NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The ONE Group, LLC (“The ONE Group”), a global hospitality company (OTCQB:STKS), today announced that the Company will attend at two upcoming investor conferences. On Monday, January 12, 2015, the Company will present at the 17th Annual ICR XChange Investor Conference at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. The presentation will begin at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Investors and interested parties may listen to a live webcast of this presentation from o
Reported by Business Wire 13 hours ago.
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The ONE Group, LLC to Attend Investor Conferences
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New York & Company, Inc. Announces Participation in 17th Annual ICR XChange Conference
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New York & Company, Inc. (NYSE:NWY), a specialty apparel chain with 512 stores open, today announced that the Company will be presenting at the 17th Annual ICR XChange Conference held at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes in Orlando, FL on Monday, January 12, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Greg Scott, Chief Executive Officer, John Worthington, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Sheamus Toal, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will hos
Reported by Business Wire 12 hours ago.
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Rocky Brands to Present at 17th Annual ICR XChange Conference
NELSONVILLE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocky Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq:RCKY) today announced that the Company will make a presentation at the 17th Annual ICR XChange Conference at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida. The presentation is scheduled for Monday, January 12, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The presentation will be simultaneously broadcast on the Internet and will be available at www.rockybrands.com. About Rocky Brands, Inc. Rocky Brands, Inc. is a leading designer, man
Reported by Business Wire 12 hours ago.
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HUFFPOST HILL - House Finally Passes Anti-Obamacare Bill
Scott Brown has yet to declare for the California Senate race, but his campaign to recast "bqhatevwr" as surfer slang has already begun. The New York Times corrected an article that referenced Kyrzbekistan, which you might recall is locked in a fierce trade war with Uz-beki-beki-beki-stan. And John Boehner said he is the most “anti-establishment” speaker ever, and immediately proceeded to yell “Free Mumia!” and invited reporters to join him in a die-in. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Thursday, January 8th, 2015:
*HOUSE PASSES BILL TO WEAKEN OBAMACARE* - Happy 2015! Mike McAuliff: “In yet another attempt to roll back President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, House Republicans passed a bill, 252-172, Thursday that they said protects the 40-hour workweek, but that Congress' own budget analyst says damages it. *The 'Save American Workers Act’ targets the requirement under Obamacare that larger employers provide health insurance to employees who work at least 30 hours per week, or pay fines*. The bill would raise the threshold to 40 hours. Republican backers of the change say that it would protect workers from having their hours cut to less than 30 per week by employers who don't want to provide health insurance. To make their case, they pointed to numerous anecdotes of firms doing just that.” [HuffPost]
*ARE BODY BLOWS TO OBAMACARE COVERED BY OBAMACARE?* Why repeal Obamacare when you've got a Supreme Court, the John Cornyn asks. "What I expect is that the Supreme Court is going to render a body blow to Obamacare from which I don’t think it will ever recover," Cornyn told Roll Call's Humberto Sanchez and Niels Lesniewski. [Roll Call]
*RUBIO TO HANG OUT WITH MONEY GUYS* - Sam Stein: "Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will head to New York City next week for a fundraising event hosted by high-powered GOP insider Wayne Berman, according to an invitation of the event obtained by The Huffington Post. The affair will take place on Jan. 13 over lunch at Patroon, an upscale restaurant in midtown, and is tied to the release of the senator’s book 'American Dreams: Restoring Economic Opportunity for Everyone.' It costs $10,200 to be named a co-host of the event, $5,200 to join the dinner committee and $2,600 to simply attend." [HuffPost]
*AMERICA'S NEXT TOP CLIMATE CHANGE DENIER* - Ben Terris: "At the end of last year, with most of his colleagues stuck in Washington for an important Senate session on a Saturday, Sen. James M. Inhofe was in Tulsa getting spurs fastened onto a pair of boots. 'They’re ostrich,' said Inhofe (R-Okla.), the country’s most prominent climate-change denier, referring to his footwear. '*Probably some endangered species, I have a reputation to maintain*.'" WashPost
*Haircuts*: Mike McAuliff (h/t Sabrina Siddiqui), Eliot Nelson (h/t Eliot Nelson)
*DAILY DELANEY DOWNER* - Hollywood, Florida: "Adults and teenagers will no longer be permitted in Hollywood playgrounds unless accompanied by a child. Parents have expressed concerns about adults lurking around playgrounds where their children are playing." Seems it's not so much perverts lurking as teenagers vandalizing and homeless people… existing. [Hollywood Gazette]
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*BOXER TO RETIRE* - To make things easier, those Californians not planning to run for Senator Boxer’s seat should report to the secretary of state… who actually might be too busy running herself to receive your petition. The Hill: “Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) will retire after finishing her current term in Congress, she announced on her website Thursday morning. ‘I will not be running for the Senate in 2016," shesaid in a video with her grandson… Boxer is 74 years old, and speculation that she would retire has been brewing for years, fueled recently by her stagnant fundraising. But she insisted that her age doesn't play a role in her decision...The senator's decision to retire ends a three-decade congressional career and leaves the Senate without one of its strongest liberal voices on environmental issues. Her decision will also open up the top Democratic spot on the Environment and Public Works Committee, which she chaired last Congress.” [The Hill]
*Don’t count on a Newsom/Harris showdown*: “There's little reason for them to run against each other. They come from the same part of the state (San Francisco) and have very similar political bases — even the same consultant, Averill 'Ace' Smith. Competing against each other would only serve to divide those bases and Northern California votes and perhaps open the door to a candidate from the Los Angeles area to shoot the gap...California Democratic consultant Jim Ross agrees...’The most likely outcome is that one runs for Senate and the other runs for governor.’” [WaPo]
*Possible candidates*: “[Hedge fund manager/environmentalist Tom Steyer], San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, Rep. Loretta Sanchez, state Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, state Treasurer John Chiang, former congresswoman Jane Harman and Rep. Karen Bass.” [Ibid.]
