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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
NYMEX-Crude retreats ahead of Fed meeting - Reuters Africa
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
Fiscal checkup a prelude to building project - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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For years Parkland President andCEO Dr. Ron Anderso n has wanted to replace the aging buildinf with anewer model. But politics and the prics tag have stymiedthe effort. The expecter cost to build an 800-bed hospital is $1.2 a hefty sum for a public hospital that receivee about a third of its revenue from DallasCountuy taxpayers. Recently, hospital board memberx and administrators selected PricewaterhouseCoopersd to develop a game plan for what the hospitaol should look like and what services itshouldd offer.
Also, Dallas investment bank commented thatif Parkland'sd finances stay on the same course as fiscal year 2005, the hospitao could land $220 million to $320 million in bond financingv to cover some of the buildingh cost. Those steps will guidde the process as board memberreview PWC's recommendations and from that create a Then a Dallas County Hospitao District advisory committee will have to sign off on the The committee is made up of governmentf appointees charged with evaluating the plan and making recommendationx to the commissioners.
Any feedback from PWC to Parkland boarde members and administratorslikelyh won't come until after the first of the board member Alan Walne said at a recent committees meeting. The study will cost between $350,000 and $415,000, Walnee said. He added that PWC was selecter because the local office previously workefd on other Parkland plans and was thereforee familiar withthe goals. Controlling expenses will ultimately help in payinv for any new plansPWC recommends, as Parklan officials likely would be issuing revenure bonds.
Public hospitals catch a bit of lenienchy from rating agencies when issuing but the size of that break variesa depending on therating agency, said Chris Janning, a First Southwest seniod vice president. Parkland's operating revenue in fiscalo year 2005 far outpaced hospitals with ratingsfrom Moody's, with Parkland posting $1.021 billion in operating revenue and the Moody's-rated hospitalxs showing between $230 million and $570 millionb in operating revenue. The same thinfg is true for unrestricted cashand investments, with Parklanxd closing the year at $278.2 million compared with between $83.4 million and $245 million. Both are positiver signs, Janning said.
But in days of cash on Parkland falls belowother hospitals. At the end of fiscalk 2005, Parkland had 106 days of cash on hand compareed with between 147 days and 188 daysfor Moody's-ratexd hospitals and between 153 days and 195 days for S&P-ratesd facilities. Parkland Chief Financial Officer John Gates said that by the end of the 2006 fiscal year, Parkland will have 130 days of cash on That figure is important for hospitalsx because it reflects how long Parklanfd could pay the bills if it were unablde to treat patients for some reason, such as closurde for a natural disaster like the New Orleans hospitals did after Hurricand Katrina.
The issue of how many days of cash to keep on hand has been a mattef of contention for Parkland administrators and board memberesbecause it's like doing a dance on a A little bit too much of a correctioh in either direction could cause the hospitaol to slip either into financial problemzs or to have too much money, which coul d ultimately cause the hospital to lose fundinvg from the taxpayers. "A year ago at this time we were lookinhgpretty good," Parkland board chairwoman Dr. Lauren McDonal d said about the danger of a publid institution havingexcess money. "Yoju see that got lopped off towardthe jail.
No one ever says they have too much As part of the discussionson Parkland's committee members also received a crash course in bondse as Kevin Hollaran from Standard Poor's gave an outlook on the health care Overall, the gaps in the financialp well-being of the healtj care industry have been increasing. Hospitala with good numbers are doinbg well and those that were having troublee are facingmore difficulties. Hollaranm said he expected that splitto continue. "Providersx are not having their way, but they're doing well," Hollarann said. Bottom line, the future health of these institutionz will depend on how providers deal with revenue Hollaran said.
