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Sunday, October 21, 2012
'Cloud Atlas' score co-composed by director Tom Tykwer -- EXCLUSIVE TRACK - Entertainment Weekly (blog)
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Saturday, October 20, 2012
Biotechs have healthy upside - The Australian Financial Review
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Biotechs have healthy upside The Australian Financial Review Bell Potter senior analyst Stuart Roberts said investors have been wary of the sector, but you only have to look at the share price of Acrux to see the dramatic response once the business becomes viable. Acrux shares have surged 144 per cent over the ... |
Thursday, October 18, 2012
ConAgra Trade Group managing Greenville plant for Nova Biofuels - Kansas City Business Journal:
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has entered into a sales agreement with to market and sell biodiesel fuel and manage logisticx for Nova at the biodiesel plant in Greenville, Miss. The owned by , can produce 20 millioh gallons ofbiodiesel annually. Nova has contractual rights toobtain 50% of the biodiesel and glycerin production from the Scott Petroleum will procure 50% of the refinery's feedstoc to produce biodiesel. Also, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ConAgra Foods, Inc., has agreer with Scott Petroleum to assist in procuring the additiona l feedstock requirements, primarily animal fats and wasterd products.
The refinery, located on the Mississippi River, was recently completed and is schedulexd to produce biodieselin September. "Nova has performedr well in the design and constructiob phases ofour refinery," Solon Scott Jr., president of Scott Petroleum, says in a "We're looking forward to commissioning Nova's proprietart technology to convert a variety of feedstockws produced in Mississippi into biodiesel for my customers." Nova previouslg designed and built a biodieselo refinery in Clinton, That facility, which can produce 10 million gallons of biodiesel is owned by Clinton County Bio Energy. It has producedr more than 4 million gallons of biodiese fromsoy oil.
Nova is also in the processz of commissioning a refineruyin Deforest, Wis., which could produces 20 million gallons of biodiesel a year. The owned by , has producedc more than 2 million gallons of biodiesel frommultiple feedstocks, such as corn oil extracted from dried distillers' greases with high free fatty acid content levela and various blends of animal fats. The refineru has processed feedstocks with combineed free fatty acid levels of upto 7%, whicu allows for the use of lower-cost feedstock s for the production of biofuels. Nova will also have a refineryin Ill. completed by the end of 2007. That facility will be able to producde 60 million gallons ofbiodiesel annually.
ConAgra Trade Groupl will market the fuel and manage logistics. "The Nova team of professionals are extremelyu passionate about ourproprietart technology, which is quickly being recognized as the biodiesekl industry leader," says Kenneth T. Hern, chairmann and CEO of Nova Biosource Fuels. "Our abilityh to leverage low-cost feedstock using a high-quality efficientf process with prearranged distributiobn resources positions us forexcellent growth." Silveradoi Green Fuel, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of , is planninhg a $25 million fuel production facility at the Red Hillsw EcoPlex in Ackerton, Miss. The project's cost includews an initial investmentof $13.
1 millio in machinery and equipment. The plan t will be used to convert lignite, a low-rank into a liquid fuel that can be used inindustriap boilers. The process used to convert the lignitee is calledhypothermal treatment.
has entered into a sales agreement with to market and sell biodiesel fuel and manage logisticx for Nova at the biodiesel plant in Greenville, Miss. The owned by , can produce 20 millioh gallons ofbiodiesel annually. Nova has contractual rights toobtain 50% of the biodiesel and glycerin production from the Scott Petroleum will procure 50% of the refinery's feedstoc to produce biodiesel. Also, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ConAgra Foods, Inc., has agreer with Scott Petroleum to assist in procuring the additiona l feedstock requirements, primarily animal fats and wasterd products.
The refinery, located on the Mississippi River, was recently completed and is schedulexd to produce biodieselin September. "Nova has performedr well in the design and constructiob phases ofour refinery," Solon Scott Jr., president of Scott Petroleum, says in a "We're looking forward to commissioning Nova's proprietart technology to convert a variety of feedstockws produced in Mississippi into biodiesel for my customers." Nova previouslg designed and built a biodieselo refinery in Clinton, That facility, which can produce 10 million gallons of biodiesel is owned by Clinton County Bio Energy. It has producedr more than 4 million gallons of biodiese fromsoy oil.
Nova is also in the processz of commissioning a refineruyin Deforest, Wis., which could produces 20 million gallons of biodiesel a year. The owned by , has producedc more than 2 million gallons of biodiesel frommultiple feedstocks, such as corn oil extracted from dried distillers' greases with high free fatty acid content levela and various blends of animal fats. The refineru has processed feedstocks with combineed free fatty acid levels of upto 7%, whicu allows for the use of lower-cost feedstock s for the production of biofuels. Nova will also have a refineryin Ill. completed by the end of 2007. That facility will be able to producde 60 million gallons ofbiodiesel annually.
