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That includes general operations funds forthe 2009-10 school funds for special education programs and programs that serve disadvantagecd children, grants for school luncjh equipment and funds for homeless The funding includes $164.7 million in stabilization money that has been includef in the public school funding formula for the 2009-10 school year. School districts can use the monety for regularoperating expenses. It will be availabld July 1, pending approval by the U.S. Departmenyt of Education. About $47.2 millionn will go toward projects under the Individualse with DisabilitiesEducation Act.
This representd about half of the special education stimulus funds schools are expectec to receivein 2009. Schools can use this mone y to hire additional support staffd andparent liaisons, do training and professional developmen t for special education teachers and hire job coachezs to work with high school students with specialo needs so they can enter the work The funds are available now. Aboug $38.7 million is in Title I fundzs fordisadvantaged students. That’a about half of the Title I fundsa schools are likely to receivein 2009.
The money can be used for expanding after-school hiring additional staff and professional development for teacherxs and principals working in schools with highpoverty rates. That moneu is also available now. All of that mone has been allocated througjh existingfunding formulas. Other awards the states is disbursinginclude $548,313 for grants underr the Education for the Homeless Fund to addresw the needs of homelesws children. In the new fiscal year, which starts in July, $383,313 will be awarded to 24 school Another $165,000 will be awarded through a competitive granrt process in August.
About $924,743 will go towardr purchasing or renovating food service equipment as part of the National SchooplLunch Program. That money has been awarded to 31 districtsa and schools through a competitivegrangt process.
lunes, 30 de enero de 2012
viernes, 27 de enero de 2012
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The newly renovated two-story home, locatee at 204 W. Lorraine Ave., markds the first step in an initiativew to transform urbanneighborhoods “one green home at a as the project’s marketing materiales state. The home was purchased for $100,00o and underwent $50,000 in refurbishmentsx and energy-efficiency improvements, said David Borinsky, a managint member of Bridge Private Lending, a lended based in Towson. Bridgee Private Lending expects the home to sell for up to The firm teamed upwith A+ Neighbhorhoodd Homebuyers, a Baltimore-based real estate investmeny firm, on the project. The house is the first to be completex as part of thegreen campaign.
Bridged Private Lending is renovating sevemn other housesin Baltimore. Some of the innovationsz includerecycled wood, Energy Star applianced and fixtures, solar venting and tubingt and recycled insulation. “Through this we can make our communituy livableand sustainable,” said Baltimorw Mayor Sheila Dixon during a pres s conference at the house.
The newly renovated two-story home, locatee at 204 W. Lorraine Ave., markds the first step in an initiativew to transform urbanneighborhoods “one green home at a as the project’s marketing materiales state. The home was purchased for $100,00o and underwent $50,000 in refurbishmentsx and energy-efficiency improvements, said David Borinsky, a managint member of Bridge Private Lending, a lended based in Towson. Bridgee Private Lending expects the home to sell for up to The firm teamed upwith A+ Neighbhorhoodd Homebuyers, a Baltimore-based real estate investmeny firm, on the project. The house is the first to be completex as part of thegreen campaign.
Bridged Private Lending is renovating sevemn other housesin Baltimore. Some of the innovationsz includerecycled wood, Energy Star applianced and fixtures, solar venting and tubingt and recycled insulation. “Through this we can make our communituy livableand sustainable,” said Baltimorw Mayor Sheila Dixon during a pres s conference at the house.
miércoles, 25 de enero de 2012
CoBiz posts $16M Q2 loss, begins stock sale - Orlando Business Journal:
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million, or 72 cents per share, in the second as the weak economyh continued to exact a toll onthe company, official said Monday. The loss compares with a profitof $4.2 or 18 cents per share, in the same quarter a year Denver-based CoBiz (NASDAQ: COBZ) owns and Arizona Businessx Bank. The latest quarter’s results include a $35. 1 million pre-tax provision for loan and credit losses, or 150 percenf of net charge-offs — which were $23.e4 million — for the period. “We continue to take a conservativw posture in our provisioning for loan Chairman and CEO Stevre Bangert said ina “Our second quarter provision brings our allowancew to loan ratio to nearly 3.
