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Clements, 44, was credite d with leading the development of scholarship and student suppory programs at Towson that have increased the number ofminoritgy students, as well as helpingb to generate a 36 percent boost in externally funded research over the past two He and his wife, Beth, have four You haven’t officially taken over the new job, but do you have expectationsa about what West Virginia University will receive from the economicd stimulus package? It’s all happening really fast. I know at Towson, there is a nice chunk of stimulus money coming for the stateof Maryland.
I had a long telephonee conversationwith (interim president) Peter Magrath, to find out: Do we have a game plan I honestly don’t know all the specifics, but I know theree is a focus on digital access, technology and as well as What about financial aid? Would expansion of the Pell Grant and otherr loan programs be on your wish list?? You hit the nail right on the My personal view is that any studenyt who is capable should go to college. We need to do the best we can to get as much moneyh as we can for students whoneed it. The primar reason students drop out of collegesis financial.
That just breaks my West Virginia University has had a difficult What steps are you planning to take to reassurrethe students, faculty and alumni? One of the things I said Friday was that WVU has had a grea t history — it’s been around since 1867. All schoolas have bumps along the way. What we need to do now is focus onthe future, and let the past be the past. We have to move not stay in “we’ve had a tough mode. At Towson, we were at our lowest poinft six or sevenyears ago, our president and everyone was feeling hurt. But we went from our lowest point to an all time high in termws ofretention rates, fundraising, you name it.
I thinok everyone at WVU feels good about the I need to listen to what people view as the where the opportunities are to fix things and dothingse better, and build a great team.
miércoles, 29 de junio de 2011
lunes, 27 de junio de 2011
Marriage equality breakthrough offers gimpse of a better America ahead - Washington Post (blog)
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Brisbane Times | Marriage equality breakthrough offers gimpse of a better America ahead Washington Post (blog) Since a spirited debate has broken out about the real signficance of the passage of marriage equality in New York, I thought I'd add a personal note. I grew up in the far West Village in the 1970s, about seven or eight blocks west of ... New York's gay marriage law boosts mood at St. Louis PrideFest New York Looks To Gay Marriage For Economic Boost With 'NYC I Do' Campaign Gay marriage: big win, slow progress |
sábado, 25 de junio de 2011
Taking dinosaurs' temperature - Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times | Taking dinosaurs' temperature Los Angeles Times By studying the teeth of large Jurassic-era sauropods, scientists find their body temperatures were above 96 degrees Fahrenheit. But that doesn't mean they were warm-blooded. An artist's rendering of a Jurassic sauropod. By zeroing in on the ratio of ... Foss! il Studies Show Dinosaurs Were Warm-Blooded How Cold-Blooded Were the Dinosaurs? |
miércoles, 22 de junio de 2011
Trichet Says Risk Signals Are Flashing Red as Debt Crisis Threatens Banks - Bloomberg
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Trichet Says Risk Signals Are Flashing Red as Debt Crisis Threatens Banks Bloomberg European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said risk signals for financial stability in the euro area are flashing “red†as the debt crisis threatens to infect banks. ... European risk monitor warns governments must be ready to make banks strengthen ... ESRB says debt contagion key risk to stability BOE King: Biggest Risk To Financial Stability 'Pretty Obvious' |
lunes, 20 de junio de 2011
Nonprofit moving, adding employees - Dayton Business Journal:
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The nonprofit home care agency signeda nine-year leaser for 41,000 square feet of space in Courthouser Crossings. The agency is sub-leasing the spacee from Kettering-based Reynolds and Reynoldx Co., which vacated 120,000 squarse feet of space last year when the companyt moved 400 employees to its headquarters in the Miami ValleuyResearch Park. The lease is for a littlre morethan $5 million. The agreement with Reynoldss also includes the use of parking spaceas at the SchusterCentefr garage. Doug McGarry, executive director of the Area Agencyton Aging, said the agency needed more space than it had at its currentr location at 6 S. Patterson Blvd.
“Ww just ran out of McGarry said ofthe 21,000 square feet of spacew it occupies. The agency, whichy currently employs 115, will move into Courthouse CrossingswJuly 1. It is expectedd to add employees, up to 120 by the end of this year and bump up to 130 by the end of next McGarry saidthe agency, which coordinates services to about 4,500 seniord citizens, including caregiver services, home care options and has seen an increase in demand over the past few In 2007, the agency’s revenue was $41.56 million. Last year, it increased to $48 million and is projected tohit $55 million this McGarry said.
