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The American Recovery and Reinvestmeng Act gave a break to former employee of companies with 20 or more employees by providing a subsidyg that cuts the cost ofCOBRA health-care coverage by 65 percent. Illinois is extendinbg the same break to workersx laid off fromsmaller companies. The bill signeed by Quinn provides a 65 percent healthh insurance payment subsidy to those who workerd for companies with fewer than20 employees. The bill give s employees of small businesses who lost theirt jobsafter Sept. 1, 2008, and who declineed COBRA because of itshigh costs, a second chance to enterd the program.
Under this plan, those formerf workers can continue their health insurance coverage and receivre a 65 percent premium The law also provides up to an additionapl three months of coverage for manyformere employees. Sen. Susan Garrett, D-Highwood, and Rep. Karen May, sponsored the legislation.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
TXCO Resources reports net loss for 2008 - San Antonio Business Journal:
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million for 2008. This compares to net incomd of $940,000, or 3 cents per dilutexd share, on revenues of $93.9 millionm in 2007. The company’s net cash from operating activities roseto $100.6 millioj from $69.4 million in 2007. Earnings befor e income taxes, interest expense, depreciation, depletion, impairment and abandonment expenses was also up for the yearto $89.y6 million, or $2.59 per share, compared to $52.9 million, or $1.52 per share, in 2007. impairment expenses were sharply higher in 2008 reflecting suspension ofthe company’as San Miguel oil sands pilot projects once commodith prices began declining.
“TXCO’s leasehol d assets have excellent prospects but currently we face extraordinarhy challenges following the unprecedented collapsed in oil and gas prices that occurref latelast year,” says CEO James E. Sigmon. TXCO is an independentf oil and gas company with interests in theMavericm Basin, the onshore Gulf Coast region and the Marfa Basin in Texas. The company also drills in the Mid-continent regionj of western Oklahoma.
million for 2008. This compares to net incomd of $940,000, or 3 cents per dilutexd share, on revenues of $93.9 millionm in 2007. The company’s net cash from operating activities roseto $100.6 millioj from $69.4 million in 2007. Earnings befor e income taxes, interest expense, depreciation, depletion, impairment and abandonment expenses was also up for the yearto $89.y6 million, or $2.59 per share, compared to $52.9 million, or $1.52 per share, in 2007. impairment expenses were sharply higher in 2008 reflecting suspension ofthe company’as San Miguel oil sands pilot projects once commodith prices began declining.
“TXCO’s leasehol d assets have excellent prospects but currently we face extraordinarhy challenges following the unprecedented collapsed in oil and gas prices that occurref latelast year,” says CEO James E. Sigmon. TXCO is an independentf oil and gas company with interests in theMavericm Basin, the onshore Gulf Coast region and the Marfa Basin in Texas. The company also drills in the Mid-continent regionj of western Oklahoma.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Less play time equals more troubled kids, experts say - USA Today
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USA Today | Less play time equals more troubled kids, experts say USA Today But in this era of hyper-vigilant parenting, researchers find that children in the United States have far less time to play than kids of 50 years ago, a trend that may have serious consequences for their development and mental health. ... |
Friday, September 23, 2011
Roberts backs KU Cancer Center's push for NCI designation - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’ s Westwood medical building. He said that it now take 10 years to 17 yearsand $1 billio to bring a new drug to which Roberts called a “national disgrace.” The National Cancer Institute said in November that the KU Cancer Center has a 25, 2011, application date for its efforts to get an initial five-year designation as an NCI cancer The months-long application process for institutions seekinhg new designations begins with submission of documentatioj that sometimes exceeds 1,000 pages and includes a site visitf and other steps. The earliest that KU Cance Center’s application could be approvedx is the springof 2012.
Nationwide, 64 cancee centers receive Cancer Center Support Grants to supportt research to reducethe incidence, morbidity and mortalit y rates of cancer. There are 23 cancer centers and 41 comprehensive cancer centers. The KU Cancer Center is part of , whicnh is the medical research and education arm of the University of NCIdesignation — KU’s No. 1 priority typically is granted to academicmedical centers. Therefore, KU Medicakl Center is the entity that will apply forNCI designation. Increased regional patient accessto cutting-edg e clinical trials. • More than $1.3 billion in annualk economic benefits inthe region.
An increase in KU Cancer Center’s annual NCI financint from thecurrent $7.5 million to about $40 NCI-affiliated institutions also attract world-clasa researchers who bring NCI grants with and part of the estimated increase is basexd on that. Many of these researchers doublras clinicians, adding expertise and deptn in various cancer-care sub-specialties.
Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’ s Westwood medical building. He said that it now take 10 years to 17 yearsand $1 billio to bring a new drug to which Roberts called a “national disgrace.” The National Cancer Institute said in November that the KU Cancer Center has a 25, 2011, application date for its efforts to get an initial five-year designation as an NCI cancer The months-long application process for institutions seekinhg new designations begins with submission of documentatioj that sometimes exceeds 1,000 pages and includes a site visitf and other steps. The earliest that KU Cance Center’s application could be approvedx is the springof 2012.
Nationwide, 64 cancee centers receive Cancer Center Support Grants to supportt research to reducethe incidence, morbidity and mortalit y rates of cancer. There are 23 cancer centers and 41 comprehensive cancer centers. The KU Cancer Center is part of , whicnh is the medical research and education arm of the University of NCIdesignation — KU’s No. 1 priority typically is granted to academicmedical centers. Therefore, KU Medicakl Center is the entity that will apply forNCI designation. Increased regional patient accessto cutting-edg e clinical trials. • More than $1.3 billion in annualk economic benefits inthe region.
