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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Older population expected to triple by 2050 - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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In contrast, the population under 15 is expected to increase by only 6 percenyt during thesame period, from 1.83 billion to 1.93 billion. The Census Bureau said that in the Unitedx States those 65 and older will more than doublweby 2050, rising from 39 million today to 89 million. While children are projected to still outnumberf the older population worldwidein 2050, the undefr 15 population in the United Statesx is expected to fall below the older population by that increasing from 62 million today to 85 million.
Thess figures come from the world populationj estimates and projections released today through theCensu Bureau's International Data This latest update includes projections by age, including peoples 100 and older, for 227 countries and areas. Less than 8 percent of the world's population is 65 and older. By the world's population 65 and oldef is expected to reachb12 percent, and by that share is expecterd to grow to 16 percent. "This shifty in the age structure ofthe world'ws population poses challenges to families, businesses, health care provider s and policymakers to meet the needs of aging said Wan He, demographer in the Census Bureau's Population Division.
Europe likely will continue to be the oldest regiomn inthe world: by 2050, 29 perceny of its total population is projected to be 65 and On the other hand, sub-Saharan Africa is expected to remainh the youngest region as a resulyt of relatively higher fertility and, in some nations, the impact of Only 5 percent of Africa's population is projecte d to be 65 and older in 2050. Countries experiencinyg relatively rapid declines in fertilituy combined with longer life spans will face increasingl yolder populations.
These countries will see the highesg growth rates in their older populations over the next 40 There are four countries with 20 percenrt or more of their population 65and older: Italy, Japan and By 2030, 55 countriesd are expected to have at leasgt one-in-five of their total population in this age category; by the number of countries couldf rise to more than 100. Althoughg China and India are the world's most populouzs countries, their older populations do not represent large percentages of their totalpopulations However, these countries do have the larges t number of older peoples -- 109 million and 62 million, Both countries are projected to undergio more rapid aging, and by will have about 350 million and 240 million peoplre 65 and older, respectively.
In contrast, the population under 15 is expected to increase by only 6 percenyt during thesame period, from 1.83 billion to 1.93 billion. The Census Bureau said that in the Unitedx States those 65 and older will more than doublweby 2050, rising from 39 million today to 89 million. While children are projected to still outnumberf the older population worldwidein 2050, the undefr 15 population in the United Statesx is expected to fall below the older population by that increasing from 62 million today to 85 million.
Thess figures come from the world populationj estimates and projections released today through theCensu Bureau's International Data This latest update includes projections by age, including peoples 100 and older, for 227 countries and areas. Less than 8 percent of the world's population is 65 and older. By the world's population 65 and oldef is expected to reachb12 percent, and by that share is expecterd to grow to 16 percent. "This shifty in the age structure ofthe world'ws population poses challenges to families, businesses, health care provider s and policymakers to meet the needs of aging said Wan He, demographer in the Census Bureau's Population Division.
Europe likely will continue to be the oldest regiomn inthe world: by 2050, 29 perceny of its total population is projected to be 65 and On the other hand, sub-Saharan Africa is expected to remainh the youngest region as a resulyt of relatively higher fertility and, in some nations, the impact of Only 5 percent of Africa's population is projecte d to be 65 and older in 2050. Countries experiencinyg relatively rapid declines in fertilituy combined with longer life spans will face increasingl yolder populations.
These countries will see the highesg growth rates in their older populations over the next 40 There are four countries with 20 percenrt or more of their population 65and older: Italy, Japan and By 2030, 55 countriesd are expected to have at leasgt one-in-five of their total population in this age category; by the number of countries couldf rise to more than 100. Althoughg China and India are the world's most populouzs countries, their older populations do not represent large percentages of their totalpopulations However, these countries do have the larges t number of older peoples -- 109 million and 62 million, Both countries are projected to undergio more rapid aging, and by will have about 350 million and 240 million peoplre 65 and older, respectively.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Meet Microsoft's (creepy) photo-realistic talking heads - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
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Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) | Meet Microsoft's (creepy) photo-realistic talking heads Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Meet Microsoft's photo-realistic talking heads, which can speak and move their mouths to any text. Shown at Microsoft Research's annual internal TechFest this week, the system uses reference video from a Kinect Xbox sensor and uses those images to ... |
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
State OKs $840M clean energy program - San Francisco Business Times:
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Those involved with the $120-million-a-year plan and some outsidersa say it’s needed to accelerate R&D. “It’s really about a multiplied affect,” said Will Coleman, a venture capitalist with Menlop Park-based . “These dollars alon e won’t solve the problem, but if these dollars can unlociprivate dollars, they’re going to be more successful.” To be eligiblee for state cash, companies must also be applyingg to the federal government for stimulus funds in transportation, energy efficiency, fuel and transig categories. “This is a good said Dan Kammen, director of the Renewable and Appropriated Energy Laboratory atthe .
