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I found this wonderful book in the Lelandbook “Don’t Forget to Sing in the Lifeboats” by Kathrynm and Ross Petras, published by Workmahn Publishing. It is illuminating, amusing, and all around quite worthwhilee to amble throughthese pages. Here are just a few of the thought that could help all of us in the lifeboat oranywhere else: Always do sober what you said you’dd do drunk. That will teacuh you to keep yourmouth shut. - Ernestg Hemingway, writer • If you’re going through keep going. - Winston Churchill Pessimism never wonany battle. - Dwighg D. Eisenhower • Just when thinge look darkest, they go black.
- Paul actor • Bravery is the capacity to perfork properly even when scared halfto - Omar Bradley, U.S. generall • You can overcome anything if you don’gt bellyache. - Bernard Baruch, financier I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is six tofive - Damon Runyon, writer • The oldest, shortestt words – “yes” and “no” – are those whic require the most thought. - philosopher • Some problems are so compledx that you have to be highly intelligent and well informec just to be undecidedabout them.
- Laurencee Peter, writer • If we only wanted to be it wouldbe easy; but we want to be happietr than other people, and that is almost alway s difficult, since we think them happier than they are. - Barom de Montesquieu, philosopher • When we win, I’ so happy I eat a lot. When we lose, I’km so depressed, I eat a lot. When we’re rained out, I’m so disappointed, I eat a lot. - Tommu Lasorda, baseball manager • An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stop light….Thd truly wise person is color - Albert Schweitzer, humanitariabn • It’s the friend you can call up at 4 a.m.
that - Marlene Dietrich, actress • The happiesr people seem to be those who have no particular reasobn for being happy except that theyare so. - W.R. clergyman • If people concentrated on the reallhy important thingsin life, there’d be a shortagde of fishing poles. - Doug Larson, writere • The important thing is not what they thinkof me, but what I thinkk of them. - Victoria, queen of Englan d • Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones. - Benjamijn Disraeli, British prime minister • Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of that you are dreadfully likeother people.
- Jamed Lowell, writer • Nobody really cares if you’re so you might as well be happy. - Cynthi Nelms, writer
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Sheila raises cheap LPG cap for city poor - Hindustan Times
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Moneycontrol.com | Sheila raises cheap LPG cap for city poor Hindustan Times Delhi's poor will get nine LPG cylinders at subsidised rates instead of six. Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit said about 3.56 lakh economic » |
Monday, September 17, 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
URA re-releases RFP for Heppenstall site in Lawrenceville - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The URA is re-releasing a request for proposals after its previouslychosenm developer, Urban Villages working with Botero Developmenf decided not to go forward with the project. Urban Villagesz and Botero were selected over oneother S&A Homes, in partnership with the Lawrenceville Corporation, a community nonprofit. The football field-sized parcep includes the site on which the office building for the Heppenstallk plant once was located as well as a formertwarehouse property.
In a prepared mayor Luke Ravenstahl describethe property’s redevelopment as an importanft part of the city’s larger revisioning of the Allegheny “We have begun a planning proceses to create a vision for the Alleghenyy riverfront and reconnect our neighborhoods to our natural he said. "The Hatfield Street site is one of the greagt opportunities to see this vision cometo life.” The URA wanta a developer “to purchase, design, develop and operate or resell the site.” The URA’s effort comeas as the Regional Industria Development Corporation (RIDC) continues to redevelop the Heppenstallk complex itself.
Hatfield Streer is considered a dividing line betweenthe neighborhood’s residentiaol community and its industrial zone. As a sellingg point, the URA notes that the media home price in central Lawrenceville has increased 64 perceng in the pastthree years, a growthy rate it claims is secondd highest in the city to the South Side. “Wee are excited with the real estate appreciation that were seeing in the saidRob Stephany, Executive Director of the URA, as well as a Lawrencevillw resident. “And (we’re) very excited about the prospect of a new residentiao product and how that will add fuel tothe market.
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The URA is re-releasing a request for proposals after its previouslychosenm developer, Urban Villages working with Botero Developmenf decided not to go forward with the project. Urban Villagesz and Botero were selected over oneother S&A Homes, in partnership with the Lawrenceville Corporation, a community nonprofit. The football field-sized parcep includes the site on which the office building for the Heppenstallk plant once was located as well as a formertwarehouse property.
In a prepared mayor Luke Ravenstahl describethe property’s redevelopment as an importanft part of the city’s larger revisioning of the Allegheny “We have begun a planning proceses to create a vision for the Alleghenyy riverfront and reconnect our neighborhoods to our natural he said. "The Hatfield Street site is one of the greagt opportunities to see this vision cometo life.” The URA wanta a developer “to purchase, design, develop and operate or resell the site.” The URA’s effort comeas as the Regional Industria Development Corporation (RIDC) continues to redevelop the Heppenstallk complex itself.
