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The stock finished trading at $143.85, down 0.57 after being down as more than 3 percen earlier inthe day. Speculation aheads of the San Francisco event centered on if CEO Stevr Jobs would make his first appearanc e since taking medical leave earlier this year and whethefr the company would unveil its nextgeneratiom iPhone. Jobs didn't make an appearance, but Bloomberg News cite d unnamed sources Monday who said that he had been actively involvedf inthe company's preparation for Monday'as conference. The new iPhone is nearly threde times faster to download Web page and comews witha 3-megapixel autofocud camera. It also has voice-control featureas and a built-in compass.
The 3GS also has improved battert life with up to nine hours on 10 hours whilewatching video, 30 hourd using audio, 12 hours using 2G talk and five hours usinf 3G talk. It also features a new built-in digital compass for instany navigation. The new iPhone, available in blacj and white onJune 19, will sell for $199 for a 16GB modeo and $299 for 32GB. — New versions of the MacBookl Pro. A 15-inch version that starts at a lower-priced 17-inch that starte at $2,499 and a 13-inch version that startsa at $1,199. — Lowe r prices for the MacBook Air ultra-thin line, cutting $700 off the 128GB mode to $1,799 and cutting $300 off the base model at $1,499.
— A new version of the Mac operating Snow Leopard, that is faster to install and takes up 6 gigabytes less hard drivr space. The new operating system comed with a new version of the Safari Web browser that Applwe says is more robust and faster thanpreviousx versions. — New iPhone software including abilit to cut and paste data and an alert feature that helps users find their devicew or remotely wipe its memory cleanj if it gets stolen and lated restore it using aniTunesd backup.
Apple said at the conference that it has now sold more than 40 milliomn iPhones and iPod Touches and that users of the devicesx have a choice of morethan 50,00p software applications they can
пятница, 10 августа 2012 г.
среда, 8 августа 2012 г.
Penske losing Big Lots logistics contract - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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is packing up this summer at thediscount retailer’sa headquarters and four other distribution facilities aftedr the merchant opted to not renew a logistic contract that expires in July. The Reading, Pa.-based Penske said 186 workers, including 53 in could be affected when its contractwith Columbus-based Big Lots expires July 31. Penske spokesman Randhy Ryerson said the company has workefd with the retailersince 1991. The 1,300-storr Big Lots has chosen a new third-party logisticd provider to continue the warehousing and distributiohn work that Penske performed atthe retailer’s Phillipui Road headquarters and its distributiomn centers in Tremont, Pa; Ala.
; Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; and Okla. Timothy Johnson, Big Lots’ vice presidenft of strategic planning andinvestor relations, said more than a dozen carriers bid for the work. He declinedd to disclose the company Big Lots selected tosucceed Penske. Big Lots and Penske representativessaid they’re working with truck drivers looking to continue work under the new logistics provider. Johnson said the company met with workers over the weekend to introducde thenew contractor. In the event that some worker are cut, Ryerson said privatelyt held Penske will work with thestatre “to make sure employees are awarde of different services.
” Penske employs about 20,0000 workers worldwide. Asked why Big Lots opted to bid for a new contractoer after thelatest five-year contract with Penske, Johnsom said, “a lot has changeed in transportation in the past five years. We owed it to our associatesa and shareholders to take a fresh look at how we handlweoutbound transport.” The loss of the Big Lots contracf comes less than a year aftet Penske was replaced at a warehouse in Chattanooga, Tenn.-based last fall steppex in at the facility, wherre Penske had employed 146 workers. Penske has 400 logistics centers worldwide.
Its Centralk Ohio operations include a number of distribution and warehousing facilitied inthe region.
is packing up this summer at thediscount retailer’sa headquarters and four other distribution facilities aftedr the merchant opted to not renew a logistic contract that expires in July. The Reading, Pa.-based Penske said 186 workers, including 53 in could be affected when its contractwith Columbus-based Big Lots expires July 31. Penske spokesman Randhy Ryerson said the company has workefd with the retailersince 1991. The 1,300-storr Big Lots has chosen a new third-party logisticd provider to continue the warehousing and distributiohn work that Penske performed atthe retailer’s Phillipui Road headquarters and its distributiomn centers in Tremont, Pa; Ala.
; Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; and Okla. Timothy Johnson, Big Lots’ vice presidenft of strategic planning andinvestor relations, said more than a dozen carriers bid for the work. He declinedd to disclose the company Big Lots selected tosucceed Penske. Big Lots and Penske representativessaid they’re working with truck drivers looking to continue work under the new logistics provider. Johnson said the company met with workers over the weekend to introducde thenew contractor. In the event that some worker are cut, Ryerson said privatelyt held Penske will work with thestatre “to make sure employees are awarde of different services.
” Penske employs about 20,0000 workers worldwide. Asked why Big Lots opted to bid for a new contractoer after thelatest five-year contract with Penske, Johnsom said, “a lot has changeed in transportation in the past five years. We owed it to our associatesa and shareholders to take a fresh look at how we handlweoutbound transport.” The loss of the Big Lots contracf comes less than a year aftet Penske was replaced at a warehouse in Chattanooga, Tenn.-based last fall steppex in at the facility, wherre Penske had employed 146 workers. Penske has 400 logistics centers worldwide.
Its Centralk Ohio operations include a number of distribution and warehousing facilitied inthe region.
вторник, 7 августа 2012 г.
Wal-Mart to hire 22,000 - The Business Review (Albany):
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Wal-Mart's announcement came on a day the government releasefd mildly encouraging weeklyunemployment figures. But it also hit as the retaill industry reported some overalkldismal results, with same store sales figures falling an average of 4.8 percen for May. The discount retai l giant it willhire 22,000 people to staff new or expandeds stores this year. "During this difficultg economic time, we're proud to be able to creat quality jobs for thousands of Americansthis year," Eduardo Castro-Wright, vice chairman of , said in a But even Wal-Mart isn’t hiring at the same pace it has in the The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer added 33,00o0 jobs in the U.S. last year.
Still, Wal-Mart’s low pricesz on everything from food to electronics have allowedc it to gain market share and have kept it positioned asthe nation’sz number one retailer. Unlike its peers, Wal-Martf did not release monthly sales instead focusing its attention on itshiringv announcement. Wal-Mart’s announcement, on the eve of its annuak shareholder’s meeting, came as the U.S. Labor Department releasee jobless figures showing the recession may be losing at least some ofits momentum. Initial for stated unemploymentfell 4,000 to 621,000 in the week that enderd May 30.
That’s the third straight week fewef workers filed new And the tally of claimsz drawn by workers for more than one week in the week endedc May 23fell 15,000 to 6,735,009 -- the first decline in that figure since Jan. 3. But that news isn’r exactly good. It’s just less bad than othedr developments, and experts expect to Chief financial officers polled recentlyt by Duke University and CFO magazine expect the recessio to last through the endof 2009. CFOs in the U.S. and Europe expect unemployment to keep rising in the next12 months, perhapws to as high as 12 percent domestically.
Meanwhile, the nonfarmm payrolls from the government Friday is expected toshow 550,000 jobs lost in May, and unemployment climbin g above 9 percent. While Wal-Mart announced its hiriny plans, other retailers reported for May same-stors sales. Sales fell 4.8 percent at the 30 retailers tracked by Thomson Reuters. Sales fell 6.1 percent at , salexs fell more than 9 percent, and sales dipped 7 Such pessimism adds weightto Wal-Mart’zs decision to keep on despite the fact that like and Macy’s have slashe d payrolls in recent months. Wal-Mart this year will from cashiersw and sales associatesto pharmacists, human resource managerx and customer service associates.
The company will add 1,0090 or more workers in California, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, Southg Carolina, Utah and But the generally grim climate raisessthe question: Is anybody out there other than Wal-Marg on the hunt for new employees? The answer in one majof Southeast market is encouraging. The reports that there are jobs to be had even in Bankof America’ds hard-hit hometown, where local unemployment is over 11 You just have to know wherew to look. “The defining feature for who is hiring is not the size of the butquite frankly, what is that firm N.C. State economist Mike Waldehn told thebusiness journal.
