Ynetnews | 'Golda Meir sought bombing of Auschwitz' Ynetnews Meir's appeal was cosigned by another Histadrut official, Heschel Frumkin. Mereminski replied that he contacted the US government's War Refugee Board, which in turn submitted "to competent authorities" the Meir-Frumkin request for "destruction of gas ... |
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
'Golda Meir sought bombing of Auschwitz' - Ynetnews
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Woman dumps trash in mayor's office over collection mix-up - Digital Spy
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Daily Mail | Woman dumps trash in mayor's office over collection mix-up Digital Spy Ohio resident Janice Shanks presented two bags full of garbage to Portsmouth mayor David Malone on Friday, the city's Daily Times reports. She explained that she took exception to changes in the collection schedule over the Labor Day holiday earlier ... Trash talking: Upset by holiday pick-up schedule, Ohio woman hauls trash to ... Woman takes trash to mayor's office Ohio Woman Drags Trash into Mayor's Office in Protest |
Friday, September 9, 2011
Roddick Exits With an Empty Tank - New York Times
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Reuters | Roddick Exits With an Empty Tank New York Times Rafael Nadal broke Andy Roddick's serve six times and fired winners past him when he approached the net. More Photos » By KAREN CROUSE For the better part of a decade, Arthur Ashe Stadium has been Andy Roddick's den away from home, where he regularly ... US OPEN: Nadal looking towards final after defeating Roddick Once again, Nadal looks like the man to beat at Flushing Meadows Andy Murray reaches US Open semi-final after another meltdown |
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Nonresidential construction expected to lag in 2010 - Denver Business Journal:
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The ' "Consensus Construction Forecast" reports nonresidential construction is expected to drop by 16 percent in 2009 and by another 12 percenin 2010, the group said “This nonresidential downturn is shaping up to be the deepesyt decline in nonresidential activith in over a generation.” said Kermit Baker, chiefv economist for the AIA. “However, we’re beginning to see some moderatiob in the trends in design billingx atarchitecture firms, so we hopefullyg are nearing the bottom of this • Retail construction is expectex to drop 28 percent in 2009 and by nearly 13 percengt in 2010.
• Hotel construction will drop by nearlyh 26 percent in 2009 and by nearlty 17 percentin 2010. • Office buildings are expectecd to decrease by nearlu 22 percent this year and by more than 17 percenftnext year. • Industrial facilities constructiojn is expected to drop by a fractiob of a percent in 2009 and by nearlyg 29 percentin 2010. “Commercial facilitiese such as hotels, retail establishments and offices will feel the declinmost dramatically,” said Baker.
“The institutional market will fare much betterr as stimulus funding becomes available for health care andgovernment • Amusement and recreation is expected to drop nearly 21 percent in 2009 and by more than 8 percenft in 2010. • Construction of religioua facilities should fall by nearly 11 percent in 2009 and by nearlh 7 percentin 2010. • Educationn construction is projected to decrease by more than 8 perceng this year and by a fraction of a percentnext year. • Construction of health care facilitie is expected to dropby 1.5 percent in 2009 and by a fractionn of a percent in 2010. • Public safety construction is expected torise 1.
7 percenty in 2009 and drop a fraction of a perceny in 2010.
The ' "Consensus Construction Forecast" reports nonresidential construction is expected to drop by 16 percent in 2009 and by another 12 percenin 2010, the group said “This nonresidential downturn is shaping up to be the deepesyt decline in nonresidential activith in over a generation.” said Kermit Baker, chiefv economist for the AIA. “However, we’re beginning to see some moderatiob in the trends in design billingx atarchitecture firms, so we hopefullyg are nearing the bottom of this • Retail construction is expectex to drop 28 percent in 2009 and by nearly 13 percengt in 2010.
