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Profiles of the top 25 schools can be reachee by clicking on the names of thoseschoolxs below. A breakdown of the rankings for each sectiojn of Western New York can be accesseeby . The following abbreviations havebeen CS-Charter School, EMS-Elementary-Middle School, ES-Elementary HS-High School, IS-Intermediate School, JHS-Junior High School, JSHS-Junior-Senior High MHS-Middle-High School, MS-Middle School, PS-Primary School, SHS-Senior High VHS-Vocational High School. Each school is followefd by the name of the district that operatesit (if it’xs a public school) or the district where it is locatexd (if it’s a private school). 1. • 2. • 3. • 4. 5. • 6.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Health behaviors topic of OU-Tulsa professor's project - Tulsa World
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Health behaviors topic of OU-Tulsa professor's project Tulsa World Multiple factors and environmental circumstances influence health behaviors, and local studies and research are contributing to the science behind differences in health status. Jennifer Hays-Grudo, a professor at ... |
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Retailers bank on idea of low-price guarantees - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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But the plan will work only if large numbere ofcustomers don’t pursue the offers, which would force them to drop prices they’sd rather keep at current several industry watchers said. announced May 12 it would becomer the latest retail chain to offer to sell producte belowlisted costs, if shoppers bring in printedd ads from competitors showing that the same product is selliny for a lower price there. The Minneapolis-baserd chain is testing the policyh in twomarkets — Denver and Orlandok — and will use those results to help it decidwe whether to take the offer nationally, spokeswoman Deliz McLinden said.
Thus Target joinsx both locally managed and nationak chains specializingin electronics, general goods or even fitness equipment that offer similar The price-matching policies first began to sprinhg up roughly 20 years ago, but really have gained steanm in the past 10 years, according to Ken a marketing professor at . Some might thin k it’s a bad time for the marketinfg approach, given that retailers are endurintgslower sales: March 2009 retai l sales were down 10.6 percent from March 2008, accordinb to the . But several company owner said they see this as a more appropriat e time to offersuch deals.
McLindeb said Target decided to try out the policy as part of a new marketin push to emphasize its low prices during a time of Jim Pearse, owner of Thornton-based chai n , said maintaining such a policy makes it easiert to build customer trust at a time when people tend to shop arouned more. “In this economy, it’as a great service to the customer,” Pearse said. “When the competitioh is havinga sale, then we’re having a sale on the same … From the customer’s point of it gives them more confidence to make a But while some customers will scan ads and compare prices of specific most don’t do that level of homework — and that’s what stores hope for, said Donals Lichtenstein, professor and chairman of the marketing division of the ’s Leeds School of Business.
Instead, many shopperse will hear that a store offersa price-matching guarantee and just assume that any business that would do that also woulde have low prices, Lichtenstein said. And they’ll buy from that storre without noticing thatwhat they’r purchasing might be more expensiv e than the same item somewhere else. The carefuo shopper may find that some storesw sell a unique productthat can’t be compared to other stores, Manningh and Lichtenstein said. Take the home-fitnessw machines at , a 10-storew Colorado chain based inGlenwood Springs.
HealthStyles is the only licensed Colorado dealer for severa linesof equipment, meaning that no othetr store in the state could advertise a comparabls price, co-owner Dave Sheriff Of course, some potential customers still will bring in online ads or ads from othed states, in which case Sheriff has to make sure the listexd price includes freight, warranthy and delivery. But if it does, he he won’t hesitate to offer the lowet price in exchange for increased loyalty fromthat “Our margin goes down, but we know we’ve got a customer who knows us and wantds to buy from us,” said the exerciswe physiologist, who founded the chain 16 years ago.
“It’se more than, say, the Internet group or the grouop out of state canprovided them.” Other stores are alleged to have becomew too particular in their price-matching policies and begun denyinb legitimate claims. A New York resident, for has filed a lawsuit against electronicschaih , arguing the company taught its employees how to deny valid claims, according to multiple mediaa reports. Best Buy officials didn’t returnh messages seeking response tothe Yet, in penny-pinching times, shopperw actually will become more energized to compare pricesz and spend time to find the best deal, Manninvg said.
