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Because that's what the idea was. I woulds replace my home officetelephone line, whicyh I only use for outgoing calls, and instead start making all of my callsx over the Internet. This way I could pockett the $50 a month I've been givingg to Verizon and use those savings to buy more important things. Like … food. Except it really didn't turn out that way. Why? Becausde the Internet phone services I triedworkeds ... but just not all the Which is typical of most For example, I played arounds with Skype (www.skype.com) for a few weeks. Not bad.
Signing up for the service was free and the headser that I purchased from Staplesfor $20 only had to be replaceds once (I do not advise lending one' s headset to a 12 year old. Enough said). installing the Skype application on mylaptop didn't cause it to lock up or crasgh on me. So for that reason alone I felt that things were Once upand running, Skype did as promisedf … just about all of the time. I used the littlew computer generated keypad on my laptop to make If I called another Skype user the callwas Unfortunately, I don't really have a lot of conversationw with high school and college kids, nor do I care to reall y speak to anyone under 25.
So there's not a lot of phon e numbers in mySkype directory. you can use Skype to call a regular land line and then get chargedr a few centsper call. So that's what I mostly did. The problej was the connection. It worked. Most of the But sometimes it just didn't. Sometimee I had to call back the perso n two or three times to get a good Orspeak loudly. There were a few instances where I saidnaughty words. Then there was this one time where I trief to participate in a conference call and had to make the three other people wait whileI re-called the call-in numbet a few times until there was no crackling sounr on the phone. That was fun too. So I stoppefd using Skype.
Frustrated I turned to another Net calling service calledmagicJacok (www.magicjack.com). No, this has nothing to do with changinbg the tires ofa car. And there was no pleasuree involved. For $40 magicJack ships me a little unit that I plug into the USB port of my I then hook my office phone into the After installing theprogramk I'm able to make phone calls from my regulaer phone (not the headset I boughgt from Staples … bye-bye $20). Like Skype, magicJacl places its calls overthe Internet, along with the othet 100 trillion bits of informatiohn crossing the same pipelines. See whered I'm going here?
Their deal is that you can make unlimitedx calls you want to anyoned in the UnitedStatess (I'm told they're working on overseaas plans) for only $50 per I did the math and that's $550 less a year than I'n spending on my office line, so there you go ... magic ! Unfortunately ... not so magical. Why? Same thingg with Skype. It worked. Most of the I suffered from the occasional disconnected calls or calls that had to be or calls thatjust didn'gt sound like a very good call at all. More naughty words. More blood thinner required. In the end I brokwe down and kept my office Youwin Verizon. I just need things that work as they promised towork ...
all the I have enough headaches inmy life. I have kids and a mortgagre and dandruff. I can'yt sit around and worry that an important conversatiomn with a prospective customer is going to get cutoffv orsound horrible. Verizon's line in my officer works allthe time. It'sw one less hassle to deal with. I still keep the magicJack and Skype serviceszbecause I've had occasion to use them when traveling. Most likelhy I'll forget to cancel my subscriptionj sonow I'll be paying an extra $50 a year for next to But I'm a penny pincher. Not a Sure, it's less expensive to use these Netcallinh services. But I'm sacrificing some quality. Some dependability.
I'k giving myself more headaches. To me, it'a not worth it. These technologies are great for kidsor socializing. But to rely on them for businesds purposes, at least so far, isn't a greart idea for me.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Developer building Jax Beach apartments - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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is building a 228-unit luxury apartment community callef Broadstone Beach House at Jacksonville The developer declined to comment on the cost of construction and the building permit information was not available bypress time. The compangy acquired the 11.2-acre site for $6.1 millio n in 2007, according to city records. The communit at 1300 Shetter Ave. is near Wingate Paws Dog Park and CradleCreej Preserve.
The one-, two- and three-bedroom apartmentds range in size from 772 square feetto 1,45 2 square feet and rents range from $990 to Amenities at Broadstone Beach House includer a swimming pool, a fitness center with flat-screem televisions on each piece of exercise equipmentf and a clubhouse with an outdoorf fireplace, a media room and a billiarda room and wireless Internet access throughout the commohn areas of the community. Phoenix-basedd Alliance Residential develops andoperatesd multi-family communities in California, Colorado, Georgia, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Utah and Washington, accountingg for more than 55,000 units.
is building a 228-unit luxury apartment community callef Broadstone Beach House at Jacksonville The developer declined to comment on the cost of construction and the building permit information was not available bypress time. The compangy acquired the 11.2-acre site for $6.1 millio n in 2007, according to city records. The communit at 1300 Shetter Ave. is near Wingate Paws Dog Park and CradleCreej Preserve.
