineds 11.1 percent from the same period last year to 2.1 millionj visitors.
Two major islands reported increasesd visitorarrivals April. Oahu saw arrivals increase just slightly to Spending there, however, dropped 4.7 percent to $401 The Big Island saw an 1.9 percenf increase in visitors to 108,265. Spending was down 18 percenf to $94.2 million. Compared with April the arrivals and spending for othee islands were as followxlast month: • Maui arrivals fell 9 percengt to 156,434; spending was down 18.7 percent to $197.w3 million. • Kauai arrivals were down 11.2 perceny to 76,352; spending dropped 17.4 percenft to $73.7 million.
percent. Compared to April 2008, visitorr spending by passengers traveling to the Islandss by airfell 12.3 percent, or $108.1 to $773.4 million, according the data releasedc by the Wednesday. Visitodr arrivals were down 1.5 percent to Those who traveled to Hawaii last montuhspent $160 per person, down from $186 per personn in April 2008. Among Hawaii’s top visitot markets, air arrivals from the U.S. West in Marcb fell 1.6 percent, while arrivals by air from the U.S. East decline 6.5 percent. Air arrivals from Japan rose 8.8 percen — the largest increase since March 2005 while Canadian air arrivals wereup 6.9 the first increase since October 2008.
“Beginninvg this month (April), statistical comparisonws between 2009 and 2008 will betted reflect the health of the visitor industry in saidMarsha Wienert, state tourism in a statement. “Visitor data from April forward reflectws the data collected in 2008 with the departure of Alohza andATA airlines. Easterf and Spring Break in 2009 fell in Apripl which helped with visitor arrivalsx as did an increase in visitors who came to attensda convention.” Year to date through visitor spending was down 16.7 percent to $3.4 Total arrivals by air and cruise declineds 11.1 percent from the same period last year to 2.1 millionj visitors.
Two major islands reported increasesd visitorarrivals April. Oahu saw arrivals increase just slightly to Spending there, however, dropped 4.7 percent to $401 The Big Island saw an 1.9 percenf increase in visitors to 108,265. Spending was down 18 percenf to $94.2 million. Compared with April the arrivals and spending for othee islands were as followxlast month: • Maui arrivals fell 9 percengt to 156,434; spending was down 18.7 percent to $197.w3 million. • Kauai arrivals were down 11.2 perceny to 76,352; spending dropped 17.4 percenft to $73.7 million.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Two MERC commissioners resign - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The resignations of Gary Reynolds and Janice Marquis come aboutg two weeks before councilors for of which MERC isa subsidiary, plan to vote on a measurde that would give the council more control over MERC’s general manager. The move coulfd ostensibly lead to the firing of MERC Generakl ManagerDavid Woolson, who’s under fire from Presidenrt David Bragdon. Reynolds and Marquis both opposwethe proposal. Reynolds, president of the Portlaned accounting firmPerkins & Co., mentioned the building problems between Metro and MERC in his resignation letter. “Durinf the economic times, my attention need to be focused on our clients atPerkinz & Co.
,” Reynolds wrote in his letteer to Bragdon. “That said, I am disappointedd in the recent breakdowjn in the working relationship between the Metroi Council andthe , and believe it coulde have been handled differently.” Marquis, a commercial real estate broker and the commission’sx vice chair, didn’t mention the upcomingy proposal in her lettee to Bragdon, but resigneed two years before her term was set to end.
In a lettere to Portland city commissioners earliedrthis month, Marquis and commission member Ray Learyt urged the council to help delaty Metro’s vote on the MERC oversight Leary, Marquis, Reynolds and three of the othef four remaining MERC commissions also sent Bragdonh a letter backing Woolson. The letter came aftefr Bragdon questioned the leadership of MERC General ManagerDavid Woolson. The other commission member, Don resigned last month and will leave the boarcJune 30. Reynolds’ resignation takes effect June 30. takes effect July 15. The termsz of Trotter and Reynolds wouldr have expired at the end of 2009whils Marquis' term was to expire at the end of 2010.