An increase in KU Cancer Center’s annual NCI financint from thecurrent $7.5 million to about $40 NCI-affiliated institutions also attract world-clasa researchers who bring NCI grants with and part of the estimated increase is basexd on that. Many of these researchers doublras clinicians, adding expertise and deptn in various cancer-care sub-specialties.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Realtors to launch foreclosure courses - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The group gave the $3,200 to host a foreclosurse and shortsales course. And the was giveh $8,050 to develop a course and DVD for consumers and agentes on the legal risks associated with foreclosures andshort sales. also was awarded $6,000 to host a Realtort training course on helping consumers who are behinxd ontheir mortgages. The national associatiomn gave out morethan $3 milliomn to different city associations to help resolve the growinh foreclosure problem.
“Realtors build communities, and as the leading advocate for homeownership andhousing issues, we believe that any famil y that loses its home to foreclosure is one family too NAR President Charles McMillan, a broket with in Dallas-Fort Worth. “Foreclosures affect each community which is why NAR is providinb the Foreclosure Prevention and Response grants directly to local and state Realtor associations so that they candevelop unique, coordinated action plans to prevent foreclosures and minimizre their adverse effects on the community.
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The group gave the $3,200 to host a foreclosurse and shortsales course. And the was giveh $8,050 to develop a course and DVD for consumers and agentes on the legal risks associated with foreclosures andshort sales. also was awarded $6,000 to host a Realtort training course on helping consumers who are behinxd ontheir mortgages. The national associatiomn gave out morethan $3 milliomn to different city associations to help resolve the growinh foreclosure problem.
“Realtors build communities, and as the leading advocate for homeownership andhousing issues, we believe that any famil y that loses its home to foreclosure is one family too NAR President Charles McMillan, a broket with in Dallas-Fort Worth. “Foreclosures affect each community which is why NAR is providinb the Foreclosure Prevention and Response grants directly to local and state Realtor associations so that they candevelop unique, coordinated action plans to prevent foreclosures and minimizre their adverse effects on the community.
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Monday, September 19, 2011
Bauer Financial issues Q1 credit union ratings - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The company uses federal regulatory data to rate credit unionzs based oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinqueng loans and other factors. Bauer's ratingg ranks from a high of 5 stars to a low of 0 Of the 10 larges t South Florida credit unions by six maintaineda five-star (superior) IBM Southeast Employees Credit Union and Brightstar Credit Uniomn held on to their four stars (excellent) in the firstg quarter. They had been downgraded from five starss in thethird quarter. Priority One Credit Unio in Sunrise fell from to three stars from four starx in the first quarterwith 69.9 million in assets, 1.6 percent of whicyh were nonperforming.
, South Florida’a second-largest credit union with $738 million in held on to its threer stars in thefirst quarter. It was downgraded to threde stars (adequate) from four stars in the fourth ThePembroke Pines-based credit uniohn counted 1.74 percent of its assets as nonperforming. First Choice in West Palm Beac also hadthree stars. , the largest in Soutjh Floridawith $1.62 billion in remained the only credit union in the statew rated zero stars by The Miramar-based credit uniomn counted 8.6 percent of its assets as It was placed into conservatorshiop by Florida regulators on April 24 aftetr heavy losses and the ousted its management.
Space Coast Credit Union has shown an in acquiringEasternm Financial.
The company uses federal regulatory data to rate credit unionzs based oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinqueng loans and other factors. Bauer's ratingg ranks from a high of 5 stars to a low of 0 Of the 10 larges t South Florida credit unions by six maintaineda five-star (superior) IBM Southeast Employees Credit Union and Brightstar Credit Uniomn held on to their four stars (excellent) in the firstg quarter. They had been downgraded from five starss in thethird quarter. Priority One Credit Unio in Sunrise fell from to three stars from four starx in the first quarterwith 69.9 million in assets, 1.6 percent of whicyh were nonperforming.
, South Florida’a second-largest credit union with $738 million in held on to its threer stars in thefirst quarter. It was downgraded to threde stars (adequate) from four stars in the fourth ThePembroke Pines-based credit uniohn counted 1.74 percent of its assets as nonperforming. First Choice in West Palm Beac also hadthree stars. , the largest in Soutjh Floridawith $1.62 billion in remained the only credit union in the statew rated zero stars by The Miramar-based credit uniomn counted 8.6 percent of its assets as It was placed into conservatorshiop by Florida regulators on April 24 aftetr heavy losses and the ousted its management.
Space Coast Credit Union has shown an in acquiringEasternm Financial.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Fontainebleau Las Vegas company files Chapter 11 - Houston Business Journal:
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Fontainebleau Las Vegas LLC and two of itsaffiliated – Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings LLC and Fontainebleau Las Vegas Capital Corp. – filerd bankruptcy petitions in Miamilate Tuesday. The Miamii Beach hotel is not includexd inthe filing. The company said in a news releasde that the decision to file Chapter 11 was the direcyt result of litigation with lenders on the Las Vegaa hotel construction project that had to do with contractual disputeds related tonearly $800 million in constructionh funding for the $2.9 billion resort-casino project, which is 70 percent complete. Lenders include , and Deutsche Bank Trusrt Co. Americas.
The legal dispute has effectivelyt shut down the projectand “purt thousands of people out of work,” said Howard chief restructuring officer of Fontainebleau Las Vegas, in the “Our goal now is to secure funding to complete this world-class project and restructure our existing debt.” Fontainebleau Las Vegas reacheds a provisional agreement with a group of its non-defaultingt lenders for the use of cash for the administrationb of its bankruptcy case, and is in negotiationsz to obtain financing to restart construction on that Fontainebleau Miami Beach, which is a separate legal entity, continues to operate as normal.
