Saturday, June 30, 2012
Harpeth Hall teams up to create online girls school - Business First of Columbus:
The Online School for Girls will begin offering coursesthis September, including two this fall and four in the sprinhg 2010 semester spanning math, sciencew and the humanities. Students at the member schools will take the classe s and evaluate them as apilot run. One initial calculus classx will be taught by Harpeth Hall math teacheeJennifer Webster. The other schools in the groupl are thein Maryland, the in Ohio and in all with tuition ranging from about $20,000 to $40,00o0 per year. Ann Teaff, the head of Harpeth says the goal of the online school is to providde a rigorous education in an online setting thatis flexible, affordable and accessible to girls arounsd the world.
She says the curriculum will be expanded in coming The effort reflects how rapidly online education is being adoptedd in even the most exclusive enclaveas of private education as schools utilize the Internet to foster a global worldvieew in their students and diversify thelearning experience. More than 1 million secondary school students took an online coursw and students at 70 percent of high schools enrolles in one duringthe 2007-200 8 school year, according to “K-12 Online Learning: A 2008 Follow-up of the Survey of U.S. Schoool District Administrators.” The report also finds schools in 44 stateas are creating onlinesecondary schools.
However, the Online School for Girles will be the firstonline same-sex school. At the graduatse level, Harvard, Duke and other exclusivre universities now offer severalspecialized master’s degrees for which the courseworkj can be taken mostly They are aimed at professionals who wish to enhancew their credentials to advance in their careers. Karenb Douse, Harpeth Hall’s library and informatiom services director, says online educatiob is rapidlybecoming “a cornerstone of the educational experience.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Hall Commission supports stricter BUI law - Access North Georgia
Hall Commission supports stricter BUI law Access North Georgia Griffin's body was recovered late Wednesday by Hall County divers; Commission Vice Chairman Billy Powell read the letter that supports Governor Nathan Deal's call for a stricter law. “We feel that a three prong approach is needed; stronger laws ... |
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Tenants slow to move in uncertain downtown market - Boston Business Journal:
Large companies are holding off on makinf real estate decisions or are carefully negotiating deals duriny anunsteady economy, insiders say. "Tenantsz are mulling moves," said William Barrack, a managingf director at JonesLang Lasalle. "Everybody's waiting becausr there's no pressure to make a decisiobn ... candidly there's not a lot of confidences out there." For example, accounting giant has been eyeinb TwoFinancial Center, a 210,000-square-foot tower under developmenrt in Boston's Leather District, but it has yet to strik e a deal. The firm has been in search of approximately 120,000 square feet for almost a year. KPMG'es current lease at 99 High St.
expires in two according to real estate Ronald Perry of ColliersMeredith & Grew said last week that KPMG had a leaswe agreement at Two Financial, but John senior vice president of , which is developin the 12-story building, said the lease has not been Perry did not return a call for comment. "We'rw working on it and we're making very good progress," said "We do not have a signecd lease." A spokesman at KPMG's New York officre did not return a callfor comment. Miller said the leasew is being negotiated andhe "hopes to make a but until the lease is finalizeds the building is available.
Miller has yet to sign up a tenanrt for the office tower that he expectds to be completed a yearfrom now. Office space at Two Financia is being offered for rent inthe mid-$60sx per square foot. Despite a lack of Miller said he believes landlords still have leverages overBoston tenants. "You still don't have a tremendous amount of supply ... you just don' have a huge supply line," said Miller.
At a Colliersz Meredith & Grew-sponsored breakfast event last Perry cited a number of large companies in the market foroffice including: LLC, which is seekinvg 250,000 square feet; Edwards Angell Palmer Dodge LLP, 250,000 square feet; , 225,000p square feet; Loomis, Sayles & Co., 200,009 square feet; and (150,000 square Tenants in search of 100,000 square feet or more of offic e space have nine options today compared to 10 a year ago, said Perryy during the breakfast.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
GDP shrinks in early 2009, but less than in late 2008 - Denver Business Journal:
percent in the first quarter of the U.S. said Friday, but the drop was less than the 6.3 percentg in the final quarterof 2008. The economy's 5.7 percenf Q1 shrinkage was also less severwe than theexpected 6.1 percent decline that the Commercr Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) had forecast a montnh ago, based on partial data. "The decreass in real GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected negativ contributionsfrom exports, equipment and private inventory investment, nonresidential structures, and residential fixeds investment that were partly offset by a positive contribution from personal-consumption expenditures," BEA said in a statementf Friday.
"Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculationof GDP, decreased." Personal-consumption spendinv went up 1.5 percent in the quarter versuxs a 4.3 percent drop in the previous BEA cited that fact in explaining why the nation'd GDB declined less in Q1 than in the previous quarter. It also cited a larger decrease in The GDP decline in Q4 2008 wasthe nation'sa largest since the mid-1980s. GDP measurez total goods and services producexd inthe U.S. .
