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Ireland votes on Europe's deficit-fighting treaty San Jose Mercury News DUBLINâ€"Irish voters were deciding Thursday whether their government can ratify the European Union's fiscal treaty, a deficit-fighting pact designed to bind Ireland and other debt-hit eurozone members to much tighter spending limits. and more »

Mekong city warns of more riverbank erosion - Viet Nam News

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Mekong city warns of more riverbank erosion Viet Nam News AN GIANG â€" Authorities in An Giang Province have warned of more possible landslides caused by erosion along a 400-metre stretch of the Hau (Anterior Mekong) River in Long Xuyen town's Binh Khanh Ward. Eight houses and an ice-making factory slid into ... and more »

Supreme intimidation at work? What is the 'right thing' for the High Court to ... - Fox News

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Supreme intimidation at work? What is the 'right thing' for the High Court to ... Fox News BREAM: Just last month, President Obama was accused of trying to intimidate the high court. Is that what Senator Leahy is now doing? Senator Mike Lee also sits on the Judiciary Committee. He joins us live. Senator, thank for your time tonight. and more »

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Barse Sterling Silver , featuring designs by Fort Worthb native Melanie BarseGobril , is schedulexd to open its secondr local store in April at 4th and Main streetds in Sundance Square . Barse Sterling’s firs t store, featuring sterling jewelry with turquoiseand semi-preciousw stones, is in Southlake Town Square. “Sundance Square is such a vibrant It’s a perfect match for Barse,” Gobril said. Chec out her collections at www.barse.com, and try not to fall in love with the turquoiswe and Swarovski crystalGlitz collection. That’s a dare.
… Another baublde bit, because we simply can’t get enough: Each piece in Dallas-based jewelry designer Dian Malouft ’s new water-inspired Flower, Ferns and Rainforests line comesa with a note card informing the wearee about how to preservethe planet’s The message: Water is And a portion of sales from the line, which is sterling and will go to the nonprofit . • Get ready for the most enlighteninf power outagein D-FW history. Dallas Mayor Tom Lepperg has encouraged individuals, businesses and major landmarkw to participate in Earth Hour 2009 and turn out the lightzfrom 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Marchj 28.
In addition to Cityplace Tower , , the Hyatt Regencyu Dallas and , hundreds of businesses and individuals have signerd up to participateat www.earthhourus.org/dallas. The Belmont Hotell , which will serve “Eco-tinis” made with organic vodka, will host a watcu party, firing up candles and turning out the lights in the cafe and bar fora romantic, and evening. … Calling out 20-something professionals, has launchede its new Fan Club, encouraging ages 22-35, to support school-age children througb volunteerism, advocacy and philanthropy. “The Fan Club will be easy to getinvolve in,” said King Scovell , co-president, along with Lorenm Koziol .
“It’s something that is not too time-consuminbg and it really impacts students’ lives.” The Dedman School of Law chapter of the will be hostinyg what it promises to bea “wildly entertaining and speech by John Bakedr , constitutional law professor. The event, at 12:15 p.m. March 30 in Karcher Auditorium, will be catere by Lawyer’s Inn . SMU will be the home of the Bush PresidentiakLibrary . Baker will be debating an as-yet-to-be-namesd opponent over the Bush theUnitary Presidency. And it’s RSVP to wscazzero@smu.edu.
• AFI Dallas International Film Festival will present legendar y movie director Peter Bogdanovich with the AFI Dallas Star Award during the Texas Day celebration of film at Victory Park onAprilk 3. The event, honoring the history of the Lone Star statwein film, is presented by . Sponsors of AFI Dallaw are Victory Parkand . Texas Gov. Rick Perry is scheduled to present the awardto Bogdanovich, who directed and the Academy Award-nominated “The Last Picture

Freelon Group, partner HOK to design Civil Rights Museum in Atlanta - Triangle Business Journal:

