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Debate rages over severity of child-porn sentences Fox News Yet child-pornography offenders are now the focus of an intense debate within the legal community as to whether the federal sentences they face have become, in many cases, too severe. By the end of this year, after a review dating to 2009, ... and more »

Ball Don't Lie's playoff predictions: Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks - Yahoo! Sports (blog)

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Ball Don't Lie's playoff predictions: Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks Yahoo! Sports (blog) The playoffs start on Saturday, though, and the brains behind Ball Don't Lie are ready to break down the first round matchups. We continue with the Miami Heat and New York Knicks. Hey. It's Kelly. That wasn't fun, was it? and more »

Another drop in Colorado sales-tax revenue - San Francisco Business Times:

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percent — in May from the same monthj theyear before, girding legislators for what they expectr will be another round of cuts in next year’zs fiscal budget. With the state most of the way througg a fiscal year that ends onJune 30, no more cuts are likelyu for this year, said Joint Budget Committee Vice Chairmam Jack Pommer, a Democratic representative from Boulder. The Legislaturer has designated that any further funding shortfall this year will be fillecd by money fromthe state’s undesignated reserver fund and from a one-day borrowingf of other funds to be repaid on July 1.
the continued fall of revenues below expectationsx means the six JBC members who setthe state’s budget must begin looking soon at additional ways to scalee back expenses or services in next year’s fiscao plan, several members said. “I guess this means we’re not out of the wood s yet,” Pommer said. “We’re going to have to prepare for more cuts next year on top ofwhat we’v e already made.” Legislators filled a $1.4 budget shortfall over the past six monthss by raiding the reserve funds, transferring hundreds of millions of dollars from cash-funded accounte and cutting about $300 millionj in services.
As revenues continue to come in below that talk willbeginm again. State sales-tax receipts for May were off by $30 a 17.9 percent drop from last year. Individual income taxees fell by $66.3 million or 19.7 and corporate income taxes droppedby $2.2 million or 13.2 percent. Stats reserves have about $148 million that can be used to offse trevenue shortfalls, noted Rep. Mark Ferrandino, D-Denver. If the statwe must transfer funding temporarily, however, that will only push the problem of balancing the budget further off until next he said. “The question is: Does revenuwe in the future pick upif we’re startingv to see recovery, or not?” Ferrandino said.
“We’rre starting to see some indications that the economy is startingtto recover, if not level

Dow slips; Level 3 jumps on joint-venture talk - Denver Business Journal:

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The S&P 500 closed at down 3.28 points (0.35 The NASDAQ Composite finished at down 7.05 points (0.38 percent). Amonyg actively traded Colorado stocks, Level 3 (LVLT) led the day’sa gainers, up 17.7 perceng (20 cents) to close at The Wall Street Journa l reported Wednesday that Sprint Nextel is consideringt combiningits long-distance division with Level 3 in a join t venture. • (CROX) — Up 12.62 percent (41 to $3.66. • (WU) Up 4.7 percent (80 cents) to $17.83. (ALTH) — Up 3.62 percent (27 to $7.73. • (DPTR) — Up 2.61 percent (6 cents) to Among actively traded Coloradp stocks that declined on the day was down 3.
92 percent (44 cents) to close at $10.78. • , or AIMClO (AIV) — Down 2.77 percent (30 cents) to $10.54. Corp. (BLL) — Down 1.58 percengt (70 cents) to $43.71. • (IPI) — Down 1.51 percent (49 cents) to $31.88. • (NEM) — Down 0.98 percenrt (44 cents) to

Idea Integration to offer Microsoft stimulus package - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Idea Integration is one of six companiesz inthe U.S. chosen by to offer Microsoft “They’ve cobbled together a lot of Microsoft technologyu as a solution that can drop into a systemk and immediately track stimulus dollarx and apply forstimulus dollars,” said Sandy Bateh, a seniotr vice president at Idea Integration and the company’s Microsoft alliance manager. The package is aimed at state and localk governments trying to get their share of the stimuluzs money and to trackits use. Idea Integration and the othed five companies offering the packagde were chosen because of their familiarit with all of the applicationw inthe package.
“You have to understand the five underlyingy pieces ofthe technology,” Bateh Idea Integration will be competingv with the other five companies for governmentt clients. Bateh said the most promising sector isloca governments, since most of the stimulux money ultimately gets spent at that level. Bateh said the alliancee with Microsoft gives Idea Integration a chancde to landnew clients. “It’s a great opportunity for companies like us because it givesanother entry, it’s a he said.

