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  • Tech: Gadget News and Reviews
    Mar 30, 2012 — Washington Post
    Thanks. pegoraror: Yes, and have done so for several years now. If I purchase this, will my current MS Office 2003 run on it? pegoraror: Yes. Thanks. pegoraror: You should have no trouble meeting that price limit.
  • Border patrol beefs up at marinas for Labor Day holiday
    Sep 5, 2010 — The Miami Herald
    Border Protection Officer." Designated reporting locations include: --Miami Beach Marina, 300 Alton Rd., both Sunday and Monday noon to 8 p.m. 305-673-6000. --Lauderdale Marina, 1900 SE 15th St., Fort Lauderdale, both Sunday and Monday noon to 8 p.m. 954-523-8507. --Sailfish Marina on Singer Island, 98 Lake Dr., Palm Beach shores, Monday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Tuesday noon to 7 p.m. The Border Patrol also asks the public to report any suspicious activities...
  • Broward cities jacking up tax rates
    Sep 5, 2010 — Sun Sentinel
    It's incredibly insensitive." Starting this week, in city halls across Broward, residents have an opportunity to plead for financial mercy. This year's increase is 2.7 percent. That's what is happening to Gary Mauck in Deerfield Beach. His taxes will go up $580 if politicians stick with their proposed rates.
  • Governor candidates' job plans fuzzy on details
    Sep 5, 2010 — The Miami Herald
    Among them: --Sink proposes cutting red tape by streamlining permitting and regulatory decisions and expediting already-approved economic development projects. Scott also would expedite permits for job-creating businesses. --Sink would provide tax credits for Florida businesses that export health care, renewable energy, arts and movie production. Scott wants to create technology clusters to create 60,000 new jobs.
  • Marquez
    Sep 5, 2010 — The Miami Herald
    Miami declared a "financial urgency" in May to bring some sanity to the contracts when it became clear the unions wouldn't budge. Of course, Miami's police union is suing. Think construction workers up in skyscrapers, the window-washers outside high-rise buildings, teachers in rough neighborhoods. Without the changes, one-fifth of the city's operating budget -- about $105 million -- would be needed to cover pension costs.
  • North Texas universities brace for tough times ahead on state funding
    Sep 5, 2010 — Fort Worth Star-Telegram
    The three North Texas campuses are among seven Texas universities engaged in a high-profile quest to become nationally prominent Tier One research institutions. Scholarships for thousands of students, as well as other assistance programs administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, could also be on the chopping block. UT-Arlington has identified cost savings that include a hiring freeze, an executive salary freeze, energy and utility conservation, and travel restrictions.
  • Onorato brings no-nonsense style to campaign
    Sep 5, 2010 — The Morning Call
    He [Onorato] always had it." In an interview in his Philadelphia campaign office last week, Onorato described himself as a "no-nonsense" manager uninterested in excuses. "It's about results. Angry enough to include an "Onorato Tax" in the sub-total lines of the receipts they gave to their patrons. Officials expect the McKeesport ramp to be finished by November 2011.
  • Simpson's remarks provide ammo for critics of Obama's fiscal panel
    Sep 5, 2010 — The Hill
    The commission has yet to offer any concrete proposals, but it has divided itself into three subgroups, each of which is focused on a different part of the federal budget.
  • Tight job market is bane of visiting foreign students
    Sep 5, 2010 — The Virginian-Pilot
    Mussina worked briefly at an ice cream parlor until the hours dried up, sold cosmetics on commission at a mall kiosk and waited tables, but the hours weren't enough. They never came. "There were over 4,000 foreign students here in Virginia Beach last year. Now they plan to travel before returning home. The program helped Bekaeva improve her English and provided the cash for some clothes, a laptop and travel money.
  • 3M focused on growth, even if it has to buy it
    Sep 4, 2010 — Star Tribune
    Sales also plummeted, falling 8 percent to $23.1 billion. Now 3M seems ready to reverse the tide and has turned on its cash spigot again. He said Buckley realized the growth potential even in older businesses where research and development spending had been cut back under predecessor James McNerney. International markets last year accounted for 63 percent of overall sales, up from 60 percent in 2006, and the goal is to boost them to about 70 percent of total revenue by 2011.
