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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Sparx Systems Supports European Joint Research Centre Standards Development - Benzinga
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Sunday, August 29, 2010
Limo service driven by teen CEO
http://www.megamax-energy.com/catactivelife.html
It was founded by a “(In the) long, long term, we want to go said CEO Billy Jinks, now age 19. Jinksx attributes the company’s success to careful attention to the little Lexani makes sure every car arrives withthe client’e favorite newspaper or magazine, as well as appropriats beverages. The company’s slogan is “Perfection has arrived.” Lexani reliews mostly on the support of customers who refeertheir friends, he said. “We’ve built a strong networkm of clients,” Jinks “Most of it’s just word of mouth.
” That built on a company spirit that encouragee the bestpossible service, has allowed Lexani to take market share from other companies, Jinks said. The company has a diverse fleet of from sedans to and all are less than ayear old, he Lexani works with a number of clientsw in various sectors, offering high-end to regulad transportation. That diversity of service insulate the company from tougheconomic conditions, Jinkzs said. “Instead of just doing a corporate markeft or aretail market, we do a little bit of he said.
He has been interestec in the limo business since he wasabouy 5, when he startecd accompanying his father on business trips to New He learned about the industry from a family friend who owned a transportation company, and he got in-depty knowledge from industry trade shows and other events. He formed Lexanui in 2004 and turneda first-year profit of more than According to a 2006 study by the U.S. Censusa Bureau, only 5 percent to 10 percent of new businessese survive their first fiveyears — and only abou 2 percent of small businesses nationwide are ownes by someone under age 25. Jinks said his age hasn’g been a factor in doinyg business.
“Some people seemed standoffishat first,” he but the quality of service was enough to quell any skepticism. Rob Miller, presidentg of , said he’s very impressed by Lexani’w quality of service, as well as Jinks’ work ethicf and business sense. “Wde want to do business with the best doctors and the best CPAs and the besttransportation company,” Miller said. “As far as I’m (Lexani is) the best around.” Miller said Jinks has a keen business sense, and it showas in Lexani’s reliable transportation service. When Jinksx was 17, he once picked up Miller personally to make sure he was on time for an earlyymorning flight.
His schedulesd ride had technical problemsthat day, Millerr said. “I think that just demonstratesd Lexani’s ... willingness to go the extrs mile,” he said. “Billy has certainly shown the business acumen of someonwe far olderand wiser.”
It was founded by a “(In the) long, long term, we want to go said CEO Billy Jinks, now age 19. Jinksx attributes the company’s success to careful attention to the little Lexani makes sure every car arrives withthe client’e favorite newspaper or magazine, as well as appropriats beverages. The company’s slogan is “Perfection has arrived.” Lexani reliews mostly on the support of customers who refeertheir friends, he said. “We’ve built a strong networkm of clients,” Jinks “Most of it’s just word of mouth.
” That built on a company spirit that encouragee the bestpossible service, has allowed Lexani to take market share from other companies, Jinks said. The company has a diverse fleet of from sedans to and all are less than ayear old, he Lexani works with a number of clientsw in various sectors, offering high-end to regulad transportation. That diversity of service insulate the company from tougheconomic conditions, Jinkzs said. “Instead of just doing a corporate markeft or aretail market, we do a little bit of he said.
He has been interestec in the limo business since he wasabouy 5, when he startecd accompanying his father on business trips to New He learned about the industry from a family friend who owned a transportation company, and he got in-depty knowledge from industry trade shows and other events. He formed Lexanui in 2004 and turneda first-year profit of more than According to a 2006 study by the U.S. Censusa Bureau, only 5 percent to 10 percent of new businessese survive their first fiveyears — and only abou 2 percent of small businesses nationwide are ownes by someone under age 25. Jinks said his age hasn’g been a factor in doinyg business.
“Some people seemed standoffishat first,” he but the quality of service was enough to quell any skepticism. Rob Miller, presidentg of , said he’s very impressed by Lexani’w quality of service, as well as Jinks’ work ethicf and business sense. “Wde want to do business with the best doctors and the best CPAs and the besttransportation company,” Miller said. “As far as I’m (Lexani is) the best around.” Miller said Jinks has a keen business sense, and it showas in Lexani’s reliable transportation service. When Jinksx was 17, he once picked up Miller personally to make sure he was on time for an earlyymorning flight.
His schedulesd ride had technical problemsthat day, Millerr said. “I think that just demonstratesd Lexani’s ... willingness to go the extrs mile,” he said. “Billy has certainly shown the business acumen of someonwe far olderand wiser.”
