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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Nuclear industry takes new path for new plants - The Associated Press
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Sunday, August 29, 2010
Gas South CFO finds pleasure in altruism - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Miller has been CFO of Gas South, a whollh owned subsidiary of Cobb EMC and a natural gas since the company was formexdin 2006. But it is her work outsidse of Gas South that earned her AtlantasBusiness Chronicle’s CFO of the Year award for communitg service. Miller’s activities outside of the office includre involvement with the Cobb Chamber ofCommerce Chairman’as Club, the 2007 Leadershi p Cobb Class, the Cobb Executive Women’sw Steering Committee, the Aviation Museum Education Committee, the Kennesaw Museum Foundation’s Vision 2012 fundraising the Cobb Collaborative Business Advisory Council, the YWCA ’s corporate committee, and the supervisory committees of the .
She is also a Georgia master gardenef and a member of SmyrnqMethodist Church. Part of why Milled is so involved in the communitgy isby design, she says. “We are a small company,” Miller notes. “When we started in no one had ever heardof us. We covetr the state of Georgia, but we only have one office, so we’v assigned everyone to get involved ina community.” Since she lives in Cobb Miller became active in that area. It is a work assignment she has cometo “I thoroughly enjoy being involved in the community,” says who’s generally volunteering for some functio n or committee every night of the “I do my day job so I can do my nighf job.
” Miller has “got a greaf way about her, working with people,” says Bill Cobb Chamber of Commerce president and CEO. “She’s alwaysz willing to jump in and do anything she isasked to, and is a grea t supporter of the chamber.” Prior to Gas Miller, 56, spent 26 yearsw with and before that, threed years with the public accounting firm She was the firsty female senior production officer at Southern Co. and the firsft female vice presidentof . At Gas she helped create the “Pay-As-You-Go” gas purchase program, to reach lower-incom customers and those with poor orno credit.
The programj began last year, but was really beiny tested to makesure “all the business assumption worked,” Miller says. The program, which has about 8,000 enrollees, is now being expanded. That’a just one way Miller, a certifiedx public accountant, certified management accountant and certifieefraud examiner, has been a leadetr at Gas South since its inception, according to Kevij Greiner, Gas South CEO. “Sand has served in the company in an exceptionalp manner as a key strategist on theexecutives team,” he says in the nomination form.
She is also “integrak to the development of both the businesw model ofthe operations, as well as the tactical implementation.” Miller has also evaluatesd and selected information systems to support the company’s operations and growth, negotiated and managed larged credit facilities needed for the company, and implementer change management protocols for neededc evolution in operations.
All that while overseeingt a $200 million companhy that employs 50 and saw its net incom e doublein 2008, a feat it has achievede every year it has been in Of the top four largest gas marketers in Gas South increased its market sharde position 24 percent in one year, movinb it from fourth to third as of April. But that palezs in comparison to what Miller sees is her calliny togive back. “I’m really more proud of what I do outsidedof work, than I what I do at she says.
Miller has been CFO of Gas South, a whollh owned subsidiary of Cobb EMC and a natural gas since the company was formexdin 2006. But it is her work outsidse of Gas South that earned her AtlantasBusiness Chronicle’s CFO of the Year award for communitg service. Miller’s activities outside of the office includre involvement with the Cobb Chamber ofCommerce Chairman’as Club, the 2007 Leadershi p Cobb Class, the Cobb Executive Women’sw Steering Committee, the Aviation Museum Education Committee, the Kennesaw Museum Foundation’s Vision 2012 fundraising the Cobb Collaborative Business Advisory Council, the YWCA ’s corporate committee, and the supervisory committees of the .
She is also a Georgia master gardenef and a member of SmyrnqMethodist Church. Part of why Milled is so involved in the communitgy isby design, she says. “We are a small company,” Miller notes. “When we started in no one had ever heardof us. We covetr the state of Georgia, but we only have one office, so we’v assigned everyone to get involved ina community.” Since she lives in Cobb Miller became active in that area. It is a work assignment she has cometo “I thoroughly enjoy being involved in the community,” says who’s generally volunteering for some functio n or committee every night of the “I do my day job so I can do my nighf job.
” Miller has “got a greaf way about her, working with people,” says Bill Cobb Chamber of Commerce president and CEO. “She’s alwaysz willing to jump in and do anything she isasked to, and is a grea t supporter of the chamber.” Prior to Gas Miller, 56, spent 26 yearsw with and before that, threed years with the public accounting firm She was the firsty female senior production officer at Southern Co. and the firsft female vice presidentof . At Gas she helped create the “Pay-As-You-Go” gas purchase program, to reach lower-incom customers and those with poor orno credit.
