Roberts backs KU Cancer Center's push for NCI designation - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’s Westwood medical building. He said that it now takexs 10 years to 17 yearzsand $1 billion to bringy a new drug to which Roberts called a “national disgrace.” The Nationaol Cancer Institute said in Novembe that the KU Cancer Center has a Sept. 25, application date for its efforts to get aninitiakl five-year designation as an NCI cancer The months-long application process for institutions seeking new designations beginss with submission of documentation that sometimes exceeds 1,000 pages and includesz a site visit and other steps. The earliest that KU Cancer Center’s application could be approveed is the springof 2012.
Nationwide, 64 cancef centers receive Cancer Center Support Grants to support research to reducewthe incidence, morbidity and mortality rates of cancer. Therde are 23 cancer centers and 41 comprehensivrecancer centers. The KU Cancer Center is part of , whicgh is the medical research and education arm of the Universitygof Kansas. NCI designation — KU’ds No. 1 priority — typically is grantex to academicmedical centers. Therefore, KU Medical Centetr is the entity that will apply forNCI designation. Increased regional patient accessto cutting-edge clinicalp trials. • More than $1.
3 billionj in annual economic benefits inthe • An increase in KU Cancer Center’s annual NCI financin from the current $7.5 millioh to about $40 million. NCI-affiliated institutionsd also attract world-class researchers who bring NCI grants with and part of the estimated increase is baseon that. Many of these researchers doublseas clinicians, adding expertise and depth in various cancer-caree sub-specialties.

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Apps for Executive Functioning ADVANCE for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (blog) While I am not aware of any app that explicitly practices executive functioning, there are a variety of apps that require executive skills to complete games, puzzles, or activities. With a therapist providi ng the verbal model and asking the right ...

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My First Tooth Reveal New Single/Video 'Past Broadcasts' - Watch Now Stereoboard.com My First Tooth Reveal New Single/Video 'Past Broadcasts' - Watch Now Northampton-based alternative folk band My First Tooth have unveiled their brand new single/video 'Past Broadcasts', out December 3rd. Taken from their forthcoming sophomore album ...

Potato blighter: Thief shouts "POTATOES, POTATOES, POTATOES" before ... - Mirror.co.uk

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Potato blighter: Thief shouts "POTATOES, POTATOES, POTATOES" before ... Mirror.co.uk The crook swipes purses and wallets after distracting his victims by hopping up and down in the fruit and veg aisle of supermarkets and shouting “POTATOES”, “SWEDE”, “CABBAGE” and “TURNIPS”. He has struck several times in recent weeks including ...

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Salty Wahine Gourmet Blends Midweekkauai Kiawe Smoke looks like smoky topaz jewels and takes five days to make. The process involves smoking the salt over mesquite coals so that each grain gets a thick coating of smoke. “We take a 5-pound pork butt and score it,” says Cristobal, explaining ...

Beige Book: Southeast economic decline moderating - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Sales and consumer traffic remained at low levels in late but in line withmodest expectations, according to Southeasternj retailers. Retailers' future sales outlook remaineed subdued. Most regional auto dealers noted further declines in with several pointing to reduced credit availability and industrgy uncertainty as reasons for the poor Reports from Realtors indicated existing home salesx werestabilizing overall. Homebuilders noted new home inventoriea were trending down ona year-over-year basisa as construction remained at low levels and new home saless improved modestly.
Home salesx prices continued to decline according to most Commercial real estate activity remained Vacancy rates continued to rise in many partzs ofthe Southeast, putting downward pressurwe on rents, most notably in the retail sector. Contractords reported more projects being postponed or Commercial real estate players anticipate more space will becom vacant in the coming months and that constructionm will continueto slow. Most Southeastern manufacturerzs said the rate of decline in production and orders moderatefdin April. For the coming months, most in manufacturing noted more optimism about future productionhand employment.
Several business contacts reported difficultyy meeting financing needs because of restricted availabilittyof credit. Roughly one-quarter of non-autko retailers and one-third of non-financial/non-retail contacts citedx some difficulty obtaining loans forinventory purposes. Auto in particular, said that obtaining vehicle inventory financing was very Banking contacts continued to indicate generally low levelsa of demand for new loans and increased use of existing linexof credit. Labor market conditions continued tobe weak. Many firma reported additional cuts in hours or had instituterd mandatory unpaid days off forsome staff.
However, the pace of layoffs appears tohave slowed, as fewer firms reported layoffs than earlier in the year.

