Monday, August 25, 2014

More White House officials at Michael Brown\'s funeral than Thatcher\'s - Fox News


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More White House officials at Michael Brown's funeral than Thatcher's

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People begin to line up to attend the funeral for Michael Brown, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in St. Louis.AP. The White House sent three officials to attend Monday's funeral for Michael Brown in St. Louis -- three more than it sent for former British Prime Minister ...


Mourners pack St. Louis church for Michael Brown's funeral

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Michael Brown's father speaks at his funeral: 'I couldn't protect you but we love you'

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Mourners, civil rights leaders attend funeral of slain Missouri teen

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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Obama orders review of federal role in arming state and local police - Fox News


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Obama orders review of federal role in arming state and local police

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Friday, August 22, 2014

US says Russia must pull convoy from Ukraine or face more sanctions - Reuters


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US says Russia must pull convoy from Ukraine or face more sanctions

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KIEV/DONETSK-IZVARINO BORDER CROSSING Russia (Reuters) - The United States demanded Moscow remove an aid convoy it sent into rebel-held eastern Ukraine without permission on Friday, accusing Russia of a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of ...


Russian convoy arrives in Ukraine amid shelling reports

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The Russian Aid Convoy Is in Ukraine. So Is Russian Artillery, Says NATO

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Russian aid convoy crosses into Ukraine, upping diplomatic stakes (+video)

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

James Foley Remembered as \'A Man of Incredible Bravery\' - NBCNews.com


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James Foley Remembered as 'A Man of Incredible Bravery'

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It was the news that friends, family, and colleagues of abducted American journalist James Foley hoped would never come. When militants claimed Tuesday they had killed the freelance war correspondent in a brutal beheading as revenge against U.S. ...


Obama vows 'just ice' after militants kill US journalist James Foley

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US Tried to Take Foley and Other Hostages From ISIS

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Obama denounces killing of journalist James Foley and pledges 'justice'

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Saturday, March 24, 2012

Doyle vows fight for Chrysler, GM plants - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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Doyle said that the managementof Detroit-based GM, which Monda filed for Chapter 11 has publicly confirmed that the now-shuttered Janesville plant is one of threwe plants being considered to manufactur e small cars in the future. The Janesville plant had more than 1,20 0 employees who assembled pickup trucks and vehicles for which demand has plummeted durint the recent era of highgas prices. The governord also said that Chrysler's 850-employee engine plant in which is slated to be closed underthat automaker's reorganization under bankruptcy, won't be sold, leavingg the possibility that Chrysler's new the Italian auto manufacturer Fiat, coulr acquire the plant.
Fiat is expected to beginb producing cars in the Unitedc States under its partnership with Auburn Hills, Mich.-based Chrysler. Doyle said in a statement that his administratiobn will focus on making those possibilitieza reality. "My staff, the leadership teams and I have continually been working at thehighest levels, including the Whitde House, to fight for Janesville and Kenosha," Doyle “Everything we have been fighting for is to get us to this he said. "We are in a positive position with each and we are going to compete very aggressively for everythinmoving forward.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Hartford Financial exiting annuity business - BusinessWeek

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Hartford Financial exiting annuity business

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Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is exiting the annuity business so it can focus on its property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds. The company said Wednesday that it is also looking to sell or pursue other options for its ...


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Monday, March 19, 2012

Charts that prove Obama doesn't set gas prices - CNN (blog)

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Charts that prove Obama doesn't set gas prices

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The Times put together some great charts using EIA data. They make clear 1) oil prices are set on a global market and 2) the strategy of “Drill, Baby, Drill” adopted by the GOP and President Obama has succeeded at increasing production and decreasing ...


Ups and dow ns in U.S. gasoline prices track with those in Britain, France and ...

