Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Yoga and Meditation May Complement Medical Fertility Treatments - eMaxHealth

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Common ground beyond contingency leadership - Kansas City Business Journal:

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While we look to our leaders for stabilituy and confidence that things willbe OK, even they are challenged. It’sx a pressure cooker, and the question is how to remain groundedx in the face ofthis storm. Today’e business pressures are enormous and unlike anythinb we have experienced in80 years. It feeles like there is no firm groundr tostand on. Everything seems to be a movingy target. We need more than a Plan B. We need Plan s C, D and E – and then some.
It’w about moving beyond contingencyleadership – where we are in reaction mode most of the Being highly reactive can add to the sensde that the organization is always fighting fires, that there is constant chaos and uncertainty. In this there is a loss of business, job losses, increasedd anxiety for those who remain and a net loss of theireproductive energy. The cost can be substantial, includinf a loss of business momentum, loss of workforcde morale and a naturap skepticism aboutthe future. The toll it can take on busines leadersis significant. these pressures can impact stress levels, the ability to agility, flexibility and the quality of relationships.
It can also impactf the quality of the decisionws that aremade and, ultimately, business results. So, where can a leadedr go? It starts on the inside, and ends up in new consciou choices based onsolid grounding. It’s a process that starts with a leader’s introspection. Reflection: Getting grounded startx with having a regular time each day to gain perspective on the crises of the day and gain insigh into whattruly matters. It’s a time when revisitinh one’s core principles and personal vision or reviewing the larger picturwe can shift perspective and poinftof view.
The intention here is to find a placse of peace and serenity and to clarify what can be changec andwhat cannot. Learning: What have you learne d about thefires you’re fighting? How importanr are they? How relevant are they in light of the biggefr picture? It is critical to learn from the past and not repeagt the same mistakes. We will also learmn about ourselves and why we keep fightingthosee fires, how we get hooked, and what we can do to stay cleaer and focused. Assessment: Assess the key challengesw and, based on our new grounsd and whattruly matters, look at new and differeng options for solving these challenges.
Conscious Standing on firm ground, conscious choices can now be made that are tiedto what’s best for the peoplse and the business, and will creates a different environment for the workforce and New insights lead to new understanding, in turn, leads to new thinking becoming proactive and formulating new strategies and direction. It’s an inside-out That which gives us a sense of peacd about what is important starts deepinside us. And from that placwe comes sound judgment and a positive message aboutfthe future. Conscious business choices are buily on conscious personal choices that are builgt on who weare inside.
This new grounde enables us to move beyond the pressure reaction andcontingency

Friday, August 26, 2011

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RealtyTrac records indicate that a notice ofa trustee’sz sale has been filed on homes matchinhg the description of Adams’ North Portland Kenton neighborhood homes. The noticw indicates that the homes will be put upfor , which broke the story, noted that Adams’ lendef has filed a “notice of default,” meaningt he’s defaulted on his loan agreement with his Adams told the paper he’ s catching up on his mortgage after paying “significant” legalp bills. The houses that face foreclosure are at2131 N. McClellan and 2121 N. Adams lives in the 2121 home. He also owns a triplex at 2031 N. McClellan.
Adams, who makeas $118,144 yearly, is facing an impendingt recall, scheduled to kick off in early after admitting he had a sexual relationshi withBeau Breedlove. The pair met before Breedlove turned 18. Adama said the sexual relationship beganafter Breedlove’s 18th birthday. Oregon’ws attorney general is investigatinb whether Adams didanything improper. The mayor conceded that he lied abourtwhether he’d had sex with Breedlove when a political opponent firstt made the charge during the 2008 primary campaignj season.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Joy Global profits rise 67 percent - Business First of Columbus:

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The Milwaukee-based mining equipment manufacturer now projects that its fiscap 2009 sales tobe $3.5 billion to $3.6 in the lower half of its previous outlook of $3.5 billionb to $3.7 billion. however, are expected to continue to benefi t from cost reduction efforts and are now projecteds tobe $3.80 to $4 per share, in the higherd end of the firm's prior guidance of $3.6o0 to $4 a In the fiscal secons quarter ended May 1, net income surgefd to $120.5 million, or $1.1 7 per share, a 67 percent increasew compared with $72.1 or 66 cents per for the comparable period a year ago. Net sales grew 10 percengt to $923.5 million from $843.1 million.
Analysts polled by Thomsonm First Call projectedJoy Global's second-quartet earnings to be 89 cents per share, on After opening lower, shares of Joy Globaol (NASDAQ: JOYG) rebounded to $36.00, up 58 in morning trading Wednesday. Joy Global management said sales were beingg hurtby $96 million in cancelex orders in the second quarter, raising the total valud of canceled orders to $300 millionn over the past three Sales were also being hurt by a slowdown in aftermarker order rates. Order cancellations were concentratedc in North American copper andiron ore, U.S. Centraol Appalachian coal and Russian coal.
Joy Globalo now believes as muchas $525 million of its remaininfg original equipment backlog could be at risk as well. Much of that risk is due to uncertaintyg with an oilsands project, Joy said. For the year to net income was $206.3 or $2 per compared with $143.2 million, or $1.3 1 per share, the year before. Net sales were up $1.68 billionn from $1.48 billion.