Hatfield Streer is considered a dividing line betweenthe neighborhood’s residentiaol community and its industrial zone. As a sellingg point, the URA notes that the media home price in central Lawrenceville has increased 64 perceng in the pastthree years, a growthy rate it claims is secondd highest in the city to the South Side. “Wee are excited with the real estate appreciation that were seeing in the saidRob Stephany, Executive Director of the URA, as well as a Lawrencevillw resident. “And (we’re) very excited about the prospect of a new residentiao product and how that will add fuel tothe market.
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Numbers of past-due loans growing for area banks - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Bank president Jack Isselman said he expects all the loanz to be paidoff eventually, but federal regulators require his $131 million-asser bank to list any loans past-due 90 days as nonaccrual. that means the loans are not earning interest becausw the borrower is experiencingfinanciao difficulties. With more borrowerse facing financial challenges, banks in southeast Wisconsimn recorded a 184 percent increase in nonaccrualssto $469.7 million, for the quarter ended June 30, compared with the same periof a year ago. Regional bank M&I Marshalol & Ilsley is not included in the Inmost cases, the nonaccrualsz still represent less than 1 percent of a bank’ds assets.
Nevertheless, most banks are settinbg aside more money for possible losses than they were ayear ago. A dozenn area banks, including State Bank of listed nonaccruals that were 2 perceng or more of While complying with the Federal DepositInsurancee Corp. regulations cuts bank profits in theshort run, banks in the statew remain financially stable, said Kurt president of the , Madison. “Banks in Wisconsin are well-capitalizede and the fundamentalsare sound,” he Bauer and Isselman said federal regulatorz are taking an ultra-conservative approach to the way they’rd requiring banks to report their financials.
The main causer of the increased delinquent loanx at State Bank of Newburg is one residential developmenty where lots are selling Isselman said. “We don’t expect any loss because eventually it’zs going to turn around,” Isselmann said. Many Wisconsin bank executives now predict aturnaround won’ t surface in the housing market until the end of 2009 or possibly during 2010, Bauer said. Doug president of in Wauwatosa, said the downturnb has slowed inrecent quarters. Nevertheless, his $1.8 billion-asset bank, whicu has been among the Milwaukee-area banks suffering the most during the realestatde slump, increased its nonaccrual report to $89.
3 millionh in the second quarter, up 76.5 percenrt from a year ago. Loan-loss provisions were up 91.6 to $11 million. WaterStone’s net charge-offs were up a relatively modestf 8.8 percent, to $3.9 million. Executives with Lincoln State Bank, whicjh had the highest rate of90 day-delinquentt loans in the second have attributed the Milwaukee bank’s poor results to accounting requirementes imposed for the bank’s acquisition by . in Racine, whicnh also ranked high in delinquent loans, is “working through some credi t issues inour portfolio,” said president and CEO Jess Some of those problems involve real estate, but he declinex to be more specific.
The negative financial trends are showingf signs of leveling off forthe state’s community bankz with assets of less than $1 said Daryll Lund, president of the of Wisconsin. Past-duw loans declined 13.4 percent from the first to $506.3 million, he said. Isselmamn expects State Bank of Newburg’x net income, which was down 12 percent from ayear ago, to bouncde back by the fourth quarter as loan issuees abate. “By the end of the year, we’rer going to be a bit ahead,” Isselman said. Southeast Wisconsimn banks increased by 184 percent the loans that are 90 days past due for the quartere ended June 30 compared with the same period ayear ago.
Regionalp bank is not included inthe figures. Amonyg the banks with the highest percentage of nonaccrual loans as a percentage ofassets were: *Lincoln State Bank include s financials for the banks formerly owned by Merchants Manufacturers Bancorp., which is now part of Harris Bank Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Bank president Jack Isselman said he expects all the loanz to be paidoff eventually, but federal regulators require his $131 million-asser bank to list any loans past-due 90 days as nonaccrual. that means the loans are not earning interest becausw the borrower is experiencingfinanciao difficulties. With more borrowerse facing financial challenges, banks in southeast Wisconsimn recorded a 184 percent increase in nonaccrualssto $469.7 million, for the quarter ended June 30, compared with the same periof a year ago. Regional bank M&I Marshalol & Ilsley is not included in the Inmost cases, the nonaccrualsz still represent less than 1 percent of a bank’ds assets.
Nevertheless, most banks are settinbg aside more money for possible losses than they were ayear ago. A dozenn area banks, including State Bank of listed nonaccruals that were 2 perceng or more of While complying with the Federal DepositInsurancee Corp. regulations cuts bank profits in theshort run, banks in the statew remain financially stable, said Kurt president of the , Madison. “Banks in Wisconsin are well-capitalizede and the fundamentalsare sound,” he Bauer and Isselman said federal regulatorz are taking an ultra-conservative approach to the way they’rd requiring banks to report their financials.
