No longer just an urban pest, Japanese beetles causing problems for corn ... The Republic LOUIS â€" The Japanese beetle has been striking Missouri and Illinois with full force, eating its way through rose bushes and tomato plants and now threatening major crops like corn and soybeans. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the beetle has ... Japanese Beetles Reported in Nebraska Field Crops for First Time |
mardi 26 juillet 2011
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dimanche 24 juillet 2011
Deal averts NYS layoffs - Business First of Buffalo:
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Under the terms of the agreement reacheed between Paterson and the New York will reducethe state’e payroll by encouraging employees in specific positions to take a cash buyout to leave statr service. The unions said the buyout offers will be availables to all employees in thetargeted positions. Patersoj had announced plans to cutnearly 9,000 state workers. “This agreement is a huge win forNew York’ws taxpayers and will lead to the most significan t reform of our public pensiomn system in decades,” Paterson said. “This is real reforkm to the pension systemm which will substantially reduce costs to the taxpayeres of NewYork State.
” According to the governor’w office, the deal will reduce the state’s workforcw by about 7,000 positions and save taxpayersz about $440 million over the next two A voluntary reduction in work schedule will also be The estimated savings are roughly the amount that was projectedc to be saved through the proposed layoffws that were announced in “This agreement means a smaller state work savings for taxpayers, and a new pensiob tier that provides long-term fiscak stability for the state,” Paterson “As I have said from the beginninhg of this process, my overriding goal was to achiever needed savings and workforce cost reductions, while at the same time avoidinv large scale layoffs duringf the worst economic downturh in a generation.
This agreement achieves thosre objectives in a compassionate and fiscally responsible way.” A targeted, one-time $20,000 retirement incentive payment will be offererd to approximately 4,500 employees. Incentives must be approved by each respectivs agency and the Division of the Budgeft and will only be provided to individuals in positionss that will bepermanently abolished. Additionally, approximatelg 2,500 funded positions that are currently vacan will bepermanently abolished.
The new Tier V pensio tier would apply only to new Other keycomponents include: • Raisinf the minimum age at which an individual can retire without penalty from 55 to 62, and impose a penalt of up to 38 percent for any employees who retire prior to age 52. Requiring employees to continue contributing 3 percentf of their salaries towards pension costs for theid entire careers rather than ending their contributions after 10 yearwof service. • Increasing the minimum year s of service required to draw a pension from 5 years to10 years. • Cappinhg the amount of discretionary overtime that can be considerec in the calculation of pension benefitdat $10,000 per year.
Unio n officials said that the Paterson administration also has pledged that it will not pursu layoffs during the nexttwo years. CSEA and PEF said they will accepft Paterson’s proposed legislation seeking to establishTier V, saying it “reflecta the reality of current economic conditions and the fact that it will only applh to future hires,” the unions said in a joint “From the start, CSEA has remained focuses on not just protecting our members but also the essentiap services we provide to New Yorkers every day,” said CSEA Presiden t Danny Donohue.
“CSEA recognizes thesee are extraordinary times with unprecedented challenges and we have tried to find ways to help withoutreopeninhg contracts. We believe the agreementr worked out withthe governor’s office achieves all of these PEF President Ken Brynien said Paterso n “moved significantly from his original demands for major contract concessions from the state’s work force.” [Click the videop image on the right to see the union's initialp response to Gov. Paterson's planned layoffs].
Under the terms of the agreement reacheed between Paterson and the New York will reducethe state’e payroll by encouraging employees in specific positions to take a cash buyout to leave statr service. The unions said the buyout offers will be availables to all employees in thetargeted positions. Patersoj had announced plans to cutnearly 9,000 state workers. “This agreement is a huge win forNew York’ws taxpayers and will lead to the most significan t reform of our public pensiomn system in decades,” Paterson said. “This is real reforkm to the pension systemm which will substantially reduce costs to the taxpayeres of NewYork State.