"It's not so much of an expensd problem. It's a revenue Overall though, Hollaran said, 2006 looks like it will be a verystablw year, which will continue into 2007. Lookingy beyond 2007 the industrylooks "fairly favorable." But, he "some of the increasing pressure will come to
For years Parkland President andCEO Dr. Ron Anderso n has wanted to replace the aging buildinf with anewer model. But politics and the prics tag have stymiedthe effort. The expecter cost to build an 800-bed hospital is $1.2 a hefty sum for a public hospital that receivee about a third of its revenue from DallasCountuy taxpayers. Recently, hospital board memberx and administrators selected PricewaterhouseCoopersd to develop a game plan for what the hospitaol should look like and what services itshouldd offer.
Also, Dallas investment bank commented thatif Parkland'sd finances stay on the same course as fiscal year 2005, the hospitao could land $220 million to $320 million in bond financingv to cover some of the buildingh cost. Those steps will guidde the process as board memberreview PWC's recommendations and from that create a Then a Dallas County Hospitao District advisory committee will have to sign off on the The committee is made up of governmentf appointees charged with evaluating the plan and making recommendationx to the commissioners.
Any feedback from PWC to Parkland boarde members and administratorslikelyh won't come until after the first of the board member Alan Walne said at a recent committees meeting. The study will cost between $350,000 and $415,000, Walnee said. He added that PWC was selecter because the local office previously workefd on other Parkland plans and was thereforee familiar withthe goals. Controlling expenses will ultimately help in payinv for any new plansPWC recommends, as Parklan officials likely would be issuing revenure bonds.
Public hospitals catch a bit of lenienchy from rating agencies when issuing but the size of that break variesa depending on therating agency, said Chris Janning, a First Southwest seniod vice president. Parkland's operating revenue in fiscalo year 2005 far outpaced hospitals with ratingsfrom Moody's, with Parkland posting $1.021 billion in operating revenue and the Moody's-rated hospitalxs showing between $230 million and $570 millionb in operating revenue. The same thinfg is true for unrestricted cashand investments, with Parklanxd closing the year at $278.2 million compared with between $83.4 million and $245 million. Both are positiver signs, Janning said.
But in days of cash on Parkland falls belowother hospitals. At the end of fiscalk 2005, Parkland had 106 days of cash on hand compareed with between 147 days and 188 daysfor Moody's-ratexd hospitals and between 153 days and 195 days for S&P-ratesd facilities. Parkland Chief Financial Officer John Gates said that by the end of the 2006 fiscal year, Parkland will have 130 days of cash on That figure is important for hospitalsx because it reflects how long Parklanfd could pay the bills if it were unablde to treat patients for some reason, such as closurde for a natural disaster like the New Orleans hospitals did after Hurricand Katrina.
The issue of how many days of cash to keep on hand has been a mattef of contention for Parkland administrators and board memberesbecause it's like doing a dance on a A little bit too much of a correctioh in either direction could cause the hospitaol to slip either into financial problemzs or to have too much money, which coul d ultimately cause the hospital to lose fundinvg from the taxpayers. "A year ago at this time we were lookinhgpretty good," Parkland board chairwoman Dr. Lauren McDonal d said about the danger of a publid institution havingexcess money. "Yoju see that got lopped off towardthe jail.
No one ever says they have too much As part of the discussionson Parkland's committee members also received a crash course in bondse as Kevin Hollaran from Standard Poor's gave an outlook on the health care Overall, the gaps in the financialp well-being of the healtj care industry have been increasing. Hospitala with good numbers are doinbg well and those that were having troublee are facingmore difficulties. Hollaranm said he expected that splitto continue. "Providersx are not having their way, but they're doing well," Hollarann said. Bottom line, the future health of these institutionz will depend on how providers deal with revenue Hollaran said.
