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Nine of the 75 stores to be closed arein Florida, including the one in The Avenued mall. A second Jacksonville J. Jill location at the St. John s Town Center will remai open. In a statement announcing the Talbots President and CEO Trudyu Sullivan saidit “enables us to focus our resources and attention exclusively on rejuvenating our core Talbots brand and return to profitable growth.” The transactiom includes the transfer of certain assets and liabilities to the including a distribution center in New the sublease of a portionj of the Quincy, Mass., headquarters and substantiallyu all of the brand’s intellectual property and inventories.
The remaining 204 storess will continue to operate underthe J. Jill brand. The headquarterd for the company will remainin Quincy. The J. Jill sale is expectef to be completed in the second quarte and is subject to postclosing adjustments. San Francisc based-Golden Gate Capital acquiredr Jacksonville-based Venus in 2006. The acquisition was Goldenb Gate’s 11th in two years. Last month Venuxs announced that all 290 employees were in jeopardyh of losing their jobs when the swimwear and ladiez apparel company lostits financing.
With its latesg catalog recentlybeing released, Venus employees are still at least for now, and company executives are lookinyg for a new buyer to acquirr the company.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Nigeria: TUC Wants Bomb Detectors Installed in Churches - AllAfrica.com
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Nigeria: TUC Wants Bomb Detectors Installed in Churches AllAfrica.com Lagos รข€" Following the recent Christmas Day bombings in some parts of the north, the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has advised Christians to install bomb detectors in their churches. The union, in a statement yesterday by its president and ... |
Monday, December 26, 2011
Stars of the future - SkySports
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Stars of the future SkySports In my final Pick Six column of 2011, I want to step away from the stories of this past weekend for just one week and focus on some stars of the future. These six stars are either rookies or in their second year in the NFL and I'm pretty sure they're ... |
Friday, December 23, 2011
Moneta's Schick establishes University of Missouri-St. Louis professorship - Washington Business Journal:
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Alumnus Peter Schick, chairman of the , has pledged $1.7 million to establish an endowed professorship in financde in the College of Business The endowment will be known as thePete G. Schick Professorship in Financeat UMSL. The which will be the first endowed position forthe college'sw finance area, will be filled through a national Moneta Group is a financia l advisory company based in Mo. Also on Wednesday, UMSL established a new partnership with the to creater the Center for Excellence in Financial Counseling at The FCE is a nonprofift dedicated to improving thefinancial well-being of consumer through the professional developmenft of financial counselors.
Assorted assetws of the foundation totalingabout $3.2 million will be donated to UMSL. The Center for Excellencw in Financial Counseling will be locatexon UMSL's South Campus. It is expected to open in
Alumnus Peter Schick, chairman of the , has pledged $1.7 million to establish an endowed professorship in financde in the College of Business The endowment will be known as thePete G. Schick Professorship in Financeat UMSL. The which will be the first endowed position forthe college'sw finance area, will be filled through a national Moneta Group is a financia l advisory company based in Mo. Also on Wednesday, UMSL established a new partnership with the to creater the Center for Excellence in Financial Counseling at The FCE is a nonprofift dedicated to improving thefinancial well-being of consumer through the professional developmenft of financial counselors.
Assorted assetws of the foundation totalingabout $3.2 million will be donated to UMSL. The Center for Excellencw in Financial Counseling will be locatexon UMSL's South Campus. It is expected to open in
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
UB placement office helps grads find jobs - Business First of Buffalo:
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Those who do, often wonder why they didn' go there sooner. "I'm one of them - passiv e resistance," said Stephen a May graduate who earned join degrees in law andpublic "It's going through the muck (of applyingf for jobs)." Trynosky, who attended UB Law on the GI Bill as an Army is on his way to a two-year post in D.C., as a Presidential Management He'll be working on disastere preparedness in the . But when he started law he wasn't sure how he was going to combinee his experiences as a medical servicecorps officer, an EMT and a soon-to-be lawyer. "UB helped me find a path because I came here reall not knowing what path to he said.
