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Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Admira analyzes demographic data on viewers to generate more targeted TV ads and also adds automation to thebuyingf process. The two companies tested the system, using Admir a with the NBC Local Media group in Marcu to buy and sell locaol television ads inLos Angeles. "Our initial test of the systemin L.A. is off to a greayt start. Admira provides us with the potential to help attracrt an entirely new segment of advertisers to the local particularly small and midsize businesses that might not otherwise be able to buy local televisionstation advertising, whicnh is a huge leap forward.
" Frank president of platform development and commerciap operations for NBC Local Media, said in a The full partnership is set to begin in the The two giants are more known through their link through MSNBC.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Canadian-owned I'll Have Another wins The Preakness - Globe and Mail
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Sportsnet.ca | Canadian-owned I'll Have Another wins The Preakness Globe and Mail BALTIMORE â€" AP Canadian-owned I'll Have Another waited a little longer to catch Bodemeister in the stretch this time, and now that he's done it twice in a row it's time for a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes. With a breathtaking closing rush, ... Canadian-owned I'll Have Another wins Preakness Iowa-owned Cozzetti takes seventh at Preakness Canadian-owned I'll Have Another wins Preakness, keeps Triple Crown bid alive |
Saturday, May 19, 2012
CEO Ellison says Oracle might make netbooks - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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His comments came at a Sun conference for usere of Java software which he also said couldr be usedon netbooks. Oracle earlier this year agreed to acquire Sun (NASDAQ:JAVA) for $7 billion. "I don't see why some of thos e devices shouldn't come from Sun," Reuters quoted Ellisonb as saying. "There will be computers that are fundamentally basedxon Java." Netbooks are inexpensive laptop computerse designed to connect wirelesslu and are used primarily for checkin g email and browsing the Web. The marketg for them is expected to grow to between 20 millionn and 30 million unitsthis year, up from the 11.7 milliohn sold last year when their salese took off.
Most PC makers now have a netboo k model and if Oracle does get into the market it will go up againsgtthe . (NASDAQ:HPQ) (NASDAQ:DELL) and , whichy either make netbooks or develop softwarefor them. Acer said Tuesday it will make a lapto p runningon ’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operatingy system instead of Microsoft which most makers now use.
His comments came at a Sun conference for usere of Java software which he also said couldr be usedon netbooks. Oracle earlier this year agreed to acquire Sun (NASDAQ:JAVA) for $7 billion. "I don't see why some of thos e devices shouldn't come from Sun," Reuters quoted Ellisonb as saying. "There will be computers that are fundamentally basedxon Java." Netbooks are inexpensive laptop computerse designed to connect wirelesslu and are used primarily for checkin g email and browsing the Web. The marketg for them is expected to grow to between 20 millionn and 30 million unitsthis year, up from the 11.7 milliohn sold last year when their salese took off.
Most PC makers now have a netboo k model and if Oracle does get into the market it will go up againsgtthe . (NASDAQ:HPQ) (NASDAQ:DELL) and , whichy either make netbooks or develop softwarefor them. Acer said Tuesday it will make a lapto p runningon ’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operatingy system instead of Microsoft which most makers now use.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Bob Weir Joins Vinyl at Sweetwater - Patch.com
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Slow economy stalls automotive sales - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Von Schledorn said the economy is weak and his customersd are more inclined to buy used So that's what he, and many other Milwaukee-area automotivre dealerships, are doing to captured business this year. "You stilk have to make ends meet by the end of the saidvon Schledorn, who opened his first dealershi in 1952. New vehiclee sales at dealerships in the six southeastr Wisconsin counties trailed the natiom and the rest of the state in 2007, according to new figures from , which tracks vehicle registrations. Total new vehicle registrationw for southeast Wisconsinwere 72,255 in 2007 compared with 76,492 in 2006. The numberf of new vehicles registereddeclinedr 5.
5 percent, compared with decreases of 4 percent statewide and 2.5 percent nationally. Used vehicle sales figures for 2007 were not available as of TheBusiness Journal's As has been the case the largest decreases in sales were among dealerd that carry domestic brands. Meanwhile, most Toyota and Honda dealerships recorded another year of sales gains despitwe theslower economy. Major domestic brands all sufferesd double-digit percentage sales drops. Dodge car and pickupo sales weredown 14.9 percent in southeasr Wisconsin, to 4,351; Ford was down 14 to 6,246; and Chevrolet was down 12.7 percent, to Toyota car and pickup sales in southeasrt Wisconsin increased 7.
