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Georgelas-Cherner deal falls apart - The Washington Post - 0 views

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    Ownership of the most prominent development project in Tysons Corner splintered recently after a deal between two of its principals - the Cherner family of auto dealers and developer Aaron Georgelas - fell through.

    The Cherners agreed to a contract with Georgelas in 2006 that would allow the family's auto dealerships to be included in the Tysons developer's plans for a 6 million-square-foot high-rise development at the corner of Leesburg Pike and Spring Hill Road. The two since worked side-by-side to argue for county development rules that would permit an urban Tysons Corner and to integrate their properties.
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    Ownership of the most prominent development project in Tysons Corner splintered recently after a deal between two of its principals - the Cherner family of auto dealers and developer Aaron Georgelas - fell through.

    The Cherners agreed to a contract with Georgelas in 2006 that would allow the family's auto dealerships to be included in the Tysons developer's plans for a 6 million-square-foot high-rise development at the corner of Leesburg Pike and Spring Hill Road. The two since worked side-by-side to argue for county development rules that would permit an urban Tysons Corner and to integrate their properties.
Isabella Amber

Group Of Springhill Leaders South Korea Online : Saeo.Net - 0 views

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Forecast Optimistic For Upcoming Summer Travel - Press Release - Digital Journal - 0 views

  • Forecast Optimistic For Upcoming Summer Travel

    SpringHill Suites Annual Survey reveals how Americans are gearing up for travel

    PR Newswire

    BETHESDA, Md., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer is around the corner, and Americans are busy researching destinations, booking hotels and looking forward to that big annual getaway. Optimism is high, and according to SpringHill Suites Third Annual Vacation Attitude Survey conducted by TNS, 92 percent of Americans will hop into cars, planes, buses and boats in the upcoming months to spend quality time with loved ones.

    (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110906/PH63243LOGO

    Although the tradition of summer vacation remains a constant, planning methods and timing have evolved, aided by social networks and new booking websites that make travel faster, easier and more entertaining. In today's fast-paced society, people have transformed the way they plan and how they take vacation.

    "The American traveler is resilient, and people need their cherished summer break, whether they are going near or far," said Callette Nielsen, vice president and global brand manager for SpringHill Suites. "People's expectations are the same, yet how and when they book has changed tremendously." 

  • Among the Key Findings (more details follow):

    • 62 percent of vacationers will book their summer vacation in two months or less
    • 36 percent will spend two hours or less planning their summer vacation
    • Nearly 3 in 4 (74 percent) of social media users continue to use social media on vacation, with about one-fourth (27 percent) using it the same amount or more than at home
    • 78 percent say it is important to maintain a healthy routine on vacation
    • Only 23 percent have used a sick day as a vacation day
Bethany Rawlins

South Korea Group of Springhill » Blog Archive » Scrap N-test, China tells N ... - 0 views

  • China has been quietly and gently pressuring North Korea to scrap plans for a third nuclear test, said two sources with knowledge of closed-door discussions between the countries, but there is no indication how Pyongyang will react.

    If North Korea goes ahead with the test, China would consider taking some retaliatory steps, but they would not be substantive, a source with ties to Pyongyang and Beijing said.

    North Korea has almost completed preparations for the test, Reuters had reported in late April, a step that would further isolate the impoverished state after last month’s failed rocket launch that the United States says was a ballistic missile test.

    “China is unhappy … and urged North Korea not to conduct a nuclear test near Changbai Mountain,” said the source, who declined to be identified.

    China feared a radiation leak and damage to the environment from a blast, the source added. “China also complained about the environmental damage to the area after the first two tests.”

    When North Korea conducted nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009, it caused environmental damage to the mountain straddling the border with China. North Korea ceded part of the mountain to China in 1963.

    It was unclear if the secretive North Korean government, typically unwilling to bow to outside pressure, would defer or drop the plans. China is the closest thing to an ally that North Korea has.

    “The impact on China’s northeast would be huge,” the source said of a third test.

