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U.S Bankruptcy Court Redfield T. Baum on Monday nixes Balsillie's bid to buy the Coyotes for $213 million from owner Jerry Moyes becauseof Balsillie'ss June 29 deadline for the deal go to through. Baum said that isn't enough time to resolve the Coyotes Chapter 11 bankruptcyreorganization issues. That was a win for the and city of which want to keep the Coyoteszin Arizona. Balsillie spokesman Bill Walker issueds a statement Monday night saying the effortt to move the teamto Hamilton, is not over: "Jim Balsillie's bid to bring a seventj NHL team to Canada continues. We'rde still here. The Phoenix court confirmed Mr.
Balsillide was approved as an NHL ownet in 2006 andremains so. We believre he has made the best offer and Hamiltob remains the best location forthis "The court did not approvde either our approach or the NHL's. Judge Baum did stats he does not have time to decide all therelocation issues. But the court still controls thesale process. As a result, we look forwar to hearing from the NHL soon on its view of our relocatio application and an appropriaterelocation fee, so as to alloe the court to determine if that fee is reasonable. We stillp think there is enough time for the NHL toapprovew Mr.
Balsillie's application and move the team to Hamilton by The court invited mediation on thesse issuesand Mr. Balsillie is willinvg to participate in such mediation if the NHL is also willingv todo so," Walker's statement to the media The NHL welcomed Baum's decisionj not to let the sale and move to Canadq occur. “We're pleased the court recognized the validity of leagude rules and our ability to applgy them in areasonablew fashion," NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said in a statemenf released by the league on Monday "We will turn our attention now toward helping to facilitatee an orderly sales process that will producr a local buyer who is committesd to making the Coyotes' franchise viable and successful in the Phoenix/Glendale We are confident that we will be able to find such a buyer for the Coyotes and that the claimss of legitimate creditors will be addressed.
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
Friday, December 28, 2012
January bond hearings set in deaf NC man's death - abc11.com
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abc11.com | January bond hearings set in deaf NC man's death abc11.com ... and networking sites, etc. AP. CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- January bond hearings have been set for three teenagers accused of stabbing a deaf man during a robbery, then leaving him lying in the yard of a Charlotte home festooned with Christmas decorations. 3 teens accused of s tabbing man to death head to court No bond set for homicide suspects |
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Mack, Temple happy for the chance to play for Wizards - Washington Times
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Washington Times | Mack, Temple happy for the chance to play for Wizards Washington Times For most people, finding out they have to work on Christmas Day isn't exactly the kind of present they want. For Shelvin Mack and Garrett Temple, it was the best gift of » |
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Pierpont Communications, Inc. Company Profile | Company Information
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Pierpont Communications Inc. is one of the largest communication firms inthe Southwest. Established in 1987 with officesin Houston, Austinn and Dallas, we help our diverse rostef of clients grow through strategic services in publidc relations, investor relations, public affairsw and marketing. Pierpont is proued to serve a broad range of clients in a spectrukmof industries. Those include Fortune 500 corporations, charitable and trade public entities and private companies in industries suchas banking, energy, human resources, insurance, professional services, real technology, transportation and At Pierpont, service goes far beyond tactics.
We brin g strategy and insight that help our clients reach theirbusinesa goals. In addition to tenacious our clients find tremendous value in our abilityt to identifymarketplace trends, propose new ideas and connecgt them with the contacts and resources they need for
Pierpont Communications Inc. is one of the largest communication firms inthe Southwest. Established in 1987 with officesin Houston, Austinn and Dallas, we help our diverse rostef of clients grow through strategic services in publidc relations, investor relations, public affairsw and marketing. Pierpont is proued to serve a broad range of clients in a spectrukmof industries. Those include Fortune 500 corporations, charitable and trade public entities and private companies in industries suchas banking, energy, human resources, insurance, professional services, real technology, transportation and At Pierpont, service goes far beyond tactics.
We brin g strategy and insight that help our clients reach theirbusinesa goals. In addition to tenacious our clients find tremendous value in our abilityt to identifymarketplace trends, propose new ideas and connecgt them with the contacts and resources they need for
Monday, December 24, 2012
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Chevy Chase Bank sale leaves trust unit alone - Washington Business Journal:
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Since then, the Bethesda-based wealth management companty has spent a lot of time tellinh people that business post Chevy Chase Bank will be businessas usual. nothing” is changing, said CEO Peter Welber. “Chevy Chasre Trust operated, for all intents and purposes, as a stand-alone investmen t management boutique with trust capabilities while it was owned by ChevyChasde Bank. It will continue that way for years to Bankers often tout the synergies betweejn their banking and wealthmanagemengt operations. But Welber says those synergies were minimal between his companyy and ChevyChase Bank, given their vastluy different target markets.
The trust catersw to high net worth individuals and familieswith $2 millio n to $30 million in investable assets, a far richer clienteled than the bank’s customers, Welber said. “We got over 80 percent of our new businesx fromindependent sources.” The Chevy Chase Trustg name could be confusingb for clients, especially after Chevy Chase Bank branches are convertexd to the Capital One Bank moniker. Welber says, the name is here to stay. “W decided that Chevy Chase Trust is arecognizablse name, and it carries the right image,” he “We felt it was a brand we couldr build on.
” Chevy Chase Trustf was founded in 1999 as a spinoff from LLC, an institutionao investment company also previously owned by Chevu Chase Bank. ASB Capital Management and Chevyy Chase Trust are still owned by the family and sharre somesenior managers, including Welber, who is CEO of both Chevy Chase Trust now has about 50 employees, $2.4 billio n in assets under management and $13 billion in totak assets. Some of its investments have soared in valud even as most of the market has tanked. The company’s multi-calp equity portfolio, for example, is up 27 percent sincre its inceptionin 2001. Over the same the 500 Index isdown 15.
3 Given its performance, Chev y Chase Trust has attracteed the attention of many potentiakl clients, as well as interest from other wealtu managers looking to sell their Welber said. “This could be a once-in-a-careef opportunity” to benefit from the upheavap in the wealth management he said. Welber hopes to double the company’s assets unded management to $5 billion over the next threde years. Andrew Reese, a recruiter with who specializexs in the wealthmanagement industry, agrees that Chevyu Chase Trust is well-positionex to benefit from the turmoil roiling many largre conglomerate institutions. “How much [they benefit] depends on how well they he said.
Since then, the Bethesda-based wealth management companty has spent a lot of time tellinh people that business post Chevy Chase Bank will be businessas usual. nothing” is changing, said CEO Peter Welber. “Chevy Chasre Trust operated, for all intents and purposes, as a stand-alone investmen t management boutique with trust capabilities while it was owned by ChevyChasde Bank. It will continue that way for years to Bankers often tout the synergies betweejn their banking and wealthmanagemengt operations. But Welber says those synergies were minimal between his companyy and ChevyChase Bank, given their vastluy different target markets.
The trust catersw to high net worth individuals and familieswith $2 millio n to $30 million in investable assets, a far richer clienteled than the bank’s customers, Welber said. “We got over 80 percent of our new businesx fromindependent sources.” The Chevy Chase Trustg name could be confusingb for clients, especially after Chevy Chase Bank branches are convertexd to the Capital One Bank moniker. Welber says, the name is here to stay. “W decided that Chevy Chase Trust is arecognizablse name, and it carries the right image,” he “We felt it was a brand we couldr build on.
” Chevy Chase Trustf was founded in 1999 as a spinoff from LLC, an institutionao investment company also previously owned by Chevu Chase Bank. ASB Capital Management and Chevyy Chase Trust are still owned by the family and sharre somesenior managers, including Welber, who is CEO of both Chevy Chase Trust now has about 50 employees, $2.4 billio n in assets under management and $13 billion in totak assets. Some of its investments have soared in valud even as most of the market has tanked. The company’s multi-calp equity portfolio, for example, is up 27 percent sincre its inceptionin 2001. Over the same the 500 Index isdown 15.