And that could backfir on the stores hoping the policies alonew will get customers into stores withoutresearchinv costs, he said.
But the plan will work only if large numbere ofcustomers don’t pursue the offers, which would force them to drop prices they’sd rather keep at current several industry watchers said. announced May 12 it would becomer the latest retail chain to offer to sell producte belowlisted costs, if shoppers bring in printedd ads from competitors showing that the same product is selliny for a lower price there. The Minneapolis-baserd chain is testing the policyh in twomarkets — Denver and Orlandok — and will use those results to help it decidwe whether to take the offer nationally, spokeswoman Deliz McLinden said.
Thus Target joinsx both locally managed and nationak chains specializingin electronics, general goods or even fitness equipment that offer similar The price-matching policies first began to sprinhg up roughly 20 years ago, but really have gained steanm in the past 10 years, according to Ken a marketing professor at . Some might thin k it’s a bad time for the marketinfg approach, given that retailers are endurintgslower sales: March 2009 retai l sales were down 10.6 percent from March 2008, accordinb to the . But several company owner said they see this as a more appropriat e time to offersuch deals.
McLindeb said Target decided to try out the policy as part of a new marketin push to emphasize its low prices during a time of Jim Pearse, owner of Thornton-based chai n , said maintaining such a policy makes it easiert to build customer trust at a time when people tend to shop arouned more. “In this economy, it’as a great service to the customer,” Pearse said. “When the competitioh is havinga sale, then we’re having a sale on the same … From the customer’s point of it gives them more confidence to make a But while some customers will scan ads and compare prices of specific most don’t do that level of homework — and that’s what stores hope for, said Donals Lichtenstein, professor and chairman of the marketing division of the ’s Leeds School of Business.
Instead, many shopperse will hear that a store offersa price-matching guarantee and just assume that any business that would do that also woulde have low prices, Lichtenstein said. And they’ll buy from that storre without noticing thatwhat they’r purchasing might be more expensiv e than the same item somewhere else. The carefuo shopper may find that some storesw sell a unique productthat can’t be compared to other stores, Manningh and Lichtenstein said. Take the home-fitnessw machines at , a 10-storew Colorado chain based inGlenwood Springs.
HealthStyles is the only licensed Colorado dealer for severa linesof equipment, meaning that no othetr store in the state could advertise a comparabls price, co-owner Dave Sheriff Of course, some potential customers still will bring in online ads or ads from othed states, in which case Sheriff has to make sure the listexd price includes freight, warranthy and delivery. But if it does, he he won’t hesitate to offer the lowet price in exchange for increased loyalty fromthat “Our margin goes down, but we know we’ve got a customer who knows us and wantds to buy from us,” said the exerciswe physiologist, who founded the chain 16 years ago.
“It’se more than, say, the Internet group or the grouop out of state canprovided them.” Other stores are alleged to have becomew too particular in their price-matching policies and begun denyinb legitimate claims. A New York resident, for has filed a lawsuit against electronicschaih , arguing the company taught its employees how to deny valid claims, according to multiple mediaa reports. Best Buy officials didn’t returnh messages seeking response tothe Yet, in penny-pinching times, shopperw actually will become more energized to compare pricesz and spend time to find the best deal, Manninvg said.
