Successfully growing traditional plants of the season Alexandria Echo Press Several traditional holiday plants make their appearance in your local retail markets this time of year. If you're looking for a gift plant or a decorating accent, there are many from which to choose. Several traditional holiday plants make their ... |
Friday, December 30, 2011
Successfully growing traditional plants of the season - Alexandria Echo Press
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
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Arnold & Porter LLP in D.C. namedr Charles Curtis a partner inbusiness litigation. At King Spalding LLP in D.C., Daniek Donovan was named a partner in government advocacy andpublicv policy, Courtney Trombly joined as and Paul Clement rejoined in the national appellat and strategic counseling practices. Expanding its labor and employment practicein D.C., Ford Harrison LLP hired Patrick Stewart as senior counseol and Jaclyn West as associate. Miller & Chevalier Chartered in D.C. brought on Barry Pollack as a member ofthe white-collare and internal investigations practice. Dilwort Paxson LLP in D.C. appointexd Louis Rothberg of counsel ininternational law.
Winston & Strawn LLP namesd William Barringer, Daniel Porter, Christopher Dunn and James Durling international trade partners inits D.C. Mark Duvall joined Beveridge & Diamond PC in D.C. as a Craig Young joined LeClairRyan PC in Alexandrias as a partner in the bankruptcypractice group. Foley & Lardner LLP in D.C. namee David Hickerson a partner. Akin Gump Strausds Hauer & Feld LLP in D.C. made Scott Alberino and NathahOleson partners. Merchant & Goulxd PC in D.C. named W. David Wallacwe partner.
Arnold & Porter LLP in D.C. namedr Charles Curtis a partner inbusiness litigation. At King Spalding LLP in D.C., Daniek Donovan was named a partner in government advocacy andpublicv policy, Courtney Trombly joined as and Paul Clement rejoined in the national appellat and strategic counseling practices. Expanding its labor and employment practicein D.C., Ford Harrison LLP hired Patrick Stewart as senior counseol and Jaclyn West as associate. Miller & Chevalier Chartered in D.C. brought on Barry Pollack as a member ofthe white-collare and internal investigations practice. Dilwort Paxson LLP in D.C. appointexd Louis Rothberg of counsel ininternational law.
Winston & Strawn LLP namesd William Barringer, Daniel Porter, Christopher Dunn and James Durling international trade partners inits D.C. Mark Duvall joined Beveridge & Diamond PC in D.C. as a Craig Young joined LeClairRyan PC in Alexandrias as a partner in the bankruptcypractice group. Foley & Lardner LLP in D.C. namee David Hickerson a partner. Akin Gump Strausds Hauer & Feld LLP in D.C. made Scott Alberino and NathahOleson partners. Merchant & Goulxd PC in D.C. named W. David Wallacwe partner.
Monday, December 26, 2011
The Business Journal of Milwaukee: Nomination
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Nominations will be accepted throughg Jan. 29, 2010 for projectss in the following Best NewDevelopment -- office, industrial, retail/hospitality, residentiak and health care; Best Renovation -- industrial, retail/hospitality, residential and healthg care; Projects may be nominated in more than one category. A pane l of real estate expertsd will judgeall nominations. To nominate a project or real estatse deal, please complete the informationj for each of the categories listedbelow (pleasde include additional firm names if there is more than one or specify N/A if the categorh does not apply.
Each category must be completexd in order for a project to be If there are firms on the projec t that are not listedby category, please include theirt information under "other". Nominations must be submitted using the form Additional information may be submitted in hard copy orvia e-mai to tbragstad@bizjournals.com, or by fax to 414-278-7028. Forwardr mailed nominations to: The Businessa Journal Real Estate Awards, 600 W. Virginiwa St., Suite 500, Milwaukee, WI 53204. The deadlines is Jan. 29, 2010.
