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Antitrust immunity allows airlines to coordinatde their services and act as a single carrieer for international air services covered bythe immunity. The department said in a news release that the immunitywould “suppor t increased levels of service in international markets server by the carriers, give consumers more travel options and shorter travel times and reducee fares.” “We are pleased to receive fina l approval from the Department of Larry Kellner, Continental’s chairman and chief executive officer, said in a “Continental is working to provide a seamless transition for its customersz from the SkyTeam alliance to Star Alliance this fall.
The DOT decisionh greatly benefitsour customers, employees and shareholders. It ensurese global competition with other antitrust immunized alliance s while encouraging the retention and growth of open skiees betweenthe U.S. and other In April, Continental (NYSE: CAL) tentativs antitrust immunity from thegovernment agency. Howeverd on June 26, the Justice Departmenyt opposedthe airline’s request for broad antitrust immunity citingg competition issues with the joinr venture, according to an Associatedf Press report.
As such, the DOT has placed new limitations on the immunityh in several markets to preserve The limitations, called “carve outs,” affect four transatlantifc markets, four markets between the United States and Canada, and all marketse between the United States and Beijing. The Star carriers may continue to servetheswe routes, but they will not be covered by the grantg of immunity at this In the final order issued Friday, Continental, , %20Airlines">Deutschr Lufthansa Airlines and Chicago-based will be able to places a portion of their international air services withi a new joint venture, to be callee Atlantic Plus-Plus.
Under the venture, the carriers will jointlg arrange capacity, sales and marketing, as well as share revenuse in international markets, according to the DOT. The four carrierz have 18 months to put togethed the joint venture and must providre annual reports to the DOT on the progresw of their alliance Continental said it intends to end its participatiobn in the after the last scheduleed flighton Oct. 24. SkyTeam carriers include: Aeroflot, Aeroméxico, , , Chinaq Southern, Continental Airlines, , , and , and threes associate airlines: , (Panama) and .
Star Alliancee members include: Air Canada, , , ANA, , bmi, Egyptair, , Lufthansa, Scandinaviah Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, , , Swiss, TAP Portugal, , THAI, United and .
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wiz Khalifa, Odd Future's Domo Genesis Tussle Over Rolling Papers LP Title - MTV.com
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Consequence of Sound | Wiz Khalifa, Odd Future's Domo Genesis Tussle Over Rolling Papers LP Title MTV.com However the title of his album, Rolling Papers stirred up a bit of conflict in rap's underground, reminiscent of Cory Gunz and Rick Ross' God Forgives But I ... Wiz Khalifa announces Rolling Papers, plays Lopez Tonight Wiz Khalifa: Smoking kush, 'Rolling Papers' Wiz Khalifa Performs On “Lopez Tonightâ€, Talks “Rolling Papers†Album |
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Bret Michaels heads to heart surgery - CNN International
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Bret Michaels heads to heart surgery CNN International (CNN) -- Arizona surgeons will repair a hole in rocker Bret Michaels' heart Tuesday, a hospital spokeswoman said. ... |
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Is Mitt Romney Setting Up a Tea Party 'Sister Souljah' Moment? - U.S. News & World Report (blog)
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Washington Post | Is Mitt Romney Setting Up a Tea Party 'Sister Souljah' Moment? U.S. News & World Report (blog) The Boston Globe has an interesting story pointing out that once-and-future GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is not trying to ... Mitt Romney wins GOP presidential straw poll in New Hampshire |
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Donor Kidneys Travel Safely, Study Finds - BusinessWeek
http://palmeraprojects.org/news/article/cambodia-volunteers-story/
Donor Kidneys Travel Safely, Study Finds BusinessWeek ... being something you do at your own center to something done by working together nationwide. And now we know kidneys can be safely transported anywhere." |
Monday, January 17, 2011
Hudson & Marshall foreclosure auction to feature 27 Triangle homes - Portland Business Journal:
http://www.jessicamarielunsford.com/news/undercover-forces-kidnap-six-children-near-hebron.html
The Triangle auction, conducted by auction companh , will be held on at 1 p.m. at June 27 in the Hiltonb North Raleigh, 3415 Wake Forest Road. All of the homeds in the auction will be sold Buyers who wish to inspect properties beforw bidding may view homes durinh an open house scheduled for June 20 from1 p.m. to 3 p.m. or by contactinvg the listing agent for an Property and listing agent information is availablee onHudson & Marshall’s Web site, All homes come with title insurance paid for by the Winning bidders will be required to make a cash or certifiec check deposit of $2,500 for each 826 Carter Ave. Durham; 101 Wake St.
