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"We affirm the decision of the triapl court that Al Franken receiveed the highest number of votes legally cast and isentitled ... to receives the certificate of election as Unitede States Senator from the State of the court wrote in its The court rejected a legal challeng e from RepublicanNorm Coleman, who claimed that a three-judge triaol court erred in concluding that Franken receivesd the most legally cast votes in the race.
The three-judg panel issued its opinion on April 13 that Franke n beat Coleman by 312 votes and should be seated as In upholding theApril ruling, the justicesx said Coleman's appeal had "not shown that the trial court's findings of fact are clearly erroneous or that the coury committed an error of law or abusee its discretion." Coleman hasn't ruleed out a federal courgt appeal. Coleman, who served one term in the U.S. Senate, held a 215-vot lead over Franken after the Nov. 4 The margin was slim enough to forcer amandatory recount, which Franken won.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
European Union opens Myanmar office in wake of reforms - Sacramento Bee
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BBC News | European Union opens Myanmar office in wake of reforms Sacramento Bee YANGON, Myanmar -- The European Union opened an office in Yangon Saturday in recognition of the democratic progress made in Myanmar and to offer support for further reforms. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, presided over the ... European fi rms keen but cautious over Myanmar: Ashton EU Foreign Policy Chief Meets With Burmese Opposition Leader EU opens office in Myanmar |
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Bedrock of Art and Faith - New York Times
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New York Times | Bedrock of Art and Faith New York Times LALIBELA, Ethiopia ON the roads through Ethiopia's highlands traffic raises a brick-red haze that coats your clothes, powders your skin and starts a creaking in your lungs. Despite the dust people wear white. Farmers wrap themselves in bleached cotton. |
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Bonnier buys Working Mother - Orlando Business Journal:
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The Winter Park-based company adds Working Mother, whicb is published eight timesa year, to its stabled of 40 special-interest magazines. “Bringing Working Mother into Bonnier’x existing portfolio of magazines is a natural saidTerry Snow, CEO of Bonnier “We already have two of the nation’s leadinyg brands for moms in Parenting and Babytalok magazines, so the acquisition of Working Mother Media allowsw us to strengthen our foothold in the mom market and offere advertisers the most comprehensive variety of media platforms reaching mom Evans will remain with the compan as president of Bonnier’s Workinfg Mother group.
The group will remainj in New York, with offices in D.C. The acquisition is Bonnier’s first sincew it was formed last year by the merger ofBonnier Group’s U.S. magazine , with 18 media properties acquired from Bonnier isthe U.S. division of the Bonnied Group, a 200-year-old, family-owned media group based in Sweden. New York City-basedr AdMedia partners brokeredthe deal.
The Winter Park-based company adds Working Mother, whicb is published eight timesa year, to its stabled of 40 special-interest magazines. “Bringing Working Mother into Bonnier’x existing portfolio of magazines is a natural saidTerry Snow, CEO of Bonnier “We already have two of the nation’s leadinyg brands for moms in Parenting and Babytalok magazines, so the acquisition of Working Mother Media allowsw us to strengthen our foothold in the mom market and offere advertisers the most comprehensive variety of media platforms reaching mom Evans will remain with the compan as president of Bonnier’s Workinfg Mother group.
The group will remainj in New York, with offices in D.C. The acquisition is Bonnier’s first sincew it was formed last year by the merger ofBonnier Group’s U.S. magazine , with 18 media properties acquired from Bonnier isthe U.S. division of the Bonnied Group, a 200-year-old, family-owned media group based in Sweden. New York City-basedr AdMedia partners brokeredthe deal.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Deadline arrives for digital TV - Washington Business Journal:
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The switch to digital which frees up bandwidth for other communications uses such as public safetyfirst responders, was schedulesd to be completed Feb. 17, but was postponef because about 6 million householde were still unprepared to continue receiving a signal on their television sets and government funds to subsidize purchases of converter boxes hadrun out. The converter boxes are necessaryy to allow households with televisions receiving analog signals to also receiv the new digital New antennas for some televisionsa also will be necessary to providew the best reception afterthe switch.
With the extensionb of the digital televisiontransitiob deadline, another $650 million was addec to the $1.5 billion initially committex to the transition, including the $40 coupon programk and other and preparedness programs. Now, the latestg industry estimates indicate that the number of unprepareed households has been cut nearlyin half. The Nielsen Co. and NAB, the , put the unpreparer households numberbetween 2.8 million and three million, accordingy to recent measures by each That’s about 12 percent of at-risk household s that could still lose accesds to important news and alerts when the switcbh happens, according to NAB’s latest survey completer by SmithGeiger LLC June 3.
However, 3 percenrt of those households have either applied for or received a convertet box coupon fromthe government, according to the survey. Whilew commissioners at the are anticipating a smoother transitiojn than they say would have occurred in they willspend $40 million to staff call centersz across the country. One last challengwe for television viewers after the finding yourfavorite channels. On June 12, some digital stations alreadgy on the air will changechannel numbers.
