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The center is a public-private partnership to advance the next generation of carbon captures andstorage technologies. The effort will be base d at the Power Systems Development Facility southof Ala., a carbon research and development laboratory. Southern Co. will managd and operate the facility. Peabody has been a fundinf partner of the PSDFsince 1997. The National Carbon Captur e Center will bring together scientists and technologhy expertsfrom government, industry and academiw to analyze both pre-combustion and post-combustion carbon capture technologies in a coal-fueled power plant Once fully operational in 2010, the center will play a leadinh role in the global effort to advance cost-efficient, large-scale carbobn capture and storage operations at coal-fueled power Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) is the world’xs largest private-sector coal compangy with 2008 sales of 256 million tons and $6.
6 billion in revenue. Its coal productzs fuel 10 percent ofall U.S. electricityg generation and 2 percent ofworldwide electricity. St. Louis-bases Arch Coal Inc. is one of the nation's largest acoap producers, providing the fuel for 6 percentg of the electricity generated in theUnited States.
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Jets escort planes on 9/11 after sexy terror scare - RT
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CTV.ca | Jets escort planes on 9/11 after sexy terror scare RT A couple commemorated the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks exactly that way yesterday, but not before F-16 fighter jets were scrambled to escort the commercial plane following reports of suspicious activity. Two different incidents occurred ... Military jets safely escort NYC, Detroit flights Twice fighter jets c » |
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Quiksilver Pro Concludes with Wright's Historic Win, $300K Prize - International Business Times
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Macy's has cut print ad spending by half since 2005 - Dayton Business Journal:
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Cincinnati-based Macy’s and the former May DepartmentStore Co., which was later purchased by Macy’s, combined to spen d $1.2 billion in 2005 on newspaper That compares to $583.3 million that Macy’s spent on newspaper ads in Alan Mutter, citing data publisheed by TNS Media Intelligence. Macy’s was stillo the largest newspaper advertisert among retailers in the countrylast year. It was the second-largesy newspaper advertiser overall, behind Verizon, which spent $681 milliobn on newspaper ads in according toTNS information.
A spokesmab said in an e-mail that the company doesn't comment on ad spending beyond what it discloses in the 10K report it files with the Securitiess andExchange Commission. Macy's has been pullingy back on its newspaperf couponsfor years. But it was not until it acquirede May, in 2005, that it had shifted its advertisinhg focus to emphasize national television Total advertising spending roseto $1.24 billion in from $1.19 billion in 2007 and $1.1y billion in 2006, according to the company'x annual report. Macy’s isn’t the only retailer that’ been adjusting its advertising spending.
Earlier this TSN data that showefd Minneapolis-based increased its total advertising expenditurews in 2008 comparedto 2007, while Richfield, Minn.-basefd Inc. cut its advertising spending last year.
Cincinnati-based Macy’s and the former May DepartmentStore Co., which was later purchased by Macy’s, combined to spen d $1.2 billion in 2005 on newspaper That compares to $583.3 million that Macy’s spent on newspaper ads in Alan Mutter, citing data publisheed by TNS Media Intelligence. Macy’s was stillo the largest newspaper advertisert among retailers in the countrylast year. It was the second-largesy newspaper advertiser overall, behind Verizon, which spent $681 milliobn on newspaper ads in according toTNS information.
A spokesmab said in an e-mail that the company doesn't comment on ad spending beyond what it discloses in the 10K report it files with the Securitiess andExchange Commission. Macy's has been pullingy back on its newspaperf couponsfor years. But it was not until it acquirede May, in 2005, that it had shifted its advertisinhg focus to emphasize national television Total advertising spending roseto $1.24 billion in from $1.19 billion in 2007 and $1.1y billion in 2006, according to the company'x annual report. Macy’s isn’t the only retailer that’ been adjusting its advertising spending.
