The Atlantic | Amnesia and the Self That Remains When Memory Is Lost The Atlantic To my amazement, he suggested that Pribram was overstating the connection between temporal-lobe memory and overall identity. Temporal lobe or not, you still like the same things, Tom argued -- your sensory systems aren't affected. If you're patient and ... |
Monday, December 31, 2012
Amnesia and the Self That Remains When Memory Is Lost - The Atlantic
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Friday, December 28, 2012
Coke to kick off FIFA trophy tour - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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The tour will take the solis gold trophy to86 countries, traveling 83,27r4 miles in 225 days. The trip begins 21 at FIFA headquartersin Switzerland, and ends in South Africa on May 4. Fans will get the chanced to enjoy arare close-up view of the authenti FIFA World Cup Trophy. Free tickets to the 2009/10o Trophy Tour will be made available to consumersvia Coca-Colaq promotions in countries on the route. Atlanta-based Coca-Colaa (NYSE: KO) has had a forma l association with FIFA since 1974 and an official sponsorshi of FIFA World Cupsince 1978. Coca-Cola has had stadiuk advertising at every FIFA Worlrd Cupsince 1950.
The , the , the and otherr interests are marshaling their energu behindthe U.S. Soccer Federation’s bid to hold the Worle Cup in 2018or 2022. It is likely or a replacement forthe 70,000-seat seat stadium.
The tour will take the solis gold trophy to86 countries, traveling 83,27r4 miles in 225 days. The trip begins 21 at FIFA headquartersin Switzerland, and ends in South Africa on May 4. Fans will get the chanced to enjoy arare close-up view of the authenti FIFA World Cup Trophy. Free tickets to the 2009/10o Trophy Tour will be made available to consumersvia Coca-Colaq promotions in countries on the route. Atlanta-based Coca-Colaa (NYSE: KO) has had a forma l association with FIFA since 1974 and an official sponsorshi of FIFA World Cupsince 1978. Coca-Cola has had stadiuk advertising at every FIFA Worlrd Cupsince 1950.
The , the , the and otherr interests are marshaling their energu behindthe U.S. Soccer Federation’s bid to hold the Worle Cup in 2018or 2022. It is likely or a replacement forthe 70,000-seat seat stadium.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Pink magazine names former Best Buy exec among Top 15 women in business - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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This year’s list, which was titled “Glassx Breakers,” features 15 women from around the It appearsin Pink’s spring issue. “These Top 15 womenn have not taken theeasy path,” Pink Editor and CEO Cynthiwa Good said in a statement. “They serve as role modelsw for all business leaders who want to reacj back and help others achievetheidr potential.” Gilbert started WOLF — the Women’ss Leadership Forum — in while working at Richfield-based Best Buy (NYSE: The program helps companies build relationships with female employees and Gilbert spent eight years at Best Buy, most recentlyg serving as senior vice president.
She took a buyoutg earlier this year, opting to focus on WOLF full WOLF has offices in Minneapolis and New Prior to joiningBest Buy, Gilbert was a consultanrt at Deloitte for eight years. In additionh to Gilbert, the other women on this year’sw “Top 15 Women in Business” list are: Shaunna Black, Dallas-based Texas Instruments • LaVerne Council, New Brunswick, N.J.-based Johnsomn & Johnson; • Barbara Cowden, Ill.-based State Farm Mutual AutomobileInsurancr Co.; • Béatrice Guillaume-Grabisch, Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co.; Linda Heasley, Columbus, Ohio-based The Limitedd Stores; • Hala Moddelmog, Dallas-based Susan G.
Komen for the • Karen Peetz, New York-baesdx The Bank of New York • Laurie Robinson, New York-basecd CBS Corp.; • Elaine Sarsynski, Mass.-based Massachusetts Mutual LifeInsurance Co.; Ann Sherry, St. Leonards, Australia-based Carnivap Australia; • Laurie Tucker, Memphis, Tenn.-based FedExz Corp.; • Lisa Weber, New York-based Metlifre Inc.; • Amy Whitley, Atlanta-based UPS; • Virginia Wilson, Parsippany, N.J.-based Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
This year’s list, which was titled “Glassx Breakers,” features 15 women from around the It appearsin Pink’s spring issue. “These Top 15 womenn have not taken theeasy path,” Pink Editor and CEO Cynthiwa Good said in a statement. “They serve as role modelsw for all business leaders who want to reacj back and help others achievetheidr potential.” Gilbert started WOLF — the Women’ss Leadership Forum — in while working at Richfield-based Best Buy (NYSE: The program helps companies build relationships with female employees and Gilbert spent eight years at Best Buy, most recentlyg serving as senior vice president.
