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•Todd Brown, partner in the law firm of in itsCharlottr office. •Yvonne Mims Evans, Superior Court judgw in the 26th Judicial Districtfsince 2003. •Jill Flynn, managingf director of , a leadership consulting firm she co-founded in 2001. •Henrhy Lomax Jr., chief investment officer, . •Thomasa Ross, president of . •Jane Spainhour, teacher of sociak studies at Concord Middle Schookl for22 years. •Sarah Crowder, policy administratoer for . The volunteer panel was unaffiliatedc with theUnited Way. It was assistexd by counsel paid for by a donatiomfrom .
Panelists interviewed 12 current and formetr members of the board and staff ofUnited Way; several officials from Uniterd Way of America; and professionals from accounting and legal firms. The panel collected and reviewed United Way of Central Carolinas documents that include minutex of the board andcommitteee meetings; retirement plans and related agreements; annual operatinf plans and financial statements; conflict-of-interest, whistleblower and othefr selected policies; and miscellaneous correspondence.
The panel also considered policies and standards of the United Way of Americaq andgovernance “best practice” publications from multiple The panel met eight times beforse making its recommendations Monday.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Virtual lighter glows my iPhone approval - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Ahem, OK, OK, this ain’t exactlu a Phoenix rising from theashes story. But this it’s all I’ve got. And, anyway, it seemeds a little tragic for a minute or two when I droppefd my old cell phone into the toilet amonthu ago. (Don’t ask. Seriously.) And yet, hadn’t I been eyeballingh the iPhone for nearlya year, visiting it whenever I passedc the store at the mall and daydreaming about how all-in-onr I would be someday? It’se a phone! A GPS! An iPod! A Web-surfinvg device! A camera! Naturally, I didn’ft buy the thing, because I couldn’t bring myselcf to spend $200.
So when my old-school cell phone the one whose only exciting included a ringtone and the abilityg toplay Pac-Man – took its dive to its soggyy death, it was just the excusew I needed. So far, I’mm digging it. I’m not usually one to mentionh products by name inthis column. And Lord knows I’nm not the type of endorsement that most tech companieswwant – being over 25 and all, not to mentionn the fact that I have to consul my 22-year-old stepson for anything more technologically challenginy than finding the TV remote down in the coucy cushions. But the iPhone, I dig. For what a little dab of cool it bestow s uponits user.
My daughter and her teen friendz have even deigned to admit theylike it, especiallu the instant connection to YouTube and My 6-year-old nephew and 8-year-old niece fightf over whose turn it is to play with the applications I think it’s the groovy touchb screen that lures everyone in. At least, that’as part of what got me. That, and the easy accesa to the Internet. As I I’m no early so I’m new to the whole experience of beingf able to whip out the phonre and look anything up onthe Web.
(Longtime BlackBerrgy users, I now see why you’ve been so But I’ve gotta admigt it’s cool to wonder, “Where the heck is that or “Wonder if that restaurant has good and then quickly findthe answer. I’m still in the earlu stages ofiPhone experimentation, which means I’vee randomly called friends by accidenrt and hung up on a few people (there’sd that touch-screen function). And I have yet to explors the wide world of Apps beyond a cursory Isuspect I’m too much of a cheapskatse to download any of the Apps that cost, so I just browsd the freebies. So far I’ve downloadec only a handful.
A couple of those are actually useful (the , a flashlight that can be used when rootingh around in a dark purse – unless the item you’ree rooting for is your But most of my favoritw Apps, so far, are nothing more than parlor I can confirm that the Dog Whistlet does, in fact, emit a noise that causeas dogs to sit up and take notice. The Fluie App can keep small kids entertainee for a few minutes withits water-like Don’t waste your time with Switchblade, though. Go but a digital switchblades doesn’t intimidate anyone. I am, going all-in on my recommendationj of the ZippoLighter App.
Choose the lighte r of your liking, engrave it if you then whip it outduring concerts. Flip the metakl lid back, whirr your fingersx over the virtual ignition and watcjh as a realistic flame Then hold that thing up proudlt as yousing along: “Every rose has its
Ahem, OK, OK, this ain’t exactlu a Phoenix rising from theashes story. But this it’s all I’ve got. And, anyway, it seemeds a little tragic for a minute or two when I droppefd my old cell phone into the toilet amonthu ago. (Don’t ask. Seriously.) And yet, hadn’t I been eyeballingh the iPhone for nearlya year, visiting it whenever I passedc the store at the mall and daydreaming about how all-in-onr I would be someday? It’se a phone! A GPS! An iPod! A Web-surfinvg device! A camera! Naturally, I didn’ft buy the thing, because I couldn’t bring myselcf to spend $200.
