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Citing statistics on lifetime earnings by educational attainment, Germain explained why she thinks access to education is so critical: people with college degrees stand to make over $1 million, and people who don’t graduate high school stand to make less than $50,000. Germain thinks education is a key to fixing racial ... |
Other events held during Black History Month included a discussion about African tradition on Feb. 4 and the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast, during which Chiamaka Okorie, CSON ’17, was given the award. |
Cai Thomas, last year’s MLK Scholarship recipient and MCAS ’16, helped organize the events this month and said that she was excited by the speakers who visited campus, including New York Magazine writer Rembert Browne, and the collaboration between BC and people at schools like Boston University and Harvard University. |
House of Hiranandani, a leading real estate conglomerate, developing iconic destination projects in India, has won accolades for two of its projects in Chennai and Bengaluru respectively. |
The company bagged the 'Best Integrated Township of the Year' for the Chennai Egattur - OMR Township and was awarded the 'Best Residential Building for Hill Crest' - Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru at Times Network's National Awards for Marketing Excellence in Mumbai recently. |
A pioneer in developing integrated townships, House of Hiranandani has altered the way living spaces are designed, thereby transforming the ethos and aesthetics of the real estate sector. |
The mixed-use integrated townships built by us in Chennai, Bengaluru & Mumbai have been recognized by various institutions, the recognition here is yet another testimony of our projects being best in class in their respective cities. |
The award-winning integrated community at Egattur, Chennai spread over 120 acres provides a holistic living experience for the residents that offers a healthy balance between work and leisure. It is one of the most sought after luxury residential townships in Chennai. Apart from the scenic views of the Bay of Bengal, t... |
"Our township is an amalgamation of excellence, solace, and style that provides a taste of luxury living to consumers. We are extremely happy to receive this award. It will strengthen our commitment to create more landmark projects across the country," said VP - Marketing & Sales, House of Hiranandani, Prashant Mirkar. |
Similarly, Hill Crest at Bannerghatta is set within a tranquil lakeside sanctuary offering stunning views of the city. It is an architectural marvel in the community having large 3 BHK apartments. Adorned with neo-classical architecture and spacious facades, the homes here are designed to complement your lifestyle. The... |
"Both our projects in Bangalore and Chennai are marquee projects which showcase HOH as an epitome of excellence in luxury living. It has always been our endeavor to give superior quality products to our consumers. Such accolades are a reminder of the efforts and innovation we inculcate in our projects which set them a ... |
Is Obama Bad for the Environment? |
Over the past few weeks, there have been two very distinct lobbying efforts directed at President Barack Obama over environmental and energy policy. One has been done very publicly more than 1,000 activists, ranging from celebrities and scientists to former Obama campaign organizers have been arrested outside the W... |
So which lobbying campaign won out? Maybe not the one you'd expect for a President who came into office two and a half years ago with the greenest credentials in recent memory. On Sept. 2, President Obama shocked his environmental allies when he pulled back the proposed tougher smog standards, despite the fact that the... |
From the extreme to the mainstream, environmental groups reacted to Obama's announcement on smog with the fury of the scorned. It didn't help that Obama's political capital with environmentalists was already dwindling after his perceived failure to push through carbon cap-and-trade legislation and the gradual disappear... |
Ouch. It doesn't get much worse than comparing Obama to a man widely considered to be the least environmental President ever. But has Obama really surrendered his green credentials, and given how uniformly hostile the Republican presidential candidates are to any form of environmental or climate policy, is there anythi... |
First, a little background. Under the Clean Air Act, the Administration is required to review air-pollution regulations every five years, consulting the latest science to see whether rules need to be tightened to protect public health. Back in 2008, Bush's EPA set the new limit for ground-level ozone the main ingredi... |
Advocacy groups like the American Lung Association launched lawsuits to force the government to stop the Bush ozone regulations, which they argued would lead to thousands of unnecessary deaths; but when Obama took office, they announced a cease-fire at the behest of the new Administration. EPA head Lisa Jackson who s... |
