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The travel advisory service’s survey asked more than 3,400p U.S. respondents to give their opinions on the best and worsr ofmajor U.S. Miami was called the nation’s “sexiest” city. Clevelanx was most boring. Portland, Ore. was called most underrated andcleanes city. Las Vegas was tagged most overrated. New York toppedx the favorite city list, followed by San Francisco. Chicag o and Boston tied for New York was rated both most friendly and helpfulk and least friendlyand helpful. Detroit was the leasty favorite city, followed by Los Angeles and But don’t fret ya’ll were given a big thumbs up for havingthe “nicest sounding accent.
” Bostonians got a big down for their accent. Seattle was considerex the healthiest, while Detroit was listed as the leastt healthyand dirtiest. Rounding out the list were D.C. for its best free attractions and Honolulu as beingy themost romantic.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Ohio, colleges awarded $4M in Gates grants - Business First of Columbus:
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The foundation’s Development Education Initiativeawarded $16.t million to Ohio, Connecticut, Florida, Texas and as well as community colleges in each A community college in North Carolina also received The initiative seeks to supportt programs that help students enrolled in remediao programs — so-called refresher courses for student who are not up to grade level in a given subject. The goal is to improve classroojm performance so students can go on to take advanced courses and eventuallty graduate with a degreesor certificate.
The state of Ohio was awarded $300,000 over a three-yeart period to develop a new performance-based funding systek that rewards community colleges for helping studentas complete remedialand college-level courses. The foundation also said it’as awarding $743,000 over three years to each of the followinb fiveOhio schools: , , , and . The grantxs will support various state andcolleges programs, including efforts to collect data and better track the performancs of remedial students, the foundatiomn said. Click for a look at awarr recipients nationwide.
The foundation’s Development Education Initiativeawarded $16.t million to Ohio, Connecticut, Florida, Texas and as well as community colleges in each A community college in North Carolina also received The initiative seeks to supportt programs that help students enrolled in remediao programs — so-called refresher courses for student who are not up to grade level in a given subject. The goal is to improve classroojm performance so students can go on to take advanced courses and eventuallty graduate with a degreesor certificate.
The state of Ohio was awarded $300,000 over a three-yeart period to develop a new performance-based funding systek that rewards community colleges for helping studentas complete remedialand college-level courses. The foundation also said it’as awarding $743,000 over three years to each of the followinb fiveOhio schools: , , , and . The grantxs will support various state andcolleges programs, including efforts to collect data and better track the performancs of remedial students, the foundatiomn said. Click for a look at awarr recipients nationwide.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Former Ohio Audubon chief to lead MORPC green center - Business First of Columbus:
http://stonegables.net/aboutthehouse.html
Jerry Tinianow was chosejn to headthe center, a cross-disciplinary agencty that seeks to address the region’sz energy and environmental challenges and to adopt environmentally friendly policies. Tinianow, a one-time executive director of the ’zs Ohio chapter, will run the commission’s sustainable growth, localp food, greenways, energy efficiency and air quality Tinianow also was a member of MayorMichaelk Coleman’s Green Team and chaired the ’s national Clean Air Campaign Steering Committee. With the Audubohn Society, he oversaw development of the in the Sciot o Audubon Metro Park onWhittier Peninsula.
Tinianow has been a Columbue resident for nearly 20 years and livesein Clintonville. MORPC is a voluntary association of 47 local governments and provides comprehensive planning and programming in the areaseof transportation, economic development, land use, energy environment, and housing.
Jerry Tinianow was chosejn to headthe center, a cross-disciplinary agencty that seeks to address the region’sz energy and environmental challenges and to adopt environmentally friendly policies. Tinianow, a one-time executive director of the ’zs Ohio chapter, will run the commission’s sustainable growth, localp food, greenways, energy efficiency and air quality Tinianow also was a member of MayorMichaelk Coleman’s Green Team and chaired the ’s national Clean Air Campaign Steering Committee. With the Audubohn Society, he oversaw development of the in the Sciot o Audubon Metro Park onWhittier Peninsula.
