Rookie Golden Tate tries to temper enthusiasm Seattle Times The rookie wide receiver from Notre Dame is eager to display the skills that had him high on the Seahawks' wish list before the NFL draft. ... |
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Rookie Golden Tate tries to temper enthusiasm - Seattle Times
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Sunday, August 29, 2010
ATS Services is now Talagy, with new owner - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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Derek Mercer, the nepheaw of ATS founder Delores Kesler, acquired the company and will serveas chair. Kesler will retaij the title ofchairman emeritus. Amy McGeorge will assumd the role of presidentand CEO. Terms of the acquisitiob were not disclosed. “This is an excitinbg time in the growth and evolutionof ATS, and I’km pleased to allow the next generation of leadership to take the said Kesler. Kesler created Jacksonville-based ATS Serviced in 1977, eventually forming a parent companhy that merged with thre otherstaffing firms, including .
The businesz split into two ventures: , which became a publiclgy traded company and isnow , and ATS Mercer worked as the director of informatio n technology at ATS Services before creatingh his own company, , a global provider of on-demand talent management software, in 1996. Kesler provided a loan that helped starthe company. Vurv Technology was acquired by TLEO) in 2008 for $128.8 Talagy, which has 11 offices around the country and80 employees, will continue to offef the same products and services, but instead of operatingh under multiple brands and business units the company will consolidatre into a single brand.
Derek Mercer, the nepheaw of ATS founder Delores Kesler, acquired the company and will serveas chair. Kesler will retaij the title ofchairman emeritus. Amy McGeorge will assumd the role of presidentand CEO. Terms of the acquisitiob were not disclosed. “This is an excitinbg time in the growth and evolutionof ATS, and I’km pleased to allow the next generation of leadership to take the said Kesler. Kesler created Jacksonville-based ATS Serviced in 1977, eventually forming a parent companhy that merged with thre otherstaffing firms, including .
The businesz split into two ventures: , which became a publiclgy traded company and isnow , and ATS Mercer worked as the director of informatio n technology at ATS Services before creatingh his own company, , a global provider of on-demand talent management software, in 1996. Kesler provided a loan that helped starthe company. Vurv Technology was acquired by TLEO) in 2008 for $128.8 Talagy, which has 11 offices around the country and80 employees, will continue to offef the same products and services, but instead of operatingh under multiple brands and business units the company will consolidatre into a single brand.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Bank turnaround expert launches new firm - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Frawley is CEO of The consulting firm was createx in September from the remains of the formeer Frawley joined that bank as CEO in the fall of with the stated goal of turningarouned Georgia’s fastest-growing bank. In that had over-extended on several large, souring real estat e loans. Frawley and his team were hirefd by management to save thelisting bank, returning to Atlants from Alabama. Frawley is best knowbn for his turnaroundof Blountsville, Ala.-basedr . In 2002, Frawley took over a bank whose priotr CEO had recently been indicted for had severalregulatory cease-and-desist agreements and roughly two dozehn lawsuits actively pending.
Four yearsz later, the bank sold for twicse its book value tocompetitor , and was consideredx one of the industry’s notable recent turnarounds. But at problems began to outstrip theturnaround team’ss ability to keep pace. Two weeksx before the bank was Frawley described himself in an interviesw with Atlanta Business Chronicle as a pilot on an airplan e crashingto Earth. “I don’t know when we’rde going to hit the Earth, if we’ll hit soonefr than I expect or someone else will make that decisiojfor me,” said Frawley at the “But I’m at the control s and I know we’rse descending.
” Frawley was widely credited in banking circles with reducin g Integrity’s cost to the deposit insurancew fund, when it was seized by regulatord on Aug. 29. Frawley and his 15-member team are working with a smallo group ofclients — all banksz with some form of balance sheet troubled — in the Southeast. There’s no shortagee of demand. Georgia, along with Florida, is the Southeastern epicentef for the excesses during the residential construction boom earliedrthis decade.
