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Friday, August 31, 2012
Bernanke Fed action hints boost US stocks
Ben Bernanke's much-awaited endorsement of more Federal Reserve stimulus Friday gave stocks a solid boost, though tempered by his picture of an economy that remains weak and vulnerable.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 90.13 points (0.69 percent), closing at 13,090.84.
The broad-based S&P 500 rose 7.10 (0.51 percent) to 1,406.58, while the tech-rich Nasdaq climbed 18.25 (0.60 percent) to 3,066.96.
In his speech at a central bankers summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Fed Chairman Bernanke warned that stagnation in the US labor market was "a grave concern" and signaled he would be pushing for more help for the sluggish economy when the Fed's policy board meets in 12 days.
"Chairman Bernanke's comments should be taken positively as he indicated a willingness to increase support to the economy," said Michael James, an analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities.
James said that a third round of Fed quantitative easing, dubbed QE3, was "more likely than unlikely, based on my reading of his commentary today, and that will continue to be positive for market sentiment next week."
On the economic front, factory orders jumped 2.8 percent in July, the best gain in a year, the Commerce Department said.
Rumors swirled that Japan's Sharp had fallen behind on production of screens for Apple's latest iPhone, expected to be launched in September. Apple rose 0.2 percent.
"The delay in Sharp's delivery raises questions about whether Apple can secure enough iPhone screens to meet the strong demand expected for the new model," said 24/7WallSt.com analysts.
Ahead of a long holiday weekend, there was little company news. All US markets are closed Monday for Labor Day.
Government services contractor SAIC jumped 3.4 percent after reporting second-quarter revenue that topped estimates and announcing it would split into two publicly traded companies.
Bonds rallied. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 1.56 percent from 1.62 percent Thursday, while the 30-year yield dropped to 2.68 percent from 2.74 percent. Bond yields move inversely to prices.
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
France offers to pick up tab for young hires
France?s President Francois Hollande, waves to the media during a joint statement with Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras at the Elysee Palace, Paris, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
France?s President Francois Hollande, waves to the media during a joint statement with Greece's Prime Minister Antonis Samaras at the Elysee Palace, Paris, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
PARIS (AP) ? The French government wants companies to hire young people so much that it's offering to pick up the tab.
The new Socialist president, Francois Hollande, told his Cabinet Wednesday that he wants to wage a war on unemployment and unveiled a plan for the government to pay most of the salaries of tens of thousands of young people hired next year.
Unemployment in France is 10 percent, but nearly 23 percent for those under the age of 25. That's an imbalance that many European countries are struggling with: In Spain, youth unemployment is over 52 percent; it's 34 percent in Italy.
European employers are especially reluctant to hire young people because restrictive labor laws make it hard for companies to lay off employees. What's more, in France, young people are typically required to do a series of often unpaid internships before landing a full-time job or can only manage to get short-term contracts for years on end.
But few countries are approaching the problem in the way that France is. Italy and Spain have proposed modest tax breaks for companies that hire people just entering the workforce but have focused more on fundamental reforms of the labor market that they hope will address the root causes.
Under France's new plan, companies that hire a person between 16 and 25 for at least a year will only have to pay as little as 25 percent of the salary. The government hopes to create 100,000 of these "contracts for the future" next year and another 50,000 in 2014. It has promised to continue paying its share of the employee's salary for three years.
The government will give preference to young people hired from poor urban or rural areas that have been hit hardest by rising unemployment. Certain sectors will also be favored, such as medicine and digital or green technology.
"We are waging a battle for jobs," Hollande told Cabinet ministers, according to government spokeswoman Najat Vallaud-Belkacem. "It's the No. 1 challenge of our mandate."
Some economists were skeptical of the approach.
"Making the structures of the economy more competitive and better performing is what really has to drive the thinking (in countries such as Spain, Italy and Greece)," said Nicolas Veron, an economist affiliated with the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel and the Peterson Institute in Washington. "It's not about targeted programs; it's about the structure of the (labor) market."
Whereas countries like Spain and Italy have recently passed wide-ranging labor market reforms to regain waning investor confidence in their economies, France has so far been able to put off those kinds of tough decisions. Investor confidence in France has remained relatively strong in part because of the sheer size of the economy ? it is the eurozone's second-largest ? and also the fact that its neighbors are worse off. But experts warn France will eventually also have to face the need to reform its economy.
The proposal needs to make its way through Parliament, but Hollande's Socialist Party has a solid majority there and the issue was a major campaign promise.
Hollande has staked his credibility on driving down unemployment and encouraging growth, all while meeting strict budget deficit targets. It's unclear whether he can manage all three ? especially since the economy's fate is largely tied up with Europe's wider debt crisis and the well-being of its neighbors.
An entrepreneur's association immediately panned the idea.
"The jobs for the future are only a Band-Aid, if a necessary Band-Aid, in the face of a government that every day shows itself more incapable of overcoming the difficulties our country is confronted with," said Guillaume Cairou, president of the Club of Entrepreneurs and CEO of strategy consultancy DIDAXIS. "How can they not see that this cost is extremely high for the government, even while we should be reducing our deficit?"
