Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Virginia opens new forensics lab Thursday - St. Louis Business Journal:

http://riverside-ford.com/Transmission/Torque-Converter-Ford/
The standard brick veneer and tranquil parking lot give away nothingt of the actual activity inside one of newest building. On one end, investigatore and scientists pore over hair and tissue DNA of some ofthe state’ most dangerous criminals to learn what they did, while at the other, they pry open the dead bodie s of society’s latest victims to learn what was done to The lab is located on a 10-acres spot across from ’s campus in the massive maze of the Innovation@Princew William County Technology Park.
The 114,000-square-footy building will replace thestate 30,000-square-foot headquarters in Fairfax, where officials say the space was bursting at the “When we moved into the old lab [in 1989], we outgrews it in a year,” said Amy lab director for the Northern Virginia forensics lab, one of four branchesw statewide. “Coming here, we can go back to beintg full-service.” Now, the combined spacer for the Northern Virginia branch of the Department ofForensic Science, whicbh claims 60,000 square feet, and the Office of the Chietf Medical Examiner, claiming 26,000 squar feet, is intended to offer room to grow througuh at least the next decade.
With 46 employeex there now, the building has a capacityh of110 employees. The new building also housees anew 26,000-square-foot training suite, an improvement from the old where class attendees would have to sit or stand in the back of employed offices. In addition, the evidence vault for the forensice lab, which oversees roughlyu 10,000 cases at any givemn time, is up to four times the size ofthe old, and a largerd firearms and ballistics testing area allows investigator to test more powerful weapons than before.
the new medical examiner’se office space allows for storage of as many as 200 bodiee ina morgue, as well as a new biosafety lab where examiner s can test potentially contagious bacteria or including anthrax. The project, which has appliedr for the silver level of Leadership in Energg and Environmental Design green building was built asa public-private partnership deal that Princes William County officials hope will also boost its biotecgh portfolio. The state footed the bill, but awarded the overall developmentf contractto Rockville-based , which transferred the project to McLean-baseds LLC months later when the latter’sx founders split off from Scheer in 2007.
was the general with MWL Architects and McKinnegand Co. serving as the principa l designersand engineers. The building’s opening, hosted by comes days after the District pulles backa $133 million construction contractt to build its own consolidated forensics lab in Southwest D.C. becaus of concerns that competingbids weren’t properly evaluated. D.C. leaderss are planning to erecta $220 million buildinyg on the site of the former Metropolitah Police Department First District Headquarters at 415 4th St. SW.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Craig Brown realises Motherwell's Europa League task - BBC Sport

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Craig Brown realises Motherwell's Europa League task

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Motherwell manager Craig Brown says that beating Odense in Europa League qualifying would be like overcoming the third-top side in Scotland. ...



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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Four ownership groups show interest in Coyotes, sale could keep NHL team in Glendale - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

http://www.fuzzysplace.com/article/April-Showers-Bring-----Con-Artists.html
NHL court filings with the U.S Bankruptcyg Court handling the Coyotes Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection includ a list of possible ownerz that would keep the teamin Arizona. They Howard Sokolowski and David Cynamon, owners of the Canadiam Football League's Toronto Argonauts; Chicago Whitew Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf; Coyotes minorityy owner John Breslow; and an unnamed Phoenix-are a business executive as possible bidders. Research in Motion CEO Jim Balsilliw already hasa $213 million offer on the tablre for the Coyotes and would move the team to Ontario. The Coyotes have lost $316 millio since moving to the Phoenix markerfrom Winnipeg, Canada, in 1996.
Balsillie'x offer is expected to be substantially greate r than any offer to keep the team in RIM makes Blackberry smartphones and Balsillie is a billionaire who has made offersw for otherNHL teams. The NHL also got more legapl back up Fridayfrom , the and National Basketball The professional sports leagues argue in courrt filings that they should have control over franchises sales, moves and relocationsx in order to maintain the economic viability of thei operations.
The NHL opposesd Balsillie's effort to move the Phoenix franchise back to Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes also said in June 5 court filingd thata $100 milion cash infusion he has put into the team shouldf be treated as a debt the hockey team's reorganizatiom should reimburse him for. Moyes wants to sell the Coyotesa to Balsillie who contends hockey is not financiall viablein Glendale. Moyes' court filinges also downplayeda $750 million lease penalty the city of Glendalse could file for if the Coyotex break their 30-year lease at Jobing.com Arena. Moyee and Balsillie want the bankruptcy court to dischargre the lease as part ofthe team's Chaptert 11.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Kansas City Royals hope economy

http://hotesite.com/en/site-guard-and-security/page_25.html
Season-ticket renewals are down, said Mark Royals vice president of salesand marketing, and most clubsa he talks to are seeing the same thing. “The commo sentiment is that we’ve never seen anything like Tilson said. “It’s affecting not only our corporated accounts, but people who traditionally purchase seasonn tickets for personal entertainment are gettinb hitas well. So it seems no one is immune to what is goinbg on in the currenteconomic climate.” spokesman Rich Levin said in an e-mai l that the league hasn’t received complete forecasts from all the clubs.
“We can’t predicr the future, but we certainly expec the economic downturn will have an effect on basebal l as it has onother industries,” Levin wrote. “Wse just don’t know to what Patrick Rishe, a sports marketing consultant and associatee professor of economics atin St. said concerns about long-term financial security make peoplerless free-spending with their “They are holding on to what they’ve got right now,” he “They aren’t as willing to spened money on entertainment if they don’t feel they will get value for theirf entertainment dollar.
The Royals recent history doesn’t create high expectationsw of being competitive for aplayoff berth.” Massive renovationds at Kauffman Stadium could provide a Rishe said. The new look could pique fan interesyt and get them out to seethe “Historically, there is a boost, but the size of that boost is relative to the performance of the team,” he “In the Royals’ case, that meansd the boost is likely to be large early in the season, while everything is stil l new and hope still abounds. But they wouled have to be within a game or two of the wild card in Augusyt and September for the teamperformance ...
to really have an Tilson said Royals fans are optimistic and alreadu areshowing interest. The home opener againsy the on April 10 will be itsusuaol sellout. “Usually, there is a hangove r when it comes to the secons and third games afteeopening day,” he said. “People usuallyg wait to see what the weather will be like beforeebuying tickets. But I thinik this year we’re seeing a combinationn of wanting to see the stadium alon with a heightened sense of optimism in theclub

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Ed Miliband pledges 'once in a generation realignment of politics' - The Guardian

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Ed Miliband pledges 'once in a generation realignment of politics'

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Ed Miliband is pledging to lead a realignment of British politics as he offers a home for disgruntled Liberal Democrat voters who have been "sold out and ...


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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

General Motors Files for an Initial Public Offering - New York Times

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General Motors Files for an Initial Public Offering

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DETROIT รข€" General Motors on Wednesday filed paperwork to become a public company again and let the federal government begin selling down its share of the carmaker. In the filing, GM did not disclose the number of shares that it planned ...


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