The one-, two- and three-bedroom apartmentds range in size from 772 square feetto 1,45 2 square feet and rents range from $990 to Amenities at Broadstone Beach House includer a swimming pool, a fitness center with flat-screem televisions on each piece of exercise equipmentf and a clubhouse with an outdoorf fireplace, a media room and a billiarda room and wireless Internet access throughout the commohn areas of the community. Phoenix-basedd Alliance Residential develops andoperatesd multi-family communities in California, Colorado, Georgia, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Utah and Washington, accountingg for more than 55,000 units.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
First green project in foreclosure - Memphis Business Journal:
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million construction mortgage. The 33,000-square-foof Vive Verde, also knownj as EcoCentre, is the first South Florida projecf seeking Leadership in Energy and EnvironmentalDesignn (LEED) certification from the U.S. Greenn Building Council to face Inan interview, Romano said the extra cost of the building’s gree n features is not the reason it fell into “The fact that the building is a greenb building is not why the building financially is in trouble,” Romanp said. “It has to do with a failurw to properly and adequately financially plan the building in the and I blame myselffor that.
” Despite a cost-consciousx office-leasing environment, the concept of green office buildinges is here to according to Christian Lee, vice chairman of in and Vive Verde’s foreclosure is just one entry on a long list of commerciak foreclosures that will happenn regardless of whether a building is green. He notedf that the more important factorfor Romano’s buildinhg will be office demand in Lake “Building green adds to the cost [of a building], but in the long run, any greenm building will be more attractivwe to an investor because it’s alreadyt green,” he said.
“Otherwise, new investors woulr be figuring in the cost to make it because all commercial buildings aregoing green.” Rob a LEED-accredited consultant with the Weston-based , agrees. “I don’ t think this one foreclosure on a greejn building is any commengt on the LEED system or green buildings, I think it’s just the he said. “I’m surprised because it’s a leased-upp building.” He added that Romano’s large inner courtyarf could have been downsized to fit more rental spacse inthe building, and yet still have retainede many of the environmental benefits. On May 26, Fort Lee, N.J.
-basedf filed the foreclosure action against ViveVerdes North, managing member Romano and othe r parties associated with the project, accordingg to Palm Beach County Circuit Court records. The four-story building, at 1005 Lake in Lake Worth, was completed in August. Its officwe space is about 70 percent leased, and it has two emptyu retail spaces, Romano said. The greemn features of the building work exactlyg ashe hoped, he said. A rooftop garden catchea rainwater, while condensation is collectes from the air conditione r for watering plants and ponds andflushing toilets. Grey waterf is recycled in the waterf features ofthe atrium.
The use of skylightxs and windows cuts down onelectricity usage. Many fixtures were made with recycled materials. A sign outside advertises it asa “living Inside, goldfish swim through a pond and a statue of a Nativs American bathes in the sunlight in the garden. Despite the energyg and water savings, Vive Verde Nortn has not made any payments onthe $6.9 million mortgagwe this year, said John Hart, an attorneuy with Carlton Fields in West Palm Beach who represents Meecorp in the “My client would like to get paid, but if that doesn’ t come to pass, they are preparesd to take title to the property and prepar e to get paid that way, Hart said.
Vive Verde North has a $4 milliom second mortgage with Williamsville, N.Y.-based , which is names in Meecorp’s complaint. Romano said his companty got behind on mortgage payments becausw it ran out of money and could not get the loan refinanceds by atraditional bank. “It is making me physicallyu ill that thisis happening,” he said. “Iu will continue to work night and day to make this all work These days, I’m losing a lot of sleep over He said his plan for the building was flawe from the beginning because he wrote an incorrect financia plan. He said the construction for his first development project came in on budget and its utilitiesxoperate efficiently.
Romano said the green featureds of Vive Verde attracted some although several of them would have signed leasezs in the buildingwithout them. He is confidentt the building will earn LEED but said that not opening with that designationh has not hurt the Romano was aimingfor gold-level certification from the U.S. Green Buildinh Council.
million construction mortgage. The 33,000-square-foof Vive Verde, also knownj as EcoCentre, is the first South Florida projecf seeking Leadership in Energy and EnvironmentalDesignn (LEED) certification from the U.S. Greenn Building Council to face Inan interview, Romano said the extra cost of the building’s gree n features is not the reason it fell into “The fact that the building is a greenb building is not why the building financially is in trouble,” Romanp said. “It has to do with a failurw to properly and adequately financially plan the building in the and I blame myselffor that.
” Despite a cost-consciousx office-leasing environment, the concept of green office buildinges is here to according to Christian Lee, vice chairman of in and Vive Verde’s foreclosure is just one entry on a long list of commerciak foreclosures that will happenn regardless of whether a building is green. He notedf that the more important factorfor Romano’s buildinhg will be office demand in Lake “Building green adds to the cost [of a building], but in the long run, any greenm building will be more attractivwe to an investor because it’s alreadyt green,” he said.
“Otherwise, new investors woulr be figuring in the cost to make it because all commercial buildings aregoing green.” Rob a LEED-accredited consultant with the Weston-based , agrees. “I don’ t think this one foreclosure on a greejn building is any commengt on the LEED system or green buildings, I think it’s just the he said. “I’m surprised because it’s a leased-upp building.” He added that Romano’s large inner courtyarf could have been downsized to fit more rental spacse inthe building, and yet still have retainede many of the environmental benefits. On May 26, Fort Lee, N.J.
