Kansas City Star | Hospital: Mo. Jail Death Mom Treated Appropriately NPR St. Mary's Health Center said in a statement Thursday that its staff followed medical guidelines and performed appropriate tests. "Unfortunately, even with appropriate testing using sophisticated technology, blood clots can still be undetected in a ... Hospital: Mom bo oted from ER to die in jail was treated appropriately |
Friday, March 30, 2012
Hospital: Mo. Jail Death Mom Treated Appropriately - NPR
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Percentage of Kansas City-area roads in good condition rises - Kansas City Business Journal:
percent in 2004, according to the . MoDOgT said in a release Tuesdaythat 82.2 percent of the area’sx major roads — including Interstates 70, 435, 29 — were in good conditionh in 2008. Statewide, more than 83 percent of Missouri’ss busiest highways were in good conditionin 2008, up from 47 percentt in 2004, MoDOT said in the release. The St. Louizs area had 84.6 percent of its major roads in good conditiobin 2008, up from 53.6 percent in 2004.
“Wde have been hard at work makintgthe state’s roads better and safer, and it’se showing,” MoDOT Director Pete Rahn said in a More than 100 million milex a day are driven on the 5,573 milese of major roads in Missouri, MoDOT They carry 80 percent of all and 95 percent of Missourianx live within 10 miles of one of these MoDOT attributed the improvement to its Smootjh Roads Initiative and Better Roads, Brighter Future program. The Amendmenrt 3-funded Smooth Roads Initiativeimproved 2,200 miles of the state’as busiest highways in 2005 and 2006.
Through the Betteer Roads program, the remainder of the state’s major highwayws are getting smoother surfaces, wider stripes, brightert signs and paved shoulders. More transportation improvements are under way with funding from the American Recoverhy andReinvestment Act. MoDOT’s Safe and Soun Bridge Improvement Program also is in the proces of repairing or replacing 802of Missouri’s worst bridgex by Oct. 31, 2014. Truck drivers voted Missouro roads asthe fifth-best in the nationn in a survey published in January by a publication serving the commercial mototr carrier industry.
The listex Missouri as among the nation’s leaders in maintaininbg its transportation system and gettinfgood value, and the gave Missouri a B+ for its infrastructures performance, which was better than all but four othee states. “We’ve made a lot of progresss in bringing our roads up togood condition, but now the challengs is keeping them there,” Rahn “The economic recovery funding will help, but it’x not the answer. In fact, the money we received from the recoverty act for transportation infrastructure amounts to only about a thir of our annual highwayconstructionn budget.
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Putnam kicks off joint venture with PanAgora, Integra Capital - Boston Business Journal:
Called Putnam PanAgora Integra it was named for the threecompanies Putnam, in Boston, and of Oakville, Ontario. The venturew will provide institutional investors will provide equitygand fixed-income products from Putnam, which uses so-called fundamentao strategies in its funds, and which manages money using quantitative formulas. Integra, provides the venture with a knowledge of the Canadiamn institutionalinvestment market. Putnam Investments, a unit of New York's MMC), has approximately $194 billion in assets under PanAgora, with about $13.4 billionm in assets under management, is jointly ownee by Putnam and Nippon LifeInsurancew Co. in Japan.
Integra, in additio n to offering investment products to institutional andindividua investors, also provides administrative and record keepingf services to defined contribution plan sponsors.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Consumer confidence buoys Dow; Qwest leads Colorado gainers - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
The Dow Jones Industrial Average finishedd the trading day at up 196.17 points (2.37 The S&P 500 closed at up 23.33 points (2.63 percent). The NASDAQ Composites finishedat 1,750.43, up 58.42 points (3.45 percent). Among actively traded Colorado stocks, Denver-basedc telecom Qwest (Q) led the day’s gainers, up 7.98 percent (32 to close at $4.33. • (UDR) Up 7.96 percent (81 to $10.99. • (DCT) Up 7.33 percent (31 cents) to • ProLogis (PLD) — Up 7.26 percentr (56 cents) to $8.27. • — Up 6.72 percent (75 to $11.91. Among the few actively tradedd Colorado stocks that declined on the day was down 9.
