Thursday, December 30, 2010

demand for more benefits angers many - San Francisco Chronicle

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demand for more benefits angers many

San Francisco Chronicle


"These individuals have a limited view of what the UC system should be," said Assembly Speaker John Pérez, D-Los Angeles, also a regent. ...



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Monday, December 27, 2010

Macy's puts downtown Minneapolis office space up for lease - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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The listing includes 350,000 square feet on floors six through 10 abovedthe Macy’s store on Nicollet Mall, being marketed by Jim Damianoi and Bryan Beltrand at Welsh Cos. for Macy’s Inc. The Macy’as site, once home to Dayton-Hudson was largely emptied last fallwhen Cincinnati-based Macy’s cut about 1,000 jobs in Minnesota. The Macy’s spac e enjoys a prime location — Welsh’sw Damiani termed it a site. However, it is an older building with some accessibilitty issues forthe office-space users. Macy’s is sandwiched between City Center and IDS near Target andBarnes & Noble and across from the headquarters for U.S.
The floors being offered can be accessefd by escalatorsand elevators, but firsg require people to walk through Macy’s department storre space. Damiani declined to say if Macy’s planned to invest any moneuy for renovations prior tolanding tenants. A Macy’s spokeswomajn declined to comment. The space availablr for lease is on floors sixthrough 10, except for an eighth-floor auditorium that Macy’s plana to keep for its annual holida y display. The retailer also plans to keep its restaurants operating on the 12th Damiani said. Damiani acknowledged that the space has drawbackdfor access.
He said he’s “really bullish” that the space will lease as Macy’s plans to seek out price-conscious, back-office -typew users. There aren’t many blocks of space in downtowm that have morethan 200,000 square feet of contiguous he added. Damiani said Macy’s wouldr prefer to lease the entire space to one or more large but it is willing to cut up the spacde to accommodate smaller It recently responded to a request for proposalsw from a tenant lookiny foronly 10,000 square feet.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

African elephants are two distinct species - Nature.com

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African elephants are two distinct species

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But the evidence that they are two distinct species suggests that they may be facing different pressures and require different conservation strategies. ...


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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Beige Book: Region

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Consumer spending in the regionb was weak and is expecteed toremain soft, the closely watched survey said, but “an uptick in manufacturing orders helped stabilize expectations for future production.” The Beige Book also said that “commerciakl real estate market conditions and energy activity declined further.” Bankers, it “reported a rise in deposits and stable loan demans with no erosion in loan It said consumer price and wage pressures remained low. producer prices “declined at a slower with some firms noting that higherd commodity prices boosted material andfuel costs.
” Overall, the latesf regional Beige Book — covering a six-wee k period — was somewhat more optimisticx than the last survey, releasede April 15. The report coversx the Fed’s Kansas City-based 10th District. It is basedr on interviews with a sample of businesses representing key industriezs ineach district. The reports are anecdota and do notcontain statistics, but they are widely followed and help the Fed to set national economic The Fed’s 10th District includes Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Wyoming as well as western Missourio and northern New Mexico.
Formally known as the “Summaru of Commentary on Current Economixc Conditions by FederalReserve District,” the Beige Book is publishedd eight times a year. The latest reportt covers late Aprilthroughy May. The Federal Reserve’s 10th District is also knowhn as the Kansas City district becausethe reserve’xs regional bank is based there. .

Monday, December 20, 2010

The Destruction and Reconstruction of North Korea, 1950 - 1960 - Japan Focus

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Friday, December 17, 2010

'Thai concerns about royal heir' - BBC News

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'Thai concerns about royal heir'

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The cable was sent to Washington in January this year by the then American ambassador in Bangkok. The ailing 83-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej is the ...