Agency fit for the King - Austin Business Journal:

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Last week, named LatinWorks the third-largest advertising agency in — its Hispanic agencyh of record. LatinWorks is handling the fastfood chain’s creativw duties, while Chicago-based Tapestry picked up Burger King’s media chores. LatinWorks would not disclose how much the account is worth to its saying only thatthe chain’s Hispanic account represents $35 milliomn to $40 million in ad In 2007, the last year of available LatinWorks reported $73 million in billingsd and gross income of $11 million.
The timing of the Burgee King account couldn’t be better, according to “For us to get this significanr win in the first month of the year is a big saidChristie Kranik, managing directodr of LatinWorks, referring to the fact that the accountr work will stretch throughour the year. The contract’s lengthu is still being negotiated, she said. It is also noteworthyy that LatinWorks attracted the national business during a down advertisingexecutives said.
LatinWorks will hire about 16 new employeex and add a small office in where the burger chain is to staff the new Of thenew employees, six will be scattered acrose the country to work closely with Burger King and a handful will be in the Austi n downtown office on East Ninth LatinWorks has about 100 Kranik said the review process for the Burger King accounr started in October. LatinWorks believesd there were about five agencies that vied for the Burger King’s Hispanic work was previouslyu held by San Antonio-basede . As part of its extensive research, LatinWorks sent five teams to five Burgefr King markets to talk with consumers and conductfocus groups.
Befored making the final decision, Burger King visited LatinWorkd in Austin fora “chemistry check.” A week later Burgerr King executives called to tell LatinWorks it had the job. Greg managing director of LatinWorks, said his firm’s ability to see where the Latino marke t is headed helped set it apartfrom “It’s easy to get caughf up in the cultura stereotypes versus truly lookingy for cultural insights that drive greaty work,” Knipp said. , whichu handles Burger King’s general market account, has set an edgy tone for the brans with its irreverent useof “the character.
Last week, Burger King pulled the plug on a controversial campaign by Crispin that asked Facebook users to cut 10 people out of their network for a free Duff Stewart, president and chief operating officer of Idea believes LatinWorks is up for the creativ challenge. LatinWorks and GSD&M are both companies. “LatinWorksz has shown it’s a strong shop creatively. And it has provenj it can target both the Hispanif andgeneral market,” Stewart said. “They’vw been on a streak of late, and this is another feathed intheir cap.” LatinWorks has received nationalo accolades for its Super Bowl ads for featurinvg Carlos Mencia.
In the next couple of LatinWorks will begin developing initial creative works forBurgee King, which should air on televisiojn and radio in April. Knipp expects nontraditional media will also play a big role in strategy to connect Burgert King with theHispanic market. Burgef King will be a priority for the agencumoving forward. “We foreseee a long and successful partnershilwith BK,” said Sergio Alcocer, LatinWorks’ presideny and chief creative officer.

