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Saturday, December 31, 2011
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Thursday, December 29, 2011
Twitter, LinkedIn play role in finding a job, displaying your tech smarts - bizjournals:
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For years, I have been preachinfg a job search strategy promoting the thought that if you travelk allavenues simultaneously, you are more likely to find your At no time has this approacb been more critical than today with so many people looking for work. Although we seem to have no problej accepting the concept of reinventing our there exists a large group of candidates who turn away from moreintimidatinv unfamiliarities. Simply, some are unwillin to enter the wilderness ofunknowbn technologies. Baby boomers are most often risk-averse when it comes to job search technologies, thereby fulfillingt the prophecy ofcareer obsolescence.
It is far more difficulrt for a CFO to admithe doesn’t use Twitter becauser he’s expected to know what it is. And I meet candidates dailh who assure me they are linkes inat church, though they’ll sheepishly acknowledge that’w not what I asked. If your replies are “what’ds that?” or “not yet,” then you are dangerouslt stalling yourjob search. Connecting to colleagues online brings benefits tojob seekers, yet many harbor fearsa so they stay away.
I, too, was afraid of new technologiess becauseI didn’t want to face But once I began to discover job openingx on tech tools that didn’t exist in I couldn’t afford to be the one For me, these are most valuable: LinkedIn has more than 35 million members in more than 140 Most are adults and employed. Executives from all Fortune 500 companies areon LinkedIn. Most have disclosecd what they do andwheres they’ve worked in the past.
To job seekerse looking to researcha company’s decision makers, look no further than It can offer great information for the But it is as important to be seen, as it is to be able to locater and learn about If a human resources officer wantes to research a prospective executive but doesn’t see him on she may feel he won’t be on the leadinf edge. With LinkedIn, you can join discussion answer questions submitted by PresidentBarack Obama, spread the word that you’rwe in the job market (no stigma if done and secure endorsements from your colleagues. It is imperativw that you createa profile. I recommend a professionally done head-and-shoulders photo accompany it.
A health-carw company from Albany, N.Y., recentlh called my firm in its search for asale representative. We had a great candidate who had retainedr us for coaching earlierthat day. Not actively job hunting, she had no and when I called the company they almost passed on her. Getting creative, I suggestex the employer review and accept her LinkedIn The following daythey met. We caught up with creatingv her resume, which is far more compelling, but a LinkedIn presenc e openedthe door. Twitter (twitter.com) was born just three years ago from the genius of two youngh men inSan Francisco. Unlikw LinkedIn, Twitter is a living entity reminiscent of the original Web chat rooms with asligh delay.
Within the Twitter communities, those with commonality of purpose and motive tend to When you sign upwith Twitter, you securr a screen name and can use it to post and receive message s to a network of contacts. Instead of sending a dozen e-mails or text you send one message to your Twitter and the service distributes the communicatioj toyour friends. Members use Twitter to organiz gatherings, carry on a group conversation, or send a quicmk update. You selectively follow the folks who providr valuable information to your job search and others inevitablyufollow you.
While I find it enjoyable to follows members of the my sole purpose for participating is to harvest job openingas formy clients. There are numerousw organizations to follow that can be segmented by I am most intriguedby @jobshouts, @job angels, @startuphire. I find who to follo w by scoping out the home pages of colleaguesd following those who are likely to tweegt either sage advice or job During a May an executive recruiter from Atlanta helped train our candidates onphone interviewing. Spending 10 minutes with each job she provided a critique on communicatiob skillsand messaging.
We met on Twitter and have forgecd an alliance out of common No doubt, this is only one storyg of collaboration what could be more fulfilling for the isolatedf job seeker. Some word of caution: Twittedr can be very casual and, should you engage with folksx in enjoyableconversation alone, you mighyt be think that no one else will read your ramblings. That would be a mistake. Much like instant messaging blogs, and LinkedIn discussions, anything on Twitter is stored in some permanentrInternet warehouse. Data securityt folks have mentioned blocking and privacy but I would never takethe chance.
For years, I have been preachinfg a job search strategy promoting the thought that if you travelk allavenues simultaneously, you are more likely to find your At no time has this approacb been more critical than today with so many people looking for work. Although we seem to have no problej accepting the concept of reinventing our there exists a large group of candidates who turn away from moreintimidatinv unfamiliarities. Simply, some are unwillin to enter the wilderness ofunknowbn technologies. Baby boomers are most often risk-averse when it comes to job search technologies, thereby fulfillingt the prophecy ofcareer obsolescence.
It is far more difficulrt for a CFO to admithe doesn’t use Twitter becauser he’s expected to know what it is. And I meet candidates dailh who assure me they are linkes inat church, though they’ll sheepishly acknowledge that’w not what I asked. If your replies are “what’ds that?” or “not yet,” then you are dangerouslt stalling yourjob search. Connecting to colleagues online brings benefits tojob seekers, yet many harbor fearsa so they stay away.
