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The , in its monthly report issued said thepurchasing manager’s index, or PMI, continued to plunger in May. The non-seasonally adjuste d index dropped 6 percentto 41.7 percent last month while the seasonallh adjusted index was off 5.6 percenty to 40 percent. Those are the lowest marks sinceJune 2003. Just one of the six indices measureds — commodity prices — was up compared to Aprilk and saidArthur Aramino, chairmahn of the business survey committee, “Highe prices will certainly not help the manufacturinh sector recover.
” Production, new orders, inventories, employmentf and deliveries are the other indices used to compile the “Many of the respondents are tied to the auto and buildiny industries and until those industries turn Aramino said, “Western New York will likely continue to experiencw contraction in the manufacturing sector.” When the PMI is abovr 50 percent, the sector is a reading below 50 percent indicatez contraction.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
IRS seeks repeal of work cell-phone tax - Dayton Business Journal:
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The agency created an uproafr when it proposed ways to simplify compliance with currenttax law, which treats personaol use of work-supplied cell phones as personalp income. That law is “burdensome, poorly understood by taxpayers and difficult for the IRS toadministed consistently,” IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said in a To simplify compliance, the IRS soughy comment on several options, included treating 25 percent of the cell phone’zs use as personal use. That created an uproar, and some reporta “incorrectly implied that the IRSis ‘crackingy down’ on employee use of employer-provided cell phones,” Shulman said.
In the IRS and the have askedCongress “too make clear that there will be no tax consequencd to employers or employees for personapl use of work-related devices such as cell phones providedf by employers,” Shulman said. “The passage of time, advances in technology and the nature of communications in the modern workplaces have rendered thislaw obsolete,” he The House passed legislation last year to repeapl the cell phone tax, but it faile d to pass the Senate.
The agency created an uproafr when it proposed ways to simplify compliance with currenttax law, which treats personaol use of work-supplied cell phones as personalp income. That law is “burdensome, poorly understood by taxpayers and difficult for the IRS toadministed consistently,” IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman said in a To simplify compliance, the IRS soughy comment on several options, included treating 25 percent of the cell phone’zs use as personal use. That created an uproar, and some reporta “incorrectly implied that the IRSis ‘crackingy down’ on employee use of employer-provided cell phones,” Shulman said.
In the IRS and the have askedCongress “too make clear that there will be no tax consequencd to employers or employees for personapl use of work-related devices such as cell phones providedf by employers,” Shulman said. “The passage of time, advances in technology and the nature of communications in the modern workplaces have rendered thislaw obsolete,” he The House passed legislation last year to repeapl the cell phone tax, but it faile d to pass the Senate.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
In Motion: Bike Like a Girl - Patch.com
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In Motion: Bike Like a Girl Patch.com Women represent just a quarter of all Seattle-area bike commuters, so the Cascade Bicycle Club has been gearing activities to help female riders rule the road. A female cyclist poses at the start line of the annual Seattle to Portland ride in 2009. ... |
Thursday, July 21, 2011
DownEast makes California debut at Galleria - Portland Business Journal:
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DownEast Basics, a Salt Lake City chain with more than 40 markets itself asan “affordabled fashion” retailer. Nothing costs more than $50, and most itemss — from swimwear to summer dressed — costs around $20 to $30. The Rosevilles store’s first weekend exceeded the company’s projections by 25 percent. Based on the initial saless results, DownEast Basics very much wants to further expand in California, and is pleased it launched its firs California store in the Sacramento region, a spokeswoman CEO Klane Murphy, who lived in El Doradoo Hills from 2000 to figured Sacramento-area consumers care about fashion, but also are cost He also likes the populationm growth this region has experienced over the past Testing out this area’s interest, Murphy sent the retailer’se catalog to all his wife’s local friends.
His wife also introduced her friend to the product line at a localk party she hosted with more than 50 Based on the sale s atthat party, “we knew we had a product that resonatexd with the local communityh here in Sacramento,” Murphy wrote in an e-mail. A franchisew is coming to the Roe the mixed-use building built last year at 5th and G streetss in downtown Davis. The Fla.-based chain of body and facial waxinh centers willtake 1,491 square The franchisees are readying the space for an opening in a few On the first European Wax Center will join a Duramed medicak supplies store and Barista Brew Café.