The government estimates that the program will cost ?2.3 billion ($2.9 billion) next year; it did not detail costs for the following years.
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Lori Hinnant in Paris, Ciaran Giles in Madrid and Frances D'Emilio in Rome contributed to this report.
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The Impacts of Inconsistent Pet Restrictions on Base : StubbyDog
The U.S. military forces are among the bravest and most selfless people in our country. They dedicate and risk their lives to protect our citizens and rights. While serving in the military, it?s common to be transferred to varying locations both within the U.S. as well as internationally. Moving is stressful and uprooting your entire life over and over again is difficult. To make matters worse, pet rules vary from one location to the next, limiting how many pets are allowed and prohibiting select breeds and types of dogs. Risking life and comfort for our country is part of military service. For all that our service men and women do for our country, to deny them the familiarity and love of their own pets is not acceptable. Pets are family and should be able to provide comfort and affection to their loving owners no matter where life and military service may take them.
Here, and in many other stories on our site, we share the stories of many military families have been impacted by the inconsistent pet restrictions currently in place:
?I moved off base just to keep my baby. I followed the base?s ?grandfather-in? rule to keep my Staffordshire Bull Terrier on base. This only bought us an extra year and a half, and then they were going to kick us out if I did not give up my dog. No thanks. I will live off base.? ? Erica
?My husband is active duty Navy E4 and has been in for two years. We are currently at New London sub base in Groton, Conn. We now live in base housing here, and they did not have an issue with Cody, our dog. I don?t get why one base would have an issue and the other wouldn?t. [Because of inconsistent pet restrictions] we spent over a year apart.? ? Heather
?I have a Boxer/Lab mix, but the base said he looked like a pit bull, and we were told we had to get our dog?s blood checked to show that he wasn?t a pit bull because they wouldn?t take the veterinarian?s word to be enough. In the meantime, our house was on hold for us, and we signed all the leasing documents and everything. The blood test came back, and our dog was less than 3 percent pit bull, but because he was some part pit bull, we couldn?t keep him and had to sign other papers saying we wouldn?t have him on base. I spent over $500 flying him to California to live with my parents, and then after it was done we went in to get our keys and show them that our dog was now in California. They had given our house away to someone else after we signed a leasing agreement, and they said they didn?t think that we would give up our dog. We had nowhere else to go, and the apartment we were staying in was going up in price, and we couldn?t afford it. They finally found us a house, and it wasn?t fully ready for new move-in condition, but we needed a house by that weekend. So we moved in and got a bad location and stained carpet because they didn?t have time to fix it. I lost my best dog and got a bad place to live. It?s stupid how they choose what dogs can stay. I?ve been bitten twice by the Chihuahua next door, but that?s OK because it?s small.? ? Jessica
?I have a gorgeous pit bull named Willie that a devastated soldier brought to our shelter. He had to give him up due to breed-discriminatory legislation at the base he is transferring to. It was heart wrenching to watch this brave soldier kiss his best friend goodbye with tears running down his face. Something has to be done.? ? Katherine
?When we received a Permanent Change of Station to Germany, we were told at the last minute (literally the day before we left) that they only allowed families to have two pets. We ended up having to give one of our cats to my aunt and uncle before we left. I?m so glad that they were able to take him because I know that he is happy, loved and safe. Seeing this post brought me to tears, I still miss him so much.? ? Jessica
?We adopted an amazing Rottweiler in Virginia seven years ago and had no problems in either Virginia or Connecticut, but when were about to move to Florida we found that she was not allowed in housing (even though the same parent company managed both the Connecticut and Florida housing communities). Being as we have special needs children, I was able to get special paperwork together to have her here as an ESA (Emotional Support Animal), but it took over six months to complete, and thankfully during this time my sister in Massachusetts was able to foster her. I agree that policies need to be standardized across the board. Honestly, I am more scared of my neighbors little yippy dog than I am of my Rottie.? ? Jessica Miller, a Navy spouse stationed in Mayport, Fla.
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Source: http://stubbydog.org/2012/08/the-impacts-of-inconsistent-pet-restrictions-on-base/
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Republicans ignoring signs of some economic gains
FILE This Aug. 27, 2012 file photo shows Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus announces the display of the debt ticker during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. You wouldn't know it from listening to the Republican National Convention, but the nation's economic picture seems to be slowly getting a little brighter. Not a lot, and not very fast. Yet there are some glimmers. But a steady drumbeat of gloom and doom is predictably being sounded at the GOP gathering in Tampa, Fla. _ even by GOP governors quick to tout economic improvements in their own states. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE This Aug. 27, 2012 file photo shows Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus announces the display of the debt ticker during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. You wouldn't know it from listening to the Republican National Convention, but the nation's economic picture seems to be slowly getting a little brighter. Not a lot, and not very fast. Yet there are some glimmers. But a steady drumbeat of gloom and doom is predictably being sounded at the GOP gathering in Tampa, Fla. _ even by GOP governors quick to tout economic improvements in their own states. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? You wouldn't know it from listening to the Republican National Convention, but the nation's economic picture seems to be slowly getting a little brighter.
