I'm never going to be on Cribz, so I figured this would be the next-best thing.Approximately three months ago, I noticed a change in my sleeping patterns. I realized that I was no longer waking up from sweaty, screaming, pale-faced nightmares about going hopelessly bankrupt and earning additional income by spoon-feeding broccoli soup to billionaire businessmen in the bathroom stalls of the I94 int
The following is a video of a small protest by right wing fanatics in front of the McDonald's headquarters. Hate groups such as the American Family Association, and Americans for Truth About Homosexuality, gathered to hold a press conference because McDonald's donated $20,000 to the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.TAKE ACTION: Call McDonald’s to thank them for supporting LGBTQ orga
Historic Main Street Building Renovation Supports Humanitarian Aid and International Business
Trivani International renovates historic Reynold’s Building for Foundation and corporate offices
Trivani International is renovating the historic Reynolds building (built circa 1892), situated in Springville on the corner of Main Street and 200 South. The refurbished building will be dedicated to T
This a a photo of 55 Broadway, London, a notable building designed by Charles Holden. Finished in 1929, it was the new headquarters building for the London Electric Railway Company (LER), the main forerunner of London Underground. The building continues to be occupied as the organisation's headquarters.
Is this a bad omen for the future of the Eurozone's artificial currency? According to a report of the Austrian TV station ORF the European Central Bank has delayed the construction of its planned 185 metres high twin leaning towers. ORF said that the ECB surprised with an announcement that said the central bank was not able to find a construction company that could build the towers with a budget o
Today, Byung Mo Ahn, group president and CEO of Kia Motors America (KMA) and Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG), was joined by local and state representatives for the grand opening ceremony of the new 21.7-acre Kia U.S. corporate campus in Irvine, Calif. The $130-million investment includes the Kia Motors America Corporate Headquarters and state-of-the-art Kia [...]
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LogiGear, founder of the first US-led software testing center in Viet Nam, today announced that it has begun construction on a new LogiGear Viet Nam headquarters building. The new 10,000 square foot building will help LogiGear consolidate its Viet Nam operations, which are now spread across 3 buildings in Ho Chi Minh City.
LogiGear has an extensive presence in Viet Nam, and in 2005 established
The Canadian Auto Workers union and General Motors have been less than friendly with one another since the automaker announced it would be closing its Oshawa Truck plant, and the union promises to "fight on" despite ending a 13-day protest/blockade that prevented some 900 GM employees from going to work at the company's Canadian headquarters. It took a court injunction to end the blockade, but un
BMW of North America, LLC. today opened its new $100 million addition to its Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey US headquarters. The expansion is BMW Group's largest investment in the U.S. since the inception of its U.S. subsidiary in 1975, apart from the plant in Spartanburg, S.C.
The new buildings will be home to BMW Group’s national [...]
According to a report in Automotive News, Land Rover and Jaguar North America will be moving out of their Irvine, California facility and back to New Jersey where their customer support and other operations are currently located. All employees have been offered the option to relocate to New Jersey.Source: Automotive News
The CCTV Headquarters in downtown Beijing is nearing completion. Only the upper sections are yet to be coated in glass. Designed by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren the 234m-tall building will be ready in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and will have 51 floors.Set to become an iconic structure in China's capital, the 400,000 square meters of office space will house studios, production facilit
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. said Thursday that the shaky real estate market convinced the automaker that it was a good time to buy its previously leased headquarters in downtown Detroit's towering Renaissance Center for $626 million.GM revealed the May 1 purchase in a filing Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. GM said it paid $626 million cash for the headquarters and $
Business Times - 14 May 2008ISD's former headquarters up for tenderBy ARTHUR SIM(SINGAPORE) The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has launched a public tender for the adaptive re-use of the former headquarters of the Internal Security Department (ISD) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) at Phoenix Park, off Tanglin Road.Designated for office use, the 641,851-sq-ft site houses 24 low-rise blocks with a
Though not as fancy as Google’s offices, Microsoft’s Zune headquarters also looks to be a stylish place to work. In other Zune-related news, the player finally gets a clock.
Ever wonder where Zunes are designed? Well, right now it’s all done in a fairly non-descript and temporary office building on Microsoft’s sprawling campus in Redmond.
Seen over at Ann Coulter's Website: (Who's written a very funny article this week, by the way...) Content Warning! NSFW! Heck, it's not even safe for home! Enjoy.... Technorati Tags: Al Gore ,Ann Coulter ,Barack Obama ,blacks ,Conservative ,constitution party ,Democrat ,Democrats ,Election '08 ,Election 2008 ,Funny ,Hillary ,Hillary Clinton ,Humor ,Identity Politics ,John McCain ,Liberal ,Liberals ,Neo-Conservatives ,Opinion ,Politics ,Polls ,Race Baiting ,Republican ,Republicans ,Video ,vote ,voting ,White House ,Whites ,Women
The United Nations Headquarters is a distinctive complex in New York City that has served as the headquarters of the United Nations since its completion in 1950. It is located in the Turtle Bay neighborhood, on the east side of Midtown Manhattan, on spacious grounds overlooking the East River. Though it is in New York [...]