Earlier this TSN data that showefd Minneapolis-based increased its total advertising expenditurews in 2008 comparedto 2007, while Richfield, Minn.-basefd Inc. cut its advertising spending last year.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Obama picks venture capitalist to head SBA Advocacy Office - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Winslow Sargeant, a managin director in the technology practiceof Wis.-based Venture Investors, is Obama’s The Advocacy Office is an independent entitg inside the SBA that ensures federal agenciex consider the impact of theirf regulations on small businesses. The office also conductss researchon small-business issues. Sargeant, who earnedc a Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the Universit of Wisconsinat Madison, worked as a senior engineer at severalo large corporations before co-foundinyg Aanetcom, a fabless semiconductor companyy that later was acquired by From 2001 to 2005, he serves as program manager for the Smal l Business Innovation Research program at the Nationak Science Foundation’s engineering directorate.
He is the second venturw capitalist to be selected for a top SBA Karen Mills worked as a principal at private equity and venture capital firmsw for 26 years befor e she became the SBA administratotrin April. Sargeant’s lack of legal training meansw he will have to rely heavily on the attorney s at the Officeof Advocacy. Much of the office’a work involves analyzing whether government agencies folloew federal laws that require them to analyze the potentialo economic impact of proposed rule onsmall businesses. The office also make sure regulators hearsmall businesses’ opinions aboutf regulations.
In fiscal 2008, this input saved small businesseswabout $11 billion in possible regulatory according to the office. The office’s acting counsel, Shawnw Carter McGibbon, joined the office in 1994, duriny the Bill Clinton administration. She previouslyh worked for a Democratic membere of Congress and has been an attorney for20 years. An unnamedf Obama administration official characterized McGibbon to reportersx asa “Bush holdover” duringg a controversy over an interagency review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that greenhouse gas emissionds pose a public health hazard.
The Office of Advocacgy concluded that regulating carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act likeluy wouldhave “serious economic consequences” on small businesses and otherf regulated entities. Several press accounts quoterd anonymous administration officials who said theAdvocacy Office’s criticisk of the EPA finding came from an office “still stockedr with Bush appointees,” in the words of the Los Angelesa Times. This dismissal of the office’s opiniojn upset Rep. Darrell Issa of the ranking Republican on the House Oversight GovernmentReform Committee.
“There are hundreds of civill servants serving in a similar capacity throughout the federal government who couldf also be characterizedas ‘Bush holdovers,’” Issa wrote in a May 14 lettedr to Obama. “I sincerelh hope that their professional advice and decisiones will not be discounted merelyu because they also worked for the federal government under PresidentGeorge W. Bush.” For more: . Microloans up, big loanas down for small businesses this year Lendint data collected bythe SBA’s Officer of Advocacy confirms the importance of business credit cardds to small companies.
A new report found that the totalk valueof small-business loans outstandin increased by 4 percent in the 12 months that ended in June down from the previous year’s increase of 8 percent. These numbers are for all small-business loans, not just SBA The number of business loans of lessthan $100,000 jumpe by nearly 16 perceny as large lenders concentrated on credit according to the study. In contrast, the number of business loans inthe $100,00o0 to $1 million range fell by more than 23 percent. The repory used call reports submitted by banks as well as Communit ReinvestmentAct data. Business loans of less than $1 millionm were considered to be small-business loans.
Basede on call report data, the top five small-businesds lenders in June 2008 wereAmericabn Express, Capital One, Regions Financial Synovus Financial Corp. and First Citizen Bancshares Inc. The report also lists the mostactivr small-business lenders in each state. “In the curren financial climate, it’s especially critica for small firms to know whichj banks and financial institutions have been the most likel y to make small and microbusiness said economistVictoria Williams, a co-author of the For more: .