Not a lot, and not very fast. Yet there are some glimmers.
But a steady drumbeat of gloom and doom is predictably being sounded at the GOP gathering in Tampa, Fla. ? even by Republican governors who are quick to tout economic improvements in their own states.
Nationally, the recent gains are modest and won't do much to push the unemployment rate down much below its present 8.3 percent level before the Nov. 6 presidential election.
But economists cite some encouraging new data:
? The government reported Thursday that Americans spent at the fastest pace in five months in July, and personal income rose as well.
? Home prices rose in the first half of 2012 for the first time in nearly two years. Sales of both new and previously occupied homes also are up.
? Employers added 163,000 jobs in July, the most since February.
? U.S. exports, retail spending and factory production are all up.
Yet phrases such as "catastrophic debt," ''stifling the American dream," ''the tide of decline" and "an all-out assault on free enterprise" fill the air in the convention arena.
The rhetoric fits the GOP strategy of portraying President Barack Obama as out of touch and pursuing policies that have made the economy worse, not better, while Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is presented as the one with the business experience and savvy to turn things around.
Of course, Democrats get their turn for rebuttal next week at their own convention in Charlotte, N.C. But there are risks to sounding too optimistic on the economy.
Obama has been relatively cautious ? welcoming recent positive reports but warning there's still a long road to a full recovery. To be more upbeat might play into GOP efforts to cast him as insensitive to the millions of Americans who remain jobless or are otherwise economically challenged.
Also, on Sept. 7, the morning after Obama accepts the Democratic nomination for a second term, the government releases unemployment figures for August. No one expects stellar figures.
Indeed, the economic recovery in the U.S. is the weakest of any since the Great Depression. Economic growth has never been feebler in a postwar recovery, consumer spending has never been so slack and only once before has job growth been slower, according to an Associated Press analysis this month.
A report released Tuesday showed the U.S. economy grew at a 1.7 percent annual rate from April to June ? an upward revision from the initial 1.5 percent estimate but still signaling continued sluggishness.
Gasoline prices have been rising again toward $4 a gallon. Concerns remain over debt problems in Europe and a slowdown in China. And despite improving U.S. job and housing markets, consumer confidence is at its lowest level since November 2011.
Nigel Gault, chief U.S. economist at IHS Global Insight, said "housing is the area where you've got the most positives," and that's extremely important since housing weaknesses were a central cause of the downturn.
"We are at the start of a long prolonged recovery in the housing market. We're not bouncing along the bottom anymore," Gault said. "But there's still a long list of other reasons for businesses and consumers to be cautious."
"There's not much to gloat about," said Robert Shapiro, a former undersecretary of commerce in the Clinton administration who now advises Democrats and runs an economic consulting firm.
But things aren't as bad as Republicans portray, he said. "There is a recovery. We've been in a recovery in fact for over two years. It's an unusually slow recovery but it is a recovery."
Shapiro said Obama "can be justly proud of putting in place policies that stopped the slide into depression."
Some Republicans boast of improvements in their own states even as they recite a litany of national woes.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich touted a gain of 100,000 jobs in his state in the last year and an unemployment rate below the national average. Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell told fellow Republicans that over the last two years, "with Republicans and Democrats working together, our unemployment rate is down over 20 percent."
McDonnell, who is also chairman of the Republican Governors Association, asserted that Republican governors generally do a better job handling economic challenges than their Democratic counterparts.
But since 29 of the 50 states have Republican governors, you'd think this would show up on the national charts. It doesn't.
"Mitt Romney will tell us the hard truths we need to hear to end the torrent of debt that is compromising our future and burying our economy," said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the convention's keynote speaker. Unemployment in New Jersey is 9.8 percent ? among the nation's highest.
"You can't believe anything you hear at a political convention. It's all a marketing opportunity," said economist Bruce Bartlett, an economic adviser to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, both Republican.
"Some sectors of the economy are showing signs of life, others are showing weakness. I can't blame Republicans for focusing on the ones showing weakness. As polls clearly show, the economy is clearly Obama's biggest weakness."
National polls show the economy remains the top issue by a long shot, including an AP-GfK poll taken a week before the GOP convention that showed 60 percent of those surveyed believe the country is headed in the "wrong direction," compared to only 35 percent who chose "right direction."
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Most Popular Desktop Music Player: iTunes [Hive Five Followup]
Picking the best desktop music player is no easy task. What makes for the best in one user's mind is different than another's, mostly because feature-sets differ so much. Still, whether you need a music store attached to your player, a complete song tagging and organization engine, syncing with mobile devices, or just a fast and lightweight player, you weighed in with dozens of nominations when we asked you which player is the best. Then, we took a look at the top five desktop music players. Now we're back to crown the winner, by your vote.
Love it or hate it (and most of you fall squarely in either camp: either you love iTunes' simplicity and features, or you hate it with the fury of a thousand suns), but iTunes took the top spot in the poll with just under 30% of the overall vote, winning by a mere 156 votes.