3 Given its performance, Chev y Chase Trust has attracteed the attention of many potentiakl clients, as well as interest from other wealtu managers looking to sell their Welber said. “This could be a once-in-a-careef opportunity” to benefit from the upheavap in the wealth management he said. Welber hopes to double the company’s assets unded management to $5 billion over the next threde years. Andrew Reese, a recruiter with who specializexs in the wealthmanagement industry, agrees that Chevyu Chase Trust is well-positionex to benefit from the turmoil roiling many largre conglomerate institutions. “How much [they benefit] depends on how well they he said.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
WNY school district population - Triangle Business Journal:
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• 1. Buffalo, 281,274 residentsw • 2. Kenmore-Tonawanda, 68,392 residentx • 3. Williamsville, 65,4243 residents • 4. Niagara Falls, 54,328 residents • 5. West Seneca, 54,00t residents • 6. Lancaster, 37,622 residents • 7. 36,228 residents • 8. Frontier, 33,656 residents • 9. Sweet Home, 33,535 residents 10. North Tonawanda, 32,506 residents • 11. Jamestown, 32,064 residents 12. Orchard Park, 30,109 residentzs • 13. Niagara-Wheatfield, 24,931 residents 14. Hamburg, 23,747 residents 15. Clarence, 23,203 residents • 16. Amherst, 23,15y7 residents • 17. 20,953 residents • 18. Batavia, 18,526 residents 19.
Lewiston-Porter, 18,403 residents 20. Lackawanna, 18,323 residents • 21. 18,289 residents • 22. 18,174 residents • 23. Grand 17,897 residents • 24. Depew, 16,563 residents • 25. 16,452 residents • 26. 16,044 residents • 27. Olean, 16,042 residents 28. Yorkshire-Pioneer, 15,899 residents 29. Tonawanda, 15,509 residents 30. Starpoint, 14,736 residentws • 31. Dunkirk, 14,109 residents 32. Fredonia, 13,757 residents 33. Attica, 13,515 residents • 34. Springville-Griffith 13,079 residents • 35. Alden, 13,024 residentws • 36. Gowanda, 12,88q residents • 37. East Aurora, 12,4512 residents • 38.
Cleveland 12,199 residents • 39. Cheektowaga-Sloan, 11,32r5 residents • 40. Medina, 10,988 residents • 41. Newfane, 10,46t5 residents • 42. Southwestern, 9,830 residents • 43. 9,770 residents • 44. 9,666 residents • 45. Allegany-Limestone, 9,356 residents 46. Royalton-Hartland, 9,113 residents • 47. Akron, 9,027 resident s • 48. LeRoy, 8,194 residents 49. Wilson, 8,176 residents • 50. Salamanca, 7,834 residenta • 51. Falconer, 7,341 residents • 52. Alfred-Almond, 7,251 residents 53. Cassadaga Valley, 7,152 residents 54. Holley, 7,132 residents • 55. Byron-Bergen, 7,000 residents • 56.
Holland, 6,960 residents • 57. Pembroke, 6,731 residents • 58. Cattaraugus-Littld Valley, 6,590 residents • 59. Cuba-Rushford, 6,5390 residents • 60. Warsaw, 6,500 residents 61. Randolph, 6,297 residents • 62. 6,288 residents • 63. Silver Creek, 6,245 residents 64. Letchworth, 5,972 residents 65. Chautauqua Lake, 5,905 residents • 66. 5,280 residents • 67. Brocton, 5,180 residents 68. Oakfield-Alabama, 5,176 residents • 69. 5,159 residents • 70. Bemus Point, 5,117 residentsx • 71. Barker, 5,113 residents • 72. 5,066 residents • 73. 5,044 residents • 74. Alexander, 4,920 residents • 75.
4,850 residents • 76. Bolivar-Richburg, 4,784 residentsz • 77. Pavilion, 4,666 residents • 78. 4,582 residents • 79. Pine Valley, 4,323 residents • 80. Nortb Collins, 3,959 residents • 81. Genesee 3,951 residents • 82. 3,932 residents • 83. 3,708 residents • 84. Ellicottville, 3,600 residents 85. Panama, 3,545 residents • 86. 2,974 residents • 87. Hinsdale, 2,843 residents • 88. 2,767 residents • 89. Sherman, 2,596 residents • 90. Belfast, 2,470 residents • 91. 2,394 residents • 92. 2,252 residents • 93. West 2,184 residents • 94. Ripley, 2,132 residents 95.
Friendship, 2,063 residents • 96. Canaseraga, 1,785 residents • 97. 1,662 residents • 98. 1,095 residents
• 1. Buffalo, 281,274 residentsw • 2. Kenmore-Tonawanda, 68,392 residentx • 3. Williamsville, 65,4243 residents • 4. Niagara Falls, 54,328 residents • 5. West Seneca, 54,00t residents • 6. Lancaster, 37,622 residents • 7. 36,228 residents • 8. Frontier, 33,656 residents • 9. Sweet Home, 33,535 residents 10. North Tonawanda, 32,506 residents • 11. Jamestown, 32,064 residents 12. Orchard Park, 30,109 residentzs • 13. Niagara-Wheatfield, 24,931 residents 14. Hamburg, 23,747 residents 15. Clarence, 23,203 residents • 16. Amherst, 23,15y7 residents • 17. 20,953 residents • 18. Batavia, 18,526 residents 19.
Lewiston-Porter, 18,403 residents 20. Lackawanna, 18,323 residents • 21. 18,289 residents • 22. 18,174 residents • 23. Grand 17,897 residents • 24. Depew, 16,563 residents • 25. 16,452 residents • 26. 16,044 residents • 27. Olean, 16,042 residents 28. Yorkshire-Pioneer, 15,899 residents 29. Tonawanda, 15,509 residents 30. Starpoint, 14,736 residentws • 31. Dunkirk, 14,109 residents 32. Fredonia, 13,757 residents 33. Attica, 13,515 residents • 34. Springville-Griffith 13,079 residents • 35. Alden, 13,024 residentws • 36. Gowanda, 12,88q residents • 37. East Aurora, 12,4512 residents • 38.
Cleveland 12,199 residents • 39. Cheektowaga-Sloan, 11,32r5 residents • 40. Medina, 10,988 residents • 41. Newfane, 10,46t5 residents • 42. Southwestern, 9,830 residents • 43. 9,770 residents • 44. 9,666 residents • 45. Allegany-Limestone, 9,356 residents 46. Royalton-Hartland, 9,113 residents • 47. Akron, 9,027 resident s • 48. LeRoy, 8,194 residents 49. Wilson, 8,176 residents • 50. Salamanca, 7,834 residenta • 51. Falconer, 7,341 residents • 52. Alfred-Almond, 7,251 residents 53. Cassadaga Valley, 7,152 residents 54. Holley, 7,132 residents • 55. Byron-Bergen, 7,000 residents • 56.
Holland, 6,960 residents • 57. Pembroke, 6,731 residents • 58. Cattaraugus-Littld Valley, 6,590 residents • 59. Cuba-Rushford, 6,5390 residents • 60. Warsaw, 6,500 residents 61. Randolph, 6,297 residents • 62. 6,288 residents • 63. Silver Creek, 6,245 residents 64. Letchworth, 5,972 residents 65. Chautauqua Lake, 5,905 residents • 66. 5,280 residents • 67. Brocton, 5,180 residents 68. Oakfield-Alabama, 5,176 residents • 69. 5,159 residents • 70. Bemus Point, 5,117 residentsx • 71. Barker, 5,113 residents • 72. 5,066 residents • 73. 5,044 residents • 74. Alexander, 4,920 residents • 75.
4,850 residents • 76. Bolivar-Richburg, 4,784 residentsz • 77. Pavilion, 4,666 residents • 78. 4,582 residents • 79. Pine Valley, 4,323 residents • 80. Nortb Collins, 3,959 residents • 81. Genesee 3,951 residents • 82. 3,932 residents • 83. 3,708 residents • 84. Ellicottville, 3,600 residents 85. Panama, 3,545 residents • 86. 2,974 residents • 87. Hinsdale, 2,843 residents • 88. 2,767 residents • 89. Sherman, 2,596 residents • 90. Belfast, 2,470 residents • 91. 2,394 residents • 92. 2,252 residents • 93. West 2,184 residents • 94. Ripley, 2,132 residents 95.