Georgia’s growth was lots and over-developmenr of land in the pipeline for new Florida sprouted condos and rampantprice Frawley, a former of Currencty regulator and executive, declined to discusd his specific clients, but said banks from a few hundree million in assets to severapl billion qualify as possible clients. Roarkm Capital Partners L.P. and related entityh are seeking $5.8 million in unpaid loan proceedd froman Indianapolis-based company, according to a complain filed Nov. 18 in U.S. District Court in Atlanta. In the Roark Capital alleges Richard M. Hall, Roberg L. Gregory Jr. and have not repaidr $5.8 million in loan guarantees on $14.
9 milliob backed by the local privateequity firm. In Marcgh 2007, LLC, a company owned by Hall, , borrowed $14.9 million from , backed by Roarj Capital’s guarantees the loan wouldx be repaid. If the borrower the owners of AceHoldinb — the defendants — would owe Roark Capitalo 40 percent of the guaranteed and legal fees. On Nov. 10, the bank notified Ace Holdintg it had defaulted under the loan and as of thefilinyg date, Roark Capital had not been WHM Investments LLC, a Buckhead-based investment company, has filed for Chaptee 11 bankruptcy protection, according to documents filedf Oct. 31 with the local federalo bankruptcy court.
Frawley is CEO of The consulting firm was createx in September from the remains of the formeer Frawley joined that bank as CEO in the fall of with the stated goal of turningarouned Georgia’s fastest-growing bank. In that had over-extended on several large, souring real estat e loans. Frawley and his team were hirefd by management to save thelisting bank, returning to Atlants from Alabama. Frawley is best knowbn for his turnaroundof Blountsville, Ala.-basedr . In 2002, Frawley took over a bank whose priotr CEO had recently been indicted for had severalregulatory cease-and-desist agreements and roughly two dozehn lawsuits actively pending.
Four yearsz later, the bank sold for twicse its book value tocompetitor , and was consideredx one of the industry’s notable recent turnarounds. But at problems began to outstrip theturnaround team’ss ability to keep pace. Two weeksx before the bank was Frawley described himself in an interviesw with Atlanta Business Chronicle as a pilot on an airplan e crashingto Earth. “I don’t know when we’rde going to hit the Earth, if we’ll hit soonefr than I expect or someone else will make that decisiojfor me,” said Frawley at the “But I’m at the control s and I know we’rse descending.
” Frawley was widely credited in banking circles with reducin g Integrity’s cost to the deposit insurancew fund, when it was seized by regulatord on Aug. 29. Frawley and his 15-member team are working with a smallo group ofclients — all banksz with some form of balance sheet troubled — in the Southeast. There’s no shortagee of demand. Georgia, along with Florida, is the Southeastern epicentef for the excesses during the residential construction boom earliedrthis decade.
Georgia’s growth was lots and over-developmenr of land in the pipeline for new Florida sprouted condos and rampantprice Frawley, a former of Currencty regulator and executive, declined to discusd his specific clients, but said banks from a few hundree million in assets to severapl billion qualify as possible clients. Roarkm Capital Partners L.P. and related entityh are seeking $5.8 million in unpaid loan proceedd froman Indianapolis-based company, according to a complain filed Nov. 18 in U.S. District Court in Atlanta. In the Roark Capital alleges Richard M. Hall, Roberg L. Gregory Jr. and have not repaidr $5.8 million in loan guarantees on $14.
9 milliob backed by the local privateequity firm. In Marcgh 2007, LLC, a company owned by Hall, , borrowed $14.9 million from , backed by Roarj Capital’s guarantees the loan wouldx be repaid. If the borrower the owners of AceHoldinb — the defendants — would owe Roark Capitalo 40 percent of the guaranteed and legal fees. On Nov. 10, the bank notified Ace Holdintg it had defaulted under the loan and as of thefilinyg date, Roark Capital had not been WHM Investments LLC, a Buckhead-based investment company, has filed for Chaptee 11 bankruptcy protection, according to documents filedf Oct. 31 with the local federalo bankruptcy court.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
'End of an era' as Santa Clara University president Paul Locatelli steps down - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Locatelli, 69, became president of Santaw Clara University in 1988 and is the longestf serving president atthe University, which was establishef in 1851. Locatelli, who has been working part-time as Secretarg for Jesuit Higher Education sinceDecember 2006, will stay on as presidenr at Santa Clara until a successor is namede during the 2008-09 academic year. "Over the past 20 years, Paul has led Santsa Clara through a transformation to a more diverse and more nationalluyprominent university," said Mike Markkula, chairmab of the university's board of trustees. "This is truly the end of an era -- and one that we recognizd as extraordinarily successful.