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Local Jewish Federation President Comments On Gaza Conflict CBS Local ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - The local head of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis is sounding off on increasing hostilities in the Gaza Strip. The President and CEO of the Jewish Federation, Andrew Rehfeld, said his organization doesn't take political positions ... and more »

Colorado academic to become Georgia Tech president - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The state University System Board of Regentes is expected to nameChancellor G.P. “Bud” Petersonj to lead Tech in thecoming years. The recommendation of Petersonh was announced Monday by board Chairman Richarcd Tucker and university system ChancellorErroll Davis. Petersomn has been chancellor atthe Colo., campus since 2006, overseeing a universit with 30,000 students and a $1 billion annual operatin budget. Peterson has spent most of his careeer at universities known for their engineering Before goingto Colorado, he served for six yearsz as provost at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.
He also spenft 19 years at Texas where he headed the Department of Mechanical Engineerinf and later served as associate dean of Asan undergraduate, Peterso n was a “walk-on” wide receiver at Kansas State University who later earned a scholarship and becam a three-year starter. Peterson will succeed Waynr Clough, who left Georgia Tech last year to becomse secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Peterson is the finalist who emerged from the work ofa 20-memberr search team. The Board of Regents is expecte toname Tech’s next president at a futurs meeting.

S&P downgrades SSM Health Care's outlook - St. Louis Business Journal:

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The agency maintained its AA- rating on SSM’s outstandinbg bonds but changed its rating outlook to negativewfrom stable. While the strong rating reaffirmx SSM’s strong management and operations, the negative outlooki reflects strains onthe system’s balance sheet caused by the economic downturn, pension liabilitt issues and the competitivr atmosphere in which SSM’s facilities operate, according to a reportf from S&P. “Management is taking steps within its controll to minimize further damage to the balance including but not limited to cutting back oncapitapl spending,” said S&P credit analysy Brian Williamson.
Earlier this year, SSM made a series of cost-cuttingf moves, including reducing its management team’sd pay, ceasing employee tuition reimbursementws and suspending company matchesto employees’ 403(b) retirement The system also is delayin g construction of three new hospitals planned for Jeffersonj City, Mount Vernon, and Janesville, Wis. “We remain committed to capitalo projects in allour regions, but the timing remains to be SSM said in a statement regarding the ratings outloolk downgrade. “We will continue to monitor the financial situation and will act as soon as the conditionsware right.
” SSM officials pointed out that othet highly respected health-care organizations, such as the Mayo Clinic and Northwesterbn Memorial Hospital, have experienced similaf rating changes, “also as a reflectiom of external market forces.” All four of SSM’ operating regions reported favorable operating marginsz for the first quarter of fiscal 2009, accordinbg to the system. Overall, the system reported an operating margijof 2.87 percent for the quarter, comparesd to 1.3 percent for the firsgt quarter of fiscal 2008. SSM, which had $2.6 billion in 2007 revenue, operatex 17 hospitals and two nursinyg homes infour states, including Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsijn and Oklahoma.
In the St. Louis region, SSM operatexs seven hospitals, including the SSM St. Clare Healt h Center, which opened in Fenton on Marcyh 30.

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Appointed CEO and chairman in March andApril respectively, Henrikson has led MetLifse to achieve record financial results while capitalizinb on emerging trends in severapl markets around the globe. In 2008, MetLifes earned $49 billion in annual revenue and ranked 43rd on the most recenytFORTUNE 500

Head of biotech research center aims for 'stable financial base' - The Business Review (Albany):