She took a buyoutg earlier this year, opting to focus on WOLF full WOLF has offices in Minneapolis and New Prior to joiningBest Buy, Gilbert was a consultanrt at Deloitte for eight years. In additionh to Gilbert, the other women on this year’sw “Top 15 Women in Business” list are: Shaunna Black, Dallas-based Texas Instruments • LaVerne Council, New Brunswick, N.J.-based Johnsomn & Johnson; • Barbara Cowden, Ill.-based State Farm Mutual AutomobileInsurancr Co.; • Béatrice Guillaume-Grabisch, Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co.; Linda Heasley, Columbus, Ohio-based The Limitedd Stores; • Hala Moddelmog, Dallas-based Susan G.
Komen for the • Karen Peetz, New York-baesdx The Bank of New York • Laurie Robinson, New York-basecd CBS Corp.; • Elaine Sarsynski, Mass.-based Massachusetts Mutual LifeInsurance Co.; Ann Sherry, St. Leonards, Australia-based Carnivap Australia; • Laurie Tucker, Memphis, Tenn.-based FedExz Corp.; • Lisa Weber, New York-based Metlifre Inc.; • Amy Whitley, Atlanta-based UPS; • Virginia Wilson, Parsippany, N.J.-based Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Census of Agriculture forms being mailed to US farmers - In-Forum
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Census of Agriculture forms being mailed to US farmers In-Forum GRAND FORKS â€" If you're a farmer â€" or if the U.S. Department of Agriculture thinks you might be one â€" you'll soon be getting a questionnaire in the mail. The 2012 Census of Agriculture is being mailed to farmers nationwide. Conducted every five years ... Agriculture census countdown begins 2012 Census of Agricult ure now arriving in mailboxes across the US Extension Agent: 2012 census of agriculture coming soon |
Monday, December 24, 2012
Janelia Farm Research Campus to expand - Washington Business Journal:
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The plans call for the Chevty Chase nonprofit institute to build new temporart campus housing for graduate postdoctoral researchers and visiting scientists near the main entrancer of its first standaloneresearch campus, a 689-acrew expanse that opened three years ago as the first of its kind in Northern Virginia. The project, entailing 60 new one-bedroom apartments, is meant to help the researchb institute attract more scientific talenr from around the world toits 240-strongt staff.
“Graduate students and post docs are with us for a relativel y short period of time and they placse a high value on living close totheirt laboratories,” said Gerry Rubin, Janelia Farm’s director. This markds the first major expansion forJanelia Farm, toutes as a $500 million biomedical crown jewel for Norther Virginia, and a rare construction project in an otherwise gloomy commercial real estate market hit hard by the WDG Architecture of Washington, D.C., is helping design the new 80,000-square-foog building, which will boasg the same curved shape as the flagship, glass-walled research building.
Ashburn-based Dietzw Construction Group willoversee construction, expectedr to begin this Labor Day weekend and be complete in a year’s time. The four-story building will include a ground flooe with common areas and covered parking for61 cars, all topped by threes residential floors. Each floor, incorporating natura light and loft-like configurations, will contain 20 one-bedroojm apartments, most including an additional den. They will join Janelisa Farm’s housing village, already composed of 21 studiozs and32 multi-bedroom apartments and by now fully occupieds by visiting staffers.
The institutee will charge the short-term residents rent to help covefr monthly expenses of thenew space. “Iyt is intended to break even,” said Avice Meehan, institutwe spokeswoman. “There’s no immediate plans for additionalphousing [after this project]. This will satisfy our need for some timeto come.” The Howard Hughes institut e has applied for up to $23 million in tax-exempgt bonds with the Loudoun County Industrial Development Authorith to finance the apartment building project and related costs -- an applicatiobn that must also go before the Loudounj County Board of Supervisors. With a $17.
45 billion endowment, Howard Hughed Medical Institutefunds long-term biomedical researcn by its 2,400 scientist employees or collaboratorsx nationwide, to the tune of $658 million last fiscal year Janelia Farm, anticipating to be fully staffed in the next two years, spent roughly $100 million on researcnh projects and operations last fiscalk year.
The plans call for the Chevty Chase nonprofit institute to build new temporart campus housing for graduate postdoctoral researchers and visiting scientists near the main entrancer of its first standaloneresearch campus, a 689-acrew expanse that opened three years ago as the first of its kind in Northern Virginia. The project, entailing 60 new one-bedroom apartments, is meant to help the researchb institute attract more scientific talenr from around the world toits 240-strongt staff.
“Graduate students and post docs are with us for a relativel y short period of time and they placse a high value on living close totheirt laboratories,” said Gerry Rubin, Janelia Farm’s director. This markds the first major expansion forJanelia Farm, toutes as a $500 million biomedical crown jewel for Norther Virginia, and a rare construction project in an otherwise gloomy commercial real estate market hit hard by the WDG Architecture of Washington, D.C., is helping design the new 80,000-square-foog building, which will boasg the same curved shape as the flagship, glass-walled research building.
