Sterling Heights-based General Dynamics Land Systems has received a $134 million contract for design-engineering work and refits on up to 550 Stryker eight-wheeled combat vehicles deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the company announced this…
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General Dynamics Land Systems gets $134 million combat vehicle contract
Legislation on its way to Gov. Jennifer Granholm will provide historic rehabilitation tax credits for the redevelopment of the David Broderick Tower in Detroit and two other projects.
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Tax credit legislation for Broderick Tower, Taubman Center for Design await governor’s signature
Posted by Jonathan Rosenberg, Senior Vice President, Product Management Last week I sent an email to Googlers about the meaning of “open” as it relates to the Internet, Google, and our users. In the spirit of openness, I thought it would be appropriate to share these thoughts with those outside of Google as well. At Google we believe that open systems win
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The meaning of open
Novi-based Trinity Health, and one of its hospitals, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital in Pontiac, have paid $205,000 to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleged that St.
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St. Joseph Mercy Oakland and Trinity Health pay $205,000 to settle Medicare fraud allegations
Posted by Joe Sexton, Fellowship Coordinator We’ve got some good news for all you students who just finished battling final exams. Unlike those stickler professors of yours, we’re offering an extension
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Google public policy fellowship application deadline extended
Are you fed up of Betamax increasing India calling rates every other month? Then you might like to checkout this awesome deal to make cheap calls to India at only $0.007 cents per minute, thats less than a cent. Most of you already heard of IndiaLD .
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Several nonprofit health insurers in Southeast Michigan said a provision in the health care bill in the U.S. Senate to reduce Medicare Advantage reimbursements to health insurers by $118 billion would lead to higher premiums to seniors.
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Insurers: Proposed Medicare Advantage cuts will raise premiums for seniors
My earliest memory of the cinema is being taken to see Ghostbusters with my mum, dad, and older brother, James (my little sister, Sarah, wasn’t yet on the scene). I was five or six at the time. There was a Roger the Rabbit short before the film started, and the ghosts scared me witless — I had nightmares about being chased by Slimer.
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Well, this is an awkward post to write, but it would also feel ungrateful if I didn’t write it, so here goes. Thank you to Edublogs (and Sue Waters ) for all the work that went into the awards, Elluminate (and Steve Hargadon ) for hosting the awards ceremony, and the folks that nominated and voted for this blog for the Edublog Lifetime Achievement Award . It seems a little strange to get a “lifetime” achievement award for a blog I’ve been writing for just over four years and that started simply as a way to continue the conversations in the staff development efforts in my school
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The University of Michigan-Dearborn was issued a $3.1 million grant from Chrysler Group L.L.C. to develop a plug-in hybrid powertrain system for a full-size, four-door Dodge Ram pickup truck.
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University of Michigan-Dearborn gets $3.1 million grant to develop plug-in hybrid system
Michigan’s workplace smoking ban will help to save hundreds of lives from preventable heart attacks, strokes and upper respiratory diseases and save taxpayers and insured individuals millions of dollars, said Thomas Simmer, M.D.
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Blue Cross’ doctor says smoking ban will save lives, reduce health care costs
Happy holidays from the WordPress.com Happiness Team! We’re working hard getting ready for the holidays and sheltering from the snow . We will be closing support for one week in order to spend time with our families whilst trying not to overcook the turkey, coping with relatives, and staying sane. Support will be unavailable from 2pm EST on December 24th to 5am EST on January 2nd .
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For some time now, it has been reported that the RSS has been taking over the leadership decision making of the Bhartiya Janta Party, and today you could see the first step in this direction. Till now, there was news that Advani will resign, Rajnath Singh will go at the end of his 3 year
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Advani finally replaced by Sushma Swaraj as Leader of opposition
Visteon Corp.’s future as a public company is in question as its Chapter 11 reorganization plan will give nearly all of the company’s new equity to its banking group.
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Visteon’s proposed Chapter 11 plan gives lenders 96 percent of new equity, ends U.S. pension, unsecured creditor obligations
Detroit Public Schools Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb has relented on the topic of public hearings related to past real estate transactions and agreed to hold a private meeting with members of the Southfield-based Farbman…
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Robert Bobb plans private meeting with Farbman Group over DPS real estate deals
Posted by Christine Chen, Manager, Global Communications and Public Affairs Online privacy has been on a lot of people’s minds lately, including ours . As Google has grown, it’s only natural that people have questions about how we handle information. We’ve talked a lot in the past about providing our users with transparency and choice in some of our products, like the “off the record” feature in Google Talk or requesting that images be removed from Google Street View.