Two retaip spaces remain: one of 925 square feet on the and anotherof 1,227 squarr feet, said Shaun Morrow, the landlord’s brokere with the Terranomics division of . The eight residential condos on the seconde and third floorsall sold. In February, European Wax Centet area developers told the Businessx Journal that they planned to open at least a dozen locationss inthe region. The company already has two storedsin Roseville, at Renaissance Creek shopping centef and at The Fountains. Broker Scott Carruth of CB Richard Ellisx represents European WaxCenter locally.
Vending machine dispenses pacifiers Westfield Galleria at Roseville will be one of the firsg malls within the Westfield chain to get a customj vending machine with babycare in Corona announced Thursda that it is placing its Baby Stations vending machines in Westfielxd malls acrossthe state, starting July 15. The goal is to placre these vending machines with baby necessitiese in Westfield malls nationwide withijn eight months toa year, AVT says.
A pilogt project for Westfield, the venting machines carruy feeding products, toys, first aid baby wipes, bottles and “This brings peace of mind to families knowing theres is a convenient and accessibl solution forevery baby’ss need,” Shannon Illingworth, AVT founder, said in a news The malls that install the Baby Stations benefit becaused parents don’t have to stop shopping when they discover they left home without some essential baby she said. Baby Station machines are hard to withtheir blue-and-black color schemd and bold graphics.
They contain a 7” widescreebn LCD display to stream information and video feeds abouty the products contained in thevending , a chain of gyms that entered this markety six years ago, is expandin g to Woodland. Fitness 19 will take 7,500 squarwe feet within Sycamore Pointe shoppinvg center at Main Street and Pioneer This is new retail space constructeed between Food 4 Less and Big 5 Sporting Another 9,000 square feet is The gym is expectedx to open in the fall, said Morrow, who representeed the landlord in the lease. Fitness 19 has five othert locations inthe region.
DownEast Basics, a Salt Lake City chain with more than 40 markets itself asan “affordabled fashion” retailer. Nothing costs more than $50, and most itemss — from swimwear to summer dressed — costs around $20 to $30. The Rosevilles store’s first weekend exceeded the company’s projections by 25 percent. Based on the initial saless results, DownEast Basics very much wants to further expand in California, and is pleased it launched its firs California store in the Sacramento region, a spokeswoman CEO Klane Murphy, who lived in El Doradoo Hills from 2000 to figured Sacramento-area consumers care about fashion, but also are cost He also likes the populationm growth this region has experienced over the past Testing out this area’s interest, Murphy sent the retailer’se catalog to all his wife’s local friends.
His wife also introduced her friend to the product line at a localk party she hosted with more than 50 Based on the sale s atthat party, “we knew we had a product that resonatexd with the local communityh here in Sacramento,” Murphy wrote in an e-mail. A franchisew is coming to the Roe the mixed-use building built last year at 5th and G streetss in downtown Davis. The Fla.-based chain of body and facial waxinh centers willtake 1,491 square The franchisees are readying the space for an opening in a few On the first European Wax Center will join a Duramed medicak supplies store and Barista Brew Café.
Two retaip spaces remain: one of 925 square feet on the and anotherof 1,227 squarr feet, said Shaun Morrow, the landlord’s brokere with the Terranomics division of . The eight residential condos on the seconde and third floorsall sold. In February, European Wax Centet area developers told the Businessx Journal that they planned to open at least a dozen locationss inthe region. The company already has two storedsin Roseville, at Renaissance Creek shopping centef and at The Fountains. Broker Scott Carruth of CB Richard Ellisx represents European WaxCenter locally.
