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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Brown Announces New Federal Funds To Train Mahoning Valley Workers For Manufacturing Jobs

Thursday, June 14, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. ? New federal resources have been awarded to train Mahoning Valley workers for manufacturing jobs, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced today. Despite Ohio?s unemployment rate of 7.5 percent, nearly 100,000 Ohio jobs remain unfilled, according to the state?s job search website. Workforce Innovation Funds (WIF) from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will go to support the project, which is aimed at training workers in Trumbull, Mahoning, and Columbiana counties for manufacturing positions. The announcement from DOL notes that the Youngstown, OH-Warren, OH-Sharon, PA area is poised for a manufacturing renaissance thanks to oil and shale gas development, but suffers from an ?acute and critical? manufacturing skills shortage.

?Manufacturing is part of what has made Ohio great. We know how to make things in our state,? Brown said. ?Across Ohio, I?ve heard from business leaders in many sectors?including manufacturing?who say that they have positions to fill, but can?t find workers with the right qualifications. These funds will help ensure that more Ohioans have the right skills to fulfill jobs in the manufacturing industry. My SECTORS Act takes a similar approach by aligning worker training programs to the needs of industries that are creating jobs. It would help local communities and educational institutions tailor workforce training to meet industry needs.?

Many Ohio employers in emerging industries struggle to find workers to fill job vacancies. Brown is the author of the Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional Success (SECTORS) Act, which would help unemployed workers train for high-tech jobs in their region. The SECTORS Act tailors workforce development to the needs of regional industry, allowing more workers to receive placements and attracting more businesses to a given region. The bill would organize stakeholders connected to a regional industry?businesses, unions, education and training providers, and local workforce and education system administrators?to develop plans for growing that industry. Brown?s SECTORS Act would help ensure that new jobs in Ohio?s expanding natural gas industry are filled by Ohioans. Brown?s bill would organize stakeholders connected to a regional industry?multiple firms, unions, education and training providers, and local workforce and education system administrators?to develop plans for growing that industry.

The West Central Job Partnership, based in New Castle, Pennsylvania, will receive $6 million from the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Friday, June 15, 2012

Egypt allows Qatari fuel into Israel terminal

EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma?an) -- Egyptian authorities continued to allow Qatari fuel into Gaza via the al-Oja crossing on Thursday.

Omar Hadhud, a Palestinian representative at the crossing, said Egyptian authorities allowed eight truckloads of fuel -- around 400,000 liters -- across the Israeli side.

Earlier Egyptian officials had accused Israel of delaying shipments, while Palestinians said Cairo was responsible for the delay.

The sole power plant in Gaza shut down last Wednesday because it had run out of fuel after the Qatari shipment was delayed.

Last week Israeli authorities opened the al-Oja crossing as an exception to allow the fuel in.

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Etsy business will turn you into Nicolas Cage for $12

Flying squirrels, ominous black cat, and Christian Slater each cost 99 cents extra

You don't need to get a face transplant?? la?Face/Off or even have access to?fancy augmented reality technology to look like Nicolas Cage. For only $12 and two hours of waiting time, you can look like Cage's identical twin, thanks to an Etsy business called?Cagification.

All you'll need to do is send Etsy artist, JazzberryBlue, your picture and like magic, you'll get a Cagified picture back. You can even get a few interesting extra elements in your photo for 99 cents each, including devilish eyes, battle wound, flying squirrel, ominous black cat, and Christian Slater.

The artist believes a Cagified version of you will make a "great pic for your?Facebook profile," and says you will "gain the respect you deserve." Plus, they promise to not to judge you for wanting to look like the actor. But what if you already look too much like Nic Cage and want to look less like him? No problemo?? JazzberryBlue can make it happen for $6.

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This article was written by Mariella Moon and originally appeared on Tecca

Movie review: Victorian 'Hysteria' tickles the funny bone | The Salt ...

Dr. Mortimer Granville (Hugh Dancy, right) is introduced by his new boss, Dr. Robert Dalrymple (Jonathan Pryce, center), to Dr. Dalrymple's prim daughter Emily (Felicity Jones), in the Victorian comedy "Hysteria." Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics

Movie review: Victorian ?Hysteria? tickles the funny bone

By Sean P. Means

| The Salt Lake Tribune

First Published 3 hours ago ? Updated 53 minutes ago

This based-on-fact Victorian lark takes a bit of time to get going but is rather pleasurable as it reaches its climax.

In 1880 London, young doctor Mortimer Granville (Hugh Dancy) finds work as assistant to the respected Dr. Robert Dalrymple (Jonathan Pryce). Dalrymple?s practice caters to housewives suffering from "female hysteria," which is treated by "pelvic massage" to the patient?s ladyparts to achieve "hysterical paroxysm" (now known as orgasm).

