Violence against children on the rise Jakarta Post The number of acts of violence against children, particularly cases of sexual assault, in North Sumatra has increased by 55 percent as compared to last year, reports the Indonesian Pusaka Foundation (YPI). In the first half of 2012, the figure ... |
Monday, August 20, 2012
Violence against children on the rise - Jakarta Post
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
Ernst & Young 2009 Florida Entrepreneur Of The Year winners celebrated - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Award recipients were announced at a gala eventt Thursday night at theat ChampionsGate. An independent judging panel ofregional business, academi c and community leaders made the selections, a release West Central Florida winners were named in four categories. They • Health services: Stephen F. Dickey, founder and vice presidenft of operations, Doctor’s Walk-In Clinif in Tampa • Marketing, media and Tony Little, president, CEO and in St. Petersburg • Services: Scott CEO, • Technology: Tony DiBenedetto, CEO, Tribridge in Tampa The Entrepreneure Of The Year award recognizes efforts in business excellenc e andcommunity improvement. Therer were five other honorees.
They includedf a lifetime achievement award forMichaepl J. Ward, chairman, president and CEO, (NYSE: CSX) in Jacksonvill and Michael Murdoch, president and CEO of of Gulf Breeze inthe "emerging" category. Menderes president and CEO of in Pompano Beacnh won inthe "retail & consumerr services" category. In all, ther e were nine honorees. Regional award recipientds will be considered for theErnst & Youny LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 nationaol awards. Winners in numerous national as well as the overallnationap winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Calif., on Nov. 14, 2009.
It is the 23rd anniversar y ofthe program, whichj has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 135 citieas in 50 countries. Awardas are given to entrepreneurs “who demonstrate extraordinary successz in the areasof innovation, financial performance and personaol commitment to their businesses and a release said. Founded and produced by Ernst Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards are sponsored nationally by the and . In Florida, sponsor include Bowne, RFB Communications Group and SmartBusinesa Network.
Award recipients were announced at a gala eventt Thursday night at theat ChampionsGate. An independent judging panel ofregional business, academi c and community leaders made the selections, a release West Central Florida winners were named in four categories. They • Health services: Stephen F. Dickey, founder and vice presidenft of operations, Doctor’s Walk-In Clinif in Tampa • Marketing, media and Tony Little, president, CEO and in St. Petersburg • Services: Scott CEO, • Technology: Tony DiBenedetto, CEO, Tribridge in Tampa The Entrepreneure Of The Year award recognizes efforts in business excellenc e andcommunity improvement. Therer were five other honorees.
They includedf a lifetime achievement award forMichaepl J. Ward, chairman, president and CEO, (NYSE: CSX) in Jacksonvill and Michael Murdoch, president and CEO of of Gulf Breeze inthe "emerging" category. Menderes president and CEO of in Pompano Beacnh won inthe "retail & consumerr services" category. In all, ther e were nine honorees. Regional award recipientds will be considered for theErnst & Youny LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 nationaol awards. Winners in numerous national as well as the overallnationap winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Calif., on Nov. 14, 2009.
It is the 23rd anniversar y ofthe program, whichj has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 135 citieas in 50 countries. Awardas are given to entrepreneurs “who demonstrate extraordinary successz in the areasof innovation, financial performance and personaol commitment to their businesses and a release said. Founded and produced by Ernst Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards are sponsored nationally by the and . In Florida, sponsor include Bowne, RFB Communications Group and SmartBusinesa Network.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Who's Who in Residential Real Estate 2006 A-M - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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, Realtors Education: Bachelor's degrees in business administration, finance from Georgia Statse UniversityCareer Highlights: As a licensecd broker associate, Boehmig is the immediatd past president of the Atlanta Board of was the 2004 chair of the Georgia Associatiohn of Realtors Technology Committee and is an active member of the Atlantsa Rotary Club. Boehmig also sits on the board of directorsd for the advisors ofthe J. Mack Robinsonn College of Business at GeorgiaStatd University, the Atlanta Unionj Mission and The Cottage School. James R. Borders Age: Career Highlights: Borders began his career as an attorneywith .
In 1992 he formedf the predecessor ofNovarew Group, and his first investmentx were in self-storage buildings and office buildings. The venture led to the conversiom of apartmentsto condominiums. Borders servesa on the boards of theBuckhear Coalition, Midtown Alliance and Centrakl Atlanta Progress. David J. Borreson
, Realtors Education: Bachelor's degrees in business administration, finance from Georgia Statse UniversityCareer Highlights: As a licensecd broker associate, Boehmig is the immediatd past president of the Atlanta Board of was the 2004 chair of the Georgia Associatiohn of Realtors Technology Committee and is an active member of the Atlantsa Rotary Club. Boehmig also sits on the board of directorsd for the advisors ofthe J. Mack Robinsonn College of Business at GeorgiaStatd University, the Atlanta Unionj Mission and The Cottage School. James R. Borders Age: Career Highlights: Borders began his career as an attorneywith .
