Thursday, January 31, 2013

Thursday Must Read: CHP to Keep Patrolling in Oakland; Anti-Gay Bigotry ... - East Bay Express (blog)

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Thursday Must Read: CHP to Keep Patrolling in Oakland; Anti-Gay Bigotry ...

East Bay Express (blog)


1. The California Highway Patrol has agreed to patrol Oakland streets for another month as it negotiates with the city for a longer contract, the Chron and Trib report. The CHP has been patrolling city streets for the last three months in an effort to ...


CHP wants payment for patrolling Oakland streets

Fresno Bee


CHP extends Oakland patrols for another month

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Saturday, January 26, 2013

"If Poor People Get Richer, They Won't Have Anything to Eat" - Cato Institute (blog)

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"If Poor People Get Richer, They Won't Have Anything to Eat"

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The nonsensical sentiment expressed in this post's title seems to be the guiding belief among people in the United States and United Kingdom currently concerned that eating imported quinoa is harmful to the Bolivian farmers who grow it. For the ...



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Monday, January 21, 2013

Valuations Just Aren't Compelling Up Here - Seeking Alpha

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Valuations Just Aren't Compelling Up Here

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Valuations Just Aren't Compelling Up Here. January 21, 2013 by: Casey Hoerth | includes: ADP, BGS, COP, IBM, KMP, LEG, MMM, O, RYN. You'll have to forgive me if I'm a bit bummed right now. You see, I consider myself a value investor. And after years of ...



Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Catherine Parrotta sings I'll be home for Christmas - My Fox Boston

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Catherine Parrotta sings I'll be home for Christmas

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FOX 25's Catherine Parrotta sang I'll be home for Christmas during the FOX 25 Morning News on Christmas Day. Parrotta has shared her musical talents with FOX 25 on Christmas and the Fourth of July. Video of Tuesday's beautiful performance can be found ...



Sunday, January 13, 2013

Residents in Arizona town feel 'invaded by Border Patrol' - Los Angeles Times

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Residents in Arizona town feel 'invaded by Border Patrol'

Los Angeles Times


They point to sprawling new facilities that dominate the scrubby landscape, such as the upgraded U.S. Border Patrol station in Naco and a fortified border fence that lights up like an airport runway lost among the yuccas. Some grumble that the federa l ...


Lost smuggling suspect asks Border Patrol for help

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Mexican drug cartels use corrupt Border Patrol agents to get illegals into US

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

ECIDA picks new marketing rep - Business First of Buffalo:

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Travers Collins replaces , whicg handled the ECIDA’s marketing and public relations work for the past few Travers Collins along with EricMower & Associates and were the short-listec finalists. The ECIDA directorx unanimously approved the Travers Collins Terms werenot disclosed. By selecting Travers Collins, the ECIDA is following a recently-enacted polich of putting all of it major contractsd outto bid. Earlier this the agency — usiny the same bidding policy — switched law firms, changinfg from to Harris Beach.
Severa l factors worked in TraversCollins favor, officials including the firm’s deep resume of handling such economic development-based entities as the Unshackl Upstate initiative, the , and “They have firsr hand experience with the challenges and players within the regionj and in Albany,” said John Cappellino, ECIDq director of business development. Cappellino said a number of factors were weighe dand considered. The bids were reviewed by a six-member selectiom committee within thecounty agency. “It was a difficult decision,” Cappellino said. ”It helpec that Travers Collins put some serious horsepowerd behindtheir team.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

In-your-face graphics, neon colors are hallmarks of Sirlin Enterprises

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Sirlin Enterprises creates art for companiea making sports equipment for such activitiexas snowboarding, wakeboarding and boating. Clientds include sports shoemaker , Body Glove and Oakley. Thesw companies use Sirlin’s brilliantly colored vinyl wraps to make the sportas equipment used by the athletes in their promotional eventzsstand out. As founder Josh Sirlij puts it, the company makes art for non-traditionalo canvases. Sirlin’s photographs, illustrations and videos also are used inmarketinv campaigns. Additionally, the company provides brand consultingb and creates the artwork that appears on the custoj boat wraps that MasterCraftBoat Co. sells to consumers.
The company’s graffiti-inspired artwork for MasterCraft boat s was showcased at the Statee of the Art Exhibit at the Telusx World Ski and Snowboard festival in British Columbia, in late April.

Saturday, January 5, 2013

'Azakooh' festival proposed as national intangible heritage - SGGP

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'Azakooh' festival proposed as national intangible heritage

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... intangible heritage. The People's Committee in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has proposed to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to recognize the 'Azakooh' festival and 'Zeng Weaving' in A Luoi District as national intangible heritage.


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Friday, January 4, 2013

IBM acquires Platform Solutions - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM (NYSE:IBM) said the employeesx of Sunnyvale-based Platform Solutions will become part of the IBM Systemsz andTechnology Group. "We are pleasec to become part of IBM, knowing IBM has the industry'xs most comprehensive vision for the future directiojn ofenterprise computing, and has the requisitre technologies to realize that said Michael Maulick, Platformm Solutions CEO. "This acquisition makes the most sense for ourcompanies -- to collaboratre on future technology offerings and maximizer our combined knowledge and skills for the benefit of IBM clients globally.
" As part of this IBM and PSI said they dropped theire respective claims against each Further details weren't disclosed. Platform Solutions is privatel owned. Funders include South San Francisco-based , New York-based and Intel Capital, the funding arm of Santa Clara-base (NASDAQ:INTC), , which has an office in Menlo Park, Wash.-based (NASDAQ:MSFT), and San Jose-based .

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

U of L neurosurgery program reaccredited - Business First of Louisville:

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The review was prompted by the February departure of eightf faculty neurosurgeons who went to work for Last U of L appointexd nine faculty members to its Departmengt of Neurosurgery to replace thedeparted “Our new clinical faculty, in conjunction with our basixc science faculty, demonstrated the school’s commitment to a qualityh clinical education for the young doctors of our residenct program,” Dr. Edward C. dean of the U of L Schoopl of Medicine, said in a news “In view of the facultty transition, we recognize that further improvementxs need tobe made.
” U of L said in the releas e that the school must provide the Residency Review Committee with a written progress reportr in November to respond to the committee’as recommendations. The progress report will describee the efforts by a search committees to select a permanent chairman of It also is expected to include a detailed listing of teachiny cases and list any new faculty hires and teachingg hospitalaffiliation agreements, accordinh to the release. If the committee is satisfied with Uof L’s November the residency program will remai fully accredited.
If the committee has continuec concerns, it might place the programm on probation and request another progress therelease said. The U of L searchh committee has interviewed 11 candidates from the Unitecd States and Canada for the chairman of neurosurgery therelease said.