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BioSante (NASDAQ: BPAX) will pay 0.1615 of its own common sharesd for each share of CellGenesyxs (NASDAQ: CEGE). This deal should close latet this year, likely in the late third or early fourth quarter. In the first quarter, Cell Genesysz lost $8.7 million, or 10 cents a share, narrowed from a loss in the same perioxd last yearof $22.6 million, or 29 cents a share. The companuy had been exploringstrategicv alternatives, including merger with or acquisitio n by another company, additionap restructuring, repurchase of additional amounts of convertible notes or allocationh of its remaining resources toward other biopharmaceutical productf areas.
Cell Genesys had hired to help it figure outa strategy. The companyg already cut about 95 percent ofits staff, from 290 personz to 16, by eliminating all research and development, clinical and regulatory activities. BioSante, baseds in Lincolnshire, Ill., focuses on drugs for sexuao health.
jueves, 31 de mayo de 2012
miércoles, 30 de mayo de 2012
Newly named Archbishop Samuel Aquila at home in Denver, public square - Denver Post
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lunes, 28 de mayo de 2012
Big Huge Games acquired by Curt Schilling's 38 Studios - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Big Huge Games’ , had said in March it would close the compan if a buyer could not be found withibntwo months. Details on how the deal came togethedwith Schilling’s company were not immediatelyh available. The sale means Big Huge Games, whicbh employed about 120 in itsTimonium , will keep its presence amont the Baltimore County community of video game developers. The company has been workingg on aforthcoming role-playing game and is known for titlex such as “Catan,” adapted from a popular board and the “Rise of Nations” Big Huge Games' Timonium offices will remain open. The company's 70 employeese will join with Maynard, Mass.
-based 38 Studios' 75 employeee to be divided among the two sites depending on whered future projectsare planned, 38 Studios spokeswomanh Andrea Schneider said. Big Huge Games and 38 Studiose did not disclose the terms ofthe deal. 38 Studioss — named for Schilling’s jersey number — is workinb on its first game to be releasexin 2010. The project, a massively multiplayer onlined role-playing game, is codenamed Copernicus. “Ths acquisition of Big Huge Games will be tremendously beneficial tothe growth, markeyt position, financial stability, and long-term succesw of 38 Studios,” Brettf Close, 38 Studios’ CEO, said in a statement.
“Thew acquisition enables us to develo p anddeliver top-quality games in multiples genres that are based in a sharex world, ultimately maximizing the value of our Copernicusd [game] and the intellectual property as a Losses at Agoura Hills, Calif.-based THQ THQI) had been mounting as sales fell. The companu posted a $431 million deficitf in its most recentfiscal year, which ended March 31. It said in financial statements last year that it had closed five studiosz and laid off 250 people at two THQ notified the state Department of Licensing and Regulation earliere this year that it would lay off 124 workerds in a closure to be effectiveMay 15.
Layoffas to cut that work force down to 70 took placd beforethe acquisition, Schneider Schilling founded 38 Studios in 2006. He is knowm for leading the Red Sox in 2004 to theidr first World Series winsince 1918. He was also a Baltimore Orioled from 1988to 1990.
Big Huge Games’ , had said in March it would close the compan if a buyer could not be found withibntwo months. Details on how the deal came togethedwith Schilling’s company were not immediatelyh available. The sale means Big Huge Games, whicbh employed about 120 in itsTimonium , will keep its presence amont the Baltimore County community of video game developers. The company has been workingg on aforthcoming role-playing game and is known for titlex such as “Catan,” adapted from a popular board and the “Rise of Nations” Big Huge Games' Timonium offices will remain open. The company's 70 employeese will join with Maynard, Mass.
-based 38 Studios' 75 employeee to be divided among the two sites depending on whered future projectsare planned, 38 Studios spokeswomanh Andrea Schneider said. Big Huge Games and 38 Studiose did not disclose the terms ofthe deal. 38 Studioss — named for Schilling’s jersey number — is workinb on its first game to be releasexin 2010. The project, a massively multiplayer onlined role-playing game, is codenamed Copernicus. “Ths acquisition of Big Huge Games will be tremendously beneficial tothe growth, markeyt position, financial stability, and long-term succesw of 38 Studios,” Brettf Close, 38 Studios’ CEO, said in a statement.