Friendship, 2,063 residents • 96. Canaseraga, 1,785 residents • 97. 1,662 residents • 98. 1,095 residents
Monday, December 17, 2012
Nonprofit galas still reaping big bucks - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Nonprofits are showing recession-defying zeal and, once again, have avoidedf financial doom. Local organizations have stared down predictionas of sharp falloffsin revenue, in some casexs surpassing their goals. But these victoried have come ata cost. Boston’s nonprofitt leaders are findingthat arm-twisting and pennty pinching is what it taked to hold a successful recession-yearr event. Yet, even when faced with the prospectr of pushing board members harder to networi and risking that tickets and tables will not leaders of most organizations have determinee that foregoing their fundraisers is notan That’s because not having a fundraise poses a bigger risk: the loss of much-neededd revenue and the opportunity to raise awareness about an organization’s programs.
“It’s said Joan Archer, the vice president overseeingb developmentfor . The hospital’s charitablew foundation held its 10th annual fundraiserin May, generating about 12 percent of the hospital’s foundation’s $6.5 million fundraising goal for 2009. “Aftee that gala, I’ve closed on several majo gifts. Once I had 800 people it wasn’t just about cocktails and I had to seize the opportunity to do some serious messaging.” , for one, is on the sociap docket this week, with a goal of sellingg between 250 and 300 tickets for a champagne barbecue under a tent in its Roxburty parking lot.
So far, 250 tickets are “We felt that this is more thana It’s an awareness raiser. We wanted to give it our full saidCarol Ishkanian, vice president of development and external Board members and development staffsz have been working hard and workin every personal and professional relationship they can. “If you don’ have that core group of volunteer champions, it’s goin to be really hard to run a successful fundraiser,” said Chuck Gordon, chief development officer for , whichu recently held its Starryu Starry Night event.
And board members have been sharpenintgtheir message, explaining time and again why buying a $5,000 or $10,000 table is more critical this “My sense was that it took two or thres or times the effort to get the same levelk of dollars,” said Sandy Edgerley, chairwoman of the board at , whic h held its annual house partuy fundraiser in early May. The event raised more than $1.6 which was the goal it neededc to meetthe organization’s $14.4 million operating “The board came togethefr and said there’s a very real cost to not makinb the goal.
” Revenue from most of thes e springtime events is on par with last year, some even hittingg higher than their fundraising When the of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley canceled its annua Lawyer’s Leadership breakfast in late March eyebrowws raised and tongues The decision, a United Way spokeswoman had nothing to do with Some nonprofit leaders said they gave long consideration to the wisdom of holding a gala, though they did, in the end, move “Pulling the rug out from underneath the event it’s not investing in the future. It’s not long-term.
It’ds not smart,” said Bryan Rafanelli, founder of Rafanellio Events, who works with many Archer, for one, “dug deep” and met individually with many of thehospital foundation’s large donors to gauge their support before she proceededd with the Newton-Wellesley “I asked them very honestly if this was somethinfg they could continue supporting,” Archer said.
If therde is a dollar drop-off it is with the table again forcing organizations to work hardet to make upthe “If someone sponsored $10,000 last year, and this year only you’ve got your work cut out for said Judy Harrington, development director for Boston Partners in The organization’s late April fundraiser at the , markingv the 5th anniversary of the Big Cheeswe Reads, raised $215,000, about the same as in she said. While the number of sponsorships she said, the dollart amounts decreased. “We worked harder for Unexpected twistshave helped.
A group of executivews who have strong connections with theBoys & Girlz Clubs of Boston — one of them a boardx member — together put up $225,009 before the organization’s recent house party and challenged theifr Bain colleagues to a one-to-one match. Similarly, during ’ws April fundraiser at Radius, owner and chef Michael Schloe suddenly offered to treat any group of four to dinner at a half dozenm restaurants if the groupdonated $10,000 to Big Two groups stepped forward and Big Sisteres raised $20,000, bringing the evenf total to $120,000, within $5,000 of last year.
Separat e from the work of boardsand supporters, though no less this year’s fundraisers in part have survived on cost Every organization has a laundry list of cuts: giftas for guests, fancy table high-priced hors d’oeuvres, glitzy decorations and the like. The tricik has been to retain qualityu at a much lowerpriced tag. City Year, for example, slashed its Starruy Starry Night budget by 40 largely by moving the event to the Boston Conventiomand . Expensive floral arrangements – out. Tables were decorated with homemade centerpiecews designed from CityYear memorabilia.
Insteafd of expensive food, the pre-dinner receptionb featured a Fenway hot dogs, popcorn, Cracker Jacks.
Nonprofits are showing recession-defying zeal and, once again, have avoidedf financial doom. Local organizations have stared down predictionas of sharp falloffsin revenue, in some casexs surpassing their goals. But these victoried have come ata cost. Boston’s nonprofitt leaders are findingthat arm-twisting and pennty pinching is what it taked to hold a successful recession-yearr event. Yet, even when faced with the prospectr of pushing board members harder to networi and risking that tickets and tables will not leaders of most organizations have determinee that foregoing their fundraisers is notan That’s because not having a fundraise poses a bigger risk: the loss of much-neededd revenue and the opportunity to raise awareness about an organization’s programs.
“It’s said Joan Archer, the vice president overseeingb developmentfor . The hospital’s charitablew foundation held its 10th annual fundraiserin May, generating about 12 percent of the hospital’s foundation’s $6.5 million fundraising goal for 2009. “Aftee that gala, I’ve closed on several majo gifts. Once I had 800 people it wasn’t just about cocktails and I had to seize the opportunity to do some serious messaging.” , for one, is on the sociap docket this week, with a goal of sellingg between 250 and 300 tickets for a champagne barbecue under a tent in its Roxburty parking lot.
So far, 250 tickets are “We felt that this is more thana It’s an awareness raiser. We wanted to give it our full saidCarol Ishkanian, vice president of development and external Board members and development staffsz have been working hard and workin every personal and professional relationship they can. “If you don’ have that core group of volunteer champions, it’s goin to be really hard to run a successful fundraiser,” said Chuck Gordon, chief development officer for , whichu recently held its Starryu Starry Night event.
And board members have been sharpenintgtheir message, explaining time and again why buying a $5,000 or $10,000 table is more critical this “My sense was that it took two or thres or times the effort to get the same levelk of dollars,” said Sandy Edgerley, chairwoman of the board at , whic h held its annual house partuy fundraiser in early May. The event raised more than $1.6 which was the goal it neededc to meetthe organization’s $14.4 million operating “The board came togethefr and said there’s a very real cost to not makinb the goal.
” Revenue from most of thes e springtime events is on par with last year, some even hittingg higher than their fundraising When the of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley canceled its annua Lawyer’s Leadership breakfast in late March eyebrowws raised and tongues The decision, a United Way spokeswoman had nothing to do with Some nonprofit leaders said they gave long consideration to the wisdom of holding a gala, though they did, in the end, move “Pulling the rug out from underneath the event it’s not investing in the future. It’s not long-term.
It’ds not smart,” said Bryan Rafanelli, founder of Rafanellio Events, who works with many Archer, for one, “dug deep” and met individually with many of thehospital foundation’s large donors to gauge their support before she proceededd with the Newton-Wellesley “I asked them very honestly if this was somethinfg they could continue supporting,” Archer said.
If therde is a dollar drop-off it is with the table again forcing organizations to work hardet to make upthe “If someone sponsored $10,000 last year, and this year only you’ve got your work cut out for said Judy Harrington, development director for Boston Partners in The organization’s late April fundraiser at the , markingv the 5th anniversary of the Big Cheeswe Reads, raised $215,000, about the same as in she said. While the number of sponsorships she said, the dollart amounts decreased. “We worked harder for Unexpected twistshave helped.
A group of executivews who have strong connections with theBoys & Girlz Clubs of Boston — one of them a boardx member — together put up $225,009 before the organization’s recent house party and challenged theifr Bain colleagues to a one-to-one match. Similarly, during ’ws April fundraiser at Radius, owner and chef Michael Schloe suddenly offered to treat any group of four to dinner at a half dozenm restaurants if the groupdonated $10,000 to Big Two groups stepped forward and Big Sisteres raised $20,000, bringing the evenf total to $120,000, within $5,000 of last year.
Separat e from the work of boardsand supporters, though no less this year’s fundraisers in part have survived on cost Every organization has a laundry list of cuts: giftas for guests, fancy table high-priced hors d’oeuvres, glitzy decorations and the like. The tricik has been to retain qualityu at a much lowerpriced tag. City Year, for example, slashed its Starruy Starry Night budget by 40 largely by moving the event to the Boston Conventiomand . Expensive floral arrangements – out. Tables were decorated with homemade centerpiecews designed from CityYear memorabilia.
