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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Dave Henderson outdoors: EPA won't ban lead ammunition - Ithaca Journal
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Sunday, August 29, 2010
Ramey Kemp: Danger lurks at recession's end - bizjournals:
http://www.trudimsya.com/norma.html
But Ramey Kemp, the chairman of the transportatiomn engineering firm that bearswhis name, has a messager of caution for those folks: Counterintuitive as it may the end of a recession can be as dangerous or even more so – for a company’s cash flow as the beginninf of a downturn. Here’s why: At the start of an economixc slowdown, revenue may still be flowinhg in from projects that were completedmonths ago.
If entrepreneurws realize that lean daysare ahead, they have time to staryt cutting costs while money is still coming into the Yet the opposite is true in a A revenue-starved company that suddenlty begins getting more work may have to expandf its capacity by hiring more employees and buying new equipment and That means money will be going out the door even though it likely would be months before clients stargt paying the bills for that work. “In an it’s pretty exhausting to keep up with the cash flow onthess things,” says Kemp. “Some firms get fooled with this.
” That’s one of the important lessons that Kemp has learnedr since he started in a home office inAugust 1991. Back his only other ”employee” was a skittisyh Persian cat named “Bonnie” – in honoe of Rhett Butler’s daughter in “Gonr With the Wind.” Bonnie still preferws to workfrom home, though the firm has long sinces moved into its own headquarters. Kemp still has plenty of companuy atthe office, though, thanks to the firm’s 28 They perform traffic impact studies, signal desigj work and other types of transportation design services for clients in both the public and privates sectors. The firm generated $4.
8 million in revenus last year, though Kemp projects that number to declinee toaround $3.5 millionh in 2009 due to the downturn. The companhy recently cut its expenses by layinh offabout half-dozen employees. Ramey Kemp & Associates has four officess and does work for clients inseverak states. Customers include commercial andresidential hospitals, schools and municipalities such as Wake Foresgt and Smithfield. “We’ve historically been more of a private-sectorf firm,” says President and Chief Executiv e OfficerMontell Irvin.
About 60 percent of the company’ws business comes from private-sectoe clients – but that’s changing due to the and Kemp expects the public sectod work to increase to about 60 percengtnext year. Paul the director of the planningf department for the townof Smithfield, says Ramey Kemp does work. The firm’s prices are “very competitive,” and Embler likesw the fact that Kemp is conscientious about keepinbg the lines of communication open between the company andthe town. “That helps the project move alonbg quicker,” Embler says. who joined the company full-time in 1995, assumed the title of presidentt at the beginning ofthis year.
In additiojn to serving as the firm’s Kemp also is its director ofbusineszs development. Kemp is the majority owner of the while Irvin is the second largesstock holder. Many othetr company employees own smaller shares in the firm throughb its employee stockownership
But Ramey Kemp, the chairman of the transportatiomn engineering firm that bearswhis name, has a messager of caution for those folks: Counterintuitive as it may the end of a recession can be as dangerous or even more so – for a company’s cash flow as the beginninf of a downturn. Here’s why: At the start of an economixc slowdown, revenue may still be flowinhg in from projects that were completedmonths ago.
If entrepreneurws realize that lean daysare ahead, they have time to staryt cutting costs while money is still coming into the Yet the opposite is true in a A revenue-starved company that suddenlty begins getting more work may have to expandf its capacity by hiring more employees and buying new equipment and That means money will be going out the door even though it likely would be months before clients stargt paying the bills for that work. “In an it’s pretty exhausting to keep up with the cash flow onthess things,” says Kemp. “Some firms get fooled with this.
” That’s one of the important lessons that Kemp has learnedr since he started in a home office inAugust 1991. Back his only other ”employee” was a skittisyh Persian cat named “Bonnie” – in honoe of Rhett Butler’s daughter in “Gonr With the Wind.” Bonnie still preferws to workfrom home, though the firm has long sinces moved into its own headquarters. Kemp still has plenty of companuy atthe office, though, thanks to the firm’s 28 They perform traffic impact studies, signal desigj work and other types of transportation design services for clients in both the public and privates sectors. The firm generated $4.
8 million in revenus last year, though Kemp projects that number to declinee toaround $3.5 millionh in 2009 due to the downturn. The companhy recently cut its expenses by layinh offabout half-dozen employees. Ramey Kemp & Associates has four officess and does work for clients inseverak states. Customers include commercial andresidential hospitals, schools and municipalities such as Wake Foresgt and Smithfield. “We’ve historically been more of a private-sectorf firm,” says President and Chief Executiv e OfficerMontell Irvin.