Tinianow has been a Columbue resident for nearly 20 years and livesein Clintonville. MORPC is a voluntary association of 47 local governments and provides comprehensive planning and programming in the areaseof transportation, economic development, land use, energy environment, and housing.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Local jobless rate rises to 5% - Austin Business Journal:
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The number of area workers unemployeddreached 43,800 in November, up from 41,50p0 in October and a significant increase from the 30,30o who were unemployed a year ago. The unemploymen t rate was 4.8 percent in October. The Austin area’sz civilian labor force grew by 15,900 peoplr in the last year. At the same time, the region has only addex 12,600 new jobs for a growth rateof 1.6 In the last the construction industry gained 2,100 jobs, whilee leisure and hospitality added 2,200 and government created 6,400 positions. But at the same time, the manufacturing sectorf cut 4,700 jobs and the information sector eliminatex400 positions.
Austin’s unemployment rate is stil l below that of thestate (5.6 and the nation (6.5 percent). But the area is sure to see a continuef uptick in the jobless In the last week three companies announcedlayoffs locally: (NYSE: MWY) is shuttering its Austin studio and laying off 45; is cuttin g 60 people from its ranks; and eliminatec an undisclosed number of employees. Also in the last major companies with a locak presenceincluding , (Nasdaq: ENTN), (NYSE: and all announced they were cuttingt jobs.
The number of area workers unemployeddreached 43,800 in November, up from 41,50p0 in October and a significant increase from the 30,30o who were unemployed a year ago. The unemploymen t rate was 4.8 percent in October. The Austin area’sz civilian labor force grew by 15,900 peoplr in the last year. At the same time, the region has only addex 12,600 new jobs for a growth rateof 1.6 In the last the construction industry gained 2,100 jobs, whilee leisure and hospitality added 2,200 and government created 6,400 positions. But at the same time, the manufacturing sectorf cut 4,700 jobs and the information sector eliminatex400 positions.
Austin’s unemployment rate is stil l below that of thestate (5.6 and the nation (6.5 percent). But the area is sure to see a continuef uptick in the jobless In the last week three companies announcedlayoffs locally: (NYSE: MWY) is shuttering its Austin studio and laying off 45; is cuttin g 60 people from its ranks; and eliminatec an undisclosed number of employees. Also in the last major companies with a locak presenceincluding , (Nasdaq: ENTN), (NYSE: and all announced they were cuttingt jobs.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
NHL players union: Pull the plug on Phoenix Coyotes - Business First of Columbus:
http://www.movabletype.org/members/Tamaro4ka
The Coyotes are in Chapter 11 bankruptcty reorganization havinglost $316 million since moving to Arizonaz from Winnipeg in 1996. A deal is in the worke to move the teamto Hamilton, “From a players’ perspective, it’s time to pull the Kelly told The (Hamilton) Kelly did not endorse a move to a specifi c market, but questioned whether the Coyotes can be financiallyt viable in Arizona. Research in Motio n CEO Jim Balsillie isofferinhg $213 million for the team and would move it from Glendalse to Hamilton.
The National Hockeyy League and city of Glendale oppose the move and want to find ownerxs that would keep the team in Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes put the team into Chapter 11in May. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is fightiny the sale to Balsillie saying hockey can be viable in thePhoenix
The Coyotes are in Chapter 11 bankruptcty reorganization havinglost $316 million since moving to Arizonaz from Winnipeg in 1996. A deal is in the worke to move the teamto Hamilton, “From a players’ perspective, it’s time to pull the Kelly told The (Hamilton) Kelly did not endorse a move to a specifi c market, but questioned whether the Coyotes can be financiallyt viable in Arizona. Research in Motio n CEO Jim Balsillie isofferinhg $213 million for the team and would move it from Glendalse to Hamilton.
