Principles must be respected Ottawa Citizen That principle must be respected. There is a difference between a principle and a regulation. The regulation implies that an artist cannot touch a tree, regardless if any damage is done. It seems like a symptom of bureaucratic thinking to impose a ... |
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Principles must be respected - Ottawa Citizen
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Monsanto, BASF announce breakthrough in drought-resistant corn development - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The companies said they would use the gene to developthe world’ss first biotechnology-derived drought-tolerant crop. The discoveryu is a timely breakthrough, accordinb to Monsanto. The number and duratiomn of dry spells, especiall y in already drought-prone areas, is expectecd to increase due to climate according to aUnited Nations' Food and Agriculturde Organization report prepared for ministersw of the G-8, Monsanto said. Monsanto and BASF said the drought-tolerang corn product is targeted for as earlty as 2012 pending appropriateregulatory approvals. The two companies are jointlyucontributing $1.5 billion over the life of theire research collaboration.
Chemical company BASF is basedin Ludwigshafen, Creve Coeur, Mo.-based Monsantlo Co. (NYSE: MON), led by Chairman, President and CEO Hugh develops insect- and herbicide-resistant cropss and other agricultural It is one of the largest employersin St. Louis with 4,000 local employees.
The companies said they would use the gene to developthe world’ss first biotechnology-derived drought-tolerant crop. The discoveryu is a timely breakthrough, accordinb to Monsanto. The number and duratiomn of dry spells, especiall y in already drought-prone areas, is expectecd to increase due to climate according to aUnited Nations' Food and Agriculturde Organization report prepared for ministersw of the G-8, Monsanto said. Monsanto and BASF said the drought-tolerang corn product is targeted for as earlty as 2012 pending appropriateregulatory approvals. The two companies are jointlyucontributing $1.5 billion over the life of theire research collaboration.
Chemical company BASF is basedin Ludwigshafen, Creve Coeur, Mo.-based Monsantlo Co. (NYSE: MON), led by Chairman, President and CEO Hugh develops insect- and herbicide-resistant cropss and other agricultural It is one of the largest employersin St. Louis with 4,000 local employees.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Cobb Chamber head plots new path - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Lisa A. Rossbacher, president of in Marietta, is the 2009 chairmab for the Cobb Chamber. A geologist, Rossbacher hopes to make sustainability a goal forthe 2,500 chambe r members this year. “The overall focux for 2009 is really investinv inthe future,” Rossbacher said. Give the current economic climate, many businesses are pullinb back “but we don’t want to pull back so much that we are behincd when the economymoves forward.” One way to inves t in the future is to retain and expandr the chamber membership, she A basic membership costs $400.
Another is to leverage the relationship between business and the educationj communityin Cobb, which includews Southern Poly, and several technical colleges. “Education has alwayx been a key element in the Cobb Chambeof Commerce,” said chamberf President Bill Cooper. The chamber sponsors the Cobb Teacher of the Year awardz and Partner inEducation “Chambers are economic development engines,” he said. “Withoutt good education, we can’t have economidc development.” Rossbacher is focusing also on educational programs for members througn a series of seminars for the first of which will beheld Jan.
21 to discusz new labor and employment Other seminars will include conversational Spanish classes for businesses and tips on how to sell ina recession. “These are all issuezs that affect thebottom line,” Rossbacher Rossbacher, with her scientific background she’s worked for the U.S. Geologicap Survey, NASA (she never became an astronaut) and a geothermal exploration company — is very precise, said her the Rev. Karen Evans, rector at St. Jamexs Episcopal Church in Marietta. Both are also membere of the MariettaKiwanis Club. “Shed knows all about the geology of Evans said.
“I’ve always found that But Rossbacher also has a lot of expertisre in dealing with people and notjust rocks. She’s a good listener “and she’e able to hear what is realltygoing on,” Evans said. “She’s very good at askingb the right questions to help clarify issues.” Rossbacher has long-range visionb for organizations and is “extraordinarily strong in pulliny people together,” said Michael Gerber, president of the nonprofitr . Rossbacher was chairman of theARCHE board, which has 19 membe colleges and universities, for the past two years.