West, 1526 Park Place, Hillsborough; 605 Grantlan d Drive, Raleigh; 911 Lancaster St., Rocky 2521 Friedland Place, Unit 203, Raleigh; 2312 Lindmontr Ave., Durham; 740 North White St., Wake Forest; 3033 Slocomb Rd., Linden; 400 Charlotts St., Roanoke Rapids; Tract 3 Redding Road, Oxford; 5724 Greenpine Road, Cedar Grove; 700 Southh Roxboro St., Durham; 100 Waymon Way, 210 Barnes St., Fremont; 400 Melton Rocky Mount; 104 Jones Princeville; 260 East Front St., Clayton; 11223 Raleigh Four Oaks; 313 Maddux Drive, Pikeville; 210 Hardingwooed Drive, Goldsboro; 12351 Honeychurch St.
, Raleigh; 3233 Gold Dust Lane, Willo Spring; 5526 Spring House Lane, Chapel 2515 Moores Mill Road, 301 Fox Park Road, Louisburg; 303 St., Burlington.
The Triangle auction, conducted by auction companh , will be held on at 1 p.m. at June 27 in the Hiltonb North Raleigh, 3415 Wake Forest Road. All of the homeds in the auction will be sold Buyers who wish to inspect properties beforw bidding may view homes durinh an open house scheduled for June 20 from1 p.m. to 3 p.m. or by contactinvg the listing agent for an Property and listing agent information is availablee onHudson & Marshall’s Web site, All homes come with title insurance paid for by the Winning bidders will be required to make a cash or certifiec check deposit of $2,500 for each 826 Carter Ave. Durham; 101 Wake St.
West, 1526 Park Place, Hillsborough; 605 Grantlan d Drive, Raleigh; 911 Lancaster St., Rocky 2521 Friedland Place, Unit 203, Raleigh; 2312 Lindmontr Ave., Durham; 740 North White St., Wake Forest; 3033 Slocomb Rd., Linden; 400 Charlotts St., Roanoke Rapids; Tract 3 Redding Road, Oxford; 5724 Greenpine Road, Cedar Grove; 700 Southh Roxboro St., Durham; 100 Waymon Way, 210 Barnes St., Fremont; 400 Melton Rocky Mount; 104 Jones Princeville; 260 East Front St., Clayton; 11223 Raleigh Four Oaks; 313 Maddux Drive, Pikeville; 210 Hardingwooed Drive, Goldsboro; 12351 Honeychurch St.
, Raleigh; 3233 Gold Dust Lane, Willo Spring; 5526 Spring House Lane, Chapel 2515 Moores Mill Road, 301 Fox Park Road, Louisburg; 303 St., Burlington.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Ferrellgas profit dips, sales drop - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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In a filing with the Securitiezs and Exchange Commission after the market closeson Friday, the Overland Park-basesd propane retailer (NYSE: FGP) reported earningx available to common shareholders of $32.5 million, or 48 centss a share, for the quarter. This compares with earnings of $34.88 million, or 55 cents a share, for the same period last Revenue for the quarterwas $561.12 million, down from $712.1 million last year. Ferrellgas said in the SEC filingv that lower propane prices contributed tothe quarter’s lowedr revenue. The company said it sold 239.2 milliohn gallons of propane during the down 5 percentfrom 252.
1 million gallonzs in the same quarter last Retail sales volumes decreaserd mainly because of temperaturex that were 5 percent warmer than last year and customer conservatiojn related to the weak economy, the company Ferrellgas ranks No. 10 on the Kansas City BusineszJournal ’s list of area publicd companies.
In a filing with the Securitiezs and Exchange Commission after the market closeson Friday, the Overland Park-basesd propane retailer (NYSE: FGP) reported earningx available to common shareholders of $32.5 million, or 48 centss a share, for the quarter. This compares with earnings of $34.88 million, or 55 cents a share, for the same period last Revenue for the quarterwas $561.12 million, down from $712.1 million last year. Ferrellgas said in the SEC filingv that lower propane prices contributed tothe quarter’s lowedr revenue. The company said it sold 239.2 milliohn gallons of propane during the down 5 percentfrom 252.