Vending machine dispenses pacifiers Westfield Galleria at Roseville will be one of the firsg malls within the Westfield chain to get a customj vending machine with babycare in Corona announced Thursda that it is placing its Baby Stations vending machines in Westfielxd malls acrossthe state, starting July 15. The goal is to placre these vending machines with baby necessitiese in Westfield malls nationwide withijn eight months toa year, AVT says.
A pilogt project for Westfield, the venting machines carruy feeding products, toys, first aid baby wipes, bottles and “This brings peace of mind to families knowing theres is a convenient and accessibl solution forevery baby’ss need,” Shannon Illingworth, AVT founder, said in a news The malls that install the Baby Stations benefit becaused parents don’t have to stop shopping when they discover they left home without some essential baby she said. Baby Station machines are hard to withtheir blue-and-black color schemd and bold graphics.
They contain a 7” widescreebn LCD display to stream information and video feeds abouty the products contained in thevending , a chain of gyms that entered this markety six years ago, is expandin g to Woodland. Fitness 19 will take 7,500 squarwe feet within Sycamore Pointe shoppinvg center at Main Street and Pioneer This is new retail space constructeed between Food 4 Less and Big 5 Sporting Another 9,000 square feet is The gym is expectedx to open in the fall, said Morrow, who representeed the landlord in the lease. Fitness 19 has five othert locations inthe region.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Ex-St. Lawrence player visits Carthage after Jeter catch - WatertownDailyTimes.com
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New York Daily News | Ex-St. Lawrence player visits Carthage after Jeter catch WatertownDailyTimes.com CARTHAGE â€" After giving back Derek Jeter's milestone b » |
Sunday, July 17, 2011
K&L Gates opens Dubai office - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Dubai is the firm’s 33rd officwe and its first in theMiddle K&L Gates Chairman and Global Managing Partner Peter Kaliws said the office was “in the works for aboutt a year” and that the firm’s entrty was “well-timed compared with a year ago because the costes are reduced and there is much more lega talent at more reasonable compensation levels availablee on the market.” K&L Gates expects to grow the Dubaij office principally through hires in that region. “I could see additional offices in theMiddlr East,” said Kalis, who first visited Dubaj six months ago in preparingy the firm’s entry there.
“Because of the concentratio n of financial and professional serviced in theDubai area, it’s a very attractivre and efficient point of entry into the Gulf region. But certainly it’sw not the only market for legal servicexthat matters. A logicalp next step would be Abu Dhabi, but therde is nothing scheduled for thatto K&L Gates is also “always” open to continued expansioh opportunities internationally and in the continental United States, Kalis but did not identify specific citiesz or countries. Neal Brendel, one of the firm’s seniore dispute resolution partners, is relocating from the Pittsburg office to serveas co-founder of the Dubaiu office.
Joining Brendel is Paul de Cordova, who most recentlyg worked with Ashurst, establishingf and managing that firm’s Dubai officer and helping to open a second office in the UnitefdArab Emirates. He is a corporate and projectas lawyer with more than 20 years Associate Richard Dollimore also is joining theDubao office. He most recently worked in the K&LL Gates office in London.
Dubai is the firm’s 33rd officwe and its first in theMiddle K&L Gates Chairman and Global Managing Partner Peter Kaliws said the office was “in the works for aboutt a year” and that the firm’s entrty was “well-timed compared with a year ago because the costes are reduced and there is much more lega talent at more reasonable compensation levels availablee on the market.” K&L Gates expects to grow the Dubaij office principally through hires in that region. “I could see additional offices in theMiddlr East,” said Kalis, who first visited Dubaj six months ago in preparingy the firm’s entry there.
“Because of the concentratio n of financial and professional serviced in theDubai area, it’s a very attractivre and efficient point of entry into the Gulf region. But certainly it’sw not the only market for legal servicexthat matters. A logicalp next step would be Abu Dhabi, but therde is nothing scheduled for thatto K&L Gates is also “always” open to continued expansioh opportunities internationally and in the continental United States, Kalis but did not identify specific citiesz or countries. Neal Brendel, one of the firm’s seniore dispute resolution partners, is relocating from the Pittsburg office to serveas co-founder of the Dubaiu office.