2010 Real Estate Awards January 29, 2010 (Projecrt or Deal of the Year projectd may be nominated in more thanone
Nominations will be accepted throughg Jan. 29, 2010 for projectss in the following Best NewDevelopment -- office, industrial, retail/hospitality, residentiak and health care; Best Renovation -- industrial, retail/hospitality, residential and healthg care; Projects may be nominated in more than one category. A pane l of real estate expertsd will judgeall nominations. To nominate a project or real estatse deal, please complete the informationj for each of the categories listedbelow (pleasde include additional firm names if there is more than one or specify N/A if the categorh does not apply.
Each category must be completexd in order for a project to be If there are firms on the projec t that are not listedby category, please include theirt information under "other". Nominations must be submitted using the form Additional information may be submitted in hard copy orvia e-mai to tbragstad@bizjournals.com, or by fax to 414-278-7028. Forwardr mailed nominations to: The Businessa Journal Real Estate Awards, 600 W. Virginiwa St., Suite 500, Milwaukee, WI 53204. The deadlines is Jan. 29, 2010.
2010 Real Estate Awards January 29, 2010 (Projecrt or Deal of the Year projectd may be nominated in more thanone
Friday, December 23, 2011
Shooting victim Stephen Pollock's mother begs for help - BBC News
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BBC News | Shooting victim Stephen Pollock's mother begs for help BBC News The body of 21-year-old Stephen Pollock was found at a house in Weaver Terrace, Paisley, at about 23:15 on Wednesday, following a disturbance there. His mother, Nancy, said she could not believe he had been "brut » |
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Free Chick-fil-A meal on July 10 - South Florida Business Journal:
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The giveaway is part of the Atlanta-based chain’s fifth-annual Cow Appreciation Day, which honors its "Eatg Mor Chikin" Cows. In a related promotion, parentd can enter photos of their cow-clad children as part of a "Showe Us the Cow" online photo contest, for a chancd to win a $1,000 U.S. Savingsw Bond. Between now and Aug. 31, childrenj ages 10 and younger are encouraged to work with an aduly to submit creative photos of themselves dresseeas cows. The contest Web site, has details about uploading photos forthe contest. Once the pictures are uploaded, the publi c can vote for their favorite photothrough Aug. 31.
The 20 photographes that get the most Internet votes will benamedx semifinalists. From the semifinalists, Chick-fil-A will select five finalistss and one grand prize winner based onoverall quality, appearance, originality, creativity and The entrant's age will be takenn into account for judging, Chick-fil-wA said. The grand prize winner will receivwea U.S. Series EE Savings Bond with a maturit y valueof $1,000, a cateree party for their classroom, free Chick-fil-A Kid'sx Meals for a year and a digital among other gifts. Also each Kid's Meal from June 22 to July 25 will include miniatureCow figurines, while supplies last.
One out of everyy 100 of the cows will have gold spotw instead of the traditional black spotss and will be packaged with a card redeemable for a freeIce cream.
The giveaway is part of the Atlanta-based chain’s fifth-annual Cow Appreciation Day, which honors its "Eatg Mor Chikin" Cows. In a related promotion, parentd can enter photos of their cow-clad children as part of a "Showe Us the Cow" online photo contest, for a chancd to win a $1,000 U.S. Savingsw Bond. Between now and Aug. 31, childrenj ages 10 and younger are encouraged to work with an aduly to submit creative photos of themselves dresseeas cows. The contest Web site, has details about uploading photos forthe contest. Once the pictures are uploaded, the publi c can vote for their favorite photothrough Aug. 31.
The 20 photographes that get the most Internet votes will benamedx semifinalists. From the semifinalists, Chick-fil-A will select five finalistss and one grand prize winner based onoverall quality, appearance, originality, creativity and The entrant's age will be takenn into account for judging, Chick-fil-wA said. The grand prize winner will receivwea U.S. Series EE Savings Bond with a maturit y valueof $1,000, a cateree party for their classroom, free Chick-fil-A Kid'sx Meals for a year and a digital among other gifts. Also each Kid's Meal from June 22 to July 25 will include miniatureCow figurines, while supplies last.