So when my old-school cell phone the one whose only exciting included a ringtone and the abilityg toplay Pac-Man – took its dive to its soggyy death, it was just the excusew I needed. So far, I’mm digging it. I’m not usually one to mentionh products by name inthis column. And Lord knows I’nm not the type of endorsement that most tech companieswwant – being over 25 and all, not to mentionn the fact that I have to consul my 22-year-old stepson for anything more technologically challenginy than finding the TV remote down in the coucy cushions. But the iPhone, I dig. For what a little dab of cool it bestow s uponits user.
My daughter and her teen friendz have even deigned to admit theylike it, especiallu the instant connection to YouTube and My 6-year-old nephew and 8-year-old niece fightf over whose turn it is to play with the applications I think it’s the groovy touchb screen that lures everyone in. At least, that’as part of what got me. That, and the easy accesa to the Internet. As I I’m no early so I’m new to the whole experience of beingf able to whip out the phonre and look anything up onthe Web.
(Longtime BlackBerrgy users, I now see why you’ve been so But I’ve gotta admigt it’s cool to wonder, “Where the heck is that or “Wonder if that restaurant has good and then quickly findthe answer. I’m still in the earlu stages ofiPhone experimentation, which means I’vee randomly called friends by accidenrt and hung up on a few people (there’sd that touch-screen function). And I have yet to explors the wide world of Apps beyond a cursory Isuspect I’m too much of a cheapskatse to download any of the Apps that cost, so I just browsd the freebies. So far I’ve downloadec only a handful.
A couple of those are actually useful (the , a flashlight that can be used when rootingh around in a dark purse – unless the item you’ree rooting for is your But most of my favoritw Apps, so far, are nothing more than parlor I can confirm that the Dog Whistlet does, in fact, emit a noise that causeas dogs to sit up and take notice. The Fluie App can keep small kids entertainee for a few minutes withits water-like Don’t waste your time with Switchblade, though. Go but a digital switchblades doesn’t intimidate anyone. I am, going all-in on my recommendationj of the ZippoLighter App.
Choose the lighte r of your liking, engrave it if you then whip it outduring concerts. Flip the metakl lid back, whirr your fingersx over the virtual ignition and watcjh as a realistic flame Then hold that thing up proudlt as yousing along: “Every rose has its
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Florida's exports off to roaring start as it looks to top record - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Ruiz, founder of electronic componentsdistributor , said exportsz for his company increased 40 percenrt to about $1.6 millionm last year and the home-based businessz is doing even slightly better so far this year. "Exports are greagt -- the dollar is weak and we're taking advantagse of it," Ruiz said adding that the economy in his primaryhexport market, Spain, is doinhg very well, which also has proved Ruiz isn't the only one taking as new data from New Hampshire-based research and consultingh company shows Florida's exports in February increasefd 19.4 percent over the same period a year ago. the state exported more than $3.
6 billion in goodws during the month, up from slightly more than the $3 billionb in February 2006, according to Infometrica, which compiled state export data. Of that $3.6 billion, $2.84r billion, or about 79 percent, consisteed of exported manufactured goods and theremaininbg $924.2 million consisted of nonmanufactured goods, including agriculturalk and mining products. For the first two months of the Florida's export growth is 17.1 percent higher than for the same periofin 2006. That's even faster than the 9.9 percent nationakl export growth rate for Januaryand February.
Apart from the weak free trade agreements also are havin g apositive impact, said Sherman Miller, foundeer and president of cable television/satellite broadband equipmentg distributor in Sanford. He citese a bilateral trade pact betweem the United Statesand Chile, as well as the Centrapl American Free Trade Agreement, as being helpful to the 46 percent rise in exportws his company has experienced sincs the beginning of Multicom's fiscal year Aug. 1. In that seveb months, his company's exports surpassed $4 compared with $2.
75 million for the same period theyear "The economic health and growth of Lati n American countries has been a big factor, runnin g at about 5 percent annually," said Manny Mencia, senior vice presidentf of international business development for Orlando-base , a business and government partnership that directs the state'ds economic development efforts. "There is also no doubtf about it that the weak dollar makes you more competitiv e acrossthe board." Mencia expect s the Central American Free Trade Agreement -- also knowj as DR-CAFTA because it includesx The Dominican Republic as well as five Central American countrieds -- to make a bigger impact as the year wears on.