Turnberrh West Construction, the project’ss general contractor, is also not include in the filing, according to the news In 2008, Nakheel Hotelws of Dubai bought a 50 perceng interest in the Fontainebleay Miami Beachfor $375 The Las Vegas hotel companiesx that filed bankruptcy are based in Soutj Florida because the Soffer family of which also owns the Turnberry development and constructiobn companies, owns all the Fontainebleau Jeffrey Soffer is a principao of umbrella company Fontainebleau Resorts LLC, according to statre records.
Fontainebleau Las Vegas also withdre without prejudiceits $3 billion lawsuit in Las Vegaw against some of its and refiled the case in Miami bankruptcy where the Chapter 11 petitionsz were filed. The lawsuit with lender s was amended on May 12 to includew allegations that Deutsche BankTrust Co. Americas was “seekingb to destroy the Fontainebleau in order to minimize with the nearby and which is wholly owned by a Deutsche Bank subsidiary. "This claim is an attempt by the Fontainebleau's developerws to distract from the fact that they have breachedc theirloan covenants.
We will defen d ourselves vigorously against thismeritless allegation," Deutschd Bank spokesman John Gallagher said in an e-mailed response. Fontainebleau Las Vegae LLC lists morethan $1 billion in debt and a simila amount in assets on its with more than 1,000 creditors. The only Souty Florida creditor listed was Internationapl Bedding inFort Lauderdale, with a claimn of $498,737.
Fontainebleau Las Vegas LLC and two of itsaffiliated – Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings LLC and Fontainebleau Las Vegas Capital Corp. – filerd bankruptcy petitions in Miamilate Tuesday. The Miamii Beach hotel is not includexd inthe filing. The company said in a news releasde that the decision to file Chapter 11 was the direcyt result of litigation with lenders on the Las Vegaa hotel construction project that had to do with contractual disputeds related tonearly $800 million in constructionh funding for the $2.9 billion resort-casino project, which is 70 percent complete. Lenders include , and Deutsche Bank Trusrt Co. Americas.
The legal dispute has effectivelyt shut down the projectand “purt thousands of people out of work,” said Howard chief restructuring officer of Fontainebleau Las Vegas, in the “Our goal now is to secure funding to complete this world-class project and restructure our existing debt.” Fontainebleau Las Vegas reacheds a provisional agreement with a group of its non-defaultingt lenders for the use of cash for the administrationb of its bankruptcy case, and is in negotiationsz to obtain financing to restart construction on that Fontainebleau Miami Beach, which is a separate legal entity, continues to operate as normal.
Turnberrh West Construction, the project’ss general contractor, is also not include in the filing, according to the news In 2008, Nakheel Hotelws of Dubai bought a 50 perceng interest in the Fontainebleay Miami Beachfor $375 The Las Vegas hotel companiesx that filed bankruptcy are based in Soutj Florida because the Soffer family of which also owns the Turnberry development and constructiobn companies, owns all the Fontainebleau Jeffrey Soffer is a principao of umbrella company Fontainebleau Resorts LLC, according to statre records.
Fontainebleau Las Vegas also withdre without prejudiceits $3 billion lawsuit in Las Vegaw against some of its and refiled the case in Miami bankruptcy where the Chapter 11 petitionsz were filed. The lawsuit with lender s was amended on May 12 to includew allegations that Deutsche BankTrust Co. Americas was “seekingb to destroy the Fontainebleau in order to minimize with the nearby and which is wholly owned by a Deutsche Bank subsidiary. "This claim is an attempt by the Fontainebleau's developerws to distract from the fact that they have breachedc theirloan covenants.
We will defen d ourselves vigorously against thismeritless allegation," Deutschd Bank spokesman John Gallagher said in an e-mailed response. Fontainebleau Las Vegae LLC lists morethan $1 billion in debt and a simila amount in assets on its with more than 1,000 creditors. The only Souty Florida creditor listed was Internationapl Bedding inFort Lauderdale, with a claimn of $498,737.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tedco awards $600K to tech firms - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The money was granted in collaborationn withthe U.S. Army Medicalp Research and Materiel Command and the throughthe Ft. Detricj Technology Transfer Initiative. The purpose of the technology transfer program is to raise awarenesa of new and developing technologies and funding them to transitionh as viable projectsfor follow-on funding in the market Each company that received funding was awarded approximately $50,00 0 between March 2008 and May 2009, making up the initiative’e second round of financial awards since its $750,000p program extension. The fundxs for the program’s second phase were secure by Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., and Rep. Roscoe G. R-Md. “The [Ft.
Detrick Technology Transfer Initiative] program is enabling area businessee to harness the technologies being developed at Fort Detrickj and apply them to thecommercial sector,” said Mikulski. “Thise will lead to new products that have the powee to create jobs andsave lives.” Mikulski announced the firsrt phase of the tech transfer program in March 2005 when 11 companiea received funding. in Rockville: The companuy is developing a health care technology calleemiTag system, which is a scalable wireless sensor solutiob for improving patient flow. in The company is developing a technology calleed the GeNova Screento identify, and produce antibody-like molecules.
in Rockville: The company is developing an on-demandx biotech products including a combination vaccine against plagueand anthrax. BioAssay Works LLC in Ijamsville: The companu is developing a lateral-flow visua l diagnostic test to detect and differentiate singled sample multiplepathogenic poxviruses, including variola, vaccinia, and in Catonsville: The company is safety-testing a medical product called ClotFoam, which is a non-compressible, intracavitarty hemostatic agent.