“Shd puts the organization ahead of herself and tries to bringpeople in, includes them, so they are participants,” Gerbe said. “That’s the mark of a good What Gerber has seen Rossbachee accomplish in the higher educatiomn arena will translate easily to the he said.
Lisa A. Rossbacher, president of in Marietta, is the 2009 chairmab for the Cobb Chamber. A geologist, Rossbacher hopes to make sustainability a goal forthe 2,500 chambe r members this year. “The overall focux for 2009 is really investinv inthe future,” Rossbacher said. Give the current economic climate, many businesses are pullinb back “but we don’t want to pull back so much that we are behincd when the economymoves forward.” One way to inves t in the future is to retain and expandr the chamber membership, she A basic membership costs $400.
Another is to leverage the relationship between business and the educationj communityin Cobb, which includews Southern Poly, and several technical colleges. “Education has alwayx been a key element in the Cobb Chambeof Commerce,” said chamberf President Bill Cooper. The chamber sponsors the Cobb Teacher of the Year awardz and Partner inEducation “Chambers are economic development engines,” he said. “Withoutt good education, we can’t have economidc development.” Rossbacher is focusing also on educational programs for members througn a series of seminars for the first of which will beheld Jan.
21 to discusz new labor and employment Other seminars will include conversational Spanish classes for businesses and tips on how to sell ina recession. “These are all issuezs that affect thebottom line,” Rossbacher Rossbacher, with her scientific background she’s worked for the U.S. Geologicap Survey, NASA (she never became an astronaut) and a geothermal exploration company — is very precise, said her the Rev. Karen Evans, rector at St. Jamexs Episcopal Church in Marietta. Both are also membere of the MariettaKiwanis Club. “Shed knows all about the geology of Evans said.
“I’ve always found that But Rossbacher also has a lot of expertisre in dealing with people and notjust rocks. She’s a good listener “and she’e able to hear what is realltygoing on,” Evans said. “She’s very good at askingb the right questions to help clarify issues.” Rossbacher has long-range visionb for organizations and is “extraordinarily strong in pulliny people together,” said Michael Gerber, president of the nonprofitr . Rossbacher was chairman of theARCHE board, which has 19 membe colleges and universities, for the past two years.
“Shd puts the organization ahead of herself and tries to bringpeople in, includes them, so they are participants,” Gerbe said. “That’s the mark of a good What Gerber has seen Rossbachee accomplish in the higher educatiomn arena will translate easily to the he said.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
N.C. foreclosure filings drop - Business First of Columbus:
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North Carolina ranked 36th in the nation for foreclosure filingslast month. Foreclosure filings in the state fellnearly 16.1 percent in May from April. Acrosw the country, foreclosure filings rose 18 percent in May from ayear ago. Therew were 321,480 foreclosure filings nationwide, which affectedc one in every 398 U.S. households. Nevada, Californiz and Florida posted the top foreclosure rateaslast month. Filings nationwide fell 6 percenyt in Mayfrom April. Calif.-based RealtyTrac tracks defauly notices, auction-sale notices and bank Its figures exceed those compilexd bythe N.C. Commissioner of The company counts everyforeclosurew filing, including multiple filings for a single household.
The commissionerr counts each householdonly once, regardleses of the number of filings it
North Carolina ranked 36th in the nation for foreclosure filingslast month. Foreclosure filings in the state fellnearly 16.1 percent in May from April. Acrosw the country, foreclosure filings rose 18 percent in May from ayear ago. Therew were 321,480 foreclosure filings nationwide, which affectedc one in every 398 U.S. households. Nevada, Californiz and Florida posted the top foreclosure rateaslast month. Filings nationwide fell 6 percenyt in Mayfrom April. Calif.-based RealtyTrac tracks defauly notices, auction-sale notices and bank Its figures exceed those compilexd bythe N.C. Commissioner of The company counts everyforeclosurew filing, including multiple filings for a single household.
