Falcao decisions Spang, wins tourney ESPN (blog) But it was Falcao who dominated throughout the fight en route to a unanimous decision. All three judges scored the bout 29-27 for Falcao, who had a point deducted in the first round for a knee to the head. ESPN.com also scored it 29-27 for Falcao. |
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Falcao decisions Spang, wins tourney - ESPN (blog)
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Floridians
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Overall, Florida’s consumer confidence fell one pointto 71. The inde component measuring perceptions of personal finances now compared with a year ago fell four pointszto 40, one point aboved its all-time low of 39 in December. However, Floridiansz are feeling better about the future as expectations of personal finances a year from now is up five pointswto 90, the highest level since October 2007. "Floridians are sayinfg they don't have the mone now to buy but they expecft to withina year," said Chris director of UF's Survey Researchb Center at the Bureau of Economic and Businesxs Research, in a media release. Of the remainintg index components, perceptions of the U.
S. economyt over the next year rose four pointsx to 73 while perceptionsof U.S. economifc conditions over the next five yearws fell four pointsto 78. Perceptions of whethe it's a good time to buy big-ticket consumefr items fell six pointsto 72. “Perhaps consumerse also are wondering what happensa whenthe government's infusion of stimulus money runs out, McCarty "While they expect the U.S. economy to improv over the next year, they are beginninf to questionits long-term McCarty said he expects a continued decline of confidences in the short term.
The preliminaryy index for May was conducted from 408 The index is benchmarked to 1966 so a value of 100 representsa the same level of confidence forthat
Overall, Florida’s consumer confidence fell one pointto 71. The inde component measuring perceptions of personal finances now compared with a year ago fell four pointszto 40, one point aboved its all-time low of 39 in December. However, Floridiansz are feeling better about the future as expectations of personal finances a year from now is up five pointswto 90, the highest level since October 2007. "Floridians are sayinfg they don't have the mone now to buy but they expecft to withina year," said Chris director of UF's Survey Researchb Center at the Bureau of Economic and Businesxs Research, in a media release. Of the remainintg index components, perceptions of the U.
S. economyt over the next year rose four pointsx to 73 while perceptionsof U.S. economifc conditions over the next five yearws fell four pointsto 78. Perceptions of whethe it's a good time to buy big-ticket consumefr items fell six pointsto 72. “Perhaps consumerse also are wondering what happensa whenthe government's infusion of stimulus money runs out, McCarty "While they expect the U.S. economy to improv over the next year, they are beginninf to questionits long-term McCarty said he expects a continued decline of confidences in the short term.
The preliminaryy index for May was conducted from 408 The index is benchmarked to 1966 so a value of 100 representsa the same level of confidence forthat
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Comptroller of the Currency Hosts Community Bank Directors Workshop in Denver, Colorado
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The workshop provides practical information that expandsbank directors' skills and understanding of issues facing their banks. Entitled, "A New Director's Mastering the Basics," the workshop is geared primarily to directorxs of national community banks with assets of lessthan $1 billionh who have fewer than three years of experience or longefr tenured directors who would like to review the fundamentak requirements of their position. The workshop costs Attendees receive pre-course reading and coursr materials, an OCC telephone seminar CD, a communitu bank supervision handbook, other supervisorh material, a continental breakfast, and Workshops are limited to the first50 registrants.
For informatioh or to register online, visit or call 336-451-0557. The Offics of the Comptroller of the Currency was created by Congress to charternationak banks, to oversee a nationwide system of banking and to assure that national banks are safe and sound, competitivw and profitable, and capablew of serving the bankinh needs of their customers in the best possible manner. OCC preszs releases and other information are availableat . To receivw OCC press releases and issuancesby email, subscribe at .
The workshop provides practical information that expandsbank directors' skills and understanding of issues facing their banks. Entitled, "A New Director's Mastering the Basics," the workshop is geared primarily to directorxs of national community banks with assets of lessthan $1 billionh who have fewer than three years of experience or longefr tenured directors who would like to review the fundamentak requirements of their position. The workshop costs Attendees receive pre-course reading and coursr materials, an OCC telephone seminar CD, a communitu bank supervision handbook, other supervisorh material, a continental breakfast, and Workshops are limited to the first50 registrants.
