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San Francisco Bay Area assessing damage after large quake CBS News NAPA, Calif. -- The San Francisco Bay Area's strongest earthquake in 25 years struck the heart of California's wine country early Sunday, igniting gas-fed fires, damaging some of the region's famed wineries and historic buildings, and sending dozens of ... Big loser in West Coast quake: Napa V »

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Obama Orders Review Of Police Use Of Military Hardware Huffington Post WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on August 18, 2014. President Obama returned early from his summer vacation to ... White House to review e quipment program for local police USA TODAY Obama orders review of federal role in arming state and local police Fox News Obama Orders Review of Police Use of Military Equipment NBCNews.com MSNBC -The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com -Washington Post  »

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Gaza gunmen execute 18 'collaborators' in Gaza; Israel pursues air strikes Reuters GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hamas-led gunmen in Gaza executed 18 Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel on Friday, a day after Israel tracked down and killed three top Hamas commanders, the highest-ranking militants to be killed in the ... P alestinians Suspected of Collaborating With Israel Are Executed in Gaza Strip New York Times LIVE UPDATES: Rocket explodes in Ashdod synagogue, three injured Haaretz Ceasefire collapses in Gaza Times of India National Post -Huffington Post -Fox News  »

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Obama, Outraged Over Beheading, Vows to Stay on Course New York Times James Foley, in a photo from the website FreeJamesFoley.org, in Aleppo, Syria, in November 2012, the month he disappeared. Credit Nicole Tung, via Associated Press. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the ... Obama vows ' justice' after militants kill US journalist James Foley Los Angeles Times James Foley, Missing American Photojournalist, Beheaded By ISIS In Syria Huffington Post Obama condemns killing of reporter, US hits militants in Iraq Reuters Fox News -New York Daily News -Washington Post  »

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George Schroeder: Nebraska shedding distractions, focusing on meeting expectations - SI.com

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Nursing students donate testing equipment to local health clinics - Sacramento Business Journal:

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Nikki Love and Rebecca Owen, who are in the college’w nurse practitioner program atthe , raiserd funds through the sale of safetgy kits and baked goods as well as donationss to purchase the two systems, whicyh will benefit low-income and uninsured patients suffering from a varietyy of problems that affect the brain and nervouzs system. “These new upgradese will allow us to offet a higher and more accurate levelof testing,” clinic administratoe Elizabeth Cassin said in a news “We could not have done it without the supporgt of our fellow students,” Owen said.
“It’ss really encouraging and uplifting to know we are working alongsidse health care professionals who have the best interests of the Each one of us wants to make a differencse in the community that we live and work The monitors will be presented Mondat at4 p.m. at Midtowh Medical Center on J Streetin Sacramento.

Steve Wiehe, CEO, SciQuest - Triangle Business Journal:

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But to understand what drive s Steve Wiehethe businessman, consider anotherf number: 23. That’s the number of pinball machine inhis basement. In college, Wiehr ran a small business providinbg pinball machines tofraternity houses. He’sd been an enthusiast ever Sure, Wiehe enjoys playing a game or two, but he findes greater pleasure in taking apart a brokenh machine andfixing it. “I think that’s why I’m in the job I’ in and that’s why I gravitated toward SciQuest,” he “I like to see how things and I like to fix SciQuest needed a lot of fixingg when Wiehe joinedthe company.
It was founded in the heyday of the 1990s Internet boom to sell equipmentf to scientists via the The companyraised $37.5 million in venturse capital before a 1999 initial public But when the technology bubblw burst, SciQuest’s revenue and stock price Wiehe knew a retoolingh was in order, and he undertookk to engineer one. But first, a little abour him. He grew up in Lexington, Ky., the son of two His father owned a laundromat and rentao properties onthe side, and the youngt boy, who was mechanically inclined, became the Wiehe’s first profitable business venture came while studyingg business at the . The pinball machines business made enough money for him to buy anew car.
Degreesz in accounting, finance and marketing took Wiehdto , where he worked for six years. He then purchasedx a license for Multinational Computer Models financial software and started a company in He sold the company to SunGarc Treasury Systems and worked for SunGard inNew Jersey. But he and his Juliet, did not want to raise their childreb there and decided to relocate to North Carolina. In 1999, Wiehe became CEO of data managementy software company DataFlux in Under Wiehe’s leadership, the companyu was acquired by , and he stayed on with SAS. But Wiehe says he startef looking around because he does not like workin for big companies and wanteranother challenge.
He made inquiried about SciQuest and was hiredin 2001. Ronnie now a manager at SciQuest, was a programmerd when Wiehe took over. Angerer says Wiehre made tough choices incutting costs. But one thinyg that remained from SciQuest’s earlt days was the “scoop meeting,” a quarterly meetinf for all employees. In SciQuest’ss early days, the meeting was more of a socialk event, Angerer says. Wiehe used the gathering for frank discussion aboutfthe company’s standing.
“It was the first time I had seen a financialk sheet ofthe company,” Angerer When Wiehe took over, SciQues t was burning $25 millionn a quarter and had only $65 million in the Everyone knew changes and cuts were But Angerer says he came to realize that Wiehe’se discussion about all aspects of the company was part of his desir e to have a completely open environment. He says that openneszs continues to be a hallmarkkof SciQuest. Wiehe calls it “the rule of Let Wiehe explain: Four years ago during a conferencsin Phoenix, he and othere SciQuest executives went to an Italian restaurant called Buca di Beppo.
It was The only available table was in the loud and busy Wiehe says thatimpressed him, because allowing customers to see the kitche n shows that the restaurant has a high standarxd for cleanliness and quality. “That was one of the rules we startee to put in the business we have anopen kitchen,” he says. Wiehe was open to employeess aboutthe company’s need to change the business model. Instead of sellingf equipment to scientists, the company shiftex to e-procurement software that automates the purchas eof supplies. Universities are the company’s top Government entities turningto e-procurement represenf another growing customer segment.
Wiehe also took the company privatdin 2004. Noel Fenton, a partner at and a membed of SciQuest’s board of directors, has worked with the company’sz founders since its startup days. He says Wiehe’ds turnaround of SciQuest comes in part from recapturing the hunger of ayount startup. “It’s kind of hard to think of SciQuest as a but it’s sort of a restart from when Stevse got there,” Fenton Despite the company’s success so far, Wiehe stil l wants to tinker. “You’re still fixing, but you’ree fixing different things,” he says.
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Paper industry exec joins Northwestern Mutual board - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Balboni previously served as chairman ofNorthwesterb Mutual's policyowners' examining committee, an independent group appointefd each year to take an impartiall and unrestricted look at the company's management and strategic planning. "John's expertise in strategi information technology, as well as his strong management, finance and analytical background, makesx him a solid addition to the NorthwesternMutualo board," said Edward Zore, chairman and chief executivs officer of Northwestern Mutual.
"His career also demonstrates a greag dealof flexibility, a skill that is particularly cruciapl now as all companies find themselves adapting to new Balboni has held various roles over a 21-yeae career with Memphis, Tenn.-based International Paperr (NYSE: IP), the world's largest pape r and packaging company.

Polaroid sold for $85.9M, losing bidder appeals - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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million. However, the turbulent auction process, whichn has been reopened three may notbe over. Patriarch Parnters, a New York-basesd private-equity firm that won an earlier has already appealed the mostrecenft decision. and on Thursday won a court-supervises auction of Polaroid’s assets, including its intellectual properth andbrand name. Polaroid Corp. was ownec by Minnetonka-based . Petters’ formerf CEO, Tom Petters, has been charged with orchestrating aPonzi scheme. The receiver now controllingf the company moved toauction Polaroid’zs assets several months ago.
Hilco Consumer based in Toronto, and Boston-based Gordonj Brothers Brands have formed joint ventures to buyotherd well-known faltering brands in the past. Brandas acquired by the firms includeLinens ’N Sharper Image and Bombay Brands. Patriarch Partneres again offered to pay the highest price for Polaroidon However, a judge approved the bid by Hilco and Gordon Brothersa at the urging of creditors, sayinf it would offer them more protection.

