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The company announced the milestone Thursday and said the systenm was installed on a home on Rounc Top Drivein Honolulu. The program debuted on Oahu, Maui and the Big Islande 13 years ago. There are now an estimatecd one out ofthree single-family homesa in Hawaii with solar water heating. Keith Block, director of HECO’sd Customer Efficiency Programs, said the programk has reduced the demand for electricityby 111.3 millioj kilowatt-hours a year since it began. That is the equivalent of the estimatede annual electric usage of morethan 14,000o households. HECO has nearluy 80 solar contractors on Maui and the Big Island it authorizes to installp thesolar systems.
HECO increased its rebate from $750 to $1,00 0 for solar water heaters purchased by homeownerss inFebruary 2007. The program has awardee more than $45.5 million in rebates since it
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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The school on Friday said OSU President Gordon Gee and Provosg Joe Alutto will recommend to trustees that Josephh Steinmetz be appointed as executive dean of the Colleges of the Arts and Sciencews and vice provost ofOhio State’s academicx affairs office. Steinmetz is the interimm provost and dean of the College of Liberaol Arts and Sciences at Kansaw and before that spent nearlyt two decades atIndiana University. If the hiring of Steinmetz is approverby trustees, he’ll start July 1 and be paid an annualp salary of $325,000.
The new appointment comese about a year after Ohio State to consolidate the budgets of its five arts and sciencew colleges and cut its deans from five to The university brought in Joan director of the state Departmentof Education’zs Ohio Mathematics Initiative, last Augusty to staff the overall executive dean post in the Details weren’t immediately availablre on Leitzel’s next career move.
“Becausde we are in the midst of a structural reorganization of our five arts andsciencews colleges, Joe’s success in leading this kind of enterprisde at two other universities will be invaluable,” Alutto said in a “His distinguished work in behavioral neuroscience makes him the kind of world-classa faculty member we always hope to attract.” Ohio State said Steinmetz is a widely published author who has serve d as editor of two behaviorall science reviews. He has bachelor’s and master’x degrees from Central Michigan University and a doctoratr fromOhio University.
The school on Friday said OSU President Gordon Gee and Provosg Joe Alutto will recommend to trustees that Josephh Steinmetz be appointed as executive dean of the Colleges of the Arts and Sciencews and vice provost ofOhio State’s academicx affairs office. Steinmetz is the interimm provost and dean of the College of Liberaol Arts and Sciences at Kansaw and before that spent nearlyt two decades atIndiana University. If the hiring of Steinmetz is approverby trustees, he’ll start July 1 and be paid an annualp salary of $325,000.
The new appointment comese about a year after Ohio State to consolidate the budgets of its five arts and sciencew colleges and cut its deans from five to The university brought in Joan director of the state Departmentof Education’zs Ohio Mathematics Initiative, last Augusty to staff the overall executive dean post in the Details weren’t immediately availablre on Leitzel’s next career move.
“Becausde we are in the midst of a structural reorganization of our five arts andsciencews colleges, Joe’s success in leading this kind of enterprisde at two other universities will be invaluable,” Alutto said in a “His distinguished work in behavioral neuroscience makes him the kind of world-classa faculty member we always hope to attract.” Ohio State said Steinmetz is a widely published author who has serve d as editor of two behaviorall science reviews. He has bachelor’s and master’x degrees from Central Michigan University and a doctoratr fromOhio University.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Hurricane could devastate shaky real estate market - Kansas City Business Journal:
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But a far larger threat loomws with the start of hurricane seasonjnext week. The nightmare scenario is a major stor that sweeps across a region pockecd with foreclosedreal estate, leavinb the neglected property in ruins, empty of responsible Nobody knows how big the problem might be, but with hundred s of thousands of empty properties in the state, it couldr be huge. Banks holding foreclosed real estate and defaultef loans said they have plans in place to move in with boardd and tarps to cover broke n windows andshredded roofs. But real estate expertws said nobody has ever gone throughh a storm with so much empty property hangingf inthe balance.
“Florid is living with a huge risk,” said Jack McCabe, presidenft of in Deerfield Beach. “There are 400,000 foreclosurexs in the stateright now. We have condominiumsz that are half-built and otherse that are 10 [percent] or 20 percenft occupied. All you have to do is look at New Orleanxs after Hurricane Katrina to imaginre whatmight happen.” After Katrina struck New Orleansw in 2005, huge swaths of the city were destroyexd when levees broke and water inundates the city. Large areas are still only thinlt rebuilt. Florida’s real estate market differss fromNew Orleans, but its large number of empthy dwellings and the rising tide of foreclosures poses a unique risk.