-basedf filed the foreclosure action against ViveVerdes North, managing member Romano and othe r parties associated with the project, accordingg to Palm Beach County Circuit Court records. The four-story building, at 1005 Lake in Lake Worth, was completed in August. Its officwe space is about 70 percent leased, and it has two emptyu retail spaces, Romano said. The greemn features of the building work exactlyg ashe hoped, he said. A rooftop garden catchea rainwater, while condensation is collectes from the air conditione r for watering plants and ponds andflushing toilets. Grey waterf is recycled in the waterf features ofthe atrium.
The use of skylightxs and windows cuts down onelectricity usage. Many fixtures were made with recycled materials. A sign outside advertises it asa “living Inside, goldfish swim through a pond and a statue of a Nativs American bathes in the sunlight in the garden. Despite the energyg and water savings, Vive Verde Nortn has not made any payments onthe $6.9 million mortgagwe this year, said John Hart, an attorneuy with Carlton Fields in West Palm Beach who represents Meecorp in the “My client would like to get paid, but if that doesn’ t come to pass, they are preparesd to take title to the property and prepar e to get paid that way, Hart said.
Vive Verde North has a $4 milliom second mortgage with Williamsville, N.Y.-based , which is names in Meecorp’s complaint. Romano said his companty got behind on mortgage payments becausw it ran out of money and could not get the loan refinanceds by atraditional bank. “It is making me physicallyu ill that thisis happening,” he said. “Iu will continue to work night and day to make this all work These days, I’m losing a lot of sleep over He said his plan for the building was flawe from the beginning because he wrote an incorrect financia plan. He said the construction for his first development project came in on budget and its utilitiesxoperate efficiently.
Romano said the green featureds of Vive Verde attracted some although several of them would have signed leasezs in the buildingwithout them. He is confidentt the building will earn LEED but said that not opening with that designationh has not hurt the Romano was aimingfor gold-level certification from the U.S. Green Buildinh Council.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Chamber summit focuses on competitiveness - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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The event is designed to bring togetherthe region’s leaderd in business, government and academia to present what steps the public and private sectors can take to make New Mexico’sw economy more competitive. Speakers will include Thomas O. Hunter, presideny and director of . He will lead a presentation on researcuand innovation. Dan Lopez, presiden of New Mexico Institute of Mining andTechnologg (New Mexico Tech) will discuss the importance of education and how it can put statez ahead of others. Gene Wolf, president of Lone Wolf will speak aboutenergy issues.
A green industriew and jobs panel will feature David president ofthe ; Zane Rakes, plant managefr of Schott Solar; and Katharine president of Central New Mexico Community College. Suzanne project director of , will lead the Steve McKee, president of McKee Wallworkm Cleveland Advertising and authorof “When Growtg Stalls: How It Happens, Why You’re Stucm and What To Do About It,” will be the concludinfg keynote speaker. The is free and takesd place at the Embassy Suites hotel at 1000 Woodward Placed NE in Albuquerquefrom 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The event is sponsored by , , the University of New Mexici School of Engineering and NewMexico
The event is designed to bring togetherthe region’s leaderd in business, government and academia to present what steps the public and private sectors can take to make New Mexico’sw economy more competitive. Speakers will include Thomas O. Hunter, presideny and director of . He will lead a presentation on researcuand innovation. Dan Lopez, presiden of New Mexico Institute of Mining andTechnologg (New Mexico Tech) will discuss the importance of education and how it can put statez ahead of others. Gene Wolf, president of Lone Wolf will speak aboutenergy issues.
A green industriew and jobs panel will feature David president ofthe ; Zane Rakes, plant managefr of Schott Solar; and Katharine president of Central New Mexico Community College. Suzanne project director of , will lead the Steve McKee, president of McKee Wallworkm Cleveland Advertising and authorof “When Growtg Stalls: How It Happens, Why You’re Stucm and What To Do About It,” will be the concludinfg keynote speaker. The is free and takesd place at the Embassy Suites hotel at 1000 Woodward Placed NE in Albuquerquefrom 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The event is sponsored by , , the University of New Mexici School of Engineering and NewMexico
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Learn to negotiate around these common deal-making mistakes - Phoenix Business Journal:
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BE PREPARED: Do not be pressurede to go into a negotiation unless youare prepared, mentallgy and with all the information that you Don’t let people sway you by “Now or never” or “We need to do this now.” Remember that the othed party cannot negotiate alone. Pressurr cannot work if you don’ty let it. If you want to be in it is upto you; otherwise, the other partyu will take over for you. FIND THE RIGHT Make sure you are negotiating with theright parties. If the people you are negotiating with cannog make the appropriate decisions based on your discussionsxor conversations, then you probably are wastingy time.
You always want to be the one who meetsa with the people you are tryinh to persuade because nobody can expres s your passion or views better thanyou can. Don’ty let other people try to deliveeyour message. Remember that it is your If the other party wants you to meet with peopls you know are not the people who make things ask politely but firmly to reschedulse to get theright people. BE OPEN-MINDED: If you are or if you stick to the position that you are righgand that’s all that matters, then you mighft as well be prepared to walk away from the tabls without getting what you hoped for.