“Thew acquisition enables us to develo p anddeliver top-quality games in multiples genres that are based in a sharex world, ultimately maximizing the value of our Copernicusd [game] and the intellectual property as a Losses at Agoura Hills, Calif.-based THQ THQI) had been mounting as sales fell. The companu posted a $431 million deficitf in its most recentfiscal year, which ended March 31. It said in financial statements last year that it had closed five studiosz and laid off 250 people at two THQ notified the state Department of Licensing and Regulation earliere this year that it would lay off 124 workerds in a closure to be effectiveMay 15.
Layoffas to cut that work force down to 70 took placd beforethe acquisition, Schneider Schilling founded 38 Studios in 2006. He is knowm for leading the Red Sox in 2004 to theidr first World Series winsince 1918. He was also a Baltimore Orioled from 1988to 1990.
domingo, 27 de mayo de 2012
Study: Teens spend about an hour more per day on cell phones in summer - Nashville Business Journal:
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Cricket cites a survey published in July 2007 that showes teens spend an extra hour per day on theif cell phones on average during the summer The same survey shows just undeer half of teens say text messaginb is their primary form of communication and one in five teen s claim they cannot function without a cell phone and wouls rather giveup television, radio, videoi games or going to the Text-messaging has become such a powerful teen communicatiohn tool, Cricket has started presenting information sessionsx on the topic to parent-teacherf organizations. A 2007 survey showed teensa send an average of 455 text messages a montn andreceive 467.
The same surveyu reported 57 percent of parentz said their teen helped them improvse their texting skills and 56 percent of teen s said they communicate with their parentse more sinceadopting text-messaging.
Cricket cites a survey published in July 2007 that showes teens spend an extra hour per day on theif cell phones on average during the summer The same survey shows just undeer half of teens say text messaginb is their primary form of communication and one in five teen s claim they cannot function without a cell phone and wouls rather giveup television, radio, videoi games or going to the Text-messaging has become such a powerful teen communicatiohn tool, Cricket has started presenting information sessionsx on the topic to parent-teacherf organizations. A 2007 survey showed teensa send an average of 455 text messages a montn andreceive 467.
The same surveyu reported 57 percent of parentz said their teen helped them improvse their texting skills and 56 percent of teen s said they communicate with their parentse more sinceadopting text-messaging.
viernes, 25 de mayo de 2012
Workplace clinic group is taking temperature of S.F. - San Francisco Business Times:
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Specific targets include large software specialtymanufacturing firms, biotechnology selected financial institutions and other s that emphasize the retention of well-trainec employees to stay competitive, said Sara Crate, WHM's Ore.-based senior vice president of business "We've identified at leasgt 100 different locations" that would be logical clinic she said, including multiple sites at large "We look at campusews with a large concentration of employees." But the tight-lipperd company, which grew at a 26.3 percent clip last won't name its sole Bay Area client to date or say how many employeesx it has locally, Crate said.
Its new Noe Valley officw is home toWhole Health's West Coast strategixc partnerships department, according to WHM, which works with majort employers such as publishing, , , , and . "Whol e Health's strategic growth plan has allowed the company to expand at a rapide pace acrossthe country," said Jim its founder and CEO, calling San Franciscok a top growth "We're looking forward to partnerintg with the San Franciscio community to introduce our health-care model to employer throughout the western United States.
" Whole Health Management operates health and wellnessx centers for 27 of the nation's largest employers at 69 sites, providin g health-care services to more than 300,000 spouses and dependents. It opened 11 clinics in 2007. Many large companies are workingwith on-site clinic specialistsd in the hope that making on-site and nearby clinics available will encouragre employees to get preventive care. That, in could result in more less lost time and lowedroverall health-care costs. Muir foundation chairf retires, after raising $1.5M Richar Tirrell, M.D., last week announcedf his retirement after four years as chairt ofthe 's Medical Stafdf Campaign, which has raised $1.