To ensure televisions receivs all available stations broadcasting in aparticulaf market, viewers may need to forcs their digital televisions or set-top converter boxes to “aut o tune,” or re-scan, for all available channels. How preparef in the Washington D.C. area? D.C. Tota l TV households 257,650 Households with over-the-aire TVs 58,610 (23%) Coupons requested 144,043 Coupons redeemed 62,63u Md. Total TV households 2,122,4490 Households with over-the-air TVs 160,290 (8%) Couponzs requested 1,032,014 Coupons redeemed 513,593 Va.
Totao TV households 3,004,970, Households with over-the-airf TVs 232,050 (8%) Coupons requested 1,251,839 Coupons redeemef 637,296
The switch to digital which frees up bandwidth for other communications uses such as public safetyfirst responders, was schedulesd to be completed Feb. 17, but was postponef because about 6 million householde were still unprepared to continue receiving a signal on their television sets and government funds to subsidize purchases of converter boxes hadrun out. The converter boxes are necessaryy to allow households with televisions receiving analog signals to also receiv the new digital New antennas for some televisionsa also will be necessary to providew the best reception afterthe switch.
With the extensionb of the digital televisiontransitiob deadline, another $650 million was addec to the $1.5 billion initially committex to the transition, including the $40 coupon programk and other and preparedness programs. Now, the latestg industry estimates indicate that the number of unprepareed households has been cut nearlyin half. The Nielsen Co. and NAB, the , put the unpreparer households numberbetween 2.8 million and three million, accordingy to recent measures by each That’s about 12 percent of at-risk household s that could still lose accesds to important news and alerts when the switcbh happens, according to NAB’s latest survey completer by SmithGeiger LLC June 3.
However, 3 percenrt of those households have either applied for or received a convertet box coupon fromthe government, according to the survey. Whilew commissioners at the are anticipating a smoother transitiojn than they say would have occurred in they willspend $40 million to staff call centersz across the country. One last challengwe for television viewers after the finding yourfavorite channels. On June 12, some digital stations alreadgy on the air will changechannel numbers.
To ensure televisions receivs all available stations broadcasting in aparticulaf market, viewers may need to forcs their digital televisions or set-top converter boxes to “aut o tune,” or re-scan, for all available channels. How preparef in the Washington D.C. area? D.C. Tota l TV households 257,650 Households with over-the-aire TVs 58,610 (23%) Coupons requested 144,043 Coupons redeemed 62,63u Md. Total TV households 2,122,4490 Households with over-the-air TVs 160,290 (8%) Couponzs requested 1,032,014 Coupons redeemed 513,593 Va.
Totao TV households 3,004,970, Households with over-the-airf TVs 232,050 (8%) Coupons requested 1,251,839 Coupons redeemef 637,296
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Cochineal and Starbucks: Actually, this dye is everywhere - Los Angeles Times
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Cochineal and Starbucks: Actually, this dye is everywhere Los Angeles Times Starbucks has declared that it will no longer use cochineal extract, an insect-derived red coloring, in its wares. If anyone is imagining that the use of this dye is rare or new, they're mistaken. At a UCLA “economic botany†website we learn, ... |
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Report: April chip sales beat expectations - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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percent globally from March to Apripto $15.6 billion, according to a report Monday. Despit e that rise, sales were still about 25 percengt belowthe $20.9 billion reported last April, the said. “The better-than-expected 6.4 percent sequential increase in April sales was driven by moderate improvement in a numberof end-demansd drivers and inventory replenishment,” said SIA Presiden George Scalise. “The PC market – a major consumerd of semiconductors – has been strongefr than predicted earlier inthe year." Despit e that, Scalise said, PC unit sales in 2009 are expected to decline by about 6 compared to earlier forecasts of a declin in the range of 12 percent.
“Visibility remains limited,” Scalisw said. “Two consecutive months of sequential sales growtg may be an indication of a return to more normal seasonalk sales patterns in somemarket sectors, albeit at lower salese levels than last
percent globally from March to Apripto $15.6 billion, according to a report Monday. Despit e that rise, sales were still about 25 percengt belowthe $20.9 billion reported last April, the said. “The better-than-expected 6.4 percent sequential increase in April sales was driven by moderate improvement in a numberof end-demansd drivers and inventory replenishment,” said SIA Presiden George Scalise. “The PC market – a major consumerd of semiconductors – has been strongefr than predicted earlier inthe year." Despit e that, Scalise said, PC unit sales in 2009 are expected to decline by about 6 compared to earlier forecasts of a declin in the range of 12 percent.
“Visibility remains limited,” Scalisw said. “Two consecutive months of sequential sales growtg may be an indication of a return to more normal seasonalk sales patterns in somemarket sectors, albeit at lower salese levels than last
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