1 percent in 2007, to and Honda was up 2.1 percent to 7,787. Von Schledor n is an example of a deale r who sells mostly domestic brands from all three Americanh automakers andgot "hammered," to use his Another domestic-dependent dealership logging big declines was , which carrieds Chevrolet, Ford and Chrysler at its "It's not as bad as it said Braeger owner Todd Many customers already have switched to buyinyg used vehicles, he said.
And his company'z service business is "up which points to customers holding on to their cars longefr and just delaying the Reardon saidhis dealerships' performance is tied directlhy to how their brands are performing nationally. "It'x all manufacturer related," he said. "There's nothing you can do about Toyota sales in southeast Wisconsinincreased 10.8 percent to 6,750 in and Honda by 8.6 percent to 4,343. , 5727 S. 27th St., increased its share of the locaol Toyota market in 2007 witha 16.2 percent jump in new vehiclre sales.
General manager Andy Haros predicts his dealership willexceed Toyota's corporatee goal of another 4 percent increase in 2008. The economhy is "not an issue" for Jacobs Toyotwa or most Toyota dealers, Haros said. He'd noticed a spike in consumeer interest in Toyota models with high gas mileages and economicalprices -- and the full-sizee Tundra pickup truck. "They build the right cars for the cars that people wantto buy," he said. The economifc slowdown has not hurt the luxury segmen t so far atmost dealerships.
Von Schledorn said the economy is weak and his customersd are more inclined to buy used So that's what he, and many other Milwaukee-area automotivre dealerships, are doing to captured business this year. "You stilk have to make ends meet by the end of the saidvon Schledorn, who opened his first dealershi in 1952. New vehiclee sales at dealerships in the six southeastr Wisconsin counties trailed the natiom and the rest of the state in 2007, according to new figures from , which tracks vehicle registrations. Total new vehicle registrationw for southeast Wisconsinwere 72,255 in 2007 compared with 76,492 in 2006. The numberf of new vehicles registereddeclinedr 5.
5 percent, compared with decreases of 4 percent statewide and 2.5 percent nationally. Used vehicle sales figures for 2007 were not available as of TheBusiness Journal's As has been the case the largest decreases in sales were among dealerd that carry domestic brands. Meanwhile, most Toyota and Honda dealerships recorded another year of sales gains despitwe theslower economy. Major domestic brands all sufferesd double-digit percentage sales drops. Dodge car and pickupo sales weredown 14.9 percent in southeasr Wisconsin, to 4,351; Ford was down 14 to 6,246; and Chevrolet was down 12.7 percent, to Toyota car and pickup sales in southeasrt Wisconsin increased 7.
1 percent in 2007, to and Honda was up 2.1 percent to 7,787. Von Schledor n is an example of a deale r who sells mostly domestic brands from all three Americanh automakers andgot "hammered," to use his Another domestic-dependent dealership logging big declines was , which carrieds Chevrolet, Ford and Chrysler at its "It's not as bad as it said Braeger owner Todd Many customers already have switched to buyinyg used vehicles, he said.
And his company'z service business is "up which points to customers holding on to their cars longefr and just delaying the Reardon saidhis dealerships' performance is tied directlhy to how their brands are performing nationally. "It'x all manufacturer related," he said. "There's nothing you can do about Toyota sales in southeast Wisconsinincreased 10.8 percent to 6,750 in and Honda by 8.6 percent to 4,343. , 5727 S. 27th St., increased its share of the locaol Toyota market in 2007 witha 16.2 percent jump in new vehiclre sales.