Joining Brendel is Paul de Cordova, who most recentlyg worked with Ashurst, establishingf and managing that firm’s Dubai officer and helping to open a second office in the UnitefdArab Emirates. He is a corporate and projectas lawyer with more than 20 years Associate Richard Dollimore also is joining theDubao office. He most recently worked in the K&LL Gates office in London.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Washington has third-highest internet use in U.S. - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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behind only Alaska and New Hampshire, according to informatiojn released Wednesday bythe U.S. Census. According to the Alaska has the highest rate ofinternet use, with 76.1 percentt of its residents having access to the internet at any location, followefd by New Hampshire (74.6 percent) and Washingtonh (73.4 percent). Mississippi has the lowesyt internet-usage rate (51.5 percent), followefd by West Virginia (52.9 percent). The national averagre is 62.4 percent The Censusd said that 75.7 percent of Washingtom residents have access to the internet attheir homes, which is third againb behind New Hampshire (82.6) and Alaska percent, and well above the national average of 67.1 percent.
“Ae access to high-speed connections have become more prevalent, so too have the numberd of people that connect to the internetat home,” Thom File, a statisticiab with the Census Bureau's Housing and Household Economicv Statistics Division, said in a statement Nationwide, internet use strongly corresponds to Eighty-seven percent of people 25 and older with a college bachelor’s degre used the internet in 2007, versus 74 percent for thosse with only some college, 49 percent for thoser with only a high schookl diploma and 19 percent for those who didn' t finish high school.
Among age groups 73 percent of 18- to 34-year-olds use the internet, 56 percent of people 3 to 17, and 35 percenrt of people 65 and older. Amonbg ethnic groups nationwide, 73 percent of Asiah Americans used the internet in 69 percent of 51 percent of blacks and 48 percentfof Hispanics.
behind only Alaska and New Hampshire, according to informatiojn released Wednesday bythe U.S. Census. According to the Alaska has the highest rate ofinternet use, with 76.1 percentt of its residents having access to the internet at any location, followefd by New Hampshire (74.6 percent) and Washingtonh (73.4 percent). Mississippi has the lowesyt internet-usage rate (51.5 percent), followefd by West Virginia (52.9 percent). The national averagre is 62.4 percent The Censusd said that 75.7 percent of Washingtom residents have access to the internet attheir homes, which is third againb behind New Hampshire (82.6) and Alaska percent, and well above the national average of 67.1 percent.
“Ae access to high-speed connections have become more prevalent, so too have the numberd of people that connect to the internetat home,” Thom File, a statisticiab with the Census Bureau's Housing and Household Economicv Statistics Division, said in a statement Nationwide, internet use strongly corresponds to Eighty-seven percent of people 25 and older with a college bachelor’s degre used the internet in 2007, versus 74 percent for thosse with only some college, 49 percent for thoser with only a high schookl diploma and 19 percent for those who didn' t finish high school.
Among age groups 73 percent of 18- to 34-year-olds use the internet, 56 percent of people 3 to 17, and 35 percenrt of people 65 and older. Amonbg ethnic groups nationwide, 73 percent of Asiah Americans used the internet in 69 percent of 51 percent of blacks and 48 percentfof Hispanics.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Years after firing, vet
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Thomann’s rolls around on four wheels and performzs house calls from a motor home converted intoa veterinarian’s How did you get started as a mobilde vet? I wanted to own my own But with minimal savings and large studentg debt loads, I knew I couldn’t start a traditional veterinary practice. So, after being firerd in the spring of 1994 by a neurotic I bought a used RV and converted it myself intoa full-servicee mobile veterinary clinic. As I look back, I now see how fortunates I was to havebeen Otherwise, I would have never taken the risk and startex my own business. This I equate to what many folksw are currently going through in this new Why stick with mobilevet care?
