Defence staff say security breaches inevitable Sydney Morning Herald MOST Defence personnel believe security breaches at bases are inevitable, and about 90 per cent do not understand base security systems, according to a confidential survey commissioned by the Defence Force. The Herald has reported that firms with links ... Defence security breaches 'inevitable' |
Monday, February 28, 2011
Defence staff say security breaches inevitable - Sydney Morning Herald
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Friday, February 25, 2011
Cato earnings up 11% in 1Q - Charlotte Business Journal:
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million, or 64 cents per diluted from $16.9 million, or 57 centsd per diluted share, a year ago. Revenue rose 5 percenrt to $238.1 million from $225.8 millionn a year earlier. Sales at storesd in operation for at least a year increasedd3 percent. The fiscal quarter ended May 2. “Saled and markdowns for the first quarter were bette than expected and resulted in higherdmerchandise margin,” says John Cato, chiedf executive. Cato says it expects customers’ discretionart spending to remain limited in theseconds quarter.
As a comparable-store sales will range between flat and down 3 perceng forthe period, the retailer The company estimates its second-quarted earnings per diluted share will be betwee n 48 cents and 54 cents, up from 41 cents a year ago. Duringh the latest quarter, the company openes eight stores and closed four As ofMay 2, Charlotte-based Cato operated 1,285 women’s appare stores in 31 states.
million, or 64 cents per diluted from $16.9 million, or 57 centsd per diluted share, a year ago. Revenue rose 5 percenrt to $238.1 million from $225.8 millionn a year earlier. Sales at storesd in operation for at least a year increasedd3 percent. The fiscal quarter ended May 2. “Saled and markdowns for the first quarter were bette than expected and resulted in higherdmerchandise margin,” says John Cato, chiedf executive. Cato says it expects customers’ discretionart spending to remain limited in theseconds quarter.
As a comparable-store sales will range between flat and down 3 perceng forthe period, the retailer The company estimates its second-quarted earnings per diluted share will be betwee n 48 cents and 54 cents, up from 41 cents a year ago. Duringh the latest quarter, the company openes eight stores and closed four As ofMay 2, Charlotte-based Cato operated 1,285 women’s appare stores in 31 states.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
NBC Universal, Microsoft strike ad alliance - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Admira analyzed demographic data on viewers to generate more targeted TV ads and also adds automationj to thebuying process. The two companies tested the system, using Admira with the NBC Local Medis group in March to buy and sell locall television ads inLos Angeles. "Our initial test of the systejin L.A. is off to a grea start. Admira provides us with the potentia l to help attract an entirelgy new segment of advertisers to thelocak marketplace, particularly small and midsize businesses that might not otherwise be able to buy localo television station advertising, which is a huge leap forward.
" Frankj Comerford, president of platform development and commercia operations for NBC Local Media, said in a statement. The full partnershil is set to begin inthe fall. The two giantsd are more known through their linkthrough MSNBC.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Admira analyzed demographic data on viewers to generate more targeted TV ads and also adds automationj to thebuying process. The two companies tested the system, using Admira with the NBC Local Medis group in March to buy and sell locall television ads inLos Angeles. "Our initial test of the systejin L.A. is off to a grea start. Admira provides us with the potentia l to help attract an entirelgy new segment of advertisers to thelocak marketplace, particularly small and midsize businesses that might not otherwise be able to buy localo television station advertising, which is a huge leap forward.
" Frankj Comerford, president of platform development and commercia operations for NBC Local Media, said in a statement. The full partnershil is set to begin inthe fall. The two giantsd are more known through their linkthrough MSNBC.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Reno city manager resigns - KTVN
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Reno city manager resigns KTVN Dreska told the Reno Gazette-Journal that she's stepping down to take care of 2 Denver nieces whose mother died. At a news conference Friday announcing the resignation, Mayor Bob Cashell said it had nothing to do with the » |
Friday, February 18, 2011
Bernanke denies pressuring Bank of America - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Bernanke made the comments to the , whic is investigating his role in Bankof America’s purchasew of the troubled brokerage. Bank of America BAC), based in Charlotte, N.C., bought Merrillp on Jan. 1 for $29.1 The deal resulted in Bank of America receivinbg anadditional $20 billion in federal money through the Troublef Asset Relief Program. Bank of America has receiveds a totalof $45 billion in TARP The House panel’s questione seemed to fall along party lines.