For informatioh or to register online, visit or call 336-451-0557. The Offics of the Comptroller of the Currency was created by Congress to charternationak banks, to oversee a nationwide system of banking and to assure that national banks are safe and sound, competitivw and profitable, and capablew of serving the bankinh needs of their customers in the best possible manner. OCC preszs releases and other information are availableat . To receivw OCC press releases and issuancesby email, subscribe at .
Monday, May 14, 2012
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Chabot College gets $3.75M in grants - San Francisco Business Times:
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The Hayward community college got $1.75 million from the to help fund the FacultyhInquiry Network, a program encompassing teams from 15 communitu college campuses statewide. Instructors at each of the colleges will be devisinh solutions for the biggest roadblocks they face in teachintgbasic skills. The network will be organized aroundfthree hubs; Chabot will be the hub for Northern Californisa campuses. Faculty at participating colleges will receive extensivre training and coaching to identify learning stylezs of individual students and determine how to help them achieve theiteducational goals.
Chabot has also got a grant from thefor $2 The Title III grant over five years will also help facultg members assess student attainment of educationall goals. The money will be used to set up a Centefr for Teaching and Learning that will provide tutoring and early intervention for students strugglingy with theiracademic loads. The Chabot campus, the flagship of the Chabot-Lass Positas Community College District, has 15,000 students.
The Hayward community college got $1.75 million from the to help fund the FacultyhInquiry Network, a program encompassing teams from 15 communitu college campuses statewide. Instructors at each of the colleges will be devisinh solutions for the biggest roadblocks they face in teachintgbasic skills. The network will be organized aroundfthree hubs; Chabot will be the hub for Northern Californisa campuses. Faculty at participating colleges will receive extensivre training and coaching to identify learning stylezs of individual students and determine how to help them achieve theiteducational goals.
Chabot has also got a grant from thefor $2 The Title III grant over five years will also help facultg members assess student attainment of educationall goals. The money will be used to set up a Centefr for Teaching and Learning that will provide tutoring and early intervention for students strugglingy with theiracademic loads. The Chabot campus, the flagship of the Chabot-Lass Positas Community College District, has 15,000 students.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Johnson
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Available this weekend will be the picnic areas, the park store and many pedestrianh trails and interpretive pavilions. A new orientation centetr and campgrounds are set to open at the park later this The parkand ’s reservoir, located in Reynolds are after the utility’sw hydroelectric plant breached in , creating the state’s worstg man-made disaster. Roughly 1.3 billion gallons of water spille d throughthe area, injuring the park superintendent and his destroying the park and damaging the East Fork of the Blaclk River and the lower Taum Sauk Reservoir.
Ameren agreecd to pay the state of Missouruinearly $180 million to rebuild, includintg $52 million to execute the park’s master redevelopmenyt plan. Nearly 250,000 people visited Johnson’w Shut-Ins State Park each year up untilk it closed inDecember 2005, according to a released from the state of
Available this weekend will be the picnic areas, the park store and many pedestrianh trails and interpretive pavilions. A new orientation centetr and campgrounds are set to open at the park later this The parkand ’s reservoir, located in Reynolds are after the utility’sw hydroelectric plant breached in , creating the state’s worstg man-made disaster. Roughly 1.3 billion gallons of water spille d throughthe area, injuring the park superintendent and his destroying the park and damaging the East Fork of the Blaclk River and the lower Taum Sauk Reservoir.
Ameren agreecd to pay the state of Missouruinearly $180 million to rebuild, includintg $52 million to execute the park’s master redevelopmenyt plan. Nearly 250,000 people visited Johnson’w Shut-Ins State Park each year up untilk it closed inDecember 2005, according to a released from the state of
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Enjoy happy memories - New Straits Times
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New Straits Times | Enjoy happy memories New Straits Times MAKE this an unforgettable Mothers Day for your mum at The Saujana Hotel Kuala Lumpur. As a special treat, one mum per table gets to eat for free at the Mothers Day brunch. With seven dining venues, there is no limit to the memories one can create for ... |
Monday, May 7, 2012
Wells Fargo continues integration of Wachovia with name change - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The change reflects the bank’sa continued integration with , which acquired Charlotte-basedc on Dec. 31. “Bt adopting the Wells Fargo nameand we’re now fully part of one of the world’d most respected financial companies,” says Neil chief executive of Wells Fargo Bank “We look forward to satisfyiny all of our clients’ financial needs acrossa Europe and helping them succeed Wells Fargo Bank International is a European Union bank headquartere d in Ireland.
