Music for the masses: Kick off 2013 with Free Week and a few of our favorite ... - CultureMap Austin

raisavydyexuwowi.blogspot.com

Music for the masses: Kick off 2013 with Free Week and a few of our favorite ... CultureMap Austin As our attention is about to be diverted by a whole slew of out-of-state folk come SXSW, take the time to invest in Austin's local talent with the 10th annual Free Week, a concept originally introduced by Transmission Events. In January of every year ...

Solar Power, NBA star make European deal - Kansas City Business Journal:

kleopatraxnibe.blogspot.com
Global Energy Services will market and provideSolar Power’s solar-panel lineup in the “We are very pleased that Peja and his Globak Energy Solutions organization have joined with SPI as we expandf our international distribution network into a part of the worlxd where demand of solar is growin rapidly,” Solar Power chief executive officer Steve Kircherf said in a news releas Wednesday. Stojakovic, a sweet-shooting small forwars for the NewOrleans Hornets, will be available at the Soladr Power booth this week at InterSolar 2009 in Germany.
Solar Power has “an innovative line of photovoltai solar energy products that are associaterd withvery high-quality products and performancre standards,” said Stojakovic, a 10-year NBA Roseville-based Solar Power (OTCBB: SOPW) is an internationa manufacturer, distributor and installer of photovoltaic solarf systems. Shares of Solar Power dropped 7centd — or about 9.5 percent — to 67 cents in midday trading

Franchot: Financial questions on State Center project will require vigilance - Baltimore Business Journal:

ramoledef.blogspot.com
Franchot, who joined Gov. Martin O’Malley and Treasurefr Nancy Kopp onthe state’s Board of Public Worksw in voting for the $1.4 billion State Center redevelopment projecty Wednesday afternoon, said he does not know enoughu about the project’s costs to the state or whether the projecr is even practical given the nationwidee credit crunch. “I believe the project has a lot of promisd and is deserving of Franchot said in a telephoneinterview Wednesday. “k voted for it, but am going to continue to be vigilant abou the fiscal exposure tothe state.
” The deal involvews the state leasing its midtown Baltimore office complex to a private development team, which would then redevelop the propertyh into a mix of offices, shops and The state would then lease back a majorityt of the project’s 2 million squarew feet of office space for use by its variousw state agencies. But the terms of the deal have not been hammerexout yet, as Franchort and the Board of Public Works voted Wednesday only on a mastedr development agreement. With that agreement in the development team will now creatw designs for its planned buildings and come back to the statr for approval on morespecific designs, and lease terms.
The development which includes national housingdeveoper McCormack, Baron & would borrow $888 million to finance its work, accordinhg to the Department of Legislative The state would issue another $338 milliomn in debt. State and federal tax credif programs would pick upanother $234 millionb in project costs, with the remainder of the project’e costs being contributed directly by the developerss or other investors. Franchot said that scenarii raisesseveral concerns, including the ability for the state or the developers to borrow moneyy in the midst of the nationwide credit crunch.
He said he’s also concerned about the state’s abilithy to negotiate fair lease terms with the developerxs given they would both be heavilt invested in making sure the projectis “The problem is that the credit markets are bone dry,” Franchot “Obviously this is a long-term project, but I’m not confident that the privatr sector will finance this in a way that the statde can afford it.” In addition, Franchot said he isn’ty sure why the statde would make the project a priority above othe r pressing needs such as new college dormitories or othee state-funded construction projects.

Geography in the News: Lake-Effect Snow - National Geographic

judonebolayb1394.blogspot.com

Geography in the News: Lake-Effect Snow National Geographic Lake-effect snow has arrived around the Great Lakes as winter has finally come to the Midwest. During a single 1995 December storm, Buffalo, N.Y., received 40 inches of snow. Although this was a heavy snow, it was not a record for Buffalo. Buffalo's ... and more »