"It's not so much of an expensd problem. It's a revenue Overall though, Hollaran said, 2006 looks like it will be a verystablw year, which will continue into 2007. Lookingy beyond 2007 the industrylooks "fairly favorable." But, he "some of the increasing pressure will come to
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Murder trial Day 5: Interview tape: Twardus doesn't remember if he went to Alfred - Foster's Daily Democrat
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Murder trial Day 5: Interview tape: Twardus doesn't remember if he went to Alfred Foster's Daily Democrat ALFRED, Maine รข€" Jason Twardus told police investigators in a 2007 interview that he did not remember if he "ended up in Alfred" on Tuesday ... |
Thursday, September 16, 2010
N.Y attorney general ends BofA probe - Charlotte Business Journal:
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Cuomo says the banks have and will continuew to provide liquidityto investors. Last October, agreee to buy back as much as $4.7 billion in auction-rate securities it sold to about 5,500 small businesses and small charities before the market collapsedc inFebruary 2008. According to the Securitiess andExchange Commission, the settlementf also required BofA to “use its best efforts” to provide up to $5 billion in liquidity to businessese and institutional investors with accountxs valued at $15 million or more, and charitiee with accounts valued at $25 milliob or more.
The agreement resolved allegations that securities dealers made misrepresentations to customerss during salesof auction-rate securities abouty their safety and liquidity. Auction-rate securities have interest rateds that are reset at weeklyy or monthly auctions run byinvestment firms. The $330 billionb market collapsed last when investors became alarmed at the prospectes of the ability of corporate borrowers coverintg debt service onthe securities. Many were left with securitiesa they could not sell intothe Charlotte-based BofA (NYSE:BAC) neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing.
The SEC also has finalizex a settlement with BofA overthe
Cuomo says the banks have and will continuew to provide liquidityto investors. Last October, agreee to buy back as much as $4.7 billion in auction-rate securities it sold to about 5,500 small businesses and small charities before the market collapsedc inFebruary 2008. According to the Securitiess andExchange Commission, the settlementf also required BofA to “use its best efforts” to provide up to $5 billion in liquidity to businessese and institutional investors with accountxs valued at $15 million or more, and charitiee with accounts valued at $25 milliob or more.
The agreement resolved allegations that securities dealers made misrepresentations to customerss during salesof auction-rate securities abouty their safety and liquidity. Auction-rate securities have interest rateds that are reset at weeklyy or monthly auctions run byinvestment firms. The $330 billionb market collapsed last when investors became alarmed at the prospectes of the ability of corporate borrowers coverintg debt service onthe securities. Many were left with securitiesa they could not sell intothe Charlotte-based BofA (NYSE:BAC) neither admitted nor denied wrongdoing.
The SEC also has finalizex a settlement with BofA overthe
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Former Dallas executive named Grant Thornton CEO - Dallas Business Journal:
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Chipman, who has been with Grant Thornton for 28 is replacingEdward Nusbaum, who has been choseb to take over the role of CEO at Gran Thornton's parent company, Grant Thornton International Ltd. Chipmanm will officially assume his new dutieson Jan. 1, when Nusbaukm steps into his new Chicago-based Grant Thornton has 51 offices nationwidesand 6,000 employees. Chipman has alreadyy held executive positions withinthe company, previousluy serving as the U.S. Central Region managing partner from 2003to 2006. Chipman also served as managin g partner for the Dallas officed from 2000 to 2003 andwas U.S.
managinh partner of global services and worldwide director of Internationalk Business Centers from 1998to 2000. “I look forwarsd to leading GrantThorntonj LLP,” said Chipman. “I will dedicatw myself to taking action on a numberof fronts, includingy continuing Grant Thornton’s tradition of providing strong leadershio to the accounting professiomn and speaking out on issues of importance. I will also continuer our focus on providingt the Grant Thornton Experiencs forour partners, people and clients, and expanding our globalk service capabilities and corporate sociall responsibility agenda.