" Locatelli is the 27th presidenttof SCU. He was 49 years old when he took the helm of the In 2000, he was appointedf to an unprecedented third six-year and in 2006 was appointed to a fourth "Paul's expanded responsibility for Jesuitg higher education worldwide is an incrediblee honor for him and for Santa Clara University," said "His role in the Jesuit higher educationb community is recognition of his visionary leadershilp at Santa Clara and acknowledgment of the tremendou progress on this campus in the last two We consider it a grea honor for our To replace Locatelli, the universithy said it will conduct a targeted search of Jesuits with outstandinhg educational backgrounds and previous work knowledge, motivation and interpersonal skills.
The searc h committee will recommend its candidates to the which will interview the applicants and make thefina decision. Locatelli once told a groupl of undergraduates that his job involve acting asa "CEO, mayor, professor, and pastor -- sometimexs all on the same day." That day woulf typically begin with Locatelli risint before 5 a.m. to give himself time for prayert and reflection anda four-milse run before the morning meetingws began. He was the firs t president of Santa Clara with a business background and one of few Jesuitxs anywhere who isa CPA.
Those elements complemented his work as priestand educator; in 1978, the same year he was appointed academic vice president at Santa Clara, studente voted him outstanding teacherf of the year. During his four termsz as president, Locatelli worked in collaborationwith parents, friends, staff, and facultuy with extraordinary results -- SCU's endowmenrt grew tenfold from $77 million in 1988 to approximatelhy $700 million in June 2007. Facility expansioh resulted in the construction of new residence the learning commonsand library, the arts and sciences building, the music and dance building, the businesws school, the baseball stadium, and the athletic center.
"Myh time at Santa Clara has been extremely he said. "I love Santa Clarw and have given it my heart and soul thesr past20 years. I deeply appreciate the love, supportt and assistance I have received from all ofyou -- faculty, administrators, alumni and the larger SCU Your passion, experience, talents, and energy have helpedd build Santa Clara's exceptional legacy. It has been my honort and privilege to serve as the president of SantqClara University," said Locatelli.
Locatelli has serverd on the board of directors of the Associationh of Jesuit Collegesand Universities, Catholic Relief Services, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, and the Bill Hannon In addition, he served on the boared of trustees of the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeleg and on the International Committeew for Jesuit Higher Education for the Societyt of Jesus. "Paul's compassion, and moral strength are keys tohis leadership," said former congressman Leon Panetta, director of the Panettqa Institute for Public Policy and former chief of staff for Presiden t Bill Clinton Among the awardsa Locatelli received during his tenure were the 2007 Communitgy Builder Honoree from PACT (People Acting in Communityu Together); the 2005 Distinguishexd Service award from Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Associatioh of Santa Clara Valley; the Exemplary Communitgy Leadership Award from the National Conferencs of Communityand Justice/Siliconj Valley chapter; and the Spirit of Silicon Valleyt Lifetime Achievement Award from the Siliconn Valley Leadership Group. Raised in Boulder Creek in the Santa Cruz Locatelli was the first in his family toattenf college. He began his studies at the , Berkeley, and in 1958 transferredx to Santa Clara, where he completed a degre e in accounting and graduatedin 1961. After servin in the U.S. Army, he joined the Societyh of Jesusin 1962. He was ordainede as a priest in 1974.
After attendin g seminary, he earned a doctorate in businesse administration from the in 1971 and a maste of divinity from the Jesuirt School of Theology in Berkeleyin 1974, where his work focused on ethics and valuesw in contemporary society Prior to becoming president, Locatelli servex as SCU's academic vice president and associate dean of business, as well as a membef of the faculty of the accounting department.
Locatelli, 69, became president of Santaw Clara University in 1988 and is the longestf serving president atthe University, which was establishef in 1851. Locatelli, who has been working part-time as Secretarg for Jesuit Higher Education sinceDecember 2006, will stay on as presidenr at Santa Clara until a successor is namede during the 2008-09 academic year. "Over the past 20 years, Paul has led Santsa Clara through a transformation to a more diverse and more nationalluyprominent university," said Mike Markkula, chairmab of the university's board of trustees. "This is truly the end of an era -- and one that we recognizd as extraordinarily successful.
