Woodson's 31 help Rebels top Bulldogs Toledo Blade Asia Woodson poured in 31 points Monday night as the Rebels (7-12) won in a City League girls basketball first-round playoff game. Bowsher plays Rogers at 8 pm Wednesday in the semifinals. The Indians (9-9) were never challenged in a CL playoff game as ... |
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Woodson's 31 help Rebels top Bulldogs - Toledo Blade
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
MMAC: Milwaukee-area economy still sluggish - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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Only three of 20 Aprilk indicators registered improvementfrom year-ago matching the number of upward-pointing indicatoras recorded in March, the MMAC said in its Economi c Trends report. "The employment situation continued to deteriorated with deepening job declines and unemployment indicators over double what they were one year saidBret Mayborne, economic research director for the MMAC. "Buty metro area existing homes sales rose for only the secondx time in nearly three year s giving some hopefor near-term improvement in a stagnany local housing and real estate Nonfarm employment in the metro area fell 4.8 perceng in April to 812,300, down from March’s 4.
3 percent Employment levels have now declined compared with year-ago levels in each of the past 12 with April’s decline being the steepest registerecd in this period, the MMAC Only two of 10 major industry sectorzs registered April job gains compared with one year ago, whil eight registered declines. Unemployment indicators for the metrl area both measured more than twic etheir year-earlier levels. The number of unemployed in metro Milwaukesrose 117.6% against year-ago levels, to 70,300 compareds with 32,300 in April 2008. Likewise, new unemploymentf compensation claims rose ata 104.
6 percent rate in Apriol to 12,101, this indicator’s third consecutivew year-over-year increase of 100 percentg or greater. On the positive existing homes sales for the metro arearose 5.6 percenyt in April, the first year-over-year increase in this indicator in sevejn months and only the second such gain in nearly three
Only three of 20 Aprilk indicators registered improvementfrom year-ago matching the number of upward-pointing indicatoras recorded in March, the MMAC said in its Economi c Trends report. "The employment situation continued to deteriorated with deepening job declines and unemployment indicators over double what they were one year saidBret Mayborne, economic research director for the MMAC. "Buty metro area existing homes sales rose for only the secondx time in nearly three year s giving some hopefor near-term improvement in a stagnany local housing and real estate Nonfarm employment in the metro area fell 4.8 perceng in April to 812,300, down from March’s 4.
3 percent Employment levels have now declined compared with year-ago levels in each of the past 12 with April’s decline being the steepest registerecd in this period, the MMAC Only two of 10 major industry sectorzs registered April job gains compared with one year ago, whil eight registered declines. Unemployment indicators for the metrl area both measured more than twic etheir year-earlier levels. The number of unemployed in metro Milwaukesrose 117.6% against year-ago levels, to 70,300 compareds with 32,300 in April 2008. Likewise, new unemploymentf compensation claims rose ata 104.
6 percent rate in Apriol to 12,101, this indicator’s third consecutivew year-over-year increase of 100 percentg or greater. On the positive existing homes sales for the metro arearose 5.6 percenyt in April, the first year-over-year increase in this indicator in sevejn months and only the second such gain in nearly three
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Pandora sings for web radio advertisers - San Francisco Business Times:
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Its service also lays the groundwork for fresh marketingv initiatives that couldbenefit non-mainstreajm musicians, said Tim Westergren, founder and chiet strategy officer. Some 85 percent of advertisers are doing repeatg businesswith Pandora, which recentlt predicted that it could be profitable next This year’s revenues are projected to double to abourt $40 million, Westergren said. The servicwe has 27 million registered users, 10 million active a month, and is addinh 50,000 to 60,000 a day. “We’re the biggesyt radio in almost every market and we’re doubling in size annually, so we’vw been hiring fast and furiously to build up local ad Westergren said.
Pandora can target ads by genre, artist and ZIP It can guarantee a specific number of ad impressionz because it delivers the impressions only when a user has just takejan action, such as giviny a thumbs-up to approve a song choice. The company this month began offeringan ad-free premium service for $36 a Santa Barbara-based home music systek manufacturer ran a 30-day ad campaign targeting exclusively IPhone users from mid-March to mid-Aprio on Pandora, and found the click-through rate to be “Far and away, it was the most successful campaignm we’ve ever conducted,” said Sonos spokesmaj Thomas Meyer.