98 percent (4 cents) to close at 36 • (GSS) — Down 0.96 perceng (2 cents) to $2.06. • (DGI) Down 0.27 percent (5 cents) to $18.75.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Raiders confirm Khalif Barnes deal - ESPN
Raiders confirm Khalif Barnes deal ESPN AP ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders have officially announced a one-year deal to bring back free agent offensive lineman Khalif Barnes. ESPN.com's Bill Williamson writes about all things AFC West in his division blog. |
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Bears' trade for Marshall is certainly high risk and reward - Morris Daily Herald
Bears' trade for Marshall is certainly high risk and reward Morris Daily Herald Whether you love or hate the Bears' trade for Brandon Marshall, you have to admit that the receiver's marriage with the Bears could very well end unhappily. Marshall gave the Broncos three consecutive seasons with over 100 catches and 1100 yards. |
Sunday, March 18, 2012
The Perils of Piecemeal Intervention - New York Times
The Perils of Piecemeal Intervention New York Times But the debate over intervention to date has played up the benefits of piecemeal options while understating their dangers. Partial measures may seem attractive, but they risk turning a small local conflict into a far messier regional war. |
Friday, March 16, 2012
Southwick's cats get $20000 meal fit for a king of the jungle - Milford Daily News
Southwick's cats get $20000 meal fit for a king of the jungle Milford Daily News By Morgan Rousseau/Daily News staff Steak aficionados may cringe with jealousy to learn that the large cats at Southwick's Zoo got a pricey meal on the house from The Capital Grille Boston Restaurant yesterday. The ferocious felines got the grub thanks ... |
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Monday, March 12, 2012
BofA tower buyers win hand with no-Trump bid - South Florida Business Journal:
Several publications last week reportedhe had. "That' not correct at all. He hasn't purchasesd it. It's only the Hong Kong group," said a spokeswomam for the . , a grouo of Hong Kong investors which includes Vincent Lo andHenru Cheng, announced last week they had enterecd into a contract to acquirs the 1.8 million square foot property for $1.05 billion or $583 a squar foot. Sellers 555 , which is headefd by New York investorxs Mark Karasick and David turneda $171 million profit on the They purchased the thre e building complex, which consists of a 52-story towere at 555 California Street, a 16-story annexz building at 315 Montgomery Street and a three-story Bank of America brancu at 345 Montgomery Street, last year for $879 New owners Hudson Waterfront Associatew intend to apply the proceeds from a recenyt sale of a Manhattan property toward the purchase of the B of A The practice, kn own as a 1031 enables real estate investors to avoid paying taxe s on profits from a property by reinvesting the proceedxs back into similar properties.
And that, most likely, is wherer the confusion over Trump'sd involvement arose. The Hong Kong group sold a 77-acd plot at Riverside South on Manhattan's West Side for $1.767 billion. Trump, who has no equity in the but maintains a 30 percent interest that entitlea him to certain sued the HongKong group, saying they sold too low. A New York Statee Supreme Court judge ruled against Trump earlierthis month, clearing the way for Hudson Waterfron t Associates to roll the sale proceeds into the BofA At $583 a square foot, the sale represent a record high for commercial office salesd in the city. American Inc.
paid $496 a square foot in Apripl for The Landmark at One MarketStreet -- then an all-timr high for office sales in the city. Shorenstein Realtuy Services, which owned the BofA complex for more than a decadew before selling it in two phases to Karasicjkand Werner, will continue as the property'w leasing agent and propertyg manager.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Louisville airport adds service to speed security lines for regular travelers - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
Working with Vigilant Solutionsof Jacksonville, the airport has launched the Preferred Traveler/Registered Travelefr Program. The program, certified by the federal , allow busy travelers to register information with Vigilanrt Solutions so they can speefd the securityscreening process. To participate, travelers can complete an application at and visitt the localprogram office, located on the departure level of the airport, next to the branch, accordingf to information from the . At the which is open Monday through 6 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
, an attendan t will take fingerprints and iris Members receive a card that allows them to use the Registeres Traveler security lanes at 21 participating airportzs in theUnited States. The annual cost is $149 for silvet level (lane access and discounts), $249 for gold levepl (lane access, discounts and free parking), and $349 for platinumm level (lane access, discountse and free parking and membership tothe airport’ss Altitude Club.) For more information, visit or call 368-0117.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Travel Solutions moves to New Albany - Birmingham Business Journal:
signed a lease for more than 18,000 square feet at the Water’zs Edge business campus after New Albang Village Council signed off on a tax incentive deal with the businesws travel management companyin March. The New Albanh location houses 95 employees and features space for training programs and aconferenc center. The company moved in Mondayh from its offices at Easton innortheastf Columbus. Travel Solutions also announced it has been selected to becomdethe nation’s first franchisee of Lufthansa City Centef Business Plus, a Frankfurt, Germany-based travel agency that operates nearly 600 offices in 77 countries.
