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четверг, 30 августа 2012 г.
Romney Battles Americans' Attachment to Obama - New York Times
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среда, 29 августа 2012 г.
NYT reporter leaked advance copy of Maureen Dowd column to CIA - Politico (blog)
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TPM | NYT reporter leaked advance copy of Maureen Dowd column to CIA Politico (blog) Newly available CIA records obtained by Judicial Watch, the conservative watchdog group, reveal that New York Times reporter Mark Mazzetti forwarded an advance copy of a Maureen Dowd column to a CIA spokesperson â€" a practice that is widely frowned ... NY Times r eporter leaked advance copy of Maureen Dowd column |
вторник, 28 августа 2012 г.
Restaurant industry outlook improves - Triangle Business Journal:
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The Association’s Restaurant Performance Index, or RPI, is a monthly compositre index that tracks the health of and outlook forthe U.S. restaurangt industry. It stood at 98.6 in up by 0.8 percent from March, its highestg level in 11 months. The findings are in line with bullishj data reported in theMay 25, issue of Triangle Business Journak that indicated restaurants in Wake County generally are faringb well. The data show that from July 2008 throughuFebruary 2009, Wake County collected nearly $11.
u million from a 1 percent tax on prepared food and That’s almost a 7 percent increas from the $11 million collected in the same perior in the previous fiscal year, according to information provided by the Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of research and information services for the National Restaurant Association, says, “The recenr growth in the RPI was driven by the component, which rose above 100 in Apripl for the first time in 18 months, a leve which indicates expansion.
” “Although the RPI’d ‘current situation’ indicators are stillo in a period of contraction, the solid improvement in the forward-lookinyg indicators suggests that the end of the industry’s downturn may be in says Riehle. The RPI is basex on responses tothe association’s Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey, whichy is fielded monthly among restauranrt operators nationwide on a variety of indicators, including sales, labor and capital expenditures. The index consists of two components — the Current Situatiob Index and the Expectations Index.
The Currentf Situation Index, which measures curreng trends in four industry indicators (same-store sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures), stood at 97.0 in April, up by 0.9 percent from Marcbh and its highest level sinces August 2008. However, April represented the 20th consecutive monthbelos 100, which continues to signify contraction in the current situationh indicators. Restaurant operators reported negative customer traffic leveld for the 20th consecutive montjhin April.
About 23 percent of restauran t operators reported an increase in customer traffic between April 2008 andAprik 2009, up from 20 percen who reported similarly in Also, 60 percent of operator reported a traffic decline in down from 63 percengt who reported similarly in March. Restaurant operatorz also continue to grow more optimisti aboutthe economy, with 37 percentf saying they expect economic conditions to improve in six up from 30 percent who reported similarly last monthj and the highest level in threw years. In comparison, only 16 percent of operatorzs expect economic conditions to worsen in six down from 21 percent last The Washington, D.C.
-based National Restaurant Association is a business association for the restaurantt industry, comprising 945,000 restauran t and foodservice outlets and a work forcd of 13 million
The Association’s Restaurant Performance Index, or RPI, is a monthly compositre index that tracks the health of and outlook forthe U.S. restaurangt industry. It stood at 98.6 in up by 0.8 percent from March, its highestg level in 11 months. The findings are in line with bullishj data reported in theMay 25, issue of Triangle Business Journak that indicated restaurants in Wake County generally are faringb well. The data show that from July 2008 throughuFebruary 2009, Wake County collected nearly $11.
u million from a 1 percent tax on prepared food and That’s almost a 7 percent increas from the $11 million collected in the same perior in the previous fiscal year, according to information provided by the Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of research and information services for the National Restaurant Association, says, “The recenr growth in the RPI was driven by the component, which rose above 100 in Apripl for the first time in 18 months, a leve which indicates expansion.
” “Although the RPI’d ‘current situation’ indicators are stillo in a period of contraction, the solid improvement in the forward-lookinyg indicators suggests that the end of the industry’s downturn may be in says Riehle. The RPI is basex on responses tothe association’s Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey, whichy is fielded monthly among restauranrt operators nationwide on a variety of indicators, including sales, labor and capital expenditures. The index consists of two components — the Current Situatiob Index and the Expectations Index.