Kansas City hires Garcia to lead Water Services Department - Kansas City Business Journal:

xiwyxucupewox.blogspot.com
Assistant City Manager John Franklih has beenthe department’s acting director sincs Frank Pogge . Garcia has worked as a project management consultant since 2006 and was assistant county administrator for development and infrastructure in HillsboroughbCounty (Tampa area), Fla., from 2003 to 2006. As assistang county administrator, Garcia directly supervised eight including waterand wastewater, with more than 3,100 employeesz and a capital and operating budget of $1.5 billion.
Garciqa also has been director of planning andgrowthg management, and director of public workx for Hillsborough County, director of publifc works for Nueces County, Texas, and public works divisionj manager and deputy county engineer of San Diego He is a former member of the . “Bernardol has more than 20 years of experiencsin engineering, staff managemenf and project development and which will benefit the city in addressint our water infrastructure challenges,” City Manager Wayne Cauthe said in a releasew Monday.
“He also has a track recordd of stressing customer service and promoting community involvement and Garcia will be responsible for developing and managingKansas City’s programds for water supply, and wastewatetr and storm-water systems. He also will oversese all department staff, manage day-to-day operationw and guide the Wet Weather Solutions projectand infrastructure-related capitalo improvements.

Pedal to Properties leases Boulder office space - Denver Business Journal:

sucujovide.wordpress.com
The residential real estate firm’s newlhy leased space is at 1949Pearl St., a location in the Pearlp Street Mall area previously occupied by Besoz boutique. The space will be the company’s new flagshipp office, and is expected to open in July. “Thisx is an excellent location that affords us visibility and company founder and President Matt Kolb said in a Pedal to Properties is a residentia real estate firm that gives clients the option of lookinbg at homes by The company maintains a fleeg of 50 ElectraCruiser bikes. , the real estat brokerage is expanding because of a new capital infusion from attorney Tim now half-owner and president for U.S.
operations of Pedal to Properties. Majors, who’s originally from Perth, Australia, approached Kolb about investinf his firm after lookingf at Boulder propertiesby bicycle. In addition to expandingy in Boulder, Pedal to Properties plans to look at openinhg branch officesin other, unspecified U.S. markets. In May, the companu launched a licensee designation for brokers interestedd in using the Boulder operational formula in their markets.

St. Louis aldermen committee OKs Kiel Opera House plan - Triangle Business Journal:

coras-newport.blogspot.com
The plan now goes before the full boardcof aldermen. The Urban Development and Zoningg Committee had because members said they wante d more time to examinethe proposal, and Richard Baker, president of , which operates the , said the plan woul steal shows away from the Fox and , the New York City-baseds firm that owns the and holdsz the long-term lease to the To alleviate concerns among competitors, SCP Worldwid agreed to limit the number of third-partyh theatrical shows it holds for the firsyt five years, said Ken Munoz, a partnetr in SCP Worldwide. "We think this is a vote for St. he said. SCP Worldwide has brought in McEagle of O’Fallon, Mo.
, as a redevelopment partner and as generalo contractor. David Checketts, chairman of SCP Worldwide, thanked the Mayor Francis Slay and Comptroller DarleneGreenn "for putting their trust in our plan and sharingf our belief that the Kiel Operas House can and should be restored to the glory of its "We all want the same thing for St. Louis: a vibrant a thriving cultural andentertainment scene, additional jobs and a promisinf economic future for this and future Checketts said in a statement. "Today’s committee vote approvingf our Kiel Opera House plan is the first step in makinvg all of thisa reality.
" Last month, the city’as Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority to the boarf of aldermen that the Kiel be re-declared blighted, pavinhg the way for tax abatemenft for SCP Worldwide to support a restorationj of the building into a theatrical and concert venue.

Stifling Growth, Limiting Choice & Depriving Revenue: The Impact of Beer Laws ... - Houston Chronicle (blog)

aleksanovlsys.blogspot.com

Stifling Growth, Limiting Choice & Depriving Revenue: The Impact of Beer Laws ... Houston Chronicle (blog) State laws that regulate the craft beer industry stifle economic growth, limit choice for consumers, and deprive the state of much needed tax revenue. Locally, the craft brewing industry is growing at a fast rate. In 2008, Saint Arnold Brewing Company ...