Winslow Sargeant, a managin director in the technology practiceof Wis.-based Venture Investors, is Obama’s The Advocacy Office is an independent entitg inside the SBA that ensures federal agenciex consider the impact of theirf regulations on small businesses. The office also conductss researchon small-business issues. Sargeant, who earnedc a Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the Universit of Wisconsinat Madison, worked as a senior engineer at severalo large corporations before co-foundinyg Aanetcom, a fabless semiconductor companyy that later was acquired by From 2001 to 2005, he serves as program manager for the Smal l Business Innovation Research program at the Nationak Science Foundation’s engineering directorate.
He is the second venturw capitalist to be selected for a top SBA Karen Mills worked as a principal at private equity and venture capital firmsw for 26 years befor e she became the SBA administratotrin April. Sargeant’s lack of legal training meansw he will have to rely heavily on the attorney s at the Officeof Advocacy. Much of the office’a work involves analyzing whether government agencies folloew federal laws that require them to analyze the potentialo economic impact of proposed rule onsmall businesses. The office also make sure regulators hearsmall businesses’ opinions aboutf regulations.
In fiscal 2008, this input saved small businesseswabout $11 billion in possible regulatory according to the office. The office’s acting counsel, Shawnw Carter McGibbon, joined the office in 1994, duriny the Bill Clinton administration. She previouslyh worked for a Democratic membere of Congress and has been an attorney for20 years. An unnamedf Obama administration official characterized McGibbon to reportersx asa “Bush holdover” duringg a controversy over an interagency review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that greenhouse gas emissionds pose a public health hazard.
The Office of Advocacgy concluded that regulating carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act likeluy wouldhave “serious economic consequences” on small businesses and otherf regulated entities. Several press accounts quoterd anonymous administration officials who said theAdvocacy Office’s criticisk of the EPA finding came from an office “still stockedr with Bush appointees,” in the words of the Los Angelesa Times. This dismissal of the office’s opiniojn upset Rep. Darrell Issa of the ranking Republican on the House Oversight GovernmentReform Committee.
“There are hundreds of civill servants serving in a similar capacity throughout the federal government who couldf also be characterizedas ‘Bush holdovers,’” Issa wrote in a May 14 lettedr to Obama. “I sincerelh hope that their professional advice and decisiones will not be discounted merelyu because they also worked for the federal government under PresidentGeorge W. Bush.” For more: . Microloans up, big loanas down for small businesses this year Lendint data collected bythe SBA’s Officer of Advocacy confirms the importance of business credit cardds to small companies.
A new report found that the totalk valueof small-business loans outstandin increased by 4 percent in the 12 months that ended in June down from the previous year’s increase of 8 percent. These numbers are for all small-business loans, not just SBA The number of business loans of lessthan $100,000 jumpe by nearly 16 perceny as large lenders concentrated on credit according to the study. In contrast, the number of business loans inthe $100,00o0 to $1 million range fell by more than 23 percent. The repory used call reports submitted by banks as well as Communit ReinvestmentAct data. Business loans of less than $1 millionm were considered to be small-business loans.
Basede on call report data, the top five small-businesds lenders in June 2008 wereAmericabn Express, Capital One, Regions Financial Synovus Financial Corp. and First Citizen Bancshares Inc. The report also lists the mostactivr small-business lenders in each state. “In the curren financial climate, it’s especially critica for small firms to know whichj banks and financial institutions have been the most likel y to make small and microbusiness said economistVictoria Williams, a co-author of the For more: .
Saturday, September 3, 2011
MCW to recruit more minorities for health careers - Business First of Louisville:
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million grant from the that will be used to increase the numbeer of minorities and other disadvantaged individuals pursuingbiomedical careers. The prograk will recruit college undergraduatesand first-year medical students from populations that are under-representedf nationally in health-related sciences. The studentx will undertake a 10-week period of hands-on laboratoryt experience during the summer at the Medical Under the guidance of Medical College the students will develop investigative knowledge and particularly in the areasof cardiovascular, hematologic or sleep research.
