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May Day rally turns violent in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) ? Police used "flash bangs" and pepper spray against some protesters who pelted them with rocks and bottles late Wednesday, as violence erupted during May Day in Seattle.
Several dozen protesters, many using bandanas to cover their faces, began clashing with police in downtown Seattle hours after a peaceful immigrant-rights march ended.
Protesters threw rocks and bottles at police officers and news crews. As they moved through downtown Seattle to another nearby neighborhood, they flung construction street barriers, trash cans and newspaper bins on the streets in an attempt to block advancing police officers. Windows of local businesses were broken and vehicles with people in them were banged around.
"We're a bigger and better city than this. I look at this and I am disappointed that this is the picture the world sees of us," Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn said late Wednesday.
Police used their bikes to shield businesses and eventually began to use pepper spray and "flash bang' grenades ? releasing a flash of light, smoke and a loud noise ? to disperse the crowd. But that pushed the group to the Capitol Hill neighborhood, and they left a wake of overturned trash cans and debris on the street, as well as smashed windows on local businesses.
In the aftermath, 18 people were arrested, the Seattle Police Capt. Chris Fowler said.
Fowler said that eight officer were injured, mostly scrapes and bruises. One officer was hit by a rock on her knee.
The violence stemmed from a march that billed itself as an "anti-capitalism" protest. Initially, the protesters concentrated on a business sector of downtown Seattle.
Despite lacking a permit to march, Seattle police escorted them as through downtown.
"That first march came downtown. It was absolutely peaceful...it was almost a festive affair and they had some serious messages, too, that they wanted to express. No incidents whatsoever," McGinn said. "The second march was very different, and it wasn't just merely because it was unpermitted. I think it also had to do with the nature of the individuals in it and what they wanted to do."
There were no immediate cost estimates of the damage left.
This is the second year in a row violence has broken out during May Day in Seattle. Last year, anarchists broke windows of store fronts, including Niketown, and vehicles and used smoke bombs. Protesters also targeted a federal building, breaking windows and doors.
Olivia One Feather of Covington joined the crowd Wednesday night because she wanted to see how police handled the protest. She said she wasn't impressed, adding that she was pepper sprayed in the face while trying to video record officers.
Of the protesters, she said, "They're doing what we need to do to stand up to ourselves. These are our streets and we have the right to take them."
Many of the protesters are self-described anarchists. A local anarchist website said protesters would attempt to disrupt May Day.
After the clashes died down, local residents were seen cleaning up trash left by the protesters.
The violence marred a May Day that immigrant-rights activists hoped would put a focus back on immigration reform. Thousands of people marched about 2 1/2 miles from the Central District toward Seattle's downtown Jackson Federal Building after a May Day rally supporting immigrant rights and labor.
Many carried signs, with messages such as "We are America," and "There are no illegal humans." One sign suggested forgetting about marijuana and instead asking the United States to "Legalize my mom," a reference to Washington's recent legalization of marijuana.
Other demonstrations and rallies in Olympia, Mount Vernon, Spokane, Vancouver, Walla Walla, Wenatchee and Yakima went along peacefully.
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Associated Press writers Rachel La Corte in Olympia, Wash., Shannon Dininny in Yakima, Wash. and Manuel Valdes in Seattle contributed to this story.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/may-day-rally-turns-violent-seattle-032255547.html
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Media companies benefit from higher network fees
In this Thursday, April 25, 2013, photo, a Comcast truck is parked in Berlin, Vt. Comcast Corp. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
In this Thursday, April 25, 2013, photo, a Comcast truck is parked in Berlin, Vt. Comcast Corp. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
NEW YORK (AP) ? Media companies benefited from higher fees for cable television networks such as TBS, Comedy Central and CNBC in the first three months of the year.
Time Warner Inc., Viacom Inc. and Comcast Corp. all saw growth in their cable network businesses, thanks to distribution fees they charge cable and satellite TV service providers for rights to carry their channels on subscribers' lineups. Those fees get passed on to customers of cable and satellite service.
The boost in television helped make up for weakness at two of the three major movie studios that reported results Wednesday.
The trends show how important such fees have become to the television industry. Revenue at Time Warner's television business grew, even with a decrease in ad revenue. Even broadcast networks are increasingly relying on distribution fees to ride out fluctuations in the ad market. CBS Corp. said distribution fees from service providers for carrying CBS stations grew 62 percent.
The fees have become so vital that broadcasters are worried about the threat posed by a Barry Diller-backed startup called Aereo. The company sends over-the-air broadcasts over the Internet and bypasses traditional cable and satellite operators. Disputes over the fees have also led to high-profile blackouts of channels on cable and satellite lineups.
Time Warner, which owns channels such as TBS, TNT and HBO, credited the television division for a 24 percent growth in first-quarter net income to $720 million, despite a tiny drop in revenue to $6.9 billion that resulted from declines at the Warner Bros. studio and Time Inc. magazine businesses.
Revenue at Time Warner's television networks grew 3 percent to $3.7 billion. Network subscription revenue ? which includes the distribution fees ? grew 5 percent. Advertising revenue at the networks fell 1 percent despite higher ad rates, in part because of weakness at CNN and the shutdown of channels in India and Turkey.
Viacom's media networks unit, which includes MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, had a 2 percent increase in revenue to $2.2 billion. Digital licensing revenue fell because of the timing of available shows. Excluding that, domestic affiliate revenue ? primarily distribution fees ? saw percentage growth in the low double digits. Advertising rebounded as worldwide revenue grew 2 percent, compared with a 6 percent decline in the previous quarter.