A researcher in the Jerusalem Post tells what Britain has been like for as many as 1000 years now:
Britain has become the epicenter for anti-Semitic trends in Europe as traditional, age-old anti-Semitism in a country whose literature and cultural tradition were "drenched" in anti-Semitism has developed into a contemporary mix of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism, an Israeli historian said Monday.
The bank said total sales from the portfolio had reached €4.4bn. The bank had initially valued the real estate assets at €4bn, suggesting the Spanish property market is still holding its value in spite of well-publicised issues at developers such as Colonial.
During a recent visit to the Clean and Alternative Energy Incubator at the University of Toledo, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland said he´d met with Spanish-based solar panel company Isofoton the day before, and they’re looking for a North-American headquarter location.Mr. Strickland spoke in Columbus with representatives from Isofoton, a 26-year-old company in Malaga, and one of  Europe’s largest producers of solar cells.
The governor said he told the company about the University of Toledo’s solar research and companies that have blossomed because of it, including Phoenix-based First Solar LLC, the world’s largest producer of thin-film solar panels. Most are made at the company’s plant in Perrysburg Township. Â
One technology being developed by a company at the UT incubator is thin film photovoltaic strips - a cost-effective and light-weight way to create solar panels. The company is Xunlight Corporation and was recently featured in Newsweek.
Hillary Clinton's Headquarters Threatened By Bomber - Britney News - Whitney Houston sizzles in MalaysiaApparently one of Hillary Clinton's believers thought that her ads about health care applied to everyone and he wanted his NOW. A "deranged" man was apparently able to easily enter the Hillary Clinton Campaign Headquarters. I am not sure if he just totally blended in with the crowd or was invited for some event. For some reason, no one noticed that this "deranged" man among all of Hillary's supporters.;) I'll let you draw your own conclusions, but I am guessing that had he been your average, normal guy, security would have been on him before he ever got in the door.:DThe "deranged" man had actually believed one of the political videos he had watched, so he strapped on some flares and went to seek Hillary's help. The fact that the man believed a political video was probably the first sign that the man was totally off his rocker.I am not sure why he felt force was needed to ask
Retail Outlet Franchise Names Executive Team, Prepares for Nationwide Launch
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Sandström OnTV Company™ (TSHO.PK) announced today the opening of its worldwide corporate headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz. in preparation for its nationwide retail franchise launch and its executive team.
The headquarters will be home to Sandström’s executive team and its “As Seen University,” the company’s national training headquarters where new franchisees will receive company training. Slated to open 150 stores in the domestic U.S. market over the next three years, Sandström will launch its nationwide franchise rollout plan in the coming weeks. Sandström is a new retail outlet franchise that takes a fresh, stylish and innovative approach to “As Seen on TV” merchandise. Bringing the most celebrated products sold on TV to customers’ fingertips, Sandström will offer practical everyday-use produc
Digital ID: gsc 5a24399 Source: intermediary roll film Reproduction Number: LC-G613-T-68977 (interpositive) Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Retrieve uncompressed archival TIFF version (222 kilobytes). Unedited jpgTITLE: United Nations. From northwest on 1st Ave. CALL NUMBER: LC-G613- 68977 [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-G613-T-68977 (interpositive) No known restrictions on publication. MEDIUM: 1 negative : safety ; 4x5 in. CREATED/PUBLISHED: 1956 Apr. 20.PART OF: Gottscho-Schleisner Collection (Library of Congress), REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. DIGITAL ID: (intermediary roll film) gsc 5a24399 hdl.loc.gov/gsc.5a24399. CARD #: gsc1994006120/PPArchitecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America: Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955. Images in this collection have been placed in the public domain by the heirs of the photographers.Cre
Volkswagen is moving its U.S. headquarters from Auburn Hills, Mich., to the Northern Virginia suburbs, the Washington Post reported.
In addition to announcing that it will invest roughly $100 million in a new facility in Herndon, Virginia, the company is expected to outline plans to develop more models for the U.S. market, the story said.
The move is part of a broader effort by Europe’s largest automaker by sales volume to revitalize its money-losing U.S. operations and be closer to its traditional customers on the East Coast.