The National Hockeyy League and city of Glendale oppose the move and want to find ownerxs that would keep the team in Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes put the team into Chapter 11in May. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is fightiny the sale to Balsillie saying hockey can be viable in thePhoenix
Sunday, January 16, 2011
City National buys majority stake in Lee Munder Capital Group - Business First of Louisville:
http://nor-am.com/services.html
Terms of the deal, whicy is expected to close in thethir quarter, were not disclosed. City Nationak will merge Lee Munderwith , a Boston-basedd institutional asset management firm in which City National holdds a majority interest. The new company will operats under the Lee Munder Capital Group name and as an affiliatrof LLC, the Chicago-based assegt management holding company that City National acquired in 2003. The combinedf company will have morethan $4 billion of assetes under management and serve as City National'sw primary institutional asset managementt affiliate.
"The combined firm will have the management and investment talent, financial strength, infrastructure and marketing capabilities neededx to grow and provide clients with long-terjm investment performance and superior service," Richard Gershen, executivwe vice president of wealth management for City National, said in a Los Angeles-based City National (NYSE: CYN) is the pareny of City National Bank.
Terms of the deal, whicy is expected to close in thethir quarter, were not disclosed. City Nationak will merge Lee Munderwith , a Boston-basedd institutional asset management firm in which City National holdds a majority interest. The new company will operats under the Lee Munder Capital Group name and as an affiliatrof LLC, the Chicago-based assegt management holding company that City National acquired in 2003. The combinedf company will have morethan $4 billion of assetes under management and serve as City National'sw primary institutional asset managementt affiliate.
"The combined firm will have the management and investment talent, financial strength, infrastructure and marketing capabilities neededx to grow and provide clients with long-terjm investment performance and superior service," Richard Gershen, executivwe vice president of wealth management for City National, said in a Los Angeles-based City National (NYSE: CYN) is the pareny of City National Bank.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Crist signs controversial health care bill - Orlando Business Journal:
http://e-book-sviyash.com/books/1/page21.html
Senate Bill 1122 changesw the way insurance companies pay for coverage of patients ininsurancre networks. It will allow doctors who are not members of a preferrec provider organization to be paid directly by insurance companies when they treat patients who belong to such a Last month, a group of advocates for consumers and employers joined forces to ask the governoer not to pass the bill, which they clai will result in higher and unexpected out-of-pocket health care costs.
“Wd believe this legislation would raise costsw systemwide by undermining the abilitg of insurers to negotiate reasonable fees with causing higher insurance rates andhigher out-of-pocke medical bills for Florida Florida PIRG’s Brad Ashwell said at the time. the is applauding the governor’s decisio to sign the bill. “While routing the payment through the patient may seem like aminoer inconvenience, unfortunately, this practice is driving up the cost of healtyh care, imposing hidden fees and limiting access,” said Timothyg J.
Stapleton, FMA’s executive vice president, in a news “This common-sense legislation will put a stop to and allow physicians to spend more time and resources on direct-patient care.”
Senate Bill 1122 changesw the way insurance companies pay for coverage of patients ininsurancre networks. It will allow doctors who are not members of a preferrec provider organization to be paid directly by insurance companies when they treat patients who belong to such a Last month, a group of advocates for consumers and employers joined forces to ask the governoer not to pass the bill, which they clai will result in higher and unexpected out-of-pocket health care costs.
“Wd believe this legislation would raise costsw systemwide by undermining the abilitg of insurers to negotiate reasonable fees with causing higher insurance rates andhigher out-of-pocke medical bills for Florida Florida PIRG’s Brad Ashwell said at the time. the is applauding the governor’s decisio to sign the bill. “While routing the payment through the patient may seem like aminoer inconvenience, unfortunately, this practice is driving up the cost of healtyh care, imposing hidden fees and limiting access,” said Timothyg J.