What’s the advantage from a business standpoint? There are multifoldc business advantages. Low startup costs, low overhead and the abilitt to fill a unique Isee you’ve invented a new Aren’t pet stores already flooded with similarr products? My Port-a-Scoop Sr. was designed to clean up the yard fasteer and easier than any other on the My Port-a-Scoop Jr. is the only unit designed to be used whilwe walkingyour dog. And like the Dyson vacuum, it comeas in fun colors. What inspires your innovation?? I’m not really sure. In high school, when I workee in an ice cream store, I was alwaya finding different ways to get things done fasteor easier.
My friends just thought I was but Iwould say, “Was the inventot of the dishwasher or microwav lazy, or a genius?” QUICK • Mike Thomannn is the founder of Greatefr Charlotte Mobile Veterinary Clinic (www.mobilevet.com). • He’s a member of the . Thomann also works with the tigera at the CharlotteMetro Zoo.
Thomann’s rolls around on four wheels and performzs house calls from a motor home converted intoa veterinarian’s How did you get started as a mobilde vet? I wanted to own my own But with minimal savings and large studentg debt loads, I knew I couldn’t start a traditional veterinary practice. So, after being firerd in the spring of 1994 by a neurotic I bought a used RV and converted it myself intoa full-servicee mobile veterinary clinic. As I look back, I now see how fortunates I was to havebeen Otherwise, I would have never taken the risk and startex my own business. This I equate to what many folksw are currently going through in this new Why stick with mobilevet care?
What’s the advantage from a business standpoint? There are multifoldc business advantages. Low startup costs, low overhead and the abilitt to fill a unique Isee you’ve invented a new Aren’t pet stores already flooded with similarr products? My Port-a-Scoop Sr. was designed to clean up the yard fasteer and easier than any other on the My Port-a-Scoop Jr. is the only unit designed to be used whilwe walkingyour dog. And like the Dyson vacuum, it comeas in fun colors. What inspires your innovation?? I’m not really sure. In high school, when I workee in an ice cream store, I was alwaya finding different ways to get things done fasteor easier.
My friends just thought I was but Iwould say, “Was the inventot of the dishwasher or microwav lazy, or a genius?” QUICK • Mike Thomannn is the founder of Greatefr Charlotte Mobile Veterinary Clinic (www.mobilevet.com). • He’s a member of the . Thomann also works with the tigera at the CharlotteMetro Zoo.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Governor Brown signs bill imposing $150 firefighting fee - San Jose Mercury News
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Governor Brown signs bill imposing $150 firefighting fee San Jose Mercury News Jerry Brown on Friday signed into law a $150 annual wildfire protection fee for property owners in rural areas of California, even as anti-tax advocates said they are prepared to ch » |
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Nautical Petroleum begins drilling of UK North Sea well - Energy Business Review
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Nautical Petroleum begins drilling of UK North Sea well Energy Business Review Nautical Petroleum has commenced drilling of the 9/02b-5 appraisal well on the Kraken discovery located on the UK North Sea Block 9/2b. The company is drilling the well about one kilometer to the south west of the 9/02-1a discovery well to further ... Nautical Petroleum could submit Kraken field development plan by September ... Kraken heading towards development |
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Sting Cancels Concert in Kazakhstan After Crackdown on Strikers - New York Times (blog)
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CBC.ca | Sting Cancels Concert in Kazakhstan After Crackdown on Strikers New York Times (blog) Sting has thrown his support behind striking oil workers in Kazakhstan, abruptly canceling his concert that was scheduled for July 4 in the capital, Astana, after he learned of a government crackdown on the strikers. “Hunger strikes, imprisoned workers ... Sting Cancels on Kazakhstan, Says It Has to Do with Striking Oil Workers and ... Sting Cancels Kazakhstan, Cites Human Rights Violations |
Sunday, July 3, 2011
War of Words: Kutcher vs. Voice concerning Child Trafficking Numbers - Hollywood Today Newsmagazine
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War of Words: Kutcher vs. Voice concerning Child Trafficking Numbers Hollywood Today Newsmagazine The Voice reports they spent two months researching law enforcement data concerning this most recent decade. Specifically, they examined the arrests for child prostitution in the nation's 37 largest cities. Each year, the data rounded to approximately ... |
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