Monday, February 28, 2011

Coshocton City Council continues to explore set goals - Coshocton Tribune

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He admits goals might be taken off the list after being explored. His No. 1 goal is to decrease unemployment in the county to 6 percent by the end of 2011. "The hope is to hit it, but I will continue to say to my dying day, if we get to the point where ...



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Friday, February 25, 2011

Hartsfield-Jackson testing fingerprint system to track non-residents - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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officials announced Monday that and are on the cuttin g edge of a new trial run for biometric trackinvgof non-Americans leaving the United The program is designed to root out fraudulenft use of travel documents and help guarrd non-residents from identity theft, DHS official s said. The program was launched May 28at Hartsfield-Jacksonb and through Monday had collected fingerprintz of 3,100 foreign passengers leaving the country. “Collectingv biometrics allows us to determins faster and more accurately whether citizens have departed the United States on time or remaines in thecountry illegally,” DHS Secretary Janetg Napolitano said in a statement.
Since 2004, the federal governmeng has collected fingerprints and photographsa ofmost non-U.S. residents entering the U.S. at air and seaportes or applying for visas to entetrthe country. The program, callec US-VISIT (United States Visitor and Immigrant StatuwsIndicator Technology), has resulted in the arrest of thousandsd of criminals and the detectiobn of thousands of non-residents in violation of theifr visas, officials said. The federal governmen tried an exit trackinvg system trial severalyears ago, but the processe proved unworkable. The program in Atlanta checks the fingerprintsof non-resident s at the main checkpoint.
In Detroit, Customsa and Border Protection agents stationed at airport gatex checkbiometric data. “Unlike names and datee of birth, biometric data is unique and almostt impossibleto forge,” said US VISITf Director Robert Mocney. Data from the two testds will be analyzed to determine whether nationwide tracking of non-residents will be performed at securitu checkpoints or at airport gates. Airlinez have protested the gate proposal, stating it could causde unnecessary delays and would be costlyto implement.
Mocne said Homeland Security does not want delays atsecurityy checkpoints, either, and thus far the Atlanta triao has had no significang impact on wait times at Hartsfield-Jackson. He noteed the trial is being conducteed during the busy summer travel The Detroit trial has also workee withina 35-minute aircraft turnaround window mandated by air carriers, he The pilot program ends July 2. TSA and Homeland Securituy hope to evaluate the data by the end of with official rulemaking to follow inMarch 2010. Final deployment nationwide could come sometimein 2011.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Survey: Houston No. 1 for manufacturing plants, jobs - Houston Business Journal:

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The guide, published annually by of Evanston, states that Houston is home to 221,697 manufacturinbg employees spreadacross 3,957 According to the register, Houston employment in the manufacturingb sector has not changed over the past 12 “Houston’s combination of low-costf living, favorable business climate, educated work forcer and proximity to the oil industrhy have made it the choice of many manufacturers and othere Fortune 500 companies,” said Tom Dubin, president of MNI. Industriak machinery and equipment manufacturingis Houston’s top sector, accountingg for 58,716 or about 27 percenty of the manufacturing jobs, with virtually no change in the year to April.
Oil and gas extractionn ranks secondwith 30,584 jobs, up 7.8 percenf over the year, while third-ranked fabricated metalxs account for 28,903, down 5.4 percent, accordiny to the report. The survey numbers are currentr as of the end of Some 23,589 manufacturers call Texas home, employing more than 1.2 milliomn workers. New York, Chicago, Cincinnati and Los Angeles, rounded out the top five Dallas was sixth onthe list.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

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Friday, February 18, 2011

PRESS DIGEST-Australian General News - Feb 4 - Reuters

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THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD (www.smh.com.au) The Dunk and Bedarra islands off the coast of Queensland will take some time to return to normal trade, after being ravaged by cyclone Yasi yesterday. Anthony Hayes, chief executive of Tourism Queensland, ...



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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Photog Spanks Rihanna's Bondage-Themed "S&M" Video - E! Online (blog)

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Photog Spanks Rihanna's Bondage-Themed "S&M" Video

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Famed fashion photographer David LaChapelle is suing the "SOS" singer, accusing her of lifting images and concepts from his catalogue for her racy bondage-themed "S&M"music video. And now he wants a cut of the royalties. In the lawsuit, a copy of which ...