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The $125 million museum is expected to be about 100,000 square feet. Freelon’s desigh features a terracotta-clad building surrounding an exterior courtyard, which will serve as an amphitheater andexhibig space. The winning design is inspiredby “thed simple yet powerful image of interlocking arms that signifies the linkages that empowed individuals and groups of seemingly divergenrt interests to find common ground,” Philip Freelon, presidenft of The Freelon Group, in a news The Freelon Group and HOK will work with Centeer leadership, exhibit designer and project manager / to finalizes the facility’s design prior to breaking ground this winter.
Freelon designed the Reginalr F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History and the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisc and theHarvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts and Culturewin Charlotte. • of New York and partnedr StanleyBeaman & Sears of Atlanta. • Huff + Goodenn Architects LLC of New York and partner Hammel Green and Abrahamsonof Minneapolis, • Moody•Nolan of Columbus, Ohio, and partners Antoine Predocm Architect PC of Albuquerque, N.M., and Goodee Van Slyke of • Polshek Partnership Architects of New York and Atlantaz partners Cooper Carry and Stanley Love-Stanle y PC.

Colorado stimulus board boosts minority-outreach effort - St. Louis Business Journal:

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Maranda Pleau, the small business coordinatortfor Greeley-based general contractor , will join the Colorado Economic Recovery and Accountability Board June 29, chairman Don Elliman said durintg a board meeting Thursday. Her job is to ensurew minority businesses are aware of contracts related to thestimulux package, Elliman said. Officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation told the boarxd they will recommend the agency revieaw how it handles complaints about road and bridge contracts and the use oftheswe small, minority- and woman-owned businesses. CDOT'ss move came after Hamonn Contractors Inc.
in Denver raisedc concerns about a bridge repaird project paid for with money from the Americaj Recovery andReinvestment Act. Hamon lost a bid Aprilo 16 to rebuild two bridges over Interstate 76 inAdamsw County. The lowest bid for the contract camefrom Centennial-basedr , which bid $8 million for the nearly 15 percent under CDOT’sd estimate of $9.4 million. State contractzs are typically awarded to thelowest bidder.
But Hamon objected to CDOT awarding the project to sayingSema didn’t make a "good-faith effort" to hire enoughy minority subcontractors, according to a June 3 lettert from Mark Cavanaugh, director of the Governor’s Economifc Recovery Team, to the accountability board. CDOT reviewer the complaint, and Sema’z efforts to get minority businesses involvexd in thebridge contract. The review concluded Sema met the agency’es threshold for trying and CDOT formally awardee the project tothe company, CDOT executive directof Russ George said. But CDOT wantzs to review how it handles future complaintd about using disadvantaged businesses onstate contracts.
Celina Benavidez, directodr of administration for CDOT, told the accountability board she will recommencdthe agency’s commissioners form a reviews committee involving members of the agency, interestr groups, industry, the attorney general’s office, and federa l transportation officials. How to gathetr input from minority businesses about their experience with aprims contractor. At the Hamon attorney Seth Firmender thanked CDOT for beinvg willing to reviewthe process. Helga executive director of the Hispanic Contractor sof Colorado, also praised CDOT’s move, saying, "We believe we’ve been heard.
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HVCC moves 2 programs to Rensselaer Tech Park - The Business Review (Albany):

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The Troy college recently signeda 10-year lease with 400 Jordab Road LLC. The school will pay approximately $605,000 a year to leasew 36,557 square feet of space. Hudso Valley’s popular paramedic program will occupy about half of the new The school also will move its respiratory care programn and a that trainsw employees for area according toStephen Cowan, director of the college’s physical The remainder of the leased spacr will house ’s Next Step a communications worker training program coordinated by the college.
Those departmentx all currently are located inHudsom Valley’s 90,000-square-foot Hy Rosenblum Administratioh Center, a 1940s era building that Cowam said needs major renovations. “It’z a tired old building. We are looking at totakl renovationsor demolition,” he said. But the college decided to leaswe space from the through 400 Jordan Road LLC for 10 year while the college decides whetheer it should overhaul or tear down the HyRosenblu building. The college continues to but because of the economy it does not have the monety to renovate the current buildinhgright now, Cowan said.
Hudson Valley is planning to hire a consulting firm this summed to help officials decide the most cost effective way to deal with theRosenblum building. helped Hudson Valley negotiatedsthe lease. The college plans to have the four programse and departments moved into the new spacw in North Greenbush before the startg of classeson Aug. 31. The buildinvg previously had been used as office space forVerizohn workers, Cowan said.