Human Capital: People on the move, May 28 - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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Achbar named executive director of The and Cultur e The New Center for Arts and Culture in Boston appointedd Francine Achbarexecutive director. Prior to this Achbar served asthe organization’s acting directot from June 2005 through January 2007, followingb the resignation of founding director Shoshana Pakciarsz , and has been servinb as the institution’s deputy directot since June 2008. Charles appointed sr. VP of PUMA Norty America , based in appointed Curtis Charles seniof vice president of NorthAmerican sales, overseeintg all sales and sales operations activitiesz for both the PUMA and Tretorn brands.
Prior to his appointmenft to PUMA, Charles was CEO/CMO of Keimistre & LLC , where he oversaa the apparel businessof P.R.P.S and Akademiks. Cannohn Design promotes Spelman toVP ; McDonald returne as associate principal Cannon Design , an architectural, engineerinbg and planning firm with local officesd in Boston, promoted Elizabeth Spelmanj to vice president. Spelman is a project architect and designet with 14 years of experience managing projectsd anddirecting teams. In other news, architect Debi McDonald rejoinedc the firm as an associate principal inthe firm’zs Boston office.
RF Walsh Project Management adds Hicke as project executive RF Walsh Project Management in Bostobn added Paul Hickey as aprojecty executive. Hickey, who is a registereed structural engineer and LEED accredited will initially be supporting the development and advancemenf ofthe UMass-Boston Master Plan .

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Australia Inflation Unexpectedly Slows; Currency Weakens - BusinessWeek

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Mariner Holdings, managers buy control of Tortoise Capital Advisors - Kansas City Business Journal:

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The parties will buy the ownershipl stake of and for anundisclosefd amount. Leawood-based Mariner Holdinges will have a 65 percenf stakein Tortoise, and Tortoise managing directors Kevinj Birzer, Zachary Hamel, Ken Malvey, Terrg Matlack and David Schulte will own a 35 percent Terms and financing of the deal weren’y immediately disclosed but will be files at a later date. The acquisition is expecter to close by the end of the third quarter and is subject toregulatory approval. Mariner Chairman and CEO Marty Bicknell said Wednesday thathe doesn’y anticipate significant hurdles in the approval process.
Tortoise Capital Advisorsw is the adviserof (NYSE: TYG), (NYSE: (NYSE: TYN) and (NYSE: As of May 31, Tortoise Capital Advisors had $2 billiob in assets under The agreement leaves the operationj of Tortoise largely unchangede but in Mariner Holdings adds a fast-growing company as an owner. Bicknellp founded the company in 2006 and sinc e has added a variety of wealth service and assetmanagement services, primarily through The Tortoise purchase will give Mariner $3 billioj in assets under management.
Information on the Tortoise Web site states that Fountain Capital Management and Kansad City Equity Partners assisted in the initial funding of Tortoise but have not been activelhy involved inthe business. Fountain recently transferres its ownership stake in Tortoise to a holdinfg companycalled . Kansas City Equitt Partners was a private equity firm that has since wound upits operations.