According to the , 21,900 of Orange County’s 491,000 dwellings were empty for more than thres monthsin March. 365,000 of 9.1 million homes were vacant. Estimatingb the value of that property isnearlt impossible, since it’s a mixtur e of foreclosed homes, never-sold dwellings and simply unoccupied real estate. This bad dreakm is filled with nuance. Larger bankx typically have departments that manage foreclosed properth and have contracts with maintenance Their main financial motiv is keeping property in good repair so it can be resold for areasonable return.
But real estate prices have fallen so low in many marketa that the cost of repairing a heavily damagedc house might be greater than itsresale value. And if emergencyu repairs aren’t undertaken right after a the subsequent damage from rain and mold could add substantially to therehabilitationm cost. Although banks have plans for dealinh withnatural disasters, few are well-equipped to responxd to a devastating storm. “The lenders have cut way back on their staffs,” McCabe said. “Anybody who thinkz they have the ability to meet with insurance companiesd and go out to houses to assess damages isdeludingv themselves.
” The problem is compounded by the sheee number of lenders. Some mortgage broker s and banks that hold loans inFlorida don’r have offices here — or have dire financial problems of theidr own. “Most banks don’t have people familiad with these sortsof problems,” said Petee Brennan, vice president of J. Rolfe Davis, an Orlando insurance agency. “Most bankerz don’t know what to do when a roof gets blow n offa house.
” However, Fifth Third Central Florida’s 12th-largest lender, has retained two property maintenance firmsd to inspect and repair its The bank has fewer than 300 foreclosecd Florida properties on its “Once an asset becomes ours and is we do anything we can to preserve the property. If we suspec t damage, from a leaky pipe to a leaky wefix it,” said Michele McCoy, Fifthn Third’s vice president for defaul t servicing. Orange County Propertty Appraiser Bill Donegan said therre areabout 3,600 foreclosed propertiese worth about $522 million in Orang County, and of 1,200 have been resold.
“My assumption is the banks and managemeny companies would swoop in afterd a hurricane andmake repairs,” Donegan said. Most banks also insure foreclosed properties. “I don’t think there’s a major issuee related to insurance coverage,” said Tom TerBeck, senior credit officere with . “Still, I wouldn’t say everybodyy in the industry is ready fora hurricane.” Years of disrepair ahead? Ken Direktor, a real estate attorney with the law said anyone who thinks a hurricaned in an urban part of Floridsa would play out like past hurricanes is mistaken.
“Banks are delayinf foreclosures on properties becausethey don’t want to be responsiblwe for them.”
But a far larger threat loomws with the start of hurricane seasonjnext week. The nightmare scenario is a major stor that sweeps across a region pockecd with foreclosedreal estate, leavinb the neglected property in ruins, empty of responsible Nobody knows how big the problem might be, but with hundred s of thousands of empty properties in the state, it couldr be huge. Banks holding foreclosed real estate and defaultef loans said they have plans in place to move in with boardd and tarps to cover broke n windows andshredded roofs. But real estate expertws said nobody has ever gone throughh a storm with so much empty property hangingf inthe balance.
“Florid is living with a huge risk,” said Jack McCabe, presidenft of in Deerfield Beach. “There are 400,000 foreclosurexs in the stateright now. We have condominiumsz that are half-built and otherse that are 10 [percent] or 20 percenft occupied. All you have to do is look at New Orleanxs after Hurricane Katrina to imaginre whatmight happen.” After Katrina struck New Orleansw in 2005, huge swaths of the city were destroyexd when levees broke and water inundates the city. Large areas are still only thinlt rebuilt. Florida’s real estate market differss fromNew Orleans, but its large number of empthy dwellings and the rising tide of foreclosures poses a unique risk.
According to the , 21,900 of Orange County’s 491,000 dwellings were empty for more than thres monthsin March. 365,000 of 9.1 million homes were vacant. Estimatingb the value of that property isnearlt impossible, since it’s a mixtur e of foreclosed homes, never-sold dwellings and simply unoccupied real estate. This bad dreakm is filled with nuance. Larger bankx typically have departments that manage foreclosed properth and have contracts with maintenance Their main financial motiv is keeping property in good repair so it can be resold for areasonable return.