9 percent, one of the strongesty in the industry. While I remain confident in ourseniord management’s ability to effectively respond to the currentg credit obstacles, we felt it was prudent to continu e building the allowance given the uncertaintt in the economy.” Nonperforming assetx ended the quarter at $93.9 million, or 3.7 percent of tota assets, up from $52.5 millionn or 2 percent of total assets on March 31. Separatelyg on Monday, CoBiz said it had beguhn a sale ofabout $45 million of its commonh stock.
It will use the proceeds for generaplcorporate purposes, including supporting the capital needs of its bank expanding operations, possible acquisitions and working capita l needs. Last week, CoBiz announced it had hired Colorado and Arizonamarket presidents, , to oversee bankin operations in each “We remain focused on building our franchise duringh these challenging times and want to ensure we are positioneed to take advantage of unique markety opportunities that we expect will present Bangert said.
“To that end, we recentlyu announced the hiring of Colorado and Arizonsa market presidents who will oversee all banking operations in theirrespectivre markets, provide direction for future growth and free up some of our existingb resources to focus on high quality busineses development opportunities. We will also continue to dedicatwe appropriate resources through our Speciakl Assets Group to address resolution ofproblem
million, or 72 cents per share, in the second as the weak economyh continued to exact a toll onthe company, official said Monday. The loss compares with a profitof $4.2 or 18 cents per share, in the same quarter a year Denver-based CoBiz (NASDAQ: COBZ) owns and Arizona Businessx Bank. The latest quarter’s results include a $35. 1 million pre-tax provision for loan and credit losses, or 150 percenf of net charge-offs — which were $23.e4 million — for the period. “We continue to take a conservativw posture in our provisioning for loan Chairman and CEO Stevre Bangert said ina “Our second quarter provision brings our allowancew to loan ratio to nearly 3.
9 percent, one of the strongesty in the industry. While I remain confident in ourseniord management’s ability to effectively respond to the currentg credit obstacles, we felt it was prudent to continu e building the allowance given the uncertaintt in the economy.” Nonperforming assetx ended the quarter at $93.9 million, or 3.7 percent of tota assets, up from $52.5 millionn or 2 percent of total assets on March 31. Separatelyg on Monday, CoBiz said it had beguhn a sale ofabout $45 million of its commonh stock.
It will use the proceeds for generaplcorporate purposes, including supporting the capital needs of its bank expanding operations, possible acquisitions and working capita l needs. Last week, CoBiz announced it had hired Colorado and Arizonamarket presidents, , to oversee bankin operations in each “We remain focused on building our franchise duringh these challenging times and want to ensure we are positioneed to take advantage of unique markety opportunities that we expect will present Bangert said.
“To that end, we recentlyu announced the hiring of Colorado and Arizonsa market presidents who will oversee all banking operations in theirrespectivre markets, provide direction for future growth and free up some of our existingb resources to focus on high quality busineses development opportunities. We will also continue to dedicatwe appropriate resources through our Speciakl Assets Group to address resolution ofproblem
lunes, 23 de enero de 2012
Costa Del Mar buys carbon offsets - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The company also purchased carbon offsets to balance the carbonm emissions created throughits employees' business travel includinv air and ground transportation. Collectively, this will help to prevenft upto 1.1 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions from entering the Earth's according to a Costa Del Mar The carbon offsets, sometimes called renewablee energy credits, are created by generating power through wind, solar, hydro-electrivc and biomass sources. While the valuwe of the credits hasbeen questioned, supportersx say they serve as an incentiv e to invest in generating energy through renewabld sources. Renewable Choice is a Boulder, Colo.
-based provider of renewablew energy credits and carbon Costa Del Mar is a manufacturef ofpolarized sunglasses.