*JOHN BOEHNER NOT SQUISHY: JOHN BOEHNER* - Someone needs to mix Boehner repeatedly saying “squish” over a killer grime beat. NBC News: “In his most forceful language yet against GOP detractors, House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that he dislikes being described as "spineless or a squish" by conservative Republicans, but that the label that stings him the most is when he's called a part of the ‘establishment.’ ‘I am the most anti-Establishment Speaker we have ever had" he told NBC News at his first solo press conference of the new Congress. ‘Who was the guy who got rid of earmarks? Me. Who's the guy who believes in regular order? Me. Who believes in allowing more members to participate in the process, from both sides of the aisle? Me.’ Boehner, who suffered 25 defections from his own party in his successful re-election bid for House Speaker earlier this week, said that he knows that conservatives who believe he's too solicitous to the White House are apt to label him as ‘spineless’ or a ‘squish.’” [NBC News]
*SENATE CLEARS WAY FOR KEYSTONE VOTE* Kate Sheppard: “The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced legislation to approve the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline without amendments on Thursday, putting off most debate on the controversial pipeline until a floor vote next week. The committee passed the bill as-written by a 13-9 vote, with bill co-author Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) the only Democrat to join Republicans in voting ‘yes.’ The White House has already said that President Barack Obama will veto the bill. The bill's Senate sponsors expect to get 63 votes -- enough to pass the legislation, but not enough to override a presidential veto.” [HuffPost]
*SENATE IN SESSION, SENATORS BACK TO WORK* - From Politico Influence: “BGR Group hosted a fundraiser benefiting Bluegrass Committee, the leadership PAC of freshly minted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Wednesday evening. *The event, held at BGR Group's downtown office to honor the new GOP majority, was attended by 18 Republican senators*: Sens. Roy Blunt, John Boozman, Bill Cassidy, Susan Collins, Steve Daines, Cory Gardner, Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, Jim Inhofe, James Lankford, John McCain, Rob Portman, Mike Rounds, Tim Scott, Dan Sullivan, Thom Tillis, Roger Wicker and McConnell. The event was emceed by BGR's founding partner Haley Barbour, who introduced the senators like a roll call vote in the Senate chamber.” [Politico]
@davecantanese: Chapter 10 of Mike Huckabee's book is called...
*JEB BUSH: MODERATE?* - Christina Wilkie: “Bush hasn't always been the cheery moderate that he's presented as today. In fact, during his first campaign for governor of Florida in 1994, he was quite conservative….’I would abolish the Department of Education as it now exists...,' Bush told the Orlando Sentinel in a November 1994 interview. Bush also laid out a plan to require that any proposed new taxes be approved directly by Florida voters, a strategy that would have made it nearly impossible to pass them. *What state revenue there was, Bush said, should be used whenever possible to hire private corporations to replace state employees...Under [Bush’s plan], Florida would refuse to accept federal funds to aid the state's poor families, and restrict benefits to just two years of assistance*. To be eligible for benefits, poor women would be required to "identify the fathers of their children, submit to random drug tests and work if jobs were available," according to a Herald story from March 1, 1994.” [HuffPost]
*BECAUSE YOU'VE READ THIS FAR* - Here’s a four-year-old chatting with some dogs.
*FABULOUS CORRECTION*: “An earlier version of this article misidentified the country whose army chased Tommy Caldwell’s kidnappers. It was Kyrgyzstan, not Kyrzbekistan, which does not exist.” [NYT]
*COMFORT FOOD*
- A collection of cartoonists’ Charlie Hebdo tributes.