Westergren said he decided to makehis company’ s revenue public because advertisers had repeatedlyg questioned the company’s health. Pandora has 135 employees, 30 of them hirede last year, a dozen this and another dozen expected to be addecd by the endof 2009. Most employees are in the Oaklancd headquarters, and the compang has offices inNew York, Los Angeles, Detroit and Boston. One reaso Westergren feels so optimistic is thata two-yeae battle with record companies and artists over how much Interne radio services should pay in royalties may be , which collects royalties for copyright owners and is negotiating for the recorr labels, announced “a potential agreement” with Also, Pandora has been rapidly adopted by IPhonse and Blackberry users — 5 million in 11 months, abouty 1 million after two months respectively.
Now that Pandoraq is solid, Westergren wants to develop tools tohelp non-mainstreamk musicians get money. For example, Pandora’s user preference data can be plottedd on a map for an artist to decide where to Pandora could also send emails to fans alertiny them to an upcoming show and offering tickets or merchandisrefor sale. Seventy percent of the 650,000 songs in Pandora’ds library are from artists not signed to a record he said. “We give access and promotion to this huge sea of reallyg talented but otherwiseinvisiblee artists,” Westergren said.
Its service also lays the groundwork for fresh marketingv initiatives that couldbenefit non-mainstreajm musicians, said Tim Westergren, founder and chiet strategy officer. Some 85 percent of advertisers are doing repeatg businesswith Pandora, which recentlt predicted that it could be profitable next This year’s revenues are projected to double to abourt $40 million, Westergren said. The servicwe has 27 million registered users, 10 million active a month, and is addinh 50,000 to 60,000 a day. “We’re the biggesyt radio in almost every market and we’re doubling in size annually, so we’vw been hiring fast and furiously to build up local ad Westergren said.
Pandora can target ads by genre, artist and ZIP It can guarantee a specific number of ad impressionz because it delivers the impressions only when a user has just takejan action, such as giviny a thumbs-up to approve a song choice. The company this month began offeringan ad-free premium service for $36 a Santa Barbara-based home music systek manufacturer ran a 30-day ad campaign targeting exclusively IPhone users from mid-March to mid-Aprio on Pandora, and found the click-through rate to be “Far and away, it was the most successful campaignm we’ve ever conducted,” said Sonos spokesmaj Thomas Meyer.
Westergren said he decided to makehis company’ s revenue public because advertisers had repeatedlyg questioned the company’s health. Pandora has 135 employees, 30 of them hirede last year, a dozen this and another dozen expected to be addecd by the endof 2009. Most employees are in the Oaklancd headquarters, and the compang has offices inNew York, Los Angeles, Detroit and Boston. One reaso Westergren feels so optimistic is thata two-yeae battle with record companies and artists over how much Interne radio services should pay in royalties may be , which collects royalties for copyright owners and is negotiating for the recorr labels, announced “a potential agreement” with Also, Pandora has been rapidly adopted by IPhonse and Blackberry users — 5 million in 11 months, abouty 1 million after two months respectively.
Now that Pandoraq is solid, Westergren wants to develop tools tohelp non-mainstreamk musicians get money. For example, Pandora’s user preference data can be plottedd on a map for an artist to decide where to Pandora could also send emails to fans alertiny them to an upcoming show and offering tickets or merchandisrefor sale. Seventy percent of the 650,000 songs in Pandora’ds library are from artists not signed to a record he said. “We give access and promotion to this huge sea of reallyg talented but otherwiseinvisiblee artists,” Westergren said.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
LifeLock lawsuits consolidated, to be heard in Arizona - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Cases from various including Arizona, Maryland, New Jersey, West Virginia, Florida, Texas and California will be with each of the suits asking a similard question andcontending Tempe-based LifeLock is illegally placingv and renewing fraud alerts on customers’ credit reports. LifeLocik denies the practice is illegal. The case will be heard in The lawsuits also questionthe $1 million guarantede LifeLock contends will protect customers if theit identity is stolen while using the service.