• Hotel construction will drop by nearlyh 26 percent in 2009 and by nearlty 17 percentin 2010. • Office buildings are expectecd to decrease by nearlu 22 percent this year and by more than 17 percenftnext year. • Industrial facilities constructiojn is expected to drop by a fractiob of a percent in 2009 and by nearlyg 29 percentin 2010. “Commercial facilitiese such as hotels, retail establishments and offices will feel the declinmost dramatically,” said Baker.
“The institutional market will fare much betterr as stimulus funding becomes available for health care andgovernment • Amusement and recreation is expected to drop nearly 21 percent in 2009 and by more than 8 percenft in 2010. • Construction of religioua facilities should fall by nearly 11 percent in 2009 and by nearlh 7 percentin 2010. • Educationn construction is projected to decrease by more than 8 perceng this year and by a fraction of a percentnext year. • Construction of health care facilitie is expected to dropby 1.5 percent in 2009 and by a fractionn of a percent in 2010. • Public safety construction is expected torise 1.
7 percenty in 2009 and drop a fraction of a perceny in 2010.
Monday, September 5, 2011
After EPA rejection, it
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Now, the has until Marcnh 25 to come up with a new and morecostly – plan to keep Cincinnati’s aging sewerz from overflowing into local rivers and streams. The upgrade s were ordered by a 2004 consent decree that settledc an EPA lawsuit alleging the sewed system violated the federal CleanWater Act. The sewer districtg was hoping to use rain green roofs and other natural solutiona to divert water fromthe sewers. The EPA instead has pushex for construction ofa 5.7-miler tunnel to temporarily storer 160 million gallons of sewage during heavy rain. The tunnepl and sewer connections to it would costnearly $1 billion. More than 500 smallerr sewer upgrades also wouldbe built.
“Despite more than 18 month s of intensive work on evaluatinggreenm infrastructure, defendants have been unable to make a credible case that ther is a reasonable possibility that greenb measures could eliminate or reduce the size of the Lowetr Mill Creek tunnel,” wrote Thomass Bramscher, an EPA section chief, in a Nov. 25 lettedr to MSD officials. Bramscher left some wiggle room for the MSD to use greehn solutions in areas where sewef backups areless severe. He also indicated EPA would consider alternatives to the as long as they can be builtt quickly and be proven effective at divertingh sewage overflow that now impacts the Lowe r MillCreek valley. U.S. District Judge S.
Arthurf Spiegel, who was briefed on the EPA’e findings Dec. 2, ordered all parties to come up with a compromiseby May. How much will it cost? The EPA letterd says a sewer plan that includess the tunnel comesto $3.3 billion. But Marilyhn Wall, a activist who has followedx the issue for more than a thinks the final plan will include greenb solutions and cost lessthan $3 billion. “Other citiew have managed to do this, so I definitely thinik it’s doable,” she said. “We’ve been very frustrated by all the Wethink it’s very important to get a finalizedf plan so we can move forwarrd on these projects.
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Now, the has until Marcnh 25 to come up with a new and morecostly – plan to keep Cincinnati’s aging sewerz from overflowing into local rivers and streams. The upgrade s were ordered by a 2004 consent decree that settledc an EPA lawsuit alleging the sewed system violated the federal CleanWater Act. The sewer districtg was hoping to use rain green roofs and other natural solutiona to divert water fromthe sewers. The EPA instead has pushex for construction ofa 5.7-miler tunnel to temporarily storer 160 million gallons of sewage during heavy rain. The tunnepl and sewer connections to it would costnearly $1 billion. More than 500 smallerr sewer upgrades also wouldbe built.
“Despite more than 18 month s of intensive work on evaluatinggreenm infrastructure, defendants have been unable to make a credible case that ther is a reasonable possibility that greenb measures could eliminate or reduce the size of the Lowetr Mill Creek tunnel,” wrote Thomass Bramscher, an EPA section chief, in a Nov. 25 lettedr to MSD officials. Bramscher left some wiggle room for the MSD to use greehn solutions in areas where sewef backups areless severe. He also indicated EPA would consider alternatives to the as long as they can be builtt quickly and be proven effective at divertingh sewage overflow that now impacts the Lowe r MillCreek valley. U.S. District Judge S.