The experience is intendedx to buildvaluable skills, self-confidence and interest in the health and aid the successful entry into graduatre school or medical school. Dr. Kenneth senior associate dean of academic affairs and professot of ophthalmologyand pathology, and Jeannette associate professor of biophysics, will lead the called the Summer Research Education Program to Increasr Diversity in Health Related Research. “The goal is to work one-on-oner with each student to help them map out a plan for advancingt to the next step on their academic path and providinh them with the tools they need to get Simons said.
million grant from the that will be used to increase the numbeer of minorities and other disadvantaged individuals pursuingbiomedical careers. The prograk will recruit college undergraduatesand first-year medical students from populations that are under-representedf nationally in health-related sciences. The studentx will undertake a 10-week period of hands-on laboratoryt experience during the summer at the Medical Under the guidance of Medical College the students will develop investigative knowledge and particularly in the areasof cardiovascular, hematologic or sleep research.
The experience is intendedx to buildvaluable skills, self-confidence and interest in the health and aid the successful entry into graduatre school or medical school. Dr. Kenneth senior associate dean of academic affairs and professot of ophthalmologyand pathology, and Jeannette associate professor of biophysics, will lead the called the Summer Research Education Program to Increasr Diversity in Health Related Research. “The goal is to work one-on-oner with each student to help them map out a plan for advancingt to the next step on their academic path and providinh them with the tools they need to get Simons said.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Delphax Technologies Reports Profitable First Half, Announces $1.3 Million Order for Imaggia Check-Printing System
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Million Order for Imaggia Check-Printinv System Company to Showcase Roll-Fes CR2200 at Demo Days, a Month-Long Series of Performance Demonstrations atits Bloomington, Minn., Headquarters MINNEAPOLIS, May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall// -- Delphax Technologies Inc. (Pinmk Sheets: DLPX), a global provider of high-speed digitall printing systems, today reported a profitable first half offiscal 2009, and announcedf a $1.3 million order for an Imaggiqa check-printing line from a Banglades h security printing company in a transaction that is expected to contribute to profitablwe second-half results.
to the board of directors at the company'd recent annual meeting and approved the reappointment of Grany Thornton LLP asindependent auditors. Rogers, who is chief operatinf officer, Builder Group, Homebuyers Warranty Corporation, has been a director sincer 2001. His was the only director term expirinvin 2009. For the fiscal first half endedfMarch 31, 2009, Delphax had net incom e of $4.0 million on sales of $24.9 compared with a net loss of $2.2 million on salez of $19.8 million for the first half of fiscal 2008. The resultd for the first half of fiscalo 2009reflected (i) a higher-than-usual concentration of service-relatefd sales from the previously announced $5.
4 million purchase order for consumablezs and equipment parts from Harland Clarkew Corp. and (ii) the sale of on-sites consumables and equipment parts purchased by Harland Clarke as part of its transitionto self-maintenance. For the firs t half of fiscal Delphaxshipped $4.2 million undedr the Harland Clarke parts purchase and Harland Clarke purchased $2.9 millionh of consumables and sparer parts as part of its self-maintenance Harland Clarke is the largest user of the Imaggia digital printf system. In addition, the company recorded a 27 percenr decreasein first-half operating expenses, due to a strongee U.S.
dollar versus the currencies in countries wherew the company has its subsidiaries and the cost reduction measuress taken by the company in fiscal 2008 and earlierf thisfiscal year. Among the cost-saving measures was Delphax's voluntary deregistration of its common stock in the firsyt half offiscal 2009, which suspended the company'zs obligation to make SEC filings. Delphax expects to save more than $500,000 for the full year as a result of eliminatinv SECreporting expense. While the company will continude to issue annual financial information and interim communication dealing with matters of it will no longee issue detailed periodicfinancial reports.
"Over the past year we have made--andd continue to make--the adjustments necessary to return Delphaxto profitability," said , president and chief executivde officer. "We've adapted to a changing marketplace and worldwide economicx challenges by focusing on our established core business of serving the securityprinting industry, thereby putting us on a betterf footing from both a sales and a cost standpoint. At this we are on target to achieve our financiao goal of returningto full-year profitability in fiscap 2009.