- Interactive map shows how many nice days a given county has in a year.
- (Com)bust a move: breakdancer attaches fireworks to his shoes.
- This is what a Tetris Grand Master looks like.
- Scientists have recreated the face of the first people to populate the Americas.
*TWITTERAMA*
@dcbigjohn: 15 emails you have to mute before you die
@daveweigel: Scott Brown for CA-Sen #48statestogo
@ScottBrownCA: god I can't stand clementines
*Got something to add? Send tips/quotes/stories/photos/events/fundraisers/job movement/juicy miscellanea to Eliot Nelson (eliot@huffingtonpost.com) or Arthur Delaney (arthur@huffingtonpost.com). Follow us on Twitter @HuffPostHill (twitter.com/HuffPostHill). Sign up here: http://huff.to/an2k2e* Reported by Huffington Post 11 hours ago.
*HOUSE PASSES BILL TO WEAKEN OBAMACARE* - Happy 2015! Mike McAuliff: “In yet another attempt to roll back President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, House Republicans passed a bill, 252-172, Thursday that they said protects the 40-hour workweek, but that Congress' own budget analyst says damages it. *The 'Save American Workers Act’ targets the requirement under Obamacare that larger employers provide health insurance to employees who work at least 30 hours per week, or pay fines*. The bill would raise the threshold to 40 hours. Republican backers of the change say that it would protect workers from having their hours cut to less than 30 per week by employers who don't want to provide health insurance. To make their case, they pointed to numerous anecdotes of firms doing just that.” [HuffPost]
*ARE BODY BLOWS TO OBAMACARE COVERED BY OBAMACARE?* Why repeal Obamacare when you've got a Supreme Court, the John Cornyn asks. "What I expect is that the Supreme Court is going to render a body blow to Obamacare from which I don’t think it will ever recover," Cornyn told Roll Call's Humberto Sanchez and Niels Lesniewski. [Roll Call]
*RUBIO TO HANG OUT WITH MONEY GUYS* - Sam Stein: "Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will head to New York City next week for a fundraising event hosted by high-powered GOP insider Wayne Berman, according to an invitation of the event obtained by The Huffington Post. The affair will take place on Jan. 13 over lunch at Patroon, an upscale restaurant in midtown, and is tied to the release of the senator’s book 'American Dreams: Restoring Economic Opportunity for Everyone.' It costs $10,200 to be named a co-host of the event, $5,200 to join the dinner committee and $2,600 to simply attend." [HuffPost]
*AMERICA'S NEXT TOP CLIMATE CHANGE DENIER* - Ben Terris: "At the end of last year, with most of his colleagues stuck in Washington for an important Senate session on a Saturday, Sen. James M. Inhofe was in Tulsa getting spurs fastened onto a pair of boots. 'They’re ostrich,' said Inhofe (R-Okla.), the country’s most prominent climate-change denier, referring to his footwear. '*Probably some endangered species, I have a reputation to maintain*.'" WashPost
*Haircuts*: Mike McAuliff (h/t Sabrina Siddiqui), Eliot Nelson (h/t Eliot Nelson)
*DAILY DELANEY DOWNER* - Hollywood, Florida: "Adults and teenagers will no longer be permitted in Hollywood playgrounds unless accompanied by a child. Parents have expressed concerns about adults lurking around playgrounds where their children are playing." Seems it's not so much perverts lurking as teenagers vandalizing and homeless people… existing. [Hollywood Gazette]
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*BOXER TO RETIRE* - To make things easier, those Californians not planning to run for Senator Boxer’s seat should report to the secretary of state… who actually might be too busy running herself to receive your petition. The Hill: “Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) will retire after finishing her current term in Congress, she announced on her website Thursday morning. ‘I will not be running for the Senate in 2016," shesaid in a video with her grandson… Boxer is 74 years old, and speculation that she would retire has been brewing for years, fueled recently by her stagnant fundraising. But she insisted that her age doesn't play a role in her decision...The senator's decision to retire ends a three-decade congressional career and leaves the Senate without one of its strongest liberal voices on environmental issues. Her decision will also open up the top Democratic spot on the Environment and Public Works Committee, which she chaired last Congress.” [The Hill]
*Don’t count on a Newsom/Harris showdown*: “There's little reason for them to run against each other. They come from the same part of the state (San Francisco) and have very similar political bases — even the same consultant, Averill 'Ace' Smith. Competing against each other would only serve to divide those bases and Northern California votes and perhaps open the door to a candidate from the Los Angeles area to shoot the gap...California Democratic consultant Jim Ross agrees...’The most likely outcome is that one runs for Senate and the other runs for governor.’” [WaPo]
*Possible candidates*: “[Hedge fund manager/environmentalist Tom Steyer], San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, Rep. Loretta Sanchez, state Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, state Treasurer John Chiang, former congresswoman Jane Harman and Rep. Karen Bass.” [Ibid.]