Hot on its heels in second with just under 29% of the votes cast was Winamp, still whipping the llama's ass after all these years. In third, right behind Winamp, was the fast and infinitely flexible foobar2000, bringing in close to 24% of the overall vote. The battle for votes fell off after the top three, with MediaMonkey coming in fourth with over 11% of the vote, and the lightweight MusicBee bringing up the rear with 6%. If there's ever been a hive that stressed the importance of nominating your favorite for the top five and then voting in the final poll, this is it.
The Hive Five is based on reader nominations. As with most Hive Five posts, if your favorite was left out, it's not because we hate it?it's because it didn't get the nominations required in the call for contenders post to make the top five. We understand it's a bit of a popularity contest, but if you have a favorite, we want to hear about it. Have a suggestion for the Hive Five? Send us an email at tips+hivefive@lifehacker.com!
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India's largest utility vehicle maker, Mahindra & Mahindra has christened its compact sports utility vehicle (SUV) as 'Quanto', which will hit the market in the second half of September 2012. At a sub-4 meter length, the?Quanto?will be the smallest?SUV?in Mahindra's product portfolio, which is aimed at the buyers of diesel hatchback and entry level sedan customers.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Israel's solar power struggles against government
KVUTZAT YAVNE, Israel (AP) ? Israel has developed some of the world's most advanced solar energy equipment and enjoys a nearly endless supply of sunshine, but when it comes to deploying large-scale solar technology at home, the country remains in the dark ages.
Solar power provides just a tiny percentage of Israel's energy needs, leaving it far behind colder, cloudier counterparts in Europe. Israeli solar companies, frustrated by government bureaucracy, have taken their expertise abroad.
Fifty years ago, Israel was at the front of the pack, with simple solar water heaters on top of its apartment buildings. They're still there, but little else has moved forward.
Advanced solar power has come to the tiny community of Kvutzat Yavneh, but its small scale is more an example of what can be done than what has been done.
Nestled in grape vines and pomegranate trees in south-central Israel, the 16 glimmering installations, each of them four meters (14 feet) tall, are an odd sight in this traditional collective farm, which also features a pickling factory and a barn.
The solar panels provide the community with nearly all of its hot water, and the electricity they generate is sold to Israel's main energy provider, the Israel Electric Corp.
Miriam Schlusselberg, a secretary at the kibbutz, said the 320 residents are "very excited" to get solar power in their backyard. But she also acknowledged that solar energy on a large scale "is not going to develop on its own unless people start investing in it."
The field in Kvutzat Yavne, built by the Israeli company ZenithSolar Ltd. in 2009, has a maximum capacity of about a quarter of a megawatt of combined thermal and electric power. That's not even a dent in Israel's overall capacity of some 12,000 megawatts.
"This is, unfortunately for us, our only project in Israel," said Roy Segev, co-founder of ZenithSolar. "I think there was a poor policy from the Israeli government. It was a total neglect of the possibility to create a big industry in Israel."
Segev said there has not been enough government investment in solar manufacturing or startup companies. He pointed out that industry leaders such as Germany and Italy have outpaced Israel in solar development, despite having fewer sunny days and less powerful sunrays. The Germans, for instance, generate nearly 12 times as much solar power per capita as their Israeli counterparts, according to official statistics from both countries.
Israel has a solar capacity ? the amount of energy it could continuously generate in ideal conditions ? of 212 megawatts, most of which comes from rooftop installations, according to the electric company. That accounts for less than 2 percent of the nationwide capacity and falls well short of the country's 2014 goal of 1,480 megawatts from solar sources.
As a result, "no one in the international community is going to take Israel seriously going forward," said Jon Cohen, CEO of the Arava Power Co. "The natural resource exists, the real national need exist ? it's really a mystery why (solar) is being blocked."
Cohen spearheaded Israel's first major commercial solar project, the Ketura Sun plant. The 5-megawatt facility is in the Negev desert, an arid, sparsely populated wedge of land that makes up the southern two-thirds of Israel. The area enjoys around 330 sunny days a year, making it an ideal site for solar power.
But no more large-scale projects have launched since Ketura Sun began operating in June 2011.
"We thought we'd be raising the pioneer flag," Cohen said, pointing out that his company fought for four years to get the necessary approvals and permits for the field. "We were hoping we'd have more to show on the ground promptly, and here we are a year later, and we haven't gone far."
There are some signs of change.
In March, Ashalim Sun PV, a U.S.-Israeli consortium, won a government tender to construct three major solar power plants in the Negev that will provide a combined 250 megawatts of power. The plant is not expected to open until 2015 at the earliest.
Cohen has 10 projects in the works that envisage producing a total of 100 megawatts when completed. Three are still awaiting government approval, a situation he described as "tense and endless."
Smadar Bat-Adam, chief of staff for Israel's Energy and Water Resources Ministry, acknowledged that red tape has been an issue. "We are trying to solve the bureaucratic problems," she said.
Bat-Adam said the overambitious 2014 target was set several years ago, before Israel had substantial solar infrastructure or regulation. While that may not be reached, she said Israel is on track to reach its 2020 benchmark of generating 10 percent of its electricity needs from renewable sources.
"When it comes to infrastructure projects, it always takes time," she said.