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Opens Friday, June 15, at the Broadway Centre Cinemas; rated R for sexual content; 94 minutes. For more movie reviews, visit nowsaltlake.com/movies.

Granville impresses Dalrymple and charms his younger daughter, the prim and marriageable Emily (Felicity Jones). But he finds himself drawn to Emily?s older sister, the outspoken social activist Charlotte (Maggie Gyllenhaal). He also finds himself suffering hand cramps from all those "pelvic massages," and with his gadget-obsessed friend Edmund (Rupert Everett), stumbles upon the invention of an "electric manipulator" ? the first vibrator.

Director Tanya Wexler engages in some quick, unsubtle ribbing about Victorian views of sexuality and gender. Thankfully, the charms of Dancy and Gyllenhaal make the comical history lesson quite enjoyable.

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Friday, June 1, 2012

Brent drops after China data, stays below $102/bbl

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Exxon investors support company on executive pay

DALLAS (AP) ? Exxon Mobil Corp.'s CEO had a good year in 2011 ? he got compensation valued at $25.2 million. Shareholders had a good year too, so on Wednesday they gave their approval to the oil giant's executive pay program.

Investors at Exxon's annual meeting cast about 78 percent of their shares in favor of the compensation-setting system, ignoring critics who said executive pay was too high.

Shareholders also voted against resolutions that took aim at a controversial method of drilling for natural gas and called on Exxon to set targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Similar resolutions have been defeated at previous Exxon meetings.

They also rejected a measure to ban discrimination against gays and transgender employees. The company said it already prohibits bias of any kind including for sexual orientation, but the measure's supporters complained that Exxon does not offer benefits to partners of gay employees.

Rising oil prices helped boost Exxon's net income by 35 percent to $41 billion in 2011, the company's best year since 2008. The stock rose 16 percent.

The company's board boosted Chairman and CEO Rex W. Tillerson's compensation by 17 percent, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. The combination of salary, stock awards and other compensation made Tillerson the 16th-highest paid executive among publicly traded U.S. companies last year.

Shareholder consultant ISS Proxy Advisory Services recommended that investors vote against Exxon's executive compensation, which it called excessive. ISS said Exxon failed to tie CEO pay to specific financial measurements or goals, "resulting in higher than justified rewards."

Another shareholder-advisory firm, Glass, Lewis & Co., said Exxon paid top officers more than many other large companies and allowed the board too much discretion in setting compensation. That "has left shareholders in the dark, unable to see a direct link between pay and performance."

Still, Glass Lewis said Exxon's pay policies have improved slightly, and it recommended voting for the company's executive compensation. The vote was nonbinding, but if it went against Exxon, the board would have felt pressured to change pay policy.

Exxon shares fell $2.14, or 2.6 percent, to close at $79.79 as stock markets and the price of oil both slumped.

Exxon shares have fallen 2 percent in the past year, roughly in line with major indexes. Over 10 years, the shares have risen 108 percent, about four times as much as the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 index.

Irving-based Exxon might have performed better in the past year, but its $29 billion purchase of natural gas producer XTO Energy in 2010 hasn't produced the hoped-for boost because of falling gas prices.

U.S. gas supplies have ballooned since the acquisition. Tillerson said Exxon knew there could be an oversupply of gas because of hydraulic fracturing or fracking, which has boosted production. But, he said, the company didn't expect the U.S. economy to remain so weak for so long, which has also undermined gas prices.

"There's no regrets," he said of the XTO deal.

One of Wednesday's resolutions called on Exxon to report on the risks it faces from opposition to hydraulic fracturing. ISS recommended a "yes" vote but, heeding the board's recommendation, shareholders rejected the measure 70.4 percent to 29.6 percent. Chevron Corp. shareholders voted against a similar resolution at that company's annual meeting in California.

Hydraulic fracturing is the high-pressure injection of water, sand and chemicals deep underground to break up rock formations and release more natural gas. This month, the Obama administration issued proposed new standards for "fracking" on federal land in hopes that states will regulate the practice on private land where most of the drilling is taking place in shale formations of the Northeast, the upper plains and Texas.

Environmentalists say that fracking chemicals have polluted underground water supplies, a claim that is disputed by energy industry officials. Tillerson conceded that fracking opponents have made a strong emotional case and said industry is fighting uphill against "the energy illiteracy of the public."

Referring to a scene in the 2010 documentary "Gasland" in which a landowner uses a cigarette lighter to ignite his well water ? allegedly because it's been contaminated by gas drilling ? Tillerson said it was hard to show that hydraulic fracturing doesn't contaminate well water, "but if you set it on fire, that's got a 'Wow!' factor to it. That's what we're up against."

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