And that could backfir on the stores hoping the policies alonew will get customers into stores withoutresearchinv costs, he said.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Organ transplants may start by 2012 - Khaleej Times
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Organ transplants may start by 2012 Khaleej Times ABU DHABI - Vital organ transplants from deceased donors may fin » |
Sunday, November 20, 2011
McGonagill scores 16 points, McCarthy has double-double to lead Brown past ... - Washington Post
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Providence Eyewitness News | McGonagill scores 16 points, McCarthy has double-double to lead Brown past ... Washington Post PROVIDENCE, RI â€" Sean McGonagill scored 16 points and Andrew McCarthy scored 13 points and grabbed a career high 14 rebounds, r » |
Friday, November 18, 2011
Groups to help low-income residents in Silicon Valley get $934,000 in grants - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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"In the midst of a it is critical for us to invesy in programs that offer residents in our communitiew financial education and savings incentives so they can betterf handle serious setbacks such as a car breaking down or the loss of a saidEmmett D. Carson, CEO and president of the foundation. The Corporatio for Enterprise Development receiveda $175,000 grant to help launcy a new online marketplaced where donors could contribute to matchedc savings accounts for residents in San Mateok and Santa Clara.
The project, called "Americaj Dream Match Fund, Silicon would help identify new sourceszof private, philanthropic supportg for matched savings and financial education coordinate the stories of donors and savers to advocate for new policieas and promote the ideas and goals of asset buildinf and financial education to the general Project Read in north San Mateop County received $122,000 to begin offering individual financial assessments, monitorinh and coaching to residents in its literacy The program is a new expansion into financial literacy for Projecyt Read, which until now has focusedx on helping residents learn to read and write.
As part of the Project Read plans tooffere workshops, individual financial monitoring and help with individuak development accounts, which provide matched savings through a variety of governmentf and private sector sources. Earn, a San Francisco-basedc organization that offers financial money management training and matchedd savings accountsto low-wage workers, received $179,00 to develop a curriculum and provide training in individualp financial coaching.
Earn proposes to traij 20 community organizations in San Mateoi and Santa Clara countiee in coaching so more families and individuals canget
"In the midst of a it is critical for us to invesy in programs that offer residents in our communitiew financial education and savings incentives so they can betterf handle serious setbacks such as a car breaking down or the loss of a saidEmmett D. Carson, CEO and president of the foundation. The Corporatio for Enterprise Development receiveda $175,000 grant to help launcy a new online marketplaced where donors could contribute to matchedc savings accounts for residents in San Mateok and Santa Clara.
The project, called "Americaj Dream Match Fund, Silicon would help identify new sourceszof private, philanthropic supportg for matched savings and financial education coordinate the stories of donors and savers to advocate for new policieas and promote the ideas and goals of asset buildinf and financial education to the general Project Read in north San Mateop County received $122,000 to begin offering individual financial assessments, monitorinh and coaching to residents in its literacy The program is a new expansion into financial literacy for Projecyt Read, which until now has focusedx on helping residents learn to read and write.
As part of the Project Read plans tooffere workshops, individual financial monitoring and help with individuak development accounts, which provide matched savings through a variety of governmentf and private sector sources. Earn, a San Francisco-basedc organization that offers financial money management training and matchedd savings accountsto low-wage workers, received $179,00 to develop a curriculum and provide training in individualp financial coaching.
Earn proposes to traij 20 community organizations in San Mateoi and Santa Clara countiee in coaching so more families and individuals canget
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Global turmoil boosts Smith & Wesson sales - Austin Business Journal:
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The Springfield, Massachusetts gun maker (Nasdaq: SWHC) recentlu secured a rare order from the Indiwa Police Force after terrorists stormed Mumbai With support fromthe U.S. Embassy in New Delhui and the , Smith & Wesson securesd an export license and began shipping weaponsin June. In its fiscal fourthb quarter, the company securex orders from several law enforcement agenciesin Mexico, whosew drug-related violence is on the The company on Monday said net sales for the fourty quarter that ended April 30 surged 20 percentg to $99.5 million compared with the year-ago Net income during the quarte r was $7.4 million, compared with $3.
3 million in the year-earlier Smith & Wesson President and CEO Michael F. Golden said in a statemenyt the results reflect a number of records for the including for cash levels and unfilled customer order sfor firearms.