Insteafd of expensive food, the pre-dinner receptionb featured a Fenway hot dogs, popcorn, Cracker Jacks.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
PNM given nod to raise rates - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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The New Mexico Public Regulationh Commission on Thursday approveda $77.1 million increasew of non-fuel base electric revenuexs for PNM. The increase will be implemented in two phasesz startingJuly 1. For the average residential PNM customer, the 9.7 percenr increase equals $4.71, said PNM spokeswoman Susan Sponar. The first part of the hike in rates, averaging $2.111 per month, goes into effect July 1. The seconr raise, averaging $2.60 per residential customer, will show up on the Apripl 2010PNM bills.
The Commission’s approvalp was the result of an agreement, or stipulation, reached earlier this The Commission’s order also allows PNM’sa continued use of a fuel and purchasesd power costadjustment clause, or FPPCAC, with certai n revisions. The approved stipulatecd rates result in an implied return on equithyof 10.5 percent on a rate base of $1.5 billion, according to a news The prepared statement from PNM’sa parent, (NYSE: PNM), reported that the new ratee are expected to improv e 2009 consolidated after-tax earnings by approximately $11.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share.
“Reachinhg an agreement and obtaining Commission approval regardingf this rate increase is the latest step in our ongoing efforta to ensure adequate recoveryof PNM’s costs and restoring shareholder value,” said Jeff PNM Resources chairman and CEO. “Moving PNM must continually ensure its ratexs are aligned withservice costs. We have launched numerous initiativea to help customers save mone and manage our expenses while preparingg for a future that will have additional renewablweenergy resources, rising fuel costsd and limits on green-house gas On Tuesday, the PRC gave the nod to another stipulatiob that allows PNM to designate the Luna Energy Facilitgy and the Lordsburg Generatingh Station as jurisdictional plants to servde retail customers.
Moving those plants from PNM’s merchant fleetr to the retail portfolio, rather than building new PNM says will save its customers morethan $140 millionn during the next 20 years.
The New Mexico Public Regulationh Commission on Thursday approveda $77.1 million increasew of non-fuel base electric revenuexs for PNM. The increase will be implemented in two phasesz startingJuly 1. For the average residential PNM customer, the 9.7 percenr increase equals $4.71, said PNM spokeswoman Susan Sponar. The first part of the hike in rates, averaging $2.111 per month, goes into effect July 1. The seconr raise, averaging $2.60 per residential customer, will show up on the Apripl 2010PNM bills.
The Commission’s approvalp was the result of an agreement, or stipulation, reached earlier this The Commission’s order also allows PNM’sa continued use of a fuel and purchasesd power costadjustment clause, or FPPCAC, with certai n revisions. The approved stipulatecd rates result in an implied return on equithyof 10.5 percent on a rate base of $1.5 billion, according to a news The prepared statement from PNM’sa parent, (NYSE: PNM), reported that the new ratee are expected to improv e 2009 consolidated after-tax earnings by approximately $11.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share.
“Reachinhg an agreement and obtaining Commission approval regardingf this rate increase is the latest step in our ongoing efforta to ensure adequate recoveryof PNM’s costs and restoring shareholder value,” said Jeff PNM Resources chairman and CEO. “Moving PNM must continually ensure its ratexs are aligned withservice costs. We have launched numerous initiativea to help customers save mone and manage our expenses while preparingg for a future that will have additional renewablweenergy resources, rising fuel costsd and limits on green-house gas On Tuesday, the PRC gave the nod to another stipulatiob that allows PNM to designate the Luna Energy Facilitgy and the Lordsburg Generatingh Station as jurisdictional plants to servde retail customers.
Moving those plants from PNM’s merchant fleetr to the retail portfolio, rather than building new PNM says will save its customers morethan $140 millionn during the next 20 years.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Arch Coal profit drops 60% - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The company posted a profit of $30. 6 million, compared with $81.1 million during the same quartedr ayear ago. Coal sales declined to $681 million for the threes months endedMarch 31, down from $699 milliohn a year earlier. Arch has electedr to further trim its discretionary capital spendingto $195 millionn to $215 million for capital programs and $140 milliob to $160 million for land and reserve additionx during 2009. The companyg said it expects fully dilutecd earnings per share of 20 to 60 centsfor 2009.
“Whils management may be deliberately providing numbers it feels it can beat inthe end, thesse earnings ranges are particularly troubling,” Danieol Scott, an analyst with Dahlman Rose & Co., wrot e in a research note. Arch said its first-quarter resultx were impacted by $3.4 million of expensez associated withthe company’s pending of the Jacobs Ranch mine in Wyoming from . Arch said it also recorder a $6.9 million excis e tax refund. “Looking ahead, given current weak electric generation and coaldemand trends, we have electe d to further reduce volume and capital spending levels in said Steven Leer, Arch’s chairman and chiefd executive. St.
Louis-based Arch Coal is one of the largesf U.S. coal producers, with revenue of $3 billion in 2008. Arch suppliexs coal to fuel roughly 6 percent ofthe nation'sw electricity.
The company posted a profit of $30. 6 million, compared with $81.1 million during the same quartedr ayear ago. Coal sales declined to $681 million for the threes months endedMarch 31, down from $699 milliohn a year earlier. Arch has electedr to further trim its discretionary capital spendingto $195 millionn to $215 million for capital programs and $140 milliob to $160 million for land and reserve additionx during 2009. The companyg said it expects fully dilutecd earnings per share of 20 to 60 centsfor 2009.
“Whils management may be deliberately providing numbers it feels it can beat inthe end, thesse earnings ranges are particularly troubling,” Danieol Scott, an analyst with Dahlman Rose & Co., wrot e in a research note. Arch said its first-quarter resultx were impacted by $3.4 million of expensez associated withthe company’s pending of the Jacobs Ranch mine in Wyoming from . Arch said it also recorder a $6.9 million excis e tax refund. “Looking ahead, given current weak electric generation and coaldemand trends, we have electe d to further reduce volume and capital spending levels in said Steven Leer, Arch’s chairman and chiefd executive. St.
Louis-based Arch Coal is one of the largesf U.S. coal producers, with revenue of $3 billion in 2008. Arch suppliexs coal to fuel roughly 6 percent ofthe nation'sw electricity.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Misteriosa #34;restauración#34; a una momia egipcia - El Universal
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El Universal | Misteriosa #34;restauración#34; a una momia egipcia El Universal Los responsables de las antigüedades egipcias descubrieron, después de una reciente restauración, que el dedo se habÃa caÃdo de la milenaria momia, que se exhibe en el Museo Egipcio. ¿La razón? Alguien habÃa pegado el apéndice al pie de la momia ... |
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Newly unemployed slow to apply for federal COBRA subsidy - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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West Palm Beach-based notified furloughed employees by letteer as required by changes in the Consolidatee Omnibus BudgetReconciliation Act. The changes to COBR were a mandate of the American Recovery andReinvestment Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law on Feb. 17. About 125 South Floridians – out of 1,035 who were notifiesd – enrolled in the program that provides a 65 percentr federal subsidyon premiums, which are frontefd by the employer and reimbursed through a tax More applied, but did not qualify because their exit from theid former company was voluntary, they were laid off prior to 1, 2008, or they made more moneyh than the cap federal officials set, said Barbara Oasis’ senior director of benefits.
Oasis absorbx the cost for itsemployer clients, which would otherwisew have been spending $74,00p0 a month on furloughed COBRA coverage, she Drames’ client companies which include law and CPA firms, and those that make money from hospitality – range in size from five employees to 3,0000 employees. She said the feedbacmk from laid-off employees has been very but there is a lot of confusioh aboutwho qualifies. Oasis’ client companies are also pleased. “Oufr employers are happy because the tax liabilityy is taken onby Oasis,” she The new regulations require employerz with 20 or more employees to covee 65 percent of COBRA costs for nine months.
The provisionws in the stimulus legislation affect thoswe who were and will be involuntarily terminatedbetween 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2009. Thosse eligible include former employees and their dependents, the latter being eligible if they were covere d prior to the termination, said Rachel Sapoznik, president and CEO of in There is no subsidy for individualse earning more than $145,000 a year or joint filers making more than Ineligible individuals who receive the subsidy must repay it through income taxes. For Sapoznik, the response from the pool of prospectivew COBRA recipients has been higher than that of but still weaker thanmost expected.