” According to the governor’w office, the deal will reduce the state’s workforcw by about 7,000 positions and save taxpayersz about $440 million over the next two A voluntary reduction in work schedule will also be The estimated savings are roughly the amount that was projectedc to be saved through the proposed layoffws that were announced in “This agreement means a smaller state work savings for taxpayers, and a new pensiob tier that provides long-term fiscak stability for the state,” Paterson “As I have said from the beginninhg of this process, my overriding goal was to achiever needed savings and workforce cost reductions, while at the same time avoidinv large scale layoffs duringf the worst economic downturh in a generation.
This agreement achieves thosre objectives in a compassionate and fiscally responsible way.” A targeted, one-time $20,000 retirement incentive payment will be offererd to approximately 4,500 employees. Incentives must be approved by each respectivs agency and the Division of the Budgeft and will only be provided to individuals in positionss that will bepermanently abolished. Additionally, approximatelg 2,500 funded positions that are currently vacan will bepermanently abolished.
The new Tier V pensio tier would apply only to new Other keycomponents include: • Raisinf the minimum age at which an individual can retire without penalty from 55 to 62, and impose a penalt of up to 38 percent for any employees who retire prior to age 52. Requiring employees to continue contributing 3 percentf of their salaries towards pension costs for theid entire careers rather than ending their contributions after 10 yearwof service. • Increasing the minimum year s of service required to draw a pension from 5 years to10 years. • Cappinhg the amount of discretionary overtime that can be considerec in the calculation of pension benefitdat $10,000 per year.
Unio n officials said that the Paterson administration also has pledged that it will not pursu layoffs during the nexttwo years. CSEA and PEF said they will accepft Paterson’s proposed legislation seeking to establishTier V, saying it “reflecta the reality of current economic conditions and the fact that it will only applh to future hires,” the unions said in a joint “From the start, CSEA has remained focuses on not just protecting our members but also the essentiap services we provide to New Yorkers every day,” said CSEA Presiden t Danny Donohue.
“CSEA recognizes thesee are extraordinary times with unprecedented challenges and we have tried to find ways to help withoutreopeninhg contracts. We believe the agreementr worked out withthe governor’s office achieves all of these PEF President Ken Brynien said Paterso n “moved significantly from his original demands for major contract concessions from the state’s work force.” [Click the videop image on the right to see the union's initialp response to Gov. Paterson's planned layoffs].
vendredi 22 juillet 2011
Comic-Con 2011: 'Dexter' searches for God - Los Angeles Times
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Comic-Con 2011: 'Dexter' searches for God Los Angeles Times Dexter Morgan is not, perhaps, the sort of fellow you would imagine turning to God, but the cast and crew of the Showtime series “Dexter†promised audiences at Comic-Con International on Thursday that the show's upcoming sixth season, which premieres ... |
mardi 19 juillet 2011
Report: $213M in stimulus money spent in Colorado so far - Denver Business Journal:
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million in funds from the federall stimulus plan has been spent in Coloradkoto date, Gov. Bill Ritter announced Thursday in the first of a series of reports on locaolstimulus spending. The money spent locallyg from the American Recovery and Reinvestmeng Act so far includes increase payments forMedicaid services, increased unemploymenr benefits to laid-off and one-time $250 checks to Social Security the state report More than $1 billion is coming to the statr from the stimulus program over the next four the report said. • $1.2 million for meals to low-income seniors. • $7 million in research grants to University of Coloradop doctorsand scientists.
• $60 milliomn for about 30 drinking water and wastewatefrimprovement projects. “The Recovery Act has been supportint working families and individuals across Colorado to make ends meet during this difficultfeconomic time,” Ritter said in a statement. “No w we are seeing the launchb of a wave of projects that willprovide long-term benefits to the At the same time, my staff is helping to make sure a significan t amount of funds is directed toward boostingf our New Energy Colorado expects to receive a total of $7 billionn through the stimulus plan over the next two some of it in funding for programz and some of it in tax breaks. .
million in funds from the federall stimulus plan has been spent in Coloradkoto date, Gov. Bill Ritter announced Thursday in the first of a series of reports on locaolstimulus spending. The money spent locallyg from the American Recovery and Reinvestmeng Act so far includes increase payments forMedicaid services, increased unemploymenr benefits to laid-off and one-time $250 checks to Social Security the state report More than $1 billion is coming to the statr from the stimulus program over the next four the report said. • $1.2 million for meals to low-income seniors. • $7 million in research grants to University of Coloradop doctorsand scientists.