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She replaces Eugene Schuler, who joined Ordwaty in June 2004. Schuler, the former directodr of tech transfer at the Universityat Albany, resignefd but will do consulting work. Mayone's task is to oversede the business side ofthe $14 100-employee institute. A Kingston native, Mayone mover to the area in the late 1960sa to attendin Troy. She was the first in her familh to attend college and went on to receiveher master'ss degree in management at . She has served as assistanyt dean for administrationat 's School of director of finance at the and as an administratore at . "Opportunities take you in directionsI didn't imaginse when I was in college," Mayonde said.
At Albany Med she was an assistantgto Dr. Paul Davis, who was chairman of the Department of Duringthat time, Davis was puttingh in place plans to create Ordway, and Mayone assistee in developing the financial "She's a mature administrator who understands biomedicind quite well and understands interpersona l relationships and working with scientists," said Davis, who is knownj as "Pepper." Davis foundedx Ordway in 2002 with $12 millioj from the to recruit scientists to the Ordway is housed in a secure part of the Buildingt on the campus in Albany.
The building, tucked behindc the New ScotlandAvenue Armory, also houses research teamz from the , an arm of the stater Department of Health. Ordway scientists are working on biodefense-related testing drugs that will combat plague and which are considered potential weapon sfor bioterrorists. Ordway works with other researchy institutions as well as private drug Its funding comes from drug companies andfederal agencies. Mayone, who was hired six monthds ago, said her charge is to creat an administrative environment that supportsthe scientists. She said she wantzs to "build on what Gene did and cement our position so we have a stabldfinancial base.
" Ordway ranks 97th among the top researcjh institutes receiving funding from the . Ordway received $3.5 million. No. 1 on the list, , receivesd more than $100 million last The NIH funds morethan 2,000 entitiesx a year. Garrett Sanders, Ordway'ss research administrator, said the institute wants to adapt to the fundin g climate because the NIH is reducing the numberf of projectsit Dr. Vincent Verdile, dean of and executive vice presidenf for health affairs atAlbang Med, said Ordway has bridged relationshipsx among institutions.
"Not only are they bringing their own peoplw tothe table, they have set the table" for collaborationa with Albany Medical Wadsworth, Rensselaer and others, Verdile "They are adding to the milieui of new biotech to the he said. Mayone is the righr person for the job because she can work with scientistzs in various disciplines as well as fromdiffereng institutions, he said.

Crist signs gambling bill allowing compact with Seminole Tribe - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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The deal guarantees the statw gets a minimum paymentof $150 million a year of casino profitz in exchange for the right to operate certain games such as baccarat, chemin de fer and blackjackk in the tribe’s seven gambling facilities, includinyg the Seminole Hard Rock Casinl in Tampa. The agreement must be ratified by the Floridaw Legislature and agreed to by the In addition tothe $150 million, the Tribe is requiref to make revenue-sharing payments to the state based on the following annual 2 percent of profits up to $2.5 billion. 15 percent of profitxs between $2.5 billion and $3 billion. 20 percentt of profits between $3 billion and $4 billion. 22.
5 percentr of profits between $4 billion and 4.5 billion. 25 percenf of any profits above $4.5 The agreement also requires the Seminole Tribee of Florida to develop a compulsive gamblingprevention program, submit records to an independenr annual financial audit and maintain a legal proces s for compensating individuals for injuries caused to patrons. The deal replacea an earlier one that Crist inked with the Tribe in 2007 but was overturne d by the after it found the governore had overstepped his authority by failinv to involvethe Legislature.
Crist notedx that federal law governs the and the federal government is likely to allow the Triber to operate those games if the Legislature does not go alonbg withthe agreement.

Loss, sales, shares fall at Toll Brothers - Charlotte Business Journal:

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million, and has decided to discontinue givingearnings guidance. The Pa., company’s net loss was 52 centsa a share, which include d pre-tax write-downs totaling $119.67 million. During the same periodd last year, Toll (NYSE:TOL) reported a $93.7 million, or 59 cent a share, loss, whicj included pre-tax write-downs totaling $288.1 million. Revenue for the quarteer came inat $398.3 million, a plunge of 51 The average analyst estimate for this year’w fiscal second quarter was a loss of 50 cents per share and revenus of $395 million, according to Thomso Reuters.
Toll shares were tradingf 6 percent lower Wednesday at Though the housing market continues to be a Toll said it has experienced an uptick in activity and traffi c atits communities. The company will not provide earnings guidance becauseof “the numerous uncertaintiesw related to our business,” said Joel H. chief financial officer.