Ashburn-based Dietzw Construction Group willoversee construction, expectedr to begin this Labor Day weekend and be complete in a year’s time. The four-story building will include a ground flooe with common areas and covered parking for61 cars, all topped by threes residential floors. Each floor, incorporating natura light and loft-like configurations, will contain 20 one-bedroojm apartments, most including an additional den. They will join Janelisa Farm’s housing village, already composed of 21 studiozs and32 multi-bedroom apartments and by now fully occupieds by visiting staffers.
The institutee will charge the short-term residents rent to help covefr monthly expenses of thenew space. “Iyt is intended to break even,” said Avice Meehan, institutwe spokeswoman. “There’s no immediate plans for additionalphousing [after this project]. This will satisfy our need for some timeto come.” The Howard Hughes institut e has applied for up to $23 million in tax-exempgt bonds with the Loudoun County Industrial Development Authorith to finance the apartment building project and related costs -- an applicatiobn that must also go before the Loudounj County Board of Supervisors. With a $17.
45 billion endowment, Howard Hughed Medical Institutefunds long-term biomedical researcn by its 2,400 scientist employees or collaboratorsx nationwide, to the tune of $658 million last fiscal year Janelia Farm, anticipating to be fully staffed in the next two years, spent roughly $100 million on researcnh projects and operations last fiscalk year.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Miami physician sentenced in Medicare fraud case - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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Rodriguez was indicted in , alonhg with two other doctoras in connection witha $10 milliom Medicare fraud scheme. He pleadedx guilty in to conspiracy to commit health care Rodriguez wasa co-owner of and physiciab at Midway Medical Center, a Miami clini c that purported to specialize in the treatmenrt of HIV patients, according to a news releass from the U.S. Department of He admitted that, while at he and his co-conspirators billed Medicare for services that were medically unnecessary and in many instancesanever provided.
He also admitted that he purchasexd only a small amoung of the drugs that he claimerd to administer to patients and that he falsified medical records, according to the news release. Rodriguez also admittedc that he was listed as medical director and practicingf physician for fiveother Miami-areaw HIV infusion clinics between October 2003 and February 2005, where he engaged in similar activity. He admittee to filing more than $20 million in fals e claims. Several of Rodriguez’s co-defendants have already been sentencexd for their roles at Midway andrelatesd clinics.
Rodriguez was indicted in , alonhg with two other doctoras in connection witha $10 milliom Medicare fraud scheme. He pleadedx guilty in to conspiracy to commit health care Rodriguez wasa co-owner of and physiciab at Midway Medical Center, a Miami clini c that purported to specialize in the treatmenrt of HIV patients, according to a news releass from the U.S. Department of He admitted that, while at he and his co-conspirators billed Medicare for services that were medically unnecessary and in many instancesanever provided.
He also admitted that he purchasexd only a small amoung of the drugs that he claimerd to administer to patients and that he falsified medical records, according to the news release. Rodriguez also admittedc that he was listed as medical director and practicingf physician for fiveother Miami-areaw HIV infusion clinics between October 2003 and February 2005, where he engaged in similar activity. He admittee to filing more than $20 million in fals e claims. Several of Rodriguez’s co-defendants have already been sentencexd for their roles at Midway andrelatesd clinics.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
South Florida Boat Show soldiers on - Houston Business Journal:
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The show, promoted by Pompano Beach-based , is a much smallef cousin to the Fort Lauderdale and Miamij internationalboat shows, Marine Industries Unlimited ownet Brad Michael said. “We’re a nichew show. We don’t try to be an international he said. “We have the boats that are 90 percenr of whatAmerica buys.” Held at the , this year’as show will feature boats from about 75 Michael said. The vessels on displayy are all powerboats under40 feet. About 85 percentt of the boats cost less than he noted. The 250 boats on displa are a drop from the 350 boatsd typically atthe show. The number of registered exhibitors is down about35 too, Michael said.
The show comesa as the marine industry has takejn a battering fromthe recession. For the 12 monthe ended in April, registrations of new 18-foot to 40-footy boats fell 46 percent fromthe prior-yeafr period, according to data from , a Miami-based marins industry research firm. “It’s hard to be to optimistic abouyt the year in lookingat what’s happened in 2009 so Info-Link co-owner Jesse Wells said.
Welles pointed to the recent bankruptcyof Minneapolis-base boat manufacturer , the nation’s second-largest boat as more proof of the industry’s Still, recent data shows that used boat registrations are generally picking up – a glimmer of hope that the industryg may be bouncing off the Wells said. As a dealer, Michael said he sold threed boats in the last mont after failing to sell any the first four monthws ofthe year. “In January, February and March, nobodty knew where the botto m was,” he said. Frank Herhold, executive director of the , said dealersw are telling him that sales arepickinhg up.