I, too, was afraid of new technologiess becauseI didn’t want to face But once I began to discover job openingx on tech tools that didn’t exist in I couldn’t afford to be the one For me, these are most valuable: LinkedIn has more than 35 million members in more than 140 Most are adults and employed. Executives from all Fortune 500 companies areon LinkedIn. Most have disclosecd what they do andwheres they’ve worked in the past.
To job seekerse looking to researcha company’s decision makers, look no further than It can offer great information for the But it is as important to be seen, as it is to be able to locater and learn about If a human resources officer wantes to research a prospective executive but doesn’t see him on she may feel he won’t be on the leadinf edge. With LinkedIn, you can join discussion answer questions submitted by PresidentBarack Obama, spread the word that you’rwe in the job market (no stigma if done and secure endorsements from your colleagues. It is imperativw that you createa profile. I recommend a professionally done head-and-shoulders photo accompany it.
A health-carw company from Albany, N.Y., recentlh called my firm in its search for asale representative. We had a great candidate who had retainedr us for coaching earlierthat day. Not actively job hunting, she had no and when I called the company they almost passed on her. Getting creative, I suggestex the employer review and accept her LinkedIn The following daythey met. We caught up with creatingv her resume, which is far more compelling, but a LinkedIn presenc e openedthe door. Twitter (twitter.com) was born just three years ago from the genius of two youngh men inSan Francisco. Unlikw LinkedIn, Twitter is a living entity reminiscent of the original Web chat rooms with asligh delay.
Within the Twitter communities, those with commonality of purpose and motive tend to When you sign upwith Twitter, you securr a screen name and can use it to post and receive message s to a network of contacts. Instead of sending a dozen e-mails or text you send one message to your Twitter and the service distributes the communicatioj toyour friends. Members use Twitter to organiz gatherings, carry on a group conversation, or send a quicmk update. You selectively follow the folks who providr valuable information to your job search and others inevitablyufollow you.
While I find it enjoyable to follows members of the my sole purpose for participating is to harvest job openingas formy clients. There are numerousw organizations to follow that can be segmented by I am most intriguedby @jobshouts, @job angels, @startuphire. I find who to follo w by scoping out the home pages of colleaguesd following those who are likely to tweegt either sage advice or job During a May an executive recruiter from Atlanta helped train our candidates onphone interviewing. Spending 10 minutes with each job she provided a critique on communicatiob skillsand messaging.
We met on Twitter and have forgecd an alliance out of common No doubt, this is only one storyg of collaboration what could be more fulfilling for the isolatedf job seeker. Some word of caution: Twittedr can be very casual and, should you engage with folksx in enjoyableconversation alone, you mighyt be think that no one else will read your ramblings. That would be a mistake. Much like instant messaging blogs, and LinkedIn discussions, anything on Twitter is stored in some permanentrInternet warehouse. Data securityt folks have mentioned blocking and privacy but I would never takethe chance.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Block & Co. Inc. Realtors forms new company - Boston Business Journal:
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The brothers — Ken, Stephen and Michael Block — have formeed , they said in a release Tuesday. The new firm will provide commercial asset andproperty management, and investment, development and financial services in Kansas City and throughout the David Block, a principal and cousin of the leads Block & Co.’s retail real estats unit. He couldn’t immediately be reached to comment about how the move might affecf the name or operation of his unit ofthe “For more than six years, Blocmk & Co.
has been comprised of two business Ken Block said inthe “The business unit run by myselff and my brothers has been providinfg a number of real estate services that were not provider by the other unit. My brotherz and I began operationsin St. Louisa last year, and as we focuds on opportunities in other cities throughougthe region, we felt it was time to more clearly identify ourselves with our own company, our own value s and our own vision. This transitio n will allow us to further extend our reach and our services regionallyand nationally.
” The move follows a physical separationn of the two business units in Marc 2006, when Ken Block and his brotherd moved about 80 employees and their growing operations acroszs the street to the Plaza Steppees Building on the . David Block’ss unit remained in the Skelly Building, 605 W. 47th St. Allem Block, the father of Ken, Stephen and Michael launched the family real estate business when he acquirexd the Werby Realty andInvestment Co. in 1940. Afteer serving in the from 1942 to AllenBlock re-established his real estate business in 1946 and was joine d by his brother and David Block’s James Block, who became a partner in 1950.