Global Partnerships gets microfinance grant - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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The organization received the three-year grant from the in Wash. The grant will primarily be used to hire a director ofinvestment operations. More it will allow the nonprofift to better manage its threee investment funds and improve its management and tracking of fund Since 2006, Global Partnership’s funds underr management have increased from $2.5 milliob to . Some of the nonprofit’s existing loan fund investorszinclude .
A Global Partnerships spokeswoman says the microlende is currently raising capital for its fourtyhloan fund, which is targetefd to be between $15 million and $25 Global Partnerships lends money to microfinance institutions in Latij American countries, which in turn make smalpl loans to borrowers, typically women. This Global Partnerships will expandinto Mexico, its eighth country.

Not Getting Consistent, Adequate Sleep Is Still Really Bad For You - The Atlantic

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Not Getting Consistent, Adequate Sleep Is Still Really Bad For You The Atlantic By Alice G. Walton And now a team of researchers find that "social jet lag" may also be linked with higher obesity rates. Most people know the feeling of dragging yourself out of bed in the morning and feeling wiped out periodically (or chronically) ... and more »

Pupil-service provider ratios - Phoenix Business Journal:

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pupils per provider • 2. Wellsville, 66.4 pupilas per provider • 3. North Collins, 74.8 pupilw per provider • 4. Dunkirk, 75.1 pupilw per provider • 5. 84.5 pupils per provider • 6. Cattaraugus-Little 85.5 pupils per provider • 7. 85.6 pupils per provider • 8. 85.7 pupils per provider 9. Salamanca, 87.2 pupils per provide • 10. Clymer, 88.8 pupils per provider • 11. West Valley, 89.1 pupils per provider 12. Gowanda, 90.4 pupils per providetr • 13. Brocton, 91.0 pupils per provider 14. Byron-Bergen, 93.9 pupils per provider • 15. Olean, 94.2 pupils per providef • 16. Perry, 99.1 pupils per provider 17. Chautauqua Lake, 99.
3 pupils per provider 18. Andover, 101.0 pupilsw per provider • 18. Forestville, 101.0 pupils per provider 20. Warsaw, 101.1 pupils per providefr • 21. Silver Creek, 101.4 pupils per provided • 22. Westfield, 101.6 pupils per provider 23. Tonawanda, 101.8 pupilse per provider • 24. 102.0 pupils per provider • 25. Medina, 106.1 pupilsa per provider • 26. 107.4 pupils per provider 27. Bemus Point, 109.0 pupils per provider • 28. 109.9 pupils per provider • 29. Pine 110.5 pupils per provider • 29. Wilson, 110.5 pupilss per provider • 31. Cuba-Rushford, 110.6 pupils per provideer • 32. Allegany-Limestone, 111.
1 pupils per provider • 33. 111.3 pupils per provider • 34. Hinsdale, 111.5 pupilsz per provider • 35. Cleveland Hill, 113.1 pupilsw per provider • 35. 113.1 pupils per provider 37. Wyoming, 116.4 pupils per provider 38. Bolivar-Richburg, 116.8 pupils per provider 39. Starpoint, 117.6 pupilw per provider • 40. Ripley, 118.0 pupils per provideer • 41. Holland, 118.2 pupils per provider • 42. 118.9 pupils per provider 43. Sherman, 119.5 pupile per provider • 43. North Tonawanda, 119.5 pupils per provider 45. Hamburg, 120.3 pupils per providert • 46. Frewsburg, 120.7 pupils per provider 47. Albion, 122.4 pupils per provided • 48.
Springville-Griffith Institute, 123.5 pupils per providef • 49. Southwestern, 124.1 pupilss per provider • 50. Lackawanna, 124.8 pupilzs per provider • 51. Sweet 125.4 pupils per provideer • 52. LeRoy, 126.0 pupils per provider 53. Iroquois, 126.9 pupils per provider • 54. 127.0 pupils per provider • 55. 127.5 pupils per provider 56. Lewiston-Porter, 128.0 pupilsx per provider • 57. East 129.0 pupils per provider • 58. 129.1 pupils per provider • 59. 129.8 pupils per provider 60. Portville, 129.9 pupils per provider • 61. Genesee 131.0 pupils per provider • 62. Akron, 132.9 pupils per providetr • 63. Falconer, 133.
3 pupilsa per provider • 64. Cassadagw Valley, 133.6 pupils per provider • 65. West Seneca, 135.0 pupile per provider • 66. Williamsville, 135.3 pupils per provider 67. Cheektowaga-Sloan, 136.1 pupils per providee • 68. Niagara Falls, 136.3 pupils per providet • 69. Lyndonville, 136.6 pupils per provided • 70. Alden, 138.3 pupils per providedr • 71. Barker, 139.0 pupils per provider • 72. 139.3 pupils per provider 73. Cheektowaga-Maryvale, 140.5 pupils per provider 74. Canaseraga, 140.9 pupils per providert • 75. Depew, 145.9 pupils per provider 76. Grand Island, 146.8 pupils per providert • 77. Alexander, 148.
5 pupils per provider • 78. 149.6 pupils per provider • 79. Royalton-Hartland, 150.2 pupilsz per provider • 80. Orcharsd Park, 153.5 pupils per provider 81. Yorkshire-Pioneer, 154.8 pupils per provider • 82. 161.2 pupils per provider • 83. 161.3 pupils per provider • 84. Lancaster, 163.3 pupils per providee • 85. Panama, 165.0 pupil per provider • 86. Clarence, 167.1 pupils per provided • 87. Alfred-Almond, 167.5 pupils per providerr • 88. Buffalo, 171.4 pupils per providedr • 89. Newfane, 175.4 pupils per provider 90. Ellicottville, 178.5 pupils per provider 91. Eden, 180.0 pupils per provider • 92. 182.
2 pupils per provider • 93. Attica, 188.5 pupils per provider • 94. Niagara-Wheatfield, 203.5 pupils per provider 95. Whitesville, 229.2 pupils per provider 96. Fillmore, 233.0 pupils per provider 97. Franklinville, 243.2 pupils per provider • 98. Letchworth, 266.4 pupilsd per provider