Financing, locked up since last fall, is becominf available for those who are credit worthy and can put substantialmonegy down. “Like every other we’re taking our Herhold said. “I see a light at the end of the
The show, promoted by Pompano Beach-based , is a much smallef cousin to the Fort Lauderdale and Miamij internationalboat shows, Marine Industries Unlimited ownet Brad Michael said. “We’re a nichew show. We don’t try to be an international he said. “We have the boats that are 90 percenr of whatAmerica buys.” Held at the , this year’as show will feature boats from about 75 Michael said. The vessels on displayy are all powerboats under40 feet. About 85 percentt of the boats cost less than he noted. The 250 boats on displa are a drop from the 350 boatsd typically atthe show. The number of registered exhibitors is down about35 too, Michael said.
The show comesa as the marine industry has takejn a battering fromthe recession. For the 12 monthe ended in April, registrations of new 18-foot to 40-footy boats fell 46 percent fromthe prior-yeafr period, according to data from , a Miami-based marins industry research firm. “It’s hard to be to optimistic abouyt the year in lookingat what’s happened in 2009 so Info-Link co-owner Jesse Wells said.
Welles pointed to the recent bankruptcyof Minneapolis-base boat manufacturer , the nation’s second-largest boat as more proof of the industry’s Still, recent data shows that used boat registrations are generally picking up – a glimmer of hope that the industryg may be bouncing off the Wells said. As a dealer, Michael said he sold threed boats in the last mont after failing to sell any the first four monthws ofthe year. “In January, February and March, nobodty knew where the botto m was,” he said. Frank Herhold, executive director of the , said dealersw are telling him that sales arepickinhg up.
Financing, locked up since last fall, is becominf available for those who are credit worthy and can put substantialmonegy down. “Like every other we’re taking our Herhold said. “I see a light at the end of the
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Survey: Americans lack knowledge about generics - Boston Business Journal:
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And, while research has shown that genericsz have saved the health care system anestimated $734 billionn in the last 10 years, two-thirdas of those surveyed don’t know the true cost differencex between generic and brand name drugs, accordinb to the survey conducted by , a leadingt pharmacy benefit management “Using generics helps make health care more affordable withouyt compromising results,” Jacqueline Prescription Solutions CEO said in a news release. “Mant Americans erroneously believe that the most expensive drug is always the mosteffective drug, so by helpingv to change perceptions, we can help people save money and stilo get the best treatment available.
” Thirty-one percent of respondentws indicated they knew that a bran d name drug cost 50-70 perceng more on average than its generic counterpart. Seventy-one percenty of consumers remain concerned about drug costw with more than one infour (27 having either delayed filling, not filled, or not taken as directedc a prescription drug to save money. Twenty-one percent of all respondentsw say they have talked to theit doctor recently about switching to a lessexpensivwe drug. Fifty-seven percent of those polled said they take prescriptiondrugs weekly. Of 83 percent (or 47 percentf of the total sample) take generics.
Of thosed who do not take generic drugz on aweekly basis, 58 percent say it is becausr there is no generic available for the drug they Sixty-four percent of those who take generics say theier doctor recommended them and 43 percent say theirr pharmacist recommended them. Of those who do not take generic drugs on aweeklt basis, 58 percent say they woulx if their pharmacist brought a generifc to their attention as a less identical substitute; and 52 percen t say their doctor would have to recommend it.
And, while research has shown that genericsz have saved the health care system anestimated $734 billionn in the last 10 years, two-thirdas of those surveyed don’t know the true cost differencex between generic and brand name drugs, accordinb to the survey conducted by , a leadingt pharmacy benefit management “Using generics helps make health care more affordable withouyt compromising results,” Jacqueline Prescription Solutions CEO said in a news release. “Mant Americans erroneously believe that the most expensive drug is always the mosteffective drug, so by helpingv to change perceptions, we can help people save money and stilo get the best treatment available.
” Thirty-one percent of respondentws indicated they knew that a bran d name drug cost 50-70 perceng more on average than its generic counterpart. Seventy-one percenty of consumers remain concerned about drug costw with more than one infour (27 having either delayed filling, not filled, or not taken as directedc a prescription drug to save money. Twenty-one percent of all respondentsw say they have talked to theit doctor recently about switching to a lessexpensivwe drug. Fifty-seven percent of those polled said they take prescriptiondrugs weekly. Of 83 percent (or 47 percentf of the total sample) take generics.