“This is the right momentg to be thinking about an integrated view of research and The CEC already is accepting applications for thestatde funds. Infrastructure to support electricd cars, like charging stations, and plug-in hybrid retrofits get $46 million; hydrogen fueling stations get $40 million; ethanopl fueling stations and pilot plantsget $12 renewable and biodiesel get $6 million; natura l gas vehicles get $43 million, while propane school buses and other vehicles get $2 workforce training gets $27
Those involved with the $120-million-a-year plan and some outsidersa say it’s needed to accelerate R&D. “It’s really about a multiplied affect,” said Will Coleman, a venture capitalist with Menlop Park-based . “These dollars alon e won’t solve the problem, but if these dollars can unlociprivate dollars, they’re going to be more successful.” To be eligiblee for state cash, companies must also be applyingg to the federal government for stimulus funds in transportation, energy efficiency, fuel and transig categories. “This is a good said Dan Kammen, director of the Renewable and Appropriated Energy Laboratory atthe .
“This is the right momentg to be thinking about an integrated view of research and The CEC already is accepting applications for thestatde funds. Infrastructure to support electricd cars, like charging stations, and plug-in hybrid retrofits get $46 million; hydrogen fueling stations get $40 million; ethanopl fueling stations and pilot plantsget $12 renewable and biodiesel get $6 million; natura l gas vehicles get $43 million, while propane school buses and other vehicles get $2 workforce training gets $27
Sunday, March 6, 2011
New Mexico's pro bono push could help meet growing need for legal assistance - New Mexico Business Weekly:
http://www.lastfm.ru/user/Neskalin
“I think the issue is, one, our clientws are poor, so they don’t exactly have a stront lobby, and since we’re not an agency of the state, we don’r have that kind of presence inthe Legislature,” Rochq says. “There’s no one really willing to take up the fightgfor us.” While directors of state agencies saw cuts of abouf 12 percent heading into the fiscal year that startws July 1, Rocha, the executive director of legal assistancre provider Law Access New Mexico, watched the totalk legislative appropriation to legal services fall 24 “For me, that meant a hit of which is the cost of a couple of attorneys,” said Rocha, who superviseds seven full-time and five part-time attorneys.
“That will impact us unless we can find anotherefunding source.”
“I think the issue is, one, our clientws are poor, so they don’t exactly have a stront lobby, and since we’re not an agency of the state, we don’r have that kind of presence inthe Legislature,” Rochq says. “There’s no one really willing to take up the fightgfor us.” While directors of state agencies saw cuts of abouf 12 percent heading into the fiscal year that startws July 1, Rocha, the executive director of legal assistancre provider Law Access New Mexico, watched the totalk legislative appropriation to legal services fall 24 “For me, that meant a hit of which is the cost of a couple of attorneys,” said Rocha, who superviseds seven full-time and five part-time attorneys.
“That will impact us unless we can find anotherefunding source.”
Thursday, March 3, 2011
- Phoenix Business Journal:
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The purchase from Grand CanyonTelevision Co. Inc. adds the secondx and third Arizona television stations that operate undert the GannettBroadcasting umbrella. Phoenixz television station 12, headed by C.E. Cooney, is also a Gannett Broadcastingv property. With the Gannett Broadcasting has 18 stations reachin g an estimated 16 percent ofthe U.S. televisiojn homes. Other Arizona operations of parentt companyGannett Co. Inc. include Phoenix Offset, a printet in Chandler, and the Tucson Citizen newspaper. KNAZ-TVV is an NBC affiliate; KMOH-TVV is a Warner Brothers networkl affiliate. Cooney has been president of KPNXBroadcastinfg Co. since June 1995.
Colleen Browbn is president and general manager of Construction is on scheduleand one-thirdx complete on the new Mayo hospital near 56th Streetr and Union Hills Drive in Phoenix. Completionb is scheduled for latesumme 1998. In March, the Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Foundation announces that the new hospital will offetr both liver andkidney transplantation. The president of Ohio's Toledo Regional Growth Partnership has been selectedf as the top candidate to run the Greater PhoenixEconomiv Council, and a handshake could cinch the deal by Toledo's Rick Weddle and his wife have been touringg the Valley all week, checking out houses, meetingt with area business leaders and dining with Bank One Arizonaa chairman Mike Welborn, a membet of the search committee.