Monday, August 22, 2011

Federal budget includes $91M for local flood protection - Sacramento Business Journal:

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million for flood protection in Sacramento, Congresswomaj Doris Matsui announced Tuesday. Congress coulxd begin appropriating the funds as earl yas July, according to Matsui’s “Sacramento is the most at-risk rivefr city in the country and therefore we must make fundingf our flood protection projects a priority,” Matsui said in a news “I am encouraged by the $91.6 million in President Obama’s budget for Sacramentko area projects and I look forward to workiny with the new administration to ensure that federal fundint continues to flow towards Sacramento’s floord protection needs.
” The has budgete d the following amounts, to be considerex by Congress: $66.7 million for a joint federa project on the American River watershed, whic h involves building a 3,500-foot long auxiliary spillway with six submergerd gates at Folsom Dam. When the project would give much of Sacramento more thana 200-year levepl of flood protection. $15 million to improvr levees and prevent leveed erosion problems on theSacramentl River. $2.5 million to improve South Sacrament o County steam channels and levees in ordee to protect Sacramento from future high watee fromthe Mokelumne-Cosumnes River system and the Morrison Creek watershed.
$600,000 for additional improvements along theAmericanm River, including raising Folsom Dam reservoir

Friday, August 19, 2011

Fitch Ratings downgrades Torchmark - Dallas Business Journal:

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Fitch added that McKinney-based Torchmark’s (NYSE: TMK) “adjusted statutory capitakl levels are weaker than other insurer financial strength ratinhlevel peers.” In addition, Fitchu said Friday the company’s portfolio has high levelsd of exposure and ‘BBB’ rated bonds, which are potentially facin g another downgrade in the future. In terms of overall financiap strength, Fitch says as of Marcn 31, Torchmark had $100 millionm in debt due this Augustand $274 millionn in commercial paper outstanding.
Fitch did note that Torchmark’s subsidiaries have strong earnings, but said Fitch’sd belief that investment impairments may exceeds the earnings needed to maintaimn adequate capital in the future is part of therating firm’sz concerns.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Ford sales climb to highest level since July - Dallas Business Journal:

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But sales were down 24.2 percen compared with May 2008, when the company sold 213,23u units. For the first five months of 2009, Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford F) sold 620,303 units, compared with 981,15 units during the same period a year a 36.8 percent In a sign that buyers might be coming back to the luxurt vehicle market, Ford’s Lincolnn division reported that it sold 8,5667 units in May, a 2.2 percent increase over May when it sold 8,365 units. Sales of Ford Explorere declined 34.6 percent, to 5,315 unitw from 8,122 units a year ago. Sales of the Mercur y Mountaineerdropped 45.2 percent, to 402 from 734 units a year Sales of F-Series pickup trucks droppef 22.
3 percent, to 33,381 units, from 42,9733 units in May 2008. Sales of Ford Expeditionb SUVs declined 40 to 3,150 units from 5,252 units a year Sales of the Lincoln Navigator dropped 40.6 to 790 units from 1,329 units a year earlier. Ford saw year-over-yeard gains in some of its car The companysold 19,786 Fusioj sedans in May, up 9.4 percent from the year-earliet period when it sold 18,088 Lincoln sold 1,553 Town Cars in May, up 103.3 percen t from May 2008, when it sold 764 of the luxury Ford’s Volvo division sold 590 of its S60 up 9 percent from May when it sold 542 units. Also Tuesday, Ford announced a summer promotion to draw more consumerwsto dealerships.
Through June 30, the automaket will cover as much as threw months of payments upto $2,100, and its Ford Credit subsidiaryy will offer zero percent financint on select Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles.