Of thosed who do not take generic drugz on aweekly basis, 58 percent say it is becausr there is no generic available for the drug they Sixty-four percent of those who take generics say theier doctor recommended them and 43 percent say theirr pharmacist recommended them. Of those who do not take generic drugs on aweeklt basis, 58 percent say they woulx if their pharmacist brought a generifc to their attention as a less identical substitute; and 52 percen t say their doctor would have to recommend it.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Overhaul of Colorado spending rules signed into law - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Senate Bill 228 ends the Arveschoug-Bird provision allowinf general-fund spending to increase just 6 percent per year and replacess it with a spending increase limit equal to 5 percent of personalincome growth. Sponsored by Sen. John D-Colorado Springs, it also sets aside part of the generak fund for transportation for the first time and increase sthe state's rainy-day beginning in the 2012-13 fiscal year.
What that all meansz is that the general which pays for general state services like higher educationand corrections, will no longer have to shrinkm permanently when the economy Because of the current growth limit, programs that see funds cut during downturnsx are not allowed to recovefr fully when the fiscal environmenrt turns good again. . . The new law will not increas e overall spending but will assurwe that money can be directed where state leaderse see thegreatest need, Ritter emphasized. Laws put into place over the past 12 yearsa direct any revenue over the 6 percent limitg mostly toward transportation projects andcapital construction, whicy have no other guaranteed state funds.
But even as the Democratic governotr hailed the signingas "a great day for progress in the effortas of so many who have worked to bringing sensible, moderm budgeting to the state of Colorado," severaol legislators said there is more to be done. Sponsoring Rep. Don Marostica, R-Loveland, said state officialx must now look at the conflicts betweenAmendmenty 23, the Gallagher Amendmeny and "that sacred cow," the Taxpayer'sx Bill of Rights, or TABOR. Marostica was the only membe of his party to supportthe bill, with other Republicanzs calling it an end to fiscal limitzs and a taking of the only stream of moneyu that had been dedicated to roads for years.
Morse addecd that an interim committe e this year will look at not just how much revenued the state brings in but where it gets that Questions must be asked if therse are ways to get funding from more stablw sources like property taxes and fees rather than the volatilrsales tax, he said. "Ihn the late 1400s, very few people believerd the Earth was By the early we knew what wasgoinvg on," Morse said of the need to convincd Coloradans that such change is necessary. "The same thing's going to happen with this bill ... This is a fightf for the soul of Coloradokand it's just beginning.
" Colorado Fiscal Policyy Institute analyst Carol Hedges, who helpeed to craft the bill, said that because future revenue remain uncertain, no estimates have been made as to how much moneg higher education and other areas will gain from the However, next year's general-fund revenue is expected to fall by roughlgy $700 million from this and SB 228 will help budgety crafters be able to prioritized where that is taken from and how that moneyh is replaced in the future, Morse
Senate Bill 228 ends the Arveschoug-Bird provision allowinf general-fund spending to increase just 6 percent per year and replacess it with a spending increase limit equal to 5 percent of personalincome growth. Sponsored by Sen. John D-Colorado Springs, it also sets aside part of the generak fund for transportation for the first time and increase sthe state's rainy-day beginning in the 2012-13 fiscal year.
What that all meansz is that the general which pays for general state services like higher educationand corrections, will no longer have to shrinkm permanently when the economy Because of the current growth limit, programs that see funds cut during downturnsx are not allowed to recovefr fully when the fiscal environmenrt turns good again. . . The new law will not increas e overall spending but will assurwe that money can be directed where state leaderse see thegreatest need, Ritter emphasized. Laws put into place over the past 12 yearsa direct any revenue over the 6 percent limitg mostly toward transportation projects andcapital construction, whicy have no other guaranteed state funds.
But even as the Democratic governotr hailed the signingas "a great day for progress in the effortas of so many who have worked to bringing sensible, moderm budgeting to the state of Colorado," severaol legislators said there is more to be done. Sponsoring Rep. Don Marostica, R-Loveland, said state officialx must now look at the conflicts betweenAmendmenty 23, the Gallagher Amendmeny and "that sacred cow," the Taxpayer'sx Bill of Rights, or TABOR. Marostica was the only membe of his party to supportthe bill, with other Republicanzs calling it an end to fiscal limitzs and a taking of the only stream of moneyu that had been dedicated to roads for years.
Morse addecd that an interim committe e this year will look at not just how much revenued the state brings in but where it gets that Questions must be asked if therse are ways to get funding from more stablw sources like property taxes and fees rather than the volatilrsales tax, he said. "Ihn the late 1400s, very few people believerd the Earth was By the early we knew what wasgoinvg on," Morse said of the need to convincd Coloradans that such change is necessary. "The same thing's going to happen with this bill ... This is a fightf for the soul of Coloradokand it's just beginning.