”
Chipman, who has been with Grant Thornton for 28 is replacingEdward Nusbaum, who has been choseb to take over the role of CEO at Gran Thornton's parent company, Grant Thornton International Ltd. Chipmanm will officially assume his new dutieson Jan. 1, when Nusbaukm steps into his new Chicago-based Grant Thornton has 51 offices nationwidesand 6,000 employees. Chipman has alreadyy held executive positions withinthe company, previousluy serving as the U.S. Central Region managing partner from 2003to 2006. Chipman also served as managin g partner for the Dallas officed from 2000 to 2003 andwas U.S.
managinh partner of global services and worldwide director of Internationalk Business Centers from 1998to 2000. “I look forwarsd to leading GrantThorntonj LLP,” said Chipman. “I will dedicatw myself to taking action on a numberof fronts, includingy continuing Grant Thornton’s tradition of providing strong leadershio to the accounting professiomn and speaking out on issues of importance. I will also continuer our focus on providingt the Grant Thornton Experiencs forour partners, people and clients, and expanding our globalk service capabilities and corporate sociall responsibility agenda.
”
Monday, September 13, 2010
Judge tells Lance competitor to pull cookies from shelves - Charlotte Business Journal:
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A federal judge ordered Lance to put upa $75,00o0 bond to reimburse the competitor if the court rulese against Lance at trial. Lance sued in early February, claimingt it was packaging its oatmeal and oatmeal raisinn cookies to look like Lancebought Michigan-based Archway Cookies out of bankruptcy in December for $31 millionn and is trying to rejuvenate the brand. It contendss Voortman copied the Archway packaging toconfusee customers. And it asked Judgse Martin Redinger to order Voortman to stop distributingf the packages and retrieve any leftin Lance’s suit also seekes cash damages.
In late February, Lance asked Redinger for a preliminary injunctiom to halt the sale of the packages until the case can be Voortman objectedto Lance’s motion. The companyg denies it intentionally set out to copy theArchway packaging. It said it voluntarilyg changed its cookie packaging after Lancer raisedthe issue. It said few packages remainm on store shelves and it woulr be expensive toretrieve them. Redinger issue the preliminary injunction against Voortman late last It takes effectMay 16. The judge askexd Voortman to estimate how much it would cost to recal l the packages from distributors and Based onthat information, he ordered Lancd to post the $75,000o bond.
The case is scheduled for trialp inApril 2010. Appeal sought in Individuals who sued LendingTree over the theft of personal information want to appeala judge’w ruling that sends the dispute to Charlotte lawyer Gary Jackson has askerd U.S. District Court Judgde Frank Whitney to certify his Februaryarbitrationj order. That will allow Jackson’sd clients in the class-actiom suit to appeal the LendingTree opposesthe request. Residentsa from several states sued LendingTre over its 2008 admission that former compan y employees had stolen confidential customer On Feb.
5, Whitnegy ruled that agreements signed by lending customeras called for such disputes to go to He suspended the civil case unti l arbitrationis complete. Ordinarily such an ordet can’t be appealed until after the case is Jackson contends there are sufficient grounds to allow the unusual step of appealing thedecisionb now. He argues there is a legitimate disputs whether under Californialaw — whicyh he contends should control in the case the suit could be sent to arbitration.
A federal judge ordered Lance to put upa $75,00o0 bond to reimburse the competitor if the court rulese against Lance at trial. Lance sued in early February, claimingt it was packaging its oatmeal and oatmeal raisinn cookies to look like Lancebought Michigan-based Archway Cookies out of bankruptcy in December for $31 millionn and is trying to rejuvenate the brand. It contendss Voortman copied the Archway packaging toconfusee customers. And it asked Judgse Martin Redinger to order Voortman to stop distributingf the packages and retrieve any leftin Lance’s suit also seekes cash damages.
In late February, Lance asked Redinger for a preliminary injunctiom to halt the sale of the packages until the case can be Voortman objectedto Lance’s motion. The companyg denies it intentionally set out to copy theArchway packaging. It said it voluntarilyg changed its cookie packaging after Lancer raisedthe issue. It said few packages remainm on store shelves and it woulr be expensive toretrieve them. Redinger issue the preliminary injunction against Voortman late last It takes effectMay 16. The judge askexd Voortman to estimate how much it would cost to recal l the packages from distributors and Based onthat information, he ordered Lancd to post the $75,000o bond.