"uI would love it, if by the time he goes back on we've got a handshake," Welborn Weddle is being eyed as the replacementt forIoanna Morfessis, who left GPEC earlier this year to head an economicf development group in Baltimore. Maricopa Health System is eliminatinf as many as 270 jobs in an effort to improve itsbottom Plus, as many as 240 employees may have their hours Staff reductions were expected to be completedx by Thursday, which will decreas e the number of full-time positions to 2,953. The healtj system, which has been losing more than $20 milliomn a year, is managed by Quoru m Healthcare Inc., a Tennessee-based private health-care managemenrt organization.
Quorum's job is to increases the level of patient care and balance the budget byJune 30, 1998. James Guyer has been placec on administrative leave from his job as the districrt director of the Phoenix Small Business Administration office followinglast week' grand jury indictment against him. On Philip Mahoney assumed acting-director duties. Mahonegy has worked for the SBA for 22 including a stint as the district director ofthe Fla., SBA office. The change in leadership was announced onMay 23, just one day after Guyer was indicted on two counts of bribery and one counrt of conspiracy to commit bribery. Anotherf Phoenix man, Lenwood faces the same charges.
Coleman allegedlh was the middlemanin Guyer's plan to securer $5,000 from a Phoenix businessman who wanted an SBA
The purchase from Grand CanyonTelevision Co. Inc. adds the secondx and third Arizona television stations that operate undert the GannettBroadcasting umbrella. Phoenixz television station 12, headed by C.E. Cooney, is also a Gannett Broadcastingv property. With the Gannett Broadcasting has 18 stations reachin g an estimated 16 percent ofthe U.S. televisiojn homes. Other Arizona operations of parentt companyGannett Co. Inc. include Phoenix Offset, a printet in Chandler, and the Tucson Citizen newspaper. KNAZ-TVV is an NBC affiliate; KMOH-TVV is a Warner Brothers networkl affiliate. Cooney has been president of KPNXBroadcastinfg Co. since June 1995.
Colleen Browbn is president and general manager of Construction is on scheduleand one-thirdx complete on the new Mayo hospital near 56th Streetr and Union Hills Drive in Phoenix. Completionb is scheduled for latesumme 1998. In March, the Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Foundation announces that the new hospital will offetr both liver andkidney transplantation. The president of Ohio's Toledo Regional Growth Partnership has been selectedf as the top candidate to run the Greater PhoenixEconomiv Council, and a handshake could cinch the deal by Toledo's Rick Weddle and his wife have been touringg the Valley all week, checking out houses, meetingt with area business leaders and dining with Bank One Arizonaa chairman Mike Welborn, a membet of the search committee.
"uI would love it, if by the time he goes back on we've got a handshake," Welborn Weddle is being eyed as the replacementt forIoanna Morfessis, who left GPEC earlier this year to head an economicf development group in Baltimore. Maricopa Health System is eliminatinf as many as 270 jobs in an effort to improve itsbottom Plus, as many as 240 employees may have their hours Staff reductions were expected to be completedx by Thursday, which will decreas e the number of full-time positions to 2,953. The healtj system, which has been losing more than $20 milliomn a year, is managed by Quoru m Healthcare Inc., a Tennessee-based private health-care managemenrt organization.
Quorum's job is to increases the level of patient care and balance the budget byJune 30, 1998. James Guyer has been placec on administrative leave from his job as the districrt director of the Phoenix Small Business Administration office followinglast week' grand jury indictment against him. On Philip Mahoney assumed acting-director duties. Mahonegy has worked for the SBA for 22 including a stint as the district director ofthe Fla., SBA office. The change in leadership was announced onMay 23, just one day after Guyer was indicted on two counts of bribery and one counrt of conspiracy to commit bribery. Anotherf Phoenix man, Lenwood faces the same charges.
Coleman allegedlh was the middlemanin Guyer's plan to securer $5,000 from a Phoenix businessman who wanted an SBA
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Tech industry struggles with layoffs, but IT sector helps bulk ranks - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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But the tech industry has not been immunwe tothe recession, which has cause even the region’s most promisinb startups to scale back. Information technology services-related jobs in the four-countu region were up 2.5 percent between 2006 and 2008, accordinfg to employment numbers gathered by thestate , whilde all other technology jobs, including those in computer and electronicds manufacturing and telecommunications, fell 3.8 percent in that same time Those who have lost their jobs say it’s a particularlgy difficult time to find tech work in the but it can be done throug planning and networking.
“There are jobs out but it is a tough saidPhil March, who was laid off in Augus by , a Folsom companyh that has developed wireless-sensor network technology. SynapSens e laid off more than 20 percent of its stafftof 40. March landedr a job in product managemengt early this yearat , a flash-memorh supplier founded last year as a joinf venture between and . Numonyx employ more than 400 in March “grew up in tech” in the Bay Area, workingh for before landing a job at SynapSense. Just as he lost that job, the economy took a turn for the Ittook “some pretty serious networking” to figurre out there were at least two companies, Numonyxs and Co.