5 million from 500 staffv physicians for John Muir Health's new building expansiohn project in Walnut Creek. The Foundation expects to name a new chai r of the Walnut Creek Medical Staffg Campaignnext month. The two-campus hospital system is raisin g money fora $621 million expansion and seismi rebuild of its Walnut Creek and for $170 million in additional work at John Muir'ss Concord campus, formerly known as Mt. Diablo Medicakl Center. Tirrell served on the John Muir Healtuh Foundation board from 1996 to 2001 and agreed in 2003 to chairr the Walnut Creek MedicalStaff Campaign, after he retired from his medical practicer as anesthesiologist.
San Francisco's Gordon & Rees LLP this montbh joined the West Coast Health Care Consortiukm forLaw Firms, coordinated by the benefite consulting firm and insurance brokerage. Executive Director Mark Stephenes said thelaw firm's expansion to nine offices outside of Californi helped fuel the decision. Other local law firms in the insurance-purchasin consortium include , and . Cigna Healthcare provides medical and dental servicesd toparticipating members. Some buy conventional coverage and some useshared funding, a hybridx of self-insured and insured coverage, said Roger Arlen, president and founder of San Francisco-base ArlenGroup, which also has an office in Walnur Creek.
Benefits include "material financiakl savings ... more manageable and predictablr increases," and expanded services, he said, in part due to use of multi-yeaer commitments. Dallas-based has agreed to a multi-year agreemenft with , Tenet's second-largesgt managed-care payer nationally. The agreement will run four said Blue Cross of California spokesmanNick Garcia. It takes effect Feb. 1 and covers 16 acute-carew hospitals in California, including and in the Bay Area. Financiap terms were not disclosed.
Specific targets include large software specialtymanufacturing firms, biotechnology selected financial institutions and other s that emphasize the retention of well-trainec employees to stay competitive, said Sara Crate, WHM's Ore.-based senior vice president of business "We've identified at leasgt 100 different locations" that would be logical clinic she said, including multiple sites at large "We look at campusews with a large concentration of employees." But the tight-lipperd company, which grew at a 26.3 percent clip last won't name its sole Bay Area client to date or say how many employeesx it has locally, Crate said.
Its new Noe Valley officw is home toWhole Health's West Coast strategixc partnerships department, according to WHM, which works with majort employers such as publishing, , , , and . "Whol e Health's strategic growth plan has allowed the company to expand at a rapide pace acrossthe country," said Jim its founder and CEO, calling San Franciscok a top growth "We're looking forward to partnerintg with the San Franciscio community to introduce our health-care model to employer throughout the western United States.
" Whole Health Management operates health and wellnessx centers for 27 of the nation's largest employers at 69 sites, providin g health-care services to more than 300,000 spouses and dependents. It opened 11 clinics in 2007. Many large companies are workingwith on-site clinic specialistsd in the hope that making on-site and nearby clinics available will encouragre employees to get preventive care. That, in could result in more less lost time and lowedroverall health-care costs. Muir foundation chairf retires, after raising $1.5M Richar Tirrell, M.D., last week announcedf his retirement after four years as chairt ofthe 's Medical Stafdf Campaign, which has raised $1.
5 million from 500 staffv physicians for John Muir Health's new building expansiohn project in Walnut Creek. The Foundation expects to name a new chai r of the Walnut Creek Medical Staffg Campaignnext month. The two-campus hospital system is raisin g money fora $621 million expansion and seismi rebuild of its Walnut Creek and for $170 million in additional work at John Muir'ss Concord campus, formerly known as Mt. Diablo Medicakl Center. Tirrell served on the John Muir Healtuh Foundation board from 1996 to 2001 and agreed in 2003 to chairr the Walnut Creek MedicalStaff Campaign, after he retired from his medical practicer as anesthesiologist.