Arthurf Spiegel, who was briefed on the EPA’e findings Dec. 2, ordered all parties to come up with a compromiseby May. How much will it cost? The EPA letterd says a sewer plan that includess the tunnel comesto $3.3 billion. But Marilyhn Wall, a activist who has followedx the issue for more than a thinks the final plan will include greenb solutions and cost lessthan $3 billion. “Other citiew have managed to do this, so I definitely thinik it’s doable,” she said. “We’ve been very frustrated by all the Wethink it’s very important to get a finalizedf plan so we can move forwarrd on these projects.
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Saturday, September 3, 2011
Allegheny County to dole out $8.1M in Recovery Act energy efficiency grants - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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million in Recovery Act energy efficiencyg grants among its own buildings and the municipalitieas underits umbrella. Chief Executive Dan Onorato announced the planMondahy — $300,000 to conduct energy auditws for municipal buildings, $2 million for municipalitiesz to enact the recommendations from thosee audits, and $5.8 million for the countyy to act upon previously completed audits and upgrade its buildings. Allegheny County will partner with Duquesne which will compile the individual municipal audit and synthesize recommendations foreach locale.
Municipal grants will follos incomeguidelines — where the percentagde of low or moderate income residents is 47 percenft or higher, the county will fund 100 percentt of the energy efficiencuy upgrades. For municipalities with 25 percent to 46 percent lowerincome residents, it will cove 75 percent of the cost, and wherer the lower income population accounts for less than 24 the county will split the cost of energyh upgrades evenly with the The plan outlined today must be submittedf to the U.S. Department of Energy by June 25.
The federa agency will then have 45 days to review it and rendefr its approval after which competitives bidding for both energy auditors and energy efficiency contractorswill begin.
million in Recovery Act energy efficiencyg grants among its own buildings and the municipalitieas underits umbrella. Chief Executive Dan Onorato announced the planMondahy — $300,000 to conduct energy auditws for municipal buildings, $2 million for municipalitiesz to enact the recommendations from thosee audits, and $5.8 million for the countyy to act upon previously completed audits and upgrade its buildings. Allegheny County will partner with Duquesne which will compile the individual municipal audit and synthesize recommendations foreach locale.
Municipal grants will follos incomeguidelines — where the percentagde of low or moderate income residents is 47 percenft or higher, the county will fund 100 percentt of the energy efficiencuy upgrades. For municipalities with 25 percent to 46 percent lowerincome residents, it will cove 75 percent of the cost, and wherer the lower income population accounts for less than 24 the county will split the cost of energyh upgrades evenly with the The plan outlined today must be submittedf to the U.S. Department of Energy by June 25.
The federa agency will then have 45 days to review it and rendefr its approval after which competitives bidding for both energy auditors and energy efficiency contractorswill begin.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Early Apple documents show growing pains - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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In a statement that may make a modern reader the 1977 IPOplan says, “Appl e Computers’ Management team is young and relativelyt in-experienced in the high volume consumer electronicws business.” The Macintosh business dated 12 July 1981 and set in antique Mac fontx that look primitive to a modern eye, contains the exhortation “and today is the first day of the rest of your It compares the performance of the $1,500 Mac (“64r to 128 k” memory) to other Apple computer s like the $2,500 Apple II (“32q to 64 k”) and the $5,000 Lisa (“256 to 1000 and weighing “45 + “Observe that everyone is introducing products in Band 3,” the document states — “Band 3” being the niched occupied by the Apple II.
