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

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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

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.

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.

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?

Monday, December 3, 2012

Friends: Chiefs' Jovan Belcher and girlfriend had strained relationship - NBCNews.com (blog)

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Friends: Chiefs' Jovan Belcher and girlfriend had strained relationship

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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