General manager Andy Haros predicts his dealership willexceed Toyota's corporatee goal of another 4 percent increase in 2008. The economhy is "not an issue" for Jacobs Toyotwa or most Toyota dealers, Haros said. He'd noticed a spike in consumeer interest in Toyota models with high gas mileages and economicalprices -- and the full-sizee Tundra pickup truck. "They build the right cars for the cars that people wantto buy," he said. The economifc slowdown has not hurt the luxury segmen t so far atmost dealerships.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Mariah Carey Throws A Lavish Birthday Party For Dem Babies - MTV.com (blog)
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MTV.com (blog) | Mariah Carey Throws A Lavish Birthday Party For Dem Babies MTV.com (blog) Get ready to OD on cute â€" Dem Babies had a birthday party and you were not invited. Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon's insanely adorable twins, Moroccan Scott and Monroe, turned one on April 30, 2011, and the twins had one heck of a birthday party. Maria h Carey Throws Lavish Party For Twins Moroccan And Monroe's First ... |
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Wells Fargo joins growing green crowd - East Bay Business Times:
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Wells Fargo's effort to elevate environmentak awareness has landed a San Ramon womahn a job and drawn guarded praise from someenvironmental activists. "Thisd was an area the compan had not focused on and there was growing interesgt from our stakeholders regardingenvironmental issues," said Mary who Wells Fargo hiredd to oversee its environmentalp program. Following the lead of other major includingand , Wells Fargo, the nation's fifth largest banking company, with $425 billion in created the position of vice president for environmental affairs. In February, Wells Fargo hired Wenzel, who previously workefd for the inSan Francisco, to lead its environmental awareness activities.
"Hiring a persob is great because at least therse is a personwith 'environment' in their job but it's only one piece," said Michelle program manager for the green investments projec at . "The key to creating the position is not just creatinvthe position, it's creating a comprehensive environmental managementg system. That's what a group like Friends of the Earth really lookxs at when we try to understanda bank's environmentalp commitment." When it announced Wenzel'e hiring, Wells Fargo also announced the creatio of an environmental affairs committee.
The group held its first meeting last month and formed three subcommittees to draft an environmentalvalueds statement, to look at the company's environmental practices internally and to review commercial including lending policies. "We are goinbg to take a look at our lending practices and see if an environmentalo policyis warranted," said Wenzel, who chairs the The moves at Wells Fargo are part of a trend amongh large American and European banks to adopt policies to promotse environmental sensitivity among their corporate clients. The San Francisco-basedx has led the chargse against U.S. banks through its Global Finance Campaign.
Last the group waged a "barbecue the banks" campaigh on the streets of San Francisco to call attention to its campaign againstWells Fargo. "I don't think thesd issues were even on their radar screen until we brought them totheir attention, both througn corporate negotiations and some fun summertime activisnm that combined barbecues and the banks," said Ilyse who heads the Rainforest Actiohn Network's Global Finance Initiative. Wenzel said one part of her job is to unifhthe bank's internal environmental activities. The company has, for reduced energy consumption in recent years in its an accomplishment that might get more publicity now that she ison board.
The focus amony activists, however, is pushing for changes in lendingb policies that can have global such as fighting deforestatiobn andglobal warming. The environmental awareness efforft gained momentum in the summerof 2003, when Dutch giant ABN AMRO, London-based Barclays PLC and Germany'sa WestLB Group led a group of 10 financial institutionsx in creating the Equator Principles. To date, 23 companies and two public financial entities in Europe have signe the accord designed to mitigate potential environmental and socialk risks associated with financing projects such as dams and oil pipelinexs insensitive ecosystems.
The report card on the Equatotr Principles hasbeen mixed, according an umbrella group of global environmental organizations monitoring the environmenta l and social impacts of financialp companies. Members include the RainforestActionj Network, Friends of the Earth and the Internationa Rivers Network. Chan-Fishel moved her offic this month to San Francisco from where she had worked from the offices of the InternationaloRivers Network, which has pressured banks to consider environmentakl and social implications of dam financing. Hogue said more than two dozenm European financial companies have adoptedconservation policies, pavinv the way for U.S. banks such as Wells J.P.
Morgan has said it will unveil its environmental policgin April. "They have it because a lot of these blueprints have been Hogue said. Early in Citigroup led the way amongmajor U.S. banking companiesa by hiring a conservation czar and adopting an environmentakl policy to help ensure loans did not go to projects contributing to rain forest destruction or global Last spring, Bank of Americw announced a set of policies aimex at protecting the environment. The Charlotte, N.C.-basesd company said it would not provide funding for resource extractionfrom old-growth tropical rain forestw or for logging operationsw in intact forests.
Conservation and human rights activists praisedf Citigroup CEO Charles Prince in March after he declared thatRimbunanb Hijau, a Malaysian logging company and Citigroup would have to comply with the bank's policieds to protect the environment. The logging company has been accused of illegall y harvesting rain forest timber and of human rightsw abuses among its workers in Papua New Hogue said environmental awareness is spreading throughout the lendinfg process at leading banks suchas Citigroup. Citigroup and othersw have employees in their credit risk departmentsd and project finance departments to ensure the environmentapl standards areadhered to.