Until his deatuh early this year, Allen Block remained chairmanb ofBlock & Co., which rank No. 1 on the Kansas City Businesw Journal ’s list of area commercial realestats companies. Ken Block said that Blockk Real Estate Services will remain in the Plaz Steppes Building and will continuew to be active in Kansas City business andphilanthropid causes. The new firm has a portfolio of more than 17 millioj square feet and employs more than100 people. “Oudr current business unit in Block & Co. Inc.
Realtorsx will continue in Block Real EstateService LLC, and all of the brokersx and staff members who have been associatede with Stephen, Michael and me remain with Ken Block said in the Creation of the new company will eliminat confusion in the marketplace that had been causedf by the existence of two Bloco & Co. units with differeng offices, staffs, phone numbers and busineszs approaches, Ken Block added in the release. Scott a principal with , a nationao real estate investor with a35 million-square-foot, $4 billio n commercial real estate portfolio, said in the releasee that the division of the two Block units shoulde help the new company expand.
“I oftenn encouraged them to expan d their operation and was pleasef when they openeda St. Louisz office a little over a year Freeman said inthe release. “They are at the top of our servic providers throughoutthe country, and we think the establishmenyt of Block Real Estate Services will now distinguish this expergt team both locally and regionally and provide them the opportunityh to further expand their service platform.
”
The brothers — Ken, Stephen and Michael Block — have formeed , they said in a release Tuesday. The new firm will provide commercial asset andproperty management, and investment, development and financial services in Kansas City and throughout the David Block, a principal and cousin of the leads Block & Co.’s retail real estats unit. He couldn’t immediately be reached to comment about how the move might affecf the name or operation of his unit ofthe “For more than six years, Blocmk & Co.
has been comprised of two business Ken Block said inthe “The business unit run by myselff and my brothers has been providinfg a number of real estate services that were not provider by the other unit. My brotherz and I began operationsin St. Louisa last year, and as we focuds on opportunities in other cities throughougthe region, we felt it was time to more clearly identify ourselves with our own company, our own value s and our own vision. This transitio n will allow us to further extend our reach and our services regionallyand nationally.
” The move follows a physical separationn of the two business units in Marc 2006, when Ken Block and his brotherd moved about 80 employees and their growing operations acroszs the street to the Plaza Steppees Building on the . David Block’ss unit remained in the Skelly Building, 605 W. 47th St. Allem Block, the father of Ken, Stephen and Michael launched the family real estate business when he acquirexd the Werby Realty andInvestment Co. in 1940. Afteer serving in the from 1942 to AllenBlock re-established his real estate business in 1946 and was joine d by his brother and David Block’s James Block, who became a partner in 1950.
Until his deatuh early this year, Allen Block remained chairmanb ofBlock & Co., which rank No. 1 on the Kansas City Businesw Journal ’s list of area commercial realestats companies. Ken Block said that Blockk Real Estate Services will remain in the Plaz Steppes Building and will continuew to be active in Kansas City business andphilanthropid causes. The new firm has a portfolio of more than 17 millioj square feet and employs more than100 people. “Oudr current business unit in Block & Co. Inc.
Realtorsx will continue in Block Real EstateService LLC, and all of the brokersx and staff members who have been associatede with Stephen, Michael and me remain with Ken Block said in the Creation of the new company will eliminat confusion in the marketplace that had been causedf by the existence of two Bloco & Co. units with differeng offices, staffs, phone numbers and busineszs approaches, Ken Block added in the release. Scott a principal with , a nationao real estate investor with a35 million-square-foot, $4 billio n commercial real estate portfolio, said in the releasee that the division of the two Block units shoulde help the new company expand.
“I oftenn encouraged them to expan d their operation and was pleasef when they openeda St. Louisz office a little over a year Freeman said inthe release. “They are at the top of our servic providers throughoutthe country, and we think the establishmenyt of Block Real Estate Services will now distinguish this expergt team both locally and regionally and provide them the opportunityh to further expand their service platform.
”
Sunday, December 25, 2011
No-so-average Joe reminds Vikings they h - FOXSports.com
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No-so-average Joe reminds Vikings they h FOXSports.com LANDOVER, Md. - The ghost of playmakers past visited the Vikings on Saturday in time for a Christmas Eve miracle that cushioned the blow of losing two major offensive stars. Joe Webb, who has spent two years as the forgotten quarterback on Minnesota's ... |
Friday, December 23, 2011
Money secured to study flooding on the lower Colorado - Austin Business Journal:
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U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchisob (R-Texas), who sits on the appropriations committee, helped secure the money to look at floodinb across the lowerColorado basin. The river has a history of severe flooding, having experienced three major floods in the last two decadesw causing morethan $44 milliohn in damages. The money will go to the Lowerf ColoradoRiver Authority, whicyh will conduct the study of a basin-wid e flood reduction and ecosystem restoration study in cooperationb with the U.S. Army Corps of “Recent floods in Texas remind us of the importance of takingh steps to preventfloodc damage,” Sen. Hutchison said.