Small business research study could help VC-controlled firms - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The recommendation came from a committew that analyzed the impactr of a 2003 administrative law judge ruling that madecompaniesw majority-owned by VCs ineligible for SBIR awards. The judgse ruled that venture capital firmes werenot individuals, and therefore VC-controlled firms did not meet the ’ss definition of a small business. Through the SBIR 11 federal agencies set aside atleast 2.5 perceny of their outside research and development budgetx for small businesses. More than $24 billioj has been awarded to morethan 100,000p projects since the program began in 1982.
The committewe found that between 4 percent and 12 percentt of firms that won Phase II SBIR awards from the betwee n 1992 and 2002 were excluded or may have been excludee from the program sincd the2003 ruling. Some of these excludedx companies werethe “most commercially promising small innovative firms,” the committee As a result, the ruling making them ineligible for SBIR awardsa “has the potential to diminish the positive impacg of the nation’s investments in researchy and development in the biomedical the committee found.
The committee recommendeed returning to the status quo beforee the rulingor “makinv some other adjustment that will permit the limited numbefr of majority venture-owned funded firms with significant commercialization potentia to compete for SBIR funding.” The findings coulr boost the efforts of the and the to win passagwe of legislation that would make firms majority-owne by VCs eligible for the SBIR The overwhelmingly passed such legislation last but it went nowhere in the Instead, the proposed a compromise that would allows VC-owned firms to be awarded a limited share of SBIR up to 18 percent at NIH, and up to 8 percenyt at other agencies.
That however, never made it to the Senate floor. Since then, the SBIR program has been operating ontemporarg extensions, the latest of whichb runs out July 31. The leadersa of the Senate committee, Sen. Mary Landrieu, and Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, said the National Academyh of Sciencesreport “will provid e us with another source of information to consider as we make difficultr but vital decisions around SBIR “We are dedicated to passing a bill that will protect the help our country stay a leader in technologyt and continue to promote small business innovatioh and job creation,” their joint statement Jere Glover, executive director of the , said makinvg a limited number of VC-ownec firms eligible for SBIR awardsa may not make a big difference in the “but it’s still a problemj if you define small business as something other than small Already, he said, mid-sized businesses are lobbying for SBIR eligibility.
“There’sa a lot of folks who want in the Glover said. He thinks it’s important to restrict SBIR awards to smal businessessince it’s the only portal for small firmz to win federal R&D dollars. The is creatinfg an advisory committee on community banking to get input on issues ranginf from lending practices to deposit insurance FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair saidthe nation’s 7,000-pluxs community banks “are the lifeblood of our nation’s financial supplying much-needed credit to countless small businesses, nonprofit organizations and other entities in large and small towns around the country.
” of America praised the FDIC for forming the advisory committee. One current issude of concern for community bankers is a proposal to creatd a single regulator for federally charteredbankingt institutions.

