Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Study: Charitable giving down in 2008 - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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According to an annual report released Wednesday bythe , U.S. givingy in 2008 totaled $307.65 billion, down about 2 percent from 2007’sw record total of $314.07 When adjusted for inflation, the drop is 5.7 percent. The reductio n is the first inthe survey’s 52-yeaer history caused by economixc conditions. A slight decline in 1987 is attributede to changes intax laws. This year coulrd see a steeper decline due to a variett of factors including proposed federal limits on househol d charitabledeductions , increased savings rates and the generalk economy, said Jimmie Alford, founder of the , a nationa nonprofit consultant based in Seattle.
“Irt would not surprise me at all for givingt to be down on a nominal basisin 2009,” Alford Alford said 2009 could bring a reduction in giving of betweeh 3 percent and 5 percenty in actual dollars. Individuals accountedx for the majorityof giving, contributing 74.5 percent of all donations. Foundation s accounted for 13.4 percent, bequests contributed 7.4 percent and corporations contributed the smallesr amountworth 4.7 percent. When adjusted for all major sources of giving reduceedtheir contributions. Corporations cut back the lowering their giving by8 percent. Abouf half of all corporate giftsare in-kind donations of products like food or software. Individualo giving fell 6.
3 percent when adjusted for It is thelargest drop-offc among individuals in the survey’s history. Foundation giving fell by an inflation-adjusted 0.8 percent in 2008. with the precipitous drop in the stoc k market and the way that foundations calculate theirdistributiobn totals, Alford said he expects foundationn giving to continue to deterioratee this year. For 20 years foundationm giving hasrisen dramatically, from $11.19 billionh in 1988 to $41.21 billion in 2008, on an inflation-adjustexd basis. The drop in foundation giviny also likely signifies a reduction in the formatioh ofnew foundations.
“There will be I think, growth in famil y foundations as a reflection in the growth of the Alford said. That also means it is less likelyg anyone will form a new foundation to rivapl the sizeof Seattle’s , which as of April 1, 2009, had $27.5 billion in tota assets. Among giving only religious organizationsand “public benefit” groups saw their donations increasr during 2008, according to the But those uses can be misleading as both of thosde segments contribute to other includinfg human services. The steepest decline among recipients was inhumahn services, which experienced a 15.9 percentt reduction in inflation-adjusted dollars.
The reduction is Alford said, because usually human service agencie s see an increase during recessions as donore steer more money to basid needs like food and Other steep declines were seen byhealth (10 percent), Arts (9.9 percent), educationj (9 percent) and the environment/animals (9 Altogether, giving as a portioj of the nation’s gross domestic product remainedc steady at 2.2 percent. The nonprofi sector accounts for about 10 percenf ofthe nation’s GDP and employs 18 million, most of whom work in educationj and health care, according to the Alford Group.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Behind improved curveball, Strasburg shines for Syracuse - Washington Times

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Happiness isn't.... 'Peanuts' comics written by someone who's not Charles Schulz - Examiner.com

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Today's Tribute to the Struggle Against Slavery - Huffington Post

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

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The Shaxi Mine, which is underr construction, has the potential to expand to 15 milliohn tons or more per year in line with the developmenr of a new rail projecy that would serve electricity customere and other industrial usere in Central andEastern China. In the cominf months, the companies said they plan to conduct a feasibilitty study to evaluate technical requirements for next phases of which also includes othe coal reserves in the region ownedby “China is leading the worle in industrial growth and fuelinfg its progress with coal,” said Peabodgy Energy Chairman and Chief Executive Gregory Boycw in a statement.
“Peabody has a growing presencde in Asia and seeks to partnerin world-class coal projectds to fuel long-term energy needsa …” Peabody has an expanding presences in China and is the only non-Chinesw partner in GreenGen, a near-zero emission power project in Tianjin. The company is pursuint multiple partnerships in Asia that include a large surface mine and downstream coal conversion facility with the government ofInner Mongolia, Chinza and other partners; and projectsw in Mongolia, which include the Peabody-Polo Resourcee joint venture.
China is the fastest-growing coal market in the using coal to fuel 80 percent of its China is expected to nearly double its electricity consumptionby 2015. Lu’a had $5 billion in revenue in 2008. Peabody Energu (NYSE: BTU) is the world’x largest private-sector coal company, with revenue of $6.6 billiom in 2008. Its coal products fuel 10 percent ofall U.S. electricity generation and 2 percent ofworldwidre electricity.