“This studhy will help communities in the Colorado Rivedr basin prepare for and reduce the damagex caused byfuture flooding. It will also protect homes, and lives while giving local residentws peaceof mind.”
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchisob (R-Texas), who sits on the appropriations committee, helped secure the money to look at floodinb across the lowerColorado basin. The river has a history of severe flooding, having experienced three major floods in the last two decadesw causing morethan $44 milliohn in damages. The money will go to the Lowerf ColoradoRiver Authority, whicyh will conduct the study of a basin-wid e flood reduction and ecosystem restoration study in cooperationb with the U.S. Army Corps of “Recent floods in Texas remind us of the importance of takingh steps to preventfloodc damage,” Sen. Hutchison said.
“This studhy will help communities in the Colorado Rivedr basin prepare for and reduce the damagex caused byfuture flooding. It will also protect homes, and lives while giving local residentws peaceof mind.”
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Most Eddie Bauer stores to stay open - Houston Business Journal:
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The company announced that it struck an agreementr withNew York–based private equitgy firm LLC to buy Eddie Bauer’s subject to an auction and bankruptcy court CCMP Capital intends to operate the business as a going concern with littl e or no long-term debt. According to Eddies Bauer, CCMP Capital has agreed to keep a majoritg of the 371 stores open and retain a majoritgy ofthe employees. CCMP Capital specializes in buyouts and lookes for investment opportunities in retaipl andother sectors, and have made investments in the outdoore specialty retailer Cabela’s, which sells fishing and camping gear.
Eddie Bauer said it hopes to operatre business as usual during bankruptcyt court proceedings and has asked for court approval to continue paying vendorxand workers. The company also said it intendxs to honor customer gift returns and loyalty program The company also announced that it has secured a commitment from its existing revolvingcreditf lenders, Bank of America, N.A., and /Busines s Credit, Inc. for so-called debtor-in-possession financing of $90 million on an interi m basisand $100 million based on the finakl court order. The move, the company said, should providew it with ample cash flow to continuw payingits bills.
“Eddie Bauer is a good compant with a great brand and a bad balance This process will alloqw the business to emerge with far less positioned for growth as the economy recovers and as our new productasgain traction,” said Neil Fiske, Eddie Bauee president and chief executive officer, in a “We expect this process to be completedf very quickly, protecting our employees and criticalp vendor partners every step of the way. “We have made good progress on our turnaroundf strategy of returning Eddie Baued to its heritage as an active outdoo brand and have exciting new product launches on the way to includingFirst Ascent, our return to expedition-grade outerwead and gear.
Unfortunately, a crushinb debt burden placed on the compant from the Spiegel reorganization in combined withthe severe, prolonged recession, have left us with no choicse but to use this process to reduce the debt load on the
The company announced that it struck an agreementr withNew York–based private equitgy firm LLC to buy Eddie Bauer’s subject to an auction and bankruptcy court CCMP Capital intends to operate the business as a going concern with littl e or no long-term debt. According to Eddies Bauer, CCMP Capital has agreed to keep a majoritg of the 371 stores open and retain a majoritgy ofthe employees. CCMP Capital specializes in buyouts and lookes for investment opportunities in retaipl andother sectors, and have made investments in the outdoore specialty retailer Cabela’s, which sells fishing and camping gear.
Eddie Bauer said it hopes to operatre business as usual during bankruptcyt court proceedings and has asked for court approval to continue paying vendorxand workers. The company also said it intendxs to honor customer gift returns and loyalty program The company also announced that it has secured a commitment from its existing revolvingcreditf lenders, Bank of America, N.A., and /Busines s Credit, Inc. for so-called debtor-in-possession financing of $90 million on an interi m basisand $100 million based on the finakl court order. The move, the company said, should providew it with ample cash flow to continuw payingits bills.
“Eddie Bauer is a good compant with a great brand and a bad balance This process will alloqw the business to emerge with far less positioned for growth as the economy recovers and as our new productasgain traction,” said Neil Fiske, Eddie Bauee president and chief executive officer, in a “We expect this process to be completedf very quickly, protecting our employees and criticalp vendor partners every step of the way. “We have made good progress on our turnaroundf strategy of returning Eddie Baued to its heritage as an active outdoo brand and have exciting new product launches on the way to includingFirst Ascent, our return to expedition-grade outerwead and gear.