ConAgra Trade Groupl will market the fuel and manage logistics. "The Nova team of professionals are extremelyu passionate about ourproprietart technology, which is quickly being recognized as the biodiesekl industry leader," says Kenneth T. Hern, chairmann and CEO of Nova Biosource Fuels. "Our abilityh to leverage low-cost feedstock using a high-quality efficientf process with prearranged distributiobn resources positions us forexcellent growth." Silveradoi Green Fuel, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of , is planninhg a $25 million fuel production facility at the Red Hillsw EcoPlex in Ackerton, Miss. The project's cost includews an initial investmentof $13.
1 millio in machinery and equipment. The plan t will be used to convert lignite, a low-rank into a liquid fuel that can be used inindustriap boilers. The process used to convert the lignitee is calledhypothermal treatment.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Abercrombie shutting struggling Ruehl chain - Nashville Business Journal:
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The New Albany-based apparel merchanty said Wednesday it willshut Ruehl’s 29 stores and direct-to-consumetr operations and will be “substantially complete” with the efforgt by the end of next January. The decisionm comes a month afterAbercrombie (NYSE:ANF) took a deep strategic look at the chain, whicy targets young adults with clothes and accessories. whose only Ohio store is at Easton Town generated a pretax operating lossof $58 millionn last year. The chain regularly was Abercrombie’sd weakest sales performer at storez open at leasta year. Ruehl’s same-store sales were off 33 percentin May. Abercrombie earnedc $272.3 million on $3.
54 billioh in revenue last year. “Itr has been a difficult decision toclose Ruehl, a brand we continu e to believe could have been successfup in different circumstances,” CEO Michael Jeffries said in a “However, given the current economic environment, we believes it is in the best interestsd of the company to focus its effortw and resources on the growth opportunitiew afforded by our other brands, particularly internationally.
” The company didn’t disclose the effects on the chain’sx work force, nor did it indicate the number of jobs tied to The review of Ruehl, which opened in cost the company about $51 million in impairmenft charges in its first quarter. Abercrombie expectss to book about $65 million in pretax charges through the rest of the fiscal year as it windxdown Ruehl. The company Wednesday also said it amended a creditf agreement to excludesome Ruehl-relatee charges from requirements under its covenan with the lender and reduced its availabler credit to $350 million from $450 Jeffries said the company is confident is has sufficient cash on hand but “ww believe it is prudent to make theses changes” in light of the recession-batteredf retail environment and the one-time Ruehl costs.
In additiob to the 29 Ruehl stores, Abercrombie runs 350 flagshiop stores and 733 others underthe Abercrombie, Hollisterd Co. and Gilly Hicks nameplates.
The New Albany-based apparel merchanty said Wednesday it willshut Ruehl’s 29 stores and direct-to-consumetr operations and will be “substantially complete” with the efforgt by the end of next January. The decisionm comes a month afterAbercrombie (NYSE:ANF) took a deep strategic look at the chain, whicy targets young adults with clothes and accessories. whose only Ohio store is at Easton Town generated a pretax operating lossof $58 millionn last year. The chain regularly was Abercrombie’sd weakest sales performer at storez open at leasta year. Ruehl’s same-store sales were off 33 percentin May. Abercrombie earnedc $272.3 million on $3.
54 billioh in revenue last year. “Itr has been a difficult decision toclose Ruehl, a brand we continu e to believe could have been successfup in different circumstances,” CEO Michael Jeffries said in a “However, given the current economic environment, we believes it is in the best interestsd of the company to focus its effortw and resources on the growth opportunitiew afforded by our other brands, particularly internationally.
” The company didn’t disclose the effects on the chain’sx work force, nor did it indicate the number of jobs tied to The review of Ruehl, which opened in cost the company about $51 million in impairmenft charges in its first quarter. Abercrombie expectss to book about $65 million in pretax charges through the rest of the fiscal year as it windxdown Ruehl. The company Wednesday also said it amended a creditf agreement to excludesome Ruehl-relatee charges from requirements under its covenan with the lender and reduced its availabler credit to $350 million from $450 Jeffries said the company is confident is has sufficient cash on hand but “ww believe it is prudent to make theses changes” in light of the recession-batteredf retail environment and the one-time Ruehl costs.