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“When the economy turns around, you are not going to be able to get back the employeea youlose now,” Greer said. “It is one of the reason why you can’t put a dollar figure on employese retention.” Greer and Julie senior information and research specialist for the International Foundation of EmployeeBenefit Plans, www.ifebp.org, said the best way to retainm employees is to keep them engaged with the “Let workers follow their interests, and help them to develo their skills. Also, consider allowing employees to work in differenf areas ofthe organization. This will help to keep them said Stich.
Training is another component toemployees engagement, experts say. Stich suggests in-house mentorinhg programs for key employees and those showinghhigh potential. Such programs go a long way in termws of career development for these peopld without a direct cost tothe “If employees see that you are willing to make a commitmentf to their development, they are going to know that the companyu ... is committed to their growth,” said “Recruiting should not stop when a personis hired. Recruitinv needs to continue throughout one’es employment with the organization,” said Greer, who also suggests involving employees incorporate decision-making to keep them invested.
Another key is quality supervision, Greer said. Supervisors should be awarre of the goals and aspirations of their employeesd and showappropriate interest. “Research shows that employeesw do notleave companies. They leave their he said. Beyond such engagement strategies, Sticu suggests employers review theirbenefit packages, ensuriny they are competitive, even in a down “You do not want to have someoned jumping ship to someplace that pays a lot more,” Stitcnh said. Employers, she said, shouldf consider flexible schedules and telecommuting opportunitieswfor workers. Such benefits particularly appeal toyounged employees, she said.
The final componen t to employee retention is making the workplace as pleasanrand stress-free as possible. Employees tend to appreciat light-hearted working environments thatencouragse fun. “Bringing in pizza for lunch every once in a handing out gift or throwing a holiday party can go along way,” she Although companies may have to investg some time and money in employeee retention, experts say the alternativw is to absorb the expensse that comes with losing and replacing Stich said it can cost up to two timexs an employee’s annual salary to replacew a single worker.
“When a company losee a high-performing employee, the employer feels the loss in productivit yand morale,” said Stich, who attributesz turnover costs to advertising on job-search sites, backgroundx checks, new-hire testing, interviewing, applicant screenings, orientation and traininyg materials. “You also have to considert the costof ... severance pay, temporary help,” she said. Greer said employeres who are aware of the valuse of employee retention will experience some turnover despitwdue diligence. The best way to handlee it, he said, is to keep the relationship with the employee aliveafter departure.
“If you lose a good he may want to come back to you eventually if you keep in Ifhe does, he will come back with more skilles and more knowledge than he had when he he said.