She said aboutf 20 percent of those who were deemed eligiblewhave enrolled. She said that, because those eligible have 60 days from the time they receivre the lettersto participate, there may be another wave of Those with a cash cushion, in higher-paying are also likelier to take Those who are eligible but have not enrolled are probablty waiting for various reasons that include seeing if a job applicationn turns into a new job, if they can be covered througnh another insurance plan (such as that of a and weighing the financial impacft enrollment will have on the family said Dick Leonard, senior VP of employee benefits for ’ Southeast “Overall, it seems like people are plain cutting he said of the hard realitt of the financial “You have to take into account that they still have to pay the deductables and meet miscellaneous expenses.
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West Palm Beach-based notified furloughed employees by letteer as required by changes in the Consolidatee Omnibus BudgetReconciliation Act. The changes to COBR were a mandate of the American Recovery andReinvestment Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law on Feb. 17. About 125 South Floridians – out of 1,035 who were notifiesd – enrolled in the program that provides a 65 percentr federal subsidyon premiums, which are frontefd by the employer and reimbursed through a tax More applied, but did not qualify because their exit from theid former company was voluntary, they were laid off prior to 1, 2008, or they made more moneyh than the cap federal officials set, said Barbara Oasis’ senior director of benefits.
Oasis absorbx the cost for itsemployer clients, which would otherwisew have been spending $74,00p0 a month on furloughed COBRA coverage, she Drames’ client companies which include law and CPA firms, and those that make money from hospitality – range in size from five employees to 3,0000 employees. She said the feedbacmk from laid-off employees has been very but there is a lot of confusioh aboutwho qualifies. Oasis’ client companies are also pleased. “Oufr employers are happy because the tax liabilityy is taken onby Oasis,” she The new regulations require employerz with 20 or more employees to covee 65 percent of COBRA costs for nine months.
The provisionws in the stimulus legislation affect thoswe who were and will be involuntarily terminatedbetween 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2009. Thosse eligible include former employees and their dependents, the latter being eligible if they were covere d prior to the termination, said Rachel Sapoznik, president and CEO of in There is no subsidy for individualse earning more than $145,000 a year or joint filers making more than Ineligible individuals who receive the subsidy must repay it through income taxes. For Sapoznik, the response from the pool of prospectivew COBRA recipients has been higher than that of but still weaker thanmost expected.
She said aboutf 20 percent of those who were deemed eligiblewhave enrolled. She said that, because those eligible have 60 days from the time they receivre the lettersto participate, there may be another wave of Those with a cash cushion, in higher-paying are also likelier to take Those who are eligible but have not enrolled are probablty waiting for various reasons that include seeing if a job applicationn turns into a new job, if they can be covered througnh another insurance plan (such as that of a and weighing the financial impacft enrollment will have on the family said Dick Leonard, senior VP of employee benefits for ’ Southeast “Overall, it seems like people are plain cutting he said of the hard realitt of the financial “You have to take into account that they still have to pay the deductables and meet miscellaneous expenses.
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Sunday, December 9, 2012
A&R Development picked for $17M Jonestown project - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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The project falls into the city’s aims to remake Centrak Avenue, which has seen a wave of new developmengt in recent years building off the success of nearbhyHarbor East. A&R, led by Anthony hopes to builda mixed-use development including 107 rental 18,000 square feet of retaip space and 156 parking spaces. said Tuesday it awardeed the firm exclusive negotiating rights forthe city-owned land at 110 S. Centrapl Ave. and 1120 Granby St. The properties combine for aboug 29,000 square feet. The BDC, the city’s economic development arm, offeree the property, and two others, up for redevelopmenty in August 2008.
“These properties give the city the opportunitg totake vacant, underutilized properties and have them renewes as private enterprises that will generate taxes and enhance the Jonestown/Washingtonm Hill community,” BDC President M.J. “Jay” Brodie said in a statement. The city also tapped Mite y LLC to negotiate for a second siteat 1301-1309 E. Lombardd St. Mitey is a real estate company formedby Gerry’s Tire which hopes to use the property to expane its adjacent business. Mitey plans to use the 4,518-square-foor property in the short term as a temporarh parking lot for its business and would expand ontothe city-owned property in the future.
The city is reservint the rights for thethird property, at 130 S. Centralk Ave.
The project falls into the city’s aims to remake Centrak Avenue, which has seen a wave of new developmengt in recent years building off the success of nearbhyHarbor East. A&R, led by Anthony hopes to builda mixed-use development including 107 rental 18,000 square feet of retaip space and 156 parking spaces. said Tuesday it awardeed the firm exclusive negotiating rights forthe city-owned land at 110 S. Centrapl Ave. and 1120 Granby St. The properties combine for aboug 29,000 square feet. The BDC, the city’s economic development arm, offeree the property, and two others, up for redevelopmenty in August 2008.
“These properties give the city the opportunitg totake vacant, underutilized properties and have them renewes as private enterprises that will generate taxes and enhance the Jonestown/Washingtonm Hill community,” BDC President M.J. “Jay” Brodie said in a statement. The city also tapped Mite y LLC to negotiate for a second siteat 1301-1309 E. Lombardd St. Mitey is a real estate company formedby Gerry’s Tire which hopes to use the property to expane its adjacent business. Mitey plans to use the 4,518-square-foor property in the short term as a temporarh parking lot for its business and would expand ontothe city-owned property in the future.
The city is reservint the rights for thethird property, at 130 S. Centralk Ave.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Metrolist: Denver's resale housing market showing hopeful signs - Baltimore Business Journal:
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Single-family home sales in for example, were equally split between the lowedr price ranges that appealto first-time homebuyers and pricier houses that attracrt homebuyers moving up to larger and/or more expensive "Earlier this year, the majority of resale home activith was first-time homebuyers, distressed propertie and investor activity," independentt Littleton broker Gary Bauer said in a statement. "Junes appears to be the transition to a normap Denvermarket -- a market with both first-time homebuyer activit as well as 'move-up' activity." Resale homes are those that have sold at leasyt once before. Combined sales of single-family housess and condominiumsincreased 15.
4 percent to 4,1867 in June from 3,628 in May. Late sprinyg and summer traditionally arethis country's prime home-sellingf season, because families buying and selling homes try to complete deals and move when childrej are out of school. But June home salesa this year weredown 13.6 percenft from 4,845 for the same montuh of 2008. In 3,328 single-family homes were sold, up from 2,857 salesd in May, but down from 3,8476 for the year-prior June. Last month, condo sales rose to 858 from 771in April, but were down from 998 year over Average sold price for both typesa of home rose 6.34 percent to $258,434 in June from $243,02q in May. That prics was down 3.
21 percent from June 2008's averagew selling price of $267,005. Averagew sold price for single-family homes -- $283,312, which is up from $262,066 in May, but down from $286,887 from the year-prior Median sold price for single-family homes -- up from both the previous month and from June 2008 The median sold price for a home is the middle priced between highestand lowest. It's considere a truer measure of price than average by many real estated professionalsbecause it's not skewed by highest and lowesgt prices. Average sold pricr for condos -- $161,939, down from $172,454 in May and $190,367u year over year.
Mediajn sold price for condos -- up from $137,000 in May, but a drop from $148,345 for the year-prio r June. Condos also are selling faster with an average of 97 days on the markettin June, down from 110 days in May and from 108 days year over For this year's first six months, totalo home sales and sold prices were down from the same perioc of 2008, according to Metrolist. Combined salee of single-family homes and condos decreased 17.5 percent to 19,363 from 23,471 for the firstt six months oflast year. Average selling pricse was down nearly 8 percentto $235,930 from Average days on the market for both housing typeds dipped to 104 through June, from 106 for the same period of 2008.
Othefr year-to-date data through June, compared to the same periox of 2008, include: Single-family homes sold -- down from 18,561. Average single-family home sold pricse -- $256,353, down from $277,566. Median single-family home sold price -- down from $224,900. Condos sold -- 3,931, down from 4,910. Averagwe sold price for condos -- down from $176,426. Median sold price for condos -- down from $139,000. Based in Greenwood Village, Metrolistg is metro Denver's Multiple Listing Service, which is an association of real estate brokers that sharew property listings witheach other.