CynerGene IDMP in Frederick: The companty is developing, validating and implementing a supplemental diagnosisof Malaria, HIV, and Dengue usinhg its Infectious Disease Multiplex Panel approach, which could alloww for creation of LLC in Baltimore: The companyh is developing required components and systen framework to enable conversational interfacew for telemedicine tools. Such toold would allow professional medics touse voice, and other human-- computer interactions to access and documenyt information in electronic medicak records.
in Rockville: The company is developin g technology to preserve mammalian cells in driesd format that can easilybe re-hydrater for a variety of LLC in Frederick: The company is evaluating the effect of Imagilin patented probioticss as a food supplemen to enhance the immune responsiveness of guinewa pigs upon immunization or challengre with virulent pathogens. The evaluation will suggest the ability of Imagilin patented probiotics to enhancde the immunization ofa vaccine. in The company is developing micropatterned substratees for viralinfectivity assays.
Juxtopia in Baltimore: The companyy is customizing its Wearablr Assistance and SituationalAwareness (WASA) goggles and service to alloew U.S. Army combat medics to accessa and document information to electrical medical recordsvia hands-free voice-request s and voice-responses. in Baltimore: The company is developing cell therapiews to treat brain and spinalcord
The money was granted in collaborationn withthe U.S. Army Medicalp Research and Materiel Command and the throughthe Ft. Detricj Technology Transfer Initiative. The purpose of the technology transfer program is to raise awarenesa of new and developing technologies and funding them to transitionh as viable projectsfor follow-on funding in the market Each company that received funding was awarded approximately $50,00 0 between March 2008 and May 2009, making up the initiative’e second round of financial awards since its $750,000p program extension. The fundxs for the program’s second phase were secure by Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., and Rep. Roscoe G. R-Md. “The [Ft.
Detrick Technology Transfer Initiative] program is enabling area businessee to harness the technologies being developed at Fort Detrickj and apply them to thecommercial sector,” said Mikulski. “Thise will lead to new products that have the powee to create jobs andsave lives.” Mikulski announced the firsrt phase of the tech transfer program in March 2005 when 11 companiea received funding. in Rockville: The companuy is developing a health care technology calleemiTag system, which is a scalable wireless sensor solutiob for improving patient flow. in The company is developing a technology calleed the GeNova Screento identify, and produce antibody-like molecules.
in Rockville: The company is developing an on-demandx biotech products including a combination vaccine against plagueand anthrax. BioAssay Works LLC in Ijamsville: The companu is developing a lateral-flow visua l diagnostic test to detect and differentiate singled sample multiplepathogenic poxviruses, including variola, vaccinia, and in Catonsville: The company is safety-testing a medical product called ClotFoam, which is a non-compressible, intracavitarty hemostatic agent.
CynerGene IDMP in Frederick: The companty is developing, validating and implementing a supplemental diagnosisof Malaria, HIV, and Dengue usinhg its Infectious Disease Multiplex Panel approach, which could alloww for creation of LLC in Baltimore: The companyh is developing required components and systen framework to enable conversational interfacew for telemedicine tools. Such toold would allow professional medics touse voice, and other human-- computer interactions to access and documenyt information in electronic medicak records.
in Rockville: The company is developin g technology to preserve mammalian cells in driesd format that can easilybe re-hydrater for a variety of LLC in Frederick: The company is evaluating the effect of Imagilin patented probioticss as a food supplemen to enhance the immune responsiveness of guinewa pigs upon immunization or challengre with virulent pathogens. The evaluation will suggest the ability of Imagilin patented probiotics to enhancde the immunization ofa vaccine. in The company is developing micropatterned substratees for viralinfectivity assays.
Juxtopia in Baltimore: The companyy is customizing its Wearablr Assistance and SituationalAwareness (WASA) goggles and service to alloew U.S. Army combat medics to accessa and document information to electrical medical recordsvia hands-free voice-request s and voice-responses. in Baltimore: The company is developing cell therapiews to treat brain and spinalcord
Monday, September 12, 2011
Long View Gallery to relocate - Denver Business Journal:
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The gallery signed a long-term leased at 1234 9th St. NW for 5,000p square feet, or four times more space than its currentexhibitiomn capacity. Its current lease -- half a blocj south at 1302 9th St. NW -- expirew July 31. The renovated spacr will have better custom framing and special event and “renovation costs will be in excess of six figures,” said gallery director Drew The building, owned by , previouslgy acted as an auto showroom and, most as a vending machine warehouse and has sat emptgy for the past few years. Local architect Will Coucnh is designing the renovated gallery which will still show and support contemporary artists.
Porterfield plans to soon announcew several major new artists that will exhibit at the Long View Gallery was founded in 2000 by Andrewe Haley and Suzanne Zylonis ina Sperryville, Va. which showcases many Virginia artists. Local art patronx partnered with Haley and Zylonis in 2006 to open its Shaw The gallery will stay open at its currenft space until July andwill re-open in the new spacd in September.
The gallery signed a long-term leased at 1234 9th St. NW for 5,000p square feet, or four times more space than its currentexhibitiomn capacity. Its current lease -- half a blocj south at 1302 9th St. NW -- expirew July 31. The renovated spacr will have better custom framing and special event and “renovation costs will be in excess of six figures,” said gallery director Drew The building, owned by , previouslgy acted as an auto showroom and, most as a vending machine warehouse and has sat emptgy for the past few years. Local architect Will Coucnh is designing the renovated gallery which will still show and support contemporary artists.
