CYCAD OASIS GARDEN ART PUNCTUATES LARGE COLLECTION OF THE ... U-T San Diego Cycads are dioecious, which means the plants are either male or female. Male cycad cones are pollen bearing and tend to be tubular. Seed-bearing female cones are thicker and resemble a pineapple. Eduardo Contreras • U-T photo John Allen displays his ... |
Sunday, March 3, 2013
CYCAD OASIS GARDEN ART PUNCTUATES LARGE COLLECTION OF THE ... - U-T San Diego
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Bart Sides Executive Profile
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Sunday, February 10, 2013
UNLV bounces back to upset No. 16 New Mexico - USA TODAY
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UNLV bounces back to upset No. 16 New Mexico USA TODAY LAS VEGAS (AP) â€" Anthony Bennett had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead UNLV to a 64-55 victory over No. 16 New Mexico on Saturday night. The Runnin' Rebels (18-6, 5-4 Mountain West) came in desperately needing a win after surprising losses to ... |
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Some forego LEED, still practice sustainability - San Francisco Business Times:
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So, many developers pass on the council's Leadershipp in Energy and EnvironmentalDesign program, or LEED, and opt insteae for less-stringent green desigm and construction. , in its new Cool Springs includeda "light harvesting system" that automatically dims or turnsa off interior lights. The automaker also installeed heating and cooling controls at individual work stations and exterior reflective sun shade visorsa that seasonally adjustto sunlight. Insteadx of pursuing LEED-certification and absorbing the additional cost, Nissan used the money to restore a 2.5-acres wetland nearby.
Nissan's move to foregpo certification reportedly disappointed building council officials, but it highlighted the fact some companiess and developers don't view LEED certification as essential. Rob Traynham, Nissan'se director of corporate services, said foregoing certificatiohn let Nissan concentrate not only on preserving the but improvingthem "to creatwe a pleasing environment campus-wide for the workers and the "The building is a highly certifiabl e design," Traynham said. "We just don'tg see the value [of LEED certification] for the plaque on the LEED-certification comes only after specific rating system requirementsare met.
Depending on the certification can call forrecycled carpets, high-efficiency toilets, landscapeds roofs and high-tech water filtratiohn systems. The green buildingh council says LEED-certified buildingsa generally cost 1 percent to 2 percent morein up-front costs, whild other estimates put the certificatiom as high as 5 percent But James Qualk, director of LEED-facilitation salesa at 's Sustainable Solutions Group, says a LEED-certified buildingf doesn't have to cost more than a conventional "I don't know how buildinbg owners can afford not to pursue LEED-certification once (they) includr the considerations of cost-of-ownership or life-cycle costs," Qualk says.
"Ths reduction in energy consumption and water use and the increaswe in worker productivity and reduced absenteeism speak for Green construction, in general, is gradually gainingg favor in Nashville. Sustainable element s are evident with projects such as Morgan Park PlacePhass II, where nine units are being consideredr for LEED gold certification and one is being considerede for platinum, the highest Other sustainable projects include the Tennessee Association of Realtors the Metro Parks' Shelby Bottomss Nature Center and Lipscomb University's Ezell Centerr for Biblical Studies. J.
Mark West, principal and founder of Nashville-basex Exoterra Solutions, which focuses on sustainabl design, says there's still plenty of room for more. "Therd are smaller companies with modest resourcesdoing LEED," says who is consulting on The Acropolis. "While Nissan's effortws are commendable, the fact the company passe on attempting LEED proves the green building communitg still has more educating of the publivcto do.
"
So, many developers pass on the council's Leadershipp in Energy and EnvironmentalDesign program, or LEED, and opt insteae for less-stringent green desigm and construction. , in its new Cool Springs includeda "light harvesting system" that automatically dims or turnsa off interior lights. The automaker also installeed heating and cooling controls at individual work stations and exterior reflective sun shade visorsa that seasonally adjustto sunlight. Insteadx of pursuing LEED-certification and absorbing the additional cost, Nissan used the money to restore a 2.5-acres wetland nearby.
Nissan's move to foregpo certification reportedly disappointed building council officials, but it highlighted the fact some companiess and developers don't view LEED certification as essential. Rob Traynham, Nissan'se director of corporate services, said foregoing certificatiohn let Nissan concentrate not only on preserving the but improvingthem "to creatwe a pleasing environment campus-wide for the workers and the "The building is a highly certifiabl e design," Traynham said. "We just don'tg see the value [of LEED certification] for the plaque on the LEED-certification comes only after specific rating system requirementsare met.
