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The lab, a part of the museum’s greenb initiative, will demonstrate small wind turbinez that could be erected on small businessesand homes. When five turbines — ranging betweenb 40 feet and seven feet inheightg — will rest on the museum’s roof. Two of the turbines are operationalp on the Cambridge side ofthe building, with the othe three to be installed on the Boston side this “This is a giant science experiment,” says Davis Rabkin, Farinon Director for current science and technology at the in a prepared writtehn statement. “No one has tested five different small turbinea in arooftop laboratory.
Although there’s lots of interesr in small-scale wind turbines, we found little data on theif performanceand impact. Despite a year of collecting data on the wind at the westill don’t realluy know enough about the turbines to predict their performance.” The lab came out of early efforts to use wind to meet a portiobn of the museum’s energy needs. Studies showecd the area’s wind resourcex were not strong enough to generatrmeaningful electricity, so the museum and the ’ss Renewable Energy Trust refocused the project to provide information to potential turbine owners on differences in desigm and function of various
Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Law firms launch leaner summer associate classes - Boston Business Journal:
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But the programs look a bit more modestr compared with the typical wining and dining that law students have experienced inyears past. Indeed the length of the the number of summer associate and the number of lavish partiese have all been scaled back atmost firms. At , eight summer associates will spend 10 weeks inthe firm’ws Boston office starting May 18, instead of 12 which has been the norm in past Weil Gotshal’s summer associates come from a mix of law schoolsd including Law School, Law School, Law Harvard Law School, Vermont Law School and Law School.
The firm anticipated that the associates will be busy with a variett of bankruptcy and corporate restructuring matters, although they won’t be as busy as in previousx summers. The students will also work on pro bono assignments andcommunity service. Although the firm is spendingg less money on social activitie compared withlast year, Weil’s summer class will attend at least one Red Sox as well as attend cocktailo parties and other events at partners’ homes. “We are going to make sure theird summers are substantiveand enjoyable,” said David P. Kreisler, a partned at Weil Gotshal and theBoston office’s hiring partner.
“I’m sure they’re I’m going to alla as many fears asI Boston-based Ropes & Gray LLP also is trimming two weekxs off of its summer program. Firm-wide, 200 law studentw will spend the summer atRopes & Gray’s starting on May 18. In addition to giving on-the-jobv experience, Ropes & Gray will hold training sessions for the corporate andlitigation departments, according to a firm The summer associate program at Boston-based LLP has alwayds been conservative and this year will be no different.
The firm has shavecd two weeks off of thenormally 10-week The 125-lawyer firm is hostinv two summer associates this year from Suffolk University Law Schoop and the University of Connecticutg Law School. They will attend a Red Sox game and abowlingv night, among other “We’ve never been lavish in our activitiesx for them,” said David Rosenblatt, managing partner at Burnds & Levinson. Summer associates will likelty be anxious to impressz partners and strive to dogreart work, in hopes of snagging a job offer in such a lean job There are a few guidelinesw to help ensure summer associatews make the most of their shorter summers.
“They’red probably getting a lot of advice telling them that they shoule do a good job more than everbecause they’llp stand out if they do good work,” said Stepheb Seckler, president of in Bosto and author of the blog CounseltoCounsel. “But I think they really need to make sure to cultivatwe relationships withthe partners. Don’t think if you’r in your office, doing a good job on a memo that you’re making a good impression. You need to show up at the publicd eventsbecause that’s where you’re going to meet the partnersz who will make decisions abouy your future,” Seckler said.
Seckler also advises summere associates to be proactive about finding projectsto handle. “Try to create an assignment rathet than have them handedxto you,” Seckler said. Although much of the legalp job marketremains static, partners are still a sought-afte r commodity in Boston. C. Hunted Baker has joined the Boston-based intellectual properth firm as counsel inthe firm’z pharmaceutical group. Baker joins from crosstownm lawfirm LLP, where he was a partnerf representing universities, research centers, startups and medium-sizer companies in developing intellectual property strategies, among other IP-related matters.
At Wolf Baker will focus his practice on patent prosecution and strategic counseling in the areasof biotechnology, chemistry, materials and medical devices. Baker is the latesrt in a recent string of partners to jump ship for otherlaw firms. Among the beneficiariees of these crosstown moves are and SeyfarthShaw LLP.
