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While the Atlanta market -- Clearwire' largest to date -- officially launchezs in June, Clearwire has posted a coveraged map of the area and is acceptingordersa online. Overland Park, Kan.-based , and other acquired Clearwirefor $14.5 billion last year. Clearwire's wireless high-speed service allows greater mobilit than cableor DSL. Subscribers can accesw service anywherein Clearwire's coverage via a USB or by plugging in their residentialo modem into an electric outlet.
In Clearwire offers 4G WiMAX wireleszs broadbandservice -- dubbed Clear -- that deliverzs download speeds of up to 6 High-speed plans range from $20 to $50 a Bundled plans, including telephone service, are also Clearwire hopes to extend its subscriber base by nearly 3 milliobn with the metro Atlanta expansion, company officials said in an recenrt analyst call. The Atlanta network coverss morethan 1,200 square miles and Clearwire is building six retai l outlets.
Clearwire is backeds by blue-chip names, including and Even has perhaps hoping toleverage Clearwire's wireless services in areas it hasn't laid cable in, said Maury president and co-founder of the Wirelessa Technology Forum. Clearwire is also riding a broaderr trend. Just like cell phones disrupterd the landlinetelephone business, wireless broadband can erode the market grip of wiref Internet service. Despite all that, Clearwire can expecy technical andmarket challenges. Clearwire's service is delivered from devicea fixed tocell towers.
Like cell phons reception, the further you are away from the transmittinfcell tower, the greater the chancesa of speed degradation, Margol noted. Atlanta's topography and tree coved could pose connectivity and speef issues forClearwire customers. From a businesse perspective, Clearwire could face pricinf pressure fromthe incumbents, who alreadh have an established customer The convenience of Internet-voice-and-TV bundledd plans from DSL and cable providerds might make businesses and consumers think twice abou t switching to Clearwire. For some like Brad cable's frequent downtime was enough to give Clearwirrea try.
The software engineer, who workes from home, complained of having his cable broadband connection go on the fritzz for a dayor two. Anderson has been usingh Clearwire's service for about a week and planxs to stickwith it.
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Daphne Caruana Galizia cleared of harassment - Malta Independent Online
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Malta Independent Online | Daphne Caruana Galizia cleared of harassment Malta Independent Online Earlier this week, Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera decided to withdraw her criminal libel and defamation proceedings against Mrs Caruana Galizia, which she put down to the retraction of certain » |
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Convention center lures a few new events for 2009 - Portland Business Journal:
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It’s budget season for the center, whicn is managed by the Metropolitan Exposition and Recreatiohn commission on behalfof Metro. The various agencies are puttinh the finishing touches ontheir budgets, due to Metro next montjh for adoption this spring. Jeff executive director of theconventionj center, is taking a conservative approach to the cominfg year. Mindful of the economy and its chilling impact on themeetin business, the convention center has left three full-time postsx unfilled and is shelving, for now, new But the full calendar of events means sweeping cuts aren’ty in the picture.
Of the 90 largee events on the conventioncenter calendar, abougt two-thirds percent are local car showsz and other routine events held year afterd year. But the rest represent new conventioh business that the center and itsmarketing partner, Travel Portland, must In recent years, the convention centetr has averaged about 35 new conventionss and trade shows per year. Blosser attributea the spike to 41 to thelong lead-inb time. Some of the upcoming events chose to come to Portlandryears ago. Ziggy Lopuszynski, general manager of the , is cautiously optimistic about the small uptic inconvention business.
The hotel has solid pre-bookings for several conventionsin 2009, but the economyh could mean fewer visitors. “I fully anticipate that we won’g have the pickup we anticipated,” he said. “Wr probably won’t fill all of our room Blosser said professional and tradw associationstypically don’t cancel events in bad economi c times since they servr as an annual gathering for professionals as well as a launcnh point for new products. The convention center’s budge t is $23.95 million, of which about two-thirds goes to operations.
The balance pays for programs and capital The convention center maintains a reserved fund equal to about three monthws ofoperating expenses, or $5 Blosser said the convention center uses the reservr fund only as a last resort. It last tappedf the reserve fundin 2001-2003, the post-911 perioc when it also cut 18 positions. It also used reservd funds in theearly 1990s, also during a recessionary period. The center typically earnds roughly 85 percent of its budget from taxes levied on hotel andmotel rooms. The remaining 15 percenf comes from the TransientLodging Tax, whicjh assesses an 11.5 percent fee on hotel and motel The convention center collects abouyt one-fifth of the total.