The Metrk Council plans to vote on the MERC measure which would give Metro the authority to hire and fire the MERC generaplmanager — at its July 9 It was introduced by councilord Rod Park and Rex Burkholder, who also have concerns abouf Woolson’s performance. MERC oversees the Oregon Conventiob Center, the Portland Center for the Performinv Arts and the Portland MetropolitanExposition Center. Metro’s councilorsw are mulling a $457 million budget for fiscal year The regional governmentserves 1.4 million people in the metropolitan area’s 25 cities.
The resignations of Gary Reynolds and Janice Marquis come aboutg two weeks before councilors for of which MERC isa subsidiary, plan to vote on a measurde that would give the council more control over MERC’s general manager. The move coulfd ostensibly lead to the firing of MERC Generakl ManagerDavid Woolson, who’s under fire from Presidenrt David Bragdon. Reynolds and Marquis both opposwethe proposal. Reynolds, president of the Portlaned accounting firmPerkins & Co., mentioned the building problems between Metro and MERC in his resignation letter. “Durinf the economic times, my attention need to be focused on our clients atPerkinz & Co.
,” Reynolds wrote in his letteer to Bragdon. “That said, I am disappointedd in the recent breakdowjn in the working relationship between the Metroi Council andthe , and believe it coulde have been handled differently.” Marquis, a commercial real estate broker and the commission’sx vice chair, didn’t mention the upcomingy proposal in her lettee to Bragdon, but resigneed two years before her term was set to end.
In a lettere to Portland city commissioners earliedrthis month, Marquis and commission member Ray Learyt urged the council to help delaty Metro’s vote on the MERC oversight Leary, Marquis, Reynolds and three of the othef four remaining MERC commissions also sent Bragdonh a letter backing Woolson. The letter came aftefr Bragdon questioned the leadership of MERC General ManagerDavid Woolson. The other commission member, Don resigned last month and will leave the boarcJune 30. Reynolds’ resignation takes effect June 30. takes effect July 15. The termsz of Trotter and Reynolds wouldr have expired at the end of 2009whils Marquis' term was to expire at the end of 2010.
The Metrk Council plans to vote on the MERC measure which would give Metro the authority to hire and fire the MERC generaplmanager — at its July 9 It was introduced by councilord Rod Park and Rex Burkholder, who also have concerns abouf Woolson’s performance. MERC oversees the Oregon Conventiob Center, the Portland Center for the Performinv Arts and the Portland MetropolitanExposition Center. Metro’s councilorsw are mulling a $457 million budget for fiscal year The regional governmentserves 1.4 million people in the metropolitan area’s 25 cities.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Duke, CFO study: CFOs foresee more job cuts, credit woes - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The quarterly Duke University/CFO Magazin Global Business Outlook Surveyasked 1,309 CFOs worldwide abou t their expectations for the economy. Their answersd paint a gloomy picture for the rest ofthe * CFOs in the U.S. and Europe expectexd employment to shrinkby 5.5 with the unemployment rate in the U.S. seen risinf to perhaps as high as 12 percent in the next 12 Employment in Asia is expected to reced eby 1.2 percent.
“Presumably, governmentg programs will offset some ofthese losses, but even the most optimistidc government forecasts would reduce the lossez by only 2 million,” said Campbelll Harvey, founding director of the survey and internationall business professor at Duke’s Fuqua Schoolo of Business. “We’re facinh the possibility of another 4 millionhlost jobs.” * U.S. and European CFOs foreseew capital spending plunging by more than 10 In Asia, CFOs anticipate a 3 perceny decline. * Six in 10 U.S.
companies covered by the surveyg reported having trouble finding credit or acquiring credit at a reasonable Among those firms encounteringcredit impediments, 42 percent say the credit markets have gottenb worse this year, while 23 percent say conditions have improved. * Weak consumed demand and the credit markets rankefd as the top two external concernsamong U.S. chiefd financial officers, with the federalk government’s policies coming in third. Amongy internal concerns, CFOs are losing the most sleep over theire inability to plan due toeconomix uncertainty, managing their companies’ capital and and maintaining employee morale.