Currently Israel gets most of its power from burning imported fossil fuels, but there is interest in developing alternative sources such as wind and solar. Israel is also rapidly developing natural gas reserves off its Mediterranean coast.
Recognizing solar power's potential, the Israeli government set up a "feed-in tariff" incentive in 2008, agreeing to pay developers higher-than-retail prices for solar energy fed back into the grid.
Because the government does not want to overpay, it has repeatedly adjusted the tariff as solar equipment has gotten cheaper. As a result, many large projects are on hold, awaiting a firm price.
Many analysts and industry professionals believe this uncertainty has hindered investment.
"The sad reality is that we've raised quite a lot from Israeli investors, and we are taking this money and investing it overseas because the industries are more consistent," said Nimrod Goor, a founding managing partner at Helios Energy Investments LP, an Israel-based infrastructure equity fund.
The situation has made some experts skeptical of Israel's commitment to harvesting its ample sunlight.
Uri Marinov, an environmental management professor at the Inter-Disciplinary Center in Herzliya and a former director of the Israeli Environment Ministry, said decision makers are making "big, big mistakes" through unnecessary regulations.
"Anyone who wants to build a solar field should be able to do it," he said.
Israel is still a leader in solar research and development. Segev teamed up with the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev to produce a little household system that reflects concentrated sunlight onto a receiver, producing electricity with roughly two times the efficiency of standard panels. Segev hopes the new model, named the Z10, will find a market in homes throughout Israel.
One of the Z10's advantages? "It doesn't need any government support or intervention to set it up," Segev said.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/israels-solar-power-struggles-against-government-061858740.html
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Antiques Valuaton Event ? Robocap
Antiques experts from a leading fine art auction house are encouraging people living in the Hereford area to search their attics and storerooms for forgotten treasures that might be worth a fortune.
Fine art director Jeremy Lamond will lead a team of experts from Shrewsbury-based Halls who have agreed to hold a charity antiques valuation event at Hereford Racecourse from 10.30am to 2.30pm on Friday, October 12 in association with the city?s mayor, Councillor Brian Wilcox.
All money raised from the event will go to the Mayor of Hereford chosen charities, The Haven and ROBOCAP.
Hereford Racecourse has agreed to host the antiques valuation event free of charge to support fundraising for the two charities.
A team of four experts from Halls will be available to value ceramics, furniture, works of art, paintings, silver, toys, books, militaria, sporting items and textiles in return for a ?2 fee for each item, with all the proceeds going to The Haven and ROBOCAP.
With centres in London, Leeds and Hereford, The Haven is the only national breast cancer charity that provides one-to-one support to improve the quality of life of anyone affected by breast cancer.
The Haven?s programme of care costs around ?1,000 to deliver to each visitor and the charity relies on donations of individuals and organisations to deliver its services. Since opening in 2004, The Hereford Haven has arranged more than 23,000 appointments and helped almost 2,000 visitors.
ROBOCAP is a charity aimed at providing ?Robotics Assisted Surgery? for men suffering from prostate cancer in the three shires of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and South Worcestershire. In excess of 800 men a year are diagnosed with prostate cancer in the three shires.
Mr Lamond appealed to the people of Hereford and surrounding area to turn out to support the fundraising event for such good causes.
?This valuation event provides an ideal opportunity for people to have their family heirlooms and treasured items valued,? he said. ?If they have items that are too big to bring along on the day, they can simply show us photographs or we will be happy to arrange home visits after the event at no additional charge.
?In the past, we have discovered many valuable items in the Hereford area that have been stored away. What makes our job exciting is the possibility of discovering a long forgotten treasure that may have been passed down through the family and has never been valued.?
Halls are now accepting entries for an equestrian and sporting auction on November 7, an antique furniture, ceramics, clocks and works of art auction on November 21, a collective auction on December 5 and a busy programme of auction in 2013, when the company will move to a new multi-million headquarters and fine art auction centre.
For more information about the valuation event, contact Halls on Tel: 01743 284777, The Haven on 01432 361061, ROBOCAP on 01531 631898 or the Mayor of Hereford?s office on 01432 260438.
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For more information please contact Mr Jeremy Lamond, Halls? fine art director, on 01743 284777 or Duncan Foulkes, public relations adviser, on 01686 650818.
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Large Law Firm Wins with ShoreTel Unified Communications ...
ShoreTel?s at the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) conference this week. (Come by and visit us at booth #226!)
As noted last week, law firms around the world are finding a competitive edge by replacing business-as-usual with new thinking, and choosing ShoreTel to handle their integrated business communication ? including Burr & Forman, firm of ILTA regional vice president for the southeast region, David Michel.
Burr & Forman, LLP is a full-service law firm with nearly 250 attorneys, several hundred support staff, and offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Its lawyers are regularly recognized among The Best Lawyers in America, and the firm is noted as one of the nation?s top law firms and best places to work.
Burr & Forman has diverse workforce needs, with some employees used to physical desk phones for handling calls, and a new generation of staffers who prefer using flexible tools such as instant messaging and softphones. Each of the eight offices had a separate phone system and the firm was using various voicemail applications.