Friday, August 27, 2010
Economist: U.S. may see double-dip recession by late 2010 - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
http://moto-rs.net/2008/06/18/2000_yamaha_v_star_classic.html
Those odds may seem low, but they’rse actually high since double-dip recession are rare and the U.S. economgy grows 95 percent of the saidthe chamber’s Marty He predicted that the current economicf downturn will end aroune September but that the unemploymentt rate will remain high through the first half of next Investment won’t snap back as quicklgy as it usually does after a recession, Regaliaz said.
Inflation, however, looms as a potential problem becausee of thefederal government’s huge budget deficits and the massive amount of dollars pumped into the economy by the , he If this stimulus is not unwound once the economh begins to recover, higher interest ratew could choke off improvemenr in the housing markeft and business investment, he said. “Th economy has got to be running on its own by the middlw ofnext year,” Regaliaz said. Almost every major inflationary periodin U.S. historyg was preceded by heavuydebt levels, he The chances of a double-dip recession will be lowed if Ben Bernanke is reappointed chairman of the Federal Reserve, Regaliwa said.
If President Obama appoints hiseconomixc adviser, Larry Summers, to chair the Fed, that wouldd signal the monetary spigot would remain open for a longet time, he said. A coalescing of the Fed and the Obamaq administrationis “not somethingb the markets want to see,” Regalia Obama has declined to say whether he will reappoint whose term ends in February. Meanwhile, more than half of smal l business owners expect the recession to last at least anothedtwo years, according to a survey of Intuitt Payroll customers.
But 61 percent expect their own business to grow in the next12 “Small business owners are bullis on their own abilities but bearish on the factore they can’t control,” said Cameron Schmidt, director of marketinbg for . “Even in the gloomiest economy, there are opportunities to A separate survey of small businesws owners by found that 57 percent thought the econom wasgetting worse, while 26 percent thought the econom was improving. More than half planned to decreases spending on business development in the next six onthe U.S. Chamber of Commerce’as Web site.
Those odds may seem low, but they’rse actually high since double-dip recession are rare and the U.S. economgy grows 95 percent of the saidthe chamber’s Marty He predicted that the current economicf downturn will end aroune September but that the unemploymentt rate will remain high through the first half of next Investment won’t snap back as quicklgy as it usually does after a recession, Regaliaz said.
Inflation, however, looms as a potential problem becausee of thefederal government’s huge budget deficits and the massive amount of dollars pumped into the economy by the , he If this stimulus is not unwound once the economh begins to recover, higher interest ratew could choke off improvemenr in the housing markeft and business investment, he said. “Th economy has got to be running on its own by the middlw ofnext year,” Regaliaz said. Almost every major inflationary periodin U.S. historyg was preceded by heavuydebt levels, he The chances of a double-dip recession will be lowed if Ben Bernanke is reappointed chairman of the Federal Reserve, Regaliwa said.
If President Obama appoints hiseconomixc adviser, Larry Summers, to chair the Fed, that wouldd signal the monetary spigot would remain open for a longet time, he said. A coalescing of the Fed and the Obamaq administrationis “not somethingb the markets want to see,” Regalia Obama has declined to say whether he will reappoint whose term ends in February. Meanwhile, more than half of smal l business owners expect the recession to last at least anothedtwo years, according to a survey of Intuitt Payroll customers.
But 61 percent expect their own business to grow in the next12 “Small business owners are bullis on their own abilities but bearish on the factore they can’t control,” said Cameron Schmidt, director of marketinbg for . “Even in the gloomiest economy, there are opportunities to A separate survey of small businesws owners by found that 57 percent thought the econom wasgetting worse, while 26 percent thought the econom was improving. More than half planned to decreases spending on business development in the next six onthe U.S. Chamber of Commerce’as Web site.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Grachtenfestival ook dit jaar weer live op Radio 4 - Radio.NL
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Radio.NL | Grachtenfestival ook dit jaar weer live op Radio 4 Radio.NL Op het programma staat Schuberts Forellenkwintet, Flow my tears van John Dowland, Prelude en Passacaille voor barokgitaar-solo van Henry Grenerin, ... |
Monday, August 23, 2010
N.J. tax amnesty brings revenue windfall - St. Louis Business Journal:
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New Jersey expected to generater $100 million when the 45-day program was but at its close last week had collectefd morethan $600 milliomn in back taxes owed. Final revenue could increased byanother $50 million to $100 million once the remaininvg 17,500 envelopes are opened and processed, the Governor’sd Office said. New Jersey’s program, whichy ran from May 4 to June 15, permittede those owing back taxesfrom Jan. 1, 2002 and to Feb. 1, to settle up without penalty and for half theinterest owed. Of the collections processerd to date, 56 percent were for the corporationbusiness tax, 23 percent for sales and use taxes and 14 percent for gros income tax.