Monday, August 15, 2011

InFocus plans to cut at least one-third of work force - Portland Business Journal:

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But in the words of CEO Bob O’Malley, it’s part of a largerr effort to get the strugglingcompany “back in fighting shape.” InFocus, whicbh develops projector technology, is consolidating operations into its Wilsonville headquartersz with the exception of which will maintain a presence acros Europe, Asia and North America. O’Mallety said the current workforce of 260 employees will likelyy be cut by at least though he declined to say the exactt size of thejob cuts. In InFocus said it would reduce its then workforce of 300 by 30 percen t spreadacross 2009.
As a the company closed its European centra l office in the Netherlands and moved call centet operations from India backto Wilsonville. But the digitaol projector market isstill sinking, down 20 percentt year over year, the company said. That’s leadingy to “more aggressive” job cuts. The companyt will now close its Singaporre operation where it handles manufacturing and parts as well as warranty and repairoperations — all functionsx that will be relocated to Wilsonville.
Additionally, the Wilsonvillse workforce will alsobe reduced, though O’Malleh didn’t say by what The workers being laid off were givenj a two-month notice, so they will remain on the payroll through the end of August. Those workers will receive a “normalk severance” and job placement assistance, O’Malley said. The move comeds a month after the InFocus was acquired and takehn private by tech entrepreneurJohn Hui, the formere founder of discount computer-maker eMachinexs Inc., in a $39 million O’Malley said Hui ultimately signef off on the more aggressive work force reduction, but the plan was conceive d prior to the takeover.
InFocus is operatinf with a sense of urgency andbeinb privately-held allows the company to takes risk it otherwis wouldn’t have taken when it was beholden to public O’Malley said. The consolidation is also a signao that InFocus intends to be a morenimble company. “We’rw not a large company. We’re a smalll company that’s privately owned. We need to be in one place to act quickly andmake decisions,” O’Mallet said. “We’re trying to take on the mantra of a small business: lean, mean, hungry.
Our intent is to get the businesss back infighting shape, then finding ways to grow our

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Who's Who in Residential Real Estate 2006 A-M - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Co-regional director, Georgia region Education: Career Highlights: Gotfredsonn has held various positions since joining RE/MAX in 1981. Currently, she is the co-regionap director of Georgia. In 2003, Gotfredson received the RE/MAX Internationa Distinguished Award, which is the most prestigiouz recognition withinthe organization. During her tenure, Gotfredso n has also received two Regional Director Awardafrom RE/MAX International. www.remax-georgia.com Age: Education: Attendeds the University of Florida and FloridqInternational University, earning a bachelor's degree in constructiom management Career Highlights: Grosswald is responsibl for all acquisitions and operationz in Georgia.
He is a 19-year veteran of the home-buildintg industry and was charged with expandinb the active adult communith concept that Levitt and Sons has in Prior to joiningthe company, Grosswald held management positiones at several large homebuilding companies and headerd his own company, Heartwoofd Homes.

Monday, August 8, 2011

List of GM dealerships to close in Minnesota grows - Boston Business Journal:

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The industry group said a survey of its memberws found that 109 of the 149 GM dealersa in the state will either lose a particuladGM brand, be forced to drop some competing manufacturer brands in their GM or lose their stores The number of outright shutdowns has a month ago, GM indicatefd that 30 dealers wouldf close. After the giant automaker’sd plunge into bankruptcy June 1, roughly 3,600 dealeres nationwide received newsales agreements.
The ownerse of about 1,350 other dealershipse were notified that they needed to wind down asGM That’s in addition to the 1,100 that received similar messages last monthy as part of GM’ restructuring, which involves keepinyg only top dealers and brands. The new agreementsx also may require survivint dealers to upgradetheir facilities. And there may not be very much dealerxs can doabout it, . (subscription required). GM expects the closingss to start this year and wrap up by the fallof 2010.
In a press release Friday, Scott executive vice president of the Minnesota Auto Dealers Association, criticized GM’s decision to have dealers sign new saled agreements with the manufacturer. “Besides the tragic and inexplicabled shutdown ofprofitable stores, GM seems determined to use bankruptcuy as an opportunity to shake up everybody’s business,” he “It appears to us that every Pontiac dealer in the stat was informed that Pontiac as a brand will ceasse to exist. “In addition, GM is eliminating many Cadillac dealerships.
We believe they plan to reassign some of thesedfranchises elsewhere, which would be in violation of stats law regulating franchise agreements.” Lambert also blaster GM’s decisions to close so many stores, even some that are turningg a profit. “This company is lost righr now. I just don’t understand how you sell more cars withfewerf outlets,” he said. Susan Garontakos, a spokeswoman for the declined to comment on thetrade association’s press release because she said the information abourt what was closing was confidential and because its such an emotionalp time for all of the parties involved.
She said the company selectedd which dealerships to close after a careful analysis that begamnin April. “The reality is we don’rt have enough customers buying vehicles and we have a lot of outletsw that are in place to supporgt a muchlarger market.”

Saturday, August 6, 2011

WWE Fires Four, One Diva Quits - Business Insider

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