The company also purchased carbon offsets to balance the carbonm emissions created throughits employees' business travel includinv air and ground transportation. Collectively, this will help to prevenft upto 1.1 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions from entering the Earth's according to a Costa Del Mar The carbon offsets, sometimes called renewablee energy credits, are created by generating power through wind, solar, hydro-electrivc and biomass sources. While the valuwe of the credits hasbeen questioned, supportersx say they serve as an incentiv e to invest in generating energy through renewabld sources. Renewable Choice is a Boulder, Colo.
-based provider of renewablew energy credits and carbon Costa Del Mar is a manufacturef ofpolarized sunglasses.
sábado, 21 de enero de 2012
Gene Hackman The Twisted Wreckage from Bloody Bike Crash - TMZ.com
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Gene Hackman The Twisted Wreckage from Bloody Bike Crash TMZ.com You're looking at the mangled remains of the bicycle Gene Hackman was riding when he was struck by a car last week ... remains that Hackman has decided to KEEP as a memento. TMZ has learned ... Hackman's wrecked Trek mountain bike was brought to the ... Gene Hackman Airlifted To Hospital Following Accident (Recap) |
jueves, 19 de enero de 2012
Michael Tomasky: Newt's Racist Surge May Sink Romney in South Carolina - Daily Beast
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Daily Beast | Michael Tomasky: Newt's Racist Surge May Sink Romney in South Carolina Daily Beast by Michael Tomasky Jan 18, 2012 10:02 PM EST Maybe Mitt will win Saturday night, and the contest will be finished. But Newt is giving Romney a run for his money in South Carolinaâ€"and we » |
martes, 17 de enero de 2012
AG Suthers joins in fight against GM - Denver Business Journal:
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“GM should not force its dealership here in Colorado to unfairly bear the burden for its past Suthers said ina statement. The attorneysw general filed an objectiomn jointly infederal court, saying that GM is unfairlu forcing dealerships to either modify their agreement s or risk being closed. Suthers also filef an objection separately, citing a new Colorado law prohibitingt auto manufacturers from threatening to cancel or not renewq existing dealership agreements if a dealership does not agred withthe terms.
Suthers said he’s also concernef that the sale order GM seeks in its bankruptcyu case could undercutthe state’s regulationm of manufacturer-dealer relationships and upsert the playing field in the industry. “The latitude the motionm would give General Motors to modify its dealership agreementas potentially affects thousands of jobs in Suthers said. “It is crucia l that GM not be allowed to unfairlyt force dealerships to swallow burdensome Fifteen GM dealerships in Colorado have been informed they will be dropped this according to a list released by the Housd Energy andCommerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigationsz earlier this month.
The list was based on information provided by GM. The name of the dealerships have not beenpublicly
“GM should not force its dealership here in Colorado to unfairly bear the burden for its past Suthers said ina statement. The attorneysw general filed an objectiomn jointly infederal court, saying that GM is unfairlu forcing dealerships to either modify their agreement s or risk being closed. Suthers also filef an objection separately, citing a new Colorado law prohibitingt auto manufacturers from threatening to cancel or not renewq existing dealership agreements if a dealership does not agred withthe terms.
Suthers said he’s also concernef that the sale order GM seeks in its bankruptcyu case could undercutthe state’s regulationm of manufacturer-dealer relationships and upsert the playing field in the industry. “The latitude the motionm would give General Motors to modify its dealership agreementas potentially affects thousands of jobs in Suthers said. “It is crucia l that GM not be allowed to unfairlyt force dealerships to swallow burdensome Fifteen GM dealerships in Colorado have been informed they will be dropped this according to a list released by the Housd Energy andCommerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigationsz earlier this month.
The list was based on information provided by GM. The name of the dealerships have not beenpublicly
sábado, 14 de enero de 2012
Creative Benefit Solutions merges with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. - Business First of Louisville:
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Financial terms of the merger were not Creative Benefit Solutions will continue to operatde in Louisville under thesame name, and will retai n its five employees, said Michelle Amshoff, who will continu to serve as president. Her husband, Jay Amshoff, will continus as vice president of sales and According tothe company’s Web site, www.creativebenefitsolutions.net, Creative Benefit Solutionx specializes in group health, life, dental, disability and executive life policies. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is basec in Itasca, Ill.