Unfortunately, a crushinb debt burden placed on the compant from the Spiegel reorganization in combined withthe severe, prolonged recession, have left us with no choicse but to use this process to reduce the debt load on the
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Court: Apply first, then sue for discrimination - Business Management Daily
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Court: Apply first, then sue for discrimination Business Management Daily If you want a job, you have to apply for it. If you want a promotion, you have to apply for it. If you want to sue an employer for discrimination in hiring or promotions, you probably should have applied, too, right? Yet that common-sense prerequisite ... |
Friday, December 16, 2011
Cintas Announces 200th Life Save - MarketWatch (press release)
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Cintas Announces 200th Life Save MarketWatch (press release) Cintas celebrates the landmark achievement with the recent save of Dave Carlstrom, who suffered from SCA after finishing a racquetball game at a gym in Seattle, Wash. "We are thrilled that Cintas' AED program has positively impacted so many lives," ... |
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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The Diablo Regional Arts Association of Walnutr Creek added LisaRyan , Kaiser Permanente directorr of national advertising, and Stephen Brinkley , Targetg stores San Francisco East Bay market distric t team leader, to the fundraising organizatioh
The Diablo Regional Arts Association of Walnutr Creek added LisaRyan , Kaiser Permanente directorr of national advertising, and Stephen Brinkley , Targetg stores San Francisco East Bay market distric t team leader, to the fundraising organizatioh
Monday, December 12, 2011
Naval chopper damaged in fire at old Bajpe airport - Times of India
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Daijiworld.com | Naval chopper damaged in fire at old Bajpe airport Times of India MANGALORE: An Indian Navy helicopter caught fire at the old terminal building of Bajpe airport here on Monday. Personnel on board Indian Navy Helicopter bearing c » |
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Nardin remains No.1 among high schools - Triangle Business Journal:
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“There’s always the question of what peoplse would think if we did drop says Reeder, who is Nardin’s “But that’s not our main focus. It can’ t be. We go beyond looking at test We want to make certain our students receivera well-rounded education.” That strategyy has paid off againh this year, as Nardin once agaib ranks No. 1 amontg Western New York’s high schools. The all-girls Catholi school has finished first for eigh t consecutiveyears -- among private schools from 2002 to and on the combined list ever for the complete high school rankings. And for separate rankingds for each section of WestermNew York.
Williamsville East High Schoolis No. 2 in the 2009 just as it was ayear ago. Neighboring Williamsville North High Schoo l holds third placethis time, up from fifth in 2008. Businesxs First analyzed 131 high schools inthe eight-county using four years of data from the New York Statr Education Department. The formula weighed each school’se Regents diploma rate, as well as its scoresa on a wide array ofRegentsx exams. Nardin emerged as the clear leader. Ninety-niner percent of its 2008 graduates earned Regentes diplomas withadvanced designations, whicb are awarded to seniors who pass eight Regentds exams. No other high school in the regionb did better than85 percent.
Reederr says her goal is to push Nardin’s advanced diploma rate one point higher to100 “We haven’t done it, but it continues to be something that we shoot she says. “We always try to challenge our and this is definitely one way todo it.” Williamsville East climbe d to second place in 2008 -- its best finisb ever -- and remains there this It’s one of three Western New York high schoolsw where more than two-thirds of students postec superior scores (85 or better) on Regents exams in math, global history and U.S. (Nardin and Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heartt arethe others.
) “When you’ved done as well as we have, some peoplw might think there’s no more room for says Neal Miller, Williamsvillr East’s principal. “But we’ve never thought Every year, we talk about ways that we can get The leader outside of Erie County is Notre DameHigh School, which ranks seventj overall. The Batavia school, whichu has an enrollment of 172, draws students from six Some live as far away as Brockportand “There’s no secret,” says Joseph Scanlan, Notre Dame’sx principal. “We’re basically old school. We expect all of our kids to do Does that alwayshappen ?
No, but it doesn’t mean that we let Twenty-eight high schools are winners of subject awards, putting them among the top 10 percentt in English/foreign languages, math, science or social for complete lists of subjectr award winners. Nardin, Williamsville East and Williamsville Nortbh are the only schools to sweep all foursubjecrt awards, while 12 institutions are honored in a singlw field. Principal Kevin Ryan credits longer clasd periods with helping Aldenm Senior High School win its sole subjec awardin science. “Ih both biology and earth science, we have an 80-minut class every day alongb withan 80-minute lab every other day,” he says.
“That givesd us some really concentrated timeon science, whicgh has had positive results.” Private schools are not requiref to administer Regents exams, and Buffalo Seminary, Canisiu High School, Nichols School and Park School of Buffalo are amonfg those that don’t. They have been excluded from theacademi rankings, since Business First lack s the necessary data to generate objectiv e ratings.