, doing some hiring at the time, Marcu said. Ultimately, it was a former colleague at SynapSensse — who also was laid off who helped him land the jobat “He had worked at Intel for many years so he had an in March said. “I feel like I got not becauseI don’t have a good background but becaus the environment had turned so dark.” Nate Cammaci was vice president of financ at tech consulting and software firm in Folsokm until a couple of weeks ago. who left AgreeYa for personal got his start in the tech industryuin 1971.
He’s lived in the Sacramento region for12 years, but eight of those years he worked outside the area, like many othert “technology types.” Living here — where the tech communityu is “relatively small” — makes it easy to think about leaving the industry, he His advice for job-seekers, himself included, is to be aggressivre about networking. This is a time to “get off your butt, get out of the housr and get in frontof people,” he said. “It’x a time to communicate and communicate a huge he said.
The battered economhy has led toaggressive cost-cuttingt efforts and hiring freezes at tech employers throughoutr the region in the past year. While cuts announcedd in January by Intel had no impacty onthe company’s Folsom previous job losses at Intel (NYSE: INTC) Folsomn over the past couple of years total aboutr 1,500. The company employs 5,954 in Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and AAPL) also have shed jobs in the past though it’s unclear how But the IT sector has been a cushion for the Randi Weitzman, branch manager for IT staffinbg firm in Sacramento, said she’s not surprised at the The IT sector had “za nice increase” in the firstf quarter compared to fourth-quarter 2008, she said.
Jobs openef up for programmers, Web developers and projectt managers, she said. “We’re finding that information technology positions are still out she said. “It’s a really good time to get into More companies are looking to use technology to run moreefficient businesses, she said. Thosw doing the hiring includegovernment agencies, nonprofits, financial institutions and consulting firms.
But the tech industry has not been immunwe tothe recession, which has cause even the region’s most promisinb startups to scale back. Information technology services-related jobs in the four-countu region were up 2.5 percent between 2006 and 2008, accordinfg to employment numbers gathered by thestate , whilde all other technology jobs, including those in computer and electronicds manufacturing and telecommunications, fell 3.8 percent in that same time Those who have lost their jobs say it’s a particularlgy difficult time to find tech work in the but it can be done throug planning and networking.
“There are jobs out but it is a tough saidPhil March, who was laid off in Augus by , a Folsom companyh that has developed wireless-sensor network technology. SynapSens e laid off more than 20 percent of its stafftof 40. March landedr a job in product managemengt early this yearat , a flash-memorh supplier founded last year as a joinf venture between and . Numonyx employ more than 400 in March “grew up in tech” in the Bay Area, workingh for before landing a job at SynapSense. Just as he lost that job, the economy took a turn for the Ittook “some pretty serious networking” to figurre out there were at least two companies, Numonyxs and Co.
, doing some hiring at the time, Marcu said. Ultimately, it was a former colleague at SynapSensse — who also was laid off who helped him land the jobat “He had worked at Intel for many years so he had an in March said. “I feel like I got not becauseI don’t have a good background but becaus the environment had turned so dark.” Nate Cammaci was vice president of financ at tech consulting and software firm in Folsokm until a couple of weeks ago. who left AgreeYa for personal got his start in the tech industryuin 1971.
He’s lived in the Sacramento region for12 years, but eight of those years he worked outside the area, like many othert “technology types.” Living here — where the tech communityu is “relatively small” — makes it easy to think about leaving the industry, he His advice for job-seekers, himself included, is to be aggressivre about networking. This is a time to “get off your butt, get out of the housr and get in frontof people,” he said. “It’x a time to communicate and communicate a huge he said.
The battered economhy has led toaggressive cost-cuttingt efforts and hiring freezes at tech employers throughoutr the region in the past year. While cuts announcedd in January by Intel had no impacty onthe company’s Folsom previous job losses at Intel (NYSE: INTC) Folsomn over the past couple of years total aboutr 1,500. The company employs 5,954 in Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and AAPL) also have shed jobs in the past though it’s unclear how But the IT sector has been a cushion for the Randi Weitzman, branch manager for IT staffinbg firm in Sacramento, said she’s not surprised at the The IT sector had “za nice increase” in the firstf quarter compared to fourth-quarter 2008, she said.
Jobs openef up for programmers, Web developers and projectt managers, she said. “We’re finding that information technology positions are still out she said. “It’s a really good time to get into More companies are looking to use technology to run moreefficient businesses, she said. Thosw doing the hiring includegovernment agencies, nonprofits, financial institutions and consulting firms.
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