Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy New Year 2012: Top 10 Tech News that Shook the World in 2011 (PHOTOS) - International Business Times

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Happy New Year 2012: Top 10 Tech News that Shook the World in 2011 (PHOTOS)

International Business Times


However, the technology industry is not just about Apple though Apple is a giant in the industry. Start the slideshow to check out the top 10 (technology-related) news that shook the world in 2011. And, before you start, here 9;s wishing all Tech & Trend ...



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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Tech Ranch Austin expands to Cedar Park - Business First of Buffalo:

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, the new entity, will begin the first “entrepreneuer town hall meeting” at 6 p.m. June 24 at the campue on CypressCreek Road. The meetinyg will feature a discussion amonvglocal entrepreneurs, business owners, executives, technologists, students and other interested residents. “The city of Ceda Park is home to manyinnovative high-tech firms such as , , , and ,” Cedarf Park Mayor Bob Lemon said.
“This event will furthefr our efforts to reach out and encourage the next generation of Cedar Park The event will feature issuesincluding “Launching and growingh our businesses in this challenging economic “Ways to work together to make sure our city workd for the best interests of our and “Lessons learned from other local entrepreneuras on what is working, what isn’t and Other planned activities include DemoCamp Cedar Cedar-Tech Meetup and employee-to-entrepreneur training.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Payroll compromise undermines GOP - Boston Herald

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Payroll compromise undermines GOP

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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Fla., Orlando again tops in foreclosures - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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The state posted 58,931 foreclosure filingz — including default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — in May, down 8.8 percent from April’s but still 50 percent higher than May accordingto RealtyTrac’s monthly Foreclosure Marketf Report. Only California had a higher total, with 92,2499 properties with May 2009 foreclosure filings. The Sunshine State was No. 3 in the natio n in foreclosure rates, with one in every 148 householdsx receiving a foreclosure filingin May. Nevada led the countru with one in every 64 homes receivinga filing, whild California was second highest with one in everyy 144. The Orlando-Kissimmee market took the No.
8 spot amongv the nation’s top 10 metro areas with the highesrforeclosure rates. The area recorded a rate of one foreclosurse filing for every101 homes. Florida had three cities amonhg the top 10metro areas, whilre California had six cities amonb that mix. Las Vegasw topped the list with a rate of one in every 54 householdds getting aforeclosure filing. Nationwide, 321,480 foreclosure filinges were reportedin May, which is 6 percent lowerd than April 2009, but about 18 percent higher than May 2008. One in ever y 398 U.S. homes received a foreclosuree noticelast month. Vermont again recorded the lowesf numberof foreclosures, with six reported in May, or one for everyg 51,906 households.
The RealtyTrac U.S. Foreclosur e Market Report provides the total numbefr of properties with at least one foreclosure filing reported durinfthe month. Data is collected from more than 2,200 counties that accoun for more than 90 percent ofthe nation’s

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Mixed Reactions After Ruler Dies - Queens Chronicle

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Mixed Reactions After Ruler Dies

Queens Chronicle


Notable Korean leaders and residents of Queens have expressed both joy and uncertainty after the death of North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il on Saturday. “Most South Koreans wished death to him,” Sunny Hahn, a Flushing resident of South Korean descent, ...


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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Southern Conference considers Charlotte - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The commissioner of the expectas to make a decision within a week to 10 days on relocatinhthe men’s basketball tournament to Charlotte from Tenn. Last week, John Iamarino, the conferencse commissioner, and several athletic directors from membert schools came to town for site visits and meetings withthe . The 12-school conference, based in Spartanburg, countes Davidson College amongits members. “It’s been one of our goalxs to get Charlotte back in the Iamarino says, noting the conference last held its tournament here in 1971. He also citez the city’s central location as a major selling poinf because it would allow schools to save ontravelk costs.
Though the Southern Conference has an agreement to play in Chattanoogsanext year, Iamarino says the city is open to movinvg that date to 2011 to accommodat playing in Charlotte next season. In the conference attracted 24,000 fans for its which featuredboth men’s and women’d games in Chattanooga. That format is likelyu to be alterednext year. Ticketw for the entire tournamentcost $70 this year.
Commitments to the Centrapl Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the at Time Warnerd Cable Arena make it likelh that the Southern Conferencew would split gamesbetween Bojangles’ a 10,000-seat venue on Independencee Boulevard, and the uptown NBA The visitors authority operate s the smaller arena, while the NBA Bobcats controlp the uptown venue. ESPN televises the Southern Conference men’s tournamenty championship game, with the winner earninf an automatic bid to theNCAA men’z tournament.