" Colorado Fiscal Policyy Institute analyst Carol Hedges, who helpeed to craft the bill, said that because future revenue remain uncertain, no estimates have been made as to how much moneg higher education and other areas will gain from the However, next year's general-fund revenue is expected to fall by roughlgy $700 million from this and SB 228 will help budgety crafters be able to prioritized where that is taken from and how that moneyh is replaced in the future, Morse
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Bay National to issue up to $12M in stock - Triangle Business Journal:
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Since February, the bank has been operating under a consent agreement with federal regulators that requires it to boost its reservex as part of a turnaround plan that also includes resolvinhg problem real estate loanzs onits books. Bay National, (NASDAQ: which regulators consider “adequately capitalized,” has posted six consecutives quarterly losses. The bank has struggles over the past 18 months asa once-promising initiative to write mortgages for customers interestefd in buying and rehabbing residential properties in hot Baltimorde neighborhoods like Federal Hill and Canton tanked in a tumblingh real estate market.
Some customers had a hard time repayinf their loans as the value of their properties and the bank has been busy tryinvg to reworkthose loans. “We had some very difficulty periods, but we feel the wors t of that isbehind us,” Hugh W. Bay National’s CEO, told shareholders Tuesday. “Oure future is bright,” Mohler added. “We need to raisw some capital and take it from The bank has hired LLCof Va. to advise it on the private placementg ofthe shares, which will be offere at $2 each. The thinlyy traded shares have been as low as 52 cents and as highas $9.2t5 over the past 52 In their last trade, which was on Friday, the sharee sold for $1.21.
Earlier this month, Bay National announcef it lost $884,000, or 41 cents a for the first quarter of the an improvement fromthe $1.49 million, or 69 cents a it lost in the firsgt three months of 2008. Shareholderse on Tuesday also approved boostingthe company’s numbeer of shares outstanding to 20 million from the current 9 million and reelected all five directorss who were up for 3-year terms includingb Mohler, R. Michael Gill, Donalrd G. McClure Jr., Robert L. Moore and H. Victore Rieger Jr. Shareholders also ratified the appointmenf ofStegman & Co. as the company’s auditors.
Since February, the bank has been operating under a consent agreement with federal regulators that requires it to boost its reservex as part of a turnaround plan that also includes resolvinhg problem real estate loanzs onits books. Bay National, (NASDAQ: which regulators consider “adequately capitalized,” has posted six consecutives quarterly losses. The bank has struggles over the past 18 months asa once-promising initiative to write mortgages for customers interestefd in buying and rehabbing residential properties in hot Baltimorde neighborhoods like Federal Hill and Canton tanked in a tumblingh real estate market.
Some customers had a hard time repayinf their loans as the value of their properties and the bank has been busy tryinvg to reworkthose loans. “We had some very difficulty periods, but we feel the wors t of that isbehind us,” Hugh W. Bay National’s CEO, told shareholders Tuesday. “Oure future is bright,” Mohler added. “We need to raisw some capital and take it from The bank has hired LLCof Va. to advise it on the private placementg ofthe shares, which will be offere at $2 each. The thinlyy traded shares have been as low as 52 cents and as highas $9.2t5 over the past 52 In their last trade, which was on Friday, the sharee sold for $1.21.
Earlier this month, Bay National announcef it lost $884,000, or 41 cents a for the first quarter of the an improvement fromthe $1.49 million, or 69 cents a it lost in the firsgt three months of 2008. Shareholderse on Tuesday also approved boostingthe company’s numbeer of shares outstanding to 20 million from the current 9 million and reelected all five directorss who were up for 3-year terms includingb Mohler, R. Michael Gill, Donalrd G. McClure Jr., Robert L. Moore and H. Victore Rieger Jr. Shareholders also ratified the appointmenf ofStegman & Co. as the company’s auditors.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Robert Plant and Paul Simon to spearhead Timbre Rock & Roots 2013 - Straits Times
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Robert Plant and Paul Simon to spearhead Timbre Rock & Roots 2013 Straits Times Two of the biggest names on the music scene - rock icon Robert Plant (above) and folk/world music legend Paul Simon - lead a line-up of top acts at Timbre Rock & Roots music festival next year. --PHOTO: CHARLIE BRYAN. Two of the biggest names on the ... |
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Barry Sayer Executive Profile
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Prior to his appointment as a Regional Presidentg for theUnited Kingdom, Ireland and Africa Barry held the positiobn of Chief Executive Officer of the United Kingdom Before moving to the UK Barruy served as CEO of Clear Channel Independent, Clear Channep
Prior to his appointment as a Regional Presidentg for theUnited Kingdom, Ireland and Africa Barry held the positiobn of Chief Executive Officer of the United Kingdom Before moving to the UK Barruy served as CEO of Clear Channel Independent, Clear Channep
Monday, December 10, 2012
Parsinen Law sold to Indianapolis firm - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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Minneapolis-based Parsinen, founded in 1981, will officiallg become part of Indianapolis-based Barnee & Thornburg on July 1. The firm has 22 including 14 partners. Parsinen’s practice arease include business litigation, commercial real estate, corporate law, employmenr law, employee and executive benefits, personal legao planning and renewable Ina statement, Parsinen Managing Partner Howard Rubin said the firm remaines profitable, but increasingly has had to turn away business that doesn’ty fall into its core practice areas. Barnes & Thornbury will help fill gaps in areas such asintellectual property, he said.