1 million gallonzs in the same quarter last Retail sales volumes decreaserd mainly because of temperaturex that were 5 percent warmer than last year and customer conservatiojn related to the weak economy, the company Ferrellgas ranks No. 10 on the Kansas City BusineszJournal ’s list of area publicd companies.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Ford will stop Claycomo F-150 production for a week - Washington Business Journal:
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The UAW Local 249 posted the information in a newslettere on itsWeb site. Locall 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmed Mondayu that the informationis accurate. The productio stoppage comes a week before an alreaduyscheduled one-week summer break for the entire plangt starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswoma n said. The plant also is scheduledd for a summer break during the weekof Aug. 17. Saleds of Ford F-series trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percen t from 28,757 in April but down 22.3 percent from 42,973 in May 2008.
UAW Loca l 249 said the slight increasein month-to-month salea enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to cancelk the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-15 0 truck plant in Dearborn, Mich., but the down week was left intacyt at the Kansas City Assemblt Plant. “This is partially due to depleted funds forthe state’s Division of Unemployment in making down weeks at (Dearborn) less of an the Local 249 said in the Local 249 added that sales projections continud to be less than the five shiftds at the two truckk plants can produce if they work full time through the 2010 productionh year. Ford runs two shiftw at Claycomo and threein Dearborn.
Wyse said Ford is consideringy once again moving a shift fromthe F-150 side of the Kansaes City Assembly Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determined so far, he A year ago, Ford moved aboutr 800 workers from a second shifr on the F-150 side of the Kansas City plangt to a third shift on the SUV side. The employees were movef back tothe F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escapew sales in May reached 16,391, up 20.6 percen t from 13,596 in April but down 7.2 percent from 17,667 in May 2008. The Kansasz City Assembly Plant also producees the Mercury Mariner and hybrid versions of the Ford Escap andMercury Mariner.
Combined salesd of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercury Marinet reached 3,906 in May, a new companuy record. The old sales recor of 3,420 hybrid vehicles was set inApril 2006. As of May, Ford’a Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabout 3,900 hourly and 200 salariexd employees.
The UAW Local 249 posted the information in a newslettere on itsWeb site. Locall 249 Vice President Bobby Wyse confirmed Mondayu that the informationis accurate. The productio stoppage comes a week before an alreaduyscheduled one-week summer break for the entire plangt starting June 29, a Local 249 spokeswoma n said. The plant also is scheduledd for a summer break during the weekof Aug. 17. Saleds of Ford F-series trucks were 33,381 in May, up 16 percen t from 28,757 in April but down 22.3 percent from 42,973 in May 2008.
UAW Loca l 249 said the slight increasein month-to-month salea enabled Ford (NYSE: F) to cancelk the scheduled down week on June 22 at its F-15 0 truck plant in Dearborn, Mich., but the down week was left intacyt at the Kansas City Assemblt Plant. “This is partially due to depleted funds forthe state’s Division of Unemployment in making down weeks at (Dearborn) less of an the Local 249 said in the Local 249 added that sales projections continud to be less than the five shiftds at the two truckk plants can produce if they work full time through the 2010 productionh year. Ford runs two shiftw at Claycomo and threein Dearborn.
Wyse said Ford is consideringy once again moving a shift fromthe F-150 side of the Kansaes City Assembly Plant and putting them to work on the SUV However, nothing has been determined so far, he A year ago, Ford moved aboutr 800 workers from a second shifr on the F-150 side of the Kansas City plangt to a third shift on the SUV side. The employees were movef back tothe F-150 side on Jan. 12. Ford Escapew sales in May reached 16,391, up 20.6 percen t from 13,596 in April but down 7.2 percent from 17,667 in May 2008. The Kansasz City Assembly Plant also producees the Mercury Mariner and hybrid versions of the Ford Escap andMercury Mariner.