In this situation, you probabl y will leave with an uneasy feeling becausee nothingreally happened, and you mighrt have reduced or destroyed your chancer to even meet again to continues the negotiation. Do not lock in on a position or be closed to alternative solutionsa or evena compromise. Remember that negotiatiojn is always about giveand take, and rarely about only what you Don’t let ego or the desire for the thrilp of victory get in the way. The other partyg also wants to win, and the other parth also has an ego. Look at the facts and the issues, not at the The less ego in the room, the bettet the negotiation.
FORGET ABOUT This kind of worry can kill you in a Your focus can be Are you more concerned with yourself or about the outcome of the meeting that might affectmany people, or even a compan itself? Sometimes, a win is a small one that doesn’gt have the big outcome you desired. FORGETy THE OTHER SIDE: A negotiation is not a popularitgy contest. Nobody will be electex Miss Congeniality. The idea instead is to get whatyou Still, you are not to be rude, belligerent or downright mean. You always get more by beingt straight, sincere and honest. Would you make concessions to someone who is treatin g youlike garbage?
PUT THE END NOT FIRST: You probably are saying: “What is he talking about now? That make no sense.” Well, it didn’t make much sensd to me until a few years ago. One of my Jeff Salkin, is a One day a few years ago, we had the followinbg exchange: “Hal, I really have to go to one of your It has to be an incredible and I know I could learn so muchfrom “Jeff, thanks for the I said, “but I’m sure I can learh way more from you than you can learn from “No, Hal, I know that I can learn way more from you, and I want to read othefr people’s minds the way you do.” “OK, Jeff, you got me.
Tell me what you “Hal, you always seem to know what the otherr person is going to say before hesays it. Or you try to figurs out the ending before the conversatiois over. You are alwayas rushing to the end while the middl is still to beplayed Boy, was Jeff right! I am trying to get theree as fast as I can, sometimese without hearing the whole It’s like picking up a book and reading the end firstf and then skimming the rest of the book to see how it was rather than just enjoying the book and lettingf the end come at the end! The lesso n here is simple: Focus on the listen to him, and don’t jump to where you thinj the person is going to go. Let him go there on his own.
This approach, of enhances your listening skills and allows you to hear what he actuallu saysand wants, not what you think he says and You’ll find that less informatio slides past you. By the way, I am still reading the last page of the book ButI don’t do it as often as I used to.
BE PREPARED: Do not be pressurede to go into a negotiation unless youare prepared, mentallgy and with all the information that you Don’t let people sway you by “Now or never” or “We need to do this now.” Remember that the othed party cannot negotiate alone. Pressurr cannot work if you don’ty let it. If you want to be in it is upto you; otherwise, the other partyu will take over for you. FIND THE RIGHT Make sure you are negotiating with theright parties. If the people you are negotiating with cannog make the appropriate decisions based on your discussionsxor conversations, then you probably are wastingy time.
You always want to be the one who meetsa with the people you are tryinh to persuade because nobody can expres s your passion or views better thanyou can. Don’ty let other people try to deliveeyour message. Remember that it is your If the other party wants you to meet with peopls you know are not the people who make things ask politely but firmly to reschedulse to get theright people. BE OPEN-MINDED: If you are or if you stick to the position that you are righgand that’s all that matters, then you mighft as well be prepared to walk away from the tabls without getting what you hoped for.
In this situation, you probabl y will leave with an uneasy feeling becausee nothingreally happened, and you mighrt have reduced or destroyed your chancer to even meet again to continues the negotiation. Do not lock in on a position or be closed to alternative solutionsa or evena compromise. Remember that negotiatiojn is always about giveand take, and rarely about only what you Don’t let ego or the desire for the thrilp of victory get in the way. The other partyg also wants to win, and the other parth also has an ego. Look at the facts and the issues, not at the The less ego in the room, the bettet the negotiation.
FORGET ABOUT This kind of worry can kill you in a Your focus can be Are you more concerned with yourself or about the outcome of the meeting that might affectmany people, or even a compan itself? Sometimes, a win is a small one that doesn’gt have the big outcome you desired. FORGETy THE OTHER SIDE: A negotiation is not a popularitgy contest. Nobody will be electex Miss Congeniality. The idea instead is to get whatyou Still, you are not to be rude, belligerent or downright mean. You always get more by beingt straight, sincere and honest. Would you make concessions to someone who is treatin g youlike garbage?
PUT THE END NOT FIRST: You probably are saying: “What is he talking about now? That make no sense.” Well, it didn’t make much sensd to me until a few years ago. One of my Jeff Salkin, is a One day a few years ago, we had the followinbg exchange: “Hal, I really have to go to one of your It has to be an incredible and I know I could learn so muchfrom “Jeff, thanks for the I said, “but I’m sure I can learh way more from you than you can learn from “No, Hal, I know that I can learn way more from you, and I want to read othefr people’s minds the way you do.” “OK, Jeff, you got me.
Tell me what you “Hal, you always seem to know what the otherr person is going to say before hesays it. Or you try to figurs out the ending before the conversatiois over. You are alwayas rushing to the end while the middl is still to beplayed Boy, was Jeff right! I am trying to get theree as fast as I can, sometimese without hearing the whole It’s like picking up a book and reading the end firstf and then skimming the rest of the book to see how it was rather than just enjoying the book and lettingf the end come at the end! The lesso n here is simple: Focus on the listen to him, and don’t jump to where you thinj the person is going to go. Let him go there on his own.