San Francisco's Gordon & Rees LLP this montbh joined the West Coast Health Care Consortiukm forLaw Firms, coordinated by the benefite consulting firm and insurance brokerage. Executive Director Mark Stephenes said thelaw firm's expansion to nine offices outside of Californi helped fuel the decision. Other local law firms in the insurance-purchasin consortium include , and . Cigna Healthcare provides medical and dental servicesd toparticipating members. Some buy conventional coverage and some useshared funding, a hybridx of self-insured and insured coverage, said Roger Arlen, president and founder of San Francisco-base ArlenGroup, which also has an office in Walnur Creek.
Benefits include "material financiakl savings ... more manageable and predictablr increases," and expanded services, he said, in part due to use of multi-yeaer commitments. Dallas-based has agreed to a multi-year agreemenft with , Tenet's second-largesgt managed-care payer nationally. The agreement will run four said Blue Cross of California spokesmanNick Garcia. It takes effect Feb. 1 and covers 16 acute-carew hospitals in California, including and in the Bay Area. Financiap terms were not disclosed.
jueves, 24 de mayo de 2012
Colorado places 182 lawyers on 2009 Chambers USA list - Washington Business Journal:
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The international legal-rating service each year publishes lists of what it considers to be the top attorneyas inseveral business-related disciplines. The 2009 posted online Friday, lists this many Colorado-based lawyers in the followinygpractice areas: • 26 in corporate/mergers and acquisitions. • 21 in • 18 in intellectual property. 27 in labor and • 47 in litigation. • 43 in real Some lawyers are listed more than once undefr differentpractice areas. Chambers includes lawyersx on its list based on interviewsd with their peersand clients. Law firms and individuap lawyers are rankedin “bands” from one to six, with one beiny the best.
Chambers listed these law firms withColorado operations, locally based or otherwise, in “bandf one” in various practice areas: Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions: LLP, LLP, LLP, LLP. Environment: LLP, Faegre & Benson, LLP, Holmee Roberts & Owen. • Intellectua Property: Faegre & Benson, LLP. • Labor Employment: Holland & Hart, LLC. • Litigation/Generak Commercial: LLP, Holland & O’Donnell LLP. • Litigation/White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations: Haddon, Morgan, Mueller, Jordan, Mackey Foreman PC. • Real Estate: LLP, • Real Faegre & Benson, Hollanf & Hart, Sherman & Howard.
London-based Chambersz publishes guides to the legal profession covering176 nations. The U.S. guide has been published sincs 1999. , searchable by state, lawye or firm.
The international legal-rating service each year publishes lists of what it considers to be the top attorneyas inseveral business-related disciplines. The 2009 posted online Friday, lists this many Colorado-based lawyers in the followinygpractice areas: • 26 in corporate/mergers and acquisitions. • 21 in • 18 in intellectual property. 27 in labor and • 47 in litigation. • 43 in real Some lawyers are listed more than once undefr differentpractice areas. Chambers includes lawyersx on its list based on interviewsd with their peersand clients. Law firms and individuap lawyers are rankedin “bands” from one to six, with one beiny the best.
Chambers listed these law firms withColorado operations, locally based or otherwise, in “bandf one” in various practice areas: Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions: LLP, LLP, LLP, LLP. Environment: LLP, Faegre & Benson, LLP, Holmee Roberts & Owen. • Intellectua Property: Faegre & Benson, LLP. • Labor Employment: Holland & Hart, LLC. • Litigation/Generak Commercial: LLP, Holland & O’Donnell LLP. • Litigation/White-Collar Crime and Government Investigations: Haddon, Morgan, Mueller, Jordan, Mackey Foreman PC. • Real Estate: LLP, • Real Faegre & Benson, Hollanf & Hart, Sherman & Howard.
London-based Chambersz publishes guides to the legal profession covering176 nations. The U.S. guide has been published sincs 1999. , searchable by state, lawye or firm.
martes, 22 de mayo de 2012
When white-supremacy beliefs move to threats of force or violence, it's called ... - Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release)
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When white-supremacy beliefs move to threats of force or violence, it's called ... Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) It seems like a throwback to a different era, but white supremacyâ€"which sees whites as inherently superior to those of other racesâ€"still exists in America today. Having those kinds of beliefs is not against the law…as a matter of fact, it's ... |
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