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Senin, 22 November 2010

Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) Index Page - TOPS

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To better serve you, the Louisiana Award System has replaced the TOPS Portal. You MUST register to be able to access your award information. Simply click here to create your online account and take control of your future today! The TOPS Portal only allowed you to access your TOPS-related information. The new Award System provides you with "real-time" access to your data regarding not only TOPS eligibility, but for ALL LOSFA-administered financial aid programs for which you are eligible, which could include Early Start, Go Grant, LEAP, Rockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship etc.

TOPS (Taylor Opportunity Program for Students) is a program of state scholarships for Louisiana residents who attend either one of the Louisiana Public Colleges and Universities, schools that are a part of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, Louisiana approved Proprietary and Cosmetology Schools or institutions that are a part of the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

The four different award components of the TOPS Program are: TOPS Opportunity Award, TOPS Performance Award, TOPS Honors Award, and TOPS Tech Award

Senin, 15 November 2010

John Cridland takes top job at CBI-TOPS

CBI Director General designate Cridland and current CBI Director General Lambert — John Cridland, left, with current CBI director general Richard Lambert. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/REUTERS John Cridland, a 28-year veteran of the Confederation of British Industry, pledged to knock down "roadblocks to growth" today as he was appointed director general of the UK's biggest business association.
Cridland, who will take up the £310,000-a-year position when Richard Lambert steps down at the end of January, is currently deputy director general, having been passed over for the top job the last time it was available, five years ago.
Setting out his stall, Cridland said "business matters now as never before" as he emphasised the importance of working to rebuild Britain's energy infrastructure, reduce carbon emissions, increase investment in innovation and address shortages of skilled scientists, engineers and workers in technology.
He added that the reputation of business among the general public was not as high as it should be and that he would help to promote commerce.
"There are many challenges ahead in getting the economy growing and no one thinks that securing the UK's economic future will be easy. But business people across the country are rolling up their sleeves and getting on with the job," Cridland said.
Cridland's appointment was generally welcomed as heavyweight business figures, such as HSBC chairman Stephen Green and James Smith, chairman of Shell UK, lined up to back his appointment.
Justin King, chief executive at J Sainsbury, said: "I've known John for as long as I've been involved with the CBI and am delighted to see him step up to the top job … at this particularly challenging time."
However, Cridland's hardline stance on strikes is likely to put him on a collision course with the unions. He has led the CBI's calls to toughen strike laws through measures such as raising the ballot threshold as the country braces itself for a wave of strikes in response to the government's spending cuts.
Bob Crow, general secretary at the RMT union, said: "The appointment does reflect a very clear statement of intent on the part of employers' organisations to develop and continue the hostile agenda towards trade unions and trade union employees rights – including the human right to strike."
Cridland will need to build a strong working relationship with Vince Cable, the business secretary, and George Osborne, the chancellor, and has the advantage of already being well-known in government circles.
Cable welcomed Cridland's appointment, saying he is "highly respected by both government and the business community and I look forward to working closely with him". However, while Cable has been openly critical about the size of executive bonuses, Cridland stopped short of such condemnation today when pressed on the subject.
"The important point is that shareholders and other stakeholders can see that the bonus has been earned – that the money has been paid for added value," he said.
Cridland also appeared unenthusiastic about Cable's proposals to make takeovers more difficult in the wake of the controversial takeover of the British chocolate manufacturer Cadbury by the US's Kraft Foods.
Cridland said that "the UK is open for business … and not in the market for protectionism of any sort. We don't want to artificially protect British business from foreign ownership."
Cridland, the first internally appointed director general in the CBI's 45-year history, said he was optimistic that the government had listened to the confederation's case on immigration and would prioritise intra-company transfers and Tier 2 visas for migrants with job offers.
Cridland was selected from a list of 45 candidates and was the CBI's first choice.

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Bears taking over - OfficeMax? Tops

New York, November 23rd (TradersHuddle.com) - OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE:OMX) shares closed the session lower by $0.41 or -2.38% from its previous close. OfficeMax's latest price action developed a short term reversal pattern in the form of a tweezer top, which is a candlestick pattern that is usually formed at the end of a uptrend. Given that the tweezer top is considered a reversal pattern, traders

with long positions need to monitor stock price action for confirmation of weakness and plan position accordingly.

OfficeMax Inc. (NYSE:OMX) is an office

products retailer. The Company distributes and retails a variety of products such as office supplies, technology products, and business furniture. OfficeMax sells through stores located throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and many of the products are also sold through its catalog and internet site.

OfficeMax's stock has been a defined range with support at $16.49 and resistance at $17.56, which can be used by traders managing their trades, given the possibility of short term weakness in the stock.

Tweezer tops are exactly the opposite of tweezer bottoms, as they define a resistance point for OfficeMax that needs to be digested prior to the stock price to move higher.

Tweezer tops can be formed at the end of an uptrend, at a clear horizontal resistance point, or within a downtrend when price action is dealing with the declining resistance trend. Like any other candlestick pattern it needs confirmation by trading below the previous day low. Below an example of Tweezer Top reversal patterns:

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