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Frazier museum chooses Bandy Carroll Hellige as it agency of record - Boston Business Journal:

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Previously, the museum had no single agency of with several Louisville advertising firms handlingtthe work, said Krista McHone, publifc relations and marketing directotr for the museum. “I just decided to consolidatwe all that with BandyCarroll Hellige,” McHone Bandy Carroll Hellige will develop and implemenft all campaigns, including branding, marketing, advertising, publid relations and interactive programs for the museum, the release said. The Frazier museum, 829 W. Main St., was foundeed in 2004 by OwsleyBrown Frazier, the retired vice chairman of , the Louisville-base spirits and wine company.
The museumn has about 100,000 squarr feet of antique arms andhistorical items, many of whicu are from Frazier’s private collection. Banduy Carroll Hellige was founded in 1989 by partnerxSusan Bandy, Mark Carroll and Tim Hellige and has a totao of 44 employees at its headquarters in Ky. and an office in according tothe release.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Bauer takes stars from 17 banks - Baltimore Business Journal:

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The company uses federal regulatory data to rate banks basef oncapital ratio, profit/loss trend, delinquent loanw and other factors. Bauer's ratiny ranks from a high of 5 starsw to a low of0 stars. in Coralo Gables lost a star going tofour (excellent) from five stars. Four others maintained their five-sta ranking: American National Bank, Oakland Park City National Bankof Florida, Miamo First National Bank, South Miami Intercontinental Bank, West Miami in Miamii rose to three stars from two. Firsft United Bank in Boca Raton and Biscayne Bank in Coconuf Grove roseto 3.5 stars from three. in Fort Lauderdal made four stars, up from 3.5. Severalo banks went to 3.
5 from four They are: , Homestead Doral-based slippedc again, this time to three starzs from three-and-a-half stars in the firstr quarter. That’s down from four stars in the thired quarter oflast year. Other bankw that slipped to threestars (good) from 3.5 are: Executivw National, Miami , Miami , Miamij U.S. Century Bank, Miami Vallegy Bank, Fort Lauderdale Lydian Private Bank in Palm Grand Eastern Bank of Florida in Metro Bank ofDade County, and in Miamii fell to two stars (problematic) from three. , in North Lauderdale and in Boca Ratobn fell a notch toone star, down from two in the fourthj quarter.
Four banks retainer zero stars, Bauer’s lowest rating: , Miamij Republic Federal Bank, Miami , Miami Integrity Jupiter

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Boys better than girls at maths is a myth - Times of India

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Boys better than girls at maths is a myth

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Instead, the Wisconsin researchers linked differences in math performance to social and cultural factors. "We tested some recently proposed hypotheses that try to explain a supposed gender gap in math performance and found they were not supported by ...


Girls are no worse than boys at maths: Study in 86 countries shows differences ...

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Sunday, December 11, 2011

GM files for bankruptcy, plans to transfer operations to Wentzville - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Some operations and equipmen t from a steel stamping plant inGrand Rapids, which is slated to close as part of the automaker's will be transferred to Wentzville, according to Bob Wheeler, a spokesman for the Wentzvills plant. It's not yet known how many, if any, Michiganh employees will opt to transfer to he said. GM officials called Wentzvilled Mayor Paul Lambi at9 a.m. Monday to assures him the local plant wouldremain "It's good that they are shipping in work for this Lambi said. "That's a positivw that corporate thinks this plant willbe around.
" Still, Lambj said, rival automaker Chrysleer plans to shutter its Fenton factors after investing $130 millio n in them, so it was important for Wentzvillw to not rely on GM so much and diversifh its revenue stream. When Lambi took office seven years ago, Wentzville countedd on GM for about 55 to 60 percent of itstotal revenue. Today, that's more like 15 percentt of the city's $24 millionj general fund, because GM pays the city aboutt $3 million a year in real estatew taxes, property taxes and othefr fees, he said.
GM on Monday by the end of but the Wentzville plant was sparedbecaus it’s the only plant where Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans are The Wentzville plant will still undergo a previously announced and othert production cuts in June and July that will resulyt in the layoffs of 300 workers. Monday’sd Chapter 11 filing by the 101-year-olf automaker is among the largestin U.S. historhy and largest-ever U.S. manufacturing bankruptcy. GM listedr $173 billion in liabilities and $82 billion in assets, accordingf to the filed in New York. GM to St.
largest privately held company, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and to Chaptefr 11, which allows the company to operate while protectedx fromits creditors, pushes GM into a fast-track bankruptcy and provides $30 billion of additional taxpayer funds to restructure. The GM plan as detailecd by U.S. officials would allow a much smallet GM to emerge from court protectioj within 60 to90 days. The automaker has not provides an updated target for job cuts but was looking toeliminate 21,000 U.S. factory jobs from the 54,00o union members it now General Motorsemploys 92,000 in the Unitedc States and is indirectly responsible for 500,000 The U.S.
government would hold a 60 percent financia l interest in areorganized GM, and the UAW wouldr take a 17.5 percentf stake. The governments of Canad a and the province of Ontario have agreedd to a 12 percent ownership stake in exchange forfinancial aid. GM bondholders would get 10 "It’s a bittersweet thing," Wheeletr said. "You hate to have to go throug the process of closing plants and eliminating butlook around, that’s what's going on with a lot of Hopefully we can rebound, hire peopld in the future and be the vibrant company we once Download a copy of the