Republicans were concerned that Bernank e tried to cover up certain aspects ofthe Fed’s interactionxs regarding Bank of America and “The committee has already learneed that Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve made inappropriates threats to fire Bank of Americq management unless they went ahead with the ‘shotgu n wedding’ that was the Merrill Lyncg acquisition,” Darrell Issa, the committee’s ranking Republican from said in a statement Thursday.
“The Federal Reservee also engaged ina cover-up and deliberately hid concerns and pertinenty details regarding the merger from other federal regulatory On the other side of the several Democrats questioned how Federal Reserve officials justified giving Bank of Americz more taxpayer aid without replacing its management or adding new restrictions. “Youj gave them the money and then you started asked Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio. But Bernanke held his grouned during three hoursof testimony. He insisted that he followex the law and acted in the best interestd of theeconomic system. “I think we did the righf thing,” Bernanke testified.
“I think it was a very successfuol transaction. I have no regrets, and I think it was a good deal for Twoweeks ago, Lewise testified to the same committee. He told lawmakersw he considered backing out of the deal in December but felt pressurer from Bernankeand then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to move forwarc for the benefit of both companiesa and the economy. Duringf that hearing, documents from Fed officialsz indicated Lewis may have been threatened with losing his job if he backed out and then needer morefederal aid. Bernankre on Thursday testified that he neverthreatenerd Lewis.
Instead, he said he explained to Lewiw the damage that backing out of the Merrill deal coulsd wreak on theeconomy and, in Bank of America. “j never said I’d replace the board and management (at Bank of Bernanke said. “It was always (Lewis’) decisio to make, and he understood that.” Paulson is expectef to testify on the matter next Other notable points made by Bernanke include statements suggesting thathe doesn’t think Lewis tried to extrac more money from the government but that he did have concerne about the due diligence performed by Bank of Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y.
, closed the hearing by sayiny the testimonyprovided “a peek” of lighyt into the Bank of America-Merrill “but not full sunshine to see Bernanke’s written testimony.
Bernanke made the comments to the , whic is investigating his role in Bankof America’s purchasew of the troubled brokerage. Bank of America BAC), based in Charlotte, N.C., bought Merrillp on Jan. 1 for $29.1 The deal resulted in Bank of America receivinbg anadditional $20 billion in federal money through the Troublef Asset Relief Program. Bank of America has receiveds a totalof $45 billion in TARP The House panel’s questione seemed to fall along party lines.
Republicans were concerned that Bernank e tried to cover up certain aspects ofthe Fed’s interactionxs regarding Bank of America and “The committee has already learneed that Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve made inappropriates threats to fire Bank of Americq management unless they went ahead with the ‘shotgu n wedding’ that was the Merrill Lyncg acquisition,” Darrell Issa, the committee’s ranking Republican from said in a statement Thursday.
“The Federal Reservee also engaged ina cover-up and deliberately hid concerns and pertinenty details regarding the merger from other federal regulatory On the other side of the several Democrats questioned how Federal Reserve officials justified giving Bank of Americz more taxpayer aid without replacing its management or adding new restrictions. “Youj gave them the money and then you started asked Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio. But Bernanke held his grouned during three hoursof testimony. He insisted that he followex the law and acted in the best interestd of theeconomic system. “I think we did the righf thing,” Bernanke testified.
“I think it was a very successfuol transaction. I have no regrets, and I think it was a good deal for Twoweeks ago, Lewise testified to the same committee. He told lawmakersw he considered backing out of the deal in December but felt pressurer from Bernankeand then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to move forwarc for the benefit of both companiesa and the economy. Duringf that hearing, documents from Fed officialsz indicated Lewis may have been threatened with losing his job if he backed out and then needer morefederal aid. Bernankre on Thursday testified that he neverthreatenerd Lewis.
Instead, he said he explained to Lewiw the damage that backing out of the Merrill deal coulsd wreak on theeconomy and, in Bank of America. “j never said I’d replace the board and management (at Bank of Bernanke said. “It was always (Lewis’) decisio to make, and he understood that.” Paulson is expectef to testify on the matter next Other notable points made by Bernanke include statements suggesting thathe doesn’t think Lewis tried to extrac more money from the government but that he did have concerne about the due diligence performed by Bank of Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y.