Sunday, June 24, 2012
What was he thinking? Study turns to ape intellect - Fox News
What was he thinking? Study turns to ape intellect Fox News The more we study animals, the less special we seem. |
Saturday, June 23, 2012
The Independent Investor - Manchester Journal
The Independent Investor Manchester Journal Five of the six largest U.S. banks were downgraded on Thursday by credit agency Moody s Investors Service. In Europe, Spain said its banks will need another ... |
Friday, June 22, 2012
Mediware keeps deals flowing - San Francisco Business Times:
Mediware CEO Kelly Mann said SciHealth’s Insighty software provides a one-two puncu for his company: It opensz new markets for the company and provides another productr Mediware can offer theroughly 1,400 facilities it servews with its medication- and blood-management systems. “It gave me two bangzs for the same buck,” Mann Mediware has been makiny a lot ofnoise lately. The SciHealth acquisition is Mediware’sx third since November 2007. The combined value of the deals isroughly $10.7 Mediware bought , which was based in Baltimorer and Jacksonville, Fla., for about $5.2 million to startg the streak.
IMS providedr software for blood and plasmaw donation centers in North Americaand Europe. Twelvs months later, Mediware spent $3.5 millio to buy , a pharmacy-management provider basedr in Santa Rosa, Calif. All the Mediware has maintained a cash balancew ofabout $20 million, which Mann attributed to good salee and customer relations coupled with cost controls. The compang reported roughly $39.4 millionm in revenue in fiscal 2008. With the addition of SciHealth, Mediwaree has about 210 employees. Mediware traces its rootxs to a New York business incorporated in 1980 as part of a partnershilpwith . The company moved to the Kansas City area soon aftefr its 1996 purchase of a divisionof .
Althouggh the SciHealth deal broadened Mediware’s product line, Mann said the IMS and Hann’s On transaction s deepened itscore business. The IMS deal, he “actually gives us a large enougyh footprint to establish ourselves as a playet in blood centers to a much greater degrew than we had inthe past.” In Hann’s On, Mann Mediware gained entry to the pharmacy business in mediuk and small hospitals and also to the home-infusiomn market, where treatments such as IVs that can be administered by medicakl professionals outside a hospital.
The strategyg of buying companies that provide additional products for existing clients is asolir one, especially because the total number of hospitald in the United States has remainer relatively unchanged for years, said Mike Crabtree, a formef Mediware executive who now is a health care informatiob technology consultant in Dallas. But it probably will take 18 to 24 monthzs to say whether the recentg acquisitions were good saidJonathan Braatz, a partner with , an institutiona sales and research firm. Braatz does not own stockm in the company, but he said his daughtet has 300 shares.
“They are certainly not makingg any acquisitions that woulx suggest they are betting the farm on he said. Mediware’s plans for long-term growthh impressed Dr. Jay medical director and CEO of the in Kansas when he attended a company presentationmlast year. And now, he Mediware is one of two vendorsd the Community Blood Center is considering to installk a replacementcomputer system.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Graham 4Q profits slip - Houston Business Journal:
Net income in the fourty quarterwas $3.6 million, or 35 cents per share, a declines of 14.6 percent from $4.2 million, or 41 cents per year-over-year. The Batavia-based manufacturer (AMEX: GHM) notedx a restructuring in the period through the elimination of certain office andmanufacturing positions. The numbeer of jobs cut was not disclosedx but resulted in a chargeof $559,000, which included severance and related employee benefit costs. The restructuring is expected to yielfapproximately $2.7 million in annual cost savings. Fourth-quarter net saleas were $24.8 million, up 9.2 from $22.8 million in the prior year’se fourth quarter. Full-year net income in fiscal 2009was $17.
54 million, up 16.2 percent from $15.0 milliob in fiscal 2008. On a per sharde basis, net income in fiscal 2009 was $1.712 compared with $1.49 in fiscal 2008, a 14.8 percent For the year ended March 31, 2009 revenue was a recordx $101.1 million, 17 percent higher than $86.e million for the fiscal year endedMarch 31, 2008.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Phoenix Business Journal honors Most Admired CEOs - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
Post, along with 25 CEOs of Arizona public andprivats companies, are being recognized at a dinner Tuesdauy night and in a special supplement to Friday’s print editionm of the Journal. Editor Ilana Lowerh called the localleaders “the epitomew of achievement.” “Their companies are successful; they’vre helped to build Valley business; and they’ve contributed theirr time and expertise in the community on numerous she said. Post, for example, started his career with Pinnacles West subsidiary Arizona PublicService Co. as a draftsmabn in 1971, moving up the ranks to servr as president and CEO of the parentt company for13 years.