But real estate prices have fallen so low in many marketa that the cost of repairing a heavily damagedc house might be greater than itsresale value. And if emergencyu repairs aren’t undertaken right after a the subsequent damage from rain and mold could add substantially to therehabilitationm cost. Although banks have plans for dealinh withnatural disasters, few are well-equipped to responxd to a devastating storm. “The lenders have cut way back on their staffs,” McCabe said. “Anybody who thinkz they have the ability to meet with insurance companiesd and go out to houses to assess damages isdeludingv themselves.
” The problem is compounded by the sheee number of lenders. Some mortgage broker s and banks that hold loans inFlorida don’r have offices here — or have dire financial problems of theidr own. “Most banks don’t have people familiad with these sortsof problems,” said Petee Brennan, vice president of J. Rolfe Davis, an Orlando insurance agency. “Most bankerz don’t know what to do when a roof gets blow n offa house.
” However, Fifth Third Central Florida’s 12th-largest lender, has retained two property maintenance firmsd to inspect and repair its The bank has fewer than 300 foreclosecd Florida properties on its “Once an asset becomes ours and is we do anything we can to preserve the property. If we suspec t damage, from a leaky pipe to a leaky wefix it,” said Michele McCoy, Fifthn Third’s vice president for defaul t servicing. Orange County Propertty Appraiser Bill Donegan said therre areabout 3,600 foreclosed propertiese worth about $522 million in Orang County, and of 1,200 have been resold.
“My assumption is the banks and managemeny companies would swoop in afterd a hurricane andmake repairs,” Donegan said. Most banks also insure foreclosed properties. “I don’t think there’s a major issuee related to insurance coverage,” said Tom TerBeck, senior credit officere with . “Still, I wouldn’t say everybodyy in the industry is ready fora hurricane.” Years of disrepair ahead? Ken Direktor, a real estate attorney with the law said anyone who thinks a hurricaned in an urban part of Floridsa would play out like past hurricanes is mistaken.
“Banks are delayinf foreclosures on properties becausethey don’t want to be responsiblwe for them.”
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Apple stock down on new iPhone, but no Jobs - Memphis Business Journal:
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The stock finished trading at down 0.57 percent, after being down as more than 3 percenf earlier in the day. Speculation aheadc of the San Franciscio event centered on if CEO Stevde Jobs would make his first appearance sincwe taking medical leave earlier this year and whether the company woulx unveil its nextgeneration iPhone. Jobs didn't make an but Bloomberg News cited unnamed sources Monday who said that he had been activeluy involved inthe company's preparation for Monday'zs conference. The new iPhoner is nearly three times faster to downloaxd Web page and comes witha 3-megapixelk autofocus camera. It also has voice-contropl features and a built-in compass.
The 3GS also has improves battery life with up to nine hourson WiFi, 10 hour while watching video, 30 hours using 12 hours using 2G talk and five houre using 3G talk. It also features a new built-i digital compass for instant navigation. The new available in black and white onJune 19, will sell for $199 for a 16GB model and $299 for 32GB. — New version of the MacBook Pro. A 15-inch version that startds at $1,699, a lower-pricefd 17-inch that starts at $2,499 and a 13-inch version that starts at $1,199. — Lower price for the MacBook Air ultra-thin line, cuttint $700 off the 128GB model to $1,799 and cuttinv $300 off the base model at $1,499.
— A new versioh of the Mac operating system, Snow that is faster to install and takesw up 6 gigabytes less harddrivr space. The new operating systekm comes with a new versionb of the Safari Web browser that Apple says is more robustt and faster thanprevious versions. New iPhone software including ability to cut and paste data and an aler t feature that helps users find their device or remotely wipe its memoru clean if it gets stolebn and later restore it usintg aniTunes backup. Apple said at the conference that it has now sold more than 40 millio n iPhones and iPod Touches and that users of the devicezs have a choice of morethan 50,000 softwarre applications they can download.
The stock finished trading at down 0.57 percent, after being down as more than 3 percenf earlier in the day. Speculation aheadc of the San Franciscio event centered on if CEO Stevde Jobs would make his first appearance sincwe taking medical leave earlier this year and whether the company woulx unveil its nextgeneration iPhone. Jobs didn't make an but Bloomberg News cited unnamed sources Monday who said that he had been activeluy involved inthe company's preparation for Monday'zs conference. The new iPhoner is nearly three times faster to downloaxd Web page and comes witha 3-megapixelk autofocus camera. It also has voice-contropl features and a built-in compass.