"One of the significant things that these leadinv corporations understand is that you have to mainstream thesre principles throughout your business Hogue said.
Wells Fargo's effort to elevate environmentak awareness has landed a San Ramon womahn a job and drawn guarded praise from someenvironmental activists. "Thisd was an area the compan had not focused on and there was growing interesgt from our stakeholders regardingenvironmental issues," said Mary who Wells Fargo hiredd to oversee its environmentalp program. Following the lead of other major includingand , Wells Fargo, the nation's fifth largest banking company, with $425 billion in created the position of vice president for environmental affairs. In February, Wells Fargo hired Wenzel, who previously workefd for the inSan Francisco, to lead its environmental awareness activities.
"Hiring a persob is great because at least therse is a personwith 'environment' in their job but it's only one piece," said Michelle program manager for the green investments projec at . "The key to creating the position is not just creatinvthe position, it's creating a comprehensive environmental managementg system. That's what a group like Friends of the Earth really lookxs at when we try to understanda bank's environmentalp commitment." When it announced Wenzel'e hiring, Wells Fargo also announced the creatio of an environmental affairs committee.
The group held its first meeting last month and formed three subcommittees to draft an environmentalvalueds statement, to look at the company's environmental practices internally and to review commercial including lending policies. "We are goinbg to take a look at our lending practices and see if an environmentalo policyis warranted," said Wenzel, who chairs the The moves at Wells Fargo are part of a trend amongh large American and European banks to adopt policies to promotse environmental sensitivity among their corporate clients. The San Francisco-basedx has led the chargse against U.S. banks through its Global Finance Campaign.
Last the group waged a "barbecue the banks" campaigh on the streets of San Francisco to call attention to its campaign againstWells Fargo. "I don't think thesd issues were even on their radar screen until we brought them totheir attention, both througn corporate negotiations and some fun summertime activisnm that combined barbecues and the banks," said Ilyse who heads the Rainforest Actiohn Network's Global Finance Initiative. Wenzel said one part of her job is to unifhthe bank's internal environmental activities. The company has, for reduced energy consumption in recent years in its an accomplishment that might get more publicity now that she ison board.
The focus amony activists, however, is pushing for changes in lendingb policies that can have global such as fighting deforestatiobn andglobal warming. The environmental awareness efforft gained momentum in the summerof 2003, when Dutch giant ABN AMRO, London-based Barclays PLC and Germany'sa WestLB Group led a group of 10 financial institutionsx in creating the Equator Principles. To date, 23 companies and two public financial entities in Europe have signe the accord designed to mitigate potential environmental and socialk risks associated with financing projects such as dams and oil pipelinexs insensitive ecosystems.
The report card on the Equatotr Principles hasbeen mixed, according an umbrella group of global environmental organizations monitoring the environmenta l and social impacts of financialp companies. Members include the RainforestActionj Network, Friends of the Earth and the Internationa Rivers Network. Chan-Fishel moved her offic this month to San Francisco from where she had worked from the offices of the InternationaloRivers Network, which has pressured banks to consider environmentakl and social implications of dam financing. Hogue said more than two dozenm European financial companies have adoptedconservation policies, pavinv the way for U.S. banks such as Wells J.P.
Morgan has said it will unveil its environmental policgin April. "They have it because a lot of these blueprints have been Hogue said. Early in Citigroup led the way amongmajor U.S. banking companiesa by hiring a conservation czar and adopting an environmentakl policy to help ensure loans did not go to projects contributing to rain forest destruction or global Last spring, Bank of Americw announced a set of policies aimex at protecting the environment. The Charlotte, N.C.-basesd company said it would not provide funding for resource extractionfrom old-growth tropical rain forestw or for logging operationsw in intact forests.
Conservation and human rights activists praisedf Citigroup CEO Charles Prince in March after he declared thatRimbunanb Hijau, a Malaysian logging company and Citigroup would have to comply with the bank's policieds to protect the environment. The logging company has been accused of illegall y harvesting rain forest timber and of human rightsw abuses among its workers in Papua New Hogue said environmental awareness is spreading throughout the lendinfg process at leading banks suchas Citigroup. Citigroup and othersw have employees in their credit risk departmentsd and project finance departments to ensure the environmentapl standards areadhered to.
"One of the significant things that these leadinv corporations understand is that you have to mainstream thesre principles throughout your business Hogue said.
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