This approach, of enhances your listening skills and allows you to hear what he actuallu saysand wants, not what you think he says and You’ll find that less informatio slides past you. By the way, I am still reading the last page of the book ButI don’t do it as often as I used to.
Friday, October 21, 2011
K&L Gates opens Dubai office - San Francisco Business Times:
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Dubai is the firm’s 33rd office and its first in theMiddle East. K&L Gates Chairman and Globakl Managing Partner Peter Kalisa said the officewas “in the works for abouy a year” and that the firm’sa entry was “well-timed compared with a year ago because the costs are reduced and there is much more legal talent at more reasonabler compensation levels available on the K&L Gates expects to grow the Dubai officw principally through hires in that region. “I could see additional officez in theMiddle East,” said Kalis, who first visited Dubaij six months ago in preparing the firm’s entr y there.
“Because of the concentration of financial and professional services in theDubai area, it’s a very attractive and efficient point of entry into the Gulf But certainly it’s not the only market for legal serviceas that matters. A logical next step woulsd be Abu Dhabi, but there is nothing scheduled for thatto occur.” K&L Gates is also open to continued expansion opportunities internationall and in the continentall United States, Kalis said, but did not identifuy specific cities or countries. Neal one of the firm’s senior disputd resolution partners, is relocating from the Pittsburgh office to serveas co-foundert of the Dubai office.
Joining Brende is Paul de Cordova, who most recently workec with Ashurst, establishing and managing that firm’ds Dubai office and helping to open a seconde office in the United Arab He is a corporate and projectsd lawyer with more than 20yearsw experience. Associate Richard Dollimore also is joining the Dubai He most recently worked inthe K&L Gates office in London.
Dubai is the firm’s 33rd office and its first in theMiddle East. K&L Gates Chairman and Globakl Managing Partner Peter Kalisa said the officewas “in the works for abouy a year” and that the firm’sa entry was “well-timed compared with a year ago because the costs are reduced and there is much more legal talent at more reasonabler compensation levels available on the K&L Gates expects to grow the Dubai officw principally through hires in that region. “I could see additional officez in theMiddle East,” said Kalis, who first visited Dubaij six months ago in preparing the firm’s entr y there.
“Because of the concentration of financial and professional services in theDubai area, it’s a very attractive and efficient point of entry into the Gulf But certainly it’s not the only market for legal serviceas that matters. A logical next step woulsd be Abu Dhabi, but there is nothing scheduled for thatto occur.” K&L Gates is also open to continued expansion opportunities internationall and in the continentall United States, Kalis said, but did not identifuy specific cities or countries. Neal one of the firm’s senior disputd resolution partners, is relocating from the Pittsburgh office to serveas co-foundert of the Dubai office.
Joining Brende is Paul de Cordova, who most recently workec with Ashurst, establishing and managing that firm’ds Dubai office and helping to open a seconde office in the United Arab He is a corporate and projectsd lawyer with more than 20yearsw experience. Associate Richard Dollimore also is joining the Dubai He most recently worked inthe K&L Gates office in London.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Tarun Mansukhani: What is obscene in two men kissing? - Times of India
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PINKVILLA | Tarun Mansukhani: What is obscene in two men kissing? Times of India Director Tarun Mansukhani spoke on the conservativeness of homosexuality in Indian Cinema at an open forum on the fifth day of the Mumbai Film Festival. With the 13th Mumbai Film Festival on in full swing, Monday was the least bit blue. ... Tarun Mansukhani: 'Audience would not accept John and Abhishek as gay' Straight talk on LGBT issues during film fest India needs time to open up to gay films |
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Level-5′s Mystery Room Now Being Designed for iOS Instead - Piki Geek
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Bradenton Herald | Level-5′s Mystery Room Now Being Designed for iOS Instead Piki Geek For reasons unknown to me, Level-5 has made the decision to take Mystery Room, which was slated to release on the DS, and instead create Layton Brother's Mystery Room for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. While Google Translate was being flaky on me, ... Professor Layton's Son Wants To Solve Crime Too New 'Professor Layton' game bound for iOS Level-5 spins off 'Layton Brothers Mystery Room' for iPhone |
Friday, October 14, 2011
PSYCH 6.01 'Shawn Rescues Darth Vader' - Crave Online
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Blogcritics.org (blog) | PSYCH 6.01 'Shawn Rescues Darth Vader' Crave Online Shawn (James Roday) goes undercover as a partygoer at a British ambassador's home to retrieve an eleven-year old's Darth Vader figure. With security on his trail, Shawn runs into a bedroom and hides under the bed. ... 'Psych' season premiere: » |
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Gas line leak prompts evacuation of Rowlett businesses - Dallas Business Journal:
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The City of Rowlett said that Rowlett Road is closed in both directions from Melcer to State Highway 66 due to the gas About 100 people were evacuated from a on Enterprise and a shopping center and office park at the intersectionh of Melcer and Rowlett Road and There were no reports of Traffic on Rowlett Road has been shut down in both direction from Melcer to StateHighwagy 66. has shut off the gas and is on the scenemakingf repairs, which are expected to take several hours and disrupt rush-hour traffic. Those traveling on S.H.