"But it seemed like a master's in public health with experience in law woulfd be a perfect fit for a rewardinbggovernment career." Although he informed the Caree r Services Office about the staff there, along with Professore David Westbrook, helped him get the dean'sd recommendation. For another May graduate, the officr connected her to an alumnus who is a publiv defenderin Alaska. Lauren Cutuly got an insider'x point of view before accepting, then completing, an internshil there. "While the Alaskan lifestyle is notfor me, (the got me interested in public I thought I was going to be a she said.
The office also got her contactzs with public defenders inSan Diego, wherd she had an interviea with a federal defender. "The CSO sent me a list of peopled specifically aimed atpublic defenders. It got me motivateds to check outother (locations)," said Cutuly, who has a job linedd up as a public defender for a Colorado public interestt group. The office's statistics show that it For the classof 2005, 98 percenyt of its graduates have jobs. But to get thosse jobs, students are required to visit the office in theitrfirst year. An extensivse orientation gives students an idea of how the jobprocesw works, deadlines and where to look for job postings.
In additiomn to how-to seminars, one-on-one consultations are the best way to get studentas on theircareer path. "For most people, it's a way to get them in the like afree sample," said Lisa associate dean for Career "They might not need anythingh right now, but in theidr third year they'll remember us and come While some students have an idea of what practiced area they'd like to focus on, some students need a little more Patterson encourages the uncertain students to attend such as one on district attorneys, and visitr online sites such as , which posts public servicre law jobs.
"Some first years don't know what they want to do, so we go onlind and break down jobs into practice areasz and see what looks goodto We'll just brainstorm with job Patterson said. However, it's better for students to have a generaol idea of whatdirectiohn they'd like to head in, recommendsz Bethany Gilbert, an associate at who worked as a graduate assistantt in the office while in law "There are a lot of nontraditional jobs using your law degreed but not necessarily practicing law," Gilbert adding the conversation-style paneles always produce good feedback.
Those who do, often wonder why they didn' go there sooner. "I'm one of them - passiv e resistance," said Stephen a May graduate who earned join degrees in law andpublic "It's going through the muck (of applyingf for jobs)." Trynosky, who attended UB Law on the GI Bill as an Army is on his way to a two-year post in D.C., as a Presidential Management He'll be working on disastere preparedness in the . But when he started law he wasn't sure how he was going to combinee his experiences as a medical servicecorps officer, an EMT and a soon-to-be lawyer. "UB helped me find a path because I came here reall not knowing what path to he said.
"But it seemed like a master's in public health with experience in law woulfd be a perfect fit for a rewardinbggovernment career." Although he informed the Caree r Services Office about the staff there, along with Professore David Westbrook, helped him get the dean'sd recommendation. For another May graduate, the officr connected her to an alumnus who is a publiv defenderin Alaska. Lauren Cutuly got an insider'x point of view before accepting, then completing, an internshil there. "While the Alaskan lifestyle is notfor me, (the got me interested in public I thought I was going to be a she said.
The office also got her contactzs with public defenders inSan Diego, wherd she had an interviea with a federal defender. "The CSO sent me a list of peopled specifically aimed atpublic defenders. It got me motivateds to check outother (locations)," said Cutuly, who has a job linedd up as a public defender for a Colorado public interestt group. The office's statistics show that it For the classof 2005, 98 percenyt of its graduates have jobs. But to get thosse jobs, students are required to visit the office in theitrfirst year. An extensivse orientation gives students an idea of how the jobprocesw works, deadlines and where to look for job postings.
In additiomn to how-to seminars, one-on-one consultations are the best way to get studentas on theircareer path. "For most people, it's a way to get them in the like afree sample," said Lisa associate dean for Career "They might not need anythingh right now, but in theidr third year they'll remember us and come While some students have an idea of what practiced area they'd like to focus on, some students need a little more Patterson encourages the uncertain students to attend such as one on district attorneys, and visitr online sites such as , which posts public servicre law jobs.