Burr & Forman selected a ShoreTel UC Solution designed with simplicity in and complexity out. The solution includes ShoreTel Communicator, the ShoreTel Conference Bridge, and ShoreTel Web Dialer for online click-and-dial ease. To deploy optimum performance across the installation design, Burr & Forman enlisted ShoreTel Implementation Services.
And Michel added a five-year ShoreTel Enterprise Support contract for post-implementation support. The ShoreTel implementation included 700 licenses across all eight offices for 525 users and multiple conference rooms, with particular emphasis on use of the ShoreTel core software and softphone capabilities.
The ShoreTel system was tested and operational in six weeks. The benefits have included:
- Return on investment in 26 months
- 80% cost savings on long-distance charges
- Flexibility and ease of use for meeting users? diverse work needs
- High availability and rapid disaster recovery with N+1 redundancy
- Expanded capabilities for reducing workloads and improving productivity including instant messaging
- Architecture to support our plan to go to an all softphone deployment
?We chose ShoreTel for its ease of use, simplicity, disaster recovery, and cost savings. And for a 60-month purchase, we calculated ROI at 26 months?impressive. ShoreTel has changed how people work at Burr & Forman. We now have tools in place to help us work more effectively and increase productivity?
- David S. Michel, Chief Information Officer, Burr & Forman
David Michel serves as the firm?s Chief Information Officer where he is responsible for the firm?s technology infrastructure, assisting in the development of the firm?s technology strategy, and for the delivery of technology services and litigation support to all of Burr?&?Forman?s offices.
Source: http://blog.shoretel.com/2012/08/large-law-firm-wins-with-shoretel-unified-communications/
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The flights in Abbotsford have been made flexible with flights offered according to the demands with the client and they?ll nevertheless preserve the degree of prestige. In this case, the concentrate is that pets and even additional luggage is permitted in the aircraft. In conclusion, there?s no reason why you must not fly the private jet charters that will give exceptional solutions and get you to your destination in excellent time
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Mongol Rally 2012: Many thanks to Preferred Communications
A big thank you to Carlyn and the team at Preferred Communications.?They provided us with a satellite phone for the trip and they were an absolute pleasure to work with. In the end several teams benefitted from our satphone and fortunately it was never needed to call in any emergency services!
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
Unmukt Chand ?optimistic? about U-19 WC final ? Cricket News ...
Unmukt Chand ?optimistic? about U-19 WC final ? Cricket News Update
India Under-19s captain Unmukt Chand has expressed confidence in his side as they prepare to take on the Australia Under-19s for the final of the ongoing ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012, due to be played at the Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville on August 26.
?I am very optimistic about the final. We have played Australia in Australia and that too at the same venue. We are used to the conditions, and should do well,? said Chand.
Prior to the World Cup, the India U-19s played a Quadrangular Under-19 Series in Australia during April this year, from which they emerged triumphant, securing a 7-wicket victory over the Australia U-19s in the series final at Townsville on April 15.
The India U-19s won both of their U-19 World Cup warm-up matches ? the first against the Sri Lanka U-19s, and the second against the Afghanistan U-19s. However, their start in the actual tournament was far from ideal, as they lost their first match, against the West Indies U-19s at Townsville on August 12, by 4 wickets.
Despite the shaky start, the team managed to pick themselves up again, and have not lost a match since in the tournament so far.
Having bested both the Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea U-19s in the Group C matches, the India U-19s went on to defeat their Pakistani counterparts in the 3rd quarter-final on August 20 by 1 wicket, before going on to win the 2nd semi-final on August 23 against the New Zealand U-19s by a margin of 9 runs.
?The team has peaked at the right time,? Chand observed. ?We did not start well in the competition, but the teamwork can be seen now. Everybody is contributing, and that is why we are in the final.?
Since its inception in 1988, the U-19 World Cup has been won thrice by Australia (1988, 2002, and 2010), while India have lifted the cup twice ? in 2000 under the captaincy of Reetinder Singh Sodhi, and in 2008 under the leadership of Virat Kohli. Aiming to become the 3rd Indian U-19 captain to lead the side to victory, Chand maintained that while Australia were worthy opponents, his team would do their best to emerge triumphant.
?Australia is a good side, and so are we. The summit clash should be a competitive encounter. We will do our best to return home with the Cup,? he said.
Source: http://blogs.bettor.com/Unmukt-Chand-optimistic-about-U-19-WC-final-Cricket-News-Update-a182490
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Ideas On How To Effortlessly Deal With Arthritis ?
Arthritis affects lots of people who typically expertise pain and issues shifting. This disorder could affect numerous joint parts, which include individuals in the knees, back again, hips, and palms. In affected area, the joints are hard to move without the need of pain. These advice and recommendations in the post here are intended as being a helpful tutorial for those who have problems with arthritis, to allow them to cope with their condition.
In order to avoid overdoing things to do, established a stopwatch. In case you have chores or duties to do, establish your timer for 5 or ten minutes, to ensure that you obtain a split typically. Instead of attempting to finish a job and taking an opportunity on harming yourself, tune in to the body and prevent when necessary.