Combined salesd of hybrid versions of the Ford Mercury Milan, Ford Escape and Mercury Marinet reached 3,906 in May, a new companuy record. The old sales recor of 3,420 hybrid vehicles was set inApril 2006. As of May, Ford’a Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo hadabout 3,900 hourly and 200 salariexd employees.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Weas acquires Columbia St. Mary
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The price paid for the property at2025 E. Newportg Ave. was not revealed by real estate brokersd and lawyers representingColumbia St. Mary’s and Weas Developmenyt Co. Doug Weas, president of the firm that bearsahis name, was unavailable to comment on the As , Weas is working in partnership with an undisclosed national development UWM officials plan to meet with Weas Development in earlh June to determine specificv real estate space needs for the university, said Tom a UWM vice chancellor of public affairsa and government relations. In February university officials were considering theColumbiaz St.
Mary’s property for classroom space, student housing and officezs for facultyand staff. The medical once known as Columbia Hospital prior to its mergetrwith St. Mary’s Hospital in the early will close next year when the hospital systemm combines its operations at thenew $417 million, 835,000-square-footg Columbia St. Mary’s hospital campus alonhg East North Avenue. Columbia St.
Mary’s had no comment on the sale ofColumbiq Hospital, according to Gregory the hospital’s director of marketing and
The price paid for the property at2025 E. Newportg Ave. was not revealed by real estate brokersd and lawyers representingColumbia St. Mary’s and Weas Developmenyt Co. Doug Weas, president of the firm that bearsahis name, was unavailable to comment on the As , Weas is working in partnership with an undisclosed national development UWM officials plan to meet with Weas Development in earlh June to determine specificv real estate space needs for the university, said Tom a UWM vice chancellor of public affairsa and government relations. In February university officials were considering theColumbiaz St.
Mary’s property for classroom space, student housing and officezs for facultyand staff. The medical once known as Columbia Hospital prior to its mergetrwith St. Mary’s Hospital in the early will close next year when the hospital systemm combines its operations at thenew $417 million, 835,000-square-footg Columbia St. Mary’s hospital campus alonhg East North Avenue. Columbia St.
Mary’s had no comment on the sale ofColumbiq Hospital, according to Gregory the hospital’s director of marketing and
Friday, January 7, 2011
Fla. individual, sm. group health ins. rates jump - MiamiHerald.com
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Fla. individual, sm. group health ins. rates jump MiamiHerald.com Health News Florida reports Thursday such increases would be considered unreasonable under a proposed federal rule scheduled to go into effect July 1, ... |
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
BREAKING NEWS: Third suspect arrested in connection with double homicide - WHIO Radio
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Sunday, January 2, 2011
New Web portal to streamline reporting of stimulus spending - Portland Business Journal:
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This, in turn, will enable the federaol government to providecitizens “with an unprecedented levekl of detail into how their tax dollarsx are being spent,” said Peter Orszag, directo r of the Office of Management and “People will be able to see who is receivinyg funds, what projects are under way, how moneuy is being spent, and how many jobs are beingt created or saved,” he said. The Obam administration promised this level of transparencgy when the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was butits recovery.gov Web site so far has faileed to meet that standard. Under new guidance by the OMB, primde recipients of stimulus funding must providse quarterly reportsvia www.
federalreporting.gov on total funde received and spent; names of organizations assisting with a projectf and the amount paid to that organization; a list of including location and completion time lines; and jobs associated with each project. Vendores that receive more than $25,000 to help with a projectf also mustbe identified. The new guidance does not apply to stimulus contracts issued byfederal agencies; additionao guidance for federal contractors will be according to OMB.
The Small Businesz Administration approved only72 America’s Recovery Capital loan s in the new emergencg bridge loan program’s first week of The SBA had expectec high demand for the loans, which were created by the economic stimulus legislationb to help struggling small businesses make payments on existinhg debt. Through this program, small businesses can borrow upto $35,000 to make up to six monthes of payments on qualifying loans. Borrowerws won’t have to starrt repaying the ARC loans until a year afterr they receive their last ARC loan The loansare interest-free to the Instead, the SBA will pay the lender a monthly interesg rate of prime plus 2 percentage points.
The SBA also will guaranteed 100 percent ofthe loan’s amount. The SBA beganm accepting applications for these loansJune 15. As of June 22, the agenc had approved 72 loanstotaling $2.4 millionm submitted by 42 Small businesses in 21 states received these loans. The agencu expects the volume of ARC loans to pick up in coming weeks. The agency has conductefd training sessions on the loanswith 3,00o0 lenders from 1,300 financial “Based on the participatioj in the information sessions, we are encouragedx and feel we will, in continue to see a rise in participation by lenderds and the number of loan said SBA Press Secretary Hayley Matz. Many SBA however, remain on the sidelines.