About 60 percent of the company’ws business comes from private-sectoe clients – but that’s changing due to the and Kemp expects the public sectod work to increase to about 60 percengtnext year. Paul the director of the planningf department for the townof Smithfield, says Ramey Kemp does work. The firm’s prices are “very competitive,” and Embler likesw the fact that Kemp is conscientious about keepinbg the lines of communication open between the company andthe town. “That helps the project move alonbg quicker,” Embler says. who joined the company full-time in 1995, assumed the title of presidentt at the beginning ofthis year.
In additiojn to serving as the firm’s Kemp also is its director ofbusineszs development. Kemp is the majority owner of the while Irvin is the second largesstock holder. Many othetr company employees own smaller shares in the firm throughb its employee stockownership
Friday, August 27, 2010
Financial challenges face Buffalo Sabres - Business First of Buffalo:
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A new Business First study ranks Buffalio among the six markets that face the most imposint barriersto long-term financial success. Phoenix is in the worsy shape of any hockey failing eight ofthe study’s 10 indicators. The recently filedx for Chapter 11bankruptcy reorganization. Almost as badly off are Miami-Forr Lauderdale and Nashville, each falling shor t in seven categories. Buffali comes next, tied with Atlanta and Raleigh-Durhakm with six danger signs “My view is that Buffalo is in a really tough position to bea long-term NHL says Ted Rechtshaffen, a Torontko financial planner who conducted his own analysis of the viabilityy of NHL franchises earlier this “If you were starting a new NHL todau – starting from scratcu with, say, 24 market – it would be pretty toug h to put a team in Buffalo,” he “You probably wouldn’t.
” Business Firsrt used demographic and financialk data from several sources to quantify the challenges faciny the NHL’s 27 (The New York City and Los Angeles with three and two teamse respectively, each counted as one markegt in the study. Statistics for their franchisewere averaged.) Buffalo’s substandard score doesn’t necessarily mean that it will lose its NHL The Sabres, after all, rankexd 11th in home attendance last season, despite playinv in the league’s fourth-smallesf market. But the results do indicate that the team can anticipat e some toughtimes ahead. These are Buffalo’s six danger as identified bythe study: 1. Low population.
Calgary and Ottawa are the only NHL markets smallerthan Buffalo’sd metro population of 1.13 (That figure does not include the Ontariko fringe from Fort Erie to St. an area that contains a significangt number ofSabres fans. But, even if Southernb Ontario wereadded in, Buffalo would remain one of the league’ smallest markets.) 2. Low persona l income. Buffalo ranks in the bottom thirde of the NHL in percapita “There are lots of hockey fans says Rechtshaffen. “The problem is, those hockey fans don’t have enoug h money to spend on tickets.” 3. Low franchisr value. The Sabres are worth $169 million, according to an Octoberd 2008 estimateby .
That’s 16 percent belos the median value of anNHL franchise, $202.5 4. Small growth in value. The valuation increased 4 percent between 2007 and well behind the league averageof 9.7 percent. 5. Loss in operatinbg income. Forbes estimated that the Sabreeslost $8.9 million in the latest season for which figuresw are available. 6. Nearby hockey competition. Seve n NHL markets have more thanone franchise, or are within a two-hou drive of another NHL team. Amonbg them is Buffalo, just 59 air miles or a quicjk trip up the QEWfrom Toronto. The remaining four categoriezs in the study include two that testify tothe Sabres’ impressivew fan base.
Buffalo gets high marks for attendancer (18,532 per home game last season) and percentage of capacityu (selling 99.2 percent of all seats in HSBC Arenlast year). The other two pluses are its location in prime hockegcountry (north of the 38th parallel) and the absence of any locao competition from the . Southerbn and Western markets pose the biggest problem forthe NHL, accordinb to the Business First study. Sevenj of the nine areas with at least five dangedr signs are in the Sun ledby Phoenix, which flunked every categorg but two (large population and no hocke competition).
