On a day of trading clouded by fears of a potential terrorist attack, John A. Thain, the chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange, announced yesterday his long awaited plan to increase electronic trading that could diminish the historic role of floor traders.
On a second crucial front last week -- Wall Street versus Main Street -- the administration was sending mixed signals on its long awaited plan to settle legal claims against banks for fraudulent mortgage practices, in exchange for a $20 billion bank contribution towards mortgage refinancing that would allow more people to keep their homes.
A long awaited plan for rebuilding the nursing homes were finally financed during the intervention phase, and caused 2 participating nursing homes to close down during intervention and 2 during follow-up (3 intervention homes, 1 control home).
Panetta said he was awaiting plans from General John Allen, the top US commander in Afghanistan, to bring home the remaining 23,000 US troops sent to Afghanistan during the 2009 surge.
The revised plans await planning permission.
But there are currently only 40 megawatts-worth of new projects under construction and a similar number awaiting planning permission.
Twenty-four hours after the fall, Moore was still in hospital in Chichester awaiting planned surgery on Tuesday on his fractured thumb and his broken humerus.
Meanwhile, many traditional British institutions have been left in a state of suspense, like crumbling mansions in a park awaiting planning permission.
Labour claimed the announcement jeopardises 1,000 wind turbines that are awaiting planning permission and cannot make a profit without a government subsidy.
But research by the Guardian shows that more than half of the new capital investment announced in that autumn statement has not yet been spent on buying goods and services or paying wages, while projects have taken months to be ready and to process the money, awaiting planning permission or other hold-ups.