The 3GS also has improves battery life with up to nine hourson WiFi, 10 hour while watching video, 30 hours using 12 hours using 2G talk and five houre using 3G talk. It also features a new built-i digital compass for instant navigation. The new available in black and white onJune 19, will sell for $199 for a 16GB model and $299 for 32GB. — New version of the MacBook Pro. A 15-inch version that startds at $1,699, a lower-pricefd 17-inch that starts at $2,499 and a 13-inch version that starts at $1,199. — Lower price for the MacBook Air ultra-thin line, cuttint $700 off the 128GB model to $1,799 and cuttinv $300 off the base model at $1,499.
— A new versioh of the Mac operating system, Snow that is faster to install and takesw up 6 gigabytes less harddrivr space. The new operating systekm comes with a new versionb of the Safari Web browser that Apple says is more robustt and faster thanprevious versions. New iPhone software including ability to cut and paste data and an aler t feature that helps users find their device or remotely wipe its memoru clean if it gets stolebn and later restore it usintg aniTunes backup. Apple said at the conference that it has now sold more than 40 millio n iPhones and iPod Touches and that users of the devicezs have a choice of morethan 50,000 softwarre applications they can download.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Ritter signs more Colorado business bills - Washington Business Journal:
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Shouting grocery-store workers interrupted Ritter's 5:30 p.m. bill-signingf ceremony, demanding to know why he vetoed a bill that woulsd have benefitted union members who are locked out oftheirr jobs. ( .) Leading up to that event, thoser workers released a statement saying even more workinvg families would have been helpe ifthe third-year governor hadn’t vetoed House Bill 1170. HB 1170 would have allowed workers who are lockee out during contract negotiations to collect benefits fromthe state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. Ritter vetoed the measurr May 19, saying that signing it during the current negotiationx between United Food and Commercial Workerds UnionLocal No.
7 and three grocery chains , and — would have tilted the balancs of power inthe talks. “We’re all in this togethere when it comes to supporting the safetyh net forworking families,” said Communicationds Workers of America representative Sheilaw Lieder in a statement issued by UFCW. “HBh 1170 would have helped all Colorado workers who are trying to do theie best in these tougheconomic times.” Ritter signed six bills at the “Help for Workin g Families Fair” at the Capitol, includinf Senate Bill 247 by Sen. Lois D-Thornton.
SB 247 expands the pool of thosed eligible for unemployment benefitws inColorado and, in turn, allows the statw to receive $121 million more in federal benefit aid being issue d under the stimulus plan this year. House Bill 1129, sponsored by Rep. Marsha Looper, R-Calhan, which allowds for a series of 10-year pilot projects in new, mixed-use developmentx to study what happens to wated levels in nearby streams and groundwater levels when rainwatef and snowmelt in the developments is capture d and divertedfor landscaping.
A 2007 feasibility studh done for the Colorado Water Conservation Board measured the rain that fell on northwesyt Douglas County and found that just 3 percent actually reacheda stream. The 97 percent of the water, either evaporated or was consumedf by plants inthe area. Senate Bill 244, sponsored by Senate PresidentBrandon D-Longmont, which requires private health insurersz to cover expensive therapies for the treatment of Some insurers, including Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shiel of Colorado, dropped their initial opposition to the bill aftef lawmakers agreed to limit the benefit to children undee 8.
Mike Polakowski, actuarial directo of Anthem, estimated the legislation would cost the averager policyholder in thestate $8 a But despite the compromise, the Coloradk Association of Commerce and Industry and other business groups encouraged Ritte to veto the bill. Loren a lobbyist for CACI last monty said goodintentions aside, SB 244 “adds new mandatese and increases the cost of health care at a time when businessees are trying to controol costs.
” • House Bill 1346, sponsoredc by Speaker Terrance Carroll, D-Denver, which makes changes in state law to allowa local governments to take advantage of low-interesft loans on public-works projects in the federal stimulus
Shouting grocery-store workers interrupted Ritter's 5:30 p.m. bill-signingf ceremony, demanding to know why he vetoed a bill that woulsd have benefitted union members who are locked out oftheirr jobs. ( .) Leading up to that event, thoser workers released a statement saying even more workinvg families would have been helpe ifthe third-year governor hadn’t vetoed House Bill 1170. HB 1170 would have allowed workers who are lockee out during contract negotiations to collect benefits fromthe state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. Ritter vetoed the measurr May 19, saying that signing it during the current negotiationx between United Food and Commercial Workerds UnionLocal No.
7 and three grocery chains , and — would have tilted the balancs of power inthe talks. “We’re all in this togethere when it comes to supporting the safetyh net forworking families,” said Communicationds Workers of America representative Sheilaw Lieder in a statement issued by UFCW. “HBh 1170 would have helped all Colorado workers who are trying to do theie best in these tougheconomic times.” Ritter signed six bills at the “Help for Workin g Families Fair” at the Capitol, includinf Senate Bill 247 by Sen. Lois D-Thornton.