The programj began last year, but was really beiny tested to makesure “all the business assumption worked,” Miller says. The program, which has about 8,000 enrollees, is now being expanded. That’a just one way Miller, a certifiedx public accountant, certified management accountant and certifieefraud examiner, has been a leadetr at Gas South since its inception, according to Kevij Greiner, Gas South CEO. “Sand has served in the company in an exceptionalp manner as a key strategist on theexecutives team,” he says in the nomination form.
She is also “integrak to the development of both the businesw model ofthe operations, as well as the tactical implementation.” Miller has also evaluatesd and selected information systems to support the company’s operations and growth, negotiated and managed larged credit facilities needed for the company, and implementer change management protocols for neededc evolution in operations.
All that while overseeingt a $200 million companhy that employs 50 and saw its net incom e doublein 2008, a feat it has achievede every year it has been in Of the top four largest gas marketers in Gas South increased its market sharde position 24 percent in one year, movinb it from fourth to third as of April. But that palezs in comparison to what Miller sees is her calliny togive back. “I’m really more proud of what I do outsidedof work, than I what I do at she says.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Alicia DeBolt Update: Alert for Person of Interest Cancelled After Police Make ... - CBS News
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CBS News | Alicia DeBolt Update: Alert for Person of Interest Cancelled After Police Make ... CBS News (CBS/KWCH) A statewide alert for a "person of interest" in the murder of Alicia DeBolt has been c » |
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Greeks take early dive to retain element of surprise vs. Team USA - ProBasketballNews.com
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Greeks take early dive to retain element of surprise vs. Team USA ProBasketballNews.com There was no measure of revenge gained in going into Greece and schooling the last national team to beat the United States. ... |
Monday, August 23, 2010
Despite gloomy forecasts, Alter pushes on with Advanta - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Longtime CEO Dennis Alter, whose father started the company in 1951 as a providee of personal loansto teachers, was not abourt to predict the fate of the family business in a recentg interview. “I couldn’t tell you what the future will bring,” Altefr said. “I couldn’t have done that three years ago when thingsd weregoing great. But we’ve been in busineszs for almost 60 years and managed to survivee and thrive through differenteconomic cycles. And we want to continure to be a vitalbusiness enterprise.
” In an effortr to limit losses and erosion of its capital as crediyt deteriorates, Advanta said last week that its securitizationm trust will go into early amortizatiojn — where the company uses receivables from customer s to accelerate payment to investor While that protects investors from prolonged exposure to a pool of receivablea whose credit performance has deteriorated, Advanta would have needed an alternative way to fund new purchasess on its customers’ credit So it had to shut down futurd use. Advanta funds its credit-card receivables by placing them in a trusrt and selling shares in it to investors who are paid interesft ontheir investment.
But with risintg delinquencies, less money is coming into the and there are fewer dollars availabls to pay theinvestor bondholders. The early amortization will be basedon May’s performance and will be determinex officially on June 10. Analyst Scott Valentin of Arlington, Va.-based Friedmann Billings Ramsey & Co., who only a few months ago saidthat “bankruptcy is not a foregone for Advanta, said in a note to investorsd that early-amortization has historicallyt been viewed as a catastrophicv event for credit-card issuers “as evidencedd by the numerous actions issuers usuall y undertake to avoid such an Christopher Wolfe, Fitch Ratings managing director, said Advanta will likeluy struggle to emerge from halting new card use.
“Theuy are not going to be able to grow theifr own portfolioso it’s hard to see how they are goingb to come back from Wolfe said. “Once you shut off the utility of the customers are going to go Even if they emerge fromthis [economic downturn] readyh to start up again, customerss will have a hard time goinvg back to them or starting new accounts with them becaused of what happened.” Alter said he has never seen a credit market as poor as this one. “Credit-worthy peopls are delinquent with mortgages, and they’re unwilling to pay debtd like they did in past he said.
Wolfe said Advanta was affected more than its competitorsa because of its niche with smalol business cards and the fact that it was more aggressivew with underwriting in recent The rateof Advanta’s portfolio growthj far exceeded its competition in 2007 before coming to a screechingf halt in the second half of last In a recent report, Fitch said Advanta has pulledd back its portfolio growth significantly in 2008 and this year becausre of poorer portfolio performanc e and its heavier reliance on the asset-backed securities marketx for funding. The portfolio grew by an average of 6.7 percent in the first three quartere of 2008, but contracted 15.