Aquatic routines and h2o aerobics are perfect exercise routines for arthritis affected individuals. They help extend muscles out and they are generally also very soothing once the heat in the normal water is pretty high. Signing up for a swim course is a great thought when you are not conscious of how to do that.
When controlling arthritis, you need to take care to protect and pamper all of your current joints ? even those which have not been hurting! Joint disease has a tendency to distribute to several joints as time passes, so that you need to consider safety measures to help keep the others of your body in health and well being.
Great heels must be cautiously considered if you have arthritis. While high heels can be a perennial favorite, they are actually harmful to the feet. They tend to cause a twisting pressure on the knees, which may only aggravate the joint disease within these crucial, challenging joints. You might find some pain comfort by putting on more comfortable shoes. Your entire body will take pleasure in it.
Joint disease can cause a person to feel as when they are isolated and incapable of connect with other folks. If you feel using this method, join an assist team. You can find assistance organizations in your town or on the web. This really is a great chance to fulfill people who have similar troubles, and study from their expertise while discussing your suggestions. By using a group of people of people who identify with your condition, you can swap recommendations, tell stories, and pull assist from the other person.
You need to wear new and comfortable boots and shoes to assist with arthritis signs. Shoes or boots that have worn-out location more pressure on your own joints and don?t offer adequate assist.
You will find techniques available to support relieve the pain and limits joint disease could cause. Using the details on this page you can acquire the battle with arthritis and possess a lot less soreness in your life. Make use of the guidance because of this article to cope with your problem so you can get your old lifestyle rear.
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SmackDown results: Del Rio overcame Orton to become the No. 1 contender for World Heavyweight Title
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.??Still seething from two controversial losses at The 25th Anniversary of SummerSlam and Raw, Alberto Del Rio turned his frustrations to action, triumphing over Randy Orton in a main event clash that springboarded him into a World Heavyweight Championship Match against Sheamus at Night of Champions.
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A reflective Randy Orton emerged at the outset of SmackDown to refute claims about his ?tainted? victory against Alberto Del Rio on Raw. Professing his love for confrontation, The Viper, who defeated The Mexican Aristocrat Monday mere moments after World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus interrupted a referee?s pinfall count, stated that he deserved to be the next No. 1 contender for The Great White?s illustrious title.
The Celtic Warrior himself then made his way to the ring, relishing the idea of defending his championship gold against WWE?s Apex Predator.
SmackDown General Manager Booker T soon joined two of SmackDown?s best in the ring, acknowledging Orton's ability before turning to the controversy that resulted from SummerSlam?s World Title Match and the events on Monday's Raw. However, before he could start, he was quickly interrupted by a livid Del Rio, who proceeded to call Sheamus a ?cheater and a criminal,? Orton a "a crazy animal" and questioned the five-time WCW Champion?s intelligence.
The SmackDown GM conceded leaning toward granting Del Rio another World Title opportunity ? until the well-heeled competitor commenced his inappropriate rant. Instead, Booker decreed that The Mexican Aristocrat and The Viper would square off in the main event to determine who deserves the coveted status of No. 1 contender to the reigning World Heavyweight Champion.
Source: http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2012-08-24/results
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
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NY gunman quiet loner, victim outgoing family man
NEW YORK (AP) ? A gunman who killed a former co-worker in cold blood in the shadow of the Empire State Building and then was shot dead by police after he turned his gun on them spent long hours in the quiet of Central Park, photographing hawks and marveling over nature's beauty.
His victim was a gregarious salesman, beloved by his nieces and nephews as the fun uncle who could talk with equal expertise about the New York Jets and the women's fashion accessories he sold.
Investigators on Saturday were trying to piece together what caused Jeffrey Johnson, a T-shirt designer, to ambush Steve Ercolino, an apparel company vice president, a day earlier outside the Manhattan offices of the company where they once were colleagues.
Police said Johnson hid behind a car and then killed Ercolino with five gunshots as he arrived for work. Johnson then was shot by two police officers who confronted him on a busy sidewalk.
Security camera footage showed the officers had only an instant to react when Johnson suddenly turned as they approached and pointed his gun at them, his arm cocked as if to fire.
Their encounter was over in eight seconds. The officers, who had been standing nearly close enough to shake hands with Johnson and had no opportunity to take cover, fired almost immediately.
Nine bystanders were wounded in the 16-shot volley, likely by stray or ricocheting police bullets. None of their injuries was life-threatening, police said.
Police investigating Johnson's killing of Ercolino were eyeing bad blood between them from when they worked together at Hazan Import, a garment district business where Ercolino was a vice president of sales.
Johnson and Ercolino had traded harassment accusations when they worked together, police said, and when Johnson was laid off from the company a year ago he blamed Ercolino, saying he hadn't aggressively marketed his new T-shirt line.
After Johnson's layoff, neighbors said, he continued to leave his apartment every day in a suit.
Internet records listed Johnson as the administrator of the website for a business called St. Jolly's Art, which sold iron-on graphic art for T-shirts. Art for sale on the site included stylized drawings of fighter planes and muscle cars and whimsical "seafaring vignettes" featuring pirate maidens and tall ships.