Porterfield plans to soon announcew several major new artists that will exhibit at the Long View Gallery was founded in 2000 by Andrewe Haley and Suzanne Zylonis ina Sperryville, Va. which showcases many Virginia artists. Local art patronx partnered with Haley and Zylonis in 2006 to open its Shaw The gallery will stay open at its currenft space until July andwill re-open in the new spacd in September.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Former Yahoo COO heads to Activision to lead Guitar Hero unit - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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Rosensweig will oversee Guitar Hero's global operations includinf game development, hardware manufacturing, suppluy chain, logistics and marketing. He will report directly to Mike president and CEO ofActivision Publishing. Kai former president and CEO of RedOctane, who alongy with his brother Charles Huang createdGuitard Hero, will continue working at RedOctane reportinb to Rosensweig. Rosenweig was COO of Yahoo (NASDAQ: from 2002-2006, and most recentlyh served as an operating principaat , a private investmenty firm.
"With a platform and content that universallg engages a wide range of Guitar Hero has incredible growth I look forward to continuing to develol Guitar Hero into an even moresuccessfulo enterprise," Rosensweig said in a statement. Activisiom Publishing is a divisioh ofSanta Monica's (NASDAQ:
Rosensweig will oversee Guitar Hero's global operations includinf game development, hardware manufacturing, suppluy chain, logistics and marketing. He will report directly to Mike president and CEO ofActivision Publishing. Kai former president and CEO of RedOctane, who alongy with his brother Charles Huang createdGuitard Hero, will continue working at RedOctane reportinb to Rosensweig. Rosenweig was COO of Yahoo (NASDAQ: from 2002-2006, and most recentlyh served as an operating principaat , a private investmenty firm.
"With a platform and content that universallg engages a wide range of Guitar Hero has incredible growth I look forward to continuing to develol Guitar Hero into an even moresuccessfulo enterprise," Rosensweig said in a statement. Activisiom Publishing is a divisioh ofSanta Monica's (NASDAQ:
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Epson Introduces the Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 Designer Edition - A New ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Commercial foreclosures start to spread across Northern Va. - Washington Business Journal:
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Anyone who follows the commercial real estatee market knows there are buildingsa in troublethroughout Washington, but as one drivesz along the Dulles Toll Road or Route 28, it’w hard to miss the signzs of distress. “See-through buildings” dot the bereft of the interior officse wallsthat don’t show up untiol a tenant does. In recent weeks, at least two lenderz have given up the waiting game and takeh the keys and the title back fromthe owners: Lincolnj Park III and Monument III. More than 50 office buildingxs stand empty or virtually empty inNorthern Virginia, with 46 lyintg beyond the Beltway.
With no tenants biting at theidr rock-bottom asking rents dozens of those buildingsw are expected to sink into foreclosure The 203,000-square-foot Lincoln Park III, 13857 McLearejn Road, was developed by and sold to an entityg in 2007 for $47 million, during the last days of the commerciak real estate boom. Still empty, asking rentse dropped as low as $28 per square foot and brokers scrambled to put togethe r a deal for an interested In March, started its foreclosure proceedings by appointing a substitute trustee. ING did not responc to a requestfor comment, but Fairfax Countyu tax assessors estimate the building is now worth just $35 The building may be worth even less.
Like many propertyu tax offices, Fairfax County’s assessment procedure lags market conditions by as much as two saidDavid Levy, a co-founder of McLean-based , whichn represents property owners in tax appeals. Although Levy had time to fieldca reporter’s questions while hittiny golf balls in his the tectonic shifts in the real estatr economy have flooded him with appeals from desperate property owners. “There’s certainly a lot of business out there,” he his club clinking againstanother “Prior to this, I hadn’t filed an appea in Fairfax County since ... gosh, I can’t rememberr when.
Probably six, seven or eight years Some commercial buildings in the Washington region have lost as much as half theiervalue but, on average, his clients are asking tax authorities for 20- to 25-percent reductionsa in assessed value, Levy said. If thos numbers are accurate, most of his clients will have lost virtuall all of the equity they have intheir buildings. And with the emboldenedx tenant market demanding lower rent and highe allowances for custominterioer buildouts, many owners are calculatinb it might take them up to seven yeares to recoup the cost of landing that tenant. “Landlordd are saying this is alosin game,” Levy said.
With lending conditions alread bleak, those owners will face foreclosure if theifr existing loans are due in thenear future. “There are goinbg to be a lot of buildings tradinbg on the market throughthe banks,” Levy One of Levy’s clients is another bank that swiped a Herndonb property back from its owners. In April, took back titled to Monument III, a 193,138-square-foot building at 12930 Worldgats Drive. The owners — a joint venturee between The Praedium Group, a New York-base d real estate investment and ofBethesda — paid $54.9 million, or $284 a squarse foot, for the building in At the time of the 2007 the building was just 29 percent leased.
The joinyt venture owed nearly $51.8 million on the GE Today, the building is nearly 80 percengt leased, yet Fairfax Countg assesses its valueat $50.6 million, which is the recordee “sale” price for the April Unless something dramatic happens to strengthen and embolden the banking and financs industry, commercial real estate’s woes are likel to worsen in the near future. By next a massive wave of propertiexs financed in 2005 through thecommercial mortgage-backed securities market will need to find new Right now, the optiond are few, and the legions of ownerss of these securitized notes can’t easily be corralled to sign off on loan In March, the Federal Reserve announced that it would expanr one of its primary rescue programs, the Term Asset-Backed Securitieas Loan Facility (or TALF) to includd commercial property originally financesd through CMBS loans.
There’s just one catch: Only the highest-rate d securities are eligible for purchasre throughthe program. With values falling, ratinges agencies are now questioning the optimistic underwriting on many oftheser CMBS-financed deals. For instance, Standare & Poor’s on May 18 lowered its corporate crediyt rating onTishman Speyer’s D.C.-area real estatwe portfolio to “CCC” from A large chunk of that portfolio, whicb was purchased in 2006, was financed througn the CMBS market.