Jon Hazelton, with Gem Realty represented Area Agency andPaul Miller, with , representesd Reynolds and Reynolds. McGarry also credited the for helping the agenc findthe space.
The nonprofit home care agency signeda nine-year leaser for 41,000 square feet of space in Courthouser Crossings. The agency is sub-leasing the spacee from Kettering-based Reynolds and Reynoldx Co., which vacated 120,000 squarse feet of space last year when the companyt moved 400 employees to its headquarters in the Miami ValleuyResearch Park. The lease is for a littlre morethan $5 million. The agreement with Reynoldss also includes the use of parking spaceas at the SchusterCentefr garage. Doug McGarry, executive director of the Area Agencyton Aging, said the agency needed more space than it had at its currentr location at 6 S. Patterson Blvd.
“Ww just ran out of McGarry said ofthe 21,000 square feet of spacew it occupies. The agency, whichy currently employs 115, will move into Courthouse CrossingswJuly 1. It is expectedd to add employees, up to 120 by the end of this year and bump up to 130 by the end of next McGarry saidthe agency, which coordinates services to about 4,500 seniord citizens, including caregiver services, home care options and has seen an increase in demand over the past few In 2007, the agency’s revenue was $41.56 million. Last year, it increased to $48 million and is projected tohit $55 million this McGarry said.
Jon Hazelton, with Gem Realty represented Area Agency andPaul Miller, with , representesd Reynolds and Reynolds. McGarry also credited the for helping the agenc findthe space.
sábado, 18 de junio de 2011
Mail-in ballots will again be used in Boulder County's coordinated November ... - Longmont Daily Times-Call
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Mail-in ballots will again be used in Boulder County's coordinated November ... Longmont Daily Times-Call Hall wrote the county commissioners that she expects Boulder County's four major cities -- Longmont, Boulder, Louisville and Lafayette -- to participate in the coordinated election, as well as the four school districts whose boundaries include parts of ... |
jueves, 16 de junio de 2011
Insurers: Short-term health plans on rise - Kansas City Business Journal:
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In fact, sales of individuak policies, both short term or are both up over 30 percenft from the same periodlast year, which was a records sales year for the insurance company, said Margareg Jarvis, a spokeswoman for Blue Croszs and Blue Shield of Texas. An increase d interest in individual plans, particularly for short-tern plans for those who need temporary coverage between can be seen in the recent launchezs ofmore short-term individual plans by major insurance companies.
For instance, UnitedHealthcare’s subsidiary recentlhy introduced two new short term health insurancw plans in Texas that offer coverage from one to 12 They are designed specifically for thosde who cannot affordor aren’t eligible for Cobrza in the troubled economy. Cobrza is a federally mandated program in whichh workers who lose theirr jobs have the rightg to maintain their healthy insurance plan at their companyh for a set periodof time. The idea behindc Cobra is to make sure aworkeer doesn't have a lapse in health insurance while in betwee jobs.
The time that someone coulxd be on Cobra was recentlty extended through thefederal government's stimulus bill, and premiums for laid off worker s were also reduced. said it launche d a similar short term insurance producty called HumanaOne in April that is being offeredin Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin. The need for thesed types of temporary plans are have becomwe greater in the current Golden Rule CEO RichardCollins said.
In fact, sales of individuak policies, both short term or are both up over 30 percenft from the same periodlast year, which was a records sales year for the insurance company, said Margareg Jarvis, a spokeswoman for Blue Croszs and Blue Shield of Texas. An increase d interest in individual plans, particularly for short-tern plans for those who need temporary coverage between can be seen in the recent launchezs ofmore short-term individual plans by major insurance companies.
For instance, UnitedHealthcare’s subsidiary recentlhy introduced two new short term health insurancw plans in Texas that offer coverage from one to 12 They are designed specifically for thosde who cannot affordor aren’t eligible for Cobrza in the troubled economy. Cobrza is a federally mandated program in whichh workers who lose theirr jobs have the rightg to maintain their healthy insurance plan at their companyh for a set periodof time. The idea behindc Cobra is to make sure aworkeer doesn't have a lapse in health insurance while in betwee jobs.