But industry groups screamed bloody murder over the possibility of tougher regulations, arguing that strict air-pollution rules could cost the economy as much as $90 billion a year by 2020. The EPA has said that the proposed regulations would still have net positive economic benefits, thanks to the reduction of prematu... |
See photos of the top 10 green buildings. |
Boxing’s inclusion in Tokyo depends on the outcome of an investigation into AIBA by the International Olympic Committee, which has presented the body with a list of 41 questions via audit firm Deloitte. |
The under-pressure International Boxing Federation (AIBA), which is fighting to keep its sport on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic roster after a storm of corruption allegations, will have to sweat it out until May before the IOC decides on its fate. |
“The matter is being studied and we will make no comment for the moment,” IOC spokesperson Christian Klaue said on Thursday. |
“We will file a full report at the IOC Lausanne executive committee meeting on May 22,” he added. |
The IOC has suspended AIBA’s Olympic qualification process and may take control of that process itself. |
“Considering where we were one year ago, AIBA has made significant progress towards reducing its debt and has gone from a negative cash flow,” AIBA executive director Tom Virgets said in a report. |
Virgets said of the report that the AIBA “is dependent on the Olympic dollars” for its survival. |
It’s hard to imagine not waking up every day next to Ann Rohmer. |
The veteran local news anchor has been a constant early morning companion for decades now, first on Breakfast Television, currently on CP24 Breakfast. That is, for another month or so, when Rohmer will depart the desk she has occupied for so long to explore a life away from the camera. |
And one that does not require getting up for work at 3:30 in the morning. |
“I am so looking forward to sleeping in till 5 or 6,” she laughs. |
Rohmer will not be entirely gone from TV — still “truly dedicated to the welfare of animals,” she plans to continue as special guest host of Animal House Calls for CP24 and Animal Planet. |
And then, literally, the sky’s the limit. Though she can’t yet be specific, Rohmer will follow family tradition for a new career in the aviation industry. “Air travel, airlines, flight, it’s in our blood,” says Rohmer, whose father, General Richard Rohmer, is a former fighter pilot and chief of the air reserve. She her... |
“It’s a new career and a new life,” Rohmer enthuses. “I’ve done everything I wanted to do in television. I’m so happy and so proud, and I’m leaving at the best of times. |
Expect a major send-off when the station celebrates her career with an “Ann Rohmer Day” sometime in June. |
Wong’s coach, Randy Elsner, said he never had any doubt she would emerge as the state champion in the event. |
Wong also finished third in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:52.8, despite battling illness throughout the week in practice. |
Teammate Yanran Le also battled illness but still finished second in the 100 breaststroke with an automatic All-American consideration time of 1:03.87, 0.27 seconds behind Franklin Pierce’s Mandolin Nguyen. Le also placed fifth in the 200 individual medley in 2:08.17. |
As if that weren’t enough, the duo joined Tiana Varang and Kristina DeKoster to place sixth in the 200 freestyle in a school-record time of 1:40.81. |
Overall in its first year competing at the Class 3A level, Squalicum placed sixth with 132.5 points, behind state champion Lakeside’s 244. |
“I’m really proud of everyone; our team was one of the smallest out there,” Wong said. |
In Hollywood's biggest-ever box-office weekend, "Avatar" held the top spot while earning only slightly less during its second week of release. |
According to studio estimates Sunday, James Cameron's 3-D epic earned $75 million for 20th Century Fox, only a 3 percent drop from its opening weekend total of $77.4 million. |
"Sherlock Holmes" followed close behind with $65.4 million, including a record Christmas Day debut of $24.9 million. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" took in $50.2 million. |
Overall, it was the largest weekend gross with an estimated $278 million in total box office. The previous record was set in July 2008, the weekend that "The Dark Knight" was released. |
Christmas is traditionally a big movie day, but it packed a particular wallop this year since it fell on a Friday, boosting weekend totals. |
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Two men pleaded guilty Friday in connection with the shooting death of 30-year-old Edward Cameron in 2015, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. |
Niziere Dean, 22, and Kyaire Thompson-Brown, 19, entered their pleas to third-degree murder and conspiracy. They will serve between 15 to 30 years in prison, the DA’s Office said. |
Cameron was killed after Dean, Thompson-Brown and a third individual (now deceased) opened fire on him on September 7, 2015 in the 600 block of East Mifflin Street in Lancaster, according to the DA’s Office. He was shot after a feud that began earlier in the night at the Rainmaker’s Club, located at 700 East Chestnut S... |