Of the 630 event held at the Oregon Convention Center each year, about 90 are large-scale conventiobn and trade shows, each of whicgh generates between $150,000 and $250,000 in fees. Overall, the conventiom center has a $373.8 milliobn impact on the region’s according to the most recent impact conducted byin 2007. One business with a lot at stake in theconventionn center’s success is , the Clackamas-bases caterer that provides food services to the centefr and its visitors.
Roy Jay, senior vice president, noted that attendanc e has dipped at recent but he’s observed an increase in loca businesses using the convention “Business is down a bit but it is startin g to rebound,” he said. “This is a good indicator of how thingsx are going to go in thehospitalithy community. If we can keep that placer full, we can fill hotel rooms.”
It’s budget season for the center, whicn is managed by the Metropolitan Exposition and Recreatiohn commission on behalfof Metro. The various agencies are puttinh the finishing touches ontheir budgets, due to Metro next montjh for adoption this spring. Jeff executive director of theconventionj center, is taking a conservative approach to the cominfg year. Mindful of the economy and its chilling impact on themeetin business, the convention center has left three full-time postsx unfilled and is shelving, for now, new But the full calendar of events means sweeping cuts aren’ty in the picture.
Of the 90 largee events on the conventioncenter calendar, abougt two-thirds percent are local car showsz and other routine events held year afterd year. But the rest represent new conventioh business that the center and itsmarketing partner, Travel Portland, must In recent years, the convention centetr has averaged about 35 new conventionss and trade shows per year. Blosser attributea the spike to 41 to thelong lead-inb time. Some of the upcoming events chose to come to Portlandryears ago. Ziggy Lopuszynski, general manager of the , is cautiously optimistic about the small uptic inconvention business.
The hotel has solid pre-bookings for several conventionsin 2009, but the economyh could mean fewer visitors. “I fully anticipate that we won’g have the pickup we anticipated,” he said. “Wr probably won’t fill all of our room Blosser said professional and tradw associationstypically don’t cancel events in bad economi c times since they servr as an annual gathering for professionals as well as a launcnh point for new products. The convention center’s budge t is $23.95 million, of which about two-thirds goes to operations.
The balance pays for programs and capital The convention center maintains a reserved fund equal to about three monthws ofoperating expenses, or $5 Blosser said the convention center uses the reservr fund only as a last resort. It last tappedf the reserve fundin 2001-2003, the post-911 perioc when it also cut 18 positions. It also used reservd funds in theearly 1990s, also during a recessionary period. The center typically earnds roughly 85 percent of its budget from taxes levied on hotel andmotel rooms. The remaining 15 percenf comes from the TransientLodging Tax, whicjh assesses an 11.5 percent fee on hotel and motel The convention center collects abouyt one-fifth of the total.
Of the 630 event held at the Oregon Convention Center each year, about 90 are large-scale conventiobn and trade shows, each of whicgh generates between $150,000 and $250,000 in fees. Overall, the conventiom center has a $373.8 milliobn impact on the region’s according to the most recent impact conducted byin 2007. One business with a lot at stake in theconventionn center’s success is , the Clackamas-bases caterer that provides food services to the centefr and its visitors.
Roy Jay, senior vice president, noted that attendanc e has dipped at recent but he’s observed an increase in loca businesses using the convention “Business is down a bit but it is startin g to rebound,” he said. “This is a good indicator of how thingsx are going to go in thehospitalithy community. If we can keep that placer full, we can fill hotel rooms.”
Monday, November 21, 2011
Atlanta Business Chronicle: AccelerEyes bags GRA/TAG Biz Launch comp.
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has won the GRA/TAG Business Launch Competitio
has won the GRA/TAG Business Launch Competitio
Saturday, November 19, 2011
The life and times of Natalie Wood - New York Daily News
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Telegraph.co.uk | The life and times of Natalie Wood New York Daily News In the mid-'60s, after a life on camera, she said she needed to dial back. After she married producer Richard Gregson in 1969 and had a daughter in 1970, she mostly stepped away from acting. She and Gregson divorced in 1972 and three months later she ... Natalie Wood's star power lasted for decades Natalie Wood's life and career Natalie Wood: the life and times of the troubled star |
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Some banks, stores will not prohibit concealed weapons; law confuses some ... - Journal Times
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Washington Examiner | Some banks, stores will not prohibit concealed weapons; law confuses some ... Journal Times The law » |
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