But the programs look a bit more modestr compared with the typical wining and dining that law students have experienced inyears past. Indeed the length of the the number of summer associate and the number of lavish partiese have all been scaled back atmost firms. At , eight summer associates will spend 10 weeks inthe firm’ws Boston office starting May 18, instead of 12 which has been the norm in past Weil Gotshal’s summer associates come from a mix of law schoolsd including Law School, Law School, Law Harvard Law School, Vermont Law School and Law School.
The firm anticipated that the associates will be busy with a variett of bankruptcy and corporate restructuring matters, although they won’t be as busy as in previousx summers. The students will also work on pro bono assignments andcommunity service. Although the firm is spendingg less money on social activitie compared withlast year, Weil’s summer class will attend at least one Red Sox as well as attend cocktailo parties and other events at partners’ homes. “We are going to make sure theird summers are substantiveand enjoyable,” said David P. Kreisler, a partned at Weil Gotshal and theBoston office’s hiring partner.
“I’m sure they’re I’m going to alla as many fears asI Boston-based Ropes & Gray LLP also is trimming two weekxs off of its summer program. Firm-wide, 200 law studentw will spend the summer atRopes & Gray’s starting on May 18. In addition to giving on-the-jobv experience, Ropes & Gray will hold training sessions for the corporate andlitigation departments, according to a firm The summer associate program at Boston-based LLP has alwayds been conservative and this year will be no different.
The firm has shavecd two weeks off of thenormally 10-week The 125-lawyer firm is hostinv two summer associates this year from Suffolk University Law Schoop and the University of Connecticutg Law School. They will attend a Red Sox game and abowlingv night, among other “We’ve never been lavish in our activitiesx for them,” said David Rosenblatt, managing partner at Burnds & Levinson. Summer associates will likelty be anxious to impressz partners and strive to dogreart work, in hopes of snagging a job offer in such a lean job There are a few guidelinesw to help ensure summer associatews make the most of their shorter summers.
“They’red probably getting a lot of advice telling them that they shoule do a good job more than everbecause they’llp stand out if they do good work,” said Stepheb Seckler, president of in Bosto and author of the blog CounseltoCounsel. “But I think they really need to make sure to cultivatwe relationships withthe partners. Don’t think if you’r in your office, doing a good job on a memo that you’re making a good impression. You need to show up at the publicd eventsbecause that’s where you’re going to meet the partnersz who will make decisions abouy your future,” Seckler said.
Seckler also advises summere associates to be proactive about finding projectsto handle. “Try to create an assignment rathet than have them handedxto you,” Seckler said. Although much of the legalp job marketremains static, partners are still a sought-afte r commodity in Boston. C. Hunted Baker has joined the Boston-based intellectual properth firm as counsel inthe firm’z pharmaceutical group. Baker joins from crosstownm lawfirm LLP, where he was a partnerf representing universities, research centers, startups and medium-sizer companies in developing intellectual property strategies, among other IP-related matters.
At Wolf Baker will focus his practice on patent prosecution and strategic counseling in the areasof biotechnology, chemistry, materials and medical devices. Baker is the latesrt in a recent string of partners to jump ship for otherlaw firms. Among the beneficiariees of these crosstown moves are and SeyfarthShaw LLP.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Biggest Concern for Bond Investors: Sovereign Debt Problems - aiCIO
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Biggest Concern for Bond Investors: Sovereign Debt Problems aiCIO According to Fitch's latest European senior fixed-income investor survey, Europe's sovereign debt crisis remains a major worry with 64% of respondents, up from 56%, expecting developed market sovereigns to face their biggest refinancing challenge. ... |
Monday, May 23, 2011
Oscar-winning 'You Light Up My Life' composer Joseph Brooks, an accused rapist ... - New York Daily News
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CTV.ca | Oscar-winning 'You Light Up My Life' composer Joseph Brooks, an accused rapist ... New York Daily News Composer Joseph Brooks, who won Oscar for 'You Light Up My Life,' appears in court last year. AP The Oscar-winning "You Light Up My Life" composer, who was awaiting trial for rape while his son faced a ... Song Composer Awaiting Trial Is Found Dead |
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Schwarzenegger Maid Mildred Baena's MySpace Page Becomes a Flashpoint for Latinos - Fox News
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Globe and Mail | Schwarzenegger Maid Mildred Baena's MySpace Page Becomes a Flashpoint for Latinos Fox News It's impossible to tell, of course, which of the MySpace pages' hundreds of thousands of visitors are definitively Latinos. But comments on MySpace often are accompanied by full names, self-portraits and links to the comment-makers' own MySpace pages, ... Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mildred Patricia Baena son [MySpace.com PHOTOS] Schwarzenegger's Mistress' MySpace Photos; Describes Body as Having 'Extra ... Schwarzenegger Confesses Fathering Child With Housekeeper |
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Out for a gallop: Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom has easy morning - Washington Post
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Out for a gallop: Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom has easy morning Washington Post By AP, BALTIMORE â€" Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom had an easy gallop Wednesday as he prepares for the Preakness Stakes. Based at Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton, Md., Animal Kingdom went about 1¾ miles on a synthetic track. ... |
Monday, May 16, 2011
Waiting and watching: Uncertainty keeps businesses out of M&A activity - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Stock prices are a crucial factor in the succeszs of hisMilwaukee mergers-and-acquisitions consulting business, Emory & Co. Stockk is both the currency of many transactionsx involving publicly traded companies and a barometerf of business andconsumer confidence. With stockj prices and consumer confidence at alow ebb, the mergers-and-acquisitionx field is feeling shell-shocked. Much like the rest of the the industry has gone from overheated to nearly frozen inrecenft months. “For most companies, now is not the optimal time to sell,” Emoryh said.