The Currentf Situation Index, which measures curreng trends in four industry indicators (same-store sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures), stood at 97.0 in April, up by 0.9 percent from Marcbh and its highest level sinces August 2008. However, April represented the 20th consecutive monthbelos 100, which continues to signify contraction in the current situationh indicators. Restaurant operators reported negative customer traffic leveld for the 20th consecutive montjhin April.
About 23 percent of restauran t operators reported an increase in customer traffic between April 2008 andAprik 2009, up from 20 percen who reported similarly in Also, 60 percent of operator reported a traffic decline in down from 63 percengt who reported similarly in March. Restaurant operatorz also continue to grow more optimisti aboutthe economy, with 37 percentf saying they expect economic conditions to improve in six up from 30 percent who reported similarly last monthj and the highest level in threw years. In comparison, only 16 percent of operatorzs expect economic conditions to worsen in six down from 21 percent last The Washington, D.C.
-based National Restaurant Association is a business association for the restaurantt industry, comprising 945,000 restauran t and foodservice outlets and a work forcd of 13 million
воскресенье, 26 августа 2012 г.
GM plans to cut 1,100 dealerships by next year - Houston Business Journal:
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Dealers were notified by letter Friday that the Detroit automaked planned to not rene w their franchise agreements when theyexpiree Oct. 31, 2010. The company declinedf to identify the dealers it plans to The cuts amount to about 17 percentof GM’sd 6,200 U.S. dealerships. Mark LaNeve, Nortyh American sales vice told Business First ofColumbus , an affiliated that the targeted dealers are the poores performers among GM’s nearly 6,000 The dealerships the company intends to shed make up 18 percent of the showroom network but account for 7 percentt of sales.
LaNeve said 400 to 500 of the targetef dealers sold fewer than 35 vehiclesa year; the rest didn’t meet company’as performance standards, which take sales, profitability and working capital into GM (NYSE: GM) has aboutr 40 dealerships in the Houstonm area, according to a search on the company’s Web They sell vehicles under the brand names Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, Pontiac, Saturn and Chrysler on May 14 announced it was eliminatinvg six Houston-area dealerships as part of a biggefr decision to eliminate 789 of its 3,200 dealerships nationwide, according to a bankruptcy court filing.
Dealers were notified by letter Friday that the Detroit automaked planned to not rene w their franchise agreements when theyexpiree Oct. 31, 2010. The company declinedf to identify the dealers it plans to The cuts amount to about 17 percentof GM’sd 6,200 U.S. dealerships. Mark LaNeve, Nortyh American sales vice told Business First ofColumbus , an affiliated that the targeted dealers are the poores performers among GM’s nearly 6,000 The dealerships the company intends to shed make up 18 percent of the showroom network but account for 7 percentt of sales.
LaNeve said 400 to 500 of the targetef dealers sold fewer than 35 vehiclesa year; the rest didn’t meet company’as performance standards, which take sales, profitability and working capital into GM (NYSE: GM) has aboutr 40 dealerships in the Houstonm area, according to a search on the company’s Web They sell vehicles under the brand names Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, Pontiac, Saturn and Chrysler on May 14 announced it was eliminatinvg six Houston-area dealerships as part of a biggefr decision to eliminate 789 of its 3,200 dealerships nationwide, according to a bankruptcy court filing.
суббота, 25 августа 2012 г.
Phila.-area businesses can get stimulus information in Springfield - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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said Monday that the business procurement summit his office is hosting Marcyh 27 should help small businesses learnif they’rde eligible to receive funds from the federal stimulues and how to apply. “It will have people talkinb abouthow [money from the] stimulus bill is goingb to flow out,” he said in a morning meeting with the . The summi t regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be held at the Springfield Country Clubin Springfield, Delaware County, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Marcg 27. Fifty-one state, federal and regional agencies, prime contractorw and other firms willhave exhibits, with some takin part in panel discussions in the morninh and afternoon.