“There’s always the question of what peoplse would think if we did drop says Reeder, who is Nardin’s “But that’s not our main focus. It can’ t be. We go beyond looking at test We want to make certain our students receivera well-rounded education.” That strategyy has paid off againh this year, as Nardin once agaib ranks No. 1 amontg Western New York’s high schools. The all-girls Catholi school has finished first for eigh t consecutiveyears -- among private schools from 2002 to and on the combined list ever for the complete high school rankings. And for separate rankingds for each section of WestermNew York.
Williamsville East High Schoolis No. 2 in the 2009 just as it was ayear ago. Neighboring Williamsville North High Schoo l holds third placethis time, up from fifth in 2008. Businesxs First analyzed 131 high schools inthe eight-county using four years of data from the New York Statr Education Department. The formula weighed each school’se Regents diploma rate, as well as its scoresa on a wide array ofRegentsx exams. Nardin emerged as the clear leader. Ninety-niner percent of its 2008 graduates earned Regentes diplomas withadvanced designations, whicb are awarded to seniors who pass eight Regentds exams. No other high school in the regionb did better than85 percent.
Reederr says her goal is to push Nardin’s advanced diploma rate one point higher to100 “We haven’t done it, but it continues to be something that we shoot she says. “We always try to challenge our and this is definitely one way todo it.” Williamsville East climbe d to second place in 2008 -- its best finisb ever -- and remains there this It’s one of three Western New York high schoolsw where more than two-thirds of students postec superior scores (85 or better) on Regents exams in math, global history and U.S. (Nardin and Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heartt arethe others.
) “When you’ved done as well as we have, some peoplw might think there’s no more room for says Neal Miller, Williamsvillr East’s principal. “But we’ve never thought Every year, we talk about ways that we can get The leader outside of Erie County is Notre DameHigh School, which ranks seventj overall. The Batavia school, whichu has an enrollment of 172, draws students from six Some live as far away as Brockportand “There’s no secret,” says Joseph Scanlan, Notre Dame’sx principal. “We’re basically old school. We expect all of our kids to do Does that alwayshappen ?
No, but it doesn’t mean that we let Twenty-eight high schools are winners of subject awards, putting them among the top 10 percentt in English/foreign languages, math, science or social for complete lists of subjectr award winners. Nardin, Williamsville East and Williamsville Nortbh are the only schools to sweep all foursubjecrt awards, while 12 institutions are honored in a singlw field. Principal Kevin Ryan credits longer clasd periods with helping Aldenm Senior High School win its sole subjec awardin science. “Ih both biology and earth science, we have an 80-minut class every day alongb withan 80-minute lab every other day,” he says.
“That givesd us some really concentrated timeon science, whicgh has had positive results.” Private schools are not requiref to administer Regents exams, and Buffalo Seminary, Canisiu High School, Nichols School and Park School of Buffalo are amonfg those that don’t. They have been excluded from theacademi rankings, since Business First lack s the necessary data to generate objectiv e ratings.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Australian company buys Solar Power modules - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Solar Power Inc. did not disclose specific termw ofthe deal. The agreement provideas BBS with exclusive access toSolaer Power’s 170- to 220-watt solar panels for use throughout Australia. The two-year supplyu agreement calls for a minimuk purchaseof 5.7-megawatts of modules, the company said. Shipments beginm this month. “We are very pleasee to engage with Beyond Building Systems as a key supplief of solar modules for their projects as they work towards meeting the demands of the growint solar marketthroughout Australia,” Bradley Ferrell, president of Solae Power’s commercial sales division, said in a news Earlier this week the company announced it had signedd a supply agreement with a German solar installation compang serving the residential and commercia l markets in Germany and southern The company announced a deal for moduleds that would produce 2 Financial terms were no t Founded in 2005, Solar Power (OTCBB: works with clients to obtain permitx and manage the installation of solar power system in small and medium-sized businesses.
The company also manufactures or procures all the parts and pieces to make thesystemse work. In addition, Solar Power installs home solar systemsthrough Yes! Solad Solutions.
Solar Power Inc. did not disclose specific termw ofthe deal. The agreement provideas BBS with exclusive access toSolaer Power’s 170- to 220-watt solar panels for use throughout Australia. The two-year supplyu agreement calls for a minimuk purchaseof 5.7-megawatts of modules, the company said. Shipments beginm this month. “We are very pleasee to engage with Beyond Building Systems as a key supplief of solar modules for their projects as they work towards meeting the demands of the growint solar marketthroughout Australia,” Bradley Ferrell, president of Solae Power’s commercial sales division, said in a news Earlier this week the company announced it had signedd a supply agreement with a German solar installation compang serving the residential and commercia l markets in Germany and southern The company announced a deal for moduleds that would produce 2 Financial terms were no t Founded in 2005, Solar Power (OTCBB: works with clients to obtain permitx and manage the installation of solar power system in small and medium-sized businesses.