    Chinese officials have discussed whether threats of diplomatic action would be effective, but any action might be restricted to some economic measures to signal China’s displeasure and would not affect vital food aid for North Korea, the source said.

Isabella Amber

NAB distributes Rs 32.2m among `Double Shah' scam victims - hannahbrooklyn's Space - 0 views

  • http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/banking-a-finance/57856-nab-distributes-rs-322m-among-double-shah-scam-victims.html

     

    LAHORE: The Punjab National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Thursday distributed Rs 32.2 million among 250 victims of Tasawar Hussain Gillani involved in `Double Shah' scam.

     

    NAB Director General Khurshid Anwar Bhindar distributed cheques in a ceremony held here.

    He said, accused Tasawar Hussain Gillani initially worked as a partner of Double Shah, but subsequently he formed a seperate group and looted Rs 1932.74 million directly from people through agents. "NAB Punjab after taking the cognizance of Double Shah scam arrested all members of five groups active in the scam including Tasawar Hussian Gilani group and recovered Rs 1193.5 million," said Bhinder.

     

    He said, accused Tasawar Hussain Gilani and his accompliances had been convicted by the accountability court.

    Bhindar said that the scandal mastermind, Syed Sibtul Hassan Gilani too, had been convicted by the accountability court and sentenced to 14 years jail along with a fine of Rs 5.43 billion and confiscation of his all properties.

    He said that Rs 486.38 million have so far been distributed include 100 percent payment to 3218 claimants and 50 percent to 3241 claimants while disbursement of the balance amount was in progress.

     

    DG NAB further said that huge deposits, which Double Shah had shifted to Dubai, were likely to be recovered as talks with UAE Governments were under way in this connection.

     

    Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2012

Isabella Amber

Springhill Group | Springhill Group Home : Facebook Buys 650 AOL Patents| Tumblr - 0 views

  • http://newscenter.springhillgrouphome.com/2012/05/springhill-group-home-facebook-buys-650-aol-patents/

     

    Facebook is set to pay Microsoft USD 550 million for 650 patents recently auctioned by AOL in its effort to boost its IP for the looming litigation against Yahoo.

     

    Under pressure from its stockholders to make changes to prevent further revenue fall, AOL was obliged to sell and license over 800 patents to Microsoft on April 9. It would retain over 300 applications and patents after the auction.

     

    Aside from the 800 patents bought by Microsoft, AOL will also give them license to 300 patents it has retained for a tag of USD 1.056 billion. Thus, Microsoft ultimately acquired 925 AOL patent applications and patents, 650 of which will go to Facebook. The 2 firms has also agreed to license their patent holdings to each other.

     

    It is not yet clear what technologies Facebook has acquired rights to or those that has remained with Microsoft. But considering that the legal battle with Yahoo concerns messaging, social networking, etc, it looks like Facebook would want to have ammunition of its own.

     

    According to a statement from Springhill Group Home, the deal with Facebook has allowed Microsoft to at least recoup more than half of its costs while accomplishing its goals from the auction of AOL. However, it cannot be readily said that Microsoft has really profited from the agreement as patent valuing is a complicated process.

melissa rocks

Scrap N-test, China tells N Korea - 0 views

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    Beijing fears radiation leak along border, say Chinese insiders
    China has been quietly and gently pressuring North Korea to scrap plans for a third nuclear test, said two sources with knowledge of closed-door discussions between the countries, but there is no indication how Pyongyang will react. 

    If North Korea goes ahead with the test, China would consider taking some retaliatory steps, but they would not be substantive, a source with ties to Pyongyang and Beijing said.

    North Korea has almost completed preparations for the test, Reuters had reported in late April, a step that would further isolate the impoverished state after last month's failed rocket launch that the United States says was a ballistic missile test.

    "China is unhappy ... and urged North Korea not to conduct a nuclear test near Changbai Mountain," said the source, who declined to be identified.

    China feared a radiation leak and damage to the environment from a blast, the source added. "China also complained about the environmental damage to the area after the first two tests."

    When North Korea conducted nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009, it caused environmental damage to the mountain straddling the border with China. North Korea ceded part of the mountain to China in 1963.