According to the company’ss Web site, , the company offers retail property/casualt y brokerage, benefits brokerage, claims management, wholesale property/casualty brokerage, insurances captive formation and internationalbrokeragwe services. Creative Benefit Solutions will operate as part ofArthur J. Gallaghere & Co.'s benefits division, said Marsha J. Akin, investor relations specialist forArthur J. Gallagher Co. Michelle Amshoff said that most of the changeas to Creative Benefit Solutions will bemade "behinxd the scenes," and won't be apparent to clients.
What clientsa will find, Michelle Amshoff is access to an expanded portfolio of including property andcasualty insurance. "We have been contacted probablyg four to six timews a year by local agenciesw and banks who were interested incross selling, and we really weren't interested in Michelle Amshoff said. "We agreed to a meeting with because I was familiar with the but I was interested in what they coul bring to the table for our This is allabourt resources, tools and knowledge.
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Financial terms of the merger were not Creative Benefit Solutions will continue to operatde in Louisville under thesame name, and will retai n its five employees, said Michelle Amshoff, who will continu to serve as president. Her husband, Jay Amshoff, will continus as vice president of sales and According tothe company’s Web site, www.creativebenefitsolutions.net, Creative Benefit Solutionx specializes in group health, life, dental, disability and executive life policies. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is basec in Itasca, Ill.
According to the company’ss Web site, , the company offers retail property/casualt y brokerage, benefits brokerage, claims management, wholesale property/casualty brokerage, insurances captive formation and internationalbrokeragwe services. Creative Benefit Solutions will operate as part ofArthur J. Gallaghere & Co.'s benefits division, said Marsha J. Akin, investor relations specialist forArthur J. Gallagher Co. Michelle Amshoff said that most of the changeas to Creative Benefit Solutions will bemade "behinxd the scenes," and won't be apparent to clients.
What clientsa will find, Michelle Amshoff is access to an expanded portfolio of including property andcasualty insurance. "We have been contacted probablyg four to six timews a year by local agenciesw and banks who were interested incross selling, and we really weren't interested in Michelle Amshoff said. "We agreed to a meeting with because I was familiar with the but I was interested in what they coul bring to the table for our This is allabourt resources, tools and knowledge.
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jueves, 12 de enero de 2012
Companies that adapt - bizjournals:
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The 40-employee company asked its employeess for input on the cuts and the overwhelmingresponswe was: We’d rather have pay cuts than The company decided to tier paycute so management received 20 percent cuts and lower-levep employees would get less significant cuts. Thoss making less than $60,000 a year took no cut. “W let the people who really need the moneytkeep it. And top management took the biggesyt hit,” said CEO Vito Palmieri. “Thart was really well received.” The company, known by its acronym EASi also tied the pay cuts torevenue targets.
After a dreadfull October, the company made its fourth-quarter targetws by a couple hundred bucks at theeleventh “The first time, we made it and everybodt cheered,” Palmieri said. The company wasn’t as luckt in the first quartetr of this year and had to ultimatelty implement thesalary cuts. But Palmieri said in workin to minimize impacton employees, the company has earnedr goodwill. “We haven’t lost said Palmieri. “And in fact, it’s been a morale booster because everybody feelslike they’re part of something.” Palmierki said taking care of the company’s peopled is an important business strategy.
To that end, the companh offers 100 percent health care for its employees and their families. “It costs us 9 percenr of salaryso it’s not cheap, but it’se unique today and sends a signal that we’lp do whatever we can to take care of you,” Palmierui said. The company stilkl faces challenges. Palmieri said EASi has had to work hardefr and take longer to close new But the company hasmanaged through, raising a $300,000 round of funding at the stargt of the downturn from friends, family and employeex to act as a cushion and directiny its sales force to focus on regional “Focusing on segments that can afford your productf right now is very important,” Palmieri But the real key to managinfg through the recession, Palmieri said: “Keeping the morale up.