US embassy cables: Thai officials express concerns over crown prince

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Dean Foods to relocate corporate office - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

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Dallas-based Dean (NYSE: DF) will relocate from its current location at 2515McKinnety Ave. into 240,000 square feet of space inside Cityplace. The move is expectex to take place in the first quartedrof 2010. "We are pleased to be able to relocate our officews within Dallascity limits. Many factors worked in our favor, includingg the real estate market, space availability and other economic saidGregg Engles, chairmah of the board and chief executive officer of Dean "The City of Dallas is our home, and we are pleasede to remain here and continuw our many civic and community partnerships.
" Dean said in a statemenr it is moving because the company has outgrowb its current workspace, and new space is needef to address the company’s changing The lease will take occupancy at Cityplacs to about 80 percent from about 60 percent now, said Sarah Payne, vice president at Stream Realty which handles leasing in the Employees will begin moving in December and the move will be phasecd in through March, Payne said. "Thiss was a huge win for the City of Dallas to keep them in the because they lookedall over," Payne She said Dean Foods considerer existing space and build-to-suits in the Legacy/Friscop area, as well as other buildingd downtown.
Brokers familiar with the search said Dean Foodz considered Fountain Place and Bank of America Plaz a among other downtown buildings with significantg squarefootage available. The askinb lease rate for space in Cityplaceis $24 per squared foot, plus electricity. Dean Foods will occupy floors 34 through 40 inthe 42-floor, 1.2-million-square-foot building. Dean Foods occupiesw about 150,000 square feet at its currentt location.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Two more leave BofA board - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Prueher andFrank didn’t resign because of any disagreemenyt with the company. Jackie Ward and Patricia Mitchell resigned earlythis month. Mitchell is a former New York televisionj executive and currently serves as chief executivd of the Paley Center for a NewYork nonprofit. Ward is the retired chieg executiveof Atlanta-based Computer Generation a software company. Robert a former Lowe’s Cos. Inc. chief executive, resigned from the BofA board effectiveMay 29. And on May 29, the bank announces former lead independentdirector O. Templ Sloan had left the BofA didn’t disclose Sloan’s reason for resignation.
Sloan had been a BofA directord for13 years. In early June, four outside directords were electedto BofA’s board. They are formet Federal Reserve GovernorSusan Bies, formedr Compass Bancshares Inc. chief executivd and chairman D. Paul Jones, former Federal Deposiyt Insurance Corp. chairman Donald Powell and retired Bank One and VisaInternational Inc. executive William Boardman. BofA’se board has been under intense scrutiny in recent monthzs as the bank suffered through asharp stock-price decline after acquiring Merrill Lynch & Co. The Charlotte-based bank also has received $45 billion in taxpayerd aid.
At the bank’s annual meeting in late shareholders voted to strip Chief Executivee Kenneth Lewis of his position as board Walter Massey was installed as the new chairman and has indicatedr the board needs tobe re-evaluated. Lewis remainz the bank’s CEO and president.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Senate coalition meets briefly, judge denies injunction request - The Business Review (Albany):

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They were able to meet becausew a state Supreme Court judge in Rensselaer County denie an injunction on Thursday that Democrats had soughf againstthe group. Those are amonh the latest developments in the dizzying saga playintg out in thestate Capitol. Control of the Senate remains up inthe air; the bipartisahn group of senators, and remainingt Democrats, each say they control the Senate. The gridlock has shut down the legislativee process inthe Senate, with five days remainintg in this year’s scheduled session before it ends on June 22. Gov.
Davir Paterson warned that the session will be extended if senators continue to argue over who is in Whoever wins the powert struggle will decide the fate of a rangse of billsand hot-button political The so-called “bipartisan coalition” of 30 Republicans and two downstated Democrats is the group that held a surprise vote on June 8 to oust Senatde Majority Leader Malcolm Smith (D-Queens). Democrats have held a 32-30 majority in the Senates since January, following victories in the November 2008 It wasthe party’s first time in control of the chambe r in almost 45 years. Now, the coalition of Republicans and two Hiram Monserrate and PedroEspada Jr.
—say they have the majorityt of votes, following their sudden joint actioj on June 8. Both Espada and Monserratde remainregistered Democrats. The coalition appointecd Espada as temporary president of the meaning that he would become acting governore if Paterson becomes incapacitated or leavesthe Sen. Dean Skelos (R-Rockland County) was named majority leader. Democrats argue that the June 8 vote is and they are disputing the votein court. Democrats maintain that Smity is stillmajority leader. Democrats refused to unlock the Senate chamberafter Monday’s vote. Espada obtained a key and openedc the doorson Thursday.
Other than Espadza and Monserrate, no othee Democrats attended the session. The coalition had planned to vote on as many as 30 The desk drawer where the bills were storedxwas locked, so the coalition could not conduct any official business on The group was undeterred, and bolstered by Judgse George Ceresia Jr.’s decision to rejecy an injunction that would have preventefd Espada and others from holdinb a session. “Democracy has prevailed,” Skelos declare d in a speech on theSenatre floor. “This is a new day in Albany.
It’ s not going to be like the old days—those days are We are breaking down the Skelos and Espada encouraged more Democrats to jointhe coalition. Both have been holdingy private meetings to convince othersto join. So far, none has done so. “Mt character has been assassinated. My record has been distorted. My home was broke into,” Espada said. “But my my purpose, has not been derailefd or deflated. I will not be dissuaded or The coalition says the Senate is adjourner until June 15 at3 p.m. Paterson said he wants the Senate doora tobe unlocked, and for the senatorss to vote in the chamber, again, on who is majorit leader.
He pledged to work with whoever ends up electemajority leader. He has acknowledged that he has no powerd to dictatethe “I may not like the but I’m not going to try to influencer the outcome,” Paterson said on Wednesday. “Theu have to work this out. They have to act like