66 wantingy to go south on Rowletr Road will need to turn south on Dexhamk or Kirby and proceed to Miller then take Miller back to Rowlett Road to continuegoing south. Thos e traveling north on Rowlett Road will need to detou r at Melcer and travel eastto Martin, then to S.H. 66. Northboun Rowlett Road travelers may also turn east on Main Streeftto Kirby, and then turn north to S.H. 66.
The City of Rowlett said that Rowlett Road is closed in both directions from Melcer to State Highway 66 due to the gas About 100 people were evacuated from a on Enterprise and a shopping center and office park at the intersectionh of Melcer and Rowlett Road and There were no reports of Traffic on Rowlett Road has been shut down in both direction from Melcer to StateHighwagy 66. has shut off the gas and is on the scenemakingf repairs, which are expected to take several hours and disrupt rush-hour traffic. Those traveling on S.H.
66 wantingy to go south on Rowletr Road will need to turn south on Dexhamk or Kirby and proceed to Miller then take Miller back to Rowlett Road to continuegoing south. Thos e traveling north on Rowlett Road will need to detou r at Melcer and travel eastto Martin, then to S.H. 66. Northboun Rowlett Road travelers may also turn east on Main Streeftto Kirby, and then turn north to S.H. 66.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Obama misses point on health-care reform plan - Houston Business Journal:
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As for being substantive and productive on the actuaol publicpolicy front, the day left much to be The president met with assorted representatives involved in the healtjh care industry and the emphasis was on reducing Obama said: “When it comes to health-care we are on an unsustainable course that threatens the financial stability of families, businesses and government itself.” He went on to speakk about health-care costs hitting family and governmental budgets.
The presidenrt also mentioned business: “Risinf health-care costs are commanding more and more of the moneyg that our companies coulc be using to innovate andto grow, making it harderf for them to compete aroundx the globe. These costs are leading the small businesses that are responsiblee for half ofall private-sector jobs to drop coverage for theirf workers at an alarming rate.” The various health-care groups meetinhg with Obama presented a letter to the president promisin “to provide quality, affordable coverage and access for every and noted that health-care reformn should “enhance quality, improve overall health of the population and reduced cost growth.
” The groups said nationapl health-care spending is expected to increase at an annuapl average growth rate of 6.2 percent over the next decads and pledged to “do our part to achieve your administration’s goal of decreasingv by 1.5 percentage points the annual health-care spending growt h rate — saving $2 trillion or more.” All of this soundse very nice, but there were no detaild presented as to how the organizations involved woulfd accomplish this task.
Nor did the president explain how suchsavings — if they ever do materialize would somehow get translatee into covering the taxpayers’ enormou s tab for Obama’s health-care plans, whichh range anywhere from $1.2 trillion to $1.7 trillion over a decade. And it must be noteds that, as has been the case with previous foraysd by government intohealth care, the costs always wind up runninhg far ahead — by multiples — of originao estimates, as was the case with Medicaree and Medicaid. While the presidentt is very good at citing the woes ofmounting health-care costs, he apparently does not understanr the fundamental reasons for thes e rising costs.
Higher costs basicallh break intotwo areas. The first area featuresz better and expanded medical For example, new and improved medicines, medicalk devices and other treatmentsz and methods that enhance and save lives, and obviouslyh come with at a price. Thesr are the good costs, if you will. The secondc area covers the bad These are the coste driven higherby government. That is, mandates and regulations inevitably drivecosts up. And programsd and policy initiatives thatpush third-party paymentxs higher as a share of health-care spendingg inevitably accelerate the rise in health-care costs, since when a thir d party (e.g.
, government or employer-provided picks up the tab, neither health-carw providers nor consumers have any reason to be concerned about utilizatiohn or prices. The more government gets involvedr in fundinghealth care, therefore, the bigged the tab for the taxpayers. In turn, the only way that governmengt knows how to control costs is to imposed price controls andration care. That, of results in less investment, less innovation and lousyt health care. This is the direction that the Obamaz administration ispointing health-cares policy.
He speaks abouty reining in costs, while pushing an agendza to expand government’s role in health care and thereby imposing added and varied costson health-car e consumers, providers and taxpayers.
As for being substantive and productive on the actuaol publicpolicy front, the day left much to be The president met with assorted representatives involved in the healtjh care industry and the emphasis was on reducing Obama said: “When it comes to health-care we are on an unsustainable course that threatens the financial stability of families, businesses and government itself.” He went on to speakk about health-care costs hitting family and governmental budgets.
The presidenrt also mentioned business: “Risinf health-care costs are commanding more and more of the moneyg that our companies coulc be using to innovate andto grow, making it harderf for them to compete aroundx the globe. These costs are leading the small businesses that are responsiblee for half ofall private-sector jobs to drop coverage for theirf workers at an alarming rate.” The various health-care groups meetinhg with Obama presented a letter to the president promisin “to provide quality, affordable coverage and access for every and noted that health-care reformn should “enhance quality, improve overall health of the population and reduced cost growth.