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The Art Deco structure was built in 1931 as a service center for Western Electric.Tufts has leased space in it since 1998, and this year said it was consolidating its offices and moving 475 employees from Waltham to Watertown. "Buying this building signals our long-term commitment to the marketplace," said James Roosevelt Jr., chief executive of Tufts Health Plan, in a statement. "This purchase will provide us with millions of dollars of savings over the next several years, which will enable us to further lower administrative costs."
California, USA – Chocolate Graphics International Franchising LLC is pleased to announce that it has established a new U.S. corporate headquarters operation in Orange County, California, following the successful introduction of its products and technology in the U.S. in 2005.
The Newport Beach location will oversee the establishment of multiple new Production Center franchises throughout the 50 states over the next five years, and will offer support to existing operations in Tennessee and Alabama.
Nicole Page-Ross, Vice President of Marketing for Chocolate Graphics in the U.S., states that in addition to these expansion plans, the company will place new emphasis on the acquisition of national accounts. “Our Newport Beach company-owned Production Center is designed to cater to large-volume national customers
Samson’s Son made it two out of two when cosily winning the 6.45 Route Colchester Night Club Handicap over seven furlongs at Newmarket yesterday evening.
Settling into his stride under Dane O’Neill he travelled resolutely inside the final furlong to win by half a length from Lone Wolf.
The John Best bred and trained son of Primo Valentino looked as if he’d get a mile with no problems, which opens up options for his connections.
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Justin Hyde of the Detroit Free Press wrote an article reporting that A123 employees got to drive an early Chevy Volt prototype. The web rumor mill of course has expanded this into a highway driveable car.
Information from reliable sources indicate that yes indeed A123 employees did get to view the Volt firsthand, but they did not drive it, it was only driven by a GM handler.
As well, the car was the same concept car that gets shown at the Auto Shows, it is not a newer prototype, and does not have a Li-ion battery pack in it.
Lets face it, at the time of my interview with Bart Riley, cofounder and CTO of A123 one month ago, a working battery pack prototype did not even exist.
Sorry to disappoint the hopeful, but, I’m betting we do see a next generation prototype by year end. Also, purely speculative, but the Detroit Auto show in Jan. 2008 seems like it might be a nice place to show one.
Over at Daggle I discovered a whole new world inside Google. The thing I like about Google personally is that unlike other giant companies “simplicity” is the main theme for every Google product, Google service or even the official Google Home.
Googleplex: The Official Google Home
The Googleplex is the company headquarters for Google located at 1600 Amphitheater Parkway in Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California, near San Jose. The name Googleplex is a play on words, being a combination of the words Google and complex. Here I will take you to a virtual journey inside Googleplex where you will able to see different Google logos decorations as seen through the eyes of Daggle
The Google Logos at Googleplex
The journey starts here and we will be able to see how Google likes decorating its home with the Google logos.
Below is the Google logo that Google used in February 2004 for the French fractal mathematician Gaston Julia:
The logo below was used by Google in 2002 f
THE COVEY HEADQUARTERS Volume 6 Issue 2 Summer 2007 3915 Oakland Ave St. Joseph, MO 64506 jeff.powelson@mdc.mo.gov—The Covey Headquarters Newsletter is aimed at cooperators and sportspeople in the state of Missouri to provide information on restoring quail. Many recommendations often apply to other regions of the country. The newsletter is a joint effort of the Missouri Department of Conservation, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, University of Missouri Extension and Quail Unlimited. If you have suggestions for future articles please contact jeff.powelson@mdc.mo.gov or 816-232-6555 x122 or write to the address shown above. The name of this newsletter is taken from an old concept.....that a quail covey operates from a headquarters (shrubby cover). If the rest of the covey's habitat needs are nearby, a covey should be present. We are encouraging landowners to manage their quail habitat according to this concept. Use shrubs as the cornerstone for your quail managemen
This stirring historical account chronicles the evolution of big-game fishing and the legendary International Game Fish Association (IGFA), which was founded in 1939 and continues to be the leading authority on sport fishing, as well as the future of the sport. Hundreds of previously unpublished photos illustrate the hotspots visited by early big-game anglers and the types of tackle they used while a basic history of angling is provided for the recreational angler. Biographies of key IGFA personnel—such as Bill Carpenter and Elwood Harry—and their contributions to the group are examined as is the organization’s role during World War II. No other fishing association has been as influential in the sector of the sporting world as the IGFA and their rules and records continue to set the standard around the world. About the Author Mike Rivkin is a veteran offshore angler and a member of Catalina Island's venerable Tuna Club. He lives in La Jolla, California."Bite Me"
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LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Archdiocese will sell its administrative headquarters and perhaps other non-parish properties to help pay upcoming settlements of molestation claims against clergymen, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony said Tuesday.