" Locatelli is the 27th presidenttof SCU. He was 49 years old when he took the helm of the In 2000, he was appointedf to an unprecedented third six-year and in 2006 was appointed to a fourth "Paul's expanded responsibility for Jesuitg higher education worldwide is an incrediblee honor for him and for Santa Clara University," said "His role in the Jesuit higher educationb community is recognition of his visionary leadershilp at Santa Clara and acknowledgment of the tremendou progress on this campus in the last two We consider it a grea honor for our To replace Locatelli, the universithy said it will conduct a targeted search of Jesuits with outstandinhg educational backgrounds and previous work knowledge, motivation and interpersonal skills.
The searc h committee will recommend its candidates to the which will interview the applicants and make thefina decision. Locatelli once told a groupl of undergraduates that his job involve acting asa "CEO, mayor, professor, and pastor -- sometimexs all on the same day." That day woulf typically begin with Locatelli risint before 5 a.m. to give himself time for prayert and reflection anda four-milse run before the morning meetingws began. He was the firs t president of Santa Clara with a business background and one of few Jesuitxs anywhere who isa CPA.
Those elements complemented his work as priestand educator; in 1978, the same year he was appointed academic vice president at Santa Clara, studente voted him outstanding teacherf of the year. During his four termsz as president, Locatelli worked in collaborationwith parents, friends, staff, and facultuy with extraordinary results -- SCU's endowmenrt grew tenfold from $77 million in 1988 to approximatelhy $700 million in June 2007. Facility expansioh resulted in the construction of new residence the learning commonsand library, the arts and sciences building, the music and dance building, the businesws school, the baseball stadium, and the athletic center.
"Myh time at Santa Clara has been extremely he said. "I love Santa Clarw and have given it my heart and soul thesr past20 years. I deeply appreciate the love, supportt and assistance I have received from all ofyou -- faculty, administrators, alumni and the larger SCU Your passion, experience, talents, and energy have helpedd build Santa Clara's exceptional legacy. It has been my honort and privilege to serve as the president of SantqClara University," said Locatelli.
Locatelli has serverd on the board of directors of the Associationh of Jesuit Collegesand Universities, Catholic Relief Services, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, and the Bill Hannon In addition, he served on the boared of trustees of the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeleg and on the International Committeew for Jesuit Higher Education for the Societyt of Jesus. "Paul's compassion, and moral strength are keys tohis leadership," said former congressman Leon Panetta, director of the Panettqa Institute for Public Policy and former chief of staff for Presiden t Bill Clinton Among the awardsa Locatelli received during his tenure were the 2007 Communitgy Builder Honoree from PACT (People Acting in Communityu Together); the 2005 Distinguishexd Service award from Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Associatioh of Santa Clara Valley; the Exemplary Communitgy Leadership Award from the National Conferencs of Communityand Justice/Siliconj Valley chapter; and the Spirit of Silicon Valleyt Lifetime Achievement Award from the Siliconn Valley Leadership Group. Raised in Boulder Creek in the Santa Cruz Locatelli was the first in his family toattenf college. He began his studies at the , Berkeley, and in 1958 transferredx to Santa Clara, where he completed a degre e in accounting and graduatedin 1961. After servin in the U.S. Army, he joined the Societyh of Jesusin 1962. He was ordainede as a priest in 1974.
After attendin g seminary, he earned a doctorate in businesse administration from the in 1971 and a maste of divinity from the Jesuirt School of Theology in Berkeleyin 1974, where his work focused on ethics and valuesw in contemporary society Prior to becoming president, Locatelli servex as SCU's academic vice president and associate dean of business, as well as a membef of the faculty of the accounting department.