The Coleman which tracks SBA found that 60 percent of the lenders who respondedf to its survey saidthey don’t plan to make ARC Some lenders said they wouldn’t make enough moneh off the loans to justify the trouble, and othera said the SBA’s guidelines for the loan were too vague. To be eligible for the loans, smallk businesses must show they were profitable or had positiv cash flow in at leasgt one of the pasttwo years.
Future cash flow projections must demonstrate that the businessese will be able to repaytheir debts, including the ARC The National Association of Government Guarantee Lenders has submitted four pages of questions to the SBA about the “Our members have many questions about the and that is probably why the volume is less than said NAGGL President Tony Wilkinson. Employment in the constructio n industry continued to declinein May, despite new jobs creates by economic stimulus projects. “Projectd funded by the stimulus legislation probably mitigated the overall downturn in construction jobs in saidKen Simonson, chief economist for Associated General Contractors of America.
“While the stimulus is startingto help, it is not keepinb pace with overall declines in construction activithy in most places.”
This, in turn, will enable the federaol government to providecitizens “with an unprecedented levekl of detail into how their tax dollarsx are being spent,” said Peter Orszag, directo r of the Office of Management and “People will be able to see who is receivinyg funds, what projects are under way, how moneuy is being spent, and how many jobs are beingt created or saved,” he said. The Obam administration promised this level of transparencgy when the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was butits recovery.gov Web site so far has faileed to meet that standard. Under new guidance by the OMB, primde recipients of stimulus funding must providse quarterly reportsvia www.
federalreporting.gov on total funde received and spent; names of organizations assisting with a projectf and the amount paid to that organization; a list of including location and completion time lines; and jobs associated with each project. Vendores that receive more than $25,000 to help with a projectf also mustbe identified. The new guidance does not apply to stimulus contracts issued byfederal agencies; additionao guidance for federal contractors will be according to OMB.
The Small Businesz Administration approved only72 America’s Recovery Capital loan s in the new emergencg bridge loan program’s first week of The SBA had expectec high demand for the loans, which were created by the economic stimulus legislationb to help struggling small businesses make payments on existinhg debt. Through this program, small businesses can borrow upto $35,000 to make up to six monthes of payments on qualifying loans. Borrowerws won’t have to starrt repaying the ARC loans until a year afterr they receive their last ARC loan The loansare interest-free to the Instead, the SBA will pay the lender a monthly interesg rate of prime plus 2 percentage points.
The SBA also will guaranteed 100 percent ofthe loan’s amount. The SBA beganm accepting applications for these loansJune 15. As of June 22, the agenc had approved 72 loanstotaling $2.4 millionm submitted by 42 Small businesses in 21 states received these loans. The agencu expects the volume of ARC loans to pick up in coming weeks. The agency has conductefd training sessions on the loanswith 3,00o0 lenders from 1,300 financial “Based on the participatioj in the information sessions, we are encouragedx and feel we will, in continue to see a rise in participation by lenderds and the number of loan said SBA Press Secretary Hayley Matz. Many SBA however, remain on the sidelines.
The Coleman which tracks SBA found that 60 percent of the lenders who respondedf to its survey saidthey don’t plan to make ARC Some lenders said they wouldn’t make enough moneh off the loans to justify the trouble, and othera said the SBA’s guidelines for the loan were too vague. To be eligible for the loans, smallk businesses must show they were profitable or had positiv cash flow in at leasgt one of the pasttwo years.
Future cash flow projections must demonstrate that the businessese will be able to repaytheir debts, including the ARC The National Association of Government Guarantee Lenders has submitted four pages of questions to the SBA about the “Our members have many questions about the and that is probably why the volume is less than said NAGGL President Tony Wilkinson. Employment in the constructio n industry continued to declinein May, despite new jobs creates by economic stimulus projects. “Projectd funded by the stimulus legislation probably mitigated the overall downturn in construction jobs in saidKen Simonson, chief economist for Associated General Contractors of America.
“While the stimulus is startingto help, it is not keepinb pace with overall declines in construction activithy in most places.”
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