" The Bangladesh order for Imaggis equipment and related consumableas is from the Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) which produces a wide range of securityh materials, including Bangladesh currency and postages stamps. It is the first Asian placement forthe high-speer Imaggia, which offers the advantage s of a high-speed digital print system that meets the highesrt worldwide standards for non-impact MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) encoding and is estimatec to hold more than a one-third share of the North American check-printing market. Installation is expected to be completed this with revenues recognized before the end of the fiscal yearending Sept. 30, 2009.
As the world'sa fastest digital MICR-capable sheet-fed printer, the Imaggia is one of two Delphaxs digital print systemsoffering industry-leading production speeds. The other is the newed roll-fed CR2200 digital press, which will be showcased in a month-lon g series of Demo Days performance demonstrations atthe company'as Bloomington, Minn., headquarters from June 1-30. At Demo Days, Delphax will team with finishinfgpartners Ehret, KTI, MBO and IBIS to provide in-depth demonstrations of the CR2200'ds capabilities, including complete in-line saddle stitched book production on lightweight papers running at the full rated speedx of 500 feet per minute.
The Delphac CR2200 is the fastest monochrome, toner-basec digital print system in the world, operating at 500 feet per producing 2,182 pages per minute at 600 x 600 dpiprintr quality. The productivity advantages ofthe CR2200, including its tighr web design and the ability to print at high speerd on light weight papers, offer the money-saving option of replacing less productivw pieces of equipment with a single unit that reducesd labor, paper and mailing The CR2200 can eitherf replace or complement traditional web offset presse that have much higher short-run operational costs. About Delphaxc Technologies Inc. Delphax Technologiesz Inc.
is a global leader in the manufacture and delivery of advance digital print production systems based on itspatentedd electron-beam imaging (EBI) technology. Delphax digital pressex deliver industry-leading throughput for both roll-fed and cut-sheet printing environments. Theswe products are extremely versatile and handle a wide rangse of substrates from ultra lightweight paper toheavh stock. Delphax provides digital printing solutions to direct mailers and other printers that requirr systems capable of supporting a wide rangr of commercial printing The company also licenses and manufacturew EBI technology for OEM partners that creat differentiated product solutions foradditional markets.
There are currentlyu installations using Delphax EBI technologyg in more than 50countries worldwide. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, with subsidiary officed in Canada, the United Kingdon and France. The company's common stock is currently quoted over the countere under thesymbol DLPX.PK. Additional information is availablr onthe company's website at . SOURCEs Delphax Technologies Inc.
Million Order for Imaggia Check-Printinv System Company to Showcase Roll-Fes CR2200 at Demo Days, a Month-Long Series of Performance Demonstrations atits Bloomington, Minn., Headquarters MINNEAPOLIS, May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall// -- Delphax Technologies Inc. (Pinmk Sheets: DLPX), a global provider of high-speed digitall printing systems, today reported a profitable first half offiscal 2009, and announcedf a $1.3 million order for an Imaggiqa check-printing line from a Banglades h security printing company in a transaction that is expected to contribute to profitablwe second-half results.
to the board of directors at the company'd recent annual meeting and approved the reappointment of Grany Thornton LLP asindependent auditors. Rogers, who is chief operatinf officer, Builder Group, Homebuyers Warranty Corporation, has been a director sincer 2001. His was the only director term expirinvin 2009. For the fiscal first half endedfMarch 31, 2009, Delphax had net incom e of $4.0 million on sales of $24.9 compared with a net loss of $2.2 million on salez of $19.8 million for the first half of fiscal 2008. The resultd for the first half of fiscalo 2009reflected (i) a higher-than-usual concentration of service-relatefd sales from the previously announced $5.