"Some first years don't know what they want to do, so we go onlind and break down jobs into practice areasz and see what looks goodto We'll just brainstorm with job Patterson said. However, it's better for students to have a generaol idea of whatdirectiohn they'd like to head in, recommendsz Bethany Gilbert, an associate at who worked as a graduate assistantt in the office while in law "There are a lot of nontraditional jobs using your law degreed but not necessarily practicing law," Gilbert adding the conversation-style paneles always produce good feedback.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Arrest warrant for Iraq VP on terror charge - CBS News
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ABC News | Arrest warrant for Iraq VP on terror charge CBS News (ALI AL-SAADI/AFP/Getty Images) BAGHDAD - Iraq's Shiite-led government issued an arrest warrant Monday for Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, the country's highest ranking Sunni official, on terrorism charges. The move, a day after the last US troops ... Iraq Issues Arrest Wa rrant for Sunni VP Iraq Issues Arrest Warrant for Sunni Vice President Arrest warrant issued for Iraqi VP on terrorism charges |
Saturday, December 17, 2011
US troops conduct 'Operation Christmas Drop,' with care packages raining down ... - Washington Post
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US troops conduct 'Operation Christmas Drop,' with care packages raining down ... Washington Post The humanitarian airlift mission, in its 60th year, is conducted by Air Force personnel out of Guam, a US territory in the western Pacific, and includes several aircraft deployed from Yokota Air Base in Japan and a detachment from Hawaii. ... |
Thursday, December 15, 2011
With Latest Network Agreements, the NFL Outdoes Even Itself - New York Times
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New York Daily News | With Latest Network Agreements, the NFL Outdoes Even Itself New York Times With its consistently high ratings and its solid grip on the American sports psyche, the NFL knows that broadcast and cable networks will spend ever-rising sums to carry its games. Jack Dempsey/Associated Press Taken together, Fox, ... NFL extends network rights deal Changes on way in networks' new NFL deals NFL reaches 9-year extension with networks, including prime-time Thanksgiving ... |
Monday, December 12, 2011
Inside CERN, the hunt for a subatomic linchpin of the universe - Washington Post
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Telegraph.co.uk | Inside CERN, the hunt for a subatomic linchpin of the universe Washington Post Scientists are scheduled to announce on Tuesday what progress they've made in hunting for the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle that is central to physics' Standard Model. The European Organization for Nuclear Research 's Large Hadron Collider , ... Rolling the dice: understanding how physicists hunt for the Higgs Q&A: The Higgs boson Scientists close to finding God particle |
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
SunTrust to raise $1.4 billion in stock offer - Sacramento Business Journal:
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billion through a stock offeringh to boost its capital to meet federalgovernmen requirements, the Atlanta-based bank said Monday. The Atlanta-basex bank wants to sell 108 millio sharesat $13 a share. In relation to the SunTrust (NYSE: STI) suspendecd its previously announced $1.25 billiom “at the market” offer, which raised $260 million. SunTrust began an offer to buy upto $1 billiob liquidation preference or amount of certaibn of its currently outstanding preferred and hybrid securities for cash usinb proceeds from the $1.4 billionm equity offering. The moves come after the federall government’s “stress test” found SunTrust neededc to raise $2.
2 billion in capital. And while SunTrusyt had sufficient tier 1 capital to absornb projectedloan losses, its capita “tilted too strongly” to sources other than commojn equity, the stress test revealed. After completing the offerings announced Mondahand prior, SunTrust expects to have fully satisfiee its obligation. "Today's announcement underscores that we are on a clear path to achieve our previouslg announced capital objectives as we intensify our focuss onthe future," said James M.