Several Braves participate in La Russa ceremony - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

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Several Braves participate in La Russa ceremony Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) St. Louis â€" The Braves just happened to be in town Friday night when the Cardinals retired No. 10 in honor of former manager Tony La Russa, who retired last season after taking the Cardinals to the World Series. But it was a special occasion for former ... and more »

Contract award may end dispute with EBS - Triangle Business Journal:

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The Department of Health and Human Services has awardedof Conn., a $35 million contracy to create seasonal and pandemif flu vaccines based on its new development That contract could be extende d for up to five years and $147 million in total value. Emergenr BioSolutions said it hopes Protei Sciences uses that new revenue sourcd to pay off anoutstanding $10 million loan to the smaller made to keep Protein Sciences’ operations goingg so Emergent could ultimately purchase it this time last year for up to $78 But those acquisition plans quickly fell resulting in both companies accusing the otheer of breaching the contract.
Emergent sued Proteihn Sciences for fraud and breach of contracty last year in the first of twolawsuits it’sa filed against the Connecticut company. The filed earlier this was to seize all ofProtein Sciences’ assets as collaterapl for the $10 million for which Emergent said in a filing it had givenn two extensions for repayment, one in January and the othefr at the end of May. “I’m hopeful that this [HHS will enable PSC to pay us back,” said Daniepl Abdun-Nabi, president of Emergent (NYSE: EBS).
“They haven’ come forward with an offer to pay us back at this But Protein Sciences executives said their investors had offeref twice to repay the outstanding but Emergentnever responded. “Oud investors have offered Emergent to be paid off in the last couplse of months on at least twodifferenrt occasions, where Emergent didn’t give any said Manon Cox, chief operating officefr for Protein Sciences, which she said is “pleased” with the new federapl contract. “There is money available to paythem back. They just haven’tr accepted it.” Abdun-Nabi says that statement is untrue.
“If they have an offedr that they canshow [us] to pay us, in full in that would be terrific,” he “We haven’t seen that offer.” Emergent said if Protein Sciences were to repay the which is now more than $10 million with it would drop its initial lawsuit and move on. The procesd had delayed the HHS contract awarcd by roughly a year as the federal agency determined how the situation would play out and whetherf it would leave Protein Sciencee with the means to fulfill thecontract terms. Under the the company would need to fund the initial development work itself and then submit invoices to the federao government tobe reimbursed.
“We had to do several financiaol auditslast year” of Proteij Sciences before awarding the contract, said Robin Robinson, director of the Biomedicapl Advanced Research Development Authority, the HHS division that awarded the contract. “Wes have been aware for almost a year of a possible While Protein Sciences claims that the local companyg attempted to blockthat contract, Robinsom said Emergent never spoke to him or the agency abou t the potential award. Abdun-Nabi also said his companyy has no control over the federal contracting Earlierthis week, Emergent ventured down yet another legap route to win back its money.
It was one of threre creditors to file a bankruptcy petitio forProtein Sciences, asking the court to relieve the Connecticuf company of its current management and replacer those executives with an independeny trustee. In that bankruptcy filing, whichj calls for a liquidation and auction ofthe company’z assets, Emergent said it’s owed $11.5 considerably more than the other two petitioningg creditors who are owed $161,000 and $50,000.
The federal agencg awarded Protein Sciences the contract to further developo its FluBlok seasonal fluvaccine — a product in late-stage testingf that had been of interest to Emergent when it offered to buy Proteinm Sciences — as well as a new vaccin treatment in development for the swine flu.

House set to pass deficit-chopping bill - USA TODAY

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House set to pass deficit-chopping bill USA TODAY By Susan Davis, USA TODAY WASHINGTON â€" The US House is on track to approve a bill today that would cut the deficit by $300 billion over 10 years in an effort to head off dramatic defense spending cuts scheduled to take effect in January. House rejects another $2.1 billion in spending cuts to spending bill The Hill (blog) House Bill Offers Aid Cuts to Save Military Spending New York Times Bill says everything about Republicans' priorities Tampabay.com Examiner.com -RealClearPolitics -CBS News  »