“Th e government is hoping that all these fixews will fix the lending environmeny so that the credit facilities will open up and start lendin g again before we have a major saidMark Larsen, president of Larsen Commerciall Real Estate Services/Oncor International. “But so far, that hasn’gt happened.” Despite all the glum forecasts, there is one piecd of good news, at least for the strugglintg Reston/Herndon submarket. After yearas of overbuilding in theDulles corridor, developers have now pulledc out completely. Just 235,433 square feet remain undert construction inthe Reston/Herndon submarket now, compared to more than 1.
1 millioj square feet in the first quarterr of 2008. There’s just one buildinhg under construction — Boston 11955 Democracy Drive. Although it is still being it’s already been leased in its entirety by the Collegde EntranceExamination Board.
Anyone who follows the commercial real estatee market knows there are buildingsa in troublethroughout Washington, but as one drivesz along the Dulles Toll Road or Route 28, it’w hard to miss the signzs of distress. “See-through buildings” dot the bereft of the interior officse wallsthat don’t show up untiol a tenant does. In recent weeks, at least two lenderz have given up the waiting game and takeh the keys and the title back fromthe owners: Lincolnj Park III and Monument III. More than 50 office buildingxs stand empty or virtually empty inNorthern Virginia, with 46 lyintg beyond the Beltway.
With no tenants biting at theidr rock-bottom asking rents dozens of those buildingsw are expected to sink into foreclosure The 203,000-square-foot Lincoln Park III, 13857 McLearejn Road, was developed by and sold to an entityg in 2007 for $47 million, during the last days of the commerciak real estate boom. Still empty, asking rentse dropped as low as $28 per square foot and brokers scrambled to put togethe r a deal for an interested In March, started its foreclosure proceedings by appointing a substitute trustee. ING did not responc to a requestfor comment, but Fairfax Countyu tax assessors estimate the building is now worth just $35 The building may be worth even less.
Like many propertyu tax offices, Fairfax County’s assessment procedure lags market conditions by as much as two saidDavid Levy, a co-founder of McLean-based , whichn represents property owners in tax appeals. Although Levy had time to fieldca reporter’s questions while hittiny golf balls in his the tectonic shifts in the real estatr economy have flooded him with appeals from desperate property owners. “There’s certainly a lot of business out there,” he his club clinking againstanother “Prior to this, I hadn’t filed an appea in Fairfax County since ... gosh, I can’t rememberr when.
Probably six, seven or eight years Some commercial buildings in the Washington region have lost as much as half theiervalue but, on average, his clients are asking tax authorities for 20- to 25-percent reductionsa in assessed value, Levy said. If thos numbers are accurate, most of his clients will have lost virtuall all of the equity they have intheir buildings. And with the emboldenedx tenant market demanding lower rent and highe allowances for custominterioer buildouts, many owners are calculatinb it might take them up to seven yeares to recoup the cost of landing that tenant. “Landlordd are saying this is alosin game,” Levy said.
With lending conditions alread bleak, those owners will face foreclosure if theifr existing loans are due in thenear future. “There are goinbg to be a lot of buildings tradinbg on the market throughthe banks,” Levy One of Levy’s clients is another bank that swiped a Herndonb property back from its owners. In April, took back titled to Monument III, a 193,138-square-foot building at 12930 Worldgats Drive. The owners — a joint venturee between The Praedium Group, a New York-base d real estate investment and ofBethesda — paid $54.9 million, or $284 a squarse foot, for the building in At the time of the 2007 the building was just 29 percent leased.
The joinyt venture owed nearly $51.8 million on the GE Today, the building is nearly 80 percengt leased, yet Fairfax Countg assesses its valueat $50.6 million, which is the recordee “sale” price for the April Unless something dramatic happens to strengthen and embolden the banking and financs industry, commercial real estate’s woes are likel to worsen in the near future. By next a massive wave of propertiexs financed in 2005 through thecommercial mortgage-backed securities market will need to find new Right now, the optiond are few, and the legions of ownerss of these securitized notes can’t easily be corralled to sign off on loan In March, the Federal Reserve announced that it would expanr one of its primary rescue programs, the Term Asset-Backed Securitieas Loan Facility (or TALF) to includd commercial property originally financesd through CMBS loans.
There’s just one catch: Only the highest-rate d securities are eligible for purchasre throughthe program. With values falling, ratinges agencies are now questioning the optimistic underwriting on many oftheser CMBS-financed deals. For instance, Standare & Poor’s on May 18 lowered its corporate crediyt rating onTishman Speyer’s D.C.-area real estatwe portfolio to “CCC” from A large chunk of that portfolio, whicb was purchased in 2006, was financed througn the CMBS market.
“Th e government is hoping that all these fixews will fix the lending environmeny so that the credit facilities will open up and start lendin g again before we have a major saidMark Larsen, president of Larsen Commerciall Real Estate Services/Oncor International. “But so far, that hasn’gt happened.” Despite all the glum forecasts, there is one piecd of good news, at least for the strugglintg Reston/Herndon submarket. After yearas of overbuilding in theDulles corridor, developers have now pulledc out completely. Just 235,433 square feet remain undert construction inthe Reston/Herndon submarket now, compared to more than 1.
1 millioj square feet in the first quarterr of 2008. There’s just one buildinhg under construction — Boston 11955 Democracy Drive. Although it is still being it’s already been leased in its entirety by the Collegde EntranceExamination Board.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Travelers
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The biggest chunk of money went toward education programz forunderrepresented youth, totaling more than $6 million. This included a $205,000 grant to the Minnesotas Private College Fund for the Urbaj EducationScholars Program, which aims to bring more teacher of color to St. Paul and Minneapolisx schools. The St. Paul-based propertuy and casualty insuranceprovidert (NYSE: TRV) also gave $125,000 to the Family Housingf Fund in the Twin Cities, which works to transition homelesa people to a new life. Travelers’ national community development contribution s added upto $4 million. Arts and cultures organizations tookup $2.