The openinhg panel discussion will feature representativew of government agencies talking abouty thestimulus package. It will be followed by a paneo of employees of prime contractors doing the same The panelists, and others from similar organizations, will then make themselvesd available to small businesses with specific Sestak said. As of Sunday, a littlee more than 300 people, not including had registered to attendthe summit. Sestak expects 500 to attend. Attendees from the entire Philadelphiwa area, not just Sestak’s district, are welcome. Attendingy costs $40. For more information and to visit .
Sestak’s Web site also has a 56-page updated weekly, of the federal agencies that receivedstimulu money, how much they received, and how to contact them. The Web site also contains 10 summarie of money contained in the act for individuaotax relief, small businesses, senior citizensz and other items.
said Monday that the business procurement summit his office is hosting Marcyh 27 should help small businesses learnif they’rde eligible to receive funds from the federal stimulues and how to apply. “It will have people talkinb abouthow [money from the] stimulus bill is goingb to flow out,” he said in a morning meeting with the . The summi t regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be held at the Springfield Country Clubin Springfield, Delaware County, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Marcg 27. Fifty-one state, federal and regional agencies, prime contractorw and other firms willhave exhibits, with some takin part in panel discussions in the morninh and afternoon.
The openinhg panel discussion will feature representativew of government agencies talking abouty thestimulus package. It will be followed by a paneo of employees of prime contractors doing the same The panelists, and others from similar organizations, will then make themselvesd available to small businesses with specific Sestak said. As of Sunday, a littlee more than 300 people, not including had registered to attendthe summit. Sestak expects 500 to attend. Attendees from the entire Philadelphiwa area, not just Sestak’s district, are welcome. Attendingy costs $40. For more information and to visit .
Sestak’s Web site also has a 56-page updated weekly, of the federal agencies that receivedstimulu money, how much they received, and how to contact them. The Web site also contains 10 summarie of money contained in the act for individuaotax relief, small businesses, senior citizensz and other items.
четверг, 23 августа 2012 г.
Niagara fruit crops holding up - Kansas City Business Journal:
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But many more orchardsd and other areas, including residential areas in the Lake OntarioFrui Belt, remain to be teste for plum pox virus beford September. Teams working for the and the statw Department of Agriculture and Marketes began taking leaf samplesin May. Subsequeny laboratory tests did not disclose any new outbreakws of the virus inNiagaraz County, Jackie Klahn, director of the USDA’s Lockporyt field office, said. In early May, as orchards optimism was growing that the spread ofthe disease, which made its Niagara County debut 2006 might be Between 2006 and 2008, plum pox was discovered in severao Niagara County orchards, in Orleans County and Wayn e County, east of Rochester.
Though harmless to humana and animals, the virus poses an economixc risk for commercial fruit growers because they must destroy all susceptible treeswithinh 1.5 miles to 2 miles of an identifiedd hot spot. Plum pox destroys the commercialo value of the fruit that it attacks because it discolors anddisfiguress peaches, plums, prunes and nectarines. In New York statd counties lying alongLake Ontario’zs south shore, fruit growing is a multi-million-dollart industry.
But many more orchardsd and other areas, including residential areas in the Lake OntarioFrui Belt, remain to be teste for plum pox virus beford September. Teams working for the and the statw Department of Agriculture and Marketes began taking leaf samplesin May. Subsequeny laboratory tests did not disclose any new outbreakws of the virus inNiagaraz County, Jackie Klahn, director of the USDA’s Lockporyt field office, said. In early May, as orchards optimism was growing that the spread ofthe disease, which made its Niagara County debut 2006 might be Between 2006 and 2008, plum pox was discovered in severao Niagara County orchards, in Orleans County and Wayn e County, east of Rochester.
Though harmless to humana and animals, the virus poses an economixc risk for commercial fruit growers because they must destroy all susceptible treeswithinh 1.5 miles to 2 miles of an identifiedd hot spot. Plum pox destroys the commercialo value of the fruit that it attacks because it discolors anddisfiguress peaches, plums, prunes and nectarines. In New York statd counties lying alongLake Ontario’zs south shore, fruit growing is a multi-million-dollart industry.
среда, 22 августа 2012 г.
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