The challenging stock market is just one of severalo reasons activityhas slowed, said Milwaukee-are a consultants, attorneys and investmen t bankers who handle mergers and Financing, of course, has been difficult since at least Septembe 2008 when the credit crisis hit. Bankss have all but withdrawn from participatingin transactions. Privatwe equity firms, which fueled much of the activityg inrecent years, have pulled That leaves cash as the key to ability to do deals, and even companies with stront balance sheets are hesitant to part with it. Potentia acquirers worry that they’ll need the cash to survivde the recession or to comply with bank credityline covenants.
“They’re reluctant to pull the trigger even on good saidDoug Mitman, a managint director with Milwaukee investment banking firm “Thered is so much fear out there that they’re reticent about making a big bet with their Another deal-industry-killer is uncertainty abou t the economy and business performance. When a company’ds owners are weighing whetherto sell, they need two sets of positivse facts to lure buyers, Emorhy said. The first is strong financial performancw for the latest 12 The second is a strong and reliable business forecast for the next 12 Neither exists right now formost businesses, he said.
Due to the the value of companies beingf sold showed the biggest decline in 2008sincre 1985, which is the first year for which reliable data is available, said Howarr Lanser, who is directort of mergers and acquisitions for Milwaukee-basecd & Co. Inc. So, how bad is it? Activity in 2008 dwindle d to levels unseen since the lastrecessiom and, so far, 2009 is worsde than that, Baird’s Lanser said. During 3,083 deals were announcesd nationally inthe “middles market,” which covers deals with a valued of $1 billion or less, according to a recenft Baird report.
That was the lowes t number of transactions in the past14 years, and ended a five-year streak of escalating deal volumes, Bairrd said. The last transaction Bairdf announced in southeast Wisconsin closedon 8, 2008, when West Bend-based manufacturer was acquirer by its largest of France, for about $450 million. Baird closesd 12 other deals between then and the endof 2008. Bairds had announced just three deals in 2009 through the first weekof “There’s so much uncertainty right now in the Lanser said. “That’s the No. 1 enemy of M&A.” The bottom line for Emoryh is that his firm is no longe swampedwith transactions, as it was a year ago.
Now the dealsx that are happening take longer to if they closeat all, he Despite all the negative factors, some dealse are getting done. The most activd buyers are companies with strong balance sheets whose executives are seekinb strategic acquisitions that will extend or roundd out their productsor services. Those buyers most likel y are in industries that run tothe economy. They include food companies thatsupply grocers, some health care and pharmaceuticals-relate firms, technology firms related to productivity improvement, and companiese that ply the downscale market such as low-incomw housing and low-priced fast-food The good news for buyers is that pricews are about half of what they were a year ago.
But, for that very same the most-motivated sellers are companies in financiak distress that need to sell in a weak Rich Silverthorn, an attorney with in Milwaukee, expects an uptick in “distresse M&A” as well as hostile takeovers. The latteer is more likely because depressed stocl prices are catching the attentiomn of financiallyhealthy buyers. “Although this is a horrific environmentyfor M&A activity, I wouldn’ be surprised to see a couple hostilre bids come out,” Silverthorn “Stock prices are so low, buyers can’t pass up at leastr looking.