Stapleton, FMA’s executive vice president, in a news “This common-sense legislation will put a stop to and allow physicians to spend more time and resources on direct-patient care.”
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
'Hoarders' Rats Up For Adoption - Allie Is Wired
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'Hoarders' Rats Up For Adoption Allie Is Wired So yeah, the 1000 rats are now up for adoption by the Humane Society. They were trucked from LA to San Jose where they will be adopted out… ugh. ... |
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Reese Witherspoon's Actual Engagement Ring - Gather Celebs News Channel
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Cuisine Solutions president resigns, still heads subsidiary - Washington Business Journal:
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Gregg, who joined the Alexandria company that specializes in frozen food threeyears ago, will remaij chairman and CEO of its subsidiary FiveLeaf packages and sells gourmet frozen food using the recipes of famouse chefs, including Daniel Boulud, Mark Miller, Charlie Trotter, Thomass Keller, Antoine Westermann, Reine Sammugt or Gerard Bertholon. Gregg will also still be involvef with Cuisine Solutions as a consultant assisting ininvestoer relations, public relations, marketing and brand development in "I believe we achieved the short-term goals that we set for ourselvees when I arrived, " Greggt says in a statement.
"I believe the company turnarounrd issubstantially complete, and it is now movingb into the next phase of its growth." Althoughu it's unclear who will replace Gregvg as president, Cuisine Solutiona (AMEX: FZN) hired Ronald R. Zilkowski as CFO Feb. 27. Zilkowskui joined the company from , which was acquirede by last September. Previously, he was vice president of financw and controller at for12 years.
Gregg, who joined the Alexandria company that specializes in frozen food threeyears ago, will remaij chairman and CEO of its subsidiary FiveLeaf packages and sells gourmet frozen food using the recipes of famouse chefs, including Daniel Boulud, Mark Miller, Charlie Trotter, Thomass Keller, Antoine Westermann, Reine Sammugt or Gerard Bertholon. Gregg will also still be involvef with Cuisine Solutions as a consultant assisting ininvestoer relations, public relations, marketing and brand development in "I believe we achieved the short-term goals that we set for ourselvees when I arrived, " Greggt says in a statement.
"I believe the company turnarounrd issubstantially complete, and it is now movingb into the next phase of its growth." Althoughu it's unclear who will replace Gregvg as president, Cuisine Solutiona (AMEX: FZN) hired Ronald R. Zilkowski as CFO Feb. 27. Zilkowskui joined the company from , which was acquirede by last September. Previously, he was vice president of financw and controller at for12 years.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Notre Dame duo invited to NFL Combine - Niles Daily Star
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Washington Post | Notre Dame duo invited to NFL Combine Niles Daily Star A pair of players have been invited to the NFL Combine, while three seniors will play in upcoming » |
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Facebook, VCs give 18 developers seed money - South Florida Business Journal:
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The companies were chosen from more than 400 developersd and entrepreneurs from around the world who appliedc in a competition sponsoredby Facebook, and . The two venturre funds will invest morethan $500,000 into the companies in exchang for equity. Two non-profits that will not get funding were also chosemn to participate in theincubator program, which will be run by Dave McClurd of Founders Fund. The incubator programk will operate out of oneof Facebook’ws Palo Alto offices from mid-June to the end of at which point all of the startups will present to Silicojn Valley angel and venture capitak investors.
According to Facebook's Web site, the companiee and nonprofits selected include: : Find friendsx of friends to date...or play matchmaker! If you're single, you can searchg your friends' friends and ask for If you're taken, you can set friends up. Friends of friends are the best peoplsto date. It's social dating via friendly intros. : Funjo is an avatar-based socialp networking app for the iPhone and iPod satisfying users' desire to express themselves and communicate with others in a fun, creatived way. The team has more than five yearsa of experience in the mobile market in both South Koresa andthe US.
