Thursday, December 30, 2010

First-time homebuyers still a minority locally, Realtor says - Orlando Business Journal:

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“Given that the averagwe household income in Tampaz is rightaround $45,000, it seem highly unlikely that first-time homebuyers dominated either the cash-purchase or conventionalluy financed categories,” said Petedr Murphy, president of Home Encounter LLC, in a release. Groups like the said the low home prices, the stronger availability of loand through the andthe first-time buyer tax credif helped fuel sales in the region. However, first-timew buyers likely represented far less than the 43 percentf of sales they didin 2008. Realtors reported that cash buyers purchased more than 41 percen t of all sales this year at an average purchase priceof $121,400.
At the same 33 percent of all sales were financedf throughconventional means, which typically requires a 30 percentt down payment. With those salesw averaging $232,000, more than 74 percent of overalk sales in the region needed atleast $70,000 cash in orded to buy. The three categories that usuallh contain a lotof first-time homebuyers — new FHA loans, new loanw and assumed FHA and VA loans only accounted for 23 percenty of all the sales so far this year.
“Evem if we assume that half of all conventionallyy financed sales were purchasedby first-timre homebuyers, which is highlty improbable given the average price of thesse homes, first-time buyers will would still represent no more than 40 percentg of all buyers year to date,” Murphyy said. That would also be a 3 percenty dropin first-time homebuyers from 2008 while national salesx had 53 percent first-timer homebuyers. It’s not typical for first-tim e buyers to pay cash for theirrreal estate, Murphy said.
Instead, investors and repeat buyers are snappinbg up deals right now that might be attractive to them but not exactly the best pricwfor first-time homebuyers who don’t have a high enoughy income to really wheel and deal in the current

Monday, December 27, 2010

NASA engineers x-ray tank of space shuttle Discovery - Malaysia Sun

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Saturday, December 25, 2010

San Jose streets to become Redback Raceway in sponsorship deal - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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mile stretch of downtown San Jose will become the Redback Raceway duringthis summer'sa grand prix races, as a resulg of a new sponsorship deal. President Dale Jantzen said , an Ericssojn company, will be the title sponsodr ofthe seven-turn downtown temporary street circuit. Financiak terms were not As part ofthe deal, officials said Redback routinh products and broadband services will be used to the race fan On-demand video and live TV to cell-phones, PCs and will allow fans to access several on-site cameraz locations. This technology effort will be supportex byAlan Lippman, Redback'ds chief video architect, and one of the original creators of RealAudiop and RealVideo.
Redback also will continues to sponsor the CXO Celebrity GoKart Challenge. San Jose-basedd Redback manages broadband connections for 15 of the top 20 telephonecarriersz worldwide. The company agreed in Decembetr to be bought by Swedisb telecommunications equipmentmaker (NASDAQ:ERIC) for $2.1 retaining its management team and operating as a subsidiaryu of Ericsson.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Structural biology: Proteins in dynamic equilibrium - Nature.com

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Monday, December 20, 2010

Genesee Beer to make comeback - Dallas Business Journal:

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The renewed effort will include merging the sale s and marketing teams from Labatt USAand Genesee, once a recognizedx beer in Western New The company said it has begun $6 million in upgrades and will investt another $4 million in 2010. “Positive change are brewing,” said Rich Lozyniak, the new CEO of Nortuh American Breweries. “We’re reviewing every aspect of our busines s to strengthenthe brewery’s position.” NAB said it will upgrad brewery equipment, make necessarg repairs and add boiler controls and steam economizers that reduce energy consumption. The changesa are expected to bring annual operating savingx of morethan $1 million.
In addition to Genesee, the brewer produces Seagram’s Escapes, as well as Dundee Ales and Lagers familt ofcraft brands, which includes the Original Honey Brown The Rochester company distributes several including Imperial from Costa Rica, Steinlager from New Zealand, Toohey’xs New from Australia and Thwaites from the U.K.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Discussion on Bullying Turns to Real Solutions, Legal Protections - Campus Progress

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Video and Photos From "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" Fan Event - MovieViral (blog)

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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Metal Technologies enters German joint venture - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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Through the joint venture, Metal Technologie s has acquired an interest in SachsGiessereio GmbH, an iron and aluminum foundry in Germany. The deal also includesz a long-term supply agreement between the two companiesz and the eventual acquisition of Sachxs Giesserei byMetal Technologies. The deal will add aluminumk castings toMetal Technologies' product lines and fits with the company'z strategy to expand its global suppl business, said Rick chairman and chief executive officerd of Metal Technologies. Jamez said aluminum castings represent the fastest growinyg part ofthe industry. Metal Technologiez operates five iron foundriees inWest Allis; Ravenna, Mich.; Thred Rivers, Mich.
; and Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. It has two foundriesx in West Allis -- West Allis Gray Iron and West AlliaDuctile Iron. The foundries were acquirex from Wauwatosa-based small engine manufacturer Briggs Stratton Corp. in 1997 and 1999. The company also operatees some business operations at the West Alli s Corporate Center at851 S. 70th St.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Morgan Stanley Maintained Its EW Rating On Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) - Investor's Business Daily

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Port to sell land to Keystone Coal - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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owner Tom Scholl will pay $6.6 milliohn for the property and pay hisown attorney’s lega l fees of $6.6 million, which the authority was ordered to pay. Under the arrangement, Scholl won’t pursue legalk action against the authority for alleged business lost when the 70 acrews at the northern terminapl of Talleyrand Avenue were under threat of eminent Jacksonville Port Authority Executive Director Rick Ferrin said a bulk materialse terminal could have been built on the38 acres, but the authorit decided to sell due to its need for capital and desire to focus on building Ltd’s terminal at Dames Point.
He addedf that the economic impact of the 38 acress would be greater if it was combinedx with the other68 acres. Keystone Coal plana to build a $20 million coal terminal on part ofits 78-acrw parcel. The authority bought the 38 acres foraboutg $5.7 million from Jax LLC. Following the $61 millionj verdict for the 70 acres of land andthe authority’x balking on the price, Judge Richard Watsob ordered the authority to pay $10.t million to lawyers who defended Keystone’s lead counsel Andrew Brigham said he reduceed the attorney fees by 40 percent from $10. 5 million to better help Keystone and the authorityg reacha deal.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

UNT Law School scores significant victory - Dallas Business Journal:

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The office of Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, said an officialk vote will take place in the houseon Thursday. Brancbh had authored a similar bill in the House and much of that bill was incorporater into SenateBill 956, the bill that the Housse gave its support to on Wednesday. That bill, sponsoref by Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, authorizes $40 millionb in bonding authority. It will need to go back to the Senate for a final vote because of an amendment adderd bythe House.
The Senatew had previously approved the The amendment will allow a studyy to take place of the Dallaas law school model so it can be replicated in the South Texasborder region, Branch’s office “My principle reason for doing this now is it takexs 20 to 30 years for a law school to come into its Branch said. “When we have 12 to 15 millio n people in the Metroplex that is when this will be agreaty moment.
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