Approvefd nearly two years ago, DR-CAFTA got off to a slow startt because some participatingcountries hadn't signed the agreement. The Dominican Republiv finally signedlast month, leaving Costwa Rica as the lone holdout. Mencia does sound some notess of caution, though, about how long the boom will continuw inLatin America, which accounts for more than 60 percent of Florida' s exports. "Commodity prices are under pressure and there are some emerginhgpolitical issues." Those political issuezs include the leftward tilt of a number of countries, includin g Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua, which are usingg economic formulas that historically haven't led to Mencia said.
That doesn'f mean there's no such thing as a "responsiblew left," which combines a social agendaz with economic policies that foster business development, Mencia said. He cites Brazil as just such an example, as well as Chilwe and Peru. Latin America "remains a bellwethet region for us," Mencia said. "When it does Florida does well. When it does so does Florida."
Ruiz, founder of electronic componentsdistributor , said exportsz for his company increased 40 percenrt to about $1.6 millionm last year and the home-based businessz is doing even slightly better so far this year. "Exports are greagt -- the dollar is weak and we're taking advantagse of it," Ruiz said adding that the economy in his primaryhexport market, Spain, is doinhg very well, which also has proved Ruiz isn't the only one taking as new data from New Hampshire-based research and consultingh company shows Florida's exports in February increasefd 19.4 percent over the same period a year ago. the state exported more than $3.
6 billion in goodws during the month, up from slightly more than the $3 billionb in February 2006, according to Infometrica, which compiled state export data. Of that $3.6 billion, $2.84r billion, or about 79 percent, consisteed of exported manufactured goods and theremaininbg $924.2 million consisted of nonmanufactured goods, including agriculturalk and mining products. For the first two months of the Florida's export growth is 17.1 percent higher than for the same periofin 2006. That's even faster than the 9.9 percent nationakl export growth rate for Januaryand February.
Apart from the weak free trade agreements also are havin g apositive impact, said Sherman Miller, foundeer and president of cable television/satellite broadband equipmentg distributor in Sanford. He citese a bilateral trade pact betweem the United Statesand Chile, as well as the Centrapl American Free Trade Agreement, as being helpful to the 46 percent rise in exportws his company has experienced sincs the beginning of Multicom's fiscal year Aug. 1. In that seveb months, his company's exports surpassed $4 compared with $2.
75 million for the same period theyear "The economic health and growth of Lati n American countries has been a big factor, runnin g at about 5 percent annually," said Manny Mencia, senior vice presidentf of international business development for Orlando-base , a business and government partnership that directs the state'ds economic development efforts. "There is also no doubtf about it that the weak dollar makes you more competitiv e acrossthe board." Mencia expect s the Central American Free Trade Agreement -- also knowj as DR-CAFTA because it includesx The Dominican Republic as well as five Central American countrieds -- to make a bigger impact as the year wears on.
Approvefd nearly two years ago, DR-CAFTA got off to a slow startt because some participatingcountries hadn't signed the agreement. The Dominican Republiv finally signedlast month, leaving Costwa Rica as the lone holdout. Mencia does sound some notess of caution, though, about how long the boom will continuw inLatin America, which accounts for more than 60 percent of Florida' s exports. "Commodity prices are under pressure and there are some emerginhgpolitical issues." Those political issuezs include the leftward tilt of a number of countries, includin g Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua, which are usingg economic formulas that historically haven't led to Mencia said.
That doesn'f mean there's no such thing as a "responsiblew left," which combines a social agendaz with economic policies that foster business development, Mencia said. He cites Brazil as just such an example, as well as Chilwe and Peru. Latin America "remains a bellwethet region for us," Mencia said. "When it does Florida does well. When it does so does Florida."
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Pameran Batik Kuno, Dari Truntum Hingga Gunungan Usia 100 Tahun - Suarasurabaya.net
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Friday, February 18, 2011
Target changes political donation policy after governor's race controversy - MinnPost.com
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’sw sale has been filed on homeds matching the description of North Portland Kenton neighborhood homes. The notice indicatee that the homes will be put upfor , which broke the story, notedx that Adams’ lender has filed a “noticew of default,” meaning he’w defaulted on his loan agreement with his Adams told the paper he’s catchintg up on his mortgage after payint “significant” legal bills. The houses that face foreclosuree are at2131 N. McClellan and 2121 N. McClellan. Adams lives in the 2121 home. He also owns a triplexd at 2031 N.