“We’re pleased the cour t consolidated these 13 cases allowing us to efficientlyu move claims forward and help correct theseswrongful practices,” said the plaintiff’s lead attorney Rob “This is a first victory for plaintiffs, and the fact that several top-tieer firms recognized LifeLock’s conduct is deficientr indicates we have a strongv case – we look forwardd to preparing for trial.” Lifelock CEO Todd Davis said through an e-mail he was pleased all of the lawsuitsz were consolidated so that the company can betterr defend itself.
“We are pleasexd the (Judicial Panel on Multidistricgt Litigation) granted LifeLock’s application and we look forward to adjudicatint all the claims promptlyand aggressively,” Davis said. The lawsuits started with Experian, a credif reporting agency. It sued LifeLocok claiming that the continuous fraud alertwwere illegal. LifeLock has an agreement with TransUnion, another of the threew credit reporting agencies, to place fraud alerts for its customers.
Cases from various including Arizona, Maryland, New Jersey, West Virginia, Florida, Texas and California will be with each of the suits asking a similard question andcontending Tempe-based LifeLock is illegally placingv and renewing fraud alerts on customers’ credit reports. LifeLocik denies the practice is illegal. The case will be heard in The lawsuits also questionthe $1 million guarantede LifeLock contends will protect customers if theit identity is stolen while using the service.
“We’re pleased the cour t consolidated these 13 cases allowing us to efficientlyu move claims forward and help correct theseswrongful practices,” said the plaintiff’s lead attorney Rob “This is a first victory for plaintiffs, and the fact that several top-tieer firms recognized LifeLock’s conduct is deficientr indicates we have a strongv case – we look forwardd to preparing for trial.” Lifelock CEO Todd Davis said through an e-mail he was pleased all of the lawsuitsz were consolidated so that the company can betterr defend itself.
“We are pleasexd the (Judicial Panel on Multidistricgt Litigation) granted LifeLock’s application and we look forward to adjudicatint all the claims promptlyand aggressively,” Davis said. The lawsuits started with Experian, a credif reporting agency. It sued LifeLocok claiming that the continuous fraud alertwwere illegal. LifeLock has an agreement with TransUnion, another of the threew credit reporting agencies, to place fraud alerts for its customers.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Aeorspace docents tell lively tales during special museum day - Sacramento Bee
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Aeorspace docents tell lively tales during special museum day Sacramento Bee Only museums that mine the recent past â€" with docents â€" can afford such luxury. One that does so most intensely is Sacramento's Aerospace Museum of California. The museum at the former McClellan Air Force base opened its doors Saturday to roughly 8000 ... |
Friday, February 3, 2012
Fed's Fisher: policy action hinged to inflation (NEWS.GNOM.ES) - NEWS.GNOM.ES (press release)
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Hawker announces furloughs, building closures - Baltimore Business Journal:
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In a letter to all employees, Vice President of Humaj Resources Rich Jiwanlal said the moves are partthe company’s ongoinf effort to “resize our company to matc h the continuing declines in consumer demand.” One of the measuresx will be furloughs which will include both produc line and plant specific The dates for the furloughs will be June 29-July 2, Nov. 23-2r5 and Dec. 21-24. The letter informs employees that if vacatio n or earned time off is not available to cover thes e days then the furloughs willbe unpaid. Hawked will also be relocatingits engineering, finance and supply-chain teamds back onto the company’s primary headquarters.
This will alloq it to close twobuildingss “off-campus,” the letter states. Therwe was no announcement regarding anyfurthetr layoffs. The company declined to give any more informationh atthis time.
In a letter to all employees, Vice President of Humaj Resources Rich Jiwanlal said the moves are partthe company’s ongoinf effort to “resize our company to matc h the continuing declines in consumer demand.” One of the measuresx will be furloughs which will include both produc line and plant specific The dates for the furloughs will be June 29-July 2, Nov. 23-2r5 and Dec. 21-24. The letter informs employees that if vacatio n or earned time off is not available to cover thes e days then the furloughs willbe unpaid. Hawked will also be relocatingits engineering, finance and supply-chain teamds back onto the company’s primary headquarters.
This will alloq it to close twobuildingss “off-campus,” the letter states. Therwe was no announcement regarding anyfurthetr layoffs. The company declined to give any more informationh atthis time.
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