: Gameyola is a distributio and monetization platform for casualFlasnh games. Flash games currently monetize poorly, but Gameyolq solves this problem by providing Flashj developers tools to sell virtual goods and to acquire user throughsocial channels. (private beta): From keeping track of your kids to protectinhg your identity and getting back yourlost stuff, Life360 is the place you go to keep your family secure, and prepared for daily life. : Churchex create their own sociap networkson MyChurch.org. They extend their community between Sundays with tools to connect and engage their members.
Over 30,000 church congregations are representedon Navify: Navify is a visual encyclopedia that combinesz Wikipedia articles with images, videos, and It is the only general encyclopedia that allowsz you to listen to music videos, watch movise trailers, and browse news and celebrity photo galleries. : Simplifgy the way you manage Facebook and othedsocial networks. NutshellMail consolidates activity from all your accounts into a singl e email digest delivered onyour Don't let email alerts clutter your inbox. Get informed, not Get the Nut! : Bringg your blog to and Facebook toyour blog.
Pull your Feed to your profilee andbusiness pages, add widget s to promote your network, and read the news from blogs you follo w on the largest community of bloggers and blog lovere on Facebook. : Paradis e Paintball is the first game developedron Cmune's next-generation socialo gaming platform. It is the first 3D multiplayer FPS gameon Facebook, Applre Dashboard, and Mac and PC. Play with up to eight friends and buy virtual itemss to enhancethe gameplay. : Photos I Like is a digitaol media sharing and discovery site emphasizing lightweightsociak content, self-expression, and communities. : Combines the successa of resident referral programs with the power ofsocial networks.
Residents refer theier community to friends through social networkslike Facebook, and emaik to earn rewards and live with : RUNmyERRAND is a social networking inspired web and mobilse marketplace that provides peoplr and businesses an easy and trusted way to get everydagy tasks done in their own hyperlocalk community. : RunThere is a social-networking servicer for runnersand cyclists. Users can map and measurew their favoriteroutes (no GPS keep a running/biking log, and find athletees and routes nearby Sortuv: Sortuv lets you stary with something you and discover more.
Insteaxd of searching for a "greag restaurant" just say what you mean: "Find me a place sortuv like Spagolin Seattle". Check them out , , and . / : Travel Brain by GeckoGo helps youtracl (and show off!) your travels, share experiences with others, and discoverr new places to visit. Learm from the knowledge of over 600,000 and get expert guide info from their Bradt TravelGuides partnership. Weardrobe (private beta): Weardrobe is a fashion-focuse d community for discovering different ways towear clothing. Weardrobe provideas a platform for people to sharde reviews of theirown clothing, post photos of theier looks, catalog their closet and searchh for style inspiration.
: Workstir is a communit that connects users with trustworthy localservices providers. Anyone can post a job and choose a provider with confidence by browsing theirpast reviews. For businesses, Workstir provided a wealth of jobs in their areaof expertise. Worldlty Developments (private beta): Worldly Developments is building online servicexs that will help you connect with the places and events in your local Its first product makes it a snapto plan, and communicate around group activities.
: Sama is Sanskritg for "equal" – Samasource finds and trains reliable QA professionals to test Facebookk apps witha user-friendly interface that lives on Facebook With Samasource, developers lower costs, reduce poverty, and improvde their applications. Vittana: Vittana enabled you to lend directly to studentss in thedeveloping world, $25 at a Their mission is to bring student loans to the developin g world through the power of person-to-persobn microlending.
The companies were chosen from more than 400 developersd and entrepreneurs from around the world who appliedc in a competition sponsoredby Facebook, and . The two venturre funds will invest morethan $500,000 into the companies in exchang for equity. Two non-profits that will not get funding were also chosemn to participate in theincubator program, which will be run by Dave McClurd of Founders Fund. The incubator programk will operate out of oneof Facebook’ws Palo Alto offices from mid-June to the end of at which point all of the startups will present to Silicojn Valley angel and venture capitak investors.