*JOHN BOEHNER NOT SQUISHY: JOHN BOEHNER* - Someone needs to mix Boehner repeatedly saying “squish” over a killer grime beat. NBC News: “In his most forceful language yet against GOP detractors, House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that he dislikes being described as "spineless or a squish" by conservative Republicans, but that the label that stings him the most is when he's called a part of the ‘establishment.’ ‘I am the most anti-Establishment Speaker we have ever had" he told NBC News at his first solo press conference of the new Congress. ‘Who was the guy who got rid of earmarks? Me. Who's the guy who believes in regular order? Me. Who believes in allowing more members to participate in the process, from both sides of the aisle? Me.’ Boehner, who suffered 25 defections from his own party in his successful re-election bid for House Speaker earlier this week, said that he knows that conservatives who believe he's too solicitous to the White House are apt to label him as ‘spineless’ or a ‘squish.’” [NBC News]
*SENATE CLEARS WAY FOR KEYSTONE VOTE* Kate Sheppard: “The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced legislation to approve the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline without amendments on Thursday, putting off most debate on the controversial pipeline until a floor vote next week. The committee passed the bill as-written by a 13-9 vote, with bill co-author Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) the only Democrat to join Republicans in voting ‘yes.’ The White House has already said that President Barack Obama will veto the bill. The bill's Senate sponsors expect to get 63 votes -- enough to pass the legislation, but not enough to override a presidential veto.” [HuffPost]
*SENATE IN SESSION, SENATORS BACK TO WORK* - From Politico Influence: “BGR Group hosted a fundraiser benefiting Bluegrass Committee, the leadership PAC of freshly minted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Wednesday evening. *The event, held at BGR Group's downtown office to honor the new GOP majority, was attended by 18 Republican senators*: Sens. Roy Blunt, John Boozman, Bill Cassidy, Susan Collins, Steve Daines, Cory Gardner, Orrin Hatch, Dean Heller, Jim Inhofe, James Lankford, John McCain, Rob Portman, Mike Rounds, Tim Scott, Dan Sullivan, Thom Tillis, Roger Wicker and McConnell. The event was emceed by BGR's founding partner Haley Barbour, who introduced the senators like a roll call vote in the Senate chamber.” [Politico]
@davecantanese: Chapter 10 of Mike Huckabee's book is called...
*JEB BUSH: MODERATE?* - Christina Wilkie: “Bush hasn't always been the cheery moderate that he's presented as today. In fact, during his first campaign for governor of Florida in 1994, he was quite conservative….’I would abolish the Department of Education as it now exists...,' Bush told the Orlando Sentinel in a November 1994 interview. Bush also laid out a plan to require that any proposed new taxes be approved directly by Florida voters, a strategy that would have made it nearly impossible to pass them. *What state revenue there was, Bush said, should be used whenever possible to hire private corporations to replace state employees...Under [Bush’s plan], Florida would refuse to accept federal funds to aid the state's poor families, and restrict benefits to just two years of assistance*. To be eligible for benefits, poor women would be required to "identify the fathers of their children, submit to random drug tests and work if jobs were available," according to a Herald story from March 1, 1994.” [HuffPost]
*BECAUSE YOU'VE READ THIS FAR* - Here’s a four-year-old chatting with some dogs.
*FABULOUS CORRECTION*: “An earlier version of this article misidentified the country whose army chased Tommy Caldwell’s kidnappers. It was Kyrgyzstan, not Kyrzbekistan, which does not exist.” [NYT]
*COMFORT FOOD*
- A collection of cartoonists’ Charlie Hebdo tributes.
- Interactive map shows how many nice days a given county has in a year.
- (Com)bust a move: breakdancer attaches fireworks to his shoes.
- This is what a Tetris Grand Master looks like.
- Scientists have recreated the face of the first people to populate the Americas.
*TWITTERAMA*
@dcbigjohn: 15 emails you have to mute before you die
@daveweigel: Scott Brown for CA-Sen #48statestogo
@ScottBrownCA: god I can't stand clementines
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Orlando radio host ?Johnny Magic? a victim of identity theft
“Johnny Magic,” the long time morning radio host of “Johnny’s House” on Orlando’s, XL106.7, and co-host Brian Grimes have been targeted by credit card and identity thieves.
Magic said, his credit card account shows roughly $500 in purchases that he didn't make between Dec. 24 and 25 including stops at Home Depot on East Colonial Drive and Kangaroo Gas station on Chickasaw Trail in Orlando.
Magic said the thieves tried to fill-up multiple cars with gas on Christmas Day, and that’s when the card was declined.