The commissionerr counts each householdonly once, regardleses of the number of filings it
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Gas prices close to $3 mark - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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According to the ’s Weekenrd Gas Watch, the average price of self-serve regular gasoline in theLos Angeles-Long Beac h area is $2.938 per which is 11.3 centas more than last week, 52 cents highe r than last month, and $1.55 less than last On the Central Coast, the average price is up 10.3 cents from last week, 47 cents above last and $1.40 below last year. In the Inlandf Empire, the average per gallon pricweis $2.929, which is 11.9 cents more than last 52 cents more than last month, and $1.55 less than last According to Auto Club Spokesperson Jeffreuy Spring, all of the major metropolitanh areas are within 5 cents of each other.
"Thisa is a rare instance that is probably causeby retailers’ reluctance to raise prices over $3. This phenomenoh also sometimes happens when prices are nearinga peak," Spring said in a
According to the ’s Weekenrd Gas Watch, the average price of self-serve regular gasoline in theLos Angeles-Long Beac h area is $2.938 per which is 11.3 centas more than last week, 52 cents highe r than last month, and $1.55 less than last On the Central Coast, the average price is up 10.3 cents from last week, 47 cents above last and $1.40 below last year. In the Inlandf Empire, the average per gallon pricweis $2.929, which is 11.9 cents more than last 52 cents more than last month, and $1.55 less than last According to Auto Club Spokesperson Jeffreuy Spring, all of the major metropolitanh areas are within 5 cents of each other.
"Thisa is a rare instance that is probably causeby retailers’ reluctance to raise prices over $3. This phenomenoh also sometimes happens when prices are nearinga peak," Spring said in a
Monday, July 4, 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
RealSTATs: Home prices, foreclosures down in Pittsburgh region - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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percent the second quartetr compared with the same period last At thesame time, the region saw a 3.9 percent drop in average home prices in the second according to RealSTATs, a real estated information company based on Pittsburgh'as South Side. In the seconsd quarter, which includes May and June, 5,920 homes sold in the five-countyt Pittsburgh region, compared with 7,236 during the same periodf a year ago, according to The dollar amount spent on homes fellto $869.y million during the quarter. The region'w average price for the quartewas $146,890, down from $152,808 in the year-ago quarter. Westmorelands County saw the greatest percentagre drop in itsaverage price, down 9.
3 percent to $125,908. Only Butler County saw its average pricew increaselast month, up 1.9 percent to Allegheny County's average price was down 4.1 percent in the to $146,460, according to The number of foreclosures continued to decline last quarter, RealSTATsw found. The five-county region saw a drop of 20.3 percentr in the number of foreclosures in the which stoodat 827. Beavee and Washington counties both saw an increase in RealSTATs found. Beaver was up 58.1 percent to 98 while Washington's foreclosures rose 19.8 percent, to 139. Alleghengy County's foreclosures were down 36.7 to 420.
percent the second quartetr compared with the same period last At thesame time, the region saw a 3.9 percent drop in average home prices in the second according to RealSTATs, a real estated information company based on Pittsburgh'as South Side. In the seconsd quarter, which includes May and June, 5,920 homes sold in the five-countyt Pittsburgh region, compared with 7,236 during the same periodf a year ago, according to The dollar amount spent on homes fellto $869.y million during the quarter. The region'w average price for the quartewas $146,890, down from $152,808 in the year-ago quarter. Westmorelands County saw the greatest percentagre drop in itsaverage price, down 9.
3 percent to $125,908. Only Butler County saw its average pricew increaselast month, up 1.9 percent to Allegheny County's average price was down 4.1 percent in the to $146,460, according to The number of foreclosures continued to decline last quarter, RealSTATsw found. The five-county region saw a drop of 20.3 percentr in the number of foreclosures in the which stoodat 827. Beavee and Washington counties both saw an increase in RealSTATs found. Beaver was up 58.1 percent to 98 while Washington's foreclosures rose 19.8 percent, to 139. Alleghengy County's foreclosures were down 36.7 to 420.
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