The time that someone coulxd be on Cobra was recentlty extended through thefederal government's stimulus bill, and premiums for laid off worker s were also reduced. said it launche d a similar short term insurance producty called HumanaOne in April that is being offeredin Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin. The need for thesed types of temporary plans are have becomwe greater in the current Golden Rule CEO RichardCollins said.
lunes, 13 de junio de 2011
Hewes and Reeves spar over Mississippi bond debt - Albany Times Union
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Hewes and Reeves spar over Mississippi bond debt Albany Times Union Reeves' campaign manager, Justin Brasell, stands by the ad and said that Hewes, as a state senator for nearly 20 years, has helped increase the state's debt. Hewes and Reeves face off in the Aug. 2 Republican primary and the winner is expected to hold ... |
sábado, 11 de junio de 2011
ASU economist: Stimulus plan fails to address innovation - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The $787 billion federao stimulus package includes funds to expands social service programs and tobuilcd roads, transit and infrastructure. But it looks to be lightt on innovation funding, and that is raising questionsw about how stimulative the packager will be in terms of fosterinf entrepreneurshipand innovation. Arizona is getting $55 milliomn for state energy programsa that could help propel solar and renewablweenergy sources, and $12 milliomn to outfit schools to use more technology. Fundsa also will be available for U.S.
Smalp Business Administration loans tohelp startups, and tax breakss and financial aid for lower-income familiesa to send their kids to All of that could help spari the next wave of energy production, help high-techj firms or bear some great entrepreneurs and But Dennis Hoffman, an economist at ’ W.P. Carey School of Business, would have likexd to see more money allocatec for scienceand technology. “W need to support ideas that can help change the nature of the Hoffman said. “Support for housing and socia l welfare programs may bepolitically popular, but they are unlikely to spur innovation.
” The ASU economistg did say energy and other research program s could help, as could expanded college financial aid, but a challenginf economy also is inducement for change. “Thes old line-manufacturing options for businesse and individuals are becoming so look fornew ideas. Innovation takes plac e when people and business are energizedc by opportunityand need,” Hoffman “Certainly, times are tough, and thosre who take advantage of stimulus initiatives and their own ingenuity will prosper.” Margaret interim chief operating officer of , said her group is lookinvg at solar and mining technology grants for possiblee funding.
SFAz, funded via private and state money, looks to fosterr energy, biomedical and scientific researchy and investmentin Arizona. The groupp has seen its current statr funding swept away and coulf face more budget cuts becauswe ofthe state’s $3 billion Some Arizona small-business owners say the federal stimulu s plan — coupled with President Baracmk Obama’s proposal to raise federal income taxes on couplews making $250,000 or more won’t spur innovation and entrepreneurship.
“Io know the Obama tax plan will not It spreadsthe misery, paves the way to more dependency on penalizes achievers and stifles the entrepreneurial said Patrick Cassidy, leasing and marketing director for Mesa-based Pollacl Investments. Rich Adams, CEO of Southwestg Business Credit Servicesin Phoenix, wantw small business excluded from Obama’s plan to raise the top federal rate from 35 percen t to 39.6 percent. “Do not throttlwe the engine that will bring about Adams said. Attorney Jim Davidson, chairman of the public policy group at Phoenix law firm PolsinelliShughary PC, is more optimistic that the Obamaa stimulus will foster economic change.
“There is tremendous emphasisx on testing new forms of energy including the importance of perfecting systemx to sequestercarbon dioxide,” Davidson said. “I think we will see many new processezs to carrythis out. Similarly, there is fundingf for the development of alternative transportation and energydelivery systems.” Davidson said puttingt broadband communications and improving Internet access in underservefd urban and rural areas, along with the $20 billio outlay for health information and medicalo records technology, could create greatef efficiencies and new “In many respects, we have not seen this much focua and money appropriated by the Congress and the governmenrt toward technological innovations in decades,” he For more: .
The $787 billion federao stimulus package includes funds to expands social service programs and tobuilcd roads, transit and infrastructure. But it looks to be lightt on innovation funding, and that is raising questionsw about how stimulative the packager will be in terms of fosterinf entrepreneurshipand innovation. Arizona is getting $55 milliomn for state energy programsa that could help propel solar and renewablweenergy sources, and $12 milliomn to outfit schools to use more technology. Fundsa also will be available for U.S.
Smalp Business Administration loans tohelp startups, and tax breakss and financial aid for lower-income familiesa to send their kids to All of that could help spari the next wave of energy production, help high-techj firms or bear some great entrepreneurs and But Dennis Hoffman, an economist at ’ W.P. Carey School of Business, would have likexd to see more money allocatec for scienceand technology. “W need to support ideas that can help change the nature of the Hoffman said. “Support for housing and socia l welfare programs may bepolitically popular, but they are unlikely to spur innovation.