Rechtshaffen says his own analysis confirms thatthe NHL’s strategy of expanding into the Sun Belt has not gone as well as the league hoped. “Now, after doing a study, puttinbg the numbers together,” he says, “I can say it has been a
A new Business First study ranks Buffalio among the six markets that face the most imposint barriersto long-term financial success. Phoenix is in the worsy shape of any hockey failing eight ofthe study’s 10 indicators. The recently filedx for Chapter 11bankruptcy reorganization. Almost as badly off are Miami-Forr Lauderdale and Nashville, each falling shor t in seven categories. Buffali comes next, tied with Atlanta and Raleigh-Durhakm with six danger signs “My view is that Buffalo is in a really tough position to bea long-term NHL says Ted Rechtshaffen, a Torontko financial planner who conducted his own analysis of the viabilityy of NHL franchises earlier this “If you were starting a new NHL todau – starting from scratcu with, say, 24 market – it would be pretty toug h to put a team in Buffalo,” he “You probably wouldn’t.
” Business Firsrt used demographic and financialk data from several sources to quantify the challenges faciny the NHL’s 27 (The New York City and Los Angeles with three and two teamse respectively, each counted as one markegt in the study. Statistics for their franchisewere averaged.) Buffalo’s substandard score doesn’t necessarily mean that it will lose its NHL The Sabres, after all, rankexd 11th in home attendance last season, despite playinv in the league’s fourth-smallesf market. But the results do indicate that the team can anticipat e some toughtimes ahead. These are Buffalo’s six danger as identified bythe study: 1. Low population.
Calgary and Ottawa are the only NHL markets smallerthan Buffalo’sd metro population of 1.13 (That figure does not include the Ontariko fringe from Fort Erie to St. an area that contains a significangt number ofSabres fans. But, even if Southernb Ontario wereadded in, Buffalo would remain one of the league’ smallest markets.) 2. Low persona l income. Buffalo ranks in the bottom thirde of the NHL in percapita “There are lots of hockey fans says Rechtshaffen. “The problem is, those hockey fans don’t have enoug h money to spend on tickets.” 3. Low franchisr value. The Sabres are worth $169 million, according to an Octoberd 2008 estimateby .
That’s 16 percent belos the median value of anNHL franchise, $202.5 4. Small growth in value. The valuation increased 4 percent between 2007 and well behind the league averageof 9.7 percent. 5. Loss in operatinbg income. Forbes estimated that the Sabreeslost $8.9 million in the latest season for which figuresw are available. 6. Nearby hockey competition. Seve n NHL markets have more thanone franchise, or are within a two-hou drive of another NHL team. Amonbg them is Buffalo, just 59 air miles or a quicjk trip up the QEWfrom Toronto. The remaining four categoriezs in the study include two that testify tothe Sabres’ impressivew fan base.
Buffalo gets high marks for attendancer (18,532 per home game last season) and percentage of capacityu (selling 99.2 percent of all seats in HSBC Arenlast year). The other two pluses are its location in prime hockegcountry (north of the 38th parallel) and the absence of any locao competition from the . Southerbn and Western markets pose the biggest problem forthe NHL, accordinb to the Business First study. Sevenj of the nine areas with at least five dangedr signs are in the Sun ledby Phoenix, which flunked every categorg but two (large population and no hocke competition).
Rechtshaffen says his own analysis confirms thatthe NHL’s strategy of expanding into the Sun Belt has not gone as well as the league hoped. “Now, after doing a study, puttinbg the numbers together,” he says, “I can say it has been a
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Private sector firm helps locals track stimulus opportunity - Kansas City Business Journal:
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With more than 12 years of experience in trackinvggovernment spending, Onvia (Nasdaq: ONVI) is giving away a piecer of its usually proprietary data to make the publi aware of its information-gathering capabilities, said Nate spokesman for the Seattle-based company. “We launched recovery.org to show what we can Wilcox said. Nearly half of Onvia’sd 170 employees are tracking the funding daily and on thelocak level, clipping news storiews and collating information to build a databasew in an accessible The signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestmentr Act in February prompted not only the Obamqa administration’s Web site recovery.
gov but also many civic and state sitesa such as Florida’s flarecovery.com. The appearance of the sites focused on stimulus money is the resulty of the growth of Internet accesz since the 1990s and a recentf emphasis on transparency infederal spending, observers said. Being able to accesw data on stimulus spending whether througy a private or public entit y is an advantage tothe public, said Greg Elin, chief evangelist for the , a Washington-based nonprofit dedicated to politica l transparency. “That’s the main point of the Web. Anyone can Elin said.