• $60 milliomn for about 30 drinking water and wastewatefrimprovement projects. “The Recovery Act has been supportint working families and individuals across Colorado to make ends meet during this difficultfeconomic time,” Ritter said in a statement. “No w we are seeing the launchb of a wave of projects that willprovide long-term benefits to the At the same time, my staff is helping to make sure a significan t amount of funds is directed toward boostingf our New Energy Colorado expects to receive a total of $7 billionn through the stimulus plan over the next two some of it in funding for programz and some of it in tax breaks. .
dimanche 17 juillet 2011
Schwan Food reorganizes, cuts jobs - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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The Marshall-based foods company said that it undertook the move in an effortr to reorganize its homedelivery division, and cited "challenging economifc conditions" as the driving forcd behind the measure. The company will lay off 30 workers in who work in its home service Positions cut were in the areasof finance, operations, strategic planning and development. Around the 307 positions were eliminated at variouxs sales anddistribution centers; the companuy also expanded the responsibilities of its general The company said that as part of the restructurinhg effort, it would create about 123 new positions eight of them in Employees affected by the cuts were notifier Monday.
They will have the opportunity to apply for the new The company is also looking to fill 50 manufacturingy positionsin Marshall. Recently, the Business Journalp reported that the company would in South laying off525 workers.
The Marshall-based foods company said that it undertook the move in an effortr to reorganize its homedelivery division, and cited "challenging economifc conditions" as the driving forcd behind the measure. The company will lay off 30 workers in who work in its home service Positions cut were in the areasof finance, operations, strategic planning and development. Around the 307 positions were eliminated at variouxs sales anddistribution centers; the companuy also expanded the responsibilities of its general The company said that as part of the restructurinhg effort, it would create about 123 new positions eight of them in Employees affected by the cuts were notifier Monday.
They will have the opportunity to apply for the new The company is also looking to fill 50 manufacturingy positionsin Marshall. Recently, the Business Journalp reported that the company would in South laying off525 workers.
vendredi 15 juillet 2011
UGA taps Cabrera as Georgia Power professor - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The professorship, established in Februarg 2006, will create a nationally and internationally recognized researcnh program at UGA on thechemical speciation, fate, transportf and effects of metal, metalloid, radionuclide and organif contaminants resulting from industrial and energy-generatinbg activities and by-products. Cabrera’sx research focuses on issues related to animalmanure (poultry litter in particular) and application to croplandf and pastureland as fertilizer. He has conducted research on nitrogen processeds associated with potential environmental contamination and has assesseed the bioavailability of trace metals in soilss amended withorganic wastes.
“Professor Cabreraw is one of the leading soil chemists in the said J. Scott Angle, dean and director of the UGA Collegr of Agricultural andEnvironmental Sciences. “The Georgia Power Professorship recognizezs his standing withinhis discipline. He will be workingf to find ways for his ideas to enhancr the quality ofour environment.”
The professorship, established in Februarg 2006, will create a nationally and internationally recognized researcnh program at UGA on thechemical speciation, fate, transportf and effects of metal, metalloid, radionuclide and organif contaminants resulting from industrial and energy-generatinbg activities and by-products. Cabrera’sx research focuses on issues related to animalmanure (poultry litter in particular) and application to croplandf and pastureland as fertilizer. He has conducted research on nitrogen processeds associated with potential environmental contamination and has assesseed the bioavailability of trace metals in soilss amended withorganic wastes.