Crist signs bill to battle securities fraud - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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During a ceremonial bill signing Monday atthe Miami-Dade County Courthouse, with Attorney General Bill McCollum and some of the bill’z sponsors at his side, signed the Investor Protection Act (HB It gives McCollum’s office, with approvall from the , the authority to investigatee and prosecute large-scale securities scams under the state’as securities law. Previously, white-collar criminaol prosecutions fell under theracketeerinh statute, which is harder to Prosecutions also were limited to the office of the state’s McCollum pointed out.
Crist noted that this kind of authorityh was lacking during his tenure as attorney general and that this law wouldput “teeth” into the state’se prosecutorial powers. The law enhancez the Office ofFinancial Regulation’s enforcement powers by increasint penalties for violators and strengthening the licensew registration requirements for securities dealers. Penalties double from $5,000 to $10,009 as a result of the law, whicj goes into effect Wednesday. State authoritieas will also be able to pursue civil lawsuits to recoverlost money, McCollum McCollum worked with Rep. Tom Grady, R-Naple and Sen. Garrett Richter, R-Naples on the Both attended the signing. Sen.
Dan Gelber, D-Miamu Beach, a bill sponsor, also attended Monday’s ceremony. Gradyy is a securities attorney and experty in securities regulation who drafted the bill and sponsored it inthe “Now the attorney general will have the toolxs to do the job,” said Grady, prior to the “Our economy will grow stronger if investorse have confidence in our financial he said in a statement. “By increasintg the tools available to the state to prosecute violators of our securities we protect investors and foster neededs trust inthe system.

Nortel Networks to sell stake in joint venture with LG Electronics - Dallas Business Journal:

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Brampton, Ontario-based Nortel said (Pink NRTLQ) LG-Nortel is a standalone business that has not filed forcreditor However, according the company's latestt financial results, the joint venture's revenue in the first quarter fell by two-thirds, to $188 million, from last year as a majorf contract came to an end. LG-Nortel recordesd $341 million in revenue minus expensexs in2008 – a margin of 27 percent, Nortel said. The margin so far in 2009 is 26 Nortel said. Nortel, which has abou 2,000 employees in the Raleigh-Durham area, owns 50 percent, plus one of LG-Nortel. The company did not say how much it hopedx to be paid for its stake in LG-Nortel.
"LG-Nortel is a successful business with an accomplishedleadership team, a culture of a dedicated employee base and a drive to said Mike Zafirovski, Nortel’s president and CEO. "As we work to evaluatew the ultimate path forwarxd for all ofour businesses, this decision will alloq LG-Nortel to embark on the next phase of its journehy and realize its full potential." Nortel says it will file a motionm asking the Ontario Superior Court of Justics to approve a sale process that has been agree d to with LG Electronics and that appointw to help find a buyer. LG Electronic and the Ontario court also must give their OK for any saleof Nortel’sw stake in LG-Nortel.
Nortel in Canada and the United Stateson Jan. 14, a day before the compan y was to makea $107 milliob interest payment on part of Nortel’s more than $1 billionj in debt. he Canadian court has sincde granted Nortel to come up with a satisfactory reorganization Speculation has focused on Nortel selling offone – of its two biggest business unita to improve its balance sheet, but no deal has yet been A one-time cornerstone of Research Triangle Park with 9,000 Raleigh-Durham employees at its peak, Nortel saw its fortunes go downhill when the technology bubblse burst in 2000 and demand steadilyy dried up from phone companies for Nortel’x products.
The company also ran into troublse with an accounting scandal that led to and the resignationz ofthe company’s top including then-CEO Frank Dunn.

Intersections on road to improvement - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle

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San Antonio nets another Big 12 soccer championship - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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This will be the 14th consecutivd yearthat , a nonprofi organization, has co-hosted the conferencew championship in San Antonio with the . The 2009 Big 12 Women’s Soccer Championship will be heldon Nov. 4, 6 and 8 at Blossokm Soccer Stadium onthe city’ss Northeast Side. “The Big 12 Conferencr is pleased to extendits long-standinbg relationship with San Antonio Sports in hosting the 2010 Big 12 Soccerr Championship,” says Big 12 Conference Senio r Associate Commissioner Dru Hancock. “San Antonio Sports and the entire city of San Antoniop have been invaluable in helping us grow this premier event over the past13 years.
San Antonio serves as a greaty destination city for our teams and The top eight teams basesd on conference results determined by a poin system qualify for the Big 12 The winner of the tournament receivesthe conference’e automatic bid to the tournament. For more information, visit SanAntonioSports.orbg or call 820-2100.

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