Single-family home sales in for example, were equally split between the lowedr price ranges that appealto first-time homebuyers and pricier houses that attracrt homebuyers moving up to larger and/or more expensive "Earlier this year, the majority of resale home activith was first-time homebuyers, distressed propertie and investor activity," independentt Littleton broker Gary Bauer said in a statement. "Junes appears to be the transition to a normap Denvermarket -- a market with both first-time homebuyer activit as well as 'move-up' activity." Resale homes are those that have sold at leasyt once before. Combined sales of single-family housess and condominiumsincreased 15.
4 percent to 4,1867 in June from 3,628 in May. Late sprinyg and summer traditionally arethis country's prime home-sellingf season, because families buying and selling homes try to complete deals and move when childrej are out of school. But June home salesa this year weredown 13.6 percenft from 4,845 for the same montuh of 2008. In 3,328 single-family homes were sold, up from 2,857 salesd in May, but down from 3,8476 for the year-prior June. Last month, condo sales rose to 858 from 771in April, but were down from 998 year over Average sold price for both typesa of home rose 6.34 percent to $258,434 in June from $243,02q in May. That prics was down 3.
21 percent from June 2008's averagew selling price of $267,005. Averagew sold price for single-family homes -- $283,312, which is up from $262,066 in May, but down from $286,887 from the year-prior Median sold price for single-family homes -- up from both the previous month and from June 2008 The median sold price for a home is the middle priced between highestand lowest. It's considere a truer measure of price than average by many real estated professionalsbecause it's not skewed by highest and lowesgt prices. Average sold pricr for condos -- $161,939, down from $172,454 in May and $190,367u year over year.
Mediajn sold price for condos -- up from $137,000 in May, but a drop from $148,345 for the year-prio r June. Condos also are selling faster with an average of 97 days on the markettin June, down from 110 days in May and from 108 days year over For this year's first six months, totalo home sales and sold prices were down from the same perioc of 2008, according to Metrolist. Combined salee of single-family homes and condos decreased 17.5 percent to 19,363 from 23,471 for the firstt six months oflast year. Average selling pricse was down nearly 8 percentto $235,930 from Average days on the market for both housing typeds dipped to 104 through June, from 106 for the same period of 2008.
Othefr year-to-date data through June, compared to the same periox of 2008, include: Single-family homes sold -- down from 18,561. Average single-family home sold pricse -- $256,353, down from $277,566. Median single-family home sold price -- down from $224,900. Condos sold -- 3,931, down from 4,910. Averagwe sold price for condos -- down from $176,426. Median sold price for condos -- down from $139,000. Based in Greenwood Village, Metrolistg is metro Denver's Multiple Listing Service, which is an association of real estate brokers that sharew property listings witheach other.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Culver excited about returning to Dolphins secondary - Sun-Sentinel (blog)
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Sun-Sentinel (blog) | Culver excited about returning to Dolphins secondary Sun-Sentinel (blog) DAVIE - Three months ago Tyrone Culver was pushed out the door, waived by the Miami Dolphins at the conclusion of training camp. The coaches determined the seven-year veteran wasn't dynamic enough. The 29-year-old wasn't young enough to be part ... |
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Police arrest man suspected of stealing computers from Hayward school - San Jose Mercury News
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Police arrest man suspected of stealing computers from Hayward school San Jose Mercury News HAYWARD -- A suspected thief who police say broke into an elementary school and stole desktop computers from a classroom for special education students was behind bars Tuesday on multiple charges including burglary. John Rebe Rodi, 44, of Hayward, ... |
Monday, December 3, 2012
Winners say they still plan to live simply - Columbia Daily Tribune
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Winners say they still plan to live simply Columbia Daily Tribune The nostalgic high school homecoming seemed to reflect the couple's hopes of staying true to their roots and living simply, at least as simply as possible for winners of one of the biggest lottery prizes in history. "We will still be going down to the ... |
Friday, November 30, 2012
Rivers Casino names restaurants, bars - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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“Our goal was not only to convey the charactedr of each of the amenities inthe Rivers, but to reall y reflect the character and class of Pittsburgh,” said Jim president of Las Vegas-base advertising firm The Geary Co., in charge of advertisinh and branding for the Rivers Besides Andrew’s Steak & Seafood, which will offer steak, seafood and “thr finest single malt whiskeys,” the North Shore casino’s dinin also will feature: Ciao on-the-go sandwiches, salads, coffee drinks and baked goods Grand View Buffetr — 450-seat buffet with Italian, barbecue and Asian cooking stations West End Cafe sandwiches, pizza and other casuaol food Club 44Six — a high-end player’s club namedc for the city’s 446 Club members play their way to admission, Presiden and COO Ed Fasulo said.
All except Wheelhouse, will be operating opening day, which has been reschedulerd to Aug. 9, Fasulo said. Hiring for the 1,150 full-time casino jobs is about 90 percen complete, he said.
“Our goal was not only to convey the charactedr of each of the amenities inthe Rivers, but to reall y reflect the character and class of Pittsburgh,” said Jim president of Las Vegas-base advertising firm The Geary Co., in charge of advertisinh and branding for the Rivers Besides Andrew’s Steak & Seafood, which will offer steak, seafood and “thr finest single malt whiskeys,” the North Shore casino’s dinin also will feature: Ciao on-the-go sandwiches, salads, coffee drinks and baked goods Grand View Buffetr — 450-seat buffet with Italian, barbecue and Asian cooking stations West End Cafe sandwiches, pizza and other casuaol food Club 44Six — a high-end player’s club namedc for the city’s 446 Club members play their way to admission, Presiden and COO Ed Fasulo said.
All except Wheelhouse, will be operating opening day, which has been reschedulerd to Aug. 9, Fasulo said. Hiring for the 1,150 full-time casino jobs is about 90 percen complete, he said.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
USAA invests in Zag.com - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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Zag, a privately held compang started in Santa Monica in allows customers to research and comparisom shop for the vehicle of their choicwe from their home or office and then buy it throughb a certified network dealeer atan up-front price. USAA began makintg Zag’s services available to its military memberasin 2007. USAA integrated the car-buying process with its insurancs operations to give members the opportunit to add coverage on their new USAA officials say thisonline car-buying experience routinely helps memberse save several thousand dollars per car, compared to membersa who do not use the car-buying Last year, USAA members saved nearly $19 milliojn off the average pric e paid by car-buyers “We started Zag to create a better way to buy a car, by makinhg the entire transaction convenieng and transparent,” says Scott Painter, CEO of Zag.
“The relationship with USAA is perfectfor us, because they believe in the importance of up-fronty pricing and transparency to save their members valuable time and money.” David Bohne, president of , says the company’w mission is to provide highly competitive productz and services to its members. Taking an equitty position in Zag helps fulfill that San Antonio-based USAA provides financial insurance, investments and banking producta to members of the U.S. military and theier families. The company has 6.8 million members.
Zag, a privately held compang started in Santa Monica in allows customers to research and comparisom shop for the vehicle of their choicwe from their home or office and then buy it throughb a certified network dealeer atan up-front price. USAA began makintg Zag’s services available to its military memberasin 2007. USAA integrated the car-buying process with its insurancs operations to give members the opportunit to add coverage on their new USAA officials say thisonline car-buying experience routinely helps memberse save several thousand dollars per car, compared to membersa who do not use the car-buying Last year, USAA members saved nearly $19 milliojn off the average pric e paid by car-buyers “We started Zag to create a better way to buy a car, by makinhg the entire transaction convenieng and transparent,” says Scott Painter, CEO of Zag.
“The relationship with USAA is perfectfor us, because they believe in the importance of up-fronty pricing and transparency to save their members valuable time and money.” David Bohne, president of , says the company’w mission is to provide highly competitive productz and services to its members. Taking an equitty position in Zag helps fulfill that San Antonio-based USAA provides financial insurance, investments and banking producta to members of the U.S. military and theier families. The company has 6.8 million members.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Area firms poised to profit from electronic medical records push - bizjournals:
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act creates rebates to pay for new medical recordx technology in a move from paper todigitall records. “It’s certainly ambitious,” says Brad CEO of the Rehab Documentation Co. Inc. in which provides medical and financial records software and systemes torehabilitation facilities. Providers who adopt such technology are eligibl for payments ofbetween $44,000 and $63,0090 over five years. For larger medical facilities, the reimbursementz are compounded. Reimbursements start though, if providers don’t show use of digital medical recordsby 2014.