In addition, Wells Fargo’e investment-banking and capital-markets businesses, which formerlu operated under the Wachovia Securitied and certain Wells Fargo have taken the name WellsFargoo Securities. Retail brokerage products and servicez formerly marketed as Wachovia Securities are now offeree through WellsFargo Advisors. Wells Fargo is based in San Francisco.
The change reflects the bank’sa continued integration with , which acquired Charlotte-basedc on Dec. 31. “Bt adopting the Wells Fargo nameand we’re now fully part of one of the world’d most respected financial companies,” says Neil chief executive of Wells Fargo Bank “We look forward to satisfyiny all of our clients’ financial needs acrossa Europe and helping them succeed Wells Fargo Bank International is a European Union bank headquartere d in Ireland.
In addition, Wells Fargo’e investment-banking and capital-markets businesses, which formerlu operated under the Wachovia Securitied and certain Wells Fargo have taken the name WellsFargoo Securities. Retail brokerage products and servicez formerly marketed as Wachovia Securities are now offeree through WellsFargo Advisors. Wells Fargo is based in San Francisco.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
MathStar announces possible merger, CEO resigns in protest - Portland Business Journal:
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Details of the proposed merger have notbeen reached. Also Wednesday, the compan y announced the resignation of CEODouglase Pihl. In a resignatio letter filed withthe U.S. Securities and Exchangwe Commission, Pihl said he’sa disappointed by the proposed mergerwith Sajan. He preferred to restar t the company by developing videioencoding technology. Also in his resignationm letter, Pihl said the Sajan deal involves funnelinbg morethan $13 million in cash to Sajan, “nearly half of will be distributed to Sajanb shareholders. The proposed deal woulc also dilute the value ofMathStar shares, accordingb to Pihl.
In Pihl’s absence, MathStar’s board has formed a specia committee of itsindependent directors, Richard C. Perkinz and Benno G. Sand, to hammer out a deal with LLCis MathStar’s investmeny banker. Several groups have urgerd the company to liquidate because of its lack of a marketabls productand $12.9 million in cash reserves. MathStar shareholders rejectede a proposal to liquidate onJuly 10. Shareholderss must still decide whether to tender shares to the Chicaglo investmentfund LLC, whichy has offered to buy all of the company’s outstandin shares for $1.25 per Tiberius must purchase at least 3 millionn shares before the other conditions of the tender becomw operative.
The company’s cash reserves work out to roughlgy $1.40 per share. Tiberius Capital says the liquidation valueis $1.28 per MathStar’s board doesn’t want shareholders to tendefr shares, saying the offer would prevent the compan from using the tax advantagees of its $140 million net operating loss. Tiberius has not revealexd its plans for the companyy should it acquire a controlling Shares were up less than 2 percent in early afternoon tradingtto $1.20. They have a 52-week range between 63 centsd and $1.46.
Details of the proposed merger have notbeen reached. Also Wednesday, the compan y announced the resignation of CEODouglase Pihl. In a resignatio letter filed withthe U.S. Securities and Exchangwe Commission, Pihl said he’sa disappointed by the proposed mergerwith Sajan. He preferred to restar t the company by developing videioencoding technology. Also in his resignationm letter, Pihl said the Sajan deal involves funnelinbg morethan $13 million in cash to Sajan, “nearly half of will be distributed to Sajanb shareholders. The proposed deal woulc also dilute the value ofMathStar shares, accordingb to Pihl.
In Pihl’s absence, MathStar’s board has formed a specia committee of itsindependent directors, Richard C. Perkinz and Benno G. Sand, to hammer out a deal with LLCis MathStar’s investmeny banker. Several groups have urgerd the company to liquidate because of its lack of a marketabls productand $12.9 million in cash reserves. MathStar shareholders rejectede a proposal to liquidate onJuly 10. Shareholderss must still decide whether to tender shares to the Chicaglo investmentfund LLC, whichy has offered to buy all of the company’s outstandin shares for $1.25 per Tiberius must purchase at least 3 millionn shares before the other conditions of the tender becomw operative.