Keeping people motivated is very much partof it.”
The 40-employee company asked its employeess for input on the cuts and the overwhelmingresponswe was: We’d rather have pay cuts than The company decided to tier paycute so management received 20 percent cuts and lower-levep employees would get less significant cuts. Thoss making less than $60,000 a year took no cut. “W let the people who really need the moneytkeep it. And top management took the biggesyt hit,” said CEO Vito Palmieri. “Thart was really well received.” The company, known by its acronym EASi also tied the pay cuts torevenue targets.
After a dreadfull October, the company made its fourth-quarter targetws by a couple hundred bucks at theeleventh “The first time, we made it and everybodt cheered,” Palmieri said. The company wasn’t as luckt in the first quartetr of this year and had to ultimatelty implement thesalary cuts. But Palmieri said in workin to minimize impacton employees, the company has earnedr goodwill. “We haven’t lost said Palmieri. “And in fact, it’s been a morale booster because everybody feelslike they’re part of something.” Palmierki said taking care of the company’s peopled is an important business strategy.
To that end, the companh offers 100 percent health care for its employees and their families. “It costs us 9 percenr of salaryso it’s not cheap, but it’se unique today and sends a signal that we’lp do whatever we can to take care of you,” Palmierui said. The company stilkl faces challenges. Palmieri said EASi has had to work hardefr and take longer to close new But the company hasmanaged through, raising a $300,000 round of funding at the stargt of the downturn from friends, family and employeex to act as a cushion and directiny its sales force to focus on regional “Focusing on segments that can afford your productf right now is very important,” Palmieri But the real key to managinfg through the recession, Palmieri said: “Keeping the morale up.
Keeping people motivated is very much partof it.”
martes, 10 de enero de 2012
Gary Grunau leaves Gilbane - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Gilbane will continue to operats a Milwaukee division and lease office space inSchlitaz Park, said Wes Cotter, director of corporate communications for Gilbane, which has its headquarters in R.I. Schlitz Park is one of a few Grunau-ownex commercial developments in Milwaukee. “Gary is an entrepreneur who brought the companyu a lotof business, but decided the fit was no longerr right,” Cotter said. Grunau declined to comment on his departurewfrom Gilbane. In March 2003, Gilbane acquiref Grunau Project Development for anundisclosed sum.
At the time, the combined firms were known as with Grunau beingthe company’s senior vice presidentr of Gilbane’s north central region, covering Wisconsin, Minnesotqa and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The restructuredf Gilbane Midwest region is managed byMichael Bohn, a seniord vice president based in Chicago. The region includee the statesof Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and northernj Indiana. The new manager for Gilbane’s Milwaukee officer is Adam Jelen. Since early 2009, Gilbane has reduced its Milwaukee work forcde from more than 40 employees to fewerthan 30, Cotted said.
The reduction is one reason Gilband combined management of the Milwaukee and Chicago In the six years that Grunaudirected Gilbane’a Milwaukee office, the compant built some of the largest projects in southeast Grunau helped secure the construction contrac t for Manpower Inc.’s 280,000-square-foot, $78 millionj headquarters in Schlitz Park, the $320 million addition and renovation of Potawatomij Bingo Casino, the $80 million Medical College of Wisconsin Children’s Research Institute and Biomedica l Research Center and the $64 milliom Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin on the city’sa lakefront.
“The Milwaukee team flourished under Gary’sx leadership and there’s nothing negativde in the air over him Cotter said. It’s uncertain if Grunau will seek anothert executive position witha Milwaukee-area constructiojn or development firm and remain active in southeast Some developers speculate he might creats his own consulting company. Zilbee Ltd. has consulted with Grunau and worked with him onconstruction projects, according to Mike Mervis, a Zilber “I hope we can work with him again in the future and that he stays in the community and continuesx to make a difference,” Mervis said.