Apple stock down on new iPhone, but no Jobs - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

ogarawo.wordpress.com
The stock finished trading at down 0.57 percent, after being down as more than 3 percenty earlier in the day. Speculation ahead of the San Franciscoo event centered on if CEO Stevew Jobs would make his first appearance since taking medical leave earlier this year and whether the companuy would unveil its next generation iPhone. Jobs didn't make an appearance, but Bloombergg News cited unnamed sourcesd Monday who said that he had been activelu involved inthe company's preparation for Monday's The new iPhone is nearly three timees faster to download Web page and comea with a 3-megapixel autofocus It also has voice-control featuresa and a built-in compass.
The 3GS also has improvede battery life with up to nine hourason WiFi, 10 hours while watching 30 hours using audio, 12 hours using 2G talk and five houres using 3G talk. It also features a new built-inm digital compass for instant navigation. The new available in black and white onJune 19, will sell for $199 for a 16GB modeol and $299 for 32GB. — New versions of the MacBool Pro. A 15-inch version that starts at a lower-priced 17-inch that starts at $2,499 and a 13-incyh version that starts at — Lower prices for the MacBook Air ultra-thin cutting $700 off the 128GB modeol to $1,799 and cuttingf $300 off the base model at $1,499.
— A new versionn of the Mac operating system, Snow that is faster to install and takesz up 6 gigabytes less harddrive space. The new operatinfg system comes with a new versionm of the Safari Web browser that Apple says is more robus t and faster thanprevious versions. New iPhone software including abilityu to cut and paste data and an alert feature that helps users find theit device or remotely wipe its memorh clean if it gets stolenh and later restore it using an iTunes Apple said at the conference that it has now sold more than 40 milliojn iPhones and iPod Touches and that users of the device have a choice of morethan 50,0000 software applications they can download.

ATS Services is now Talagy, with new owner - Austin Business Journal:

sucujovide.wordpress.com
Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS foundedr Delores Kesler, acquired the company and will serve as Kesler will retain the title ofchairman emeritus. Amy McGeorge will assume the role of presidentgand CEO. Terms of the acquisition were not “This is an exciting time in the growth and evolutio nof ATS, and I’m pleasecd to allow the next generation of leadershiop to take the helm,” said Kesler created Jacksonville-based ATS Services in eventually forming a parent company that merged with threew other staffing firms, including . The business splir into two ventures: , whicj became a publicly traded company and isnow , and ATS Services.
Mercer workede as the director of informatiomn technology at ATS Services before creating hisown company, , a globakl provider of on-demand talenft management software, in 1996. Kesler provided a loan that helpedf startthe company. Vurv Technology was acquiresd by (NASDAQ: TLEO) in 2008 for $128.8 million. Talagy, whicj has 11 offices around the countruy and80 employees, will continue to offer the same products and but instead of operating under multiple brands and business unitzs the company will consolidate into a singlwe brand.

California law student visiting Manhattan gunned down in brazen daytime ... - New York Daily News

sucujovide.wordpress.com

New York Daily News

California law student visiting Manhattan gunned down in brazen daytime ... New York Daily News California law student visiting Manhattan gunned down in brazen daytime Columbus Circle attack. Brandon Woodard, 31, was rushed to Roosevelt Hospital, where he died. The 2 p.m. shooting near Saint Thomas Choir School left witnesses stunned. and more »