    It was unclear if the secretive North Korean government, typically unwilling to bow to outside pressure, would defer or drop the plans. China is the closest thing to an ally that North Korea has.

    "The impact on China's northeast would be huge," the source said of a third test.

    Chinese officials have discussed whether threats of diplomatic action would be effective, but any action might be restricted to some economic measures to signal China's displeasure and would not affect vital food aid for North Korea, the source said.

    A Western diplomat, who also asked not to be identified, confirmed that China has put pressure on North Korea to abandon the test.

    Major diplomatic repercussions were unlikely, however, s
melissa rocks

Springhill Group Home: Sony Cutting 6% of Global Workforce | News Center - Springhill G... - 0 views

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    Sony, the giant Japanese electronics maker, plans to cut 6% of its workforce or around 10,000 jobs as they continue with their efforts to restructure their business, the 3rd job cut since 2005. It has already sold 2 divisions and is now scaling back its TV production.

     

    According to Bloomberg's data, the biggest consumer electronics exporter in Japan has 168,200 staff last year. Around half of the job cuts resulted from publicized deals the company has previously made. Last month, Sony sold a chemicals subsidiary to the Development Bank of Japan while it spun off small LCD production last year into a joint deal with Toshiba and Hitachi. The remaining 5,000 job cuts will come from its unprofitable TV division that is now being overhauled in hopes of restoring the firm's health.

     

    The 51-year old CEO, Kazuo Hirai, replaced Howard Stringer this month and immediately set out to do his promise of "unavoidable, painful choices" in order to turn the company's operations into a more profitable one.

     

    Hirai has been credited in making the PlayStation business profitable; now he is set to put himself in charge of and bring a new team for the firm's TV business. Sony even revealed a new organizational chart that has omitted a management layer between the CEO and the head of TV department so Hirai could manage them directly.
hannah brooklyn

NAB distributes Rs 32.2m among `Double Shah' scam victims - 0 views

  • LAHORE: The Punjab National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Thursday distributed Rs 32.2 million among 250 victims of Tasawar Hussain Gillani involved in `Double Shah' scam.

    NAB Director General Khurshid Anwar Bhindar distributed cheques in a ceremony held here.

    He said, accused Tasawar Hussain Gillani initially worked as a partner of Double Shah, but subsequently he formed a seperate group and looted Rs 1932.74 million directly from people through agents. "NAB Punjab after taking the cognizance of Double Shah scam arrested all members of five groups active in the scam including Tasawar Hussian Gilani group and recovered Rs 1193.5 million," said Bhinder.

    He said, accused Tasawar Hussain Gilani and his accompliances had been convicted by the accountability court.

    Bhindar said that the scandal mastermind, Syed Sibtul Hassan Gilani too, had been convicted by the accountability court and sentenced to 14 years jail along with a fine of Rs 5.43 billion and confiscation of his all properties.

    He said that Rs 486.38 million have so far been distributed include 100 percent payment to 3218 claimants and 50 percent to 3241 claimants while disbursement of the balance amount was in progress.

    DG NAB further said that huge deposits, which Double Shah had shifted to Dubai, were likely to be recovered as talks with UAE Governments were under way in this connection.

    Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2012
hannah brooklyn

Springhill Group Home : Facebook buys 650 AOL patents | News Center - Springhill Group ... - 0 views

  • Facebook is set to pay Microsoft USD 550 million for 650 patents recently auctioned by AOL in its effort to boost its IP for the looming litigation against Yahoo.

     

    Under pressure from its stockholders to make changes to prevent further revenue fall, AOL was obliged to sell and license over 800 patents to Microsoft on April 9. It would retain over 300 applications and patents after the auction.

     

    Aside from the 800 patents bought by Microsoft, AOL will also give them license to 300 patents it has retained for a tag of USD 1.056 billion. Thus, Microsoft ultimately acquired 925 AOL patent applications and patents, 650 of which will go to Facebook. The 2 firms has also agreed to license their patent holdings to each other.