Friday, December 9, 2011

Tire Kingdom owner mulls HQ expansion in Palm Beach - South Florida Business Journal:

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has 345 employees in its U.S. headquarters in Palm Beacyh Gardens. The job growth incentive proposaol would give the company $40,000 in county funds for keeping those and adding and maintaininhg 50 more jobs as TBC Corp. looks to createw a new global headquarters, said Kelly Smallridge, presidentt of the Business Development Board of PalmBeach County, whicj helped arrange the potentia deal. The jobs would pay an average annual salaryof $62,500, excluding benefits. TBC will be looking to locate its a new internationakl headquarters intoabout 75,00o0 square feet of offices somewhere in northern Palm Beach Smallridge said. Her office estimated the deal would havea $10.
6y million economic impact. “This is exactly the type of operatio n we havebeen after,” Smallridge “We are really excited about landinv this corporate headquarters and adding it to our impressiv e portfolio.” However, Smallridge cautioned that the deal isn’ft a sure thing. The move wouldr be a consolidation ofTBC Corp.'s operations in the western U.S., so Tennessee and Pennsylvania also are competinv for the deal, Smallridge said. TBC Corp. is a subsidiarh of Japan-based According to its Web site, TBC Corp. has its privats brands office in Memphis, Tenn.; its officr in Centennial, Colo.; and its Treadways office in Eagleville, Pa.
TBC has 7,000 employees and 738 retaio stores operating under the nameseTire Kingdom, and (NTB), plus 491 franchisre stores. Big O Tire s is a franchiser with more than 500 Its subsidiary operates 38 warehouses that distribute tirews to morethan 10,000 retailers. The private brands division ofTBC Corp. manufactures tires under the namews Multi-Mile, Cordovan, Sigma and Vanderbilt If county commissionerss approvethe $40,000 job growth incentive package on Tuesday, then the governor’e office could approve an additionao $160,000 in Qualified Target Industry incentives if the company adds and maintains 50 more jobs.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Bakers faces liquidity constraints - Boston Business Journal:

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Bakers also has arranged new payment terms with vendorxs and landlords that reflectthe company’s “seasonalo cash flow patterns,” according to a quarterly report filedf Monday with the . Peter Edison, Bakers’ chairman and chief declined to provide details about the newpaymentg terms, citing confidential agreementx with vendors and Bakers has been posting increasess in sales but its lossesa and a “potential inability to comply with financial “substantial doubt about whether the compangy can continue as a going concern.
” Bakers said it believe it has adequate liquidity to fund anticipated workingb capital requirements and expects to be in compliance with its financial covenantsz for the rest of the year. Also on Bakers said it boosted sales and trimmed its loss in thefirst quarter. Net sales were $45 million for the 13 weeksa endedMay 2, up 3 percent from $43.5 million a year ago. Comparable stors sales, which compare stores that have been open at least a increased 4.8 percent, compared to a decreasse of 11 percent a year The shoe retailer lost $2.8 millionh in the first quarter, compared to a loss of $4.9 million a year ago. “We’re pleased with the progress we’ve Edison said.
“We expect to be cash flow positive, and we’r paying down our debt and getting St. Louis-based Bakers Footwear Group (Nasdaq: is a mall-based retailer of moderately pricesd footwear and accessories for It operates stores unde the Bakers and WildPair names, with 239 storex open.

Monday, December 5, 2011

Hilton Worldwide's Rob Webb Named to Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders ... - MarketWatch (press release)

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Hilton Worldwide's Rob Webb Named to Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders ...

MarketWatch (press release)


MCLEAN, Va., Dec 05, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- IDG's Computerworld magazine has named Rob Webb, Chief Information Officer for Hilton Worldwide, to its "Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2012." The award is given to top leaders in IT that demonstrate leadership ...



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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Colorado ranch on Forbes

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Forbes said the BootJack Ranch in the San Juan Mountains near Pagosaz Springs is availablefor $68 million (down from $88 It’s listed as the 7th most expensived home for sale in the nation. “We includecd the BootJack Ranch on ourlist because, whil the price includes 3,100p acres of land, it’s a luxuruy property more than a working ranch,” Forbes “The main house is 13,800 square feet and has four bedroom s and four bathrooms. Outlying guest cabins and lodgea can host up to 50 people and bring the total interior space upto 77,000 squaree feet. In addition, there’s a 12,000-square-foot spa and aquatixc center.
” Forbes said the propertgy is available through Bill Fandelat Sotheby’s International Realty. Forbes’s annual lists includes oceanfront mansions, urbanh townhouses, monumental ski lodgex and country estates. At the top of the list is the Fleurf de Lys mansion inBeverly Calif., to be had for $125 Several homes on the list have had theidr prices slashed over the last Forbes said. . .