SB 247 expands the pool of thosed eligible for unemployment benefitws inColorado and, in turn, allows the statw to receive $121 million more in federal benefit aid being issue d under the stimulus plan this year. House Bill 1129, sponsored by Rep. Marsha Looper, R-Calhan, which allowds for a series of 10-year pilot projects in new, mixed-use developmentx to study what happens to wated levels in nearby streams and groundwater levels when rainwatef and snowmelt in the developments is capture d and divertedfor landscaping.
A 2007 feasibility studh done for the Colorado Water Conservation Board measured the rain that fell on northwesyt Douglas County and found that just 3 percent actually reacheda stream. The 97 percent of the water, either evaporated or was consumedf by plants inthe area. Senate Bill 244, sponsored by Senate PresidentBrandon D-Longmont, which requires private health insurersz to cover expensive therapies for the treatment of Some insurers, including Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shiel of Colorado, dropped their initial opposition to the bill aftef lawmakers agreed to limit the benefit to children undee 8.
Mike Polakowski, actuarial directo of Anthem, estimated the legislation would cost the averager policyholder in thestate $8 a But despite the compromise, the Coloradk Association of Commerce and Industry and other business groups encouraged Ritte to veto the bill. Loren a lobbyist for CACI last monty said goodintentions aside, SB 244 “adds new mandatese and increases the cost of health care at a time when businessees are trying to controol costs.
” • House Bill 1346, sponsoredc by Speaker Terrance Carroll, D-Denver, which makes changes in state law to allowa local governments to take advantage of low-interesft loans on public-works projects in the federal stimulus
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Latter-day Saint family experiences quake in Tokyo - Mormon Times
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Mormon Times | Latter-day Saint family experiences quake in Tokyo Mormon Times Melissa Petrini, her husband and two of her three children were in Tokyo Friday when the 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan. In this Idaho State Journal article, Petrini explains what it was like to experience the earthquake and to walk 10 miles ... |
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Dirk Hayhurst walks a fine line - msnbc.com
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Katie Price's Man Flies In To See Her - Contactmusic.com
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Saturday, March 5, 2011
Teacher accused of battery in spraying incident - Chicago Sun-Times
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Bankrupt GM owes Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Maritz millions - Houston Business Journal:
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billion in revenue in 2008. GM had promises to buy back $33 million in vehiclesx from Enterprise as part of a repurchasewagreement that's similar to a lease, said Christhy Conrad, a spokeswoman for Enterprise. "We have a good workinvg relationship with GM and have received assurances that the manufacturer will honorthe agreement," she said. GM also owes Maritz Inc. in Fentob more than $25.6 million, according to the GM hiree Maritz to perform customer satisfaction research and as well as training for dealers to boostrcustomer satisfaction. Maritz also provides event and incentiv programsfor GM.
"Maritz leadership has been in clos contact with GM throughout its reorganizatiohplanning process," said Beth Rusert, a spokeswoman for "We believe the relationship will continue." Maritz also performz work for , which in Maritz continues to receivde payments from Chrysler, Rusert said. a family-owned sales and marketing services companyin Fenton, reported $1.49 billion in revenue in 2008. GM, which makes Chevroleg Express and GMC Savana vans in listed $173 billion in liabilities and $82 billionh in assets in its bankruptcy filing.
billion in revenue in 2008. GM had promises to buy back $33 million in vehiclesx from Enterprise as part of a repurchasewagreement that's similar to a lease, said Christhy Conrad, a spokeswoman for Enterprise. "We have a good workinvg relationship with GM and have received assurances that the manufacturer will honorthe agreement," she said. GM also owes Maritz Inc. in Fentob more than $25.6 million, according to the GM hiree Maritz to perform customer satisfaction research and as well as training for dealers to boostrcustomer satisfaction. Maritz also provides event and incentiv programsfor GM.
"Maritz leadership has been in clos contact with GM throughout its reorganizatiohplanning process," said Beth Rusert, a spokeswoman for "We believe the relationship will continue." Maritz also performz work for , which in Maritz continues to receivde payments from Chrysler, Rusert said. a family-owned sales and marketing services companyin Fenton, reported $1.49 billion in revenue in 2008. GM, which makes Chevroleg Express and GMC Savana vans in listed $173 billion in liabilities and $82 billionh in assets in its bankruptcy filing.
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