“Nort many people have accomplished what Gary has in Grunau was one of the realestates investors, along with Harold and B.J. Sampson, who bought the former Jos. Schlitz Brewinb Co. complex in 1984 from Stroh’x and redeveloped the 40-acre site along the Milwaukere River. Six years earlier, Grunau agreed to become lead developer for the Hyatt Regency Hotel on West Kilbourhn Avenue in downtown Milwaukee after the original developetr was forced to walk away fromthe
Gilbane will continue to operats a Milwaukee division and lease office space inSchlitaz Park, said Wes Cotter, director of corporate communications for Gilbane, which has its headquarters in R.I. Schlitz Park is one of a few Grunau-ownex commercial developments in Milwaukee. “Gary is an entrepreneur who brought the companyu a lotof business, but decided the fit was no longerr right,” Cotter said. Grunau declined to comment on his departurewfrom Gilbane. In March 2003, Gilbane acquiref Grunau Project Development for anundisclosed sum.
At the time, the combined firms were known as with Grunau beingthe company’s senior vice presidentr of Gilbane’s north central region, covering Wisconsin, Minnesotqa and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The restructuredf Gilbane Midwest region is managed byMichael Bohn, a seniord vice president based in Chicago. The region includee the statesof Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and northernj Indiana. The new manager for Gilbane’s Milwaukee officer is Adam Jelen. Since early 2009, Gilbane has reduced its Milwaukee work forcde from more than 40 employees to fewerthan 30, Cotted said.
The reduction is one reason Gilband combined management of the Milwaukee and Chicago In the six years that Grunaudirected Gilbane’a Milwaukee office, the compant built some of the largest projects in southeast Grunau helped secure the construction contrac t for Manpower Inc.’s 280,000-square-foot, $78 millionj headquarters in Schlitz Park, the $320 million addition and renovation of Potawatomij Bingo Casino, the $80 million Medical College of Wisconsin Children’s Research Institute and Biomedica l Research Center and the $64 milliom Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin on the city’sa lakefront.
“The Milwaukee team flourished under Gary’sx leadership and there’s nothing negativde in the air over him Cotter said. It’s uncertain if Grunau will seek anothert executive position witha Milwaukee-area constructiojn or development firm and remain active in southeast Some developers speculate he might creats his own consulting company. Zilbee Ltd. has consulted with Grunau and worked with him onconstruction projects, according to Mike Mervis, a Zilber “I hope we can work with him again in the future and that he stays in the community and continuesx to make a difference,” Mervis said.
“Nort many people have accomplished what Gary has in Grunau was one of the realestates investors, along with Harold and B.J. Sampson, who bought the former Jos. Schlitz Brewinb Co. complex in 1984 from Stroh’x and redeveloped the 40-acre site along the Milwaukere River. Six years earlier, Grunau agreed to become lead developer for the Hyatt Regency Hotel on West Kilbourhn Avenue in downtown Milwaukee after the original developetr was forced to walk away fromthe
domingo, 8 de enero de 2012
Gold stuck in narrow range, looking for escape route - Hindu Business Line
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Hindu Business Line | Gold stuck in narrow range, looking for escape route Hindu Business Line According to technical analysts, as lead continues to trade heavily, one can expect it to soon be testing range support between 1909 and 1939. Copper is stuck in a contracting range between 7248 and 7752. One has to look for a break to suggest further ... |
viernes, 6 de enero de 2012
miércoles, 4 de enero de 2012
City Opens First Senior Center Geared To Help People With Vision Loss - NY1
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NY1 | City Opens First Senior Center Geared To Help People With Vision Loss NY1 The city opened on Tuesday its first-ever center specifically geared toward the needs of older New Yorkers with vision loss. NY1's Health reporter Kafi Drexel filed the following report. The city's new center for the blind and visually impaired adult ... |
domingo, 1 de enero de 2012
Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund December 2011 Distribution - Sacramento Bee
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Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund December 2011 Distribution Sacramento Bee Shareholders should note that the Fund's total regular distribution amount is subject to change as a result of market conditions or other factors. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are estimates, are not being provided ... Certain BlackRock Closed-End Funds Announce Estimated Sources of Distributions Global High Income Fund Inc. â€" Reports Earnings |
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