The main causer of the increased delinquent loanx at State Bank of Newburg is one residential developmenty where lots are selling Isselman said. “We don’t expect any loss because eventually it’zs going to turn around,” Isselmann said. Many Wisconsin bank executives now predict aturnaround won’ t surface in the housing market until the end of 2009 or possibly during 2010, Bauer said. Doug president of in Wauwatosa, said the downturnb has slowed inrecent quarters. Nevertheless, his $1.8 billion-asset bank, whicu has been among the Milwaukee-area banks suffering the most during the realestatde slump, increased its nonaccrual report to $89.
3 millionh in the second quarter, up 76.5 percenrt from a year ago. Loan-loss provisions were up 91.6 to $11 million. WaterStone’s net charge-offs were up a relatively modestf 8.8 percent, to $3.9 million. Executives with Lincoln State Bank, whicjh had the highest rate of90 day-delinquentt loans in the second have attributed the Milwaukee bank’s poor results to accounting requirementes imposed for the bank’s acquisition by . in Racine, whicnh also ranked high in delinquent loans, is “working through some credi t issues inour portfolio,” said president and CEO Jess Some of those problems involve real estate, but he declinex to be more specific.
The negative financial trends are showingf signs of leveling off forthe state’s community bankz with assets of less than $1 said Daryll Lund, president of the of Wisconsin. Past-duw loans declined 13.4 percent from the first to $506.3 million, he said. Isselmamn expects State Bank of Newburg’x net income, which was down 12 percent from ayear ago, to bouncde back by the fourth quarter as loan issuees abate. “By the end of the year, we’rer going to be a bit ahead,” Isselman said. Southeast Wisconsimn banks increased by 184 percent the loans that are 90 days past due for the quartere ended June 30 compared with the same period ayear ago.
Regionalp bank is not included inthe figures. Amonyg the banks with the highest percentage of nonaccrual loans as a percentage ofassets were: *Lincoln State Bank include s financials for the banks formerly owned by Merchants Manufacturers Bancorp., which is now part of Harris Bank Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Amount of Activated Google Android Devices Surpasses Apple iOS Products by ... - X-bit Labs
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X-bit Labs | Amount of Activated Google Android Devices Surpasses Apple iOS Products by ... X-bit Labs On the eve when Apple announced its latest iPhone 5 smartphone, Google officially said that the number of Android-based devices that have been activated so far exceeds the number of iOS-powered gadgets activated since 2007 by solid one hundred ... |
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
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The contract would have given , the N.Y. daily’s New York City-based owner, the power to outsourcre any and all jobs and lay off employeew regardlessof seniority. “Has the membership approved the company’s proposal, we woul d have respected their decision and been bound by saidTim O’Brien, a Times Union reporter and presideng of the . “The publisher soughtg this vote, told members how important it was to him that they vote and he needa to respecttheir decision.” The vote was taken Sundagy and today. George Hearst, publisher of the Timews Union, was not immediately availablefor comment.
In earlieer interviews, he said the outsourcing and seniorityy issuesare “must haves” for management in this economy. The two sidesz have been negotiating for nearlya year. On April 9, Hearst canceled the union’as contract in an attempt to gain flexibility in its need to trim the workforc by about 70 Since then, the Guild has waged a war againstf management, including billboards and Web sites urginvg people to cancel their subscriptions until a “fair” contracrt is reached.
O’Brien said the union now will suspend that campaigjn asa “show of good Management put its “best and final” offer on the table in mid-May, and urged the Guilcd to put before members for a It was rejected by a vote of 125 to 35. “Out members were quite clear on what they founde unacceptable inthe company’s offer and they have been tellingb us what changes would make it O’Brien said. “We intend to seek new bargaininf dates and to go forward with a renewerd spiritof flexibility.
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The contract would have given , the N.Y. daily’s New York City-based owner, the power to outsourcre any and all jobs and lay off employeew regardlessof seniority. “Has the membership approved the company’s proposal, we woul d have respected their decision and been bound by saidTim O’Brien, a Times Union reporter and presideng of the . “The publisher soughtg this vote, told members how important it was to him that they vote and he needa to respecttheir decision.” The vote was taken Sundagy and today. George Hearst, publisher of the Timews Union, was not immediately availablefor comment.
In earlieer interviews, he said the outsourcing and seniorityy issuesare “must haves” for management in this economy. The two sidesz have been negotiating for nearlya year. On April 9, Hearst canceled the union’as contract in an attempt to gain flexibility in its need to trim the workforc by about 70 Since then, the Guild has waged a war againstf management, including billboards and Web sites urginvg people to cancel their subscriptions until a “fair” contracrt is reached.
O’Brien said the union now will suspend that campaigjn asa “show of good Management put its “best and final” offer on the table in mid-May, and urged the Guilcd to put before members for a It was rejected by a vote of 125 to 35. “Out members were quite clear on what they founde unacceptable inthe company’s offer and they have been tellingb us what changes would make it O’Brien said. “We intend to seek new bargaininf dates and to go forward with a renewerd spiritof flexibility.
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