     

    It is not yet clear what technologies Facebook has acquired rights to or those that has remained with Microsoft. But considering that the legal battle with Yahoo concerns messaging, social networking, etc, it looks like Facebook would want to have ammunition of its own.

     

    According to a statement from Springhill Group Home, the deal with Facebook has allowed Microsoft to at least recoup more than half of its costs while accomplishing its goals from the auction of AOL. However, it cannot be readily said that Microsoft has really profited from the agreement as patent valuing is a complicated process.

     

    Microsoft has a relatively long history of close relationship with the social network giant. In 2007, it has invested USD 240 million in  Facebook, giving it a 1.6% stake. Since then, the 2 firms have had collaborations like Microsoft’s Bing search and search ad technologies being used on Facebook. Its video chat technology also comes from Microsoft as it has acquire

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    Facebook is set to pay Microsoft USD 550 million for 650 patents recently auctioned by AOL in its effort to boost its IP for the looming litigation against Yahoo.

     

    Under pressure from its stockholders to make changes to prevent further revenue fall, AOL was obliged to sell and license over 800 patents to Microsoft on April 9. It would retain over 300 applications and patents after the auction.

     

    Aside from the 800 patents bought by Microsoft, AOL will also give them license to 300 patents it has retained for a tag of USD 1.056 billion. Thus, Microsoft ultimately acquired 925 AOL patent applications and patents, 650 of which will go to Facebook. The 2 firms has also agreed to license their patent holdings to each other.

     

    It is not yet clear what technologies Facebook has acquired rights to or those that has remained with Microsoft. But considering that the legal battle with Yahoo concerns messaging, social networking, etc, it looks like Facebook would want to have ammunition of its own.

     

    According to a statement from Springhill Group Home, the deal with Facebook has allowed Microsoft to at least recoup more than half of its costs while accomplishing its goals from the auction of AOL. However, it cannot be readily said that Microsoft has really profited from the agreement as patent valuing is a complicated process.

     

    Microsoft has a relatively long history of close relationship with the social network giant. In 2007, it has invested USD 240 million in  Facebook, giving it a 1.6% stake. Since then, the 2 firms have had collaborations like Microsoft's Bing search and search ad technologies being used on Facebook. Its video chat technology also comes from Microsoft as it has acquired Skype last year.

     

    On the other hand, Microsoft also has a close business relationship with Yahoo as Bing powers their advertising and search engine. Yahoo has filed a lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly infringing 10 of its patents covering online ad technology. F
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    Facebook is set to pay Microsoft USD 550 million for 650 patents recently auctioned by AOL in its effort to boost its IP for the looming litigation against Yahoo.

     

    Under pressure from its stockholders to make changes to prevent further revenue fall, AOL was obliged to sell and license over 800 patents to Microsoft on April 9. It would retain over 300 applications and patents after the auction.

     

    Aside from the 800 patents bought by Microsoft, AOL will also give them license to 300 patents it has retained for a tag of USD 1.056 billion. Thus, Microsoft ultimately acquired 925 AOL patent applications and patents, 650 of which will go to Facebook. The 2 firms has also agreed to license their patent holdings to each other.

     

    It is not yet clear what technologies Facebook has acquired rights to or those that has remained with Microsoft. But considering that the legal battle with Yahoo concerns messaging, social networking, etc, it looks like Facebook would want to have ammunition of its own.

     

    According to a statement from Springhill Group Home, the deal with Facebook has allowed Microsoft to at least recoup more than half of its costs while accomplishing its goals from the auction of AOL. However, it cannot be readily said that Microsoft has really profited from the agreement as patent valuing is a complicated process.

     

    Microsoft has a relatively long history of close relationship with the social network giant. In 2007, it has invested USD 240 million in  Facebook, giving it a 1.6% stake. Since then, the 2 firms have had collaborations like Microsoft's Bing search and search ad technologies being used on Facebook. Its video chat technology also comes from Microsoft as it has acquired Skype last year.