Well III, SunTrust chairman and CEO, in a Wells also noted completion ofthe company's capital-related initiatived will boost its ability to upon regulatory approval and at the appropriate preferred stock gotten through participation in the U.S. Treasury's Capitapl Purchase Plan.
billion through a stock offeringh to boost its capital to meet federalgovernmen requirements, the Atlanta-based bank said Monday. The Atlanta-basex bank wants to sell 108 millio sharesat $13 a share. In relation to the SunTrust (NYSE: STI) suspendecd its previously announced $1.25 billiom “at the market” offer, which raised $260 million. SunTrust began an offer to buy upto $1 billiob liquidation preference or amount of certaibn of its currently outstanding preferred and hybrid securities for cash usinb proceeds from the $1.4 billionm equity offering. The moves come after the federall government’s “stress test” found SunTrust neededc to raise $2.
2 billion in capital. And while SunTrusyt had sufficient tier 1 capital to absornb projectedloan losses, its capita “tilted too strongly” to sources other than commojn equity, the stress test revealed. After completing the offerings announced Mondahand prior, SunTrust expects to have fully satisfiee its obligation. "Today's announcement underscores that we are on a clear path to achieve our previouslg announced capital objectives as we intensify our focuss onthe future," said James M.
Well III, SunTrust chairman and CEO, in a Wells also noted completion ofthe company's capital-related initiatived will boost its ability to upon regulatory approval and at the appropriate preferred stock gotten through participation in the U.S. Treasury's Capitapl Purchase Plan.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Summer reservations at West's mountain resorts down 15% - Denver Business Journal:
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MTRiP, a Denver-based consulting firm that trackss ski-resort reservations, occupancy and rates in the alsosaid mountain-resort room ratee are down an average 10 percent for the summer and early The latest report covers 2009 lodgings reservationsw made through May. But MTRiP said that reservations made in May aloner forsummer mountain-resort lodgings were up 9.3 percentr from last year's pace for the month. MTRiP tracks reservationw through a sample of216 property-management companies in 15 mountain destination communities across Utah, California and British It did not report total numbers of bookings.
"Although the bookingg trend appears to be consistent withlast winter’ss pattern, there is still some evidence that consumers are slightlyg more upbeat about future prospects," said Ralf who compiles MTRiP's reports. MTRil said that travelers this year are planninbgmore near-to-home bookings and are seeking lowef prices. Colorado winter resortzs recorded 11.85 million skier and snowboarder visits duringthe just-completed 2008-09 season, down 5.5 percent from last year, Coloradoo Ski Country USA .
MTRiP, a Denver-based consulting firm that trackss ski-resort reservations, occupancy and rates in the alsosaid mountain-resort room ratee are down an average 10 percent for the summer and early The latest report covers 2009 lodgings reservationsw made through May. But MTRiP said that reservations made in May aloner forsummer mountain-resort lodgings were up 9.3 percentr from last year's pace for the month. MTRiP tracks reservationw through a sample of216 property-management companies in 15 mountain destination communities across Utah, California and British It did not report total numbers of bookings.
"Although the bookingg trend appears to be consistent withlast winter’ss pattern, there is still some evidence that consumers are slightlyg more upbeat about future prospects," said Ralf who compiles MTRiP's reports. MTRil said that travelers this year are planninbgmore near-to-home bookings and are seeking lowef prices. Colorado winter resortzs recorded 11.85 million skier and snowboarder visits duringthe just-completed 2008-09 season, down 5.5 percent from last year, Coloradoo Ski Country USA .
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Wells Fargo& Co., Bank of America complete big acquisitions - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America has closed onits $19.45 billion purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co. of New making Bank of America thelargest U.S. with $2.7 trillion in assets. And Wells has bought Charlotte, N.C.-baseds Wachovia for $12.7 billion. The combined bank is the nation’ss fourth-largest by assets. Together, Wells and Wachovia have more than 6,60 outlets in 39 states and D.C. Wellsz and Wachovia customers will immediately have free use ofboth banks’ San Francisco-based Wells (NYSE:WFC) agreex to buy Wachovia on Oct. 3, topping a bid by (NYSE:C) for parts of Wachovia. In late September, regulators had pushed Wachovi to finda buyer.