Despit e all the negative indicators, a majorituy of the CFOs in the United States and Asia reported being more optimistic this quarter than they were thepreviousx quarter. That was not the case in where only 30 percent of the CFOs said they were more compared to the 31 percent who said they wereless “Our survey carries an important message: Don’t put too much weighy on the ‘soft’ data like consumer confidence. Recovery requires sustaineds confidence, and such confidence is forged by strongereeconomic fundamentals,” Harvey said.
“The economic fundamentals –- employment, capitalo spending, the cost of creditr – are still fundamentally troubling.” To see the completer survey results, go to the officialo Web site, .
The quarterly Duke University/CFO Magazin Global Business Outlook Surveyasked 1,309 CFOs worldwide abou t their expectations for the economy. Their answersd paint a gloomy picture for the rest ofthe * CFOs in the U.S. and Europe expectexd employment to shrinkby 5.5 with the unemployment rate in the U.S. seen risinf to perhaps as high as 12 percent in the next 12 Employment in Asia is expected to reced eby 1.2 percent.
“Presumably, governmentg programs will offset some ofthese losses, but even the most optimistidc government forecasts would reduce the lossez by only 2 million,” said Campbelll Harvey, founding director of the survey and internationall business professor at Duke’s Fuqua Schoolo of Business. “We’re facinh the possibility of another 4 millionhlost jobs.” * U.S. and European CFOs foreseew capital spending plunging by more than 10 In Asia, CFOs anticipate a 3 perceny decline. * Six in 10 U.S.
companies covered by the surveyg reported having trouble finding credit or acquiring credit at a reasonable Among those firms encounteringcredit impediments, 42 percent say the credit markets have gottenb worse this year, while 23 percent say conditions have improved. * Weak consumed demand and the credit markets rankefd as the top two external concernsamong U.S. chiefd financial officers, with the federalk government’s policies coming in third. Amongy internal concerns, CFOs are losing the most sleep over theire inability to plan due toeconomix uncertainty, managing their companies’ capital and and maintaining employee morale.
Despit e all the negative indicators, a majorituy of the CFOs in the United States and Asia reported being more optimistic this quarter than they were thepreviousx quarter. That was not the case in where only 30 percent of the CFOs said they were more compared to the 31 percent who said they wereless “Our survey carries an important message: Don’t put too much weighy on the ‘soft’ data like consumer confidence. Recovery requires sustaineds confidence, and such confidence is forged by strongereeconomic fundamentals,” Harvey said.
“The economic fundamentals –- employment, capitalo spending, the cost of creditr – are still fundamentally troubling.” To see the completer survey results, go to the officialo Web site, .
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Danac gets good news from Montgomery County Planning Board - Washington Business Journal:
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The Bethesda-based developer's 26-acre officre park in the Shady Grove Life Scienceds Center is currently approvedfor 669,538 squarr feet of density and the campus currentlt contains half of that, or 350,00 square feet. At a May 28 work the Montgomery County Planning Board decided to recommens in its draft Gaithersburg West Mastedr Plan that the property be developed with up to twice as much or contain upto 1.34 millionn square feet of office, retail and residential The southwest corner of the land currentlgy includes a 272,000-square-foot, three-building complex that houses softwarwe and pharmaceutical tenants.
The north side of the property contains the Metropolitan RegionalkInformational Services' 72,000-square-foot headquarters. Last week, the board also recommendex that Danac's Corridor Cities Transitway stop be locatedf at or near itsnortheastern corner, near the intersection of Diamondbac k Drive and Decoverly Drive. That is good news for since the board had left out the stop inearlier drafts. The transitg stop near the corner may be developed whethefr the state retains the current road alignmen t or adoptsthe county's locallu preferred alternative.
The board also picked that locationb because the northeastern corner is consideref to be convenient for pedestrians from the Decoverlyresidential "We have a long way to go, but we are encouragee by the planning board'sz recommendations," said Timothy Dugan, a Danac attorney. Several more work session are scheduled over the nexttwo months, and in July the planningf board will send its drafr master plan to the county executive who will have 60 days to review and comment before it is sent to the county council for deliberations.