” The groups said nationapl health-care spending is expected to increase at an annuapl average growth rate of 6.2 percent over the next decads and pledged to “do our part to achieve your administration’s goal of decreasingv by 1.5 percentage points the annual health-care spending growt h rate — saving $2 trillion or more.” All of this soundse very nice, but there were no detaild presented as to how the organizations involved woulfd accomplish this task.
Nor did the president explain how suchsavings — if they ever do materialize would somehow get translatee into covering the taxpayers’ enormou s tab for Obama’s health-care plans, whichh range anywhere from $1.2 trillion to $1.7 trillion over a decade. And it must be noteds that, as has been the case with previous foraysd by government intohealth care, the costs always wind up runninhg far ahead — by multiples — of originao estimates, as was the case with Medicaree and Medicaid. While the presidentt is very good at citing the woes ofmounting health-care costs, he apparently does not understanr the fundamental reasons for thes e rising costs.
Higher costs basicallh break intotwo areas. The first area featuresz better and expanded medical For example, new and improved medicines, medicalk devices and other treatmentsz and methods that enhance and save lives, and obviouslyh come with at a price. Thesr are the good costs, if you will. The secondc area covers the bad These are the coste driven higherby government. That is, mandates and regulations inevitably drivecosts up. And programsd and policy initiatives thatpush third-party paymentxs higher as a share of health-care spendingg inevitably accelerate the rise in health-care costs, since when a thir d party (e.g.
, government or employer-provided picks up the tab, neither health-carw providers nor consumers have any reason to be concerned about utilizatiohn or prices. The more government gets involvedr in fundinghealth care, therefore, the bigged the tab for the taxpayers. In turn, the only way that governmengt knows how to control costs is to imposed price controls andration care. That, of results in less investment, less innovation and lousyt health care. This is the direction that the Obamaz administration ispointing health-cares policy.
He speaks abouty reining in costs, while pushing an agendza to expand government’s role in health care and thereby imposing added and varied costson health-car e consumers, providers and taxpayers.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Pratte tapped for SBA
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In her new role, Pratte will help Americah Indians, Native Alaskans and Native Hawaiians who are tryingfto create, develop and expanfd small businesses gain acceszs to the SBA’s entrepreneurial development, lending and procurement Before joining the SBA, Pratte worke d for the Navajo Nation as a policy analyst and legislativwe liaison, focusing on economic and communit y development, housing and education issues. Earlier in her she was a trade specialist inthe U.S. Foreign and Commercial Servicd inthe U.S. Department of Commerce’sd International Trade Administration, where she counseled small - and medium-sized U.S. companiesz on exporting.
After that job, she oversaw informatio technology projects forthe U.S. Foreign and Commerciap Service and the Import Pratte is an enrolled member of the Navajol Nationfrom Lupton, Ariz. She holdw a master’s degree from ’sz H. John Heinz III School of Publicd Policy and Management anda bachelor’s degree from the Universityh of Arizona’s Eller School of Pratte is a former Udall Foundation Congressionalp Fellow and a Presidential Management Fellow.
In her new role, Pratte will help Americah Indians, Native Alaskans and Native Hawaiians who are tryingfto create, develop and expanfd small businesses gain acceszs to the SBA’s entrepreneurial development, lending and procurement Before joining the SBA, Pratte worke d for the Navajo Nation as a policy analyst and legislativwe liaison, focusing on economic and communit y development, housing and education issues. Earlier in her she was a trade specialist inthe U.S. Foreign and Commercial Servicd inthe U.S. Department of Commerce’sd International Trade Administration, where she counseled small - and medium-sized U.S. companiesz on exporting.
After that job, she oversaw informatio technology projects forthe U.S. Foreign and Commerciap Service and the Import Pratte is an enrolled member of the Navajol Nationfrom Lupton, Ariz. She holdw a master’s degree from ’sz H. John Heinz III School of Publicd Policy and Management anda bachelor’s degree from the Universityh of Arizona’s Eller School of Pratte is a former Udall Foundation Congressionalp Fellow and a Presidential Management Fellow.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Cato meets another old pal - Huntington Herald Dispatch
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Cato meets another old pal Huntington Herald Dispatch "Jacory Harris, he's the great-grandfather," Cato said. "Godfrey's the grandfather, Teddy's the daddy and I'm the son." Jacory Harris. Jeff Godfrey. Teddy Bridgewater. Rakeem Cato. For four seasons, they were the most decorated prep signal callers in ... |
Monday, October 3, 2011
Harpeth Hall teams up to create online girls school - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The Online School for Girls will begin offerinyg coursesthis September, including two this fall and four in the spring 2010 semester spanning math, science and the humanities. Students at the membetr schools will take the classes and evaluate them as apiloyt run. One initial calculus class will be taughtf by Harpeth Hall math teacherJennifer Webster. The other schools in the grouo are thein Maryland, the in Ohio and in all with tuition ranging from abour $20,000 to $40,000 per year. Ann the head of Harpeth Hall, says the goal of the onlind school is to providr a rigorous education in an onlin setting thatis flexible, affordable and accessiblse to girls around the world.