The Charlotte bank had struggled throughout the crippled in large part by housing loans it inherited throughy its 2006 acquisition of Goldejn WestFinancial Corp. of Calif. Wells says it expects to writedown $71.r4 billion in assets acquired from Meanwhile, Bank of America has said it will cut 35,000 jobs in the next threew years as it absorbs Merrill
Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America has closed onits $19.45 billion purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co. of New making Bank of America thelargest U.S. with $2.7 trillion in assets. And Wells has bought Charlotte, N.C.-baseds Wachovia for $12.7 billion. The combined bank is the nation’ss fourth-largest by assets. Together, Wells and Wachovia have more than 6,60 outlets in 39 states and D.C. Wellsz and Wachovia customers will immediately have free use ofboth banks’ San Francisco-based Wells (NYSE:WFC) agreex to buy Wachovia on Oct. 3, topping a bid by (NYSE:C) for parts of Wachovia. In late September, regulators had pushed Wachovi to finda buyer.
The Charlotte bank had struggled throughout the crippled in large part by housing loans it inherited throughy its 2006 acquisition of Goldejn WestFinancial Corp. of Calif. Wells says it expects to writedown $71.r4 billion in assets acquired from Meanwhile, Bank of America has said it will cut 35,000 jobs in the next threew years as it absorbs Merrill
Friday, December 2, 2011
Exxon ordered to pay $507.5M in spill case - Washington Business Journal:
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million in punitive damages plus interesg to plaintiffs affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spil that impacted residents and businesses living along the coasf of Alaskain 1989. The made theier ruling Monday after the case was sent back fromthe . At the Nintg Circuit level, justices were charged with determining interest andappellatde costs. The Ninth Circuitt confirmed the punitive damagwe amount afterthe U.S. Supreme Courrt determined compensatory damages and punitive damagez should be assessed usinga 1-to-1 ratio.
In its latesr decision, the Ninth Circuit confirmedf that Irving-based Exxon XOM) is responsible for $507 million in punitive damagew and must pay interest on the judgmen t at the rateof 5.9 percent dating back to when the initial judgment againsy the company was first issued by a The federal case against Exxon Mobil has been languishingv for more than a decade. The Ninth Circuit said both sidess will cover theirown attorney’s fees.
The original jury verdicg against Exxon Mobilwas $5 an amount that has been reducecd by 90 percent during the more than 10 yearw of litigation, according to court An Exxon Mobil spokesman said Monday, "Wde are aware that the opinion has been issued and will review the opinion before commenting further."
million in punitive damages plus interesg to plaintiffs affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spil that impacted residents and businesses living along the coasf of Alaskain 1989. The made theier ruling Monday after the case was sent back fromthe . At the Nintg Circuit level, justices were charged with determining interest andappellatde costs. The Ninth Circuitt confirmed the punitive damagwe amount afterthe U.S. Supreme Courrt determined compensatory damages and punitive damagez should be assessed usinga 1-to-1 ratio.
In its latesr decision, the Ninth Circuit confirmedf that Irving-based Exxon XOM) is responsible for $507 million in punitive damagew and must pay interest on the judgmen t at the rateof 5.9 percent dating back to when the initial judgment againsy the company was first issued by a The federal case against Exxon Mobil has been languishingv for more than a decade. The Ninth Circuit said both sidess will cover theirown attorney’s fees.
The original jury verdicg against Exxon Mobilwas $5 an amount that has been reducecd by 90 percent during the more than 10 yearw of litigation, according to court An Exxon Mobil spokesman said Monday, "Wde are aware that the opinion has been issued and will review the opinion before commenting further."
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