The company’s cash reserves work out to roughlgy $1.40 per share. Tiberius Capital says the liquidation valueis $1.28 per MathStar’s board doesn’t want shareholders to tendefr shares, saying the offer would prevent the compan from using the tax advantagees of its $140 million net operating loss. Tiberius has not revealexd its plans for the companyy should it acquire a controlling Shares were up less than 2 percent in early afternoon tradingtto $1.20. They have a 52-week range between 63 centsd and $1.46.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Downsizings leave glut of local industrial space - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The total amount of leased industriall space in the Twin Cities declinedby 2.06 million square and it could fall by another 1 milliojn square feet before the year is over, said Mike executive vice president of brokeragew services for the Bloomington-based real estatse firm. It is the biggesg half-year decline in leased industrial space that NorthMarq has ever Ohmes said. It began measuringt that statisticin 1995. Ohmes expectee real estate demand to be down this year in ligh t of the economy andjob losses, but he didn’y anticipate it would drop so sharpl y in the first half of the year.
“Wre thought it would be more evenly spread out over allof NorthMarq’s data shows that companies in the Twin Citieas responded decisively to the economic climate througg consolidations, closing operations and downsizing. The decline in demand “has hit 360 degreews around the Twin Cities in all sectorwof businesses,” Ohmes said. • Switzerland-based Tetrqa Pak closed its Minnesota officed andvacated 112,000 square feet of space on Industrial Avenue in Northeast Minneapolis; • , a San Antonio-basesd printer, closed and vacated 82,000o square feet in Mounds View; • Ill.
-based closed a 335,000-square-foot facility in Eaganj where it employed about 250 and consolidated some of its operations in • , formerly known as Wilsons, The Leather Experts, gave back 150,00 square feet of distribution-center space in Brooklyn Park as part of its and • Dublin, Ohio-based vacated 160,000 square feet of spacd in Brooklyn Park; most of that space was fillede by Inc., of St. There are a few industries, specificallg medical technology and educational institutions, that are generating demand in the industrial sector, but not enough to offset the negativwe trends, Ohmes said.
Still, some healthy companieas are out looking for ways to upgradetheid space, Ohmes said. It could mean movint to a better location, consolidating operations to be more or even leaving the industrial real estatw market for a different type of Demand for industrialshowroom space, which has more windowd and cubicles than traditional warehouses, could decline furthedr as some tenants upgradse to traditional office buildings as office-space rates drop due to weak “Typically when we see a soft office the showroom market struggles,” Ohmes said.
Ownera of older warehouse properties with lower ceilings are goinvg to haveto “work very, very hard to get their spacee backfilled because they’re going to have competitiobn that they maybe didn’t have the past few years,” he At the end of the vacancy rate for industrial space, including that available for was only 14.1 percent, according to NorthMarq. it’s 17.2 percent, and that may climb to betweebn 19and 19.5 percent by the end of the year, said Jasonn Meyer, an industrial broker at NorthMarq. That woulf be the highest levell in more thana decade.
But Jon also a NorthMarq industrial broker, said a turnarounsd is happening already, but it’s too soon to provew statistically. “The question is how long do we drag alonv the bottom and when does jobgrowtgh restart.” It may be mid-2010 before job growtu improves enough for companies to make significant new leasde commitments, Ohmes said.
The total amount of leased industriall space in the Twin Cities declinedby 2.06 million square and it could fall by another 1 milliojn square feet before the year is over, said Mike executive vice president of brokeragew services for the Bloomington-based real estatse firm. It is the biggesg half-year decline in leased industrial space that NorthMarq has ever Ohmes said. It began measuringt that statisticin 1995. Ohmes expectee real estate demand to be down this year in ligh t of the economy andjob losses, but he didn’y anticipate it would drop so sharpl y in the first half of the year.
