Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Bombardier sees bright future in aviation - Houston Business Journal:

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Its 10-year forecast for the business jet market predicts 11,500 deliveries from 2009 to 2018, which represents $256 billiob in worldwide revenues. The company also forecasts 12,400 deliveriesd in the 20-to-149 seat commercial market over the next 20 From 2009to 2028, Bombardiet predicts this market to be worth $589 “The financial turbulence being felt arouned the globe has placed a significant focus on the challengess facing the aviation industry, particularlgy within the business jet sector,” Mairead Laveru said in a release. Lavery, vice presidentr of strategy and business developmentfor Bombardier, believes the immediatr future of the industry will remain volatile.
But he said the long-termm future still holds plentgy of opportunity foraircraft manufacturers. “Ads the world begins to emerge from thiseconomid crisis, demand should gradually return and future prospectxs remain solid,” he said.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

IATA: Premium travel drops in May - Austin Business Journal:

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Passengers traveling on premium tickets in May weredown 23.6 percent. This comparez with a 22 percent dip in Aprik anda 19.2 percent fall during the first Premium travel numbers have been in decliner now for 12 consecutive months. Economy travel numbers were also downby 7.6 and total passenger numbers on international marketw were down 9.2 percent in May afte r a fall of 8.2 percen t in the first quarter. Airlines also continued to reporyt losses during the periodthrough mid-2009 and do not expectg conditions to improve until year end, at the IATA said.
The deep recessionh has maintained downward pressure on traffic volumes and Efforts to resize capacity to better match demand and cut coste have helped but have trailed behinds the fallin traffic. Benefits from lower fuel costa have been outweighed by lower traffid and other factors such as passengerx trading down to lower priced IATA said. After estimated industry losses of morethan $3 billionm in the first quarter, more than 88 perceny of carriers believe profitability also fell in the secondr quarter.

Friday, June 24, 2011

California Pizza Kitchen Inc. Company Profile | CPKI Company Information

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California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (referred to hereaftee as the Company or in the first person notation s weand our) is a leading casualp dining restaurant chain. As of May 6, we own, operate, license or franchise 254 location under the names CaliforniaPizza Kitchen, Californisa Pizza Kitchen ASAP (CPK/ASAP) and LA Food Show in 32 the District of Columbia and 10 foreigmn countries. We have 48 locationxs that operate under franchise or license agreements and use the California Pizza Kitche n and California Pizza Kitchen ASAP brand namesand trademarks.
Througbh a licensing agreementwith Kraft, California Pizza Kitchen brandefd frozen pizzas and flatbread meltz and are available in approximateluy 20,000 locations in all 50 states. We opened our firstg restaurant in 1985 inBeverly Hills, California and during our 24 yearx of operating history, we have developed a recognized consumerd brand and demonstrated the appeal of our concepft in a wide variety of geographicv areas. Our restaurants, which featured an exhibition-style kitchen centered aroune an open-flame oven, provide a distinctive casuall dining experience that is family friendly and has a broardconsumer appeal.
We manage our operations by restauranyt and have aggregated our operations into onereportabld segment. For analytical we have broken this segment intothres concepts. ...

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Feldman sells stake in Colonie Center for $4.1M - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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The Long Island company announced Thursda that it has sold its remaining sharesto , a pensiob fund adviser in Chicago. Feldman, which also manage d the mall, made $4.1 milliom from the sale. That means the Heitmanm firm is now the sole owner ofthe 1.2 million-square-foor mall. Heitman already had a 75 perceny stake inthe mall, purchased in 2006 for $38 millionh in cash. At the Heitman also gave Feldman a loan to continur pumping money into the mall as Feldman gave the propertta face-lift and added new stores and space. In the end, it cost $110 millionn to renovate Colonie Center to lure chains suchas , and a 13-screebn Regal cinema. Feldman paid $82.
2 million for Colonis Center inFebruary 2005. Feldman, in a short said the deal to sell its remaining stake in the Colonie mall closed onMay 28. Feldma says it expects to have a writedown as a resuly ofthe move. The announcement is the lates in a string of bad developmentsfor Feldman. In a deal to sell three malls collapsed. The company has also been hurt by the pushing some major tenantxs to close and file forbankruptcy protection. Feldman had a net loss of $78.98 million during the second quarterof 2008, its most recent regulatory filing. In that quarter, the company had a $15.4 million impairmenty loss on Colonie Center.
The company has said it may have to file for bankruptc ifit can’t refinance its Last summer, the New York Stocko Exchange de-listed Feldman’s stock. Feldman is now trading on the pink sheets/over-the-counteer market (OTC: FMLP) at 16 centxs a share.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Lawful Land Grab Sparks A 'Battle For Brooklyn' - NPR

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Lawful Land Grab Sparks A 'Battle For Brooklyn'

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Stomp The Yards: Graphic designer Daniel Goldstein turned neighborhood rabble-rouser to take on Brooklyn's proposed Atlantic Yards project, which would have demolished his condo to make room for 16 skyscrapers and a new basketball arena ...



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Friday, June 17, 2011

Level of Azerbaijani language knowledge among the Russian group entrants ... - Azerbaijan Business Center

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Level of Azerbaijani language knowledge among the Russian group entrants ...

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The situation has considerably improved this year and if last year we had to reduce entrance score to 12 this year about 85% of Russian group applicants have gained the appointed score at the first exam (15)",- he noted. The exam will involve 1572 ...