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If so, you may be amongt those who have taken note as oneof America’s iconic brandes — — decided to change the longtim look on the juice’s package, only to pull a quicj about-face and bring it back again. In Tropicana replaced the venerabld orange and protruding straw with an image of a tall glasse of juice wrapped around the side ofthe box. Tropicanaz also altered the type styl e and positioning of the words on the Then all hellbroke loose. Consumers complained immediatelhand loudly.
They blogged, e-mailed and called to say the new packaging made it more difficulgt to find their favorite juice on the shelves and to determine what type of juic e was in thecarton (some pulp, extrqa pulp, just a hint of no pulp, orange-banana, orange-pineapple and so forth ). In covering this case of re-brandin gone bad, New York Times advertisinvg columnist Stuart Elliot called it Pepsi’s version of “New Coke” ( Inc. owns Tropicana) and quoteds Tropicana executive NeilCampbell “We underestimated the deep emotional bond” that consumere had with the original packaging.
Tropicana told the Timed that only a tiny fraction of consumersdactually complained, but even so the company took actionm and went back to the old packaging because, officials they value the opinion of theirr most loyal consumers. There is a lot to be learnedr here, and certainly not all of it bad for After all, who doesn’t want their customers to have a “deel emotional bond” with their brand? I am sure there also was somethinbg life-affirming about the whole experience for the branc team at Tropicana and its agency people really care about this stuff. Wouldn’f it be far worse if Tropicana dramatically changer its look on the shelvee and noone noticed?
That might spell real Interestingly, the problem was not about desig n as much as it was about the functionality of the Consumers said they literally couldn’ t find their beloved brand of As they scanned the shelves for a bright orangr with a straw and the familiad horizontal lettering, the new look just didn’t “pop.” Thinking abour the Tropicana situation provides a great opportunity to look at your own bran and your business. Specifically, what is the point of a re-brand? When is the right time for a re-brand? And how can you avoidf missteps that will alienate or annoyyour customers?
In the case of I’m guessing the brand managers and their agency, Arnell, decided it was time to shakw things up. Brands evolvr over time. Smart businesses update a brand’s look and feel so they don’t go stale. New looks, new packaging, new logos ofte catch the consumer’s eye in a good way. The Tropicanaq change also came as other brandx under the PepsiCobannerd — including Pepsi itself — underwent a facelift to provide a new look and In hindsight, perhaps a better approacy for Tropicana would have been to keep the iconic orange and straw but present it in a different way.
Doint so might have sent a signal to consumers that Tropicana is keepinyg up and changing with the but not abandoningits roots. When you think about your business and wonder whena re-branding might make ask yourself these questions: Have the fundamental offeringe of my business changedf since we first created the braned identity? Have we gone throug h any major merger and acquisition activity?

Setbacks may push Dish to end TiVo dispute - Denver Business Journal:

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A federal judge in East Texaes district court slapped Dish Network witha contempt-of-court ruling June 2, and added $103 million to the existinfg $89.7 million in penalties Dish owes TiVo from their 4-year-old patent dispute. TiVo claims Dish Network violated TiVo patent by copying aspects of its digital videoorecorder technology. Potentially more costly to Dish Network than thecontempt ruling’ fines was its orderf to shut down, within 30 days, the pause and playbaci DVR functions — the core of TiVo’z patent — for what’s believed to be more than 4 millionh Dish Network DVRs covered by the suit. The company says about 12 milliojn viewers wouldbe affected.
Dish Network is bases in Douglas County, and satellite TV tycoo CharlieErgen co-founded and runs it. The companty won a suspension of the contempt ruling pendinv an appeal tothe Washington, D.C.-based Federal Circuitf appellate court. But observers give the latest appea l slim chanceof success.

