WASHINGTON - More than 32 mostly coal-fired power plants in a dozen states will be forced to shut down and an additional 36 might have to close because of new federal air pollution regulations, according to an Associated Press survey. Together, those plants - some of the oldest and dirtiest in the country - produce enough electricity for more than 22 million households, the AP survey found. But their demise probably won't cause homes to go dark.
Video may have killed the radio star, but it hasn't been as lucky in its attempts to slay other marketing channels. Credit for democratizing the medium for the masses belongs to YouTube, but at least one expert characterizes the typical YouTube video as "just a crapshoot" as far as marketing is concerned. But growth is the prevailing signal, and Benjamin Wayne, president and CEO, Fliqz, says online video is taking a larger role in the marketing mix. Founded in 2006, HubSpot didn't begin its marketing efforts until the beginning of 2007. Any young start-up might be willing to try new things, but it certainly helped that the firm's core premise involves innovative marketing strategies. In less than two years, HubSpot has accumulated a video library that ranges from Webinars to podcasts an...
In restaurants, the food's the thing. But the drinks, presentation, service, and ambience are important, too. And it's up to restaurant workers to provide diners with a square meal that's well rounded. This article begins with an overview of the restaurant industry. It then looks at four occupations -- cooks, executive chefs, servers, and bartenders -- and describes their job duties; employment, wages, and outlook; and skills and training. Restaurant cooks turn the food orders they receive from servers into appetizing cuisine-- often while racing the clock. Their median annual wage was $20,970 in May 2007, with the lowest 10% earning $15,040 or less. The domain of executive chefs spans both the kitchen and the office. Servers are a restaurant's frontline workers. Employment of waiters a...
A truck as a technological tour-de-force is what the 2011 Ford Super Duty is, particularly with regard to its powertrain. Before looking at the engines, it is worth noting that developing a transmission that can readily handle the characteristics of both a diesel and a gas engine is no mean feat. The transmission offers full automatic operation of manual selection of the gears. A key characteristic of the engine is the large 105-mm bore and short 95-mm stroke. The former facilitates the use of bigger intake and exhaust valves for better combustion conditions. Ford had outsourced the diesel engine for the Super Duty. But for the 2011 truck it decided to design, engineer and make its own. One of the interesting interior design features is a consequence of mounting the gearshift lever on t...
IRVINE, Calif., June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VIZIO, America's #1 LED LCD HDTV company and an industry forerunner in green initiatives, announced today their strengthened commitment towards improved energy efficiency by reducing electricity costs for consumers through a new VIZIO High Efficiency LED Lighting Collection that will hit the market in late Q4, 2011. In January of 2012, the Energy Independence and Security Act will require general-purpose bulbs to be at least 25% more efficient than standard incandescent lighting options. Recognizing this government issued need in the market, VIZIO, the #1 shipper of LED backlit televisions, will lead the lighting revolution by offering new, high performance and energy saving options to consumers. According to Frost & Sullivan's World LED Lig...
Some of the items that make up the Consumer Price Index change prices frequently, while others are slow to change. We explore whether these two sets of prices-sticky and flexible-provide insight on different aspects of the inflation process. We find that sticky prices appear to incorporate expectations about future inflation to a greater degree than prices that change on a frequent basis, while flexible prices respond more powerfully to economic conditions-economic slack. Importantly, our sticky-price measure seems to contain a component of inflation expectations, and that component may be useful when trying to gauge where inflation is heading.
WASHINGTON -- Think your kid is not "sexting"? Think again. Sexting -- sharing sexually explicit photos, videos and chat by cell phone or online -- is fairly commonplace among young people, despite sometimes grim consequences for those who do it. More than a quarter of young people have been involved in sexting in some form, an Associated Press-MTV poll found.
[David Bernahl] and [Rob Weakley]'s previous attempts to pitch Hyatt on keeping the Masters local had failed. "We liked the pitch," Weakley says; "Guess they didn't." They had already begun entertaining the idea of approaching Pebble Beach Company about parlaying Weakley's chef connections and Masters savvy with Pebble's world-class facilities and event management acumen. They figured now was the time to make it happen, jumping a flight to Aspen Food & Wine, intent on cornering its American Express Publishing powers for a powwow on Pebble's edible potential. It means more than stability, though. It means dozens of other potential projects. With the partnership official and each party familiar with the other's colossal soirees, last week Bernahl and Weakley drove to L.A. for an "expl...
DAYTON -- Since 2006, the Dayton VA Medical Center has conducted more in-depth investigations of patient abuse and other employee misconduct than any VA hospital in Ohio, a Dayton Daily News examination has found. Between October 2005 and June 2011, the Dayton VA completed 42 formal administrative investigations, known as AIBs. By comparison, the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland -- which has more than twice as many full-time employees as the Dayton VA and sees nearly three times as many patients -- ranked second in the state with 27 AIB investigations during the period.
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