The Gauntlet | Pestilence Announces North American Release For "Doctrine" Metal Underground 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 ... PESTILENCE: 'Doctrine' To Receive US Release Next Month - June 14, 2011 |
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Pestilence Announces North American Release For "Doctrine" - Metal Underground
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Sika expects most Grandview layoffs to be permanent - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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
DePaul Blue Demons | NCAA track meet resumes at Drake DesMoinesRegister.com 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 College Track: Goodman takes 13th in 200 NCAA Track & Field championships resume Friday following weather delay |
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
How to Avoid Credit Card Problems Abroad - New York Times
How to Avoid Credit Card Problems Abroad New York Times The problem? They rely on magnetic-strip technology rather than embedded microprocessor chips, which are becoming increasingly common outside the United States. âThis is a big deal when traveling,â said Mr. Porter, who trekked back to his hotel to get ... |
Monday, June 6, 2011
Study: Carry big bills to stop spending - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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:
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.”