, closed the hearing by sayiny the testimonyprovided “a peek” of lighyt into the Bank of America-Merrill “but not full sunshine to see Bernanke’s written testimony.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
License Plates, Heritage and Fellow Mississippians - Huffington Post (blog)
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Sify | License Plates, Heritage and Fellow Mississippians Huffington Post (blog) He doesn't belong as a person of honor in the commemoration of our heritage and history. When debates arise over symbols and heritage and identification I am infuriated when such ideas as this license plate rears their ugly heads. ... Governor Barbour not condemning confederate license plate |
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Historic Monte Carlo Rally heads through Waltham Abbey - BBC News
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Historic Monte Carlo Rally heads through Waltham Abbey BBC News The veteran of three Historiques explained how the overnight stop in Waltham Abbey came about. "The organisers in Scotland realised it would be about the ... |
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Cincinnati-area firms win Ohio incentives - Business First of Columbus:
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, a maker of marketing simulation and planning received $1.1 million from the Innovatioh Ohio Loan Fund, at an annual interesf rate of 1 percent for the firs year and 8 percent for five years. The Cincinnati-based companhy will use the loan to develop a new generation of its Emerginh Marketplace software and buycomputer equipment. The $2.2 milliojn project is expected to create 36 jobs and retainb10 jobs. Two local firms also receivee Job Creation Tax Credits forexpansion projects. , a supplier of labeling systems for thebeveragde industry, was awarded a 45 percent tax credit for five years for a $1 million expansio project in Mason.
The companyt expects to use the credit, worth aboutr $52,700 over its term, to create 25 jobs and retainm 118. • won a 45 percent job for a six-year for a $170,000 expansiomn project at its regionaploffice downtown. The credit is valued at aboutf $119,750 over its Advantage expects to create 33 positions andretain 65. The company, headquarteredc in Spokane, Wash., provides energy managemenf consulting services.
, a maker of marketing simulation and planning received $1.1 million from the Innovatioh Ohio Loan Fund, at an annual interesf rate of 1 percent for the firs year and 8 percent for five years. The Cincinnati-based companhy will use the loan to develop a new generation of its Emerginh Marketplace software and buycomputer equipment. The $2.2 milliojn project is expected to create 36 jobs and retainb10 jobs. Two local firms also receivee Job Creation Tax Credits forexpansion projects. , a supplier of labeling systems for thebeveragde industry, was awarded a 45 percent tax credit for five years for a $1 million expansio project in Mason.
The companyt expects to use the credit, worth aboutr $52,700 over its term, to create 25 jobs and retainm 118. • won a 45 percent job for a six-year for a $170,000 expansiomn project at its regionaploffice downtown. The credit is valued at aboutf $119,750 over its Advantage expects to create 33 positions andretain 65. The company, headquarteredc in Spokane, Wash., provides energy managemenf consulting services.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Michael J. Van Handel Executive Profile
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Mike has a reputation as a pioneer in his He has focused his time as Chieg Financial Officer on developing innovative strategies for successfully raising the profile of Manpower in the investor enhancing investor confidence and improving the credibilitgy of the company with clearlu articulated strategies and associatedfinancial goals. In order to achiever these objectives, Mike instigated severall new initiatives focused on improving the financiap performance of the company and increasingshareholder value. He introducexd standardized metrics to measure and drive operating unit These metrics included measuresof profitability, efficiency and returb on invested capital.
Another nove process implementedby Mike, is a framework for assessingf and analyzing customer profitability. He has also successfully modifiesd the capital structure of the company to reduce the overalll cost of capital and the cost ofdebt financing. Mike has been responsiblde for introducing a modified EVA program to properlyalign management'sz goals and objectives with the interest of shareholders. This includer the implementation of balanced scorecards todrive Mike's exceptional achievements have been recognizex by Institutional Investor which has awarded him the prestigious America'es Best CFO for Business and Professionak Services award every year sincse 2005.
Mike graduated magna cum laude witha Bachelor'es of Science degree in Accounting from Marquette University in Wisconsin. He also holds an MBA in Bankingg and Finance from the Universityof Wisconsin. Mike is a member of the AICPA (American Institute of CertifiedPublic Accountants), WICPA (Wisconsin Institut of Certified Public Accountants), Children'sw Hospital President's Council, Financial Executives International and Nationao Investor Relations Institute.
Mike is a memberd of the Board of Directors for the Milwaukee Youth Symphony In addition, Mike is on the Boarr of Harris Financial Corporation, their Audit Committee and Risk Oversight Committee and the Dean'e Advisory Council of Marquette University. **All Executiver profile data provided byDow Jones & Co., Inc.
Mike has a reputation as a pioneer in his He has focused his time as Chieg Financial Officer on developing innovative strategies for successfully raising the profile of Manpower in the investor enhancing investor confidence and improving the credibilitgy of the company with clearlu articulated strategies and associatedfinancial goals. In order to achiever these objectives, Mike instigated severall new initiatives focused on improving the financiap performance of the company and increasingshareholder value. He introducexd standardized metrics to measure and drive operating unit These metrics included measuresof profitability, efficiency and returb on invested capital.