One out of everyy 100 of the cows will have gold spotw instead of the traditional black spotss and will be packaged with a card redeemable for a freeIce cream.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Walker finds rhythm for Deacs - Charlotte Observer
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Walker finds rhythm for Deacs Charlotte Observer AP WINSTON-SALEM After missing Wake Forest's first nine games, 7-foot center Ty Walker is making up for lost time. Walker finished with career highs of 12 points and nine rebounds Sunday as Wake Forest hit key free throws in the final minute to hold ... |
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Bombino fined $40K for illegal crop shipments - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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Bombino Express imported 34 packages of Indian mangoes and yams that were labeled “ladies apparel” through Los Angeles Internationalo Airport in July. Airport dogs discovered the packages and officialss confiscatedthe shipment. Federal and stater laws ban importing of untreaterd mangoes and yamsfrom India, whichy can be infested with numerous crop-damaging pests, includinhg the devastating Oriental fruit fly. “Invasive pests are a primary threat toour crops, and keepinfg them out of California is vital to the securityy of our food supply and the stabilit y of our agricultural crop,” California Department of Food Agriculture secretary A.G.
Kawamura said in a news release. Bombino will pay $40,000 in civil penalties, and face a $1.6 millionh penalty if it violatesethe agreement, according to the agreemenrt with the Attorney General and CDFA. Agriculture officials say the Oriental fruiy fly could costthe state’s millions of dollars in crop eradication efforts and quarantine “It’s critical that imported produce be properly inspecterd to avoid devastating and costly pest infestations,” Attorneyt General Jerry Brown said Monday.
Bombino Express imported 34 packages of Indian mangoes and yams that were labeled “ladies apparel” through Los Angeles Internationalo Airport in July. Airport dogs discovered the packages and officialss confiscatedthe shipment. Federal and stater laws ban importing of untreaterd mangoes and yamsfrom India, whichy can be infested with numerous crop-damaging pests, includinhg the devastating Oriental fruit fly. “Invasive pests are a primary threat toour crops, and keepinfg them out of California is vital to the securityy of our food supply and the stabilit y of our agricultural crop,” California Department of Food Agriculture secretary A.G.
Kawamura said in a news release. Bombino will pay $40,000 in civil penalties, and face a $1.6 millionh penalty if it violatesethe agreement, according to the agreemenrt with the Attorney General and CDFA. Agriculture officials say the Oriental fruiy fly could costthe state’s millions of dollars in crop eradication efforts and quarantine “It’s critical that imported produce be properly inspecterd to avoid devastating and costly pest infestations,” Attorneyt General Jerry Brown said Monday.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Water Authority and conservation groups create fund for Rio Grande - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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The Authority’s bills will offer a box customers can checok toindicate they’d like to donate to the Living Rivef Fund. The fund will be used to purchasw water rights so that water can be kept in the maintaining flows for plantsand wildlife. Customers will be able to add $1 to theie payment total and designater it as a donation tothe Fund. The boxees will appear on bills startingtthis month. The Authority partnered with , , , , and the on the The water rights purchase program is in addition toa $250,00o0 initiative aimed at leasing water back from farmerxs so that it can be kept in the rivef to provide sustained flows.
The Water Authority gave $225,000 to that fund and conservation groupsprovided $25,000. The Water Authoritu also is contributing $160,009 annually to a Rio Grande silver minnos breeding program and is involved in habitat restoration efforta onthe river.
The Authority’s bills will offer a box customers can checok toindicate they’d like to donate to the Living Rivef Fund. The fund will be used to purchasw water rights so that water can be kept in the maintaining flows for plantsand wildlife. Customers will be able to add $1 to theie payment total and designater it as a donation tothe Fund. The boxees will appear on bills startingtthis month. The Authority partnered with , , , , and the on the The water rights purchase program is in addition toa $250,00o0 initiative aimed at leasing water back from farmerxs so that it can be kept in the rivef to provide sustained flows.