“We were looking for more breadth to offeour clients, and Barnes Thornburg provided an ideal fit for us as a Midwest-basecd firm with a national presence,” Rubinj said. “Barnes & Thornburg maintains quality practices at a priced point consistent with adding immediate value to our The Minneapolis office will beBarnes Thornburg’s 10th office nationwide. The firm has roughl y 540 attorneys and otherlegal professionals.
Minneapolis-based Parsinen, founded in 1981, will officiallg become part of Indianapolis-based Barnee & Thornburg on July 1. The firm has 22 including 14 partners. Parsinen’s practice arease include business litigation, commercial real estate, corporate law, employmenr law, employee and executive benefits, personal legao planning and renewable Ina statement, Parsinen Managing Partner Howard Rubin said the firm remaines profitable, but increasingly has had to turn away business that doesn’ty fall into its core practice areas. Barnes & Thornbury will help fill gaps in areas such asintellectual property, he said.
“We were looking for more breadth to offeour clients, and Barnes Thornburg provided an ideal fit for us as a Midwest-basecd firm with a national presence,” Rubinj said. “Barnes & Thornburg maintains quality practices at a priced point consistent with adding immediate value to our The Minneapolis office will beBarnes Thornburg’s 10th office nationwide. The firm has roughl y 540 attorneys and otherlegal professionals.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Five Guys plans to raise $15M - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Lorton-based which awards franchise rightz to locations of theburged joint, has filed a Noticse of Exempt Offering of Securities. The companhy is privately held. Five Guys has recentlyt enjoyed attention from both President Barack Obamz and First LadyMichelle Obama, who separately made high-profild visits there. The president's sojourb was captured on cameraby NBC, which was followingf him around for a profile piece. The document does not specify why the monehy isbeing raised. Accordin g to the filing, Five Guys has already raised $10 millio of the $15 million it is trying to raise.
Namexd in the document are Victor and Jane both executive officers and directors for the as well as directorsJames Murrell, John Kim and H. Scotr Miller. Spokeswoman Molly Catalano said she did not have specificv details on how the capita wouldbe used, but said that it was for the company'es general business operations. The filing says the offerinvg is not being made in connection witha merger, acqiusition or exchang e offer. The company’s creator, Jerry Murrell, openedf the first Five Guys asa carry-out operation in in a shopping center on Glebe Road in After opening five corporate locationz in the D.C. area, the company decided to franchise in 2002.
The fast-casual burger conceptr now has more than 300 locationsa in25 states, including more than 50 in the D.C.
Lorton-based which awards franchise rightz to locations of theburged joint, has filed a Noticse of Exempt Offering of Securities. The companhy is privately held. Five Guys has recentlyt enjoyed attention from both President Barack Obamz and First LadyMichelle Obama, who separately made high-profild visits there. The president's sojourb was captured on cameraby NBC, which was followingf him around for a profile piece. The document does not specify why the monehy isbeing raised. Accordin g to the filing, Five Guys has already raised $10 millio of the $15 million it is trying to raise.
Namexd in the document are Victor and Jane both executive officers and directors for the as well as directorsJames Murrell, John Kim and H. Scotr Miller. Spokeswoman Molly Catalano said she did not have specificv details on how the capita wouldbe used, but said that it was for the company'es general business operations. The filing says the offerinvg is not being made in connection witha merger, acqiusition or exchang e offer. The company’s creator, Jerry Murrell, openedf the first Five Guys asa carry-out operation in in a shopping center on Glebe Road in After opening five corporate locationz in the D.C. area, the company decided to franchise in 2002.
The fast-casual burger conceptr now has more than 300 locationsa in25 states, including more than 50 in the D.C.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Use summer
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Many of us, in tend to view May as an endingy ofsorts … and August as the beginning of the last half of the But what about June and July? Many people pull back duriny the summer months. New product marketing efforts, training and new projects are put off untill Augustor September. However, I consider the summed months to be filled withspectacular opportunity. Take some time off. But then get back to refreshed and refocusing your energies on every possible summer opportunity to buildyour Remember, you are your brand and by building your brand all 12 months of the year you can leveragw your individuality and uniqueness.
Why is summer a terrifidc time to reinforce and expand yourpersonap brand? Because most of us tend to be less harriecd and more laid-back in warmerf weather. We actually have time to “get Don’t miss out on some of the most productivw months of youryear — June, July and August. Here’s one professional’ss story: John, an owner of a large commercialk realestate company, has had yearx of success in the local With the current economic times, John recognized the realitt that he needed to establish his own braned identity that aligned with his company’w strong brand.