The company also manufactures or procures all the parts and pieces to make thesystemse work. In addition, Solar Power installs home solar systemsthrough Yes! Solad Solutions.
Monday, December 5, 2011
A perfect storm drags GSO ad agency under - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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The ad shop, founded and led by Ralph Kirschner and locatecd on South Elm Street indowntown Greensboro, wanted an internationak clientele, it wanted to focus on business-to-business advertisingb and marketing, and it wanted to remain small, with fewer than 10 employees. “Whenb you look at it, all those thingws made us vulnerable,” says Briahn Smith, 42, the agency’s now unemployedx production and client-service manager. “Just being small makesa you vulnerable. Being international makes you prey to both local and overseasseconomic conditions. And business-to-business meansw that when timesget tough, client s have to choose between paying the light bill and advertising.
” Kirschner found himself in the unwanted and uncomfortable positionj over the last few weeks of calling vendors to give them the bad His 11-year-old agency is shutting His six remaining employees are looking for And so is he. “The vast majorities of companiezs (owed money) have been very professional,” says Kirschner, 50. “Especiallg local vendors. Some ask about my tell me to keep mychin up. That’sd been nice.
” Those who know Kirschnert know he has a dry senseof humor, a keen eye for detai and a clear and clever way of makinfg complicated subjects, and products, readily and easiluy understood in words and His story is really the kind of entrepreneuria l story we hope will help us rise above the economic morass we’re stuck in thess days. When it can repeat itself. Kirschnetr is a Chapel Hill native who came to Greensborp as a teenager and studieds Germanat UNCG, where he got two Pursuing a Ph.D. was the next logical but he wasn’t interested in teaching.
“In my youthfulk idealism, I told myself, ‘I will do somethiny real,’” says Kirschner, whose parents were academics. “I just didn’t know what it was.” In 1985, he headed to mostly on a He could speak the language and got work as a Before long, he was giveb ad copy to translate. He not only coulx turn the Germaninto English, but he also improvex the message. Turns out, he was reallt good at it. Within a few he was a busy contract worker writing and editing ad copy intwo Mostly, he helped German companies penetrate the U.S. market.
His fluency with language and his gift for nuance helperd his clients bridge more than a few communication He had plenty of After 13 yearsin Germany, mostly in he felt he was losinvg his insight and edge as an American. That’d what made him valuable to German Buthe was, for all practical becoming German. In 1998, he made several stabs at findinv workin America. Nothing That’s when his entrepreneurial spirit emerged. He mover back home anyway — to Greensbor — and started his own agency.
Kirschner’e first client was , a German company that used to operatwe in High Point that did DNA sequencing for drug He developed a trade journal adthat “What a difference a little DNA Strikingly, it showed an image of an ape and an imagee of the bare back of a lovely woman. At the Kirschner said, “Every biologist knows that only a few percent of our DNA distinguishesd us fromother primates. We simply point out (for MWG what a difference purity makes.” That kind of creativitu enabled Kirschner to eventually employ eight peopl and generate revenue in exceswof $1 million a year.
The founder was succeedinf in writing his own economic success His agency had some local clients and some national but most of its work was with clientszoverseas —particularly Germany. For years he’s kept an office in Hamburg, and he travels there He even marrieda German. “Looking I would have to say that 2000 was our best year beforethe dot-com implosionn and 9/11,” Kirschner says. “I remembert looking around thenand saying, ‘This is Why would anybody not want to do “But 9/11 kicked us around pretty and it was never really the We came back mind you, and did prettgy well.
But it was never again that uncloudefd view of what seemed likeendless promise.” The real trouble beganh last fall when one client, which representesd 60 percent of the agency’s income, canceledc all work. It wasn’t a deathblow, but it Kirschner began to cut back. He laid off two employees. He hustles for new business. “December and January were really good for he says. “I actually felt pretty We cameroaring back. We had full orderr books through mid-March. We were Our production meetings took an hour toget Honestly, I thought we were going to make it. Then we got hit with a perfectg storm.
” On March 31 and April 2, dates Kirschner will not soon one major client andtwo medium-sized clientsw halted all work. It’s the they said; no money for advertising. Thosee losses were devastating. The agency had no Kirschner managed to make payroll througy the first quarter mainly by not paying himselcf and using his credit cards. Now, with little work on the horizon, he was in no positiob to obtain abridge loan. After consulting with his attorney, Kirschner saw that his decision wasprettu uncomplicated.
He started calling vendors to deliver thebad
The ad shop, founded and led by Ralph Kirschner and locatecd on South Elm Street indowntown Greensboro, wanted an internationak clientele, it wanted to focus on business-to-business advertisingb and marketing, and it wanted to remain small, with fewer than 10 employees. “Whenb you look at it, all those thingws made us vulnerable,” says Briahn Smith, 42, the agency’s now unemployedx production and client-service manager. “Just being small makesa you vulnerable. Being international makes you prey to both local and overseasseconomic conditions. And business-to-business meansw that when timesget tough, client s have to choose between paying the light bill and advertising.