     

    On the other hand, Microsoft also has a close business relationship with Yahoo as Bing powers their advertising and search engine. Yahoo has filed a lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly infringing 10 of its patents covering online ad technology. F
tony bricks

Study: Outside media changing N. Korean worldview | The Jakarta Post - 0 views

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    A US government-funded study says North Koreans have unprecedented access to foreign media, giving them a more positive impression of the outside world.

    But it says North Korea still has the world's most closed media environment, and those changing perceptions are unlikely to translate into significant pressure on their repressive government in the short term.

    The study was commissioned by the State Department and conducted by a consulting group, InterMedia. It is based on research involving several hundred North Korean defectors and refugees during 2010-2011. The Associated Press obtained the study ahead of its formal release Thursday.

    The study, titled "A Quiet Opening: North Koreans in a Changing Media Environment," says restrictions that threaten years in prison and hard labor for activities like watching a South Korean soap opera or listening to foreign news broadcasts have been tightened since the mid-2000s, but are enforced less than in the past. People remain wary of government inspection teams, but fewer citizens appear to be reporting on each other.

    Nearly half of those interviewed said that while in North Korea they had watched a foreign DVD, the most commonly used type of outside media. About a quarter of people had listened to a foreign radio news broadcast or watched a foreign news station.

    Nearly one-third of television watchers whose sets were fixed to state-run programming had modified them in order to capture a signal from outside stations detectable along the Chinese and South Korean borders.

    The authors caution that the interviews and surveys on which their research is based are not statistically representative of North Korea's population. A disproportionate number lived in proximity to the Chinese border before they fled.

    North Korea is separated from the more prosperous South Korea by a heavily militarized frontier, and access to the country is strictly controlled. But the communist government's monopoly on information began to erode in
tony bricks

Suing the Phishers Spring Hill FL - Spring Hill FL, Phish, Spring Hill FL Phishing, Spr... - 0 views

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    If the confidence trick is the oldest scam in the book, then phishing is merely its latest incarnation. But thanks to the efficiency and anonymity of public networks, this relatively simple ploy has been elevated to a crime of mass proportions. Phishers typically hook their marks by sending emails that appear to come from a trusted third party (such as a bank or email provider). Once their marks click on an embedded link in the email, they are sent to a site that mimics the trusted site's appearance and asks them to reveal personal information, such as a password or Social Security number. 
rein finland

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    South Korea Group of Springhill | edublogs.org May 22, '12 12:35 AM
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    http://tonybricks96.edublogs.org/2012/05/21/scrap-n-test-china-tells-n-korea/

    China has been quietly and gently pressuring North Korea to scrap plans for a third nuclear test, said two sources with knowledge of closed-door discussions between the countries, but there is no indication how Pyongyang will react.

    If North Korea goes ahead with the test, China would consider taking some retaliatory steps, but they would not be substantive, a source with ties to Pyongyang and Beijing said.

    North Korea has almost completed preparations for the test, Reuters had reported in late April, a step that would further isolate the impoverished state after last month's failed rocket launch that the United States says was a ballistic missile test.

    "China is unhappy … and urged North Korea not to conduct a nuclear test near Changbai Mountain," said the source, who declined to be identified.

    China feared a radiation leak and damage to the environment from a blast, the source added. "China also complained about the environmental damage to the area after the first two tests."

    When North Korea conducted nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009, it caused environmental damage to the mountain straddling the border with China. North Korea ceded part of the mountain to China in 1963.

    It was unclear if the secretive North Korean government, typically unwilling to bow to outside pressure, would defer or drop the plans. China is the closest thing to an ally that North Korea has.

    "The impact on China's northeast would be huge," the source said of a third test.

    Chinese officials have discussed whether threats of diplomatic action would be effective, but any action might be restricted to some economic measures to signal China's displeasure and would not affect vital food aid for North Korea, the source said.

    A Western diplomat, who also asked n
rein finland

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Where to Notarize a Document? - 1 views

One specific example of when the average person might use a notary is during a real estate closing transaction. Between the closing documents, escrow account, issuance of title insurance and other ...

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There are a few directories out there that are great for finding a notary. However, generally, you can find a notary public at country offices. It also can be found in at any post offices or even r...

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