” Silverthorn said he recentlty represented a company that was considering a hostilre acquisition of a However, before his undisclosed client could make a bid, the targert filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As for when the deal markert with improve, area experts expect to wait until atleast 2010. The key will be for businessew to regain predictability ontheir outlook, said Mark Witt, an attorneg with in Milwaukee. Any privately held business owner who was thinkingt of selling might need to delauy the process for another two or threer years to fetch anattractive price, said Martty McLaughlin, an attorney with Reinhart Boerner Van Deurejn SC in Milwaukee.
Stock prices are a crucial factor in the succeszs of hisMilwaukee mergers-and-acquisitions consulting business, Emory & Co. Stockk is both the currency of many transactionsx involving publicly traded companies and a barometerf of business andconsumer confidence. With stockj prices and consumer confidence at alow ebb, the mergers-and-acquisitionx field is feeling shell-shocked. Much like the rest of the the industry has gone from overheated to nearly frozen inrecenft months. “For most companies, now is not the optimal time to sell,” Emoryh said.
The challenging stock market is just one of severalo reasons activityhas slowed, said Milwaukee-are a consultants, attorneys and investmen t bankers who handle mergers and Financing, of course, has been difficult since at least Septembe 2008 when the credit crisis hit. Bankss have all but withdrawn from participatingin transactions. Privatwe equity firms, which fueled much of the activityg inrecent years, have pulled That leaves cash as the key to ability to do deals, and even companies with stront balance sheets are hesitant to part with it. Potentia acquirers worry that they’ll need the cash to survivde the recession or to comply with bank credityline covenants.
“They’re reluctant to pull the trigger even on good saidDoug Mitman, a managint director with Milwaukee investment banking firm “Thered is so much fear out there that they’re reticent about making a big bet with their Another deal-industry-killer is uncertainty abou t the economy and business performance. When a company’ds owners are weighing whetherto sell, they need two sets of positivse facts to lure buyers, Emorhy said. The first is strong financial performancw for the latest 12 The second is a strong and reliable business forecast for the next 12 Neither exists right now formost businesses, he said.
Due to the the value of companies beingf sold showed the biggest decline in 2008sincre 1985, which is the first year for which reliable data is available, said Howarr Lanser, who is directort of mergers and acquisitions for Milwaukee-basecd & Co. Inc. So, how bad is it? Activity in 2008 dwindle d to levels unseen since the lastrecessiom and, so far, 2009 is worsde than that, Baird’s Lanser said. During 3,083 deals were announcesd nationally inthe “middles market,” which covers deals with a valued of $1 billion or less, according to a recenft Baird report.
That was the lowes t number of transactions in the past14 years, and ended a five-year streak of escalating deal volumes, Bairrd said. The last transaction Bairdf announced in southeast Wisconsin closedon 8, 2008, when West Bend-based manufacturer was acquirer by its largest of France, for about $450 million. Baird closesd 12 other deals between then and the endof 2008. Bairds had announced just three deals in 2009 through the first weekof “There’s so much uncertainty right now in the Lanser said. “That’s the No. 1 enemy of M&A.” The bottom line for Emoryh is that his firm is no longe swampedwith transactions, as it was a year ago.
Now the dealsx that are happening take longer to if they closeat all, he Despite all the negative factors, some dealse are getting done. The most activd buyers are companies with strong balance sheets whose executives are seekinb strategic acquisitions that will extend or roundd out their productsor services. Those buyers most likel y are in industries that run tothe economy. They include food companies thatsupply grocers, some health care and pharmaceuticals-relate firms, technology firms related to productivity improvement, and companiese that ply the downscale market such as low-incomw housing and low-priced fast-food The good news for buyers is that pricews are about half of what they were a year ago.
But, for that very same the most-motivated sellers are companies in financiak distress that need to sell in a weak Rich Silverthorn, an attorney with in Milwaukee, expects an uptick in “distresse M&A” as well as hostile takeovers. The latteer is more likely because depressed stocl prices are catching the attentiomn of financiallyhealthy buyers. “Although this is a horrific environmentyfor M&A activity, I wouldn’ be surprised to see a couple hostilre bids come out,” Silverthorn “Stock prices are so low, buyers can’t pass up at leastr looking.
” Silverthorn said he recentlty represented a company that was considering a hostilre acquisition of a However, before his undisclosed client could make a bid, the targert filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As for when the deal markert with improve, area experts expect to wait until atleast 2010. The key will be for businessew to regain predictability ontheir outlook, said Mark Witt, an attorneg with in Milwaukee. Any privately held business owner who was thinkingt of selling might need to delauy the process for another two or threer years to fetch anattractive price, said Martty McLaughlin, an attorney with Reinhart Boerner Van Deurejn SC in Milwaukee.
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