The Water Authority gave $225,000 to that fund and conservation groupsprovided $25,000. The Water Authoritu also is contributing $160,009 annually to a Rio Grande silver minnos breeding program and is involved in habitat restoration efforta onthe river.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Missouri lets Embarq set its prices - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The Missouri operating company forOverland Park-based local phon e service provider Embarq (NYSE: EQ) met the conditions to be a competitivwe telecommunications company set forth in a bill the Generall Assembly passed last year, the release The designation means that the PSC no longef controls price and rate regulation and that Embarq can independentlg alter telephone rates based on market conditions. For the 61 residentiap exchanges newly designatedas competitive, the law keepz Embarq from raising rates by more than $2 a line each montu for the next four years, the release said.
The PSC will keep monitoring Embarq’ss rates and subscriber base; the PSC staffr can alert the commission ifEmbarw doesn’t comply with the limitationsa or raises its rates so high that they keep customers from receivinh the service. The residential exchanges becomingfcompetitive include: Appleton City, Blackburn, Brazito, Butler, Calhoun, California, Camden Point, Centerview, Chilhowee, Clarksburg, Clinton, Cole Camp, Craig, Dearborn, Deepwater, Eugene, Fairfax, Green Ridge, Hardin, Harrisonville, Holden, Holt, Hopkins, Houstonia, Ionia, King Kingsville, Leeton, Lexington, Malta Bend, Maryville, Missouri City, Montrose, Mound New Bloomfield, Newburg, Orrick, Otterville, Richland, Russellville, Smithton, St.
Thomas, Strasburg, Sweet Syracuse, Taos, Tarkio, Tipton, Urich, Warrensburg, Waverly, Wellington and Windsor. Embarq has received competitiver classification in dozens of Missour citiesthis year. The company has been looking to gain competitivd status throughout the country because local phone companiesdare regulated, though others that provide localo phone service, such as cable companies, are not, an Embarwq spokesman said earlier this year.
Competitivre classification requires the existence of two separate entitiesx also providing local phone one of which can be a wireless provide r and the other a wireline company that offersx local voice service through facilities it owns in part orin Embarq, the nation’s No. 4 local phone service provider, ranks No. 3 on the Kansad City Business Journal ’s list of area public companies. by in an $11.6 billiob deal expected to close in the firsft halfof 2009.
The Missouri operating company forOverland Park-based local phon e service provider Embarq (NYSE: EQ) met the conditions to be a competitivwe telecommunications company set forth in a bill the Generall Assembly passed last year, the release The designation means that the PSC no longef controls price and rate regulation and that Embarq can independentlg alter telephone rates based on market conditions. For the 61 residentiap exchanges newly designatedas competitive, the law keepz Embarq from raising rates by more than $2 a line each montu for the next four years, the release said.
The PSC will keep monitoring Embarq’ss rates and subscriber base; the PSC staffr can alert the commission ifEmbarw doesn’t comply with the limitationsa or raises its rates so high that they keep customers from receivinh the service. The residential exchanges becomingfcompetitive include: Appleton City, Blackburn, Brazito, Butler, Calhoun, California, Camden Point, Centerview, Chilhowee, Clarksburg, Clinton, Cole Camp, Craig, Dearborn, Deepwater, Eugene, Fairfax, Green Ridge, Hardin, Harrisonville, Holden, Holt, Hopkins, Houstonia, Ionia, King Kingsville, Leeton, Lexington, Malta Bend, Maryville, Missouri City, Montrose, Mound New Bloomfield, Newburg, Orrick, Otterville, Richland, Russellville, Smithton, St.