  • Asian carp issue for five Great Lakes states jumps back into court
    Sep 4, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
    Dow that Asian carp pose such a grave threat to the Great Lakes that nothing short of an emergency shutdown of the system will stop them.At a preliminary hearing last week, Michigan's Assistant Attorney General Robert Reichel told Dow the U.S. has reached a "biological tipping point" for invasive species threatening the Great Lakes. He said closing the locks, which open to regulate water levels and permit the passage of boats and ships, is perhaps the only way to keep Asian carp out...
  • Border Patrol beefs up for holiday weekend
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Miami Herald
    Customs and Border Protection Officer." Designated reporting locations include: --Miami Beach Marina, 300 Alton Road, both Sunday and Monday noon to 8 p.m. (305) 673-6000. --Lauderdale Marina, 1900 Southeast 15th St., Fort Lauderdale, both Sunday and Monday noon to 8 p.m. (954) 523-8507. --Sailfish Marina on Singer Island, 98 Lake Drive, Palm Beach shores, Monday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Tuesday noon to 7 p.m. The Border Patrol also asks the public to report...
  • Business Briefs
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Honolulu Star-Advertiser
    Sales in the category fell 4.7 percent. Campbell's expensive ready-to-serve lines like Chunky Soup were the hardest hit, with sales down 9 percent in fiscal 2010. Workers are expected to vote on the contract Sept. 13. Harley had previously said labor costs at its operations in Milwaukee and Tomahawk were too high.
  • Corn dogs ... and taxes
    Sep 4, 2010 — Pioneer Press
    This is not the answer for Minnesota." Horner denied that he would tax those sales and services. Paul." (It's "blatantly untrue" the state aid is paying for sidewalk poetry, said Bob Hume, St. The sidewalk poetry is funded by Public Art St.
  • Dent, Callahan launch first TV ads
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Morning Call
    Right?" Callahan tells municipal officials on the video. "We all recognize that this is after all sort of perceived as a tax increase. We're trying to give everyone adequate cover." The ad also notes Callahan has raised real estate taxes four times. An April poll, including independent Jake Towne, showed Dent leading Callahan 38 percent to 27 percent, with Towne getting 4 percent.
  • EDITORIAL
    Sep 4, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
    They knew their river as an open sewer. Now it's time to reverse the course of history: Stop pumping bacteria-infested water into the river. New treatment equipment is expensive. Most voters probably don't even know what the MWRD is.
  • EPA calls for speeding up Everglades water cleanup
    Sep 4, 2010 — Sun Sentinel
    Charlie Crist's Everglades restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp. The EPA issued a new plan for reviving stalled phosphorus cleanup requirements.
  • EPA gives Florida new Everglades cleanup guidelines
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Miami Herald
    Last month, the South Florida Water Management District approved the latest version of the thrice-shrunk deal. Gold argued state lawmakers had crafted "incomprehensible" rules that opened loopholes effectively pushing back a 2006 deadline by a decade.
  • Ex-Valspar worker pleads guilty
    Sep 4, 2010 — Star Tribune
    An examination of the computer by Valspar found that Lee had deleted files, e-mails and the browser history in an attempt to remove the history of his computer use. He faces a maximum 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The plea agreement notes an advisory federal sentencing guideline range of 57 to 71 months in prison.
  • Express Employment Professionals reports record growth
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Daily Oklahoman
    ...uptick in hiring of contract and temporary workers prompted record one-week sales at Express Employment Professionals, company leaders said Friday. The Oklahoma City-based staffing company has 563 franchised offices in North America. Income last week exceeded $39.1 million, setting a record for the company. The previous one-week record, $37.9 million, was set a week earlier. "We're experiencing record growth throughout North America with an increase of 38 percent in the...
  • Few uninsured tap into high-risk plan
    Sep 4, 2010 — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Another significant proportion are eligible for Medicare or Medicaid government insurance programs. Premiums range from $423 to more than $900 a month and must stay comparable to what a healthy person would pay for private insurance in the marketplace.
  • Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Mitchell Schnurman column
    Sep 4, 2010 — Fort Worth Star-Telegram
    City employees, led by police and firefighters, steadily won more benefits, enabling them to rack up outsized pensions. In 1990, Fort Worth increased its estimated returns from 7 percent to 10.23 percent annually. But taxpayers should be cynical about a different average from the Fort Worth Employees' Retirement Fund.