Attorneys and other representatives for the alleged sexual abuse victims immediately dismissed Mahony's announcement as an attempt to generate sympathy for the
USA Today: Candidates set up headquarters in cyberspaceExcerpt:""When the industrial revolution came, candidates learned real fast that they had to go stand at the factory gate," said Joe Trippi, a political consultant who managed the Internet-savvy Howard Dean presidential campaign four years ago. "Why? Because at 5 o'clock when that whistle blew, that's where the workers would be. You're campaigning where the community is."Which is why you will find every presidential candidate on MySpace, a networking site which counts more than 64 million current members. Visitors to Republican Mitt Romney's page can click and play Elvis Presley's A Little Less Conversation. Republican John McCain lists 24 as his favorite TV show and Viva Zapata as his favorite movie.Democrat Barack Obama recently became the first candidate to sign up 100,000 MySpace friends. And he has his own version of social networking called My.BarackObama.com that has allowed Virginia mothers Ruthi David and Kulia Petzol
Maps of affected areas The Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) Staunton District is announcing new area headquarters service area boundaries in eight counties. These boundaries will be implemented on a staggered basis, with the first occurring on April 10, 2007. The new boundaries are part of VDOT’s consolidation plan. Area headquarters consolidation is the result of plans to outsource interstate maintenance by July 1, 2009, as directed by Virginia law. Also the consolidation is part of streamlining initiatives as a component of VDOT’s 2007 business plan. The boundaries have been developed to get the best coverage for the new organization, and in some cases cross county lines. This transition is taking place between snow season and hurricane season to minimize risk. The affected counties are: Frederick Shenandoah Rockingham Augusta Highland Rockbridge Alleghany Bath No area headquarters boundary changes will be made in Clarke, Warren or Page counties.
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Freshman Congressman Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) puts GSA administrator Lurita Doan on the hot seat to speak for Karl Rove's crimes; using taxpayer funded federal agencies as Republican political machines.What does it take to get impeached in this country these days?
Tragedy struck the Ford Motor Company on Saturday when a man jumped to his death from the 10th floor of the automaker's Regent Court Building in Dearborn. In an interview with the Detroit Free Press, company spokeswoman Sara Tatchio confirmed that an employee committed suicide and stated, "It was not work-related and he was not an executive of any kind."[Source: Autoblog via Freep]Continued- ArticlePolice didn't release any information regarding to the identity of the individual, nor did they specify whether a suicide note was found. Over at Renault there have been three suicides since last October due in part to high stress at work. Hopefully we're not seeing a new trend in the highly competitive automotive landscape.http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/19/suicide-at-fords-marketing-headquarters/
US oil services firm Halliburton is moving its headquarters and chief executive to Dubai to better position itself to gain contracts in the oil-rich Middle East.
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{mosgoogle right}TOKYO (AP) -- Midsize Japanese lender Shinsei Bank Ltd. raised its profit outlook for the current fiscal year by 30 percent, saying Thursday that the sale of its headquarters to a Morgan Stanley real estate fund will help it ride out the global credit crisis.The Tokyo-based bank, 33 percent owned by U.S. investment fund J.C. Flowers, said it now expects consolidated net profit for the fiscal year to March 31 at 65 billion yen (US$632 million), up from the 50 billio [...]
{mosgoogle right}MATSUE -- An old man died after accidentally crashing his car through a door at the Shimane Prefectural Government headquarters, police said.The man was later confirmed to have died of a heart ailment, leading investigators to suspect that he may have fallen unconscious and lost control of the vehicle.At around 3:10 p.m. on Sunday, a car driven by a 75-year-old man living in Matsue smashed through a glass door at the Shimane Prefectural Government headqu [...]
{mosgoogle right}ABIKO, Chiba -- A police officer belonging to the Imperial Guard Headquarters faces charges for stealing money left at an automatic teller machine (ATM) here, it emerged Thursday.Local police have sent an investigation report to prosecutors, accusing the 49-year-old sergeant of theft. He resigned at the end of last month after being slapped with a 10 percent wage cut over a six-month period on disciplinary grounds. His name was not immediately disclosed. [...]
The last struggling moments of the Battle of Okinawa that broke in 1945 during the WWII was encapsulated in the Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters in Tomigusuku, which is situated 20 minutes south of Naha. The Japanese Empire believed that losing Okinawa, just 500 kilometers from Japanese home islands would be disastrous. Overwhelmed by the superiority of American forces and firepower, the Jap
A 43-year-old police officer allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself inside theguard room of the high security Sena Bhavan in central Mumbai on Sunday (June 15 2008) afternoon. Police Sub-Inspector Pradip Kisan Mane shot himself with a service revolver at the Shiv Sena headquarters in Dadar in the afternoon, they said. Mane's ...