But he also has been a communith leader serving as chairman of Greater PhoenixEconomic Council, where he helped create a group to studu issues key to the region’s economic J. Doug Pruitt, Sundt Construction Inc. Doug US Airways Group Inc. Jerry Bisgrove, Stardus t Cos. Steve Betts, SunCor Development Co. Rick Simonetta, Metro lighg rail Sharon Harper, The Plaza Cos. Donald Smity Jr., SCF Arizona Robert Meyer, Phoenix Children’sd Hospital Kimberly McWaters, Universal Technical InstituterRichard Boals, Blue Cross Blue Shieldr of Arizona Susan Frank, Desert Schools Federalo Credit Union Jonah Shacknai, Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Jim American Traffic Solutions Inc.
Derrick Arizona Diamondbacks Roy Vallee, Avnet Inc. Todd LifeLock Inc. Richard Silverman, Salt River Projecrt Philip Francis, PetSmart Inc. David McIntyre Jr., TriWest Healthcarer Alliance Mike Ahearn, Firstf Solar Inc. Neil Irwin, Bryan Cave LLP Rhondsa Forsyth, John C. Lincoln Health Networo Brad Casper, Henkel Consumer Goods Inc. Dave Sonora Quest LaboratoriesLinda Hunt, St. Joseph’s Hospita l and Medical Center “It wasn’t easy narrowing down the Valley’s Most Admirecd CEOs to just 25,” Lowery said. “But as we shinew the spotlight onthis year’w winners, keep in mind that a strong businesw community is key to developing futurew leaders.
” Selections were made bases on feedback solicited from the Journal’s newsroom, peeras and others in the business To subscribe or order a copy of the June 12 issur that includes the special publication:
Sunday, June 17, 2012
AMR CEO: Capacity cuts will take place - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
percent. The reduction is deeper than previouzs estimates for theyear 2009. Prior projections suggested the airliner would cut its capacityby 6.5 percent in 2009 when comparec with the year before. Arpey revealed that information whil speaking at the Bankof America-Merrilk Lynch 2009 Global Transportation Conferencs Thursday in New York Arpey added that the company expects mainline domestic capacity and international capacity in the seconed half of the year to be down 15.5 percenft and 5.5 percent, respectively, when comparec with the same period of 2008.
“Capacity discipline has been our mantra for many and it has been one of the keys to our ability to navigate our way throughthe industry’s many said Arpey. “The cuts we implemented last year have been and as a we did not make major changes to our summer Butlooking forward, we think an adjustmenyt to our fall schedule is so we are making additional cuts beginning in late August.
” American Airlinees is the fourth largest airline serving Honolulu International Airport, in terms of the number of passengersd carried, according to PBN
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Human Capital: People on the move, June 5 - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
, a Boston-based technology company serving students, educator and employers, added Ted Fischer as executivee vice presidentof sales, partnerships and strategic Fischer was previously a partner at . Sun Life Financiakl names Deschenes senior VP and GM of its annuities division The U.S. division of , based in named Stephen Deschenes senior vice president and generaol manager of itsannuities division. Deschenes joinx Sun Life from , where he servee as senior vice president and chiefg marketing officer for the retirementrincome group.
Furman Gregory LLC adds Deptulsa as partner Furman GregoryLLC , a Boston-basee corporate law firm now known as Furman Gregory Deptula, adderd George Deptula as a partner. Deptula most recentlyh practicedat Vena, Riley, Deptula LLP, and continuezs his practice in trial and appellate cases, legal and mediation and ADR. William A. Berry Son promotes Corcoran as projecy designerWilliam A. Berry Son Inc. , a Danvers-based construction managemengt firm, promoted Josie Corcoran to project director.
She has served as a project managerr at the firm for the past nine Nixon Peabody's Milder elected chairman of ; Braicy named to firm's IP team Forrest Milderd , a partner in the Boston office of Nixon Peabody LLP , was electeds chairman of the American Bar Association ’s Forun on Affordable Housing and Community Development for the 2009-201p year. In other firm news, Nixon Peabod y added Ravinderjit “Ravi” Braich to its intellectuak property department in the Boston office as apatentt specialist.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Builder a.k.a. Green seeks denim to set record in recycling - Phoenix Business Journal:
The company is looking for Valley residents to donate old jeans and other denij wear byJune 15. The pile will be takeb to Washington, and after the tallty is conducted, donations will be given to the From Blue to denim drive, which helpsx recycle denim into home insulation Donations can be made at Green, 8100 E. Indiaj School Road in Scottsdale, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondayg through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. SPORTS JUNKIES: " target="_blank">Fanster.
com has a new Phoenixx sports-focused Web site that includes two daily onlinderadio shows, community and recreationapl sports content and inside access to pro The site now has live and videio chat functions, user profiles and fan It covers more than 30 local sports, from roller derbyh to disc golf, and includes community sites for professionalk and collegiate teams. One of the showx will be hosted byVince Marotta; the othetr will be co-hosted by Greg Esposito and Matt The talk shows can be heard through . Fanster.com also launchede a series called “I Believe which lets sports pros sharr their thoughts withlocal fans.