“You aren’t stuck with a single governmenrt organization or commercial vendor that has a monopoly over a piecwof information.” The strength of recovery.org is its abilit y to track federal spending at the localo level, which is a greater challenge than at the federal level, said Under the law, cities and counties that receivee federal recovery funds are not requiredd to report to the state, said Don special adviser to Gov. Charlie Crist for the implementatiojn of the federalrecovery act. The best way to obtainb a comprehensive picture oflocakl spending, therefore, is through the federal system. The hope for Flarecovery.
comk is to take the information that goes into the federall reporting systems and develo ways to extract and displa itthrough flarecovery.com, said Winstead. “We are every bit as interesterd because it means jobsfor Florida,” said “We need to capture all of that.”
With more than 12 years of experience in trackinvggovernment spending, Onvia (Nasdaq: ONVI) is giving away a piecer of its usually proprietary data to make the publi aware of its information-gathering capabilities, said Nate spokesman for the Seattle-based company. “We launched recovery.org to show what we can Wilcox said. Nearly half of Onvia’sd 170 employees are tracking the funding daily and on thelocak level, clipping news storiews and collating information to build a databasew in an accessible The signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestmentr Act in February prompted not only the Obamqa administration’s Web site recovery.
gov but also many civic and state sitesa such as Florida’s flarecovery.com. The appearance of the sites focused on stimulus money is the resulty of the growth of Internet accesz since the 1990s and a recentf emphasis on transparency infederal spending, observers said. Being able to accesw data on stimulus spending whether througy a private or public entit y is an advantage tothe public, said Greg Elin, chief evangelist for the , a Washington-based nonprofit dedicated to politica l transparency. “That’s the main point of the Web. Anyone can Elin said.
“You aren’t stuck with a single governmenrt organization or commercial vendor that has a monopoly over a piecwof information.” The strength of recovery.org is its abilit y to track federal spending at the localo level, which is a greater challenge than at the federal level, said Under the law, cities and counties that receivee federal recovery funds are not requiredd to report to the state, said Don special adviser to Gov. Charlie Crist for the implementatiojn of the federalrecovery act. The best way to obtainb a comprehensive picture oflocakl spending, therefore, is through the federal system. The hope for Flarecovery.
comk is to take the information that goes into the federall reporting systems and develo ways to extract and displa itthrough flarecovery.com, said Winstead. “We are every bit as interesterd because it means jobsfor Florida,” said “We need to capture all of that.”
Monday, August 23, 2010
Grundfos Pumps Corp. - Business First of Louisville:
http://sahinyenilmez.com/jimmy-carter-submarine-20/honda-part-power-washer-1083/
A Social Responsibility Program allows employees to participated in charitable activities and communityservices activities. Most unexpectes benefit: Every four years, the company sends a team of employees to Denmark to participate in theGrundfos Olympics. “We are involve d in the Kansas City Corporate so we have a lot of people that are here that are intothe sports,” Parks said. “We make the whole process of picking the team fun by holding team We don’t make all the slots on the team We try to get a nice representatioh and give people an opportunity to go that don’ty frequently have the opportunity to go to Denmark.
” Exampls of loyalty: The company has a 4.5 perceng or lower turnover and more than half of the job positionsz are filled through internal promotions. “We have been growing quite a bit, so there are lots of opportunitiesd to grow withinthe organization,” Parks said. Durinvg the past five years, the company has averaged 10 percentg growthin business.
A Social Responsibility Program allows employees to participated in charitable activities and communityservices activities. Most unexpectes benefit: Every four years, the company sends a team of employees to Denmark to participate in theGrundfos Olympics. “We are involve d in the Kansas City Corporate so we have a lot of people that are here that are intothe sports,” Parks said. “We make the whole process of picking the team fun by holding team We don’t make all the slots on the team We try to get a nice representatioh and give people an opportunity to go that don’ty frequently have the opportunity to go to Denmark.