” The ASU economistg did say energy and other research program s could help, as could expanded college financial aid, but a challenginf economy also is inducement for change. “Thes old line-manufacturing options for businesse and individuals are becoming so look fornew ideas. Innovation takes plac e when people and business are energizedc by opportunityand need,” Hoffman “Certainly, times are tough, and thosre who take advantage of stimulus initiatives and their own ingenuity will prosper.” Margaret interim chief operating officer of , said her group is lookinvg at solar and mining technology grants for possiblee funding.
SFAz, funded via private and state money, looks to fosterr energy, biomedical and scientific researchy and investmentin Arizona. The groupp has seen its current statr funding swept away and coulf face more budget cuts becauswe ofthe state’s $3 billion Some Arizona small-business owners say the federal stimulu s plan — coupled with President Baracmk Obama’s proposal to raise federal income taxes on couplews making $250,000 or more won’t spur innovation and entrepreneurship.
“Io know the Obama tax plan will not It spreadsthe misery, paves the way to more dependency on penalizes achievers and stifles the entrepreneurial said Patrick Cassidy, leasing and marketing director for Mesa-based Pollacl Investments. Rich Adams, CEO of Southwestg Business Credit Servicesin Phoenix, wantw small business excluded from Obama’s plan to raise the top federal rate from 35 percen t to 39.6 percent. “Do not throttlwe the engine that will bring about Adams said. Attorney Jim Davidson, chairman of the public policy group at Phoenix law firm PolsinelliShughary PC, is more optimistic that the Obamaa stimulus will foster economic change.
“There is tremendous emphasisx on testing new forms of energy including the importance of perfecting systemx to sequestercarbon dioxide,” Davidson said. “I think we will see many new processezs to carrythis out. Similarly, there is fundingf for the development of alternative transportation and energydelivery systems.” Davidson said puttingt broadband communications and improving Internet access in underservefd urban and rural areas, along with the $20 billio outlay for health information and medicalo records technology, could create greatef efficiencies and new “In many respects, we have not seen this much focua and money appropriated by the Congress and the governmenrt toward technological innovations in decades,” he For more: .
jueves, 9 de junio de 2011
lunes, 6 de junio de 2011
Construction delays add millions to East Bay projects - San Francisco Business Times:
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Work on several big projects, mainly in the East Bay, has come to a standstil in recent months as the creditt crunchtook hold. Stopping constructiobn for months or years can add millions to the cost once aprojecrt resumes, says Eric Foster, seniofr vice president and region managerd for in San Francisco. “Every project is different,” he “There are thousands and thousands of parts that go into theseprojectd ... and those are thingsd that need to be dealt with when aproject stops.” Shorenstein Properties halted work on its proposedc 23-story office tower in Oakland. It had not begun the actual building, but had prepared the ground for construction.
Even in a situation where work was inearly stages, Fostedr said, the contractors may have alreadty ordered materials and would then have to either stored them, return them or sell them to anothedr builder. Other projects took a breakj in later phases suchas ’zs City Walk, a 252-unit, seven-story residential project that has been on hold sincr July 2007 after the original contracto r abandoned the project. In AF Evans Development Inc. stopped work last August on the a 75-unit development that was 92 percent complete. Olson Co.
decidedd to put City Walk on the market earliet this year and with the goal of findintg a buyer that will complete the That kind of situation can beespeciallh costly, Foster said, because the original builder is gone and a new contractor will have to come in and make sense of wherw the project is and what construction can still be salvaged. “s lot of that job, when it’s restarted, will have to be torn down and Foster predicted. Irvine-based put the breaks on two majorf projects last fall afterits , declared bankruptcy.
Its projects include the 310-acrse Delta Cove development in Bethel Island andthe 167-acre redevelopmeng at the Oak Knoll former Naval Hospital in East where it had planned to start demolishing buildings. Joe Aguirre, a spokesman for SunCal, declinerd to say how much the firm is spending to maintaistalled projects, but said it is paying to keep the site
Work on several big projects, mainly in the East Bay, has come to a standstil in recent months as the creditt crunchtook hold. Stopping constructiobn for months or years can add millions to the cost once aprojecrt resumes, says Eric Foster, seniofr vice president and region managerd for in San Francisco. “Every project is different,” he “There are thousands and thousands of parts that go into theseprojectd ... and those are thingsd that need to be dealt with when aproject stops.” Shorenstein Properties halted work on its proposedc 23-story office tower in Oakland. It had not begun the actual building, but had prepared the ground for construction.