“ currently know of no productx being developed by competition for Band2 (unfortunatelyt this doesn’t mean there arn’t [sic] Band 2 is the nichw Apple envisioned the Mac occupying. Apple’s earlyy strategy was to encourage businesses to move up market to the expensivre Lisa and Apple III costingbetween $3,000 and while popular users would move down to the cheapo Mac, “leaving Band 3 manufacturers out in the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) sized up potentiaol markets for the new computer, particularly in education. “As Word Processors are replacing typewriters in the real students need to learjnword processing, not just typing.
MAC will help the studengt of the 80’s learn the tools of the Planners guessed atabouyt 19,000 high schools that might buy Macs and up to 11.2 millio college students to whom they could pitch the “MAC also provides Entertainment and Educatiojn for every member of the the plan says. The plan estimates costs for makint the Macat $395. Aftefr distribution costs, Apple hoped to cleafr a 33 percent operating profit fromeach $995 computer, risinh to a 55 percent operating profit from a fancier $1,49 computer. About 63 people were workinf on the Mac project inDecember 1981, according to the “Europe has not been given much consideration yet.
” “Whok will manufacture Macintosh? Should we, should PCS, Alps?” “Is our schedule realistic?” The preliminary plan for Apple’ss initial public offering also shows much about the earlty nature of the “Apple Computer Inc. is a new company whicbh has not established a long history of thedocument says. “Apple has experiencerd extreme difficulty in obtaining its custom injectexd moldedcases … Apple management expectss that rapid growth and potential markeft fluctuations may present severse cash flow management “These two documents provide a rare glimpse into Apple’z history as a company,” said Computer Museum CEO and Presidenft John Hollar.
The documents are available onthe museum’s .
In a statement that may make a modern reader the 1977 IPOplan says, “Appl e Computers’ Management team is young and relativelyt in-experienced in the high volume consumer electronicws business.” The Macintosh business dated 12 July 1981 and set in antique Mac fontx that look primitive to a modern eye, contains the exhortation “and today is the first day of the rest of your It compares the performance of the $1,500 Mac (“64r to 128 k” memory) to other Apple computer s like the $2,500 Apple II (“32q to 64 k”) and the $5,000 Lisa (“256 to 1000 and weighing “45 + “Observe that everyone is introducing products in Band 3,” the document states — “Band 3” being the niched occupied by the Apple II.
“ currently know of no productx being developed by competition for Band2 (unfortunatelyt this doesn’t mean there arn’t [sic] Band 2 is the nichw Apple envisioned the Mac occupying. Apple’s earlyy strategy was to encourage businesses to move up market to the expensivre Lisa and Apple III costingbetween $3,000 and while popular users would move down to the cheapo Mac, “leaving Band 3 manufacturers out in the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) sized up potentiaol markets for the new computer, particularly in education. “As Word Processors are replacing typewriters in the real students need to learjnword processing, not just typing.
MAC will help the studengt of the 80’s learn the tools of the Planners guessed atabouyt 19,000 high schools that might buy Macs and up to 11.2 millio college students to whom they could pitch the “MAC also provides Entertainment and Educatiojn for every member of the the plan says. The plan estimates costs for makint the Macat $395. Aftefr distribution costs, Apple hoped to cleafr a 33 percent operating profit fromeach $995 computer, risinh to a 55 percent operating profit from a fancier $1,49 computer. About 63 people were workinf on the Mac project inDecember 1981, according to the “Europe has not been given much consideration yet.
” “Whok will manufacture Macintosh? Should we, should PCS, Alps?” “Is our schedule realistic?” The preliminary plan for Apple’ss initial public offering also shows much about the earlty nature of the “Apple Computer Inc. is a new company whicbh has not established a long history of thedocument says. “Apple has experiencerd extreme difficulty in obtaining its custom injectexd moldedcases … Apple management expectss that rapid growth and potential markeft fluctuations may present severse cash flow management “These two documents provide a rare glimpse into Apple’z history as a company,” said Computer Museum CEO and Presidenft John Hollar.
The documents are available onthe museum’s .
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