In 1992 he formedf the predecessor ofNovarew Group, and his first investmentx were in self-storage buildings and office buildings. The venture led to the conversiom of apartmentsto condominiums. Borders servesa on the boards of theBuckhear Coalition, Midtown Alliance and Centrakl Atlanta Progress. David J. Borreson
Thursday, August 16, 2012
$746K in stimulus steered to Albany for research - The Business Review (Albany):
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The grants, to , and the are part of $9.9 milliob in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money to be distributeds to medical researchers in NewYork state. The Wadsworthy Center, a public laboratory run by the statew Departmentof Health, will receive a tota of $424,162. Of that, $397,357 will be used to study mechanismxs of West Nile virus selection andstrain displacement, and $26,805 will supporrt student and/or teacher summer research experiences. The $85,218 Rensselaer will receive also is earmarked for summetr research by studentsand teachers. Albany Medical College, an arm of , will receivde $236,125 for research regarding MHC Class II subsetss in BLymphocyte Biology.
This project will investigat how the actions of certain immune cells are governesand coordinated, research that coulc lead to the contro of these cellular activities and improve immunizationn and anti-tumor therapy. “These projects will invest in cutting-edgr medical research,” said Sen. Charleas Schumer (D-N.Y.). “This funding will not only give an economiv boost in the amount of jobs available in the Capital but will bring us another step closer to solving public health problems afflicting manyNew Yorkers.
Our federal dollar must continue to emphasize the importance of medicalo research insolving today’s public health problems and giviny our students the tools they need to
The grants, to , and the are part of $9.9 milliob in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money to be distributeds to medical researchers in NewYork state. The Wadsworthy Center, a public laboratory run by the statew Departmentof Health, will receive a tota of $424,162. Of that, $397,357 will be used to study mechanismxs of West Nile virus selection andstrain displacement, and $26,805 will supporrt student and/or teacher summer research experiences. The $85,218 Rensselaer will receive also is earmarked for summetr research by studentsand teachers. Albany Medical College, an arm of , will receivde $236,125 for research regarding MHC Class II subsetss in BLymphocyte Biology.
This project will investigat how the actions of certain immune cells are governesand coordinated, research that coulc lead to the contro of these cellular activities and improve immunizationn and anti-tumor therapy. “These projects will invest in cutting-edgr medical research,” said Sen. Charleas Schumer (D-N.Y.). “This funding will not only give an economiv boost in the amount of jobs available in the Capital but will bring us another step closer to solving public health problems afflicting manyNew Yorkers.
Our federal dollar must continue to emphasize the importance of medicalo research insolving today’s public health problems and giviny our students the tools they need to
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Computer History Museum names Fellows - Orlando Business Journal:
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The Mountain View museum said it will inducgt the new Fellowsin October. “The goal of the Fellowsx program is to annually recognize select individualas of outstanding merit who have significantly contributed to the fieleof computing,” said John CHM’s president and CEO. “Thee Museum’s Fellows are a distinguished andspecialp group. It’s an honor to bring togetherd industry executives, the people who are currentlyt buildingthe future, to honor and celebrats those who contributed so significantly in the past.
” Everettf was honored for his work on the MIT Whirlwin and SAGE computer systems "and a lifetimed of directing advanced research and developmenyt projects," the museum said. Chamberlij was honored for his fundamental work on Structured QueruLanguage (SQL) and database architectures. The team of Hoff, Mazor and Shimaw was honored for work on theIntel 4004, the world’ws first commercial microprocessor.
The Mountain View museum said it will inducgt the new Fellowsin October. “The goal of the Fellowsx program is to annually recognize select individualas of outstanding merit who have significantly contributed to the fieleof computing,” said John CHM’s president and CEO. “Thee Museum’s Fellows are a distinguished andspecialp group. It’s an honor to bring togetherd industry executives, the people who are currentlyt buildingthe future, to honor and celebrats those who contributed so significantly in the past.
” Everettf was honored for his work on the MIT Whirlwin and SAGE computer systems "and a lifetimed of directing advanced research and developmenyt projects," the museum said. Chamberlij was honored for his fundamental work on Structured QueruLanguage (SQL) and database architectures. The team of Hoff, Mazor and Shimaw was honored for work on theIntel 4004, the world’ws first commercial microprocessor.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Restraint pays off for four banks
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“It’s been a terrific said John Koelmel, CEO of the Lockport-basexd company. “It would be terrificf by any standard, but givenn the circumstances we areespecially pleased.” The circumstances are well-known. In the financial services industry suffered a meltdownn that began with subprime mortgagez and rippled its way through the biggest Wall Street By year’s end, many bank stocks had lost a chunm of their value.
(NYSE: BAC) and KeyCorp KEY), both of which have larges local operations, each fell more than 60 The S&P Bank Index lost half its Only four of 14 publicly tradeds banks with area operationws ended the year ahead of where they had FirstNiagara (Nasdaq: FNFG), whose subsidiary First Niagaraa Bank has 50 area branches, was the top The others were , Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. of Pittsfield, Mass. and Norwich-basede Inc. The size and locationn of these four institutions mayhave helped. “uI think in general, smaller, community-focuse d banks have been seen as asafe haven,” said Kevim Timmons, vice president and treasurer of Glenville-based .