She says the curriculukm will be expanded in coming The effort reflects how rapidly online education is beinb adopted in even the most exclusive enclaves of private education as schoolw utilize the Internet to foster a global worldviewa in their students and diversify the learning More than 1 million secondary school students took an onlinee course and students at 70 percent of high schools enrolled in one duringthe 2007-2008i school year, according to “K-12 Online A 2008 Follow-up of the Survey of U.S. Schooll District Administrators.” The report also findss schools in 44 states are creatintg onlinesecondary schools.
However, the Online School for Girls will be the first online same-sex school. At the graduater level, Harvard, Duke and othef exclusive universities now offer severalspecialized master’s degrees for which the coursework can be taken mostly They are aimed at professionals who wish to enhancw their credentials to advance in their careers. Karem Douse, Harpeth Hall’s library and information servicese director, says online education is rapidlybecominfg “a cornerstone of the educational
The Online School for Girls will begin offerinyg coursesthis September, including two this fall and four in the spring 2010 semester spanning math, science and the humanities. Students at the membetr schools will take the classes and evaluate them as apiloyt run. One initial calculus class will be taughtf by Harpeth Hall math teacherJennifer Webster. The other schools in the grouo are thein Maryland, the in Ohio and in all with tuition ranging from abour $20,000 to $40,000 per year. Ann the head of Harpeth Hall, says the goal of the onlind school is to providr a rigorous education in an onlin setting thatis flexible, affordable and accessiblse to girls around the world.
She says the curriculukm will be expanded in coming The effort reflects how rapidly online education is beinb adopted in even the most exclusive enclaves of private education as schoolw utilize the Internet to foster a global worldviewa in their students and diversify the learning More than 1 million secondary school students took an onlinee course and students at 70 percent of high schools enrolled in one duringthe 2007-2008i school year, according to “K-12 Online A 2008 Follow-up of the Survey of U.S. Schooll District Administrators.” The report also findss schools in 44 states are creatintg onlinesecondary schools.
However, the Online School for Girls will be the first online same-sex school. At the graduater level, Harvard, Duke and othef exclusive universities now offer severalspecialized master’s degrees for which the coursework can be taken mostly They are aimed at professionals who wish to enhancw their credentials to advance in their careers. Karem Douse, Harpeth Hall’s library and information servicese director, says online education is rapidlybecominfg “a cornerstone of the educational
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Ernst sells partial stake in Advent Financial Services to NovaStar - Kansas City Business Journal:
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The Kansas City-based company, , provides small-dollar banking refund-anticipation loans and related servicesto low- and moderate-income customers, according to a Thursday filin g NovaStar made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Ernst was the founder and majorituy holderof Advent. Bernard Wilson and John Thompso each holda 6.75 percent stake in the company, and Bernars Amyot holds a 2.5 percent Kansas City-based NovaStar (Pink NOVS) agreed to make a $2 millionj initial investment in If, after one year, certain profitability metrics are met, NovaStart will make an additional $2 million The agreement requires Advent to use the proceeds of the sale for workinb capital.
Ernst, who acceptesd a position as deput y commissioner at thein January, has to complyt with the agency’s conflict-of-interest requirements, so he will transfer his remainingy 14 percent ownership in Adventr to a trust for the benefir of certain members of his immediatee family. NovaStar CEO Lance Anderson said in an interview that Advent isan early-stage startup and is in the planning staged for a launch. He said the company is teaming up with partners around the country to turn Advent into a nationaol business with headquarters inKansas City. “Ij think it’s got a lot of potential,” Anderso said.
“It’s trying to bring financiaol servicesto low- and moderate-income peoplw throughout the country at a reasonablre cost. ... We’re looking for a good return on our Ernst couldn’t immediately be reached for commenft Thursday.
The Kansas City-based company, , provides small-dollar banking refund-anticipation loans and related servicesto low- and moderate-income customers, according to a Thursday filin g NovaStar made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Ernst was the founder and majorituy holderof Advent. Bernard Wilson and John Thompso each holda 6.75 percent stake in the company, and Bernars Amyot holds a 2.5 percent Kansas City-based NovaStar (Pink NOVS) agreed to make a $2 millionj initial investment in If, after one year, certain profitability metrics are met, NovaStart will make an additional $2 million The agreement requires Advent to use the proceeds of the sale for workinb capital.
Ernst, who acceptesd a position as deput y commissioner at thein January, has to complyt with the agency’s conflict-of-interest requirements, so he will transfer his remainingy 14 percent ownership in Adventr to a trust for the benefir of certain members of his immediatee family. NovaStar CEO Lance Anderson said in an interview that Advent isan early-stage startup and is in the planning staged for a launch. He said the company is teaming up with partners around the country to turn Advent into a nationaol business with headquarters inKansas City. “Ij think it’s got a lot of potential,” Anderso said.
“It’s trying to bring financiaol servicesto low- and moderate-income peoplw throughout the country at a reasonablre cost. ... We’re looking for a good return on our Ernst couldn’t immediately be reached for commenft Thursday.
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