| MLGW electricity rates will rise 5.5%
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division will pay 7 percent more for wholesale electricity starting April 1 and will pass along the increase to customers. The price hike was approved today by the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the sole electric provider for MLGW. .
Autodesk Announces Intent to Acquire Kynogon SA, Leader in Artificial ...
Autodesk expects the acquisition to be completed within the next three months. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions. Autodesk will provide further details about the acquisition once the transaction has closed. For more information please visit www.autodesk.com/kynogon.
Business Outlook
This transaction is expected to decrease targeted GAAP earnings per diluted share by $0.01 to $0.02 in fiscal 2009. Excluding in-process R&D expenses and the amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, this transaction is expected to have no impact on targeted non-GAAP earnings per diluted share for fiscal 2009.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the impact of the acquisition on Autodesk's earnings per share, product offerings and the performance of its business.
Attic mold removal a high headache
Q: I am getting a lot of mold in my attic, which contains an air conditioning unit and hydro air that provides heat and air conditioning to the house. The mold is extensive, mainly on the roof sheathing. Two companies have offered to get rid of the mold, one for $2,000, another for $12,000. One man suggested taking up the insulation on the floor, which is not moldy. Why would that be needed, and how in the world could mold removal cost so much and with such a huge difference? What should I do?
TERRIFIED A: The $12,000 cost is due to the need to use protective clothing and taking many precautions while working, plus the removal of the mold itself, which may be a toxic mold. See if the $2,000 job will remove the mold, and if so, then you can do other things.
Renault targets ambitious growth in the GCC
The car-maker unveiled its latest product range at the Dubai Motor Show, which took place recently. 'More than 10 new models will be introduced across the region over the next three years,' said Mohamed Bennani, Managing Director of Renault GCC. 'Each model will be fully tested locally and will be adapted to local driving conditions and customer expectations. Reliability and quality of the cars will be of the highest possible standards and effective immediately, our warranty will be extended to three years/ 100 000 kilometres.' Renault, thanks to its alliance with Nissan, is the 4th largest automotive group in the world. With 6m cars sold in 2006, the Renault-Nissan alliance has a 9 per cent market share worldwide. New product line-up Starting in 2008, Renault's new line-up will cover each product segment from Sports Limited Editions, to SUV, to Coupe convertible sedans, including highly reliable MPVs and Sedans.
Ransom: From ‘mistake’ to great, Felix says
When Larry Felix came from Ponca City, Okla., to Ottawa to be the new administrator at Ransom Memorial Hospital in 2000, he knew the hospital's finances were shaky. The hospital had no cash reserves. The hospital had a significant debt. It depended on the county sales tax levy to keep the doors open. When he started, Felix said he originally thought the hospital had two years of survival left before it went bankrupt. Then he began closely examining the books. “It was a lot worse," Felix said. “I told my wife that I felt I had made a mistake (coming to Ottawa)," Felix said. The hospital staff was spooked by the hospital's finances, he told the Franklin County Commission Wednesday during his annual report to the county. “They were in fear of losing their jobs," Felix said. By a careful program of reducing costs and improving care, the staff righted the hospital's finances and now the hospital is debt-free and planning for a major renovation project .
Hog-wild with tradition
Others learn how to delicately thread casings onto the well-worn, cast-iron sausage maker. A sense of festivity fills the air. "It's good for the younger children to see how older people years ago had to do this," says Naomi Wimberly, who is 63 and grew up not far from here, butchering hogs and making sausage. "Hog-killing, as it was called, was an important ritual of rural life for nearly three centuries in South Carolina," explains Prince. The task has since become a rare event. "Reasons for the decline are both demographic and economic. Although South Carolina's population has increased, the number of families owning livestock has decreased. Even in rural areas, hog-raising has become the exception rather than the rule," Prince says.
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