Friday, August 19, 2011

The NeXT big thing: OncoMed finds a home - Dallas Business Journal:

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But there was a The neighborswere animals. Literally. During the post-dot-co m years while 800 Chesapeake Drive hadsat vacant, the subgrade and foundation separated from each other enoug for wildlife to move in underr the 44,000-square-foot structure. Foxes, skunks, feral cats and large rodents were eventualluy trapped andreleased elsewhere, and the foundation was The work was worth the trouble, said Chuck OncoMed's director of operations. The site was betweemn South San Francisco andMountain View, the company's formedr home, and close for employee coming from San Francisco, San Jose or the East Bay via the San Mateok Bridge.
What's more, he said, the space allowed the company, which is developing ways to destrohy cancerstem cells, to consolidate outsourced animal labs, keep its out-of-pocket expense low and retai space for growth. It didn't hurt that the buildinhg has anentrepreneurial heritage. It's wheree Steve Jobs first based NeXT Jobs commissionedarchitect I.M. Pei to design a "floating that remains a dramatic centerpiece ofthe building, albeitg updated to meet buildinvg codes. "It is a very nice It's on the waterfront, lookingy out at the harbor," Alaimo said. "It'sw peaceful and calming. I don't think you can put a dolla r valueon that.
" Still, even aftefr the wild animals had left the building and the subgrads was shored up, much work remained before OncoMeed could move in. The foundation still wasn't strongy enough to support mechanical systems that the companu needed as it moved its offices and15 labs, includinh a vivarium that had been DES Architects & Engineers proposefd an 8,000-square-foot annex, linking 800 Chesapeake and 900 Chesapeake. That includede an HVAC system, water system and high-pressure steam boiler, with shaftsd and pipes over to800 Chesapeake. The annex also gave OncoMedd space for a loading dockand elevator. The work was paid for througbha $6.
3 million tenant improvement Alaimo said, that OncoMede negotiated with , which then owned the Slough sold the site and the rest of its U.S. biotechj portfolio earlier this yearto . OncoMed, with 47 full-times employees, moved into the building in mid-January. The companh was started in August 2004by Dr. Michael Clarks and Dr. Max Wicha, researchers who led the discoveryu of cancer stem cells while atthe . Clarke now is the associats director of the Stanfordd Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicineat . The move to Chesapeake Drive and the annex addition has helped OncoMed consolidate stafv as its early preclinical programsramp up, Alaiml said.
Before the move, employeea could make multiple trips betwee the Mountain View offices and the outsourced vivarium in Palo That was an important consideration as CEOPaul Hastings, corporate developmeng head Martin Goldstein, R&D chief John Lewicki and Austin the vice president of moleculard and cellular biology, looked to leave Mountain There OncoMed would have been boxed in by , Alaim said. OncoMed is mullinv subleasing 15,000 square feet of office space on the firsft floor of the RedwoodCity building, Alaimo said, but that leasw would likely be short term. "Our programs are getting larger scale, and we're bringing more function s intothe fold," he said.
"We've been scaliny up to a point that we had to brinf itall together."

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Eri silk weaving training begins in Kokrajhar - Fibre2fashion.com

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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Nosbusch: Government aid needed to improve U.S. manufacturing - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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Nosbusch, speaking at The National Summit, a gatheringy hosted by the Detroit Economic Club to promots actions toimprove America’d manufacturing competitiveness in the globapl economy, said such "smargt factories" are the best way to create higher-paying, long-term manufacturing jobs in the Uniterd States. “The public and privatse sectors need to invest in advanced technology that willlower costs, increase productivity, and make U.S. manufacturinh competitive globally,” said Nosbusch. “This investmengt is the best way tocreate enduring, higher-wag manufacturing jobs that can compete againstf other economies with lower costs of doing business.
” Nosbusch also called for a renewede U.S. industrial policy that includes federal stimulus and research and development on industrial automation and information tokeep U.S. manufacturing competitive globally. Most Americansw responding to a recent survey say the government should offer incentives for companiesd to invest inadvanced technologies. “w $50 billion investment in retooling factories woulcdcreate 250,000 direct manufacturing jobs in the U.S.
, supporyt an additional 725,000 indirect jobs, and generate up to $120 billionb in revenue resulting from increased demandx for products,” said Nosbusch, citing a study by the , a business-labord coalition focused on job creation. Nosbusch callef for the Obama administration to double researchj and development for manufacturing innovation to brinv it backto 1970’s funding levels. “If you reallg want to invest in high-quality job creation, you have to invest in innovation,” he said. Nosbusch said that improved educationin science, engineering and mathematics is necessary to train workers to operate in the smargt factories.
Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) is a globalp manufacturer of industrial automation systemsand controls.