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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Car crash: 40 MN dealerships close in 2008, auto sales slide - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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“We’ve never seen anythintg this bad,” the 20-year veteran of the auto industry “It’s just staggering.” That’s saying as this was the industry’s sixth straighr year of declining sales. After sellint 168,000 new vehicles in 2007, Minnesota auto dealers will be luck if theyreach 150,000 this year, Lamber said. Dealers used to sell 210,000 a The declining market forced 40Minnesota new-ca and truck dealerships to close in cutting the ranks to 416. In the state lost more dealers this year than in the past fouryearws combined.
Even Denny one of the state’s largest and most high-profile auto dealers, stumbled upon hard He closed six dealerships and sold threed others after Services America froze credirt to several ofhis dealerships, leaving them unabl e to buy new cars. “The decision to realign our dealershipsd came as we found ourselves in the midsy ofa ‘perfect storm’ of economicd bad news: a financial crisis on Wall chaos in the housinyg market, consumer confidence at an all-tim e low and the sight of the Big Thre on their knees in Washingtobn asking for a bailout Hecker said in a statement announcing the realignment in “We needed a new business model builtg around our dealerships with the most potentiao volume and value.
” Hecker is suing Chrysler Financial, alleging that the lender acted in bad faith and significantlyh damaged Hecker’s business when it “suddenly and withouft notice” placed a hold on his credit. Hecker’ s business filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionm in early December and closedaboutf two-thirds of its The company, which Hecker bough in 2006, is “exploring strategicf alternatives including reorganization of the business, a sale or merger,” the companyy said in a statement.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Myriad of Black History Month events throughout Prince George's County - Washington Post

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Toni Brady of Fort Washington looks at an exhibit on tobacco farmer Henrietta Lacks, who had a part in modern medicine's history. By Zoe Tillman For Temple ...



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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Duke ordered to shut Indiana units - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

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The move follows a jury ruling last year thatthe plant’s previous owner, Cinergy Corp., violatesd federal emissions standards after it refurbished the unitws without a permit. Charlotte-basec Duke (NYSE:DUK) bought Cinergyg in April 2006for $9 billion. At the time of last year’s ruling, Duke proposed that units 2, 3 and 5 be retirexd in 2012, when the company’s new integrated gasification combined-cycld plant in Edwardsport, Ind., comes on line. The court’sz order accelerates that timetable bythree years. Shuttingy down units 2, 3 and 5 will removde a combined capacity of265 megawatts. That is 39 perceng of the station’s 677-megawatt power-generating capacity.
The unitas affected by the judge’s decision are more than 50 yearsz old, says Jim Turner, president and chief operating officerof Duke’s franchised electric and gas segment. He says the orde should not impactthe company’s operations this year becauses of changes Duke had already made following the jury’s verdic last year.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

CFOs cut vacation days - Charlotte Business Journal:

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“Many CFOs understandably feel they must remain diligentg helping steer their firms throughb thedownturn and, just as important, preparw the business for an ultimate recovery,” says Paul executive director of Robert Half Management Resources. The California-baseed firm surveyed 1,400 CFO financial officersw about their vacation plans for thecomingf year. Thirty-one percent percent said the economyu was causing them to postponer or reduce their vacation While such intentions may be in the best interest of the taking breaks from work can helpbring “a fresyh approach to business projectd and challenges,” McDonald He suggests developing a plan for granting vacatioh requests and handling responsibilities while a person is out.
Vacation s can serve as an opportunityfor high-potential employees who fill in to provde themselves worthy of future Still, McDonald says managers of smal l organizations need to be careful not to overload the remaining workersw when someone is out.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Texas economy faring better in economic storm - Houston Business Journal:

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The state will experience below-averagde economic growth in 2008, but it will stil l outpace the nation, economist Fiona Sigallaa said in an articletitled "Texas Finds Cover From U.S. Economic Job growth in Texas should run near 2 percen tin 2008. "A Texas recession isn't in the forecast," Sigalla "A relatively low cost of livin g continues to attract firms and residents tothe state, and an economy that is more globally integrated than in other states boosts demand for Texas products and services.
" Texas is also one of the few statees that benefits from high energy prices, Sigalla said, plus, construction doesn't appear to be too far ahead of Business economist D'Ann Petersen wrote in the article, "Ho t Housing Market Catching Cold in that a weakening Texas housing market stilo remains healthier than the national average. "In the longer Texas' location and cost advantages, fast-growing populatio and relatively buoyant economy putthe state'se housing industry in a strong position to responfd when demand turns the corner," Peterse n said, adding that tighter inventories shoulfd shield the Texas housing market from large price decline found in other areasw of the country.