“What the person did is they actually took my information and made a card just like mine," Magic said.
Bank of America shut down the card and issued a new account number and card immediately after discovering the bogus purchases.
Grimes estimated that the identity theft has already lowered his credit score by nearly 30 points.
Grimes said that in just a few days, the thieves opened credit accounts with five separate bank credit cards, along with a JCPenny card.
“The best they could do was tell me to check the mailbox every day, ”Grimes said. "I’ve alerted the IRS, the Federal Trade Commission and all of the credit bureaus.”
Grimes said, he does most of his shopping online and that it is possible that one of his accounts had been hacked.
“Now I’m in the process of alerting my current accounts because I received a call Wednesday that someone tried to access one of my Capital One cards,” Grimes said.
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, more than 16 million people had their identity compromised in 2012. Bureau spokeswoman Kara McCarthy told Local 6 that the agency is working to tally the 2014 theft reports.
The bureau reports identity theft falls under three factors:
• unauthorized use or attempted use of an existing account
• unauthorized use or attempted use of personal information to open a new account
• misuse of personal information for a fraudulent purpose.
For more information, go to http://www.identitytheftassistance.org/pageview.php?cateid=39 Reported by Click Orlando 9 hours ago.
Magic said, his credit card account shows roughly $500 in purchases that he didn't make between Dec. 24 and 25 including stops at Home Depot on East Colonial Drive and Kangaroo Gas station on Chickasaw Trail in Orlando.
Magic said the thieves tried to fill-up multiple cars with gas on Christmas Day, and that’s when the card was declined.
“What the person did is they actually took my information and made a card just like mine," Magic said.
Bank of America shut down the card and issued a new account number and card immediately after discovering the bogus purchases.
Grimes estimated that the identity theft has already lowered his credit score by nearly 30 points.
Grimes said that in just a few days, the thieves opened credit accounts with five separate bank credit cards, along with a JCPenny card.
“The best they could do was tell me to check the mailbox every day, ”Grimes said. "I’ve alerted the IRS, the Federal Trade Commission and all of the credit bureaus.”
Grimes said, he does most of his shopping online and that it is possible that one of his accounts had been hacked.
“Now I’m in the process of alerting my current accounts because I received a call Wednesday that someone tried to access one of my Capital One cards,” Grimes said.
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, more than 16 million people had their identity compromised in 2012. Bureau spokeswoman Kara McCarthy told Local 6 that the agency is working to tally the 2014 theft reports.
The bureau reports identity theft falls under three factors:
• unauthorized use or attempted use of an existing account
• unauthorized use or attempted use of personal information to open a new account
• misuse of personal information for a fraudulent purpose.
For more information, go to http://www.identitytheftassistance.org/pageview.php?cateid=39 Reported by Click Orlando 9 hours ago.
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SunRail expanding to DeLand?
Volusia County councilmembers approved $12 million for expand the SunRail to DeLand on Thursday,
The Volusia County Council said there was never a question whether they wanted SunRail, it was more about the technicalities involving tracks and if there would be enough money to support it.
"DeLand absolutely, absolutely supports DeLand SunRail station," said Bob Apgar, Mayor of DeLand.
"We're thankful for your action today. We think over time, it will prove a great benefit," said Wendy Libby, President of Stetson University.
Everyone is onboard with SunRail coming to DeLand. There was also approval of the 12 million dollar line of credit for phase two of the extension. However, there were some questions over the single or double tracks that came up in Monday's county council meeting.
"There's no way you can do 15 minute times on the train at 35 miles per hour which is the track. It's 12 miles, it's up and back. It's almost a half an hour, so it has to be double tracked." said Jason Davis, County Chair.
After much discussion, FDOT agreed and said two miles of the extension will be single track which includes the French Avenue Bridge and the rest will be double.
"It's going to happen. DeLand is going to be the end line for SunRail," said Davis.
The council said it still has some questions and will address those at the SunRail commission meeting in Orlando tomorrow at 10 a.m. Reported by Click Orlando 10 hours ago.
The Volusia County Council said there was never a question whether they wanted SunRail, it was more about the technicalities involving tracks and if there would be enough money to support it.
"DeLand absolutely, absolutely supports DeLand SunRail station," said Bob Apgar, Mayor of DeLand.
"We're thankful for your action today. We think over time, it will prove a great benefit," said Wendy Libby, President of Stetson University.
Everyone is onboard with SunRail coming to DeLand. There was also approval of the 12 million dollar line of credit for phase two of the extension. However, there were some questions over the single or double tracks that came up in Monday's county council meeting.
"There's no way you can do 15 minute times on the train at 35 miles per hour which is the track. It's 12 miles, it's up and back. It's almost a half an hour, so it has to be double tracked." said Jason Davis, County Chair.