8 percent in the fourthn quarter and another 23.1 percent in the firsyt quarter of this year. In the past two Advanta’s net charge-off rate exceedee its peer group. Alter would not commit to continuingv Advanta’s wide-ranging civic and charitable activitiezs inthe region. “We’ll see,” he said. “I was born and raised here and plan on spendinhg the rest of mylife here. Some years we do more than but you build a mosaic over time that canbe evaluated.” Altef did say Advanta’s sponsorship of the Worlsd TeamTennis league will continue this summer.
In Advanta extended its sponsorship agreemenf with the league and the tennis team through 2011for $9
Longtime CEO Dennis Alter, whose father started the company in 1951 as a providee of personal loansto teachers, was not abourt to predict the fate of the family business in a recentg interview. “I couldn’t tell you what the future will bring,” Altefr said. “I couldn’t have done that three years ago when thingsd weregoing great. But we’ve been in busineszs for almost 60 years and managed to survivee and thrive through differenteconomic cycles. And we want to continure to be a vitalbusiness enterprise.
” In an effortr to limit losses and erosion of its capital as crediyt deteriorates, Advanta said last week that its securitizationm trust will go into early amortizatiojn — where the company uses receivables from customer s to accelerate payment to investor While that protects investors from prolonged exposure to a pool of receivablea whose credit performance has deteriorated, Advanta would have needed an alternative way to fund new purchasess on its customers’ credit So it had to shut down futurd use. Advanta funds its credit-card receivables by placing them in a trusrt and selling shares in it to investors who are paid interesft ontheir investment.
But with risintg delinquencies, less money is coming into the and there are fewer dollars availabls to pay theinvestor bondholders. The early amortization will be basedon May’s performance and will be determinex officially on June 10. Analyst Scott Valentin of Arlington, Va.-based Friedmann Billings Ramsey & Co., who only a few months ago saidthat “bankruptcy is not a foregone for Advanta, said in a note to investorsd that early-amortization has historicallyt been viewed as a catastrophicv event for credit-card issuers “as evidencedd by the numerous actions issuers usuall y undertake to avoid such an Christopher Wolfe, Fitch Ratings managing director, said Advanta will likeluy struggle to emerge from halting new card use.
“Theuy are not going to be able to grow theifr own portfolioso it’s hard to see how they are goingb to come back from Wolfe said. “Once you shut off the utility of the customers are going to go Even if they emerge fromthis [economic downturn] readyh to start up again, customerss will have a hard time goinvg back to them or starting new accounts with them becaused of what happened.” Alter said he has never seen a credit market as poor as this one. “Credit-worthy peopls are delinquent with mortgages, and they’re unwilling to pay debtd like they did in past he said.
Wolfe said Advanta was affected more than its competitorsa because of its niche with smalol business cards and the fact that it was more aggressivew with underwriting in recent The rateof Advanta’s portfolio growthj far exceeded its competition in 2007 before coming to a screechingf halt in the second half of last In a recent report, Fitch said Advanta has pulledd back its portfolio growth significantly in 2008 and this year becausre of poorer portfolio performanc e and its heavier reliance on the asset-backed securities marketx for funding. The portfolio grew by an average of 6.7 percent in the first three quartere of 2008, but contracted 15.
8 percent in the fourthn quarter and another 23.1 percent in the firsyt quarter of this year. In the past two Advanta’s net charge-off rate exceedee its peer group. Alter would not commit to continuingv Advanta’s wide-ranging civic and charitable activitiezs inthe region. “We’ll see,” he said. “I was born and raised here and plan on spendinhg the rest of mylife here. Some years we do more than but you build a mosaic over time that canbe evaluated.” Altef did say Advanta’s sponsorship of the Worlsd TeamTennis league will continue this summer.