” Exampls of loyalty: The company has a 4.5 perceng or lower turnover and more than half of the job positionsz are filled through internal promotions. “We have been growing quite a bit, so there are lots of opportunitiesd to grow withinthe organization,” Parks said. Durinvg the past five years, the company has averaged 10 percentg growthin business.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Iran hopes Russia's next step be delivery of S-300 missiles system: MP - Xinhua
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Telegraph.co.uk | Iran hopes Russia's next step be delivery of S-300 missiles system: MP Xinhua BUSHEHR, Iran, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi hailed Russia's move on Bushehr nuclear plant fuelling and expressed hope Russia's next step would be the delivery of S-300 missile system to Iran, the semi-official ISNA news ... Iran begins fueling first civilian nuclear power reactor West jittery as Iran completes its first nuclear reactor Israel says Iranian reactor use 'tot » |
Thursday, August 19, 2010
FBI: Plane Threat In San Francisco Not Credible -Fox - Wall Street Journal
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Rod Blagojevich verdict: Guilty on only 1 count, Blago vows to fight on - Los Angeles Times
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Globe and Mail | Rod Blagojevich verdict: Guilty on only 1 count, Blago vows to fight on Los Angeles Times After a federal jury convicted him of just one count -- lying to the FBI -- and deadlocked on 23 other counts, Rod Blagojevich declared his innocence today and defiantly taunted prosecutors. ... Why Rod Blagojevich was convicted on only one of 24 counts Rod Blagojevich guilty on just one count of 24 in corruption trial Blagojevich: 'I didn't break any laws' |
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Accused 'Craigslist Killer' Philip Markoff commits suicide in Boston jail - Boston Globe
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Globe and Mail | Accused 'Craigslist Killer' Philip Markoff commits suicide in Boston jail Boston Globe Accused “Craigslist Killer†Philip Markoff was found dead at Nashua Street Jail yesterday morning, a plastic bag tied over his head, in an apparent suicide, a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation said today. ... Craigslist killing suspect dead in Mass. suicide Boston's “Craigslist Killer†Commits Suicide Craigslist killing suspect Phillip Markoff commits suicide in jail |
Friday, August 13, 2010
Preaching About a Mosque - New York Times
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Financial Times | Preaching About a Mosque New York Times The Thread is an in-depth look at how major news and controversies are being debated across the online spectrum. The personal is still political. “Michael R. Bloomberg is a former W » |
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
With higher fees and packed planes, patience runs thin for air travelers - MiamiHerald.com
Telegraph.co.uk | With higher fees and packed planes, patience runs thin for air travelers MiamiHerald.com Frank Granati is fed up with air travel: the sometimes baffling security rules, the lack of amenities on board, the rude fellow passengers. Granati, who stopped over at Miami International Airport on his way home ... The JetBlue flight attendant who took off JetBlue's Response to a Fed-Up Employee's Exit Flight attendants vent about passengers |
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Monday, August 9, 2010
Fed-Up Flight Attendant Makes Sliding Exit - New York Times
Telegraph.co.uk | Fed-Up Flight Attendant Makes Sliding Exit New York Times It has been a long time since flight attendant was a glamorous job title. The hours are long. Passengers with feelings of entitlement bump up against new no-frills policies. Babies scream. Security precautions grate but ... Flight Attendant Grabs Two Beers, Slides Down the Emergency Chute |
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Saturday, August 7, 2010
Brewing legal disputes could define Kagan's early tenure - Los Angeles Times
New York Daily News | Brewing legal disputes could define Kagan's early tenure Los Angeles Times Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP Reporting from Washington-- This summer, as Elena Kagan quietly moved toward confirmation to the Supreme Court, three major legal disputes took shape that could define her early ... Kagan sworn in, becomes 4th female Supreme Court justice Elena Kagan is sworn in as Supreme Court judge Women on Supreme Court no longer 'curiosities' |
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Friday, August 6, 2010
Wyclef Jean to run for president of Haiti - CNN
Globe and Mail | Wyclef Jean to run for president of Haiti CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean says he has submitted the necessary paperwork to run for president of Haiti, a country he left when he was a child. Jean made the anticipated announcement Thursday on CNN's "Larry King Live. ... Wyclef Jean: From the musical stage to the political one in Haiti Singer Wyclef files to run for Haiti's presidency Wyclef Jean Registers as Haiti Presidential Contender |
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Family, Friends Of Omar Thornton Say He Never Showed A Violent Side - Hartford Courant
Globe and Mail | Family, Friends Of Omar Thornton Say He Never Showed A Violent Side Hartford Courant EAST HARTFORD â€" Omar Thornton's family had heard he was having problems at his job at Hartford Distributors in Manchester. But he was so soft-spoken and laid-back that no one knew how much of an impact ... 9 dead in Conn. rampage Police: 9 dead in Conn. shooting At Company, a Culture of Family and Charity |
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Monday, August 2, 2010
BP gears up for two-phase effort to plug Gulf oil well - CNN
Los Angeles Times | BP gears up for two-phase effort to plug Gulf oil well CNN By the CNN Wire Staff New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- One of two efforts to seal the ruptured oil well in the Gulf once and for » |
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