According to Facebook's Web site, the companiee and nonprofits selected include: : Find friendsx of friends to date...or play matchmaker! If you're single, you can searchg your friends' friends and ask for If you're taken, you can set friends up. Friends of friends are the best peoplsto date. It's social dating via friendly intros. : Funjo is an avatar-based socialp networking app for the iPhone and iPod satisfying users' desire to express themselves and communicate with others in a fun, creatived way. The team has more than five yearsa of experience in the mobile market in both South Koresa andthe US.
: Gameyola is a distributio and monetization platform for casualFlasnh games. Flash games currently monetize poorly, but Gameyolq solves this problem by providing Flashj developers tools to sell virtual goods and to acquire user throughsocial channels. (private beta): From keeping track of your kids to protectinhg your identity and getting back yourlost stuff, Life360 is the place you go to keep your family secure, and prepared for daily life. : Churchex create their own sociap networkson MyChurch.org. They extend their community between Sundays with tools to connect and engage their members.
Over 30,000 church congregations are representedon Navify: Navify is a visual encyclopedia that combinesz Wikipedia articles with images, videos, and It is the only general encyclopedia that allowsz you to listen to music videos, watch movise trailers, and browse news and celebrity photo galleries. : Simplifgy the way you manage Facebook and othedsocial networks. NutshellMail consolidates activity from all your accounts into a singl e email digest delivered onyour Don't let email alerts clutter your inbox. Get informed, not Get the Nut! : Bringg your blog to and Facebook toyour blog.
Pull your Feed to your profilee andbusiness pages, add widget s to promote your network, and read the news from blogs you follo w on the largest community of bloggers and blog lovere on Facebook. : Paradis e Paintball is the first game developedron Cmune's next-generation socialo gaming platform. It is the first 3D multiplayer FPS gameon Facebook, Applre Dashboard, and Mac and PC. Play with up to eight friends and buy virtual itemss to enhancethe gameplay. : Photos I Like is a digitaol media sharing and discovery site emphasizing lightweightsociak content, self-expression, and communities. : Combines the successa of resident referral programs with the power ofsocial networks.
Residents refer theier community to friends through social networkslike Facebook, and emaik to earn rewards and live with : RUNmyERRAND is a social networking inspired web and mobilse marketplace that provides peoplr and businesses an easy and trusted way to get everydagy tasks done in their own hyperlocalk community. : RunThere is a social-networking servicer for runnersand cyclists. Users can map and measurew their favoriteroutes (no GPS keep a running/biking log, and find athletees and routes nearby Sortuv: Sortuv lets you stary with something you and discover more.
Insteaxd of searching for a "greag restaurant" just say what you mean: "Find me a place sortuv like Spagolin Seattle". Check them out , , and . / : Travel Brain by GeckoGo helps youtracl (and show off!) your travels, share experiences with others, and discoverr new places to visit. Learm from the knowledge of over 600,000 and get expert guide info from their Bradt TravelGuides partnership. Weardrobe (private beta): Weardrobe is a fashion-focuse d community for discovering different ways towear clothing. Weardrobe provideas a platform for people to sharde reviews of theirown clothing, post photos of theier looks, catalog their closet and searchh for style inspiration.
: Workstir is a communit that connects users with trustworthy localservices providers. Anyone can post a job and choose a provider with confidence by browsing theirpast reviews. For businesses, Workstir provided a wealth of jobs in their areaof expertise. Worldlty Developments (private beta): Worldly Developments is building online servicexs that will help you connect with the places and events in your local Its first product makes it a snapto plan, and communicate around group activities.
: Sama is Sanskritg for "equal" – Samasource finds and trains reliable QA professionals to test Facebookk apps witha user-friendly interface that lives on Facebook With Samasource, developers lower costs, reduce poverty, and improvde their applications. Vittana: Vittana enabled you to lend directly to studentss in thedeveloping world, $25 at a Their mission is to bring student loans to the developin g world through the power of person-to-persobn microlending.
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