Police determined that Dean fired a 9mm pistol and Thompson-Brown fired a .22-caliber pistol, the DA’s Office said. Shell casings of those calibers were recovered at the scene. |
GGV, the backers of U.S. and Chinese tech companies like Alibaba, Pandora, Qunar, Zendesk and Tudou, has raised $620 million for its fifth venture capital fund. GGV Capital V is just $5 million shy of the firm’s last fund, raised in 2012, and brings the firms total capital under management to more than $2.2 billion. |
For background, GGV was founded in 2000 with a focus on investing across the U.S. and China. GGV’s portfolio companies includes Alibaba (which just filed for its hotly anticipated IPO), athenahealth, AAC Technologies, BlueKai, Buddy Media, Chukong Technologies, Domo, Endeca, Flipboard, GrabTaxi, HotelTonight, Houzz, Me... |
GGV says it has 3 companies currently in IPO registration (Alibaba, Zendesk and Chukong), has backed companies with 16 IPOs (YY, 21Vianet, Qunar, and others) since 2010. |
GGV plans to keep its investments in the expansion stage, with rounds in the range of $5 million to $25 million, splitting investments equally between China and the U.S. The investment focus remains on companies in the Internet/Digital Media, Cloud/SaaS and Mobile sectors in the U.S. and China. The firm’s managing part... |
As Richards explains, the firm has been betting on companies in China (the firm backed Alibaba in 2002) long before many others were investing in the area, and has developed close relationships with companies like Tencent, Baidu and others. |
“GGV defined the concept of a U.S./China venture capital firm,” said Tim Recker, managing director of University of California Regents, an existing GGV LP participating again in Fund V. |
“We bet on the convergence of these 2 markets, and started planting the seeds a little earlier than most,” said Richards in an interview. He explained further that the firm also sees a lot of value in bringing Chinese corporate investors into U.S. companies. For example, GGV helped bring in Alibaba as an investor in Qu... |
As for where Richards sees the next opportunity in China, he believes that enterprise is one of the new key growth areas in the region. We can expect the firm to be making some interesting investments in this sector in the near future. |
Ryan Lochte seems ready to resume his chase for the gold on "Dancing with the Stars" in the wake of Monday's protestors incident. |
Ryan Lochte seems ready to resume his chase for the gold on "Dancing with the Stars" in the wake of Monday's shocking protesters incident. |
The U.S. Olympic swimmer thanked his supporters and trumpeted his dedication to the reality dance competition Wednesday — two days after a pair of men wearing anti-Lochte T-shirts rushed the "DWTS" stage immediately following his performance. |
"I want to thank my family, girlfriend, friends and fans for being so supportive of me after the incident on 'Dancing with the Stars' Monday night," Lochte posted to Twitter. "When I was asked to do the show, the one thing that I kept hearing was that it was like joining a big family. After Monday's incident, I now kno... |
The gold medalist then lauded his colleagues on the show — including his partner Cheryl Burke — before opening up about what it meant to him to be a member of the "Dancing with the Stars" team. |
Monday's episode of "DWTS" was interrupted when the two men charged the stage during the live broadcast. One of them made contact with Lochte and Burke — as well as host Tom Bergeron — while he was tackled to the ground by security. |
The incident left Lochte, 32, with a slightly injured ankle, Burke told People. |
Lochte, who was visibly flustered following the encounter, briefly addressed the incident on the show moments afterward. |
"I'm doing good," he said. "So many feelings are going through my head right now. A little hurt." |
Burke, meanwhile, issued a statement of her own Tuesday to express her concern for Lochte. |
"My heart is aching for Ryan and his family. No one deserves that sort of behavior directed at them." |
The protest came weeks after Lochte lied about being mugged at gunpoint during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. |
The two protesters were arrested for trespassing after being tackled to the ground on stage by security. |
"What he did in Rio did not represent Americans well," Barzeen Soroudi, 25, said in a video obtained by TMZ, noting that they never intended to hurt Lochte. |
"I want the world to know, we want Americans to know that we don't take what he did lightly," he continued. "He embarrassed Americans on the world stage and this was our form of protesting it." |
More than 200 cannabis plants were found at a property in Peterborough. |
Officers made the discovery in Beckingham, Orton Goldhay, at around 2.15pm on Sunday. |
Jurgen Hysa (22) of no fixed abode has been charged with being concerned in the production of cannabis and will appear at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court today. |