Another nove process implementedby Mike, is a framework for assessingf and analyzing customer profitability. He has also successfully modifiesd the capital structure of the company to reduce the overalll cost of capital and the cost ofdebt financing. Mike has been responsiblde for introducing a modified EVA program to properlyalign management'sz goals and objectives with the interest of shareholders. This includer the implementation of balanced scorecards todrive Mike's exceptional achievements have been recognizex by Institutional Investor which has awarded him the prestigious America'es Best CFO for Business and Professionak Services award every year sincse 2005.
Mike graduated magna cum laude witha Bachelor'es of Science degree in Accounting from Marquette University in Wisconsin. He also holds an MBA in Bankingg and Finance from the Universityof Wisconsin. Mike is a member of the AICPA (American Institute of CertifiedPublic Accountants), WICPA (Wisconsin Institut of Certified Public Accountants), Children'sw Hospital President's Council, Financial Executives International and Nationao Investor Relations Institute.
Mike is a memberd of the Board of Directors for the Milwaukee Youth Symphony In addition, Mike is on the Boarr of Harris Financial Corporation, their Audit Committee and Risk Oversight Committee and the Dean'e Advisory Council of Marquette University. **All Executiver profile data provided byDow Jones & Co., Inc.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Obama: Doing 'nothing' about health care not an option - Memphis Business Journal:
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“Health care reform is not something I just cookedd up when Itook office,” Obama told a crowd of abouy 1,500 people Thursday at in the Green Bay suburnb of Ashwaubenon. “It is central to our economicd future. In past years and there may have been some disagreementr onthis point. But not anymore.” Earlier this month, Obamz said he wants Congress to pass a comprehensive healtj care bill by the end of the summefr and ready for his signatureby fall.
Many including the president, favor a government-sponsores health insurance plan that would compete with private insurerx and be available for people not eligiblee for other government health care programs such as Medicaror Medicaid. Most Republicans and many businesw groups, however, say a competing plan that isn’t profit-driven would drive private insurerd outof business. On Thursday, the , a physician’ss group Obama is schedulerd to meet with Monday in said it is opposed toa government-sponsored insurancee plan. Obama said his administration is working on a Health Insurance Exchangse that would allow people to compare insurance benefitzand prices.
None of the plans included in the exchangde would be allowed to deny coverage baseedon pre-existing conditions and all must include an affordable, basic benefit “I also strongly believe that one of the options in the Exchange should be a public insurance optionm – because if the private insurance companies have to competwe with a public option, it will keep them honest and help keep pricesw down,” Obama said. Supporters of health care reforjm say it would provide health insurance coverage to millions of Americans and make coverage more affordabl e for those who arealreadu covered.
Because health insurance premiums have doubled over the last nine and have grown at a rate three times faster than even those with coverage have reached abreakinf point, Obama said. Employers are not faring any Small business owners have been forced to cut healthu care benefits or drop coverage entirelyy because ofrising costs, Obama said. “We have the most expensive healt h care system inthe world,” Obama “We spend almost 50 percent more per person on healthj care than the next most costlyu nation. But here’s the thing, Green Bay: we’rs not any healthier for it.
” Obamaa vowed to let Americans who are conten t with their coverage and theifr physicians keep what they but said the country has reached a pointg where doing nothing about the cost of health care is no longeran option. “If we do within a decade we will be spending one out of everty five dollars we earn onhealth care,” Obama said. “I n 30 years, it will be one out of every Obama acknowledged covering all Americansz wouldbe expensive, but promised healtg care reform would not add to the country’as deficit over the next 10 “To make that happen, we have already identified hundredss of billions worth of savings in our budgeyt – savings that will come from steps like reducingv Medicare overpayments to insurance companies and rooting out fraud and abuse in both Medicare and Obama said.
In addition, Obama is proposint that Congress scale back the amountthe highest-income American can deduct on their taxes and use that monety to help finance health care. Obama spoke for about 20 minutes and then took questions from six people in the audience who expressed fearover “socialized asked questions about wellness and even questionedx the country’s education system. Regarding the idea of socialized Obama saidthat isn’t what he, or anyone in wants.
“Health care reform is not something I just cookedd up when Itook office,” Obama told a crowd of abouy 1,500 people Thursday at in the Green Bay suburnb of Ashwaubenon. “It is central to our economicd future. In past years and there may have been some disagreementr onthis point. But not anymore.” Earlier this month, Obamz said he wants Congress to pass a comprehensive healtj care bill by the end of the summefr and ready for his signatureby fall.