After much discussion, FDOT agreed and said two miles of the extension will be single track which includes the French Avenue Bridge and the rest will be double.
"It's going to happen. DeLand is going to be the end line for SunRail," said Davis.
The council said it still has some questions and will address those at the SunRail commission meeting in Orlando tomorrow at 10 a.m. Reported by Click Orlando 10 hours ago.
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Rex Healthcare names Steve Burriss interim president
Rex Healthcare appointed Chief Operating Officer Steve Burriss as interim president. He fills in for David Strong, who took a position as CEO of Orlando Health. Although Strong plans to stay with the hospital system through March, Burriss' appointment is effective immediately. For the past few years, Strong had already transitioned from a Rex-centric role to one that oversees all of UNC Health Care's system affiliations. Rex, off Blue Ridge Road in Raleigh, is a subsidiary of UNC Health Care. Read:…
Reported by bizjournals 10 hours ago.
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Cruise ship worker sentenced in Florida for rape, attempted murder
ORLANDO (Reuters) - A former Holland America cruise ship attendant was sentenced to 30 years and five months in prison for the 2014 Valentine’s Day rape and attempted murder of a female passenger he tried to toss overboard, a federal prosecutor said on Thursday.
Reported by Reuters 9 hours ago.
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Up next for the Lakers: Friday vs. Orlando
Lakers tonight
Reported by L.A. Times 8 hours ago.
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Small businesses ready to to cash in on I-Drive growth
No one is happier about several high-profile multimillion dollar construction projects along International Drive than some of the smaller businesses that sit in the shadows of the tourist corridor.
Within the last few months several companies have announced major attractions like the Orlando Eye, Skyscraper roller coaster, Starflyer swing ride and even a mega-mall.
Cynthia Walker, who works at U.S. Gift Factory, said she hopes the attractions will bring more tourists into her gift shop.
"The more customers that come in the more I keep moving and the more money we make, because I love seeing a big amount at the end of the night," she said.
Walker said customers are already asking about the nearby attractions and showing interest in getting to try them out once they open.
"They're asking about the wheel, they're asking about the club that's across the street here, they want to know what's going on there," said Walker.
Chuck Whittall, of Unicorp National Developments, owns I-Drive 360. Thursday he gave Local 6 an update on the project and released more details about other attractions that will fill the entertainment complex.
Whittall said Skeletons, a museum where people can get an up-close look at animal skeletons, will fill a spot in the center. He also said the complex will include Naru, a Brazilian-style sushi restaurant, Cowgirls Country Western Bar, as well as Central Florida's second Shake Shack.
Meanwhile, crews are working on plans to build the world's tallest roller coaster and world's tallest swing ride just blocks away. Reported by Click Orlando 8 hours ago.
Within the last few months several companies have announced major attractions like the Orlando Eye, Skyscraper roller coaster, Starflyer swing ride and even a mega-mall.
Cynthia Walker, who works at U.S. Gift Factory, said she hopes the attractions will bring more tourists into her gift shop.
"The more customers that come in the more I keep moving and the more money we make, because I love seeing a big amount at the end of the night," she said.
Walker said customers are already asking about the nearby attractions and showing interest in getting to try them out once they open.
"They're asking about the wheel, they're asking about the club that's across the street here, they want to know what's going on there," said Walker.
Chuck Whittall, of Unicorp National Developments, owns I-Drive 360. Thursday he gave Local 6 an update on the project and released more details about other attractions that will fill the entertainment complex.
Whittall said Skeletons, a museum where people can get an up-close look at animal skeletons, will fill a spot in the center. He also said the complex will include Naru, a Brazilian-style sushi restaurant, Cowgirls Country Western Bar, as well as Central Florida's second Shake Shack.
Meanwhile, crews are working on plans to build the world's tallest roller coaster and world's tallest swing ride just blocks away. Reported by Click Orlando 8 hours ago.
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Miranda Kerr's dating tip: Multiple men, just don't sleep with them
Miranda Kerr thinks it's fine for a woman to date multiple men as long as they don't sleep with any of them. The 31-year-old star - who split from Orlando Bloom in 2013 after three years of marriage - advises against having sex...
Reported by New Zealand Herald 8 hours ago.
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Orlando Bloom Sports Neck Tattoos for 'Unlocked' Filming
Orlando Bloom is ready for his close-up while walking around set of his new movie Unlocked on Thursday (January 8) in Prague, Czech Republic. The 37-year-old actor sported some serious tattoos on his neck and chest while getting into character. Also starring Michael Douglas and Noomi Rapace, Unlocked follows a CIA interrogator who is lured [...]
Reported by Just Jared 7 hours ago.