In Advanta extended its sponsorship agreemenf with the league and the tennis team through 2011for $9
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Iran unveils bomber drone: report - Xinhua
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Marlborough Express | Iran unveils bomber drone: report Xinhua TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday unveiled a home-made unmanned long-range bomber drone, the state IRIB TV reported. Ahmadinejad unveiled the drone, dubbed Karrar, in a ceremony marking the country's Defense ... Iran Unveils Its First Loc » |
Friday, August 20, 2010
Self-Styled 'Bonnie and Clyde' Fugitives John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch Nabbed - ABC News
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Telegraph.co.uk | Self-Styled 'Bonnie and Clyde' Fugitives John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch Nabbed ABC News John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch were taken into custody near the town of Springerville, Ariz., near the border with New Mexico. The duo told authorities that if given the chance, they would have shot it out with ... US fugitive couple captured in Arizona Arizona fugitive arrested at campsite Authorities: Ariz. escapee caught at campground |
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Rod Blagojevich's Narrow Escape: Ex-Illinois Gov. Guilty on 1 Count - ABC News
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ABC News | Rod Blagojevich's Narrow Escape: Ex-Illinois Gov. Guilty on 1 Count ABC News A lone juror may have saved former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich from a conviction on the most serious corruption charge of conspiring to trade or sell President Obama's vacated Senate seat, according to a juror in the case. ... Blagojevich foreman cites prosecution's 'major flaw,' jurors comment on lone ... What the Blagojevich Jury Thinks Blagojevich Jurors Speak Out; Disappointed in Outcome |
Monday, August 16, 2010
Colombia Plane Splits in Three, Killing 1 and Injuring 114, El Tiempo Says - Bloomberg
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CBC.ca | Colombia Plane Splits in Three, Killing 1 and Injuring 114, El Tiempo Says Bloomberg An Aires passenger airliner split in three when it was struck by lightning while attempting to land at Colombia's San Andres island, leaving one dead and 114 injured. The Boeing 737-700, ... Jetliner crashes on Colombian island; 1 killed Colombia plane crashes after lightning strike Plane Crash in Colombia Kills At Least One |
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Obama's Support for Ground Zero Mosque Draws Fire - FOXNews
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NEWS.com.au | Obama's Support for Ground Zero Mosque Draws Fire FOXNews AP President Obama on Friday forcefully endorsed building a mosque near ground zero, saying the country's founding principles demanded no less. President Obama is under fire after jumping into the middle of a cultural clash Friday night in favor of ... Barack Obama defends plans for Ground Zero mosque Obama Weighs-In On Mosque Debate, C » |
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Flighty or Folk Hero? Jury's Still Out on Steven Slater - FOXNews
Globe and Mail | Flighty or Folk Hero? Jury's Still Out on Steven Slater FOXNews This screen grab taken from MySpace shows Slater. The flight attendant for JetBlue Airways Corp. looked pleased and relieved after cursing out a passenger on an airplane public-address system, grabbing some beer from the g » |
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Former Senator Ted Stevens Is in Plane Crash - New York Times
Telegraph.co.uk | Former Senator Ted Stevens Is in Plane Crash New York Times Former United States Senator Ted Stevens was one of eight people aboard a plane that crashed in southern Alaska on Monday night, a former member of Mr. Stevens's Congressional staff said on Tuesday. Five people were believed to have been ... Former US Senator in Alaska Plane Crash Rescuers arrive to help Alaska plane crash victims Ted Stevens, Longest-Serving GOP Senator, Dead |
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Sunday, August 8, 2010
Tiger bottoms out with closing 77 at Firestone - CBSSports.com
CBC.ca | Tiger bottoms out with closing 77 at Firestone CBSSports.com AKRON, Ohio -- Looking more relieved than exasperated, Tiger Woods removed his golf cap, changed out of his spikes and into comfortable tennis shoes, then hopped into his Lexus SUV. It was 11:15 am and his day at Firestone Country Club, ... Tiger Woods may skip Ryder Cup after worst score of his career Tiger Woods slumps to worst finish of career in Ohio What's next for frustrated Woods? Not even he knows for sure |
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Friday, August 6, 2010
Jobs Report Shows Private Sector Still Wary of Hiring - New York Times
New York Daily News | Jobs Report Shows Private Sector Still Wary of Hiring New York Times With the American economic recovery hanging in the balance, private employers were unable to add enough jobs in July to overcome the departure of thousands of temporary Census workers as well as people laid off by cash-strapped state and ... Reaction to payrolls, unemployment data Stocks W » |
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Rodriguez Hits 600th Career Home Run - New York Times
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Monday, August 2, 2010
House ethics panel charges Rep. Maxine Waters - USA Today
Washington Post | House ethics panel charges Rep. Maxine Waters USA Today A House ethics panel charged California Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters today with breaking unspecified ethics rules -- making the 10-term veteran the second lawmaker to face an ethics trial just months before the midterm election. ... Ethics panel files formal case against Rep. Maxine Waters House Raps Rep. Maxine Waters on Ethics Charge Frank advised Waters not to help Boston-based bank |
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