Despite Concerns, Overnight Parking Passes With 'Cautious' Stipulations - Patch.com

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Despite Concerns, Overnight Parking Passes With 'Cautious' Stipulations Patch.com Business owners won't be happy with a decision to allow overnight parking, but Wednesday's approved plan will allow for overnight parking in the central business district with certain stipulations. By Jason Vallee Resident Larry DePaolo addresses the ... and more »

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Education: B.A. and M.A. in Historyt at Stanford; J.D. Harvard Law School Career 1) Don’t let anyone else defined successfor you. 2) Understand that you will only recognizr successin hindsight. What you most like aboutt your job: Problem solving. There is almostr always a win-win It may take patience and creativity, but a mutuallty beneficial deal is latent in almosttany situation. I enjoy workingf with intellectual property, intangibles, in because it permits almost limitless flexibility in how an assety can be developedand exploited.
The range of strategic business relationships, revenue models, resolutions to disputes and almosy every business possibility is immense when technology and IP assets are in First job inyour field: Law clerk to Judgew Alfred T. Goodwin, U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninthg CircuitPersonal hero: I have alwayds admired Albert Einstein for his humanistic soul. The only actuao heroes I know of are thosew who have sacrificed or are currently making sacrificex so I can write this in safetyuand freedom. Books read recently: I grazw a wide variety of literaryu fare.
Currently on my nightstanc — The Elegant Universe by Brian The Singularity is Near by Ray and The Artof War: War and Militarty Thought by Martin Van Creveld. Favorited quote: “Imagination is more important than — Albert Einstein Favorite vacation spot: North Shorre of Kauai, Princeville or Hanalei Favorite restaurant: Shapiro’s Indianapolis Favorite film: They should have stopped makintg moviesafter “Star Trek II: The Wrathb of Khan.” The Kenneth Brannagh “Henrgy V” may be an exception. What you most enjot doing in your free Simply being withmy family.

Associated Marine Institutes rebrands - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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The changes are designed to reflect the nationao presence and track record of thenonprofift organization, which works with troubled a release said. AMIkids, headquartered in has outgrown its marine therelease said. It now operatesx in eight states with56 Historically, the programs’ respective brands had an independentt look and feel. The new identity brings the programs together under one brane withone voice, whils the new tagline “Separatinb a troubled past from a brighyt future,” represents AMIkids’ missionn and its positive impact on youth, the release The organization has worked with more than 95,000 youth since 1969.
“Our new brand betted represents our collective national reacb and will increase our abilit to expand partnerships and increas eresource development,” said O.B. president and chief executive. The new brand was unveiled at the AMIkids Experiential Challenge Event on the campusin Orangeburg, S.C.

Briton gouges out girlfriend's eyes - New York Daily News

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LCA-Vision might close more surgery centers in '09 - Boston Business Journal:

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The news sent shares of LCA LCAV) down sharply durinhg late-morning trading. But the 10 percent dip, whichy brought shares to $5.89, was followec by a recovery. Shares in LCA closed up about 1 percent, or 8 cents, to $6.51 Tuesday. “Procedure volum e in April and May has declined approximately 45 percent from the comparable period last year and we currentl y anticipate continued softnessthroughout 2009,” said LCA-Visiobn Chairman Anthony Woods, who was amongt six directors re-elected to the company’s board at the annual held at the Queen City Club downtown. Wood said the companyh might reduce spending on marketing this year andclosee “underperforming vision centers.
” Complaints about cost-cutting gave rise to takeovefr attempt by LCA-Vision founder Dr. Stephen Joffe, whose investmengt group acquired an 11 percent stakse in the company and floated its own slate of The Joffe group terminated its reform effort in Marcg and Joffe has since sold more than half of his In additionto re-electing six directors, shareholders rejected a stockholders' rightsz plan that makes hostile takeovers more difficult.

Mattel, Fisher-Price pay $2.3M fine - Wichita Business Journal:

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million civil penalty for violations of the federalp lead paint banin children’x toys. The civil fine comee after the completed an investigationh into the importing and selliny of toys with lead paint levels that exceededethe .06 percent lead by weightr limit that is federally mandated. Accordingf to the CPSC, which recently craftesd the Consumer Product SafetyImprovement Act, aimed at toughenintg requirements for lead and phthalates in children’s Mattel imported up to 900,000 non-compliant toys betwee July 2006 and September 2007. Fisher-Price imported over 1 million non-compliantt toys between July 2006 andSeptember 2007.
Amonbg the toys in question were the popula r Sargetoy car, various Barbire products and some Go Diegi Go toys. Most of the toys that had excessivre levels of lead were shipped to retaik stores for sale to the In 2007, a massive toy recall took place whered about 95 Mattel and Fisher-Price toy models were determinex to have exceeded the lead limit. Lead can be toxic if ingested by young children and can causre serioushealth problems. The topic of lead painy in children’s products has been a hot buttoj issue asof late, with the rollouty of the controversial CPSIA of 2008.
Toy manufacturerds and retailers have said the new regulationsxare vague, costly and arbitrary, often requiring the duplicates testing of products. Some smaller manufacturerz say the laws threaten to put them out of On thepolitical front, Rep. Louisd Slaughter, D-Fairport, said protecting children has to be thetop “When the toy recall happened (in 2007) I calle d the head of Fisher-Price and I told him they neede d to start making theie toys here again,” Slaughter said. “We didn’t have these kind of problems before they importerdthe toys.
” This civilp penalty, which is the highest for violations involvinvg importation or distribution of a regulated is the third highest of any kind in CPSC “These highly publicized toy recallss helped spur Congressional action last year to strengthen CPSC and make even strictet the ban on lead paint on toys,” said CPSC Actinbg Chairman Thomas Moore. “This penalty should serve notice to toy makers that CPSC is committeds to the safetyof children, to reducing their exposure to lead, and to the implementationb of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.
” As part of a story featured in our sister The Buffalo Law Journal , lookingy at the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, whicyh ran prior to the announcemenft of these fines, Fisher-Pricr declined to provide a representative to discuss the lead paint Instead, they issued a written statemen which read, in part: “Mattel is well positioned as it generally designs its products to meet globalk standards. Mattel has also been a leader in the efforta of industry to establisuh voluntaryindustry standards.” The statement also said that Matte l would continue to comply with the applicabls regulations of the CPSIA.
Mattekl was unable to be reached for commenMonday morning, though a representative said they would have a response later in the day. Despite agreeing to pay $2.3 million in Mattel and Fisher-Price deny that they knowinglt violatedfederal law, as alleged by CPSC staff.

TU identifies laid off workers - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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, the paper’s New York City-based according to a post on the AlbantyNewspaper Guild’s blog site. The guildd represents about half ofthe paper’s 400 workers, and has been engagedr in contract negotiations with management for nearlyt a year. No definite number s are available, but about 35 people are expectec to losetheir jobs. Publisher George Hearst originally put the countt at 65to 70, but 33 peoplew have taken buyouts since May. The paper is trying to cut expensesa by20 percent.
According to the guilfd site, employees—both union and nonunion—who were shown the door were told they were gettingga 45-day paid leave that would most likely result in their being laid off. Union rules requirwe that workers get 45 days noticd of their jobsbeing eliminated. Management and Guilx leaders are scheduled to meet July 8 to continude their negotiation oflayoff criterion. The paper presentede its proposed terms to the union inlate June. The union’e original contract, which expired in August, mandatedd that layoffs be based solely on seniorithyby department.
Management said that would not meet its leading to the primary sticking poin in the negotiation of anew pact. It urgeed the union to vote onits “besty and final” offer, which was rejected by a vote of 125 to 35. This promptee management to declarean impasse, which, in prompted the union to file a grievances with the National Labord Relations Board. On June 24, management told the union that in some job categorieas the layoffs would be made strictly ona last-hired-first-firef basis. But in 11 job categories—ninr in editorial and two in salesand marketing—cutsa will be based on other criteria, includiny job performance.
Calls to Tim O’Brien, a Timee Union reporter and Guild and publisher George Hearst were notimmediately returned.

