Sunday, 20 May 2012

Abiotic and biotic factors associated with the presence of Anopheles ... - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

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Abiotic and biotic factors associated with the presence of Anopheles ...

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Subsequently, a second survey was prompted to gain a better understanding of biotic andabiotic drivers of larval abundance, comparatively in man-made and naturally occurringhabitats in the two studied locations. In both surveys, weekly sampling was ...



Saturday, 19 May 2012

Electrical aggregate rate confirmed for Godfrey - Alton Telegraph

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Electrical aggregate rate confirmed for Godfrey

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By JILL MOON GODFREY - Village trustees accepted the electrical aggregate rate that is slightly lower than those in three other communities because there are no additional administrative costs. The bid came in at 3.98 cents per kilowatt-hours for ...



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Thursday, 17 May 2012

Burgess: Property tax losses

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The Miami-Dade County property appraiser released its preliminary tax rollinformation Monday, with all four taxing jurisdictionsd – fire rescue, library, the unincorporated area and Miami-Daded overall – seeing a The countywide decrease comparing preliminary tax numbers from year to year showes a 9 percent decrease, or a totalp of $22.55 billion.” “Thesw losses would have been worse if not for new constructiob that was added to the propertty tax roll as of Jan. 1,” County Manage r George Burgess said in a memo sent tocountu commissioners. North Bay Village took the biggest hit, down 20.2 percenyt from 2008 levels. Homestead saw an 18.
2 percentr decline, followed by Normandy Shores, down 17.5 and Aventura which was down 17.3 percent. Golden Beach and the tiny city of Islandia sawno change. Medley saw a 1.5 percent drop while Biscayne Park saw a 4percent decline. Clicko for the full list. Staffers reviewe property tax rolls going back to 1985 and foundd that 1993 saw taxable valur shrinkby 2.9 or $1.9 billion. “Evej in 2008, when we absorbed the impactt of doubling the homestead exemptionfrom $25,000 to the property tax roll was relativelgy flat,” Burgess explained in the memo.
“Thesew losses in property tax roll values are Burgess warned of a lot more pain on the using the last two years as a barometer of what is For the secondconsecutive year, Miami-Dade facesd a $200 million budget gap in the last fiscaol year. Core services were kept intacf bytightening belts, but assuminvg the same tax rate adopted for the estimated ad valorem revenues for fiscal year 2009-10 woulfd shrink by $174.
1 million, according to the Taking into account the impacf of normal inflationary growth and the economicd slowdown, combined with the non ad valoremm revenue sources, results in property tax subsidized operations facingb a budget gap of $350 millio n to $400 million, Burgess said. “We are workingh diligently to prepare a proposed budget forFY [fiscal 2009-10 that to the extent preserves essential services and minimizees service impacts to our residents,” he wrote in the “However, closing a budgetary gap of this size will require some very difficultf decisions.

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Downtown at the Gardens faces foreclosure - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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The 337,000-square-foot shopping comple opened in 2005 with high hopes of capitalizingg on the wealthy residents of northern PalmBeachj County, but it has lost many of its origina l tenants. Downtown at the Gardens is ownedby , a jointf venture between Skokie, Ill.-based and the . manages the shoppinb center. Main tenants include Cobb Theater, , the , TooJay’sa and RA Sushi. Downtown at the Gardend was a success initially, but a flawesd design and expensive rent didit in, said Orin VP of ' retail services groulp in Boca Raton.
People frequented the moviw theater and restaurants on the exterior ofthe project, but the retailerxs on the inside are dying becausr they get sparse foot traffic, he "It wasn't designed to have a proper flow of traffic throughy the project," Rosenfeld said. "They need to get someonre inside there to drawpeoplew in." A message left at the management office of Downtowj at the Gardens was not immediately returned. On July 1, BH AABE an affiliate of Boca Raton-based and Rockville, Md.-base Berman Enterprises, filed a foreclosure complaintagainsr , according to Palm Beacgh County Circuit Court records.
It seeks foreclosurs on the property, at 11701 Lake Victoria Gardensd Ave., based on a mortgage made for $140 The affiliate of Ashkenazhy & Agus Ventures bought the shopping center’ mortgage from in January. In April, it signed a modificatio n agreement withthe mall’s owner that required it to make a $3.3 milliobn escrow deposit as additional security until the propertyg improves its debt services coverage ratioi and its occupancy rate. West Palm Beach-based attornehy Gary M.
Dunkel, who represent s the Ashkenazy & Agus Ventures in the lawsuit, said Downtown at the Gardens Associatesw missed the June 1 mortgage He said the developer is working with his client on a smootbh transition to hand overthe property. They filer a joint stipulated judgment of foreclosured proposal withthe court. “My cliente are multigenerational realestate developers,” Dunkel said.
“Their intention is to invest in this projecyt and revitalize Downtown at the They want to make it the significant project that it was expectedto

Monday, 14 May 2012

Aurora opening Summit clinic early - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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The Aurora Wilkinson Medical Clinic will open Octobe 26 and will replace the current Auror a Wilkinson Medical Clinic at 915Summitf Ave. in Oconomowoc, althoughh urgent care services will continue to be offered The new clinic also will replace the AurorzWilkinson Women’s Center and the Aurora Visionm Center, both currently in Oconomowoc. The othedr Aurora Wilkinson Medical Cliniclocations – in Dousman, Delafield, Wales and Waukesha will continue to serve “October 26 will represent the star of a new era in health care in this said Dr. David Ulery, president of Aurora Wilkinso Medical Clinic.
“The opening of our new clinicf and cancer center will move us closerd to a fully integrated system of care for the peoplw of westernWaukesha County.” the hospital part of the project remainsa on schedule to open in early 2010, Aurora officials said. The Wilkinson clinic will open at the same time as the new Vinces Lombardi Cancer Clinic on the Summit The new Aurora Medical Center campus in the Town of Summi t is at the southeast corner of Interstatd 94 andHighway 67. The new Auroraw Wilkinson Medical Clinic will be on the west side of the and the new Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinicx is on thesouth side.

Sunday, 13 May 2012

Delta pares planned international bag fee - Dayton Business Journal:

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Atlanta-based Delta (NYSE: which is the largest airline flying out ofthe , told the AP Wednesdauy it now plans to charge a $50 fee for second checked bags only on flights betweenm the United States and Europe. "We constantly monitod the industry landscape to ensure our fares and fees are Delta said inan e-mail statement. "To that end, Delts made a competitive decision to chargwthe $50 international second checked bag fee only on routesd between the United States and Europe." In April, the world’x largest carrier said it would charge the fees on all international The new charge was expected to generate $100 milliojn annually.
Delta did not say how much revenuer the scaled back planwill generate. The new fee is effectived for travel startingJuly 1. First checked bags on international flights are Active military, first class, business class and elitse frequent fliers are exempt from the new fee. The so-callede “unbundling” of services, which includes baggage fees, has been a strongf source of revenue for mostmajor U.S. Delta and its major U.S. competitore already levy fees for first and second checkedd bag ondomestic flights.