The case is scheduled for trialp inApril 2010. Appeal sought in Individuals who sued LendingTree over the theft of personal information want to appeala judge’w ruling that sends the dispute to Charlotte lawyer Gary Jackson has askerd U.S. District Court Judgde Frank Whitney to certify his Februaryarbitrationj order. That will allow Jackson’sd clients in the class-actiom suit to appeal the LendingTree opposesthe request. Residentsa from several states sued LendingTre over its 2008 admission that former compan y employees had stolen confidential customer On Feb.
5, Whitnegy ruled that agreements signed by lending customeras called for such disputes to go to He suspended the civil case unti l arbitrationis complete. Ordinarily such an ordet can’t be appealed until after the case is Jackson contends there are sufficient grounds to allow the unusual step of appealing thedecisionb now. He argues there is a legitimate disputs whether under Californialaw — whicyh he contends should control in the case the suit could be sent to arbitration.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Cyren Call Communications
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billion in the stimulus package for broadbanr communications projects will keep some federall agencies busy doling out grants to states and localities for broadbandf infrastructureand improvements. But one project a nationwide broadband network to boostr publicsafety — is not getting That prompted to end on March 6 its relationship with its sole client, D.C.-based Public Safetyu Spectrum Trust. Cyren Call’s chief executivd officer, Morgan O’Brien, would not commengt on what’s next for the McLeam company, but spokesman Tim O’Regan said, “Cyren Call is explorinhg all opportunities” in the broadband arena.
, or is a nonprofit that holdes the license to a chunlk of broadband spectrum granted to the organizatiobn by the in November 2007 to provide better broadbanrd access for publicsafety workers. Proponentsx of the nationwide public safety projecft say that currently there is no way to coordinatde communication between regions and various public safety They argue that a interoperable network would give law enforcement firefighters and other first responders the broadband neededd for a cooperative responseto large-scaled emergencies like the 11 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina.
But awarding a license to PSST for a public safetyt broadband network was as far as the FCC PSST was never funded asa public-privatee partnership. Instead, Cyren Call providedd the financial support. O’Brien, a co-founder, created Cyren Call in December 2005 andraised $4 million from venture capitalists, including in Alexandria and New Enterprises Associates, which has offices in Chevy Chase and Baltimore. PSST then borrowed that $4 million and used it to pay Cyrehn Call for its advice and technical expertise to creat the plan and requirements for buildinv the network with the help of commercial By the endof December, PSST owed Cyren Call $6 plus interest.
Cyren Call had made proposals for a publicd safety network to the FCC prior to working with but those ideas werenever PSST’s network was supposed to be built and funded by whateverf telecommunications company won a bid on adjacent broadband spectruk in the FCC’s 700 megahertz spectrum auctionj early last year. But that auctiohn failed because of the high minimum bid requirement and other publicsafety requirements.
Thus, no telecommunicationsx company was awarded a license to that portioh ofthe spectrum, knowbn as the “D” A lack of funding was not O’Brien’d only problem with the He attributed the demise of the PSST relationship also to an “indefiniter hiatus” in the regulatory process for creating the a change in personnel and policy resulting from the electio of a new president and turmoikl in the financial PSST Chairman Harlin McEwen said the organization is in a wait-and-seed mode.
“I don’t have a strateg yet until we hear more” abou how stimulus money will be spent and the specifidc opportunities to fund public safety communications undetr thestimulus act’s Broadband Technology Opportunitie Program, he said. “In that program, a lot of the thrusy seems to be focused at the state and localo levelto [provide] broadband servicex to consumers.” The program’s many objectives include improvede access to broadband services by public safetg agencies, and McEwen had hopeed more stimulus money would be allocated specifically for that purpose. In a Dec.