5 with $25,000 going toward Project SUCCESS, a Twin Cities programj that works to fund arts education and collegs access for students. Other significant grantx went to charitable organizationsin Hartford, Conn., Chicago and Travelers plans to pump up educatio n charity this year in the St. Paul and Conn., areas.
The biggest chunk of money went toward education programz forunderrepresented youth, totaling more than $6 million. This included a $205,000 grant to the Minnesotas Private College Fund for the Urbaj EducationScholars Program, which aims to bring more teacher of color to St. Paul and Minneapolisx schools. The St. Paul-based propertuy and casualty insuranceprovidert (NYSE: TRV) also gave $125,000 to the Family Housingf Fund in the Twin Cities, which works to transition homelesa people to a new life. Travelers’ national community development contribution s added upto $4 million. Arts and cultures organizations tookup $2.
5 with $25,000 going toward Project SUCCESS, a Twin Cities programj that works to fund arts education and collegs access for students. Other significant grantx went to charitable organizationsin Hartford, Conn., Chicago and Travelers plans to pump up educatio n charity this year in the St. Paul and Conn., areas.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
eFuture Information Technology Inc. Announces Anticipated Accounting Adjustments
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The specific areas being assessed for accounting adjustments relatedto (i) our accounting for a depository reserve we must maintain in Chinq for employee social security costs, (ii) the timing of our recognition of revenues upon sales of some of our softwaree products, and (iii) the methoxd by which we calculate our costs of First, we have determined that we have not reservedc an adequate amount for these purposes and, as a will revise our previously-reported unaudited earnings for the abovwe periods. As a foreign private issuer, we are not requirer to file quarterly reports but have traditionally provided such informationto investors.
The correctiobn of the reserve for employee sociak security costs will result in operating losses in our annuapl report onForm 20-F that are in excess of those disclosed in our unauditedr quarterly earnings reports during the four quarters of fiscal year 2008. This correctiob will also increase operating losses for our first quarterf 2009 beyond those listed in our press release datedJune 9, 2009. Secondly, some of our softwar e products include rights to one year of maintenance to ensurer that the software operates properly for thepurposes sold.
We previousluy deferred recognitionof 10% of the software contract amount for a one-yeare period from the date of sale and recognizedr it as revenue aftetr the one-year maintenance periodx had passed. Our management has determined that these amountse should instead be recognized evenly over themaintenancr period. This correction will result in the acceleratecd recognition of revenues and associated costs of revenues but will not changwe the ultimate amounts we recognize perservice Finally, our management has determined that it will furthed improve the accuracy of reflecting its costa of revenues through allocation on the basis of laborf costs.
We previously allocated our costs of revenuee basedon out-of-pocket expenses on projects. The change from allocation basedcon out-of-pocket expenses to allocatio based upon labor costs will resul t in a more accurate estimate of costs of revenues by project, but is not expected to have a material change to the reportinfg of costs of The anticipated accounting adjustments are intendeds to ensure adequate reserve of social securityg benefits for our employeess and enhance the accurate recognitionb of revenue and associated costs to better reflecg our expanding business and operationa l performance.
The Company remains on track to continue the growth momentum and reaffirms our recent upward revision of 2009 revenue guidance of USD28 milliob toUSD29 million, representing annual revenue growth of 38% to 40%. About eFuturre Information Technology Inc. eFuture Informationb Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: EFUT) is a leading providet of software and servicesin China's rapidly growing retail and consumer goods industries. eFuture providesd integrated software and servicesto manufacturers, wholesalers, logistics companies and retailers in China's front-end supplh chain (from factory to consumer) market, especially in the retailk and fast moving consumer goods industries.
eFuture currently serve over 15 Fortune 500 over 1,000 retailers and over 5,000 suppliers operatingb in China. eFuture is one of IBM's premier business partners in Asia Pacific and is a strategic partnedrwith Oracle, Microsoft, JDA, Motorola and Samsung Network eFuture has more than 600 employees and 20 branch officeas across China. For more information about pleasevisit . This announcement contains forward-lookinh statements. These statements are made undethe "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigatiomn Reform Actof 1995.
These forward-looking statements can be identifiede by terminology suchas "will, "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among othert things, 2009 financial outlook and quotations from managemen t inthis announcement, as well as strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. eFuturwe may also make written ororal forward-lookinv statements in periodic reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other writtejn materials and in oral statements made by its directors or employees to second parties.
Statements that are not historicalp facts, including statements about the Company's beliefws and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherentt risksand uncertainties. A number of factors coulx cause actual results to diffef materially from those contained inany forward-lookingf statement, including but not limited to the following: eFuture's anticipater growth strategies; eFuture's future business development, results of operations and financial expected changes in the Company'sa revenues and certain cost or expensde items; eFuture's ability to attracft customers and leverage its brand; trendes and competition in the software the Company's ability to control expenses and maintain profigt margins; the Company's ability to hire, trai n and retain qualified managerial and other employees; the Company's ability to develo p new software and pilot new business modelsd at desirable locations in a timely and cost-effective manner; th! e performancer of third parties under contracta with the Company; the expected growtbh of the Chinese economy software marketr in retail and consumer goodsz industries; and Chinese governmentaol policies relating to private manager and operators of software and applicablee tax rates.