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“Depending on where they decideto fly, I thin k it will have a positivw impact on air service for business travelers,” said Tim president of the . Southwest’s decision to serve Milwaukeed is an indication that the Milwaukees market has enough passengere volume to attract multiplemajor airlines, Sheehg said. Southwest Airlines announced May 20 that it would begin servicrat Milwaukee’s by Nov. 1. The Dallas-based airline indicated that it could start with eight to 10dailyt departures. Specific information about routes andfaresx isn’t expected to be released until late June.
“Air servicwe is a big component of economixc developmentand we’ve been blessed with good air travel service for business travelers,” Sheehy said. Oak Creek-basedd , which operates and regional carrierdMidwest Connect, has a long history of catering to business travelers and the air carrier has been the dominant airline at Mitchellk for many years. Although Southwestt is likely to attract somebusiness travelers, it will be facerd with trying to lure passengerxs away from Midwest Airlines, said Juliw Taylor, president of the .
“I still thinm there’s some loyalty for Midwest,” Taylor Although it still has the largest market shareat Mitchell, Midwest has made drastivc cuts in service over the past year, a move initially promptef by record-high fuel prices. Cutbacks by Midwest have openede the Milwaukee market to other including Southwest. Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, the country’s largest low-cost airline, currently provides service to aboug 65 cities in more than 30 Southwest is likely to attract busines travelers at Mitchell despitethe airline’s no-reserved-seating policy and no-frills service, Sheehy “I fly enough and I’ve seen some very significanft business leaders and CEOs sittinv in coach,” he “I don’t think that’s an issue, especially in this Sheehy noted that Orlando, Fla.
-based , whichj has continued to expand its service at entered the market with a reputatiom as a discount airline focusex primarily on attracting leisure travelers. “AirTran certainly has becomw abusiness carrier,” he Southwest spokesman Brad Hawkins said the airline considered the large number of corporate headquarters in the Milwaukee area and northern Illinois when decidinh to launch service at Mitchell. “It’s not our mindsef to enter a new market and just go afterleisurer travelers,” he said.
Over the past 18 months, Southwestg has rolled out products and servicea aimed at attracting business including an option to pay a higher fare in order to be guaranteed inclusiojn in the first group to boarda flight. Passengera also receive a beverage and bonus frequent flief credits by paying thehigher fare, Hawkins said. Mitchell spokeswomanm Pat Rowe said Southwest is likely toattracf budget-conscious business travelers. However, the routes served ultimatelyg will determine how attractive the airline will be tobusinessw travelers, she said.
“Given today’sw economy and the way companie are being very frugal withtravelp dollars, I think it’s a given that some business travelersa will book with Southwest,” Rowe said.

Burma's Dawei Project Jeopardized by Thai Rival - Asia Sentinel (blog)

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Burma's Dawei Project Jeopardized by Thai Rival Asia Sentinel (blog) A new plan by Thailand to build a port on its own stretch of the Andaman coast may signal the end of the multi-billion dollar dream of creating a major industrial center at Dawei (Tavoy) on Burma's southeast coast. The ink is beginning to fade on the ... and more »

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As vice president of R&D, Powell is charged with providing leadership, direction and technologyg architecture forthe company’se line of spreadsheet automation tools and othert software products. He also is responsible for guidingGlobaol Software’s eight-person research staff to produce, upgrade and maintain those products. Those thingd aside, Powell says, his main focu is to ensure thatthe company’s customers and clients have what they need. “We all wear that hat he says. Powell reports directly to Global Softwarre PresidentMatthew Kupferman.
Powell’s stafd consists of the R&D team and five professionalzs that make upthe company’s quality Global Software was foundedd in 1973 to provide mainframwe financials and fixed-asset systems. The company has since expanded its offeringse to includeMicrosoft Excel-based automation tools for leading Enterprisee Resource Planning, or ERP, systems, including SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards and PeopleSoft. The company also focusez on spreadsheetautomation tools, such as its flagship producty Executive DASH. Currently, Globap Software works with approximately 3,500 clients representing abougt 100,000 end-users.
While the compang caters mainly tofinancial firms, its clients cover a rangw of industries, including manufacturing and retail. A few of the largew clients onGlobal Software’s roster are Crocs Inc., Siemens Powe and Oxford University. Raleigh-basede Global Software now employs about 80 peoplde in five offices aroundthe world. Powellk was born in Pennsylvania and raisexdin Raleigh. He attended the U.S. Air Force where he received a bachelor’x degree. After graduation, Powell enlisted in the Air where he became a pilot andflew C-141d and C-17s out of Charleston, S.C.
He becamr a wing standardization and flight evaluation officed before deciding to move backto Raleigh, wherr he joined Global Software. Powelll initially served as a development programmer, working on the Executived DASH product. Three years later, Powelpl became director of development, a positionn he held for a little more thana Bachelor’s degree in computer science from the U.S. Air Forcde Academy. Powell lives in Raleighh with his wife, Molly “I want us to continuee to outpace our Powell says. “Internally, I’d like to creatwe an environment in which our developers are ableto ... enjo y what they’re doing.
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