Terry House keeps Tom Stinnett

xeconatyxex.blogspot.com
House is a master certified techniciam who services a variety ofrecreational vehicles, from 45-foot motof homes to towable camping trailers. The servicer area used to be the skatinv rink at the Kentuckiana Sports Centetr on Marriott Drivein Clarksville. But that was before Tom Stinnetrt bought the property in 1996 and turnedthe two-and-a-half-acrr facility into RV Freedom House, 54, has been with Stinnett RV for 18 years, providinh an array of services for travelers who own RVs. “Io am more of a maintenance man than a he said ofhis work. “I service plumbing and electrical systems, heatingy and air-conditioning systems.
Anything you would see in a And many of the coaches he worksa on are homes homes the ownerscan drive. “oI usually work on the big guys,” he said. Housde works on 10 to 12 RV brands, including Tiffin, Winnebago, Monaco, Dutchmen and Holiday Rambler. His tasks each day are dictatedd bywork orders. Some customers have a list of 25 itemsx to checkor repair, while others require only a few simpls adjustments. One of the major causes of problems, he has to do with the owner “no exercising the parts. You can’t just let the coach sit there when notin use. It is best to start the turn onthe appliances, run the heating and air-conditioning system.
” And tiny bugs and spiderw can take down a 20,000-pound RV. “Thr slenderest of webs can blocko the liquid propane pipes that run the A mud dauber nest can unbalancefan blades,” Houss said. Water leaks create havoc as “I see a lot of roof damage thatcausexs leaks. Water will hurt more than creating mold, rotten wood.” But House’s job entailse more than service. Once an RV is House checks it out to make sure all systemssare go. He then spends and hour or more with the customefr going over all the ins and outs ofthe coach’s equipment, showinvg the customer how to work everything.
“I don’t want them to get to theire destination and not know how to open thepatip cover,” he said with a Some of his work has to do with He has installed solar panels for charging the batteries, extra air satellite television equipment and invertet systems that convert DC battery power to standardc AC power. Hydronic heating systems, which Housed also has installedfor customers, providr heat for the coach and hot waterd in one unit. Interiors also can be “I have changed out benches, sofas and carpeting and flooring, and even added ceramid tile,” House said. “Some of the servic work just requires installinga part, and I am he added.
“I get a thrill out of doingf electrical work, which means I have to think. There are some tricky problems tofigure out. Sometimesz I even stump the guys at the There is a downside toany job, though. “o hate dealing with waste tank If thecustomer doesn’t use the digester/deodorizer chemicals in the toilett that are recommended, the waste driess up and forms a hard rock. Or, if they use the wronh type oftoilet paper, the tank gets cloggedr or the tank gets full. It’s not Aside from that, House said his work has providex him with a goodcareer … one that young people would do well to check out. “I get paid good he said.
“I don’t get that dirty, and I get to work in an insidde area.”

Resolute Games launching new iPhone app - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

guronelogoh.blogspot.com
Seven Deaths is a fightinf game that follows the lives of eight character s through one night in Nagamachi through a battlde for control inthe city. The game includes full storiesx of the characters anddetailed backgrounds. The game will also eventuallgy include updatesfor Wi-Fi multiplayer and social Resolute Games has also created other iPhone including “ThumStruck,” “Segment” and “Elvis Mobile.” And Resoluted gamers will now have new, faster devicea to play on.
At its Worldwide Developers Conferencwe inSan Francisco, announces the next generation of iPhone, which will download contenf three times faster than the curren brand and will include a 3-megapixel autofocus It also has voice-control featuresx and a built-in compass. The 3GS also has improved batterg life with up to nine hours on 10 hours whilewatching video, 30 hours usiny audio, 12 hours usint 2G talk and five hours using 3G talk. The new iPhon e will be available in blacok and white onJune 19. It will sell for $199 for a 16GB modelp and $299 for 32GB.

Manpower: 6% of Honolulu employers to hire in 3Q - Triangle Business Journal:

bakakinkorypon.blogspot.com
From July to September, 6 percent of the companies interviewed in the Honolulhu metro area plan to hiremore employees, while 11 percent expect to reduce their payrolls, according to the surve y from Milwaukee-based (NYSE: MAN). Seventy-eight percenr expect to maintain their current staff levels and 5 percenty remain uncertain abouthiring plans. Hiring is expectedd to be a little lighter than in the second when 10 percent of companiezs surveyed planned to hire and 12 percent expectedd tocut payrolls, said Manpower spokeswoman Mary Lou Callahan. For the comint quarter, job prospects in the Honoluluu area appear best in wholesale and retailp trade and leisureand hospitality.
Employers in durabler goods manufacturing, nondurable goods manufacturing, professional and business services, education and health services and governmenf intend tocut staffing. Hirin in construction, transportation and utilities, financiao activities and other services is expected toremaimn unchanged. National survey results showed little chang e from thesecond quarter. Of the more than 28,000 employerx surveyed across the country, 15 percengt expect to increase their staff levelsx during thethird quarter, whilse 13 percent expect to reduce their payrolls. Sixty-sevebn percent expect no change in hirinv and 5 percent are undecided abouttheitr third-quarter hiring plans.
“The data shows continued hesitancyuamong employers,” said Jonas Prising, president of the Americas for “They are treading slowly and watchingy with guarded optimism, hopingy a few quarters of stabilith will be the precursor to the recovery.”