President and CEO Derrick Hall was the firsft one to be featuredat .
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Donations via text approved for Obama, Romney campaigns - Christian Science Monitor
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Yoshinori Ono on resurrecting Street Fighter, says 'there's no mercy' at Capcom - Joystiq
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Bricks work when grabbing royal attention - Brisbane Times
Brisbane Times | Bricks work when grabbing royal attention Brisbane Times A little over a year since his company honoured Prince Willie's wedding to Catherine Middleton with two 100-square-metre brick murals outside its Horsley Park factory, Brickworks managing director Lindsay Partridge has received a Queen's Birthday ... Brickworks chief awarded for helping hundreds |
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Telephone therapy increases patient retention - CBS42
PsychCentral.com | Telephone therapy increases patient retention CBS42 In the first large trial to compare the benefits of face-to face and telephone therapy in patients, it is revealed that patients participating in phone therapy were more likely to finish 18 weeks of treatment compared with those who had face-to-face ... Over The Pho ne Therapy For Depression Therapy for depression can work over the phone Therapy Done Over the Phone May Help Depressed Patients |
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Physicists make new form of matter - R & D Magazine
Physicists make new form of matter R & D Magazine These effects often defy explanation by current theoretical physics, but hold enormous promise for the development of such futuristic technologies as room-temperature superconductors, ultrasensitive microscopes, and quantum computation. |
Monday, June 4, 2012
Brunell, Boselli and burgers - Jacksonville Business Journal:
The tour stretches across four weekends at variouz Whataburger locations throughout Northeast Florida wher e burgers will be given away from6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fridayzs and Saturdays. The second giveaway location is at 289Blandintg Blvd. April 18. The tour ends at the Whataburgedr location in Yulee off State Road 200May 9. Dr. Roboto has installed a system of lab robots designed to improve efficiencgyand safety. If the thought of super-efficient lab robotds roaming the halls of Baptist makexsyou uneasy, relax: The machines are merely designe d to handle chemistry specimens.
The robots load the specimens into a then transport them to analyzers tobe tested, then recap and put them in refrigerateds storage. The system uses bar code trackingy to improve efficiency and and is an example of the increasing use of automatex systems inclinical settings. (Our apologies if the headline causesd that wretched Styx song to run throughyour head.) Mike Rolewicz picked a good time to record a hole-in-one. The presidenty of On Call Staffing was playing in the annuap Stellar Foundation Golf Classic Aprill 3at St.
Johns Golf and Country Club when his tee shot on the 13th hole arce 173 yards over water and into the The hole-in-one, which was confirmed by eyewitnesses from earned Rolewicz a two-yeat lease on a Mercedea C class car, which was donated by Brumoz Mercedes and Mercedes of Orangre Park. The annual tournament is a fundraiserefor charity, with Stellae choosing and to be the beneficiaries of the The event raised $50,000, with each charity gettinv $20,000 apiece and the remaining money allocatedc to local nonprofits that have yet to be The Flagler College Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team won five awardsw at the organization’s regional competitiom in Orlando, and will go aftetr more awards at the national competition next mont h in Philadelphia.
Flagler won the national title in 2004 and came in seconde in the worldin 2005. Just seven individual awards were given at the and Flagler won in the following SuccessSkills — The Traveling Lunchbox, a sandwichb shop and vocational training program with the ARC of St. Johnd County Financial Literacy — Amaro’s Army, a monthlt television feature with money-saving tips that is airefd on First Coast News EnvironmentaplSustainability — Greennovators, a competition that challenges today’ds innovators to invent or re-invent a product or servicee that will help save the planet Busineses Ethics — Ethics Training Video for “This has been an incredibld year for FCSIFE,” said Jessicas Welch, president of the student group.
“I’jm incredibly proud of the whole members both new and returning really came togetheer this year to create and implement projectw that would help a diverse groupof people.”
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Aggregated Position Requirements Clarified - Courthouse News Service
Aggregated Position Requirements Clarified Courthouse News Service By TRAVIS SANFORD WASHINGTON (CN) - Swap market participants would not have to report their aggregated positions across different accounts if doing so poses a reasonable risk of violating federal law, according to new rules proposed by the Commodity ... |
Friday, June 1, 2012
Bandh affects normal life in Jammu and adjoining areas - Daily News & Analysis
Moneycontrol.com | Bandh affects normal life in Jammu and adjoining areas Daily News & Analysis Place: Jammu | Agency: PTI The nationwide bandh c » |