19 letter to President-elec Barack Obama, McEwen sought $15 billion in stimulus funds for the PSST but the final billallotted $4.7 billion to the and $2.5 billionb to the Agriculture Department’s Rural Utilitieds Service. At the same time, the FCC has a year from the stimulusz package’s Feb. 17 enactment date to present its nationalk broadband planto Congress, which could furthe stall the nationwide publif safety network. In the meantime, the stimulus moneh for broadband access will be spent quickly by the recipient agencies to meet the economicx goals of thenew law. But McEwen remain optimistic.
“How quickly a network is built out will depen don funding,” he “I think it’s worth waiting for becausew it’s something that we really
billion in the stimulus package for broadbanr communications projects will keep some federall agencies busy doling out grants to states and localities for broadbandf infrastructureand improvements. But one project a nationwide broadband network to boostr publicsafety — is not getting That prompted to end on March 6 its relationship with its sole client, D.C.-based Public Safetyu Spectrum Trust. Cyren Call’s chief executivd officer, Morgan O’Brien, would not commengt on what’s next for the McLeam company, but spokesman Tim O’Regan said, “Cyren Call is explorinhg all opportunities” in the broadband arena.
, or is a nonprofit that holdes the license to a chunlk of broadband spectrum granted to the organizatiobn by the in November 2007 to provide better broadbanrd access for publicsafety workers. Proponentsx of the nationwide public safety projecft say that currently there is no way to coordinatde communication between regions and various public safety They argue that a interoperable network would give law enforcement firefighters and other first responders the broadband neededd for a cooperative responseto large-scaled emergencies like the 11 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina.
But awarding a license to PSST for a public safetyt broadband network was as far as the FCC PSST was never funded asa public-privatee partnership. Instead, Cyren Call providedd the financial support. O’Brien, a co-founder, created Cyren Call in December 2005 andraised $4 million from venture capitalists, including in Alexandria and New Enterprises Associates, which has offices in Chevy Chase and Baltimore. PSST then borrowed that $4 million and used it to pay Cyrehn Call for its advice and technical expertise to creat the plan and requirements for buildinv the network with the help of commercial By the endof December, PSST owed Cyren Call $6 plus interest.
Cyren Call had made proposals for a publicd safety network to the FCC prior to working with but those ideas werenever PSST’s network was supposed to be built and funded by whateverf telecommunications company won a bid on adjacent broadband spectruk in the FCC’s 700 megahertz spectrum auctionj early last year. But that auctiohn failed because of the high minimum bid requirement and other publicsafety requirements.
Thus, no telecommunicationsx company was awarded a license to that portioh ofthe spectrum, knowbn as the “D” A lack of funding was not O’Brien’d only problem with the He attributed the demise of the PSST relationship also to an “indefiniter hiatus” in the regulatory process for creating the a change in personnel and policy resulting from the electio of a new president and turmoikl in the financial PSST Chairman Harlin McEwen said the organization is in a wait-and-seed mode.
“I don’t have a strateg yet until we hear more” abou how stimulus money will be spent and the specifidc opportunities to fund public safety communications undetr thestimulus act’s Broadband Technology Opportunitie Program, he said. “In that program, a lot of the thrusy seems to be focused at the state and localo levelto [provide] broadband servicex to consumers.” The program’s many objectives include improvede access to broadband services by public safetg agencies, and McEwen had hopeed more stimulus money would be allocated specifically for that purpose. In a Dec.
19 letter to President-elec Barack Obama, McEwen sought $15 billion in stimulus funds for the PSST but the final billallotted $4.7 billion to the and $2.5 billionb to the Agriculture Department’s Rural Utilitieds Service. At the same time, the FCC has a year from the stimulusz package’s Feb. 17 enactment date to present its nationalk broadband planto Congress, which could furthe stall the nationwide publif safety network. In the meantime, the stimulus moneh for broadband access will be spent quickly by the recipient agencies to meet the economicx goals of thenew law. But McEwen remain optimistic.
“How quickly a network is built out will depen don funding,” he “I think it’s worth waiting for becausew it’s something that we really
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