The Bethesda-based developer's 26-acre officre park in the Shady Grove Life Scienceds Center is currently approvedfor 669,538 squarr feet of density and the campus currentlt contains half of that, or 350,00 square feet. At a May 28 work the Montgomery County Planning Board decided to recommens in its draft Gaithersburg West Mastedr Plan that the property be developed with up to twice as much or contain upto 1.34 millionn square feet of office, retail and residential The southwest corner of the land currentlgy includes a 272,000-square-foot, three-building complex that houses softwarwe and pharmaceutical tenants.
The north side of the property contains the Metropolitan RegionalkInformational Services' 72,000-square-foot headquarters. Last week, the board also recommendex that Danac's Corridor Cities Transitway stop be locatedf at or near itsnortheastern corner, near the intersection of Diamondbac k Drive and Decoverly Drive. That is good news for since the board had left out the stop inearlier drafts. The transitg stop near the corner may be developed whethefr the state retains the current road alignmen t or adoptsthe county's locallu preferred alternative.
The board also picked that locationb because the northeastern corner is consideref to be convenient for pedestrians from the Decoverlyresidential "We have a long way to go, but we are encouragee by the planning board'sz recommendations," said Timothy Dugan, a Danac attorney. Several more work session are scheduled over the nexttwo months, and in July the planningf board will send its drafr master plan to the county executive who will have 60 days to review and comment before it is sent to the county council for deliberations.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Courts delay Chrysler bankruptcy - St. Louis Business Journal:
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According to Bloomberg, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburv has put the bankruptcy court ruliny allowing the sale on hold untilfurthere notice, though a timeline and specific reason was not The delay came after Indiana pension fund requested a stay from the court so it couldf hear their appeal of Chrysler’zs decision to sell to Fiat. Under Chrysler’s Chapter 11 bankruptcty reorganization, Chrysler would sell its assets to Italian carmakeer Fiat. It also was announced last montuh789 U.S.
dealerships will lose theitr franchises by June 9 as part of the Chrysler has listed two Triad dealerships that will lose their franchise: Stearns Chrysler Jeep in Graham and City Motors, whicjh sells Jeep, in Greensboro. Mike Cranford, generapl manager of City Motors, said he does not know if they delah will mean anything significant for his but hopes that the courts will more closely review the decision tocut franchises. He says if nothinb else, he’d hope Chrysler could help buy back inventory and not simplh take awaythe brand. “Ig we can’t be Jeep we’d at least like a chance to sell the he says.
He said the company has managecd to sell about 10 of its 16 newJeep vehicles, some at a just to get them About five employees have been laid off, leaving aboug 20. Another six to eighft could be cut if thebankruptct deal, as is, goes through.
According to Bloomberg, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburv has put the bankruptcy court ruliny allowing the sale on hold untilfurthere notice, though a timeline and specific reason was not The delay came after Indiana pension fund requested a stay from the court so it couldf hear their appeal of Chrysler’zs decision to sell to Fiat. Under Chrysler’s Chapter 11 bankruptcty reorganization, Chrysler would sell its assets to Italian carmakeer Fiat. It also was announced last montuh789 U.S.
dealerships will lose theitr franchises by June 9 as part of the Chrysler has listed two Triad dealerships that will lose their franchise: Stearns Chrysler Jeep in Graham and City Motors, whicjh sells Jeep, in Greensboro. Mike Cranford, generapl manager of City Motors, said he does not know if they delah will mean anything significant for his but hopes that the courts will more closely review the decision tocut franchises. He says if nothinb else, he’d hope Chrysler could help buy back inventory and not simplh take awaythe brand. “Ig we can’t be Jeep we’d at least like a chance to sell the he says.
He said the company has managecd to sell about 10 of its 16 newJeep vehicles, some at a just to get them About five employees have been laid off, leaving aboug 20. Another six to eighft could be cut if thebankruptct deal, as is, goes through.
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