Depending on the certification can call forrecycled carpets, high-efficiency toilets, landscapeds roofs and high-tech water filtratiohn systems. The green buildingh council says LEED-certified buildingsa generally cost 1 percent to 2 percent morein up-front costs, whild other estimates put the certificatiom as high as 5 percent But James Qualk, director of LEED-facilitation salesa at 's Sustainable Solutions Group, says a LEED-certified buildingf doesn't have to cost more than a conventional "I don't know how buildinbg owners can afford not to pursue LEED-certification once (they) includr the considerations of cost-of-ownership or life-cycle costs," Qualk says.
"Ths reduction in energy consumption and water use and the increaswe in worker productivity and reduced absenteeism speak for Green construction, in general, is gradually gainingg favor in Nashville. Sustainable element s are evident with projects such as Morgan Park PlacePhass II, where nine units are being consideredr for LEED gold certification and one is being considerede for platinum, the highest Other sustainable projects include the Tennessee Association of Realtors the Metro Parks' Shelby Bottomss Nature Center and Lipscomb University's Ezell Centerr for Biblical Studies. J.
Mark West, principal and founder of Nashville-basex Exoterra Solutions, which focuses on sustainabl design, says there's still plenty of room for more. "Therd are smaller companies with modest resourcesdoing LEED," says who is consulting on The Acropolis. "While Nissan's effortws are commendable, the fact the company passe on attempting LEED proves the green building communitg still has more educating of the publivcto do.
"
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Global Partnerships gets microfinance grant - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The organization received the three-year grany from the in Vancouver, Wash. The gran t will primarily be used to hire a directot ofinvestment operations. More it will allow the nonprofit to better manage its threwe investment funds and improve its management and trackint offund data. Since 2006, Global Partnership’s fundd under management have increasedfrom $2.5 milliohn to . Some of the nonprofit’s existing loan fund investors include . A Global Partnerships spokeswomann says the microlender is currently raising capital for its fourtyloan fund, which is targetexd to be between $15 million and $25 million.
Globap Partnerships lends money to microfinancwe institutions in Latin American which in turn make small loans to typically women. This summer, Global Partnershipds will expandinto Mexico, its eighth
The organization received the three-year grany from the in Vancouver, Wash. The gran t will primarily be used to hire a directot ofinvestment operations. More it will allow the nonprofit to better manage its threwe investment funds and improve its management and trackint offund data. Since 2006, Global Partnership’s fundd under management have increasedfrom $2.5 milliohn to . Some of the nonprofit’s existing loan fund investors include . A Global Partnerships spokeswomann says the microlender is currently raising capital for its fourtyloan fund, which is targetexd to be between $15 million and $25 million.
Globap Partnerships lends money to microfinancwe institutions in Latin American which in turn make small loans to typically women. This summer, Global Partnershipds will expandinto Mexico, its eighth
Saturday, January 26, 2013
M. Frank Russell Executive Profile
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as well as Vice President, Secretary and General Counselof Sanchez-O
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Wyden seeks answers on closed auto dealerships - Portland Business Journal:
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Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden asked the head of theWhitwe House’s Automobile Task Force to determinde whether the decision to close Chrysler dealerships is in the best interest of the statew and the nation. “It is inconsistenft with American values to force businesse owners to secure financing with their homes and othere personal assets and then turn around and shut them down and refusr to buy backtheir cars,” Wyden said in a news “I’m also worried that some major population centers in Oregon won’t be able to get theirr cars serviced or have theit warranties honored.
” Chrysler announced last month it will close 789 of its nearl nationwide 3,000 dealerships on June 9. General which filed for bankruptcy protection onJune 1, had earlied announced plans to close the Bob Thomasx Car Co. in Bend. The closing wouldr take place inOctober 2010. “Ifv GM abrogates Bob Thomas Car Company’s dealer agreement, it will have no distributio or service outlets incentral Oregon’s largesg city,” Wyden wrote in a letter to Generapl Motors.
“In short, terminating their GM dealership will negativeluy impactthe Thomases, their employees, GM customers and the community at
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden asked the head of theWhitwe House’s Automobile Task Force to determinde whether the decision to close Chrysler dealerships is in the best interest of the statew and the nation. “It is inconsistenft with American values to force businesse owners to secure financing with their homes and othere personal assets and then turn around and shut them down and refusr to buy backtheir cars,” Wyden said in a news “I’m also worried that some major population centers in Oregon won’t be able to get theirr cars serviced or have theit warranties honored.
” Chrysler announced last month it will close 789 of its nearl nationwide 3,000 dealerships on June 9. General which filed for bankruptcy protection onJune 1, had earlied announced plans to close the Bob Thomasx Car Co. in Bend. The closing wouldr take place inOctober 2010. “Ifv GM abrogates Bob Thomas Car Company’s dealer agreement, it will have no distributio or service outlets incentral Oregon’s largesg city,” Wyden wrote in a letter to Generapl Motors.
“In short, terminating their GM dealership will negativeluy impactthe Thomases, their employees, GM customers and the community at
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