The increases in television didn't fully offset weakness at the Paramount Pictures movie studio, though. Viacom's net income fell 18 percent to $478 million in the fiscal second quarter, as revenue fell 6 percent to $3.1 billion. Still, the earnings beat expectations. Viacom's main class of stock briefly hit an all-time high after the results came out.
At Comcast's cable networks, which include CNBC, MSNBC, Bravo and SyFy, revenue grew nearly 5 percent to $2.2 billion, largely because distribution fees went up nearly 9 percent. Ad revenue also went up, by 2.5 percent, because of higher rates, though that was offset by lower ratings and reductions in content licensing revenue.
Although Comcast's cable networks business benefits from higher distribution fees, those fees mean higher costs for Comcast because the company is also the nation's largest provider of cable TV services to homes. But companies such as Comcast make up for that by charging consumers more on monthly bills. Comcast's cable TV subscribers paid an average of $3.40 more per month in the first quarter compared with the same period last year. Some of that increase is from upgrades to more expensive packages. Overall, net income rose 17 percent to $1.4 billion.
The quarter was mixed for studio production.
Time Warner said the Warner Bros. studio division was successful with television productions, including hits such as "Revolution" on NBC and "The Following" on Fox. But revenue at the studio fell 4 percent to $2.7 billion. Time Warner said "Gangster Squad" and "Jack the Giant Slayer" fell short of expectations in theaters and the company had fewer TV shows available for licensing abroad. Time Warner did benefit from the home releases of "Argo" and "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" and from a new studio tour in London tied to the "Harry Potter" franchise.
Revenue at Viacom's Paramount Pictures studio business fell 20 percent to $941 million, largely because it's compared with a 2012 quarter that included proceeds from "Mission Impossible ? Ghost Protocol."
Comcast's movie unit did well. Revenue at the Universal Pictures studio increased 2 percent to $1.2 billion, thanks to "Les Miserables," ''Identity Thief" and "Mama."
In broadcast television, Comcast's revenue fell more than 18 percent to $1.5 billion because the quarter last year included the Super Bowl on NBC. Excluding the Super Bowl, which was on CBS this year, revenue fell 5 percent. Comcast blamed lower prime-time ratings at NBC and lower revenue from content licensing.
CBS, meanwhile, said quarterly revenue exceeded $4 billion for the first time since its 2006 split from Viacom, thanks to an 8 percent increase in ad revenue driven by the Super Bowl. But CBS also credited higher distribution fees for CBS stations as well as cable networks such as Showtime and CBS Sports Network.
ABC and ESPN owner Walt Disney Co. and Fox owner News Corp. are scheduled to report results next week.
Revenue at Time Warner's magazine business fell 5 percent to $737 million, as subscription revenue fell 11 percent. Time Warner plans to spin off the Time Inc. business into a separate publicly traded company by the end of the year.
During a conference call with analysts, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes said the spin-off should leave the company stronger as "the leading pure-play video content company in the world." Without Time Inc., he said, the company will get about 90 percent of profits from television ? the cable networks and television production at Warner Bros.
With video consumption, subscriptions and rates all growing worldwide, Bewkes said, "we think that's a very good place to be."
Time Warner expects further growth in distribution revenue next year as the Turner channels ? including TBS, TNT and TruTV ? benefit from new deals with higher rates.
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AP Technology Writers Barbara Ortutay and Peter Svensson in New York and Business Writer Ryan Nakashima in Los Angeles contributed to this story.
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The HR I.Q. Test: May '13 ? Business Management Daily: Free ...
1.? How many hours does the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) consider ?full-time? employment?
a. 35
b. 40
c. Employers determine ?full time? status, not the FLSA
2.? A California company recently lost a $1 million overtime lawsuit due to unusually long lines in which employees waited at:
a. The time clock
b. The entrance to the parking lot
c. The HR department?s door
3.? Since March, employers have been required to post an updated poster that explains employees rights under what law?
a. National Labor Relations Act
b. Fair Labor Standards Act
c. Family and Medical Leave Act
4.? By Dec. 1, 2013, OSHA says certain covered employers must train their employees on:
a. New texting-while-driving employer guidelines
b. New chemical labeling rules
c. New electrical wiring regulations
5.? Romantic relationships between co-workers can trigger legal issues. What percentage of U.S. employees say they?ve been involved with a co-worker romantically?
a. 16%?????
b. 37%?????
c. 51%
6.? A recent Wall Street Journal story says recruiters and applicants are increasingly using what service to post and seek jobs?
a. Twitter?????
b. Instagram?????
c. eBay
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Sources: 1. Department of Labor; 2. The HR Specialist; 3. TheHRSpecialist.com/FMLAposter; 4. OSHA.gov/dsg/hazcom; 5. Glassdoor.com survey; 6. The Wall Street Journal.
Answers:?1.? c??2.? a??3.? c??4. b??5.? b??6.? a
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PayPal and Discover expand partnership, will reach 2 million stores by year-end
When PayPal saw Square for the first time, we're fairly sure its CEO glumly stared out of the window, said "we're going to the mattresses" and promptly called the CEO of Discover to talk about an alliance. That unholy union has now brought PayPal into 250,000 retail outlets in the US, and the pair is now promising that the figure will be closer to two million by the end of 2013. Merchant acquirers such as Vantiv, WorldPay and TSYS have also signed up, presumably begging the pair not to let Jack Dorsey take the shirt from their backs.
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