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Diversity is a strategic issue for small businesses - San Francisco Business Times:

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That is because most fail to see diversit as abusiness strategy, rather than a sociaol issue, experts say. Increased diversity can bring many benefits to abusines — varied perspectives and new the potential to reach new clients and a more vibrant and collaborativ place to work. But creating a diversee workplace — in gender, race, religious beliefs, cultural backgrounds and sexual orientation is often easier saidthan done. Eric Peterson, the manager for diversitgy and inclusion with the Society for Humanh ResourceManagement (www.shrm.org), said it’sw often a “chicken versus the egg” as companies often need minoritiews in the workplace to attracft more.
“If I’m a typical minority job I know I’m going to be in high he said. “I will likelyy not choose the businesswhere there’w no one like me.” Attracting minorities will be increasinglyt important in the coming as they will make up a larger segmentg of the population at the same time many baby boomerxs will be retiring. Melanie Harrington, the president of the American Institute for Managin gDiversity (www.aimd.org), said companies should approach diversit strategically, just as they would a new producyt line or a new customer First, determine where that audience is and what attractzs them.
Consider targeting minority job fairs or looking for candidates where yourcompany hasn’t searched traditionally. Businessesx should also set measurable goalss and hold all people in hiringg decisions accountable for meetingthose goals, just as top managementt would hold people accountable for meeting sales But once you have achieved a diverse employee base, it’s also important to integrate them into the experts say, by making sure you have benefitas and programs in place to accommodatwe all types of workers. It’s not enougj to have a diverse experts say.
It’s equally important to recognize whether the diversityh is clustered within one segment of the workforce or spreard out acrossthe organization, includinb in leadership. “It’s a much more difficult task to reallgy take a hard look atthe organization’xs cultural issues that may be presenting these arbitrar glass ceilings and glass walls,” Harrington Even when the initial hire is successful, sometimew the workplace culture unintentionally may make the newcomet feel unwelcome or For example, many professional firms recruit women as partnersx or managers, but often stil l have expectations that may not be such as requiring a lot of evening This could make it harder to keep women with childrenh in these positions.
In addition to examining policies that mighrthinder diversity, employers should establish mentoring programs. While many peopl don’t mind finding their own mentod or askingfor help, some minorities fear it mighy be seen as a weakness, Petersobn said. By organizing formal mentoring programs, businessew can help engage employees, especially new It’s also important that minorities know theier voices arebeing heard, whether it’s about concerns in the workplacwe or about ways to improve the product. Peterson citeds a car company that was concerned its handful of femalesengineers didn’t have enough input.
It united them as a designm team and encouraged them to creatde theirdream car. The team generatec many new ideas that have since been incorporatefd intothe manufacturers’ models. Some of the women said they had expressed theseideaz before, but without recognition. The finak thing, experts stress, is to remember diversity is not afixed goal. “Diversity management really isa journey,” Harringtobn said. “It’s an ongoing effort that you have to work on and engager and manageand address.
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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Kimball reports better third-quarter results - Business First of Louisville:

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million, or 12 cents per share, from $2.8 or 7 cents per share, for the same periods a year earlier. The company's resulta for the period ended March 31 includedabout $300,000o in after-tax expenses related to restructuring The year-earlier period includedd about $600,000 in restructuring expenses, accordinbg to a news release. Third-quartert revenue fell to $285.4 million from $285.o9 million in 2003. Higher sales in the company'as furniture and cabinets segment were offsert by a decline in saleds in the electronic contractassemblies segment, the release said. For the nine months ended Marcb 31, the company's net income rose to $14 or 37 cents per share, from $2.
8 million, or 8 centsw per share, a year earlier. Revenue for the nine-mont h period rose to $860.6 million from $878. million. Kimball International is a suppliefr of furniture products forthe residential, lodging and healtg care industries.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Exelixis inks potential $1 billion Sanofi-Aventis deal - San Francisco Business Times:

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Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL) also will receive guaranteed research fundinvgof $21 million over three years from the French drugmakert (NYSE: SNY), but over several years could win $1 billion in regulatory and commercial milestone payments. Sanofi-Aventixs will have an exclusive worldwide license for the oralcompoundw XL-147, which is in a Phase I triak by Exelixis, and XL-765, which is in Phase It will have sole responsbility for all subsequent regulatory, commercial and manufacturing work, while Exelixis will help conduct ongoinv and potential future clinical trialss and manufacturing.
The deal was foreshadowed at last week’s conferencw in San Francisco, wherew Exelixis CEO George Scangos said a partnershipfor XL-1487 and XL-765 was a goal for the firs half of this “That gives us a little more than a mont h to meet that goal,” he said at the time. Exelixise is scheduled to present data June 1 from Phas e I trials of the two compounds at the annual meetingin Fla. Both compounds target an enzymecalled phosphoinositide-32 kinase, or PI3K. It is one of the most frequentlyu dysregulated pathways inhuman tumors, Scangos said, playing a key role in tumor growth, survival and resistance.
Over the long Exelixis and Sanofi-Aventis will combine efforts on several preclinicapl programs aroundPI3K inhibitors. Those drugs are likely to work in combination with other cancer fighters and on a varieth oftumor types, Scangos said at the JMP Securitiees conference. “But the development path is complexand expensive,” Scangos “I’m not sure we could pay our even if it was 50-5 — so they’re great candidates to Exelixis may be responsible for certain clinical trials, it said in a pressw release Thursday. The deal is second this month.
paid $15 million upfront with the potentialof $339 millio n in milestone and royalty paymentxs — to develop and commercialize agonists of sphingosine-1-phosphate type 1 or S1P1, which is implicatef in several autoimmune diseases.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

SAHA to spend $14.5 million on local housing project upgrades - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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million in federal stimulus fundds to repair and upgrade a number of publicxhousing properties. Out of 349 housiny authorities in Texas that received money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, San Antonio Housing Authority, or SAHA, received the larges t amount. SAHA is required to use the moneg for capital improvements and all the fundas must be spent withinthree years. “Thesd funds will allow us to make much-needed repairs to our publicf housing properties and improves the safety and quality of life for our SAHA President and CEO Lourdeds CastroRamirez says.
Among the propertiesa slated for major upgrades is the LewiswChatham Apartments, a 119-unir apartment complex for seniors on the city’s Soutj Side. Lewis Chatham also will undergio anextensive modernization. In addition, stimulus funds will be used to upgradwethe security, elevators and fire safeth at nearly 20 elderly communities. Other projectws will involve replacing fencing, roofing, cabinets, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. SAHA Boare Chairman Ramiro Cavazos says the agency will encourage the participatiob of smalland minority-owned businesses.
“We will also give additionap weight to contractors that commit to activel recruiting employees from the neighborhoods in and around where this work will he says. SAHA will issuse requests for proposals to perform engineering and architecturap services relatedto stimulus-approved projects. Web site: www.saha.orgt

Friday, March 9, 2012

Kirk Cameron's 'Monumental' movie preceded by monumental lesson? - Examiner.com

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Kirk Cameron's 'Monumental' movie preceded by monumental lesson?

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Monday, March 5, 2012

Developer Verna files Chapter 7 - Phoenix Business Journal:

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Verna has 617 unsecured creditors, assets of between $1 milliohn and $10 million and liabilities of $10 million to $50 the filing states. “Debtor estimates after any exempt property is excludexd and administrativeexpenses paid, there will be no fundds available for distribution to unsecured the filing says. Verna’s voluntary petitioh could be dismissed because itis incomplete, accordingt to a separate court notice filed by the clerlk of court. Last year, Verna lost control of The his unfinished residential condoproject uptown, after defaultinh on a construction loan.
The lendere that foreclosed on theproperty — a subsidiary of Bank in Wisconsin — bought the buildinh for $14.2 million in a foreclosure auctionn in December. Earlier this month, the Charlottwe National BuildingCondominium Owners’ Association acquired Verna’s offices at 428 E. Fourtu St. for $32,847.78. The association was the sole bidder on the officre condo during a foreclosure and the upset periodf expired withno takers. The purchase amounrt was commensurate with dues and assessments Verna pluslegal expenses.
The foreclosures were the latest in a string of dozend ofcourt filings, lawsuits and mechanic’a liens for unpaid bills filee against either Verna & Associates or companty founder Verna. Verna was the creator of the Charlotte National BuildingvCondominium Owners’ Association in the late 1980s. He buil t the uptown office building by using the salvagecd facade and glass rotunda ofthe now-demolishex First Citizens Bank

Saturday, March 3, 2012

MillerCoors income rises - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:

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For the first quarter, underlying net incomes attributableto MillerCoors, excluding special items, increase 46.3 percent to $216.4 million from the priort year. The increase was drivenn by cost savings from the merger of Millefr Brewing of Milwaukee and Coors Brewing of strongrevenue growth, disciplinec cost management, and phasing of marketinv expenditure, despite continuing commodity cost MillerCoors total net sales increased by 3.8 percent to $1.721 billion. Excluding contract brewing and company-owned distributor net sales increased 4.5 percen t to $1.609 billion. Third-party contract brewingt volumes declined 10 though profits from contract brewingincreases slightly.
MillerCoors domestic shipments-to-retailers (STRs) increased 0.4 percent because of strong results from five of the sixfocua brands, offset primarily by declinex in Miller Lite and Milwaukee's Coors Light shipments were up in the low-singl e digits, while Miller Lite shipments decreased in the mid-single which the brewer's owners said was a reduced year-over-yeadr rate of decline versus the previous quarter. Shipments of the Millerd Genuine Draft brand increased inthe mid-single driven by growth in the MGD 64 The craft and import portfolio also rose in the first as Blue Moon continued to perform well with STRs up in the high-singlw digits. MillerCoors is the U.S.
joint venture of and launched onJuly 1, 2008. The brewerd is establishing its headquarters in Chicagothis

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Miami Addy Awards showcase the best in agency, student work - South Florida Business Journal:

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Organizers “braced for the worst” with the numbere of entries, but “agencies came out in big saidBetsy Heneo, Addy event co-chairwoman and Southeast advertisinb manager with People en Español. Some 531 ads were entereds this year, Heneo said, down from 700 last “Agencies had a good year wherw they hadgood work, and people felt they neededr a shot in the arm,” she “The Addys will do that with winninhg and accomplishments. People want to get together and celebratesgood creative.
” Among other top winners were Machadol García-Serra, with six golds and Best in Show Printy (English) for Tourism of Mexico; , with five golds and Best in Show Interactivre (English); with two gold s and Best in Show Collateralo for Leading Hotels of the World Elton John AIDS Foundation; and Creative on with two golds and Best in Show Interactivde for its VW Routa n microsite for . Other gold Addy winners were the , with nine gold (eight); , (seven); the and (five); (four); , and (three); , , the and and the , , , , , , , , and , each with one.
Whils automotive and travel and tourism were wellrepresented categories, noticeably absentf among the entries were real estate ads, noterd Jose-Guillermo Diaz, an Addy judging co-chairman and principal with Miamo ad shop FourDiaz Vargas. Though judges opted againstg awarding an overall Best in entries werecreatively strong, with the print brochures and catalogs being especially impressive, said Thomaes Schimoler, VP and creative director with the in New Radio and television was the he said.
Heneo surmised that, in a tighgt economy, agencies and clients are “holding back media from television and spending more on Though the number of entrieswas down, “strong work alwayws finds its way to the top,” Schimoler said. Other judgesw for the Hispanic, general market and interactivre categories includedJorge Ulla, partner and chierf ideation officer with LLC; Aaron Alam o and Juan Dominguez, associate creatived directors with the Vidal Partnership; Martij Cerri, associate creative director with Grupo Gallegos; Tristan copywriter with ; Robert Campbell, creative director with 808INC; Renaun senior art director with ; and Heath Rudduck, executivre creative director and executive VP with .
studenft McDonald Predelus won a gold Addy and Best in Show for a mock piecsfor Brita. Among other entrantes who earned student gold Addyz were Vanessa Castaneda andChris Baker, with three; and Davifd Benoliel, Alex Silva, Márto n Jedlicska, J. Smith, Aiden Ho and Brighamn White, each with one. The strongest ideas “engagerd all of us via nontraditional touch pointa that truly pushedmedia boundaries,” Schimoler said. In fact, studenf submissions inspired him about the future of SouthFlorida “The student work shone bright. It’as refreshing to see great ideas executedd simply without the crutch oftraditionap media,” Schimoler said.
“There is no lack of creativityg inthe region, and nowhere is it more evident than the studentss who will soon be graduatinvg to fill the ranks amongst the professionals.” Gold and select silved award winners automatically advance from the locapl competition to the American Advertisintg Federation’s District 4 competition later this Winners from there advance to nationals.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Men Going Extinct? Scientists Say That's Unlikely, As Y Chromosome Not ... - Huffington Post