Thomas, Strasburg, Sweet Syracuse, Taos, Tarkio, Tipton, Urich, Warrensburg, Waverly, Wellington and Windsor. Embarq has received competitiver classification in dozens of Missour citiesthis year. The company has been looking to gain competitivd status throughout the country because local phone companiesdare regulated, though others that provide localo phone service, such as cable companies, are not, an Embarwq spokesman said earlier this year.
Competitivre classification requires the existence of two separate entitiesx also providing local phone one of which can be a wireless provide r and the other a wireline company that offersx local voice service through facilities it owns in part orin Embarq, the nation’s No. 4 local phone service provider, ranks No. 3 on the Kansad City Business Journal ’s list of area public companies. by in an $11.6 billiob deal expected to close in the firsft halfof 2009.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Fishermen, regulators discuss dismal cod report - Boston.com
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WLBZ-TV | Fishermen, regulators discuss dismal cod report Boston.com AP / December 9, 2011 PORTSMOUTH, NHâ€"Fishermen trying to survive an unexpectedly dire assessment of the health of cod in the Gulf of Maine gathered in New Hampshire on Friday with scientists and rulemakers to seek ways to head off a ... N.H. session hears d ata on overfished Gulf of Maine cod Scientists Say Cod Are Scant; Nets Say Otherwise |
Thursday, December 8, 2011
N.C. foreclosure filings drop - Baltimore Business Journal:
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North Carolina ranked 36th in the nation for foreclosurew filingslast month. Foreclosure filings in the state fell nearly 16.1 percent in May from April. Across the foreclosure filings rose 18 percent in May from ayear ago. Thered were 321,480 foreclosure filings nationwide, whicbh affected one in every 398 U.S. households. California and Florida posted the top foreclosure ratesalast month. Filings nationwide fell 6 percent in Mayfrom April. Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrax tracks default notices, auction-sale notices and bank Its figures exceed those compiled bythe N.C. Commissionert of Banks. The company countsx every foreclosure filing, including multiple filings for asingler household.
The commissioner counts each householronly once, regardless of the numbe r of filings it receives.
North Carolina ranked 36th in the nation for foreclosurew filingslast month. Foreclosure filings in the state fell nearly 16.1 percent in May from April. Across the foreclosure filings rose 18 percent in May from ayear ago. Thered were 321,480 foreclosure filings nationwide, whicbh affected one in every 398 U.S. households. California and Florida posted the top foreclosure ratesalast month. Filings nationwide fell 6 percent in Mayfrom April. Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrax tracks default notices, auction-sale notices and bank Its figures exceed those compiled bythe N.C. Commissionert of Banks. The company countsx every foreclosure filing, including multiple filings for asingler household.
The commissioner counts each householronly once, regardless of the numbe r of filings it receives.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Economist: FDIC gearing up for bank closures - Nashville Business Journal:
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“They know they’re going to take down a larges number of banks andthey can’ t do it until they’re staffed said Mark Dotzour, chief economist and directo of research for the Real Estate Center at . Dotzour expecta federal regulators to establish an similar to the that disposer of assets belonging to insolvent Savings Loans in the late 1980s andearly 1990s. “Once they start to sell [foreclosed real we’ll find out what the market really is,” Dotzoue told attendees at an economic summitin Tampa.
Dotzour blamed federalp intervention for the lack of commercial real estates investment activity inrecent months, as well as the failure of businesses to make majofr decisions. “Nobody knows what to do so they’res doing nothing,” Dotzour said. Government, in its quest to help the is causing harm by propping up failinh companies and regularlychanging rules, he said. “Peopld are frozen. It’s not that they don’gt want to invest in the future, the rules are unclear,” he He jokingly called the FederalReserver “inksters” for routinely printing monety to bail out big business, including banks that are stil not making many loans.
The government’zs role in a capitalistic society, he “is to make the rules and get off the dance Businesses and individualsthat can’tf pay their bills shoul resolve their problems in bankruptch court, not with money from the government, he It’s a process that has worked for for generations. “Everyone has a lesson to learn including youand me,” he said. “We have to live withinn our means.” Dotzour expects foreclosure rates to continueto climb, real estate prices to fall more and cap rates to rise to at least 9 percent before leveling off. In 2010 and 2011, interest rates will begin to aswill inflation.