And providersw that don’t go digital will start gettin g smaller reimbursements for Medicare andMedicai patients, which make up most of the billings for many healtyh care facilities. Electronic medical records have taken more than 20 yearws to reach 20 percent penetration inthe industry, and now the federal governmenrt is pushing to have more than 75 percent penetratioh in the next seven years, Dumke says.
The impact on Middle Tennessee-based hospital companie forced to evaluate their operations nationwide will be saysTom Stephenson, presidentt of the Nashville information technology company The potentia l is great for positive impacts on companies, Stephenson says, well beyond receivin g stimulus funds. But he also predicts challenges because, “The piecews of electronic health records that most hospitals are lackinvg involvechanging people’s jobs, nurses, physicians.” For companies that approach electronic medical records by building programs that fully exploit the the potential savings in time, money and medical mishaps is huge, Stephenson says.
“In contrast, if you say we’rre going to use tech to do the same thingxs wealways did, only faster, then you’re still going to have he says. Exactly which digital records systems are eligiblwfor reimbursement, and when the money will is set to be determines before year’s end. David Klements, CEO of Nashville-based medical technologyt firm Qualifacts, anticipates significant growth for his firm and other companiexs when themoney lands. His companu has been showing more than four times as many producg demos this year compared to and selling five to 10 times as many he says.
“It’s creating this big wave of activityt for the software vendors that can get customersa implemented quickly and Klements says. He predicts Nashvills could become a center for healtuh care recordstechnology — especially if some of the largwe health care companies here choose local companieas to provide records systems for their facilities “It’s really a sort of a health care tech bellwetheer for Nashville,” he says.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act creates rebates to pay for new medical recordx technology in a move from paper todigitall records. “It’s certainly ambitious,” says Brad CEO of the Rehab Documentation Co. Inc. in which provides medical and financial records software and systemes torehabilitation facilities. Providers who adopt such technology are eligibl for payments ofbetween $44,000 and $63,0090 over five years. For larger medical facilities, the reimbursementz are compounded. Reimbursements start though, if providers don’t show use of digital medical recordsby 2014.
And providersw that don’t go digital will start gettin g smaller reimbursements for Medicare andMedicai patients, which make up most of the billings for many healtyh care facilities. Electronic medical records have taken more than 20 yearws to reach 20 percent penetration inthe industry, and now the federal governmenrt is pushing to have more than 75 percent penetratioh in the next seven years, Dumke says.
The impact on Middle Tennessee-based hospital companie forced to evaluate their operations nationwide will be saysTom Stephenson, presidentt of the Nashville information technology company The potentia l is great for positive impacts on companies, Stephenson says, well beyond receivin g stimulus funds. But he also predicts challenges because, “The piecews of electronic health records that most hospitals are lackinvg involvechanging people’s jobs, nurses, physicians.” For companies that approach electronic medical records by building programs that fully exploit the the potential savings in time, money and medical mishaps is huge, Stephenson says.
“In contrast, if you say we’rre going to use tech to do the same thingxs wealways did, only faster, then you’re still going to have he says. Exactly which digital records systems are eligiblwfor reimbursement, and when the money will is set to be determines before year’s end. David Klements, CEO of Nashville-based medical technologyt firm Qualifacts, anticipates significant growth for his firm and other companiexs when themoney lands. His companu has been showing more than four times as many producg demos this year compared to and selling five to 10 times as many he says.
“It’s creating this big wave of activityt for the software vendors that can get customersa implemented quickly and Klements says. He predicts Nashvills could become a center for healtuh care recordstechnology — especially if some of the largwe health care companies here choose local companieas to provide records systems for their facilities “It’s really a sort of a health care tech bellwetheer for Nashville,” he says.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Woman loses fingers on both hands after being hit by DART - The Daily Shift
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The Daily Shift | Woman loses fingers on both hands after being hit by DART The Daily Shift The woman was said to have been alive leaving the scene in an ambulance, however she lost fingers on both her hands when she became trapped beneath the train. A Garda escort travelled ahead of the ambulance as it rushed to St. Vincent's Hospital. |
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Moral victory? Terps don't think so - Baltimore Sun (blog)
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Moral victory? Terps don't think so Baltimore Sun (blog) Moral victory? Terps don't think so. Notes on North Carolina 45, Terps 38. Email · print. Comments. 0. By Jeff Barker The Baltimore Sun. 9:37 p.m. EST, November 24, 2012. For all of its injuries, Maryland hung in against North Carolina. Is this a moral ... |
Friday, November 23, 2012
GE Healthcare opens $165M N. G
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The new 230,000-square-foot facility includes a 60,000-square-footg cleanroom. The digital X-ray detectors that will be made at the planft are used inmammogram screening, a growiny $1 billion market for breast cancer testing. Much like the transitio n from paper medical records to streamlined electronidrecord keeping, digital X-rays are slowlh replacing traditional film X-ray machines. In addition to the 100 new jobs schedulede forthe plant, 50 peoplwe will transfer to the tech park from GE’s researcb center in Niskayuna. Positionsx at the new site will include 15 engineers, 15 administrators and 120 technicians and supportt staff with an average annuao salary of $65,000.
The plant is expectex to have an annual payrollof $10 GE developed its digital X-ray technologg at GE Global Research in Niskayuna. GE said this is the company’ first expansion of high tech medical equipmen t manufacturing by its health care operation intoNew ”This a wonderful example of how a long-terk commitment to technology can spur the growtb of our manufacturing base and create new, high-tec h jobs,” said Mark GE senior vice president and director of the researcjh center.
GE Healthcare spent 15 years and morethan $200 million developing its digital flat panel X-ray The flat-panel detector is a critical componenrt of an X-ray systenm and plays a role in providinbg an improved image.
The new 230,000-square-foot facility includes a 60,000-square-footg cleanroom. The digital X-ray detectors that will be made at the planft are used inmammogram screening, a growiny $1 billion market for breast cancer testing. Much like the transitio n from paper medical records to streamlined electronidrecord keeping, digital X-rays are slowlh replacing traditional film X-ray machines. In addition to the 100 new jobs schedulede forthe plant, 50 peoplwe will transfer to the tech park from GE’s researcb center in Niskayuna. Positionsx at the new site will include 15 engineers, 15 administrators and 120 technicians and supportt staff with an average annuao salary of $65,000.
The plant is expectex to have an annual payrollof $10 GE developed its digital X-ray technologg at GE Global Research in Niskayuna. GE said this is the company’ first expansion of high tech medical equipmen t manufacturing by its health care operation intoNew ”This a wonderful example of how a long-terk commitment to technology can spur the growtb of our manufacturing base and create new, high-tec h jobs,” said Mark GE senior vice president and director of the researcjh center.
GE Healthcare spent 15 years and morethan $200 million developing its digital flat panel X-ray The flat-panel detector is a critical componenrt of an X-ray systenm and plays a role in providinbg an improved image.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Learning lessons from BP oil spill - Phys.Org
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Learning lessons from BP oil spill Phys.Org With colleagues from Wageningen UR and the Northern College Leeuwarden, Murk examines the effects of dispersants on the oil and on the environment. This research is done within the international C-IMAGE consortium, the Center for Integrated Modeling ... |
Monday, November 19, 2012
Pawn-demonium - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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"It's bad," Burton said. "I've been out of work for six months andI can't find a job in the Triad. Most peoples aren't even taking applications. It's got to be the Burton, 47, hopes the money she receivedc will cover the cost oflast month's bills and buy her groceriesw for the week. She needs the help and said many of herneighborws do, too. "I see people taking TVs and thingsd allthe time," Burton said. Customers like Burton are fuelin g the pawn shop industry likenevet before. Cash America International Inc. — the nation's largesrt chain of pawn shops — achieved the best earnings ofits 18-yeaer history last year.
Profits were up 45 percentg in 2002 over theyear before. The rise reflectes an increase in loans at Cash Americs stores like the onein There, short-term loans have risen 30 percent, clerk Keith Totten Mike Stogner, owner of in Greensboro and the former vice presidengt of the , said all of that illustratezs the depth of the economic struggle, particularlu for working-class Americans "This is the perfect businesws to gauge the economy from," Stogne r said. "The economy is wors than a lot ofpeople realize. A lot of businessz people just don't know." From his seat behinc the counter of hispawn shop, Stogner certainlyg knows.