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Saturday, February 25, 2012

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Alex Paradowski, principal in desigmn and communications firmParadowski Creative, said he’s looking for an architectg with new ideas. “I want them to come up with stufr I could never comeup with. I want to push them not rein them in.” The architect you choose should be able to solvew yourunique problems. In Paradowski’sz case, that was a large, open officee area but the need for privach at individualwork stations. Paradowski has used architectds forheadquarters projects, such as Paradowskik Creative’s upcoming move to a rehabbed Midtown as well as his own home. Creative optionw don’t necessarily come at a higherd price, he said.
“Inventive and low-cosyt ideas can separate architect from and one projectfrom another.” That doesn’ t necessarily translate into looking for the oldestr or largest firm, he said. “I don’y know that if you go to the biggestr firm that you get the best unless your project commands the bestpeoplee there,” he said. Look at the work of the personm who’ll be on your team. Bruced Sommer, director of America’ds Center, and his team recently went througuh a bid process for thecurrentg $30 million upgrade of the Edwared Jones Dome.
“While we’re public, we’re not required to take the low bid, but we are requirerd to consider it,” he “First and foremost, you want someone A qualified architect will probably give you acompetitives bid, he said. Be very clearr about what you expect an architectto do, Sommer said. Check references for the firm you consider, and get a complete biography of each team he said. The architect’s proposal should includ e detailon subcontractors, such as a structural engineer. “Thd architect usually gives an extensive personal so you can grill he said. Be sure to ask open-ended questionsz to get a sense ofthe architect’ws creativity.
“If you’re doingv (private) suites, you want some pizzazz, because they’red going to pay a lot of monehyfor them.” Use a lawyer to revieq your contract and avoifd mistakes, Sommer said. “There’s a whole list of things to look for, but it comes down to a gut feeling,” Sommer “You want a relationship like with a reallg gooddoctor — I want to hear the and I’ll pick.” Gregory Lee, seniort vice president, asset management, at , said his firm hires architects for multifamily development and space planning for among other projects. Look for strength and experienc e in the type ofstructure you’re planning.
Inquirde about who the architect was for a building you like or don’t like. “Put that away for he said. Find an architecty who can “value engineer” your project, he “Some architects can give you a quality feel and functionality for the same dollarf through judicious use of the way they run the for example,” he said. Talk to otherr developers about how quickly architectx have handled issuesthat arose. “Tha t response time has value,” he “Otherwise there are a lot of people playiny poker inthe trailers.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Wells Fargo continues integration of Wachovia with name change - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

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The change reflects the bank’s continued integration with , whicjh acquired Charlotte-based on Dec. 31. “Bg adopting the Wells Fargo nameand brand, we’rd now fully part of one of the world’s most respected financial companies,” says Neil chief executive of Wells Fargo Bank International. “Wew look forward to satisfying all of our financial needs across Europre and helping themsucceed financially.” Wells Fargo Bank Internationakl is a European Union bank headquartered in Ireland.
In Wells Fargo’s investment-banking and capital-markets businesses, which formerlg operated under the Wachovia Securities and certain Wells Fargo have taken the name WellsFargo Securities. Retail brokerage products and services formerlhy marketed as Wachovia Securities are now offered through WellzFargo Advisors. Wells Fargo is based in San Francisco.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Hensarling: GM TARP funds will be probed - Washington Business Journal:

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Hensarling is the lone Republican on the Congressional Oversight Panek and a ranking member of the Housed Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions andConsumer Credit. He says he is concernedc about the disparate treatment of different classes of bond holders as Troubled Assert Relief Program fundsare Detroit-based GM (NYSE: GM) filexd for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection on has reached a deal with its bondholders that woulds have those firms own up to 25 percenr ofthe automaker, with the U.S. Treasury Department investing upto $50 billion in GM, accordingg to a regulatory filing made by the Detroit automaker.
The automakerd has received nearly $20 billion in taxpayedr funds to date. “I am pleased that the Congressionap Oversight Panel will hold this importanty oversight hearingin July. While I opposed givinyg TARP money to the taxpayers deserve transparency and need to know that theif tax dollars are being spenrt fairly and to promote financial Hensarling said. “Many believe that TARP is being used instear to promote a sociak agenda and to reward the allies of the This hearing will be a venue for seeking answersw to suchimportant questions.” The White House couldx not immediately be reachede for comment Tuesday morning.