New York ruling will change appraisals in Hawaii - Washington Business Journal:

tatyanagepoji.blogspot.com
Since May 1, all lenders that do residential mortgage loans for homes of one to four unit sold by and on the secondaryu market must abide by the Home Valuatio n Codeof Conduct, which is intended to plac a firewall between appraiser and lenderr to ensure appraisals that are independen t and honest. That means that mortgage brokers can no longeeselect appraisers. Loan officers at banks and otherd lenders also are no longerf able to choose or request specific and must guarantee to the federalp mortgage giants that the appraisals were done according to the Bank employees who select appraisers must work in a departmeny that is independent of the loanproduction staff.
Lender s cannot use in-house appraisers or an appraisal company that is an affiliats ofthe lender, unless they are independengt of the loan production department. Many brokerw and lenders will instead have to use athird party, which likely will be a Mainland-based appraisalk management company, to select the appraiser. The Home Valuatiom Code of Conduct was the result of an agreement between Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and New York stat Attorney GeneralAndrew M. Cuomo, who had sued lender Washingtonm Mutual over inflatedappraisal values. The real estate industry as a whole has not welcomed the Thousands of people are affected inHawaiio alone.
The state has 5,873 licensed mortgag e solicitors, including 359 on the 701 mortgage brokers and 567 licensed real estate including 62 onthe Mainland. The wroter to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on Apri 20 asking that the implementation of the code be postponed for one citing a lack of guidancde from the federallysponsored agencies. The National Associatio n of Mortgage Brokers sued the in Februar to stopthe code, whicy it had said would run up costs of mortgageds for consumers and help to put small businessezs out of business. But the grou withdrew the lawsuit in April to furthee assess its strategy against the federal agency.
While it is too soon to assese the full effect of the code herein Hawaii, businesw is starting to change for mortgagw brokers, lenders and appraisers. At Bank of before May 1, residential loan officere and thewholesale division, which handless loans from mortgage brokers, orderer and tracked their own appraisals. Since May 1, the bank has had its qualituycontrol division, which is independent of the loan production department, order appraisals for both sides, said Shanae senior vice president for compliance and systems. “Forth people used to do theire own thing and follow upon it, so the administrativee tasks are actually quite she said.
The bank chose not to use an appraisaklmanagement company. So far, one additional persoh has been hired to help with theincreasexd workload, Souza said. Some will win, some will lose “It’d a tremendous change [from] how business has been conducterd inthe past,” said Wayne Sadoyama of the Honolulu appraisal firm Stellmacher & “It’s not clear how everything will eventuallhy get resolved; some people will lose business, othe r people may gain some business.” One thing that will changes is the relationships that mortgage brokers have buil over the years with certainj appraisers, said Greg principal mortgage broker for in Honoluli and president of the .
“Tie s like that will be more or less or at least put to a he said. Under the code, any appraiser who is on an approve list could be hiresd forthe job. “It’s supposed to be a rotationh basis; you don’t really know who’s going to be the particular appraiser,” said Honolulu-based mortgage broker Donalxd Lau, a past president of the Hawaii Associationn ofMortgage Brokers. “You may have an appraise r who’s not experienced.
Some of the appraisapl firms that don’t have established relationshipws with brokersor lenders, they could really lose But it may end up helpin the up-and-coming appraisers, who may not have the same long-establisherd ties with the lenders that the larger firmz have, Ravelo said. “My understanding with the thirdpartyy [appraisal management companies], they’re going to try and look for the lowestf bidder,” he said. The one group that may be most affectedf are the buyersand sellers, who couldc see their appraisal fees “I think they’re more so the victims of this Ravelo said.
“With the new [appraisalo management company] setup, they’re finding the lowest bidder forthe appraisers. the bill’s coming out substantially There have been situations already where an appraisal fee that shoulc havebeen $350 direcrt from an appraiser ended up costing $800 when it went througn an appraisal management company, Ravelo “If you had a relationship with an appraiser, you coulsd get it for less than $400, becausde of return business,” he said. “That’sw out the door now.
”

RMC gratuity for 35 former staffers - Daily Pioneer

ogarawo.wordpress.com

RMC gratuity for 35 former staffers Daily Pioneer Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) sanctioned gratuity due to its 35 retired staffs on Monday. A decision to this effect was taken during standing committee meeting of the corporation. In the aforesaid standing committee meeting many other important ...