With U.S. property and casualty insurance rates falling 4 percent in October 2010, the industry may be experiencing a "new normal" in terms of market conditions, according to an executive. |
With U.S. property and casualty insurance rates falling 4 percent in October 2010, the industry may be experiencing a “new normal” in terms of market conditions, according to an executive. |
He added, “It doesn’t matter if you measure by line of coverage, industry group, or the size of account–insureds have enjoyed a rate reduction every month with the exception of a month here and there for directors and officers coverage. |
“Agents, brokers and insurers need to realize this pricing environment may be around for several more years. We may be at the beginning stages of the ‘new normal,’” Mr. Kerr concluded, echoing the sentiments of brokers who spoke with National Underwriter at the 97th annual Insurance Leadership Forum of the Council of I... |
The MarketScout rating barometer measured an overall rate dip of 4 percent for September 2010 as well. |
For the last 14 months rate reductions have been very tight, measuring from minus 5 percent to minus 3 percent, according to the Dallas-based electronic insurance exchange. |
He also noted that investments in some startup companies have not gone as well as expected. If fewer capital providers are willing to back startup insurers, then the constriction on the supply side (less capital) could ultimately drive rate hikes, he said. |
But “absent a major catastrophe or reduction in capacity, the current rating environment may be the new normal,” Mr. Kerr concluded. |
MarketScout’s summary of rate changes by coverage class shows that the largest rate declines in October came in the general liability line (5 percent) and the commercial property line (4 percent), while professional liability, D&O, fiduciary, crime and surety were less pronounced (in the 1-2 percent range). |
October declines for workers’ compensation and commercial automobile were 2 percent and 3 percent, respectively. |
While large accounts (with more than $250,000 in premiums) continued to experience the biggest rate cuts at 5 percent, small accounts only saw discounts of 2 percent in October. |
Last year, the average rate decline for p&c coverages in October was 5 percent. A month before that, the average drop of 4 percent in September prompted Mr. Kerr to describe a “moderation trend” in the overall market. |
Here are the facts: Sri Lanka recently became one of the latest countries to launch a show in Simon Cowell’s Got Talent! series, which is aptly called Sri Lanka’s Got Talent!; Sudarshana Deshappriya is someone who has Got Talent, martial arts talent to be specific; Deshappriya ran into some painful-looking trouble tryi... |
After successfully yelling and destroying some bricks with his flexed arms, Deshappriya tried to whack himself over the head, which is where his whole routine unraveled, as he toppled over and crashed to the ground. Undeterred by what looks like an obvious head injury, he continued his crusade against the bricks. |
Cruelest of all, Deshappriya was voted through by the judges and will continue along on the show. “We respect your strength and we love that strength,” judge Jackson Anthony said. “That’s why we stopped it. You are talented—a warrior—and this is enough to prove that.” I shudder at the thought of how Deshappriya will tr... |
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A nation was united in grief last night as a year of mourning began for Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the end of a day that saw tens of thousands of black-clad Thais flood the streets of Bangkok to witness the last journey of the revered monarch's body to the capital's Grand Palace. |
People had begun lining the procession route not long after the king's death was announced on Thursday. Many were openly sobbing or wailing, and some holding aloft portraits of the king. |
The mass outpouring of grief, which was mirrored throughout the nation of 67 million people, was however tinged with uncertainty as Thailand's throne remains technically vacant because the world's longest reigning monarch's heir apparent, Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, has asked for his accession to be delayed to al... |
To fill the vacuum, the military government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has appointed as "acting regent" Prem Tinsulanonda, the 96-year-old president of the country's powerful Privy Council, the body which advises the sovereign. |
Tens of thousands of mourners lined the 4km route to watch the procession of vehicles make a slow and reverential journey, carrying the king's body across Bangkok's famous Chao Phraya river to the Phiman Rattaya Throne Hall inside the Grand Palace. |
Messages of condolence continued to pour in from around the world for the monarch, who died in hospital on Thursday aged 88 after a long illness. |
He was worshipped as a national father figure during his 70-year reign. Most Thais have known no other monarch in their lifetimes. |
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