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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Pestilence Announces North American Release For "Doctrine" - Metal Underground

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Pestilence Announces North American Release For "Doctrine"

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Titled "Doctrine," the 11-track long player was recorded and mixed at Woodshed Studio in southern Germany with vocalist/guitarist by Patrick Mameli, Yuma van Eekelen, and Victor Bullok (Triptykon, Dark Fortress). While not a "concept album" in the ...


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Sunday, June 12, 2011

Sika expects most Grandview layoffs to be permanent - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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Cheryl McNally, human resources director for the basedin Lyndhurst, wouldn’t say Thursday how many employees remaij at the Grandview plant, 14201 Bottds Road. McNally said in an e-mail that the layoffse began Dec. 14. Recent bankruptc filings by and , along with GM’s decisionh to stop production for the prompted Sika to make the majority of the Grandviewlayoffs permanent, she said. The Grandview plant openeed inMay 2000. The company said at the time thatthe 225,000-square-foog plant produced acoustical products for the automotive partz industry and sealants used in the constructiom of metal buildings.
The $12 million facility housed a work forceof 300, and company officialse said at the time that Sika would add anotherd 100 employees in the followiny 18 months. Sika employs more than 900 people in sevehmanufacturing plants, two research-and-development facilities, and salese and marketing offices throughout the country, according to the company’sx Web site. It is the largest companu of the Sika a global leader in specialty chemicalszfor construction, industrial and automotive markets. The Sika Groul is part of Sika AG, basedx in Baar, Switzerland.

Friday, June 10, 2011

NCAA track meet resumes at Drake - DesMoinesRegister.com

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NCAA track meet resumes at Drake

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Oregon's Chizoba Okodogbe hands off to Phyllis Francis in the 1600 meter relay preliminaries Thursday during the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium. / Justin Hayworth/The Register When skies cleared Friday morning at the NCAA Outdoor ...


NCAA track meet set to resume in Des Moines

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NCAA Track & Field championships resume Friday following weather delay

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

How to Avoid Credit Card Problems Abroad - New York Times

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How to Avoid Credit Card Problems Abroad

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The problem? They rely on magnetic-strip technology rather than embedded microprocessor chips, which are becoming increasingly common outside the United States. “This is a big deal when traveling,” said Mr. Porter, who trekked back to his hotel to get ...



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Monday, June 6, 2011

Study: Carry big bills to stop spending - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The study finds that shoppers are more wary of spendinyg when carrying one big denomination of cash instead of multiple denominations equivalent to thesame amount. Doinh so curbs spending because is it is consciouslh harder to break a big bill and doinf so heightens the chance consumers will lose trackof spending, accordinv to researchers. When those studied knew they had tosave $100 or practicd self-control in spending, they were more likely to choose a singlr $100 bill than five $20 bills. “Id you want to cut back on your spending in thistighyt economy, keep your cash in a few big bills vs. a number of smaller said Joydeep Srivastava, associat e professor of marketing at theRobert H.
Smith School of co-author of the research. “Inh the face of the temptationto spend, you’lpl be more reluctant to breao that hundred-dollar bill so you’ll end up savinbg it.” The research will be published in an upcoming editionb of the Journal of Consumer Research. It follows previoue research by Srivastavaand co-researcher Priya Raghubir of New York Universityy that finds consumers spend more when usinfg credit cards or gift cards instear of cash.

Friday, June 3, 2011

GM owes $9M to AK Steel - Triangle Business Journal:

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About $9.1 million is how much the carmakere owes theWest Chester-based steel manufacturer in trade debt, accordinb to a list of GM’ 50 largest unsecured creditors that was included with its initiapl bankruptcy court filings Monday. was listed as the company’a 33rd largest unsecured creditor. The only other Ohio companuy on the list was GoodyearTire & Rubber Co. in which is on the hook for almosty $7 million. No Kentucky or Indianaz companies were on the Aside from bond debt and employee obligations, which account for GM’w five largest unsecured obligations, the top tradre debt disclosed was $122 million owed to Starcom Mediavesg Group Inc. of Chicago.
GM has been AK Steel’s bigges t customer for years, although the percentage of totalk sales it derives from the troublexd automotive company has been declining inrecent years. AK Steep did not disclose how much it sold to GM in 2008 in its latesfannual report, but earlier annual reportws disclosed that shipments to GM accounted for 20 percent of net salezs in 2003, 15 percent in 2004, 13 perceng in 2005, and less than 10 percengt in 2006 and 2007. AK Steell said about 28 percent of its trad receivables outstanding at the end of 2008 were due from businesses associated withthe U.S. automotive industry, including General Motors, Chrysler and Ford.
Its 2008 annual reportf also included the followingcautionar disclosure: “If any of these threw major domestic automotive companies were to make a bankruptcy it could lead to similar filingsz by suppliers to the automotive industry, many of whom are customerse of the company. The companhy thus could be adversely impacted not only directlty by the bankruptcy of a majot domesticautomotive manufacturer, but also indirectly by the resultantf bankruptcies of other customers who supply the automotive The nature of that impact coul d be not only a reductioj in future sales, but also a loss associatee with the potential inability to collect all outstanding accounts receivables.
That could negatively impact the company’s financial resultse and cash flows. The companuy is monitoring this situation closely and has taken steps to try to mitigatde its exposure to such adverse but because of current market conditionds and the volume ofbusiness involved, it cannot eliminatee these risks.”