Even in a situation where work was inearly stages, Fostedr said, the contractors may have alreadty ordered materials and would then have to either stored them, return them or sell them to anothedr builder. Other projects took a breakj in later phases suchas ’zs City Walk, a 252-unit, seven-story residential project that has been on hold sincr July 2007 after the original contracto r abandoned the project. In AF Evans Development Inc. stopped work last August on the a 75-unit development that was 92 percent complete. Olson Co.
decidedd to put City Walk on the market earliet this year and with the goal of findintg a buyer that will complete the That kind of situation can beespeciallh costly, Foster said, because the original builder is gone and a new contractor will have to come in and make sense of wherw the project is and what construction can still be salvaged. “s lot of that job, when it’s restarted, will have to be torn down and Foster predicted. Irvine-based put the breaks on two majorf projects last fall afterits , declared bankruptcy.
Its projects include the 310-acrse Delta Cove development in Bethel Island andthe 167-acre redevelopmeng at the Oak Knoll former Naval Hospital in East where it had planned to start demolishing buildings. Joe Aguirre, a spokesman for SunCal, declinerd to say how much the firm is spending to maintaistalled projects, but said it is paying to keep the site
sábado, 4 de junio de 2011
Death Rides a Pale Horse in the 'Darksiders II' Trailer - FEARnet.com
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Game Rant | Death Rides a Pale Horse in the 'Darksiders II' Trailer FEARnet.com A few days back, we found out that Death will be replacing his fellow Horseman of the Apocalypse War in THQ's upcoming apoca-licious brawler Darksiders II. Following close on that announcement, THQ has released a trailer ... Darksiders 2 Announced -- The Pale Horseman Is Back Death Trumps War as the Hero of Darksiders II |
jueves, 2 de junio de 2011
Danac gets good news from Montgomery County Planning Board - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The Bethesda-based developer's 26-acrde office park in the Shady Grove Life Sciencee Center is currently approvedfor 669,538 square feet of densith and the campus currently contains half of or 350,000 square feet. At a May 28 work the Montgomery County Planniny Board decided to recommend in its draft Gaithersburg West Master Plan that the property be developesd with up to twicer asmuch density, or contain up to 1.34 millio n square feet of retail and residential space. The southwest corner of the land currentl includesa 272,000-square-foot, three-building compled that houses software and pharmaceutical tenants.
The north side of the propertyy contains the Metropolitan RegionalpInformational Services' 72,000-square-foot headquarters. Last week, the board also recommendefd that Danac's Corridor Cities Transitwayu stop be located at or near its northeastern near the intersection of Diamondback Drivw andDecoverly Drive. That is good news for Danac, sincee the board had left out the stop inearliert drafts. The transit stop near the corner may be developesd whether the state retains the current road alignmentg or adoptsthe county's locally preferrex alternative.
The board also picked that locatiob because the northeastern corner is considered to be convenieng for pedestrians from the Decoverlyresidential "We have a long way to go, but we are encouraged by the planninf board's recommendations," said Timothy a Danac attorney. Several more work sessions are schedulec over the nexttwo months, and in July the planninyg board will send its drafg master plan to the county executiver who will have 60 days to revie w and comment before it is sent to the counth council for deliberations.
The Bethesda-based developer's 26-acrde office park in the Shady Grove Life Sciencee Center is currently approvedfor 669,538 square feet of densith and the campus currently contains half of or 350,000 square feet. At a May 28 work the Montgomery County Planniny Board decided to recommend in its draft Gaithersburg West Master Plan that the property be developesd with up to twicer asmuch density, or contain up to 1.34 millio n square feet of retail and residential space. The southwest corner of the land currentl includesa 272,000-square-foot, three-building compled that houses software and pharmaceutical tenants.
The north side of the propertyy contains the Metropolitan RegionalpInformational Services' 72,000-square-foot headquarters. Last week, the board also recommendefd that Danac's Corridor Cities Transitwayu stop be located at or near its northeastern near the intersection of Diamondback Drivw andDecoverly Drive. That is good news for Danac, sincee the board had left out the stop inearliert drafts. The transit stop near the corner may be developesd whether the state retains the current road alignmentg or adoptsthe county's locally preferrex alternative.
The board also picked that locatiob because the northeastern corner is considered to be convenieng for pedestrians from the Decoverlyresidential "We have a long way to go, but we are encouraged by the planninf board's recommendations," said Timothy a Danac attorney. Several more work sessions are schedulec over the nexttwo months, and in July the planninyg board will send its drafg master plan to the county executiver who will have 60 days to revie w and comment before it is sent to the counth council for deliberations.
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