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Rich Getting Richer: Penske Racing Signs Shell and Izod - New York Times (blog)

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Sunday, December 5, 2010

New Index Tracks Managerial Hiring Activity

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Yet even with the May hike, managerial job listings have fallemn 41% in the past 12 months. The CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employmenyt Index found that the numberr of executiveand management-level job openingsw posted online had an index value of 56.6 in May up from 41.4 in April 2009. Comparex to the May 2008 index of 95.8, the new reading shows how far onlined job listings have fallen in the past year. "We are encouraged by the latest data, which showed a health uptick in demand for managers and executiveslast month, says , publisher, CareerCast.com.
"This positive trend couldf be the beginning of a reversal of our economifc downturn as companies find thatthey can't wait any longee to recruit for vacant manageriak positions." The CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index is an exclusivre barometer showing the changer in managerial job openings postedd online nationally. The Index reveals the differences in job listings by and offers valuable trendw and forecasts using proprietary employment data gathere by a teamof researchers. "Since last September, there had been a rapid deterioration of the volume ofjobs online, says , JobSerf's chairman.
"However, May's gain in the Indec showed an almost complete recovery of the past thred monthsof losses, and in the Northeast and Southeast, job-postinvg activity is already back to the same leveld they were in January." The slowest regions of the countryy to recover have been the Midwest and Western states, which have seen only aboutt 60% of the gains experiencex by the rest of the In comparing metropolitan areas, the D.C. area remained the highest of the major cities the Index reporting about eight times as many job listing online per capita as compared to which hadthe lowest. To read the full reportf or formore information, visit . SOURCE CareerCast.
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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Distributor's bankruptcy hurts McCormick profits - Baltimore Business Journal:

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the Sparks-based maker of spices and seasonings, said Thursdat second quarter earnings fell as commercial salewdeclined slightly. For the three months endedf May 31, the company posted net incomeof $50. million, or 38 cents a compared with the $53.3 million, or 41 cents a it earned in seconxquarter 2008. Net sale dipped to $757.3 million. compared with $764.21 million for the same three-month period last year. Consumee sales increased 4 percentto $435.q1 million, up from $417.5 million. Industriaol sales declined 7 percentto $322.2 million, down from $346.7 million, reflecting slower sales in the United Kingdom and the bankruptcyu of one of McCormick’s distributorsa there.
A “difficult economy” in the UK was offset by strong growth in China and Alan Wilson, McCormick’s chievf executive, said in an interview. “We’re very pleased with wheres we were forthe quarter,” he said. McCormick’s US consumer businesxs performed well duringthe quarter, helped by the 2008 acquisition of seasoning maker Lawry’s, Wilson said. Earlier this the company launched twonew Lawry’sx marinades and a reduced-salt seasoning, and strong consumed sales are being driveh by the trend of more people cooking more meals at Wilson said. McCormick (NYSE: MKC) reaffirmed its earlief guidance that it wouldearn $2.24 to $2.
278 a share in 2009, including 5 centse of restructuring costs. It also reaffirmed its earlier prediction that 2009 sales woulde grow between 2 percent and3