Notably, among the firms the Charlotts Business Journal cited as in thehiring game: discountg retailers, just like
Wal-Mart's announcement came on a day the government releasefd mildly encouraging weeklyunemployment figures. But it also hit as the retaill industry reported some overalkldismal results, with same store sales figures falling an average of 4.8 percen for May. The discount retai l giant it willhire 22,000 people to staff new or expandeds stores this year. "During this difficultg economic time, we're proud to be able to creat quality jobs for thousands of Americansthis year," Eduardo Castro-Wright, vice chairman of , said in a But even Wal-Mart isn’t hiring at the same pace it has in the The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer added 33,00o0 jobs in the U.S. last year.
Still, Wal-Mart’s low pricesz on everything from food to electronics have allowedc it to gain market share and have kept it positioned asthe nation’sz number one retailer. Unlike its peers, Wal-Martf did not release monthly sales instead focusing its attention on itshiringv announcement. Wal-Mart’s announcement, on the eve of its annuak shareholder’s meeting, came as the U.S. Labor Department releasee jobless figures showing the recession may be losing at least some ofits momentum. Initial for stated unemploymentfell 4,000 to 621,000 in the week that enderd May 30.
That’s the third straight week fewef workers filed new And the tally of claimsz drawn by workers for more than one week in the week endedc May 23fell 15,000 to 6,735,009 -- the first decline in that figure since Jan. 3. But that news isn’r exactly good. It’s just less bad than othedr developments, and experts expect to Chief financial officers polled recentlyt by Duke University and CFO magazine expect the recessio to last through the endof 2009. CFOs in the U.S. and Europe expect unemployment to keep rising in the next12 months, perhapws to as high as 12 percent domestically.
Meanwhile, the nonfarmm payrolls from the government Friday is expected toshow 550,000 jobs lost in May, and unemployment climbin g above 9 percent. While Wal-Mart announced its hiriny plans, other retailers reported for May same-stors sales. Sales fell 4.8 percent at the 30 retailers tracked by Thomson Reuters. Sales fell 6.1 percent at , salexs fell more than 9 percent, and sales dipped 7 Such pessimism adds weightto Wal-Mart’zs decision to keep on despite the fact that like and Macy’s have slashe d payrolls in recent months. Wal-Mart this year will from cashiersw and sales associatesto pharmacists, human resource managerx and customer service associates.
The company will add 1,0090 or more workers in California, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, Southg Carolina, Utah and But the generally grim climate raisessthe question: Is anybody out there other than Wal-Marg on the hunt for new employees? The answer in one majof Southeast market is encouraging. The reports that there are jobs to be had even in Bankof America’ds hard-hit hometown, where local unemployment is over 11 You just have to know wherew to look. “The defining feature for who is hiring is not the size of the butquite frankly, what is that firm N.C. State economist Mike Waldehn told thebusiness journal.
Notably, among the firms the Charlotts Business Journal cited as in thehiring game: discountg retailers, just like
понедельник, 6 августа 2012 г.
'Christine Lee: Interlocked' to open at RAM Aug. 3 - Journal Times
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'Christine Lee: Interlocked' to open at RAM Aug. 3 Journal Times The public can go behind-the-scenes with Lee when she debuts her exhibition, “Christine Lee: Interlocked,†at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, during First Fridays. The museum is offering free admission from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. along with a free hands-on art ... |
суббота, 4 августа 2012 г.
Xcel seeks 7.8% summer rate hike to cover higher costs - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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percent temporary rate hike for small businesses and homes to cove higher energy pricesthis summer. The power utility’e so-called “electric commodity adjustment” is intended to covet an expected $54.8 million in higherd fuel and purchased-energy prices for the thirdd quarterof 2009. Xcel said that a typicakl small-business customer using 1,025 kilowatt-hours a mont h would see current bills increaseby $7.498 a month, to $101.83. A typical residential customer using625 kilowatt-hours a month woule see a $4.56 increase, to $63.05.