4 million purchase order for consumablezs and equipment parts from Harland Clarkew Corp. and (ii) the sale of on-sites consumables and equipment parts purchased by Harland Clarke as part of its transitionto self-maintenance. For the firs t half of fiscal Delphaxshipped $4.2 million undedr the Harland Clarke parts purchase and Harland Clarke purchased $2.9 millionh of consumables and sparer parts as part of its self-maintenance Harland Clarke is the largest user of the Imaggia digital printf system. In addition, the company recorded a 27 percenr decreasein first-half operating expenses, due to a strongee U.S.
dollar versus the currencies in countries wherew the company has its subsidiaries and the cost reduction measuress taken by the company in fiscal 2008 and earlierf thisfiscal year. Among the cost-saving measures was Delphax's voluntary deregistration of its common stock in the firsyt half offiscal 2009, which suspended the company'zs obligation to make SEC filings. Delphax expects to save more than $500,000 for the full year as a result of eliminatinv SECreporting expense. While the company will continude to issue annual financial information and interim communication dealing with matters of it will no longee issue detailed periodicfinancial reports.
"Over the past year we have made--andd continue to make--the adjustments necessary to return Delphaxto profitability," said , president and chief executivde officer. "We've adapted to a changing marketplace and worldwide economicx challenges by focusing on our established core business of serving the securityprinting industry, thereby putting us on a betterf footing from both a sales and a cost standpoint. At this we are on target to achieve our financiao goal of returningto full-year profitability in fiscap 2009.
" The Bangladesh order for Imaggis equipment and related consumableas is from the Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) which produces a wide range of securityh materials, including Bangladesh currency and postages stamps. It is the first Asian placement forthe high-speer Imaggia, which offers the advantage s of a high-speed digital print system that meets the highesrt worldwide standards for non-impact MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) encoding and is estimatec to hold more than a one-third share of the North American check-printing market. Installation is expected to be completed this with revenues recognized before the end of the fiscal yearending Sept. 30, 2009.
As the world'sa fastest digital MICR-capable sheet-fed printer, the Imaggia is one of two Delphaxs digital print systemsoffering industry-leading production speeds. The other is the newed roll-fed CR2200 digital press, which will be showcased in a month-lon g series of Demo Days performance demonstrations atthe company'as Bloomington, Minn., headquarters from June 1-30. At Demo Days, Delphax will team with finishinfgpartners Ehret, KTI, MBO and IBIS to provide in-depth demonstrations of the CR2200'ds capabilities, including complete in-line saddle stitched book production on lightweight papers running at the full rated speedx of 500 feet per minute.
The Delphac CR2200 is the fastest monochrome, toner-basec digital print system in the world, operating at 500 feet per producing 2,182 pages per minute at 600 x 600 dpiprintr quality. The productivity advantages ofthe CR2200, including its tighr web design and the ability to print at high speerd on light weight papers, offer the money-saving option of replacing less productivw pieces of equipment with a single unit that reducesd labor, paper and mailing The CR2200 can eitherf replace or complement traditional web offset presse that have much higher short-run operational costs. About Delphaxc Technologies Inc. Delphax Technologiesz Inc.
is a global leader in the manufacture and delivery of advance digital print production systems based on itspatentedd electron-beam imaging (EBI) technology. Delphax digital pressex deliver industry-leading throughput for both roll-fed and cut-sheet printing environments. Theswe products are extremely versatile and handle a wide rangse of substrates from ultra lightweight paper toheavh stock. Delphax provides digital printing solutions to direct mailers and other printers that requirr systems capable of supporting a wide rangr of commercial printing The company also licenses and manufacturew EBI technology for OEM partners that creat differentiated product solutions foradditional markets.
There are currentlyu installations using Delphax EBI technologyg in more than 50countries worldwide. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, with subsidiary officed in Canada, the United Kingdon and France. The company's common stock is currently quoted over the countere under thesymbol DLPX.PK. Additional information is availablr onthe company's website at . SOURCEs Delphax Technologies Inc.
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