Kernel girls opening season with high expectations - Daily Republic

dyakonostrlin.blogspot.com

Kernel girls opening season with high expectations Daily Republic Deservingly so, expectations are high for the Mitchell High School girls' basketball team. Head coach Wes Morgan's defending state champion group returns four starters, has two first-team all-state players and an in-your-face defense that held ... and more »

Grubb & Ellis adds veteran broker to its team - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

elisovadinaimar.blogspot.com
Grubb & Ellis recently hired 15-year commercial real estate veteran Tom Milledr as senior vice president of itsoffice group. Millerr was lured away from CB . , wherr he was a seniod vice president and one ofthe best-known and most activee brokers in the Atlanta office market. Miller has been responsible for leasing a number of class Aoffice buildings, including Glenridge Highlands One and Two, One and Two Lakesidew Commons, Palisades, Centennial Tower and Towere Place 100.
“Tom is regarded as one of the top agency leasing professionals in our industry and is known for havingt tremendous relationships with both his clients and thebrokeragse community,” said Steve Dils, executivse vice president and managinh director of Grubb & Ellis’ Atlanta office. Justenj Cimino, who worked closely with Miller at CBRichardr Ellis, also joined Grubb & Ellisx as a senior associate within the firm’s growing office group.
Grubb & Ellis has been on a hiringh spreesince 2005, landing some of commerciapl real estate’s biggest names, including Brett Hunsaker, who came over from CB Richardd Ellis in May to lead Grubb’s business While Hunsaker was not involved in recruitingh Miller, it certainly piquecd his interest in making the move, Dils said. Since 2005, Grubgb & Ellis in Atlantaq has hired fourlandlord brokers, four investment salezs brokers and 16 tenant reps. During that the firm has grown to 44brokersa locally, up from 27.
Nationally, Grubb & Ellis (NYSE: GBE) wantxs to rank alongside big brokerage houses includiny CBRichard Ellis, and , Dils “We are competing with those other firmzs and winning a number of assignments,” he “We are aggressively growing our Grubb & Ellis’ growth is being fueled in part by its 2007 mergere with NNN Realty Advisors, Dils said. Ad agencyh Kilgannon recently signed a lease forabouf 15,000 square feet at Midtown Kilgannon is Atlanta’s seventh-largest ad agency, with 54 full-timre staff, according to Atlantsa Business Chronicle’s list of 25 largest advertisingy agencies published May 23.
The firm will move from its current spac at1275 Peachtree, where it leases abouty 11,000 square feet. It plans to make the move in earl December. “Our lease was up at the end of the and the squarefootagd we’re at now was what we had six years ago, so things have gotten kind of dense said Michael Reinick, a Kilgannon principal and its chief financial officer. “Even though the economy is downrighrt now, we had to take a greater amount of as we anticipate growth five to seven years Kilgannon clients include Attorneys’ Titlse Insurance Fund Inc., SouthernLINC Wirelesxs and Old Mutual Plc.
, owner of Midtown is trying to fill the hole leftby , whicu vacated slightly more than 100,000 square feet when it move to John Dewberry’s Two Peachtree Pointe. Tishman Speyer is carrying out a major renovationm of its lobby and common area tohelp leasing. Ed Bosbyshell represented Kilgannon. Leslie Claxton of Tishman Speyer represented the ThomsonTax & Accounting recentlyh completed an 11,829-square-foot lease at Peachtree Center, one of several receng transactions at the landmark downtowbn office complex.

Simple cameras for family snapshots - USA TODAY

coras-newport.blogspot.com

Simple cameras for family snapshots USA TODAY It's a super-simple camera that stays out of its own way, unfettered by special shooting modes or picture effects. It's one of very, very few compacts with an optical viewfinder, and it runs on AA batteries, making it dead simple to find replacements ... and more »