  • Fresno zoo animals play role in own health care
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Fresno Bee
    To verify the orangutans' pregnancies, the zoo used a human pregnancy test. Now, the Fresno zoo is working with a lactation consultant to help prepare the orangutans for breast-feeding. They hope the primates will mimic her behaviors, Johnson said. The Denver Zoo had similar issues with an expecting orangutan, said Ronda Schwetz, primate area supervisor.
  • GOP targets vulnerable Armed Services panel chairman Skelton
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Hill
    Roxana TironThe House’s top Republican will spend Labor Day weekend in the backyard of Rep.
  • Harley unions' leaders back proposed contract
    Sep 4, 2010 — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    Union officials would not comment on the proposed contracts affecting more than 1,400 Harley employees in the Milwaukee area and 325 in Tomahawk. The number of laid-off Steelworkers eligible to vote in Milwaukee and Tomahawk could influence the contract votes. About 460 of 1,435 Steelworkers in the Milwaukee area, and 50 of 325 Steelworkers in Tomahawk, are on layoff, according to company officials who said the laid-off workers are eligible to cast ballots on the contracts....
  • Homeland security
    Sep 4, 2010 — Tampa Tribune
    This week, the sheriff's office released a video on YouTube providing safety tips to residents to help prevent break-ins. They've also provided a Home/Business Security Audit Checklist at www.pascosheriff.com. "You can always improve the security of your home," Cpl. To search for the video on YouTube, type in keyword PASCOSHERIFF and look for a video entitled Home Safety Security Audit.
  • Initiative to suspend state climate law gets $1 million
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Sacramento Bee
    ...oil companies Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:VLO) and Tesoro Corp. (NYSE:TSO) On Thursday, Tesoro also donated $1 million to the Yes on 23 Committee, bringing its total contributions to about $1.5 million. Overall, the committee has raised more than $8.2 million, with nearly half, or about $4 million, coming from Valero. Flint Hills spokeswoman Katie Stavinoha said the company believes that California's law sets a bad precedent for the rest of the nation. "Flint Hills...
  • Jobless rate hits 9.6%; 54,000 jobs lost
    Sep 4, 2010 — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    We also ended a tax loophole that encouraged companies to create jobs overseas," he said. On Friday, Mr. Obama said in a Rose Garden speech that he intended to offer proposals in the coming weeks to spark the economy.
  • Jobless rate ticks up to 9.6 percent; Obama to offer new stimulus measures
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Hill
    Still, private forecasts had predicted even less growth from payrolls in August, and stocks rose after the report was released. The legislation has been stuck in the Senate.The labor report showed the economy lost 54,000 jobs in July, rather than the 131,000 previously counted. In June, revised figures showed the economy lost 175,000 jobs instead of 221,000.
  • Jobs report reduces fears of double-dip recession
    Sep 4, 2010 — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    Mass layoffs -- layoffs of 50 or more employees at once -- are running about 1,800 a quarter compared with 4,000 a quarter in March 2009. Payrolls of temporary staffing agencies also are up. "Certainly corporate America is very cautious still, very careful and very prudent.
  • Jobs, economy loom large in fall midterm elections as Democrats try to overcome widespread discontent
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Philadelphia Inquirer
    All anybody cares about are jobs and the economy. Fifty-one percent said they would vote for a Republican in their local House election, while 41 percent would support a Democrat. The generic-ballot test has often correlated with the results."Elections are comparisons," Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine said in an interview.
  • Los Angeles Times Patt Morrison column
    Sep 4, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
    Zev Yaroslavsky's been a big presence in this town since he was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 1975, and then to the county Board of Supervisors in 1994. I get off the Hollywood Freeway and this [homeless] man [is] there; I would not make eye contact with him. He's probably one of the reasons I got into politics. patt.morrison@latimes.com This interview was excerpted and edited from a longer taped transcript.
  • Los Angeles Times Tom Petruno column
    Sep 4, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
    A report Wednesday on August manufacturing activity was stronger than expected. It shot up 4.4% over the last four days. The Republicans might have preferred to enter election season with the economy sinking and stocks still mired in their recent malaise. Private-sector job growth resumed last November and reached a net 241,000 payroll additions in April, the largest gain since March 2006.
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