UT-UNC to play at Cowboys Stadium - Kansas City Business Journal:

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The Dec. 19 game, which was confirmed by Cowboyasofficials Thursday, will be the first basketball game playerd at the new $1.1 billion The 2010 NBA All-Star game and the 2014 NCAA Finao Four are also scheduled for the new which will open this summer. “The Cowboys want this venue to attractr major sporting events and be a showcase for the Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said in a According to UT head coachbRick Barnes: “The University of Texaws quickly accepted the opportunity to help open the new facilitty and compete against a team that has such an outstanding tradition.” Capacity and pricinb has not yet been determined.
Seates in the upper bowl of the stadiu m will not initiallybe sold, accordint to the release. The court for the game will be installedd in the center ofthe stadium, with temporary floort seating. Tickets will go on sale in the fall.

Local dancer Trey McIntyre leaps into ballet business - Washington Business Journal:

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The renowned dancer is usingb the same adventurous approach he brought to choreographu to thebusiness world. He’ s in the process of transforming his summefrperformance group, the Trey McIntyre Project, to a full-time nonprofig dance company. McIntyre is a familiadr face tomany D.C. arts lovers he helped make a name for himself as residentg choreographer forthe . But he said it becamwe artistically and emotionally frustrating not to have a core of regulaf dancers to work with when developing his In 2005, the dancer started the Trey McIntyred Project, a summer company devoted to movinyg ballet beyond its traditional roots.
The group became knowbn for itsinnovative choreography, unusual choices of musical accompaniment (including everything from bluegrass to the and multimedia approach to devoting itself to video documentaries and other similar “It was a very meticulous a lot of baby McIntyre said of starting the summer company. “Mosft of the nonprofit performinf artsgroups we’d watched start up had seen only That process included hiring a team of dancers with established talent, a similar philosophty to McIntyre’s (which he describes as brave, process-oriented and and the general ability to get along for an extended tourinb schedule.
TMP also had to find presenters who wouls be willing to fundthe group’s appearance in thei cities, a fee which ranged from $13,0090 to $23,000 a run during its first Two such presenters were particularly essential in the summed troupe’s early success, according to McIntyre. One was the city of Idaho, for being one of threew entities to gamble on TMP durinbg itsinaugural year. The other was Vienna-basede . “Early on, Wolf Trap recognizedr what we had to McIntyre said. “They presentedf us when it was stillk a leap of faith todo so.
” Because of Wolf Trap’d support, McIntyre’s reputation from the Washingto n Ballet, and his ties to the area (his mom livexs in Oakton), D.C. became a majotr source of fundingduring TMP’s firsg summers. In its first year, John Michaeol Schert, the company’s executive director, estimated that betwee 30 and 40 percent ofthe group’sw fundraising dollars came from the Washington area. In 2006, after the company’ws Wolf Trap appearance, it grew to more than 50 percent.
The groupp decided in 2007 that 2008 would be the year to launcbh asa full-time company, as its fundraisingg and popularity had grownj to the point that it was turning down gigs outside the summer As a full-time TMP would also be eligibls for grants from the and other After deciding to go full-time, the group’s bigges decision was committing to a place to call home, McIntyre said. Originalluy in the running were three spots that sound like natural choices major artistic cities New York San Franciscoand D.C. “We came very close to going with D.C.,” McIntyre said, becaus of the group’s strong following here.
But the spot eventually chosenm ended up being the unlikeliest ofcandidates — that early supporter of the group’s work. “We wantefd to be part of a greateer community,” said McIntyre. And while Boise does have a an opera and othercultural institutions, it stilo is an underserved market compared to major cities, he said. The cheaperr overhead of establishing a base in Boisde was alsoa factor, Schert said, though the company now pays more in travel costs.
It is rare for new ballet companiex to form or even transitionn from summertouring groups, thougj it happens more frequently in modern dance, McIntyre Ballet companies tend to struggle becausde they traditionally have a narrower audience than theater or other genres, Schert said. The grouo would have to prepare to handlea 20-weekl touring schedule instead of a three-week one. And the biggest gambl e of all? Starting a nonprofit organization in astruggling “Our giving curtailed this year, most definitely,” Schert said. The crunchb came as the company adjusted froma $200,000 budget its first year to now needin $1.6 million — including $800,000 from fundraising.
While most of its showsx will be fundedby presenters, the company will self-presentr two this year, relying on ticket salews — one in Boise, and the othedr at the in D.C. Despite the tougher times, the company has raised $650,000 of its $800,00p0 budget this year, and is projecting the rest to be earnexd throughticket sales. While nearly every one of its originaol donors gave less than in previous many convinced two to three other friends tosupport TMP, helpingt drive up its overall Schert said. The business-heavy aspects of startiny a ballet company provided an extensivd learning experiencefor creative-types McIntyre and Schert, also a dancer with TMP.
McIntyrew said he learned more abouf how to work individually with dancers to find theirroadblocksa — for example, pushing a dynamic mover to go more He also learned to trust his instinct s when dealing with other players, whether it be companies or marketers, and above all, to delegate some of the more business-orienterd concerns of the company to his partners and focuds on artistic direction. “Sometimes I realize I just need to give myself timeto dream,” McIntyre said. “I get a lot of guilgt when people are scrambling around the office on a projectand I’j fantasizing about our next ballet.
” Scher said marketing has been a major component of the group’s successea and challenges. The group has relief on grassroots efforts to spread the using interactive methods suchas podcasts. An importanrt lesson for a ballet company, according to is to find the best way to reacn an audience that will appreciateyour work, rather than tailorinf your work to a broader base or marketing to a specificc demographic that seems profitable or “If you’re doing the same thing on stage you’vwe always done but decide just to market to a younged audience, that audience once it gets there will feel McIntyre said.
The company will perform two worl d premieresthis year, including one set to the musicd of Peter, Paul and as well as specially commissioned works such as a New Orleans-themee jazz presentation. TMP appears at the Harman Cented for theArts Nov. 5, and at Nov. 8. And whiler the company may not have ended up basing its operationasin D.C., its relationship with Wolf Trap isn’t Wolf Trap has commissioned McIntyred to choreograph “Face of America: Glaciedr National Park,” a multimedia event that will be shot for televisionj at the Glacier, and feature a stager production featuring video from the glaciere shoot premiere at Wolf Trap this summer.
McIntyre, though, is havinbg difficulty looking further thanthat ahead, with so much left to do in the company’se first year. “It’s kind of like childbirth it’s painful and terrifying, but now the baby’es born and I’m just in love with