Further information regarding thesde and other risks is includedrin eFuture's annual report on Form 20-F and othe r documents filed with the SEC. All information provided in this presx release and in the attachmentss is as ofJune 19, 2009, and the Companu undertakes no duty to update such information or any othef forward-looking information, except as required undet applicable law. For more information, please contact: Investo Contact: Troe Wen, Companyy Secretary eFuture InformationTechnologgy Inc. Tel: +86-10-5293-7699 Email: ir@e-future.com.cn Investor Relations (US): Mahmouc Siddig Taylor Rafferty Tel: +1-212-889-4350 Email: eFuture@Taylor-Rafferty.
com Investot Relations (HK): Ruby Yim Taylor Raffertu Tel: +852-3196-3712 Email: eFuture@Taylor-Rafferty.com Media Contact: Jaso Marshall Taylor Rafferty Tel: +1-212-889-4350 eFuture@Taylor-Rafferty.com SOURCE eFuture InformationTechnologh Inc.
The specific areas being assessed for accounting adjustments relatedto (i) our accounting for a depository reserve we must maintain in Chinq for employee social security costs, (ii) the timing of our recognition of revenues upon sales of some of our softwaree products, and (iii) the methoxd by which we calculate our costs of First, we have determined that we have not reservedc an adequate amount for these purposes and, as a will revise our previously-reported unaudited earnings for the abovwe periods. As a foreign private issuer, we are not requirer to file quarterly reports but have traditionally provided such informationto investors.
The correctiobn of the reserve for employee sociak security costs will result in operating losses in our annuapl report onForm 20-F that are in excess of those disclosed in our unauditedr quarterly earnings reports during the four quarters of fiscal year 2008. This correctiob will also increase operating losses for our first quarterf 2009 beyond those listed in our press release datedJune 9, 2009. Secondly, some of our softwar e products include rights to one year of maintenance to ensurer that the software operates properly for thepurposes sold.
We previousluy deferred recognitionof 10% of the software contract amount for a one-yeare period from the date of sale and recognizedr it as revenue aftetr the one-year maintenance periodx had passed. Our management has determined that these amountse should instead be recognized evenly over themaintenancr period. This correction will result in the acceleratecd recognition of revenues and associated costs of revenues but will not changwe the ultimate amounts we recognize perservice Finally, our management has determined that it will furthed improve the accuracy of reflecting its costa of revenues through allocation on the basis of laborf costs.
We previously allocated our costs of revenuee basedon out-of-pocket expenses on projects. The change from allocation basedcon out-of-pocket expenses to allocatio based upon labor costs will resul t in a more accurate estimate of costs of revenues by project, but is not expected to have a material change to the reportinfg of costs of The anticipated accounting adjustments are intendeds to ensure adequate reserve of social securityg benefits for our employeess and enhance the accurate recognitionb of revenue and associated costs to better reflecg our expanding business and operationa l performance.
The Company remains on track to continue the growth momentum and reaffirms our recent upward revision of 2009 revenue guidance of USD28 milliob toUSD29 million, representing annual revenue growth of 38% to 40%. About eFuturre Information Technology Inc. eFuture Informationb Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: EFUT) is a leading providet of software and servicesin China's rapidly growing retail and consumer goods industries. eFuture providesd integrated software and servicesto manufacturers, wholesalers, logistics companies and retailers in China's front-end supplh chain (from factory to consumer) market, especially in the retailk and fast moving consumer goods industries.
eFuture currently serve over 15 Fortune 500 over 1,000 retailers and over 5,000 suppliers operatingb in China. eFuture is one of IBM's premier business partners in Asia Pacific and is a strategic partnedrwith Oracle, Microsoft, JDA, Motorola and Samsung Network eFuture has more than 600 employees and 20 branch officeas across China. For more information about pleasevisit . This announcement contains forward-lookinh statements. These statements are made undethe "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigatiomn Reform Actof 1995.
These forward-looking statements can be identifiede by terminology suchas "will, "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Among othert things, 2009 financial outlook and quotations from managemen t inthis announcement, as well as strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. eFuturwe may also make written ororal forward-lookinv statements in periodic reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other writtejn materials and in oral statements made by its directors or employees to second parties.
Statements that are not historicalp facts, including statements about the Company's beliefws and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherentt risksand uncertainties. A number of factors coulx cause actual results to diffef materially from those contained inany forward-lookingf statement, including but not limited to the following: eFuture's anticipater growth strategies; eFuture's future business development, results of operations and financial expected changes in the Company'sa revenues and certain cost or expensde items; eFuture's ability to attracft customers and leverage its brand; trendes and competition in the software the Company's ability to control expenses and maintain profigt margins; the Company's ability to hire, trai n and retain qualified managerial and other employees; the Company's ability to develo p new software and pilot new business modelsd at desirable locations in a timely and cost-effective manner; th! e performancer of third parties under contracta with the Company; the expected growtbh of the Chinese economy software marketr in retail and consumer goodsz industries; and Chinese governmentaol policies relating to private manager and operators of software and applicablee tax rates.
Further information regarding thesde and other risks is includedrin eFuture's annual report on Form 20-F and othe r documents filed with the SEC. All information provided in this presx release and in the attachmentss is as ofJune 19, 2009, and the Companu undertakes no duty to update such information or any othef forward-looking information, except as required undet applicable law. For more information, please contact: Investo Contact: Troe Wen, Companyy Secretary eFuture InformationTechnologgy Inc. Tel: +86-10-5293-7699 Email: ir@e-future.com.cn Investor Relations (US): Mahmouc Siddig Taylor Rafferty Tel: +1-212-889-4350 Email: eFuture@Taylor-Rafferty.
com Investot Relations (HK): Ruby Yim Taylor Raffertu Tel: +852-3196-3712 Email: eFuture@Taylor-Rafferty.com Media Contact: Jaso Marshall Taylor Rafferty Tel: +1-212-889-4350 eFuture@Taylor-Rafferty.com SOURCE eFuture InformationTechnologh Inc.
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