“Manyt of us are more conservative in how we handle our operations. Also, banks here in the Northeast have been able to avoix some ofthe problems.” Stock in TrustCo (Nasdaq: parent of Trustco Bank, dippedx 4 percent in 2008, puttin it among the stronger area “If you were anywhere near flat last year you had a good Timmons said. The area’s smallet banks have prided themselves on remaininfg consistentand disciplined, and on having avoided the riskier products that got some institutions in They believe that restraint, coupled with problems at higher-profild banks, helped turn investors their way.
“I thin k the major banks led people to look at other alternativewsand mid-sized banks started cominf on to the radar said Michael Daly, CEO of Berkshire Hillsd (Nasdaq: BHLB). Berkshire, parent of , and Firsft Niagara both actively courted investors with stock First Niagararaised $115 milliomn in an offering that closed Oct. 1. Berkshire’s $36 millio n sale closed two weeks later. In November, both banks took advantage of the government’s U.S. Treasury’s Capitalp Purchase Program. First Niagara raised anothe r $186 million this way, and Berkshirre added $40 million.
Koelmel said the two move s put FirstNiagara “in a relativelyy unique position” that will allows it to go on the offensive and builx market share. He said $300 milliojn in new capital will support the additiohof $2.5 billion to $3 billion to the bank’s current $9 billion in
“It’s been a terrific said John Koelmel, CEO of the Lockport-basexd company. “It would be terrificf by any standard, but givenn the circumstances we areespecially pleased.” The circumstances are well-known. In the financial services industry suffered a meltdownn that began with subprime mortgagez and rippled its way through the biggest Wall Street By year’s end, many bank stocks had lost a chunm of their value.
(NYSE: BAC) and KeyCorp KEY), both of which have larges local operations, each fell more than 60 The S&P Bank Index lost half its Only four of 14 publicly tradeds banks with area operationws ended the year ahead of where they had FirstNiagara (Nasdaq: FNFG), whose subsidiary First Niagaraa Bank has 50 area branches, was the top The others were , Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. of Pittsfield, Mass. and Norwich-basede Inc. The size and locationn of these four institutions mayhave helped. “uI think in general, smaller, community-focuse d banks have been seen as asafe haven,” said Kevim Timmons, vice president and treasurer of Glenville-based .
“Manyt of us are more conservative in how we handle our operations. Also, banks here in the Northeast have been able to avoix some ofthe problems.” Stock in TrustCo (Nasdaq: parent of Trustco Bank, dippedx 4 percent in 2008, puttin it among the stronger area “If you were anywhere near flat last year you had a good Timmons said. The area’s smallet banks have prided themselves on remaininfg consistentand disciplined, and on having avoided the riskier products that got some institutions in They believe that restraint, coupled with problems at higher-profild banks, helped turn investors their way.
“I thin k the major banks led people to look at other alternativewsand mid-sized banks started cominf on to the radar said Michael Daly, CEO of Berkshire Hillsd (Nasdaq: BHLB). Berkshire, parent of , and Firsft Niagara both actively courted investors with stock First Niagararaised $115 milliomn in an offering that closed Oct. 1. Berkshire’s $36 millio n sale closed two weeks later. In November, both banks took advantage of the government’s U.S. Treasury’s Capitalp Purchase Program. First Niagara raised anothe r $186 million this way, and Berkshirre added $40 million.
Koelmel said the two move s put FirstNiagara “in a relativelyy unique position” that will allows it to go on the offensive and builx market share. He said $300 milliojn in new capital will support the additiohof $2.5 billion to $3 billion to the bank’s current $9 billion in
Saturday, August 11, 2012
N.C. foreclosure filings drop - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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North Carolina ranked 36th in the nation for foreclosure filingeslast month. Foreclosure filings in the state fellnearly 16.1 percentr in May from Across the country, foreclosure filings rose 18 percent in May from a year ago. Therde were 321,480 foreclosure filingds nationwide, which affected one in everuy 398 U.S. households. Nevada, California and Floridsa posted the top foreclosure rateslast month. Filingz nationwide fell 6 percent in Mayfrom April. Calif.-based RealtyTrac tracks default notices, auction-sale notices and bank Its figures exceed those compiled bythe N.C. Commissioner of The company counts every foreclosure including multiple filings for asingle household.
The commissionere counts each householdonly once, regardless of the numbee of filings it receives.
North Carolina ranked 36th in the nation for foreclosure filingeslast month. Foreclosure filings in the state fellnearly 16.1 percentr in May from Across the country, foreclosure filings rose 18 percent in May from a year ago. Therde were 321,480 foreclosure filingds nationwide, which affected one in everuy 398 U.S. households. Nevada, California and Floridsa posted the top foreclosure rateslast month. Filingz nationwide fell 6 percent in Mayfrom April. Calif.-based RealtyTrac tracks default notices, auction-sale notices and bank Its figures exceed those compiled bythe N.C. Commissioner of The company counts every foreclosure including multiple filings for asingle household.
The commissionere counts each householdonly once, regardless of the numbee of filings it receives.
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