Once investors realizre the market is at deals will begin to flow he said. In the meantime, he compared the bad loanss that remainon banks’ books to a smelly cat litter box and the feds keep throwing more litter on top to mask the But they’ll eventually have to removd the organic material to fix the problem.
“They know they’re going to take down a larges number of banks andthey can’ t do it until they’re staffed said Mark Dotzour, chief economist and directo of research for the Real Estate Center at . Dotzour expecta federal regulators to establish an similar to the that disposer of assets belonging to insolvent Savings Loans in the late 1980s andearly 1990s. “Once they start to sell [foreclosed real we’ll find out what the market really is,” Dotzoue told attendees at an economic summitin Tampa.
Dotzour blamed federalp intervention for the lack of commercial real estates investment activity inrecent months, as well as the failure of businesses to make majofr decisions. “Nobody knows what to do so they’res doing nothing,” Dotzour said. Government, in its quest to help the is causing harm by propping up failinh companies and regularlychanging rules, he said. “Peopld are frozen. It’s not that they don’gt want to invest in the future, the rules are unclear,” he He jokingly called the FederalReserver “inksters” for routinely printing monety to bail out big business, including banks that are stil not making many loans.
The government’zs role in a capitalistic society, he “is to make the rules and get off the dance Businesses and individualsthat can’tf pay their bills shoul resolve their problems in bankruptch court, not with money from the government, he It’s a process that has worked for for generations. “Everyone has a lesson to learn including youand me,” he said. “We have to live withinn our means.” Dotzour expects foreclosure rates to continueto climb, real estate prices to fall more and cap rates to rise to at least 9 percent before leveling off. In 2010 and 2011, interest rates will begin to aswill inflation.
Once investors realizre the market is at deals will begin to flow he said. In the meantime, he compared the bad loanss that remainon banks’ books to a smelly cat litter box and the feds keep throwing more litter on top to mask the But they’ll eventually have to removd the organic material to fix the problem.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Highest-paid CEOs
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There were no major changes in bonus ordeferred compensation, but the average valus of perquisites and miscellaneous payments fell from $272,000 to according to research conducted by Spring House-basex human resource firm . The data are based on filings with the Securities and Exchange Commissionand year-over-year comparisons include companies who changed CEOs between 2007 and 2008. Strategif Research’s Dan Ebbert, who compiled the data for the Philadelphi aBusiness Journal, said the drop off in other compensatiomn was to be expectexd as companies are under great scrutinh when it comes to handing out perks to In all, 23.
4 percent of overallo compensation for the CEOs was direct cash (salary and bonus), with only 18 percenft coming from just salary.
There were no major changes in bonus ordeferred compensation, but the average valus of perquisites and miscellaneous payments fell from $272,000 to according to research conducted by Spring House-basex human resource firm . The data are based on filings with the Securities and Exchange Commissionand year-over-year comparisons include companies who changed CEOs between 2007 and 2008. Strategif Research’s Dan Ebbert, who compiled the data for the Philadelphi aBusiness Journal, said the drop off in other compensatiomn was to be expectexd as companies are under great scrutinh when it comes to handing out perks to In all, 23.
4 percent of overallo compensation for the CEOs was direct cash (salary and bonus), with only 18 percenft coming from just salary.
Friday, December 2, 2011
GOP Candidates Step Up Attacks On Each Other - NPR
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Bloomberg | GOP Candidates Step Up Attacks On Each Other NPR Since then, the candidates have gotten tougher on each other. From left, GOP presidential candidates Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney participate in the Fox News/Google GOP debate at the Orange County Convention Center in September. ... Republican Candidates Step Up A ttacks Against Each Other as Primaries Near What Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney have in common |
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