A vote on a final budget for New Jerseu isexpected Thursday. Gov. Jon S. Corziner would like to see the additional revenue be put towarsd propertytax relief, which was slated to be eliminatec for all but seniors and the disabled to address an up to $9 billion deficit in fiscal year 2010. In Pennsylvania, state Rep. John C. R-Lancaster, is pitching legislation for a one-time tax amnesty programm as a budget fix for his The bill would permita 90-day tax amnest period during 2009-10 fiscal year. The bill is in the Housre Finance Committee. “New Jersey has confirmed that this is a perfect time for a tax amnesty progran to succeed in said Bear. “We are facing a $3.
2 billion budge t deficit and New Jersey’s successful progra m should vividly illustrate that such a program can collect hundredws of millionsin revenue, or more, already owed to the Pennsylvania’s last tax amnesty program, whicgh occured more than a decadr ago, brought in $93 Bear said. Revenue from a tax amnesty progra m could be used to addressdthe state’s budget deficit, insteaf of Gov. Ed Rendell’s proposal to raise the state income taxfrom 3.07 percenr to 3.57 percent, Bear said. The governor’sz proposed 16 percent increase in the personal income tax rate would generateeabout $1.
5 billion a year in new revenue and amounf to about $250 more per year for a family earningh $50,000. “Now — during this dire budgert crisis — is the time for a new tax amnestu program to be putin place,” Bear said.
New Jersey expected to generater $100 million when the 45-day program was but at its close last week had collectefd morethan $600 milliomn in back taxes owed. Final revenue could increased byanother $50 million to $100 million once the remaininvg 17,500 envelopes are opened and processed, the Governor’sd Office said. New Jersey’s program, whichy ran from May 4 to June 15, permittede those owing back taxesfrom Jan. 1, 2002 and to Feb. 1, to settle up without penalty and for half theinterest owed. Of the collections processerd to date, 56 percent were for the corporationbusiness tax, 23 percent for sales and use taxes and 14 percent for gros income tax.
A vote on a final budget for New Jerseu isexpected Thursday. Gov. Jon S. Corziner would like to see the additional revenue be put towarsd propertytax relief, which was slated to be eliminatec for all but seniors and the disabled to address an up to $9 billion deficit in fiscal year 2010. In Pennsylvania, state Rep. John C. R-Lancaster, is pitching legislation for a one-time tax amnesty programm as a budget fix for his The bill would permita 90-day tax amnest period during 2009-10 fiscal year. The bill is in the Housre Finance Committee. “New Jersey has confirmed that this is a perfect time for a tax amnesty progran to succeed in said Bear. “We are facing a $3.
2 billion budge t deficit and New Jersey’s successful progra m should vividly illustrate that such a program can collect hundredws of millionsin revenue, or more, already owed to the Pennsylvania’s last tax amnesty program, whicgh occured more than a decadr ago, brought in $93 Bear said. Revenue from a tax amnesty progra m could be used to addressdthe state’s budget deficit, insteaf of Gov. Ed Rendell’s proposal to raise the state income taxfrom 3.07 percenr to 3.57 percent, Bear said. The governor’sz proposed 16 percent increase in the personal income tax rate would generateeabout $1.
5 billion a year in new revenue and amounf to about $250 more per year for a family earningh $50,000. “Now — during this dire budgert crisis — is the time for a new tax amnestu program to be putin place,” Bear said.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Report: Iran to unveil defense project - CNN International
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ABC News | Report: Iran to unveil defense project CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff An Iranian flag flutters Friday at an undisclosed location in Iran next to a surface-to-surface Qiam-1 (Rising) missile. (CNN) -- The Iranian defense minister has said the country's military plans to unveil an important project ... Iran loads fuel to power up Bushehr nuclear reactor Experts: Iran not so close to bomb Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant a sm » |
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Israelis and Palestinians to Resume Talks, Officials Say - New York Times
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Ha'aretz | Israelis and Palestinians to Resume Talks, Officials Say New York Times WASHINGTON รข€" Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to announce Friday that Israel and the Palestinians will return to direct negotiations for the first time in 20 months, delivering the Obama administration a sm » |
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