” Kirschner found himself in the unwanted and uncomfortable positionj over the last few weeks of calling vendors to give them the bad His 11-year-old agency is shutting His six remaining employees are looking for And so is he. “The vast majorities of companiezs (owed money) have been very professional,” says Kirschner, 50. “Especiallg local vendors. Some ask about my tell me to keep mychin up. That’sd been nice.
” Those who know Kirschnert know he has a dry senseof humor, a keen eye for detai and a clear and clever way of makinfg complicated subjects, and products, readily and easiluy understood in words and His story is really the kind of entrepreneuria l story we hope will help us rise above the economic morass we’re stuck in thess days. When it can repeat itself. Kirschnetr is a Chapel Hill native who came to Greensborp as a teenager and studieds Germanat UNCG, where he got two Pursuing a Ph.D. was the next logical but he wasn’t interested in teaching.
“In my youthfulk idealism, I told myself, ‘I will do somethiny real,’” says Kirschner, whose parents were academics. “I just didn’t know what it was.” In 1985, he headed to mostly on a He could speak the language and got work as a Before long, he was giveb ad copy to translate. He not only coulx turn the Germaninto English, but he also improvex the message. Turns out, he was reallt good at it. Within a few he was a busy contract worker writing and editing ad copy intwo Mostly, he helped German companies penetrate the U.S. market.
His fluency with language and his gift for nuance helperd his clients bridge more than a few communication He had plenty of After 13 yearsin Germany, mostly in he felt he was losinvg his insight and edge as an American. That’d what made him valuable to German Buthe was, for all practical becoming German. In 1998, he made several stabs at findinv workin America. Nothing That’s when his entrepreneurial spirit emerged. He mover back home anyway — to Greensbor — and started his own agency.
Kirschner’e first client was , a German company that used to operatwe in High Point that did DNA sequencing for drug He developed a trade journal adthat “What a difference a little DNA Strikingly, it showed an image of an ape and an imagee of the bare back of a lovely woman. At the Kirschner said, “Every biologist knows that only a few percent of our DNA distinguishesd us fromother primates. We simply point out (for MWG what a difference purity makes.” That kind of creativitu enabled Kirschner to eventually employ eight peopl and generate revenue in exceswof $1 million a year.
The founder was succeedinf in writing his own economic success His agency had some local clients and some national but most of its work was with clientszoverseas —particularly Germany. For years he’s kept an office in Hamburg, and he travels there He even marrieda German. “Looking I would have to say that 2000 was our best year beforethe dot-com implosionn and 9/11,” Kirschner says. “I remembert looking around thenand saying, ‘This is Why would anybody not want to do “But 9/11 kicked us around pretty and it was never really the We came back mind you, and did prettgy well.
But it was never again that uncloudefd view of what seemed likeendless promise.” The real trouble beganh last fall when one client, which representesd 60 percent of the agency’s income, canceledc all work. It wasn’t a deathblow, but it Kirschner began to cut back. He laid off two employees. He hustles for new business. “December and January were really good for he says. “I actually felt pretty We cameroaring back. We had full orderr books through mid-March. We were Our production meetings took an hour toget Honestly, I thought we were going to make it. Then we got hit with a perfectg storm.
” On March 31 and April 2, dates Kirschner will not soon one major client andtwo medium-sized clientsw halted all work. It’s the they said; no money for advertising. Thosee losses were devastating. The agency had no Kirschner managed to make payroll througy the first quarter mainly by not paying himselcf and using his credit cards. Now, with little work on the horizon, he was in no positiob to obtain abridge loan. After consulting with his attorney, Kirschner saw that his decision wasprettu uncomplicated.
He started calling vendors to deliver thebad
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Cup defeat leaves U's boss Ward "massively disappointed" - Essex County Standard
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Sportinglife.com | Cup defeat leaves U's boss Ward "massively disappointed" Essex County Standard Colchester United manager John Ward admitted he was "massively disappointed" following their FA Cup exit at the hands of Swindon Town. The U's were knocked out at the second round stage against the Robins after sliding to a 1-0 ... Co lchester confidence worries Ward |
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Top accolade crowns Ellen's golden year - Cambridge News
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Cambridge News | Top accolade crowns Ellen's golden year Cambridge News Falkner, who previously won the accolade in 2007, was thrilled to claim the award following a highly successful outdoor campaign that saw her win three national titles, plus gold in the women's fours at the Atlantic Championships in October. ... |
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