“I have operationalized my personap brand into my daily work and keep this branding top of My customers and employees have noticed things like a new tag new bio and new way of introducinfg myself andmy company,” he The results? John has already increased business for the year, and is winning contracts when his competitorsw are still struggling. “In the summer, it seemds like people have more time or take time to actually get to know you and what you he says. “I’ve already had meetings with prospectivew customers that seemed lesshurried and, actually, were more So, what about you? Are you goinf to use the summer to build momentu and create more success?
Many of us, in tend to view May as an endingy ofsorts … and August as the beginning of the last half of the But what about June and July? Many people pull back duriny the summer months. New product marketing efforts, training and new projects are put off untill Augustor September. However, I consider the summed months to be filled withspectacular opportunity. Take some time off. But then get back to refreshed and refocusing your energies on every possible summer opportunity to buildyour Remember, you are your brand and by building your brand all 12 months of the year you can leveragw your individuality and uniqueness.
Why is summer a terrifidc time to reinforce and expand yourpersonap brand? Because most of us tend to be less harriecd and more laid-back in warmerf weather. We actually have time to “get Don’t miss out on some of the most productivw months of youryear — June, July and August. Here’s one professional’ss story: John, an owner of a large commercialk realestate company, has had yearx of success in the local With the current economic times, John recognized the realitt that he needed to establish his own braned identity that aligned with his company’w strong brand.
“I have operationalized my personap brand into my daily work and keep this branding top of My customers and employees have noticed things like a new tag new bio and new way of introducinfg myself andmy company,” he The results? John has already increased business for the year, and is winning contracts when his competitorsw are still struggling. “In the summer, it seemds like people have more time or take time to actually get to know you and what you he says. “I’ve already had meetings with prospectivew customers that seemed lesshurried and, actually, were more So, what about you? Are you goinf to use the summer to build momentu and create more success?
Monday, December 3, 2012
Friends: Chiefs' Jovan Belcher and girlfriend had strained relationship - NBCNews.com (blog)
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NBCNews.com (blog) | Friends: Chiefs' Jovan Belcher and girlfriend had strained relationship NBCNews.com (blog) Perkins' friends and family described a fraught relationship, though Belcher's family said outsiders can't re » |
Sunday, December 2, 2012
BofA, Wells to accept California IOUs - San Antonio Business Journal:
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BofA says the state’s budget crisis prompted its “To support our customers, while giving the statd legislature additional time to pass a we will acceptCalifornia state-registered warrants — or IOUs from existing customers and clients,” Charlotte-basec BofA (NYSE:BAC) says in a written statement. San Francisco-based Wells (NYSE:WFC) says it is acceptinb the warrants for the sake ofits "We are reluctant to take this but are doing so to help our customerse who are not at faultr and with the expectation that the legislature and governor will completr the budget within days," Wells says. On Wednesday, Gov.
Arnols Schwarzenegger blasted state lawmakers for failing to pluga $24 billionm hole in the statre budget before the start of the new fiscalo year. And he called a speciaol session of the state legislature to fix thebudgeyt mess. Failure to pass a budget by midnight Tuesday increases the shortfall to morethan $26 billion due to the loss of education-relate d budget fixes, Schwarzenegger said at a press conference Wednesday. He also announced an executive order addingg a third furlough day each mont h forstate workers, a move expected to free up an additionakl $425 million in the new fiscal year. Althougy the governor called for the special it is up to the legislature to schedule it.
When it will be held is yet tobe
BofA says the state’s budget crisis prompted its “To support our customers, while giving the statd legislature additional time to pass a we will acceptCalifornia state-registered warrants — or IOUs from existing customers and clients,” Charlotte-basec BofA (NYSE:BAC) says in a written statement. San Francisco-based Wells (NYSE:WFC) says it is acceptinb the warrants for the sake ofits "We are reluctant to take this but are doing so to help our customerse who are not at faultr and with the expectation that the legislature and governor will completr the budget within days," Wells says. On Wednesday, Gov.
Arnols Schwarzenegger blasted state lawmakers for failing to pluga $24 billionm hole in the statre budget before the start of the new fiscalo year. And he called a speciaol session of the state legislature to fix thebudgeyt mess. Failure to pass a budget by midnight Tuesday increases the shortfall to morethan $26 billion due to the loss of education-relate d budget fixes, Schwarzenegger said at a press conference Wednesday. He also announced an executive order addingg a third furlough day each mont h forstate workers, a move expected to free up an additionakl $425 million in the new fiscal year. Althougy the governor called for the special it is up to the legislature to schedule it.
When it will be held is yet tobe
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