Johnson also was part of a community of bird watchers and photographers who document hawks and other wildlife living in Central Park, a few blocks from his home.
In one email to another bird watcher who works at The Associated Press, Johnson wrote tenderly about spending a winter night watching ducks in the park.
"Near midnight by the Harlem Meer I watched a little 'flotilla' of Mallards swimming and softly honking ... fifteen degree temp and they were carrying on unfazed. Just remarkable," he wrote.
His photographs of Central Park's hawk population appeared regularly on blogs tracking the birds.
A neighbor who often saw Johnson, 58, said he was always alone.
"I always felt bad," said Gisela Casella, who lived a few floors above Johnson in a modest apartment building on the Upper East Side. "I said, 'Doesn't he have a girlfriend?' I never saw him with anybody."
Ercolino, 41, was described by his relatives as the opposite of a quiet loner.
His eldest brother, Paul Ercolino, said he was a gregarious salesman who often traveled, had a loving girlfriend and was the life of any family gathering.
"He was in the prime of his life," he said. "He would do anything for anybody at any time. ... He was so wonderful with my children. At Christmastime, he was the one who always had the best presents for the kids."
Paul Ercolino said his brother, known to nieces and nephews as Uncle Ducky because of his nearly blond hair, had followed his father into the garment industry after growing up in Nanuet, just north of New York City, then later worked in women's handbags and accessories. He said his brother had never mentioned to the family that he had any problems with a co-worker.
Hazan Import Corp. executives didn't return phone calls seeking comment Friday.
Johnson, after waiting for Steve Ercolino to come to work, walked up to him, pulled out a .45-caliber pistol and fired at his head, police Commissioner Ray Kelly said. After Ercolino fell to the ground, Johnson stood over him and shot four more times, a witness told investigators.
"Jeffrey just came from behind two cars, pulled out his gun, put it up to Steve's head and shot him," said Carol Timan, whose daughter, Irene Timan, was walking to Hazan Imports at the time with Ercolino.
In security camera footage released by the police, Johnson can be seen walking calmly down the sidewalk after the shooting, distancing himself slightly from the other pedestrians, who appear to have no awareness that anything is wrong.
But when two police officers approach in a hurry, Johnson turns and pulls a handgun from a bag. Then, the scene explodes into action. People seated on a bench behind the gunman and pedestrians standing close to the two officers run for their lives.
Only a young child seems not to react, strolling out of view of the camera as adults all around leap away in terror.
Startled New Yorkers later looked up from their morning routines in the crowded business district to see people sprawled in the streets bleeding and a tarp covering a body in front of the tourist landmark.
"I was on the bus, and people were yelling 'Get down! Get down!" accountant Marc Engel said. "I was thinking, 'You people are crazy. No one is shooting in the middle of midtown Manhattan at 9 o'clock in the morning.'"
It was over in seconds, he said ? "a lot of pop, pop, pop, pop, one shot after the other."
Afterward, he saw sidewalks littered with the wounded, including one man "dripping enough blood to leave a stream."
The officers who fired were part a detail regularly assigned to patrol landmarks such as the 1,454-foot-tall skyscraper since the Sept. 11 terror attacks, officials said.
Kelly, the police commissioner, said the officers who confronted Johnson had "a gun right in their face" and "responded quickly, and they responded appropriately."
"These officers, having looked at the tape myself, had absolutely no choice," he said.
A witness had told police that Johnson fired at the officers, but authorities say ballistics evidence doesn't support that. Johnson's gun held seven rounds, they said. He fired five times at Ercolino, one round was still in the gun and one was ejected when officers secured it, authorities said.
A loaded magazine was found in Johnson's briefcase.
Johnson legally bought the gun in Sarasota, Fla., in 1991, but he didn't have a permit to possess it in New York City, authorities said.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said New York still is the safest big city in the country, on pace to have a record low number of murders this year.
"But we are not immune to the national problem of gun violence," he said of the shooting, following mass shootings at a Colorado movie theater and a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.
The nine people wounded outside the Empire State Building were all from New York City, except for a woman from Chapel Hill, N.C. They suffered graze wounds or other minor injuries.
Metal detectors and bag searchers have been standard at the Empire State Building since 1997, when a gunman opened fire on the 86th-floor observation deck, killing one tourist and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself.
The skyscraper remained open Friday throughout the mayhem, although its workers became witnesses.
"We were just working here and we just heard bang, bang, bang!" said Mohammed Bachchu, a worker at a nearby souvenir shop.
He said he rushed from the building and saw seven people lying on the ground, covered in blood.
Rebecca Fox said she saw people running down the street and initially thought it was a celebrity sighting, but then she saw a woman shot in the foot and a man dead on the ground.
"I was scared and shocked and literally shaking," she said. "It was like 'CSI,' but it was real."
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Contributing to this report from New York were Alex Katz, Samantha Gross, Julie Walker, David B. Caruso, Adam Geller, Karen Matthews, Ula Ilnytzky, Anne D'Innocenzio and Meghan Barr.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ny-gunman-quiet-loner-victim-outgoing-family-man-064946044.html
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