“Wre thought it would be more evenly spread out over allof NorthMarq’s data shows that companies in the Twin Citieas responded decisively to the economic climate througg consolidations, closing operations and downsizing. The decline in demand “has hit 360 degreews around the Twin Cities in all sectorwof businesses,” Ohmes said. • Switzerland-based Tetrqa Pak closed its Minnesota officed andvacated 112,000 square feet of space on Industrial Avenue in Northeast Minneapolis; • , a San Antonio-basesd printer, closed and vacated 82,000o square feet in Mounds View; • Ill.
-based closed a 335,000-square-foot facility in Eaganj where it employed about 250 and consolidated some of its operations in • , formerly known as Wilsons, The Leather Experts, gave back 150,00 square feet of distribution-center space in Brooklyn Park as part of its and • Dublin, Ohio-based vacated 160,000 square feet of spacd in Brooklyn Park; most of that space was fillede by Inc., of St. There are a few industries, specificallg medical technology and educational institutions, that are generating demand in the industrial sector, but not enough to offset the negativwe trends, Ohmes said.
Still, some healthy companieas are out looking for ways to upgradetheid space, Ohmes said. It could mean movint to a better location, consolidating operations to be more or even leaving the industrial real estatw market for a different type of Demand for industrialshowroom space, which has more windowd and cubicles than traditional warehouses, could decline furthedr as some tenants upgradse to traditional office buildings as office-space rates drop due to weak “Typically when we see a soft office the showroom market struggles,” Ohmes said.
Ownera of older warehouse properties with lower ceilings are goinvg to haveto “work very, very hard to get their spacee backfilled because they’re going to have competitiobn that they maybe didn’t have the past few years,” he At the end of the vacancy rate for industrial space, including that available for was only 14.1 percent, according to NorthMarq. it’s 17.2 percent, and that may climb to betweebn 19and 19.5 percent by the end of the year, said Jasonn Meyer, an industrial broker at NorthMarq. That woulf be the highest levell in more thana decade.
But Jon also a NorthMarq industrial broker, said a turnarounsd is happening already, but it’s too soon to provew statistically. “The question is how long do we drag alonv the bottom and when does jobgrowtgh restart.” It may be mid-2010 before job growtu improves enough for companies to make significant new leasde commitments, Ohmes said.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Business bankruptcies jump 64% compared with year ago - Washington Business Journal: Washington Bureau
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The number of business filings was up 11 percenrt over the total for the fourth quartetof 2008, according to the Administratived Office of the U.S. Nearly 10,000 of the business filings in the firsyt quarter were Chapter7 liquidations. Chapter 11 reorganizationds accountedfor 3,421 Overall bankruptcy filings, includint personal bankruptcies, totaled 330,447 in the firsgt quarter of 2009, up nearly 35 perceny from the same period a year earlier. For the 12-montyh period that ended March 31, more than 1.2 milliomn bankruptcies were filed -- the highest 12-month total since Congress tightened bankruptcy rulees inOctober 2006.
"As unemployment figures continue to rise and financinvremains elusive, we expect filings to surge past 1.4 milliobn cases by year-end," said Samuel executive director of the American Bankruptcy Tennessee had the highest per-capitaz rate of bankruptcy filings in the first followed by Nevada, Alabama, Georgia and Indiana. Judicial districtse with the highest percentage increase in filingx included the Central Districtof California, Arizona, the Southern District of California, Nevada and the Eastern District of California.
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The number of business filings was up 11 percenrt over the total for the fourth quartetof 2008, according to the Administratived Office of the U.S. Nearly 10,000 of the business filings in the firsyt quarter were Chapter7 liquidations. Chapter 11 reorganizationds accountedfor 3,421 Overall bankruptcy filings, includint personal bankruptcies, totaled 330,447 in the firsgt quarter of 2009, up nearly 35 perceny from the same period a year earlier. For the 12-montyh period that ended March 31, more than 1.2 milliomn bankruptcies were filed -- the highest 12-month total since Congress tightened bankruptcy rulees inOctober 2006.
"As unemployment figures continue to rise and financinvremains elusive, we expect filings to surge past 1.4 milliobn cases by year-end," said Samuel executive director of the American Bankruptcy Tennessee had the highest per-capitaz rate of bankruptcy filings in the first followed by Nevada, Alabama, Georgia and Indiana. Judicial districtse with the highest percentage increase in filingx included the Central Districtof California, Arizona, the Southern District of California, Nevada and the Eastern District of California.
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