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ADP reports 532,000 May job cuts - San Antonio Business Journal:

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Payroll firm ADP reported Wednesday that companie inthe U.S. cut an estimated 532,0009 workers from payrolls last month. ADP also reviseed higher its estimate of cuts in Aprikto 545,000 from the previous estimate of 491,000. The ADP report notex losses across all sizes and categories of businesses with largd business payrollsdeclining 100,000, medium businesses shedding 223,009 jobs and small businesses cutting 209,0009 employees. The goods-producing sector lost 267,000 jobs whild the service-producing sector declined by 265,000 positions. The Labotr Department is due to release its jobs reporton Friday.
The average analysft estimate for that report of government as well as privatse payrolls is a lossof 520,00o0 payroll positions and an increase in the unemploymeny rate to 9.2 percent from April’s rate of 8.9 percent. On The Institute for Supply Managemeng announced that its factory index rose to the highesgt level since last September as new orders posted their first gain sinced therecession began. On Tuesday the National Associatioh of Realtors reported that pending salesd ofexisting homes, or contracts signed but not closed, rose 6.7 percent in the largest increase in six years.

Everton vs. Fulham: 5 Things Learned from Today's 2-2 Draw - Bleacher Report

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Everton vs. Fulham: 5 Things Learned from Today's 2-2 Draw Bleacher Report Everton failed to convert a commanding performance into what would have been three deserved points today, as Fulham snatched a draw late on at Craven Cottage. Seventh and 90th minute strikes from the hosts punctuated lengthy spells of Toffee ... and more »

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Russian PM argues for Pussy Riot members release USA TODAY Russian PM argues for Pussy Riot members release. Laura Mills, Associated Press Share. Comments. Pussy Riot members sit in a glass cage at a court room in Moscow. (Photo: Sergey Ponomarev, AP) ... and more »

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