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Every now and then, I open a book and the words leap out at me as hexagram commentary – and then ramblings like these result… Here’s Thomas Moore, in Care of the Soul , talking about faith. ‘Imagine,’ he says, ‘a trust in yourself, or another person, or in life itself, that doesn’t need to be proved or demonstrated, that is able to contain uncertainty.’ (I imagine Hexagram 61, Inner Truth, and 孚, fu, truth.) He encourages a faith that can embrace doubt rather than splitting it off. (Does that suggest a new idea about the ‘other’ of 61, line 1?) Then – ‘Also, if we don’t acknowledge the shadow side of faith, we tend to romanticize our belief and keep it in fantasy, apart from life.
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Stirring the lake
Leadership of the Greektown Casino Hotel will be in flux as of January 1 after Greektown’s board of directors decided not to offer a new contract to Las Vegas-based Fine Point Group, which has run the casino for the last year.
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Management of Greektown Casino Hotel in flux as Fine Point Group’s contract expires
Comerica Inc. will move its remaining Detroit employees out of the building on Woodward that bears its name, taking on a project to renovate a building it owns on Lafayette Avenue in Detroit.
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Comerica Inc. moving out of Comerica Tower; building’s naming rights in play
Michigan would be in line for more than $800 million in new federal funding for roads and bridges and would get a reprieve from providing state matching funds for federal aid, under a measure passed Wednesday by the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Bill includes more than $800 million for Michigan roads, bridges
Republican gubernatorial candidate and venture capitalist Rick Snyder says the Michigan Economic Development Corp. needs to undergo major reform to bring the state out of the nation’s economic basement.
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VC leader Rick Snyder pushes for reforms to Michigan Economic Development Corp.
Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media Counsel One of Google’s top policy priorities is spurring the availability and uptake of affordable, open broadband Internet service. The Internet may have been invented in the United States, but unfortunately in too many places we continue to lag behind Asia and Europe when it comes to broadband speed, penetration, and adoption. We’ve been working closely with FCC staff over the past several months as they prepare to deliver a National Broadband Plan to Congress in February, and to date they’ve shown a strong commitment to providing the best possible blueprint for action
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Setting some ambitious goals in a National Broadband Plan
Get the family together by starting a family conference call with a prepaid conference calling card. Now more than ever we’re dispersed across the globe, busy with our careers, pursuing educational endeavors, and raising children.
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Family Conference Calls? Great for the Holidays & Family Reunions
The federal government’s Bureau of Indian Affairs gave preliminary reorganization recognition Tuesday to a Long Island tribe, opening the door for Motor City Casino owner Marian Ilitch to potentially open a New York gaming…
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Federal government gives preliminary nod to Long Island tribe that may seek to open New York casino with Marian Ilitch
Image via Wikipedia Based on the feedback received from different sections of India’s investment community, the country’s two main exchanges—BSE and NSE—have jointly agreed on Thursday to open the bourses for trading from 9am with effect from 4 January 2010. The BSE in a statement said, “… it has been jointly decided by BSE and NSE that the revision of market open timing to 9 am shall be effective from January 4, 2010.
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NSE & BSE to open trading at 9am from 4 Jan,2010 not on Dec, 18
Microsoft will have to provide alternatives to Internet Explorer, such as Mozilla’s Firefox, to new Windows users or face large fines according to the latest ruling by the European Commission. However, a mutual condition has been made between the two and Microsoft will now provide a pop-up screen on every user’s system, which allows their customers to either replace Internet Explorer or add another browser of their choice
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Microsoft to offer alternate browsers to Windows 7 users
Southfield-based Lawrence Technological University could receive up to $1.6 million in research funding to test lighter and stronger vehicle armor, under a federal defense funding bill that cleared the House of Representatives today.
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Lawrence Technological University in line for grant to study vehicle armor
The Bloomfield Hills-based Hebrew Free Loan Society of Metropolitan Detroit has pledged a pool of $300,000 to help fund Jewish entrepreneurs committed to remaining in Southeastern Michigan.
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TechTown and Free Loan Society offer $300,000 in loans for local Jewish entrepreneurs
I showed you my book ’s table of contents, and asked what chapter you wanted for free. Many of you said, “All of them,” but alas, I doubt my publisher would approve, so you’ll have to settle for the most popular chapter vote—seven: From pencil to PDF. From pencil to PDF: sub-headings Mind-mapping The fundamental necessity of the sketchpad The Tenth Commandment Pinning the map Internationally recognized No set time Dress for success Black and white before color Where Photoshop comes into play The pen is mightier than the mouse All you need to do is click on the link or the image below to get the chapter.
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1) I added an email address after I scheduled my Rondee but there was no “send” button. How do I know my guest was invited? * There is a button in the lower right-hand corner that says “update”. You’ll want to make sure to click this button in order to have the new invitation sent out. If you are still not sure if that worked, that refresh and look at the invitation page and see if the new person you invite to the conference call appears there (in the “not replied” section).
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