“Professor Cabreraw is one of the leading soil chemists in the said J. Scott Angle, dean and director of the UGA Collegr of Agricultural andEnvironmental Sciences. “The Georgia Power Professorship recognizezs his standing withinhis discipline. He will be workingf to find ways for his ideas to enhancr the quality ofour environment.”
mercredi 13 juillet 2011
St. Louis hospitals report 30 heat-related illnesses - STLtoday.com
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MyFox Washington DC | St. Louis hospitals report 30 heat-related illnesses STLtoday.com Laurie Skrivan | Post-Dispatch lskrivan@post-dispatch.com There were 14 people with heat-related illnesses treated at St. Louis hospitals on Monday, the city health department announced today. The patients' ages ranged from 7 to 66, and they were ... Take steps to stay cool, avoid heat-related illnesses Watch out for heat-related illnesses Extreme Heat: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety |
dimanche 10 juillet 2011
Landmark health reform bill passes Senate - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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Also winning passage on Thursday was a the creatiomn of a state agency charge d with improving the delivery of health care across the The “Healthy Kids — Healthy Oregon” which will increase taxes on hospitals and health insurersx by $150 million per year, marks a majorf victory for Gov. Ted Kulongoski, who proposed the measure. It facefd fierce opposition byhospital groups, who were pacifiedc when their proposed tax hike was Insurers still maintain that the measures will increase the cost of healtuh coverage for thousands of Oregonians, by adding a 1 percent premium to the cost of commercial health insurance.
By raising additional funds, the state will receive $500 million in unclaimed federal healthgcare dollars. The second bill, which allocateds two-year funding of $3 million from the state’s general fund, creates the Oregon Health Authority to oversese existing state programs that touc onhealth care. The new state agency is chargex with establishing health industry cost controp measures and with promoting health care reform at a national Both bills now head to the governo forhis signature.
Also winning passage on Thursday was a the creatiomn of a state agency charge d with improving the delivery of health care across the The “Healthy Kids — Healthy Oregon” which will increase taxes on hospitals and health insurersx by $150 million per year, marks a majorf victory for Gov. Ted Kulongoski, who proposed the measure. It facefd fierce opposition byhospital groups, who were pacifiedc when their proposed tax hike was Insurers still maintain that the measures will increase the cost of healtuh coverage for thousands of Oregonians, by adding a 1 percent premium to the cost of commercial health insurance.
By raising additional funds, the state will receive $500 million in unclaimed federal healthgcare dollars. The second bill, which allocateds two-year funding of $3 million from the state’s general fund, creates the Oregon Health Authority to oversese existing state programs that touc onhealth care. The new state agency is chargex with establishing health industry cost controp measures and with promoting health care reform at a national Both bills now head to the governo forhis signature.
vendredi 8 juillet 2011
New Research Can Accurately Predict The Outcome Of Pregnancies Threatening To ... - Medical News Today
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New Research Can Accurately Predict The Outcome Of Pregnancies Threatening To ... Medical News Today Scientists in the UK who have been researching fertility have stated that the outcome of such pregnancies can now be predicted accurately. About 20% of all pregnancies get complicated by a threatened miscarriage. Of these, up to 20% would miscarry*. ... |
mercredi 6 juillet 2011
Emotions High After Casey Found Not Guilty Of Murder - WSOC Charlotte
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USA Today | Emotions High After Casey Found Not Guilty Of Murder WSOC Charlotte Emotions are still raw after Casey Anthony was found not guilty of killing her daughter 2-year-old daughter Caylee Marie Anthony. Three years after Caylee died, and a month and a half after Casey's trial began, the jury's decision took less than 11 ... Anthony found not guilty in daughter's death Casey Anthony found not guilty of killing daughter Shrine grows where remains found |
dimanche 3 juillet 2011
Joybox Express band members on bicycles haul instruments across Michigan, play ... - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
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The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com | Joybox Express band members on bicycles haul instruments across Michigan, play ... The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com By The Grand Rapids Press Cory Olsen photos | The Grand Rapids PressHolland resident Karlene Krause helps Mark Braun pack up instruments after he and Joybox Express band members played a couple of tunes Saturday in Holland's Kollen Park. ... |
vendredi 1 juillet 2011
Afternoon Fix: Mark Kelly not running (for now) - Washington Post (blog)
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Afternoon Fix: Mark Kelly not running (for now) Washington Post (blog) East Moline Alderman Cheri Bustos (D) is running for Congress Illinois' 17th district, she said yesterday. Bustos is planning a formal announcement for July 13. Meanwhile, local activist Porter McNeil (D) decided not to go after the seat. ... |
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