Monday, August 23, 2010
CUP: Kyle Busch – Championship Timber? - FOXNews
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CUP: Kyle Busch â€" Championship Timber? FOXNews Brad Keselowski and all those Bristol boobirds aside, a strong argument could be made for placing the Sprint Cup championship trophy at Kyle Busch's feet ... |
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Arizona Fugitives John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch Caught - FOXNews
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CBS News | Arizona Fugitives John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch Caught FOXNews Arizona fugitives John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch were apprehended by authorities Thursday in Springerville, Az. after three weeks on the run, myFOXphoenix.com reported. According to the Apache County Sheriff's Office, a member of the public c » |
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Focus on jail in Philip Markoff death - Boston Herald
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ABC News | Focus on jail in Philip Markoff death Boston Herald The revelation yesterday that accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff had eight undisturbed hours to mutilate and suffocate himself in his cell with a pen and plastic bags raises serious security ... DA: Markoff fashioned 'primitive scalpel' to kill himself 'Primitive Scalpel' Linked to Man's Suicide in Cell Craigslist suspect wrote name in Mass. cell |
Monday, August 16, 2010
Autopsy planned for accused Craigslist killer after apparent suicide - CNN
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Boston Globe | Autopsy planned for accused Craigslist killer after apparent suicide CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- An autopsy is scheduled for Monday in the death of Philip Markoff, a one-time medical student who died of an apparent suicide while facing charges in a killing tied to the Craigslist website. Philip Markoff was found ... Suicide raises questions about safety of Mass. inmates The Craigslist killing: A timeline Philip Markoff Faced Charges in Killing of Masseuse |
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Obama supports plan for mosque near ground zero - Los Angeles Times
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Globe and Mail | Obama supports plan for mosque near ground zero Los Angeles Times At a Ramadan dinner at the White House, the president breaks his silence on the issue, framing it as one of religious freedom. President Obama addresses guests at an iftar dinner, the meal that breaks the dawn-to-dusk fast for Muslims during the holy ... Obama Supports Muslim Group's Right to Build Mosque in New York Obama emphatic » |
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Attendants: 'Our hero!' - New York Post
Globe and Mail | Attendants: 'Our hero!' New York Post Workers, unite! Let's sing the praises of Steven Slater -- the flight attendant who rose from the depths of employee hell to stand up for abused wage slaves everywhere. "Eff you!" "He's a hero in » |
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Fed-Up Flight Attendant Makes Sliding Exit - New York Times
Sydney Morning Herald | Fed-Up Flight Attendant Makes Sliding Exit New York Times It has been a long time since flight attendant was a glamorous job title. The hours are long. Passengers with feelings of entitlement bump up against new no-frills policies. Babies scream. Security precautions grate but ... US air steward in shock plane exit after row Flight Attendant Grabs Two Beers, Slides Down the Emergency Chute |
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Sunday, August 8, 2010
Afghan police hunt killers of Dr Karen Woo - BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk | Afghan police hunt killers of Dr Karen Woo BBC News Police in Afghanistan have arrested a convoy driver in the hunt for the killers of Briton Dr Karen Woo and her nine colleagues in an ambush. The Taliban said it carried out the attack, in the north-eastern province of Badakhshan. ... Killed in cold blood: the British doctor who went to help in Afghanistan Taliban kills 10 aid workers, including 6 Americans Taliban kills 10 medical aid workers in northern Afghanistan |
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Friday, August 6, 2010
Obama loses another key economic adviser - USA Today
MiamiHerald.com | Obama loses another key economic adviser USA Today President Obama must grapple with the economy without another key adviser, given the departure of Christina Romer. Romer, who chairs the Council of Economic Advisers, announced Thursday night that she is returning to her previous job as economics ... White House's Romer Resigns in a Second Departure for Obama Economy Team Key Obama Economic Aide Resigning Digest: Administration losing economist |
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Iran Denies Attack on President - Voice of America
msnbc.com | Iran Denies Attack on President Voice of America Photo: AP Iran's state media are denying reports that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was targeted in a grenade attack Wednesday. Conservative website khabaronline.ir said Mr. Ahmadinejad escaped unharmed when the blast occurred as his convoy was ... Iran denies claims of assassination attempt on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iran denies reports of Ahmadinejad attack Ahmadinejad motorcade hit by cracker not grenade: Iran |
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Obama to confirm Iraq withdrawal - BBC News
Daily Mail | Obama to confirm Iraq withdrawal BBC News US President Barack Obama is to confirm the withdrawal of » |
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