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First-year Candidates Seau, Warner, Pace HOF Finalists
First-year candidates Junior Seau, Kurt Warner and Orlando Pace are among 18 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.The list of nominees was reduced Thursday to 15 from the modern era, one senior and two contributors. A finalist … Reported by Epoch Times 4 hours ago.
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First-year candidates Seau, Warner, Pace HOF finalists
First-year candidates Junior Seau, Kurt Warner and Orlando Pace are among 18 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.The list of nominees was reduced Thursday to 15 from the modern era, one senior and two contributors.
Reported by MyNorthwest.com 6 hours ago.
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Marketing Question And Answer Webinar Scheduled For Wednesday The 23rd Of July
Lori Ballen, marketing genius and entrepreneur, is hosting, "The Ballen Method Q&A" webinar on the 23rd of July at 10AM.Lori Ballen, author and creator of The Ballen Method, is hosting a webinar for those who already own and are learning from The Ballen Method system. This webinar is designed to answer her client's questions about certain parts of the marketing system.
The Ballen Method was published online over a year ago and has had hundreds of people signing up so that they or one of their admins can take their business to the next level through marketing and creating a product that effectively targets their niche market. Many have use the system and have greatly increased their business leads and profit.
The Ballen Method is a comprehensive system designed to help your business or product appear on page 1 of Google and other search engines when a potential client or customer is searching for your products or services. This system includes everything you need to master internet lead generation for your business.
When describing The Ballen Method, Dave Jenks says, "You are about to experience magic. That is what Lori Ballen generates. The Ballen Method is Internet lead generation magic. It will work for any business or professional service provider."
This is true in that not just real estate agents and groups, who are the majority of The Ballen Method owners, can benefit with this marketing system. Lori and her husband, Richard, owned a very successful catering business that was built on the principals of The Ballen Method. Lori Ballen also owned a clothing store, and currently owns a real estate group and a real estate referral network.
Lori Ballen is currently a Mega Agent with an award winning real estate team in Las Vegas called The Ballen Group at Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas. Lori and Richard now travel and train other business professionals on her methods which include: identifying a niche, finding a target audience, creating a message and a product and then using blogging, press releases, social media, classified ads, video and relevant web site content with disciplined consistency in order to dominate the search engines for desired searched keyword strings.
Lori Ballen has become known for her "Keeping it Real" style and approach to social media, and that definitely comes across in her and Richard's classes and webinars. What you see is what you get with Lori. Passion, enthusiasm and energy are what she's about.
Lori is an open book with her experiences, lead generation skills, and business building knowledge. She has no secrets and loves to educate, inspire, and train others. Her recent class include a fully packed house in Orlando with over 1000 attendees where she shared her "Ballen Method." Her topics include lead generation including her "Ballen Blast" method to blogs and classified ads for page one search engine results.
A mother of 2 daughters, step mother of 2 more daughters, and wife of 20 years, Lori is a role model of strong women for her family.
Lori's team, The Ballen Group is an award winning team specializing in distressed properties - specifically Las Vegas short sales as well as residential real estate in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson.
Lori's trainings and marketing system has reached hundreds of people stuck in a business without enough leads, clients, and direction. The Ballen Method class attendee, Brittany Purcell, who found herself in this position, said "I quickly went from an inventory of 4 low quality listings to 12, to 15, then 18 and to 20 high quality listings in a short amount of time after taking your class."
Pam Martin, who used Lori's marketing system in her business said, "I did it. I have been working on this like crazy and I just came up on Google pg 1. Two times beating Zillow and Homes.com. I got 2 listings last week and the sellers Googled "best realtor in Fredericksburg"."
It has always been Lori's dream to teach other. Lori has also always had a knack for marketing and building businesses. Traveling around the United States with her husband, Richard, as well as hosting marketing webinars is what Lori loves doing. Lori greatly cares for her clients and offers hands on training, one on one phone call appointments, and classes to those who are still struggling to get more business or who want to continue growing their business.
The Ballen Method
Lori Ballen
3046 S Durango Drive #100
Las Vegas, NV 89117
702-917-0755
www.TheBallenMethod.com
Company Contact Information
The Ballen Group - - Las Vegas Real Estate Specialists
Lori Ballen
3046 S. Durango #100
89117
702-604-7739
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The Ballen Method was published online over a year ago and has had hundreds of people signing up so that they or one of their admins can take their business to the next level through marketing and creating a product that effectively targets their niche market. Many have use the system and have greatly increased their business leads and profit.
The Ballen Method is a comprehensive system designed to help your business or product appear on page 1 of Google and other search engines when a potential client or customer is searching for your products or services. This system includes everything you need to master internet lead generation for your business.
When describing The Ballen Method, Dave Jenks says, "You are about to experience magic. That is what Lori Ballen generates. The Ballen Method is Internet lead generation magic. It will work for any business or professional service provider."