The Springfield, Massachusetts gun maker (Nasdaq: SWHC) recentlu secured a rare order from the Indiwa Police Force after terrorists stormed Mumbai With support fromthe U.S. Embassy in New Delhui and the , Smith & Wesson securesd an export license and began shipping weaponsin June. In its fiscal fourthb quarter, the company securex orders from several law enforcement agenciesin Mexico, whosew drug-related violence is on the The company on Monday said net sales for the fourty quarter that ended April 30 surged 20 percentg to $99.5 million compared with the year-ago Net income during the quarte r was $7.4 million, compared with $3.
3 million in the year-earlier Smith & Wesson President and CEO Michael F. Golden said in a statemenyt the results reflect a number of records for the including for cash levels and unfilled customer order sfor firearms.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Dick Turner's FEVER! Septet - A News Cafe
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A News Cafe | Dick Turner's FEVER! Septet A News Cafe Septet presents an amazing re-creation of signature pieces of the best-known big bands that reveal the variety and innovation that came out of the 30s, 40s, and 50s of swing's heyday. The program opens with the struttin' "Down South Camp Meeting", ... |
Friday, November 11, 2011
Shareholder Alert: The Briscoe Law Firm and Powers Taylor, LLP Investigate the ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Shareholder Alert: The Briscoe Law Firm and Powers Taylor, LLP Investigate the ... MarketWatch (press release) DALLAS, Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Former United States Securities and Exchange Commission attorney Willie Briscoe and the securities litigation firm of Powers Taylor, LLP are investigating the sale of Pinnacle Data Systems, ... |
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Harvey company and Amite man plead guilty to illegal dumping in Harvey Canal - NOLA.com
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WWL First News | Harvey company and Amite man plead guilty to illegal dumping in Harvey Canal NOLA.com In addition, Clifton Karr, 62, the manager of the operation, pleaded guilty to negligent discharge and could face a maximum sentence of one year imprisonment and a $100000 fine. The Oakmont corporation faces five years probation and a $500000 fine, ... La. company pleads guilty in pollution case |
Monday, November 7, 2011
Target relaunches its store brand, called 'up and up' - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The Minneapolis-based retail giant said Thursdayhthat it’s rebranded its core commodities line a product category that includes everyday iteme such as baby wipes, dryer sheets and plasti containers — under the name “up up.” The relaunch includes new packaging that replacese the traditional bullseye logo with colorful arrows and the new Target (NYSE: TGT) has been phasinhg in “up & up” products into its stores since March.
By the end of September, Target will be selling more than800 “upp & up” products in its Target claims the brand is equap in quality to national brands — it hirexd a third-party testing firm to back up its claim s — but at a lower price, offering a savingz of 30 percent on average. “Our guests are savvyy and knowthey don’t have to spend a lot to get high-qualitg products,” Mark Schindele, Target’s senior vice president of merchandising, said in a news release. The rebrandingb goes along with other Target efforts to stay competitivs inthe recession.
The retailer long capitalized on its lineseof stylish, affordable housewares and clothing, but that approach hasn’g done as well in the downtur — shoppers are more reluctantg to spend on such discretionary items and are usinf their cash on foods and Store brands are also on the upswing they’re generally more profitable than name-brands for the retailer, and market researchers say that consumers are increasingly buying in-house brandse to save money. Earlier this year, Target rival Wal-Mart Stores Inc. relaunchedf its own private brand, callef Great Value. Target has also been working to boosgt salesof food, both and increased emphasis on its in-storse Archer Farms line.
The Minneapolis-based retail giant said Thursdayhthat it’s rebranded its core commodities line a product category that includes everyday iteme such as baby wipes, dryer sheets and plasti containers — under the name “up up.” The relaunch includes new packaging that replacese the traditional bullseye logo with colorful arrows and the new Target (NYSE: TGT) has been phasinhg in “up & up” products into its stores since March.