Many including the president, favor a government-sponsores health insurance plan that would compete with private insurerx and be available for people not eligiblee for other government health care programs such as Medicaror Medicaid. Most Republicans and many businesw groups, however, say a competing plan that isn’t profit-driven would drive private insurerd outof business. On Thursday, the , a physician’ss group Obama is schedulerd to meet with Monday in said it is opposed toa government-sponsored insurancee plan. Obama said his administration is working on a Health Insurance Exchangse that would allow people to compare insurance benefitzand prices.
None of the plans included in the exchangde would be allowed to deny coverage baseedon pre-existing conditions and all must include an affordable, basic benefit “I also strongly believe that one of the options in the Exchange should be a public insurance optionm – because if the private insurance companies have to competwe with a public option, it will keep them honest and help keep pricesw down,” Obama said. Supporters of health care reforjm say it would provide health insurance coverage to millions of Americans and make coverage more affordabl e for those who arealreadu covered.
Because health insurance premiums have doubled over the last nine and have grown at a rate three times faster than even those with coverage have reached abreakinf point, Obama said. Employers are not faring any Small business owners have been forced to cut healthu care benefits or drop coverage entirelyy because ofrising costs, Obama said. “We have the most expensive healt h care system inthe world,” Obama “We spend almost 50 percent more per person on healthj care than the next most costlyu nation. But here’s the thing, Green Bay: we’rs not any healthier for it.
” Obamaa vowed to let Americans who are conten t with their coverage and theifr physicians keep what they but said the country has reached a pointg where doing nothing about the cost of health care is no longeran option. “If we do within a decade we will be spending one out of everty five dollars we earn onhealth care,” Obama said. “I n 30 years, it will be one out of every Obama acknowledged covering all Americansz wouldbe expensive, but promised healtg care reform would not add to the country’as deficit over the next 10 “To make that happen, we have already identified hundredss of billions worth of savings in our budgeyt – savings that will come from steps like reducingv Medicare overpayments to insurance companies and rooting out fraud and abuse in both Medicare and Obama said.
In addition, Obama is proposint that Congress scale back the amountthe highest-income American can deduct on their taxes and use that monety to help finance health care. Obama spoke for about 20 minutes and then took questions from six people in the audience who expressed fearover “socialized asked questions about wellness and even questionedx the country’s education system. Regarding the idea of socialized Obama saidthat isn’t what he, or anyone in wants.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Expedia faces $184M judgment in lawsuit - Orlando Business Journal:
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The suit in King County Superior Court was related to a breacyh ofcontract claim. The courft granted the plaintiff's motion for summarh judgment on Friday, and said damages for the allegexd breachare $184.47 million, Expediwa said in a regulatory filing. Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: said the judgment is not finalo and that itwould appeal. However, it notef that it would need to post a bond or possibly for the full in order to appeal afinal judgment. "Wde believe that the court’s decision is wronh on the law and wrong on the thecompany said. "Expedia.
com chargef its customers a service fee for certain transactions durinvg the perioddescribed above, which was fully disclosed to each customer before a bookingb was completed, and we are confident that we have fulfillede all applicable obligations to our customers. Becausw we believe that the court’s decision is inconsistent with both the factsx andthe law, we will vigorously pursue our rights on Separately, the company said it had signed new employmenyt agreements with CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and general counse l Burke Norton. Under the three-year agreements, Khosrowshahii will receive hiscurrent $1 million annual base Norton's base salary will increase to $425,000 from $375,000.
The suit in King County Superior Court was related to a breacyh ofcontract claim. The courft granted the plaintiff's motion for summarh judgment on Friday, and said damages for the allegexd breachare $184.47 million, Expediwa said in a regulatory filing. Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: said the judgment is not finalo and that itwould appeal. However, it notef that it would need to post a bond or possibly for the full in order to appeal afinal judgment. "Wde believe that the court’s decision is wronh on the law and wrong on the thecompany said. "Expedia.
com chargef its customers a service fee for certain transactions durinvg the perioddescribed above, which was fully disclosed to each customer before a bookingb was completed, and we are confident that we have fulfillede all applicable obligations to our customers. Becausw we believe that the court’s decision is inconsistent with both the factsx andthe law, we will vigorously pursue our rights on Separately, the company said it had signed new employmenyt agreements with CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and general counse l Burke Norton. Under the three-year agreements, Khosrowshahii will receive hiscurrent $1 million annual base Norton's base salary will increase to $425,000 from $375,000.
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