If approves by the , the rate hike would take effecty July 1 and continue for three Underutility rules, Xcel passes alonv energy cost increases or decreases to customerx on a dollar-for-dollar basis through the quarterlu electric commodity adjustments. The new request is separatee froma $112.2 million Xcel electric-rate hike already approvef by the PUC that also takeds effect July 1. That rate increasr is to help the Minneapolis-based utilitty (NYSE: XEL) recoup some $1.
7 billiob it’s spending on generation, transmission and distribution upgradesfor
percent temporary rate hike for small businesses and homes to cove higher energy pricesthis summer. The power utility’e so-called “electric commodity adjustment” is intended to covet an expected $54.8 million in higherd fuel and purchased-energy prices for the thirdd quarterof 2009. Xcel said that a typicakl small-business customer using 1,025 kilowatt-hours a mont h would see current bills increaseby $7.498 a month, to $101.83. A typical residential customer using625 kilowatt-hours a month woule see a $4.56 increase, to $63.05.
If approves by the , the rate hike would take effecty July 1 and continue for three Underutility rules, Xcel passes alonv energy cost increases or decreases to customerx on a dollar-for-dollar basis through the quarterlu electric commodity adjustments. The new request is separatee froma $112.2 million Xcel electric-rate hike already approvef by the PUC that also takeds effect July 1. That rate increasr is to help the Minneapolis-based utilitty (NYSE: XEL) recoup some $1.
7 billiob it’s spending on generation, transmission and distribution upgradesfor
пятница, 3 августа 2012 г.
Water polo: What's not to love? - ESPN
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ESPN | Water polo: What's not to love? ESPN LONDON -- No offense to Michael Phelps, but winning 16 gold medals and 20 over » |
среда, 1 августа 2012 г.
Microsoft, SATAI form partnership to help entrepreneurs - San Antonio Business Journal:
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What this means is that SATAI can help qualifies startup companies hook up with the BizSpark program whichprovides software, support and visibility with no upfront costs. To startups must be actively engaged in the development ofa software-baseed product or service as a core part of their “Over one third of our clients have some type of software-basex innovation and through this strategic relationshipl we will provide added value and significany savings to them through the BizSpark says Jim Poage, president and CEO of SATAI.
Companies are eligible to participate in the program duringh the first three years of their existencd and as long as they have revenues of lessthan $1 “We understand the difficultiesx startups face in trying to creates a viable, scalable and sustainable especially in today’s economy,” says Don business development manager for “Microsoft BizSpark provides startups with a unique opportunitu to grow their business by taking advantage of the breadthh of the Microsoft platform, our global partnerr ecosystem and new ways to gain market Network partners in the BizSpark program can providew mentorship, guidance and resources to participatinfg startup companies.
Participants will have access to Microsoft’s current full-featurefd development tools, platform technologies and production licenses. Startupw can enroll in the program by obtaininbg sponsorship from SATAI or any other designated BizSparkiNetwork partner. For more information contacgt sap@satai.us.
What this means is that SATAI can help qualifies startup companies hook up with the BizSpark program whichprovides software, support and visibility with no upfront costs. To startups must be actively engaged in the development ofa software-baseed product or service as a core part of their “Over one third of our clients have some type of software-basex innovation and through this strategic relationshipl we will provide added value and significany savings to them through the BizSpark says Jim Poage, president and CEO of SATAI.
Companies are eligible to participate in the program duringh the first three years of their existencd and as long as they have revenues of lessthan $1 “We understand the difficultiesx startups face in trying to creates a viable, scalable and sustainable especially in today’s economy,” says Don business development manager for “Microsoft BizSpark provides startups with a unique opportunitu to grow their business by taking advantage of the breadthh of the Microsoft platform, our global partnerr ecosystem and new ways to gain market Network partners in the BizSpark program can providew mentorship, guidance and resources to participatinfg startup companies.
Participants will have access to Microsoft’s current full-featurefd development tools, platform technologies and production licenses. Startupw can enroll in the program by obtaininbg sponsorship from SATAI or any other designated BizSparkiNetwork partner. For more information contacgt sap@satai.us.
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