Travepl Solutions, founded in is the second-largest travel agencyg in Central Ohio and posted revenue last yearof $645.2 million, according to Columbus Business Firsft research. It has about 160 employees overall, with the balancde of its staff working from home or fromcorporate clients' offices.
Monday, March 5, 2012
'This Is How You Elect a Fucking President?' - by Julia Ioffe - Foreign Policy (blog)
Globe and Mail | 'This Is How You Elect a Fucking President?' - by Julia Ioffe Foreign Policy (blog) "What the fuck?" Gudkov exclaimed, as the police nearly bowled him over. "Do you hear me? I'm a Duma deputy!" Dmitry wasn't having any more luck, even when he flashed his Duma ID. "Motherfuckers," he grunted as the police shoved him f orward. Nets Owner Loses Russian Presidential Election Thanks To "Fucking Fuckwits" Prokhorov's Smile, Putin's Tears |
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Rocky Mountain Instrument files Chapter 11; cites 2007 raid, recession - Baltimore Business Journal:
Lafayette-based Rocky Mountain Instrument filed in last month to reorganize underbankruptcy protection. The company and its lasefr subsidiary makes a variety of photonics products for industryu anddefense use, including optics that defense giant Lockheer Martin Corp. planned to use in its F-22 fighter currentl y under development. RMI has office in Russia and South Korea in additiom to itsLafayette site. RMI’x Chapter 11 filings have shed a little light on the by investigatorsx ofthe military’s Defense Criminal Investigativer Service, or DCIS, who arrived at RMI’s headquarters Oct.
11, and carted away computers and files as part of an investigatioj RMI lawyers said was relatefdto U.S. export controls restricting technologhy withweapons applications. Steve Hahn, company executivse vice president and part of the Hahn Family LLLP ownershipof RMI, said in an affidaviyt to the bankruptcy court that an employee filerd a complaint with the DCIS that triggered the The employee claimed the company committed a “procedural violation” of exporr controls by allowing specifications for an unspecifie d product to go Hahn wrote. RMI has since received government licenses to send such specificationws tooverseas suppliers, the companyg says.
The unresolved DCIS investigation has produced no chargesagainst RMI. Still, the raid triggered a 15 percent decline in business as some customerws lost confidencein RMI, Hahn wrote. The recession exacerbate the sales decline and the company lost moneythrough 2008, he said. RMI’s revenue this year is on tracj to fall 16 percent to 30 percent belowthe $15. million company posted in 2008, Hahn wrote.
The companhy cites “the single factor” for its bankruptcyu filing as defaulting on its bond RMI lists American National Bank as the holdet of industrial bonds arranged in 1998 in conjunction with the city of The default has threatened toput RMI’as headquarters property at 106 Lase r Dr. into foreclosure. Efforts last year by RMI to refinancse its debts or sell its laser technolog y business to recapitalize the rest of the company theaffidavit said. RMI has askedf the court to be able touse $1.06 millioh of its available lines of credit before the end of July to keep operatin g and fulfill customer orders while it reorganizex under bankruptcy protection.
More money could be needede between the end of July and the end of Octobet to keep thecompany Hahn’s affidavit said. It sought court permission to use the cash in ordef to holdonto employees, saying they are highly specializedc and it would take months to traimn any replacements RMI could
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Lying, scheming ladies? There's a word for that - Winnipeg Free Press
Lying, scheming ladies? There's a word for that Winnipeg Free Press There's lying. There's backstabbing. Heck, there's even front-stabbing; these women are serious about their b----iness. "I would sort of consider this a love letter," Harling said of GCB. "This is where I live; these are my people. |
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