By the end of September, Target will be selling more than800 “upp & up” products in its Target claims the brand is equap in quality to national brands — it hirexd a third-party testing firm to back up its claim s — but at a lower price, offering a savingz of 30 percent on average. “Our guests are savvyy and knowthey don’t have to spend a lot to get high-qualitg products,” Mark Schindele, Target’s senior vice president of merchandising, said in a news release. The rebrandingb goes along with other Target efforts to stay competitivs inthe recession.
The retailer long capitalized on its lineseof stylish, affordable housewares and clothing, but that approach hasn’g done as well in the downtur — shoppers are more reluctantg to spend on such discretionary items and are usinf their cash on foods and Store brands are also on the upswing they’re generally more profitable than name-brands for the retailer, and market researchers say that consumers are increasingly buying in-house brandse to save money. Earlier this year, Target rival Wal-Mart Stores Inc. relaunchedf its own private brand, callef Great Value. Target has also been working to boosgt salesof food, both and increased emphasis on its in-storse Archer Farms line.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Pat Summitt's dementia diagnosis helps raise awareness about Alzheimer's ... - Washington Post
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MiamiHerald.com | Pat Summitt's dementia diagnosis helps raise awareness about Alzheimer's ... Washington Post Summitt knew that revealing her diagnosis would help give her a platform about the diseases. “I think it's going to re » |
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Houston, Galveston ports receive $140 million in stimulus funds - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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million and $40 million, in stimulus monies from the American Recoveryy andReinvestment Act. The said it had received its largest-everr single allocation of federal funding for the to operate and maintain the Houston Ship In turn, the funding will help strengthen the port’x stimulus to the by contributing 1.5 million direct and indirect jobs and $285 billionh of economic activity to the nation. In makinbg their case for funding, the PHA and ship channelo private industriesestimated $231 million was neededr to return the channel to its most efficien depth.
Funding received will go towardfmajor maintenance, operations and environmental projectsw associated with the 53-mile-long ship channel. Fundingg will also go to provide additiona construction and dredged material placement capacity to avoid the increasedd costs of transporting dredge material todistant sites. The PHA hopes to secure the remaining $140 millio needed through increased fiscal-year 2010 and fiscal-year 2011 appropriations.
Meanwhile, the Port of Galveston, througjh the Army Corps of Engineers, will use its $40 milliob to complete the Houston-Galveston Navigatio n Channels Project that was authorized in the Watee Resources Development Act 1996 while improving the Galveston Channel to a depth of45 feet.
million and $40 million, in stimulus monies from the American Recoveryy andReinvestment Act. The said it had received its largest-everr single allocation of federal funding for the to operate and maintain the Houston Ship In turn, the funding will help strengthen the port’x stimulus to the by contributing 1.5 million direct and indirect jobs and $285 billionh of economic activity to the nation. In makinbg their case for funding, the PHA and ship channelo private industriesestimated $231 million was neededr to return the channel to its most efficien depth.
Funding received will go towardfmajor maintenance, operations and environmental projectsw associated with the 53-mile-long ship channel. Fundingg will also go to provide additiona construction and dredged material placement capacity to avoid the increasedd costs of transporting dredge material todistant sites. The PHA hopes to secure the remaining $140 millio needed through increased fiscal-year 2010 and fiscal-year 2011 appropriations.
Meanwhile, the Port of Galveston, througjh the Army Corps of Engineers, will use its $40 milliob to complete the Houston-Galveston Navigatio n Channels Project that was authorized in the Watee Resources Development Act 1996 while improving the Galveston Channel to a depth of45 feet.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Scandal-plagued former Bell official sues city for failing to pay salary - Washington Post
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Scandal-plagued former Bell official sues city for failing to pay salary Washington Post LOS ANGELES â€" The former city manager of scandal-plagued Bell, Calif., filed a lawsuit against the city Monday, claiming his contract was breached when the city stopped paying him nearly $1.5 million in salary and benefits. Robert Rizzo claims he's ... |
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