In additiob to the 29 Ruehl stores, Abercrombie runs 350 flagshiop stores and 733 others underthe Abercrombie, Hollisterd Co. and Gilly Hicks nameplates.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Oregon guardsmen say were knowingly exposed to toxic chemicals in Iraq - Reuters
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Oregon guardsmen say were knowingly exposed to toxic chemicals in Iraq Reuters PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Lawyers for 12 Oregon National Guardsmen suing contractor KBR Inc for negligence and fraud told a jury in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday that the soldiers were knowingly exposed to toxic chemicals in Iraq that made them ... |
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Gen Y not into Twitter - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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A new survey by the Participatory Marketing Network findw just 22 percent of Generation Y consumera areusing Twitter. However, when askes about how much they usesocial networking, 99 percent from this who in general have not yet hit 30, report having an active profile on at leasty one social networking "Twitter dominates the news, but clearly we're only touchinhg the surface of its potentia l as a marketing vehicle," said Michael Dellz Penna, PMN’s co-founder and executive chairman. "Thix is a classic 'glass half full' scenarii for Twitter because it's clead that Gen Y has an appetite for social butstill hasn't fully embraced micro-blogging.
Therw is a tremendous opportunit now for marketers to develop strategies to get this important group activeon too." More than 85 percent folloew friends. More than 54 percent follow More than 29 percentfollow family. More than 29 percenyt follow companies. Of those who use a sociaol network, 89 percent have downloaded one of the following to theiprofile page: photos (89 percent), games (53 percent), entertainment (51 news (32 percent) and weather (29 Thirty-eight percent of Gen Y have an iPhonr or iPod Touch.
Games (53 percent), entertainmentf (35 percent), lifestyle (31 financial - "free" (28 financial "paid" (seven percent) are the most popular mobile applications. More than one-quarter (26 indicated none. You can click to follow the Soutu Florida Business Journalon Twitter.
A new survey by the Participatory Marketing Network findw just 22 percent of Generation Y consumera areusing Twitter. However, when askes about how much they usesocial networking, 99 percent from this who in general have not yet hit 30, report having an active profile on at leasty one social networking "Twitter dominates the news, but clearly we're only touchinhg the surface of its potentia l as a marketing vehicle," said Michael Dellz Penna, PMN’s co-founder and executive chairman. "Thix is a classic 'glass half full' scenarii for Twitter because it's clead that Gen Y has an appetite for social butstill hasn't fully embraced micro-blogging.
Therw is a tremendous opportunit now for marketers to develop strategies to get this important group activeon too." More than 85 percent folloew friends. More than 54 percent follow More than 29 percentfollow family. More than 29 percenyt follow companies. Of those who use a sociaol network, 89 percent have downloaded one of the following to theiprofile page: photos (89 percent), games (53 percent), entertainment (51 news (32 percent) and weather (29 Thirty-eight percent of Gen Y have an iPhonr or iPod Touch.
Games (53 percent), entertainmentf (35 percent), lifestyle (31 financial - "free" (28 financial "paid" (seven percent) are the most popular mobile applications. More than one-quarter (26 indicated none. You can click to follow the Soutu Florida Business Journalon Twitter.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Douglas Development buys foreclosed Northwest site - Washington Business Journal:
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A public auction took place Thursday morningat Ober/Kaler’sz offices at 1401 H St. NW to sell the forecloser Tenleytown property, which houses the vacantr Babe’s Billiards site. The D.C.-basesd development company, which helped remake downtown’s East End, boughy the 12,661-square-foot lot for $5 "Douglas plans to develop the propertgy into retail andoffice space, said Douglasx Jemal, president of the company. About 60 to 70 peopler -- which included about 15 to 20 bidderws that were mostlydevelopers -- showed up for the auction, said Jeff Stein, vice president and regionao manager of Tranzon Fox, a real estate auction company that conducted the marketecd foreclosure.
The sale process, whicuh typically lasts 10 to 20 minutes, took half an hour, he The property is zoned for a residential orcommercia use. The scratched plan under its owner Clemens Constructioj Consulting was tobuild five-story, 36,000-square-foot condo called the Maxim at Tenley with 42 units and 49 parking spaces.
A public auction took place Thursday morningat Ober/Kaler’sz offices at 1401 H St. NW to sell the forecloser Tenleytown property, which houses the vacantr Babe’s Billiards site. The D.C.-basesd development company, which helped remake downtown’s East End, boughy the 12,661-square-foot lot for $5 "Douglas plans to develop the propertgy into retail andoffice space, said Douglasx Jemal, president of the company. About 60 to 70 peopler -- which included about 15 to 20 bidderws that were mostlydevelopers -- showed up for the auction, said Jeff Stein, vice president and regionao manager of Tranzon Fox, a real estate auction company that conducted the marketecd foreclosure.
The sale process, whicuh typically lasts 10 to 20 minutes, took half an hour, he The property is zoned for a residential orcommercia use. The scratched plan under its owner Clemens Constructioj Consulting was tobuild five-story, 36,000-square-foot condo called the Maxim at Tenley with 42 units and 49 parking spaces.
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