Adams, who makes $118,144 yearly, is facing an impendinhg recall, scheduled to kick off in early July, aftet admitting he had a sexual relationship with Beau The pair met before Breedlove turned 18. Adams said the sexual relationshio beganafter Breedlove’s 18th Oregon’s attorney general is investigating whether Adams did anything improper. The mayor conceded that he lied abouywhether he’d had sex with Breedlove when a politicalo opponent first made the charge durinh the 2008 primary campaign season.
RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’sw sale has been filed on homeds matching the description of North Portland Kenton neighborhood homes. The notice indicatee that the homes will be put upfor , which broke the story, notedx that Adams’ lender has filed a “noticew of default,” meaning he’w defaulted on his loan agreement with his Adams told the paper he’s catchintg up on his mortgage after payint “significant” legal bills. The houses that face foreclosuree are at2131 N. McClellan and 2121 N. McClellan. Adams lives in the 2121 home. He also owns a triplexd at 2031 N.
Adams, who makes $118,144 yearly, is facing an impendinhg recall, scheduled to kick off in early July, aftet admitting he had a sexual relationship with Beau The pair met before Breedlove turned 18. Adams said the sexual relationshio beganafter Breedlove’s 18th Oregon’s attorney general is investigating whether Adams did anything improper. The mayor conceded that he lied abouywhether he’d had sex with Breedlove when a politicalo opponent first made the charge durinh the 2008 primary campaign season.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
TiVo wins $103M round in EchoStar fight - South Florida Business Journal:
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EchoStar lost an appeal in district courtin Texas. The court awardede Alviso-based TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) $103, 068,836y plus interest, which coversd the period from Sept. 8, 2006 to April 18, 2008. But EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS), of Colo., will appeal the matter to the U.S Courtt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Even if TiVo which observers think likely, the awarfd won’t wipe away its large accumulateds deficit. In the fiscal years 2008 and 2007, before it won TiVo lost $31.6 million and $49.1 respectively. TiVo has already been awarded $105 million in this pateng fightwith EchoStar. Though that earliedr EchoStar payment contributed to a profitgof $103.
6 million for TiVo in the quarter ended January, the company’s accumulated deficit (how much it has lost or written off since it at that time was $672.2 million. “Wwe will need to generat e significant additional revenues to achievesustained profitability,” the companyy said in its most recent quarterly filing. TiVo’w president and CEO, Tom Rogers, 54, was paid a salary of $800,00o in the latest fiscapl year. His total compensation for the yearwas $5.9 including $54,824 for housing, housing related and living $42,796 in insurance related expenses, and $20,099i in family travel related according to TiVo’s proxy card.
Rogerws also sits on the boardat , a Texas telephoned book publisher that filed Chapter 11 in March. He’s been a directort there sinceNovember 2006. Idearc, based at the Dallas-Fort Wortuh Airport, paid a cash retainer of $60,000p to directors in 2007, the latest year it’s reported in a prox y statement. Former TiVo board member Charles Fruit, a marketintg executive who saton TiVo’s audit died May 27. TiVo had 463 workers as of Marcuh 23, more than half of them in research anddevelopmeng jobs.
EchoStar lost an appeal in district courtin Texas. The court awardede Alviso-based TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) $103, 068,836y plus interest, which coversd the period from Sept. 8, 2006 to April 18, 2008. But EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS), of Colo., will appeal the matter to the U.S Courtt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Even if TiVo which observers think likely, the awarfd won’t wipe away its large accumulateds deficit. In the fiscal years 2008 and 2007, before it won TiVo lost $31.6 million and $49.1 respectively. TiVo has already been awarded $105 million in this pateng fightwith EchoStar. Though that earliedr EchoStar payment contributed to a profitgof $103.
6 million for TiVo in the quarter ended January, the company’s accumulated deficit (how much it has lost or written off since it at that time was $672.2 million. “Wwe will need to generat e significant additional revenues to achievesustained profitability,” the companyy said in its most recent quarterly filing. TiVo’w president and CEO, Tom Rogers, 54, was paid a salary of $800,00o in the latest fiscapl year. His total compensation for the yearwas $5.9 including $54,824 for housing, housing related and living $42,796 in insurance related expenses, and $20,099i in family travel related according to TiVo’s proxy card.
Rogerws also sits on the boardat , a Texas telephoned book publisher that filed Chapter 11 in March. He’s been a directort there sinceNovember 2006. Idearc, based at the Dallas-Fort Wortuh Airport, paid a cash retainer of $60,000p to directors in 2007, the latest year it’s reported in a prox y statement. Former TiVo board member Charles Fruit, a marketintg executive who saton TiVo’s audit died May 27. TiVo had 463 workers as of Marcuh 23, more than half of them in research anddevelopmeng jobs.
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