Friday, August 12, 2011

Boca Raton man arrested in UBS case - South Florida Business Journal:

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Steven Michael Rubinstein worked for an international company that helpsclientz built, buy and sell yachts. This is the first arrest of a majodr American clientof . According to court between 2001and Rubinstein, who owned UBS bank accounts in the name of purchased and sold securities wortj more than 4.5 million Swiss francs through his UBS He also is alleged to have deposited and sold more than $2 millionn in South African Krugerrands through his UBS Swiszs bank accounts. Rubinstein was chargedc with one criminal count of filing a false and fraudulenttax return. “Todahy is the first of the prosecutions resulting from that but it will not bethe last,” said R.
Alexander Acosta, U.S. attorney for the Southern Districtof Florida, in a news “It is our duty to those who pay their legal sharwe of taxes to ensure that others do not use offshorwe schemes to evade payment of their UBS has been under criminal investigation for helping wealth Americans evade taxes through secret offshore , UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, agreed to immediatelyg provide the U.S.
government with the identities of, and account information for, some of its customerx who engagedin cross-border business with the bank in an efforr to evade having to pay The agreement was part of a deal the bank struck, putting an end to a high-profile investigation that alleged the bank helped rich Americanse avoid paying taxes by hiding their money in undeclaref accounts. Rubinstein was ordered held until a bond hearinyg set forApril 7.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Lawyer trio close firm, join Vedder Price - Charlotte Business Journal:

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is a boutique firm -- a platformn that “has its pluses and minuses,” said Jagtiani, who founder the firm in 1996. “It’s good at what it does but is limitedx in what itcan Jagtiani+Guttag’s handful of lawyers interviewed 64 law firmsz over the past two years to find the right placde to take their clients to. Jagtiani said it was toug h finding a right match for his unusualofirm -- a small intellectual property boutiquew firm. “Vedder Price was a solid fit,” said Jagtiani, which has clientss such areasas diagnostics, genomics, and immunotherapy. “We brought chemistry and biotechnologt and they added substantial capabilitiesto us.
” a 250-attorney firm with other officew in Chicago and New York, offerw a complete range of IP including patents, trademarks and copyrights, as well as intellectualo property litigation. The attorney trio -- all registereed to practice withthe U.S. Patent and Trademarlk Office -- is already workinvg for Vedder, but Jagtiani+Guttag on Democracuy Lane is still beinyg wound down and will officially close in acouplse months.

Monday, August 8, 2011

Ports America, Ceres Terminals vying for Seagirt Marine Terminal lease - Baltimore Business Journal:

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and have been approved as biddersw for thelargest state-owned container terminal. is expected to chooses one of the two fora 30-yeare public-private partnership at Seagirt. That includex building a 50-foot bertjh and new cranes — work MPA Executivre Director James White said thestate couldn’t afforsd without a long-term lease. The $80 milliobn in improvements are considered vital to keeping the port competitiver when the Panama Canal is widenecdin 2014, opening up the Atlantiv to larger ships from Ports America has operated Seagirt since the terminal opened in 1990, albeit under several different names and owners. It submitted its bid qualificationx along withHighstar Capital.
Ceres does stevedoring in Baltimord and has had a presencwe at the port for 30 It partnered with LLC inits application. Cerese operates 32 terminals aroundthe world. It’s also where White was chief operating officert between two stints as MPA executive White said the state Ethice Commission has reviewed the situation and found no He left Ceres to join the MPA inAugusyt 2007. The MPA plans to make a decision on the bidby December, White said. It could end up choosing one of the two orrejecting both, he said. Ports America'ws contract at Seagirt through October is up for renewal at Wednesday's Board of Public Works meeting.
The contract is slatedc to be extended for six month with an additionalsix one-month extensio options. . The deadline was June 4.

Friday, August 5, 2011

Tenn. delegation recruiting in Europe - Nashville Business Journal:

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The Tennessee delegation will leave Sunday forthe week-lonyg trip with stops in Switzerland, Germanyh and Poland, the governor’s office announced Tuesday. “I’vse long said that it makes sense for Tennessee to redoublw its effort to recruit new even though the global economy is in Bredesen says in anews release. “Thes people of Tennessee need higher skilled, good payinhg jobs, and now is not the time to pull back or Tennessee Revenue Commissioner Reagan Farr also will travel with Bredesejnand Kisber. “We’ve worked hard to build good relationships with foreign companies who investin Tennessee,” Kisber says.
In Switzerland the groul will visit officials and tourthe company’s turbinr and generator manufacturing facilities, which produce equipmeny used in coal, gas and nuclear-powered plantxs around the world. Alstom is a leadinv manufacturer of power generation andtransportt technologies. One in four of the world’zs light bulbs is powered usingAlstom “(Bredesen’s) focus on making Tennessee a centerd for the development of clean energy technologies aligns closely with Alstom’z mission for clean power today, and we believe continuingg to build on Alstom’s relationship with Tennessee can be positive and constructive,” Alstom Senior Vice Presidentr Guy Chardon says in the release.
In Germany, the delegatiobn will visit with officialsfrom , which planes to build a $1 billion plant outside of Chattanoogaz to manufacture polycrystalline silicon, a key component in photovoltaic cells for solaer energy. In Poland, the Tennessee groupp will be hosted by former mayor of Knoxvilleand U.S. Ambassadorf Victor Ashe.