This is true in that not just real estate agents and groups, who are the majority of The Ballen Method owners, can benefit with this marketing system. Lori and her husband, Richard, owned a very successful catering business that was built on the principals of The Ballen Method. Lori Ballen also owned a clothing store, and currently owns a real estate group and a real estate referral network.
Lori Ballen is currently a Mega Agent with an award winning real estate team in Las Vegas called The Ballen Group at Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas. Lori and Richard now travel and train other business professionals on her methods which include: identifying a niche, finding a target audience, creating a message and a product and then using blogging, press releases, social media, classified ads, video and relevant web site content with disciplined consistency in order to dominate the search engines for desired searched keyword strings.
Lori Ballen has become known for her "Keeping it Real" style and approach to social media, and that definitely comes across in her and Richard's classes and webinars. What you see is what you get with Lori. Passion, enthusiasm and energy are what she's about.
Lori is an open book with her experiences, lead generation skills, and business building knowledge. She has no secrets and loves to educate, inspire, and train others. Her recent class include a fully packed house in Orlando with over 1000 attendees where she shared her "Ballen Method." Her topics include lead generation including her "Ballen Blast" method to blogs and classified ads for page one search engine results.
A mother of 2 daughters, step mother of 2 more daughters, and wife of 20 years, Lori is a role model of strong women for her family.
Lori's team, The Ballen Group is an award winning team specializing in distressed properties - specifically Las Vegas short sales as well as residential real estate in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson.
Lori's trainings and marketing system has reached hundreds of people stuck in a business without enough leads, clients, and direction. The Ballen Method class attendee, Brittany Purcell, who found herself in this position, said "I quickly went from an inventory of 4 low quality listings to 12, to 15, then 18 and to 20 high quality listings in a short amount of time after taking your class."
Pam Martin, who used Lori's marketing system in her business said, "I did it. I have been working on this like crazy and I just came up on Google pg 1. Two times beating Zillow and Homes.com. I got 2 listings last week and the sellers Googled "best realtor in Fredericksburg"."
It has always been Lori's dream to teach other. Lori has also always had a knack for marketing and building businesses. Traveling around the United States with her husband, Richard, as well as hosting marketing webinars is what Lori loves doing. Lori greatly cares for her clients and offers hands on training, one on one phone call appointments, and classes to those who are still struggling to get more business or who want to continue growing their business.
The Ballen Method
Lori Ballen
3046 S Durango Drive #100
Las Vegas, NV 89117
702-917-0755
www.TheBallenMethod.com
Company Contact Information
The Ballen Group - - Las Vegas Real Estate Specialists
Lori Ballen
3046 S. Durango #100
89117
702-604-7739
News and Press Release Distribution From I-Newswire.com Reported by i-Newswire.com 8 minutes ago.
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Charles Haley, Tim Brown among finalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame
Roger Craig denied again, but former San Francisco 49ers pass rusher and former Oakland Raiders receiver are finalists along with Stanford product John Lynch, Kevin Greene, Mick Tingelhoff, Orlando Pace, Junior Seau, Kurt Warner, Morten Anderson, Jerome Bettis, Don Coryell, Terrell Davis, Tony Dungy, Marvin Harrison, Jimmy Johnson, Bill Polian and Will Shields.
Reported by San Jose Mercury News 6 hours ago.
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Seau, Warner, Pace among Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists
First-year candidates Junior Seau, Kurt Warner and Orlando Pace are among 18 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Reported by FOX Sports 6 hours ago.
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First-Year Candidates Seau, Warner, Pace HOF Finalists
First-year candidates Junior Seau, Kurt Warner, Orlando Pace are Hall of Fame finalists
Reported by ABCNews.com 6 hours ago.
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Seau, Warner, Pace top list of HOF finalists
First-year candidates Junior Seau, Kurt Warner and Orlando Pace are among 18 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Reported by ESPN 6 hours ago.
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Junior Seau, Kurt Warner and Orlando Pace among Hall of Fame finalists
· Class of 2015 to be announced on 31 January
· Jerome Bettis and Marvin Harrison also candidatesFirst-year candidates Junior Seau, Kurt Warner and Orlando Pace are among 18 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The list of nominees was reduced on Thursday to 15 from the modern era, one senior and two contributors. A finalist must receive at least 80% of the votes from the 46-person selection committee to be elected.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 5 hours ago.
· Jerome Bettis and Marvin Harrison also candidatesFirst-year candidates Junior Seau, Kurt Warner and Orlando Pace are among 18 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The list of nominees was reduced on Thursday to 15 from the modern era, one senior and two contributors. A finalist must receive at least 80% of the votes from the 46-person selection committee to be elected.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 5 hours ago.
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