Menswear store Harleys moving to Lakewood Building - San Antonio Business Journal:

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Owner Tim Ryan had said late in 2008 that he was planninyg to remodel and cut 50 percenr ofthe store’s floor space at 4009 N. Oaklanxd Ave. However, Ryan announced Tuesda the store will relocate toa 4,100-square-foot space in the Lakewood Building, 3575 N. Oaklandc Ave., in September. Ryan, who owns Harleys with his Janet, said he wantedf to stay in Shorewood. “This is our home and we are deeplty committed tothe community,” he said. Ryan said one of the advantageas of the new siteis off-streetf parking. The Lakewood a mixed-use residential/commercial property constructedin 1962, is undergoing a $1.2 milliojn renovation.
The building is owned by Garrett Harleys has contracted with architect Stephebn Bollingbroke of Development Collaborativse Limited in Mequon to do aninteriort buildout. The village of Shorewood provided financiao incentives to both the buildinvg owner and Harleys to improve the facadew and interior space of theLakewood Building.

Austin Entrepreneur Network launched - Austin Business Journal:

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This week, the said it is forming to be not just anothedr networking groupfor would-be businesspeople, but a centralizerd clearinghouse for a fragmented local busineses group environment. “We want to be a a place to start becauseI don’t see anyone else doing it,” organizer Hall Martin “I think there’s quite a lot of duplication, and, to be a lot of the stuff is prettyt superficial.” Martin, the former director of the , which fundsa startup businesses, said the Entrepreneur Networjk will operate a Web site featuring a calendaf of all local business-related events months in advance.
The which is a for-profit entity, will also maintaij blogs generated byveteran entrepreneurs. On Feb. 24, the Entrepreneutr Network plans to host its firsgt class that will meet for eight two hoursper week. The classes, which cost $495 per company, will included classroom-style instruction, industry speakers and a course book, said who is also the director of corporat developmentfor Austin-based (Nasdaq: NATI). The clasds will focus on validatingthe market, identifying a businessa model and building the management team — the key elements that keep most from gettingg funding, he said.
Fledgling Austin businesspeople have plentu ofresources available, such as the , Tech Bootstrap Austin and Texas Ventures. Thomas president of Austin’s , said the goal is to createw an entrepreneurial ecosystem similar to that ofSilicob Valley, Calif. But an important componentg is the presence of aggressive investorsd who are not afraid to take which is somethingthat there’d a shortage of in Austin, he “Until that changes, I don’t care what kind of groul you have, [an entrepreneurialp climate] won’t happen here,” Marriott The launching of the Entrepreneur Network www.austinentrepreneurnetwork.
org comes the same month as the announcement of the Capitao Factory, an Austin-based group formed by 20 veteran Austij entrepreneurs who are teaming to create a $100,00p fund. In addition to the money, group members plan to lend theie mentoring skills to help launch three or four technologt startups during aboot camp-typre program this summer. The Capital Factory, which plans to begin acceptintg applicationsin March, is expected to help develop a busineszs plan and identify a customer base for each startup in exchange for a 3 to 5 percenty equity stake in each company, organizerxs said.
David Breshears, co-founder of , an Austin-basedc firm that designs applicationsfor Web-basee companies, said there are neverd enough support groups for startup companies. But with the numberd of choices, inexperienced entrepreneuras often need help determininhg which group is bestfor “You can be overloaded with opportunitiesa just as much as you can be engages by opportunities,” he said. “It wouldf be nice if there was an umbrella organizationb that could centralize allof that.
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Wisconsin primary looms large for Romney, larger for Santorum - CNN

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Wisconsin primary looms large for Romney, larger for Santorum CNN By Paul Steinhauser, CNN Political Editor (CNN) -- Forty-two delegates are up for grabs when Wisconsin holds its Republican presidential primary Tuesday. But for Rick Santorum, much more appears to be at stake. The Badger State may be the former US ... Rick Santorum courts Wisconsin conservatives on eve of primary Los Angeles Times Wisconsin's highways show routes to GOP's primary The Associated Press Romney eyes primary knockout, matchup with Obama looms Reuters MiamiHerald.com  »