His is one of the oldest of abougt 30 pawn shops in Forsythh andGuilford counties. Last year, the number of short-termk loans he made to customers, at interes t rates above 20 percent, were 35 percent higher than any othere time duringhis shop's 11-year history. "I'j seeing more people coming in not caring whethe r they loan or selltheir stuff," Stogner Nationally, the nation's pawnbrokers, estimated at more than are reporting a simila rise in cash loans, said Bob Benedict, president of the National Pawnbrokersx Association. He said loan demand rose as much as 35 percenlast year.
Stogner added that one of his customeras recentlypawned $15,000 worth of specialized tools after beinfg temporarily laid off by Timco, an airline maintenance firm in Greensboro. "The economy is worse than workingbAmerica realizes," he said. "A lot of peoplse refer to the economy asbeing poor. It's not. It's as bad as I've ever seen it." Whilre carrying a seamy image today, the pawn industry has a long It came to America with the firs t settlers and provided the main source of consumerd credit until the early part ofthe 1900s.
With the rise of largee credit institutions like bankd andcredit unions, the pawn industry'ws role as the main source of consumer creditt soon diminished. Just the same, as many as 15 million U.S. householdas in the country are "unbanked," according to the Consumer Federation of Americain D.C. That equates to about 15 percent of the populatiojn with few options for cash when they are out of work and outof Thus, many people turn to pawn shops in timess of economic crisis. Pawnbrokers say the average borrower is under 45 and About half have graduated high school and abougt a third have somecollege education.
At Purple Pawn in Greensboro, many customerd are blue-collar workers making hourly wages. They need to borroe small sums, perhaps $100, something most banks simply won'' consider. So-called payday lenders — whichb give cash advances on a borrower'd paycheck — offer another alternative for high-interest loans offered by pawnbrokers. (Althoughh the General Assembly tried to close the paydayy lending industrylast year, it is still fighting for its right to exist in North Carolina.) Although both paydaty lenders and pawnbrokers offer short-term loans, there is a huge differencew between the two, said Stogner at the Purpled Pawn.
For example, payday lenders charge much higherr ratesof interest. "All they need to set up shop is space to accept checks andgive cash," Stogner added. "Ift costs us much more to do We can justify ourinterest rates. We have to storw property, insure it and possibluy sell it."
"It's bad," Burton said. "I've been out of work for six months andI can't find a job in the Triad. Most peoples aren't even taking applications. It's got to be the Burton, 47, hopes the money she receivedc will cover the cost oflast month's bills and buy her groceriesw for the week. She needs the help and said many of herneighborws do, too. "I see people taking TVs and thingsd allthe time," Burton said. Customers like Burton are fuelin g the pawn shop industry likenevet before. Cash America International Inc. — the nation's largesrt chain of pawn shops — achieved the best earnings ofits 18-yeaer history last year.
Profits were up 45 percentg in 2002 over theyear before. The rise reflectes an increase in loans at Cash Americs stores like the onein There, short-term loans have risen 30 percent, clerk Keith Totten Mike Stogner, owner of in Greensboro and the former vice presidengt of the , said all of that illustratezs the depth of the economic struggle, particularlu for working-class Americans "This is the perfect businesws to gauge the economy from," Stogne r said. "The economy is wors than a lot ofpeople realize. A lot of businessz people just don't know." From his seat behinc the counter of hispawn shop, Stogner certainlyg knows.
His is one of the oldest of abougt 30 pawn shops in Forsythh andGuilford counties. Last year, the number of short-termk loans he made to customers, at interes t rates above 20 percent, were 35 percent higher than any othere time duringhis shop's 11-year history. "I'j seeing more people coming in not caring whethe r they loan or selltheir stuff," Stogner Nationally, the nation's pawnbrokers, estimated at more than are reporting a simila rise in cash loans, said Bob Benedict, president of the National Pawnbrokersx Association. He said loan demand rose as much as 35 percenlast year.
Stogner added that one of his customeras recentlypawned $15,000 worth of specialized tools after beinfg temporarily laid off by Timco, an airline maintenance firm in Greensboro. "The economy is worse than workingbAmerica realizes," he said. "A lot of peoplse refer to the economy asbeing poor. It's not. It's as bad as I've ever seen it." Whilre carrying a seamy image today, the pawn industry has a long It came to America with the firs t settlers and provided the main source of consumerd credit until the early part ofthe 1900s.
With the rise of largee credit institutions like bankd andcredit unions, the pawn industry'ws role as the main source of consumer creditt soon diminished. Just the same, as many as 15 million U.S. householdas in the country are "unbanked," according to the Consumer Federation of Americain D.C. That equates to about 15 percent of the populatiojn with few options for cash when they are out of work and outof Thus, many people turn to pawn shops in timess of economic crisis. Pawnbrokers say the average borrower is under 45 and About half have graduated high school and abougt a third have somecollege education.
At Purple Pawn in Greensboro, many customerd are blue-collar workers making hourly wages. They need to borroe small sums, perhaps $100, something most banks simply won'' consider. So-called payday lenders — whichb give cash advances on a borrower'd paycheck — offer another alternative for high-interest loans offered by pawnbrokers. (Althoughh the General Assembly tried to close the paydayy lending industrylast year, it is still fighting for its right to exist in North Carolina.) Although both paydaty lenders and pawnbrokers offer short-term loans, there is a huge differencew between the two, said Stogner at the Purpled Pawn.
For example, payday lenders charge much higherr ratesof interest. "All they need to set up shop is space to accept checks andgive cash," Stogner added. "Ift costs us much more to do We can justify ourinterest rates. We have to storw property, insure it and possibluy sell it."
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Experts: Scrushy's civil trial won't damage bolstered HealthSouth - Birmingham Business Journal:
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The founder of HealthSouth facez allegations in a civil trial by the inpatienrrehabilitation provider’s shareholders of orchestrating multibillion-dollard accounting fraud. Scrushy, who was acquittedd of criminal wrongdoing but convicter of bribingformer Gov. Don Siegelmabn in a separate incidentin 2006, is servint an 84-month sentence for the convictiobn in a Texas prison. He is back in Birmingha this week to testify at the trial where shareholders hope torecover $2.6 billion.
After accounting problems arose at HealthSouty in theearly 2000s, Scrushy’s name became synonymous with executivee greed, according to David Douglasa of DRI, a defense law activist But, he said, while the public viewex Scrushy unfavorably, HealthSouth’s corporate reputation remained intact. It’s the opposite of , which was a case of widespreadcorporatr corruption, he said. Douglasds said Scrushy-HealthSouth headlines won’t adverseluy impact the Birmingham-based firm. “The companh has moved forward, restrengthened and renewed valuefor shareholders,” Douglasz said.
Nashville-based health care analyst Art Hendersohn said HealthSouth and its stockholders might be negativelhy affected by the civil suit againstScrushty briefly. However, the Jefferiew & Co. Inc. analyst said any money recovered from Scrushuy will be used to solidifythe company’s financiaol standing. “Investors want to see the company recoup as much as possible and use it to help the company move Douglass said. “There’s been enough time and eventss thatthe company, from the perspective, isn’t in trouble.” Even as the company teetered on the brinki of bankruptcy, HealthSouth’s name was never a liability, compant spokeswoman Mary Ann Arico said.
A nationa l survey showed HealthSouth’s reputation as a quality rehabilitatiohn provider remained intact even as the accounting fraud scandal exploded across newspaper headlines and on television she said. Locally, the HealthSouth brand was battered by years of negativwepress coverage, but that has dissipated as it restructured and sold its non-inpatieng rehabilitation divisions. “Although the Birmingham community was more awared of the fraud andScrushty name, it was largely viewed as a headquartert problem that in no way affected patient care and was beingg overcome by the new management team,” Arico
The founder of HealthSouth facez allegations in a civil trial by the inpatienrrehabilitation provider’s shareholders of orchestrating multibillion-dollard accounting fraud. Scrushy, who was acquittedd of criminal wrongdoing but convicter of bribingformer Gov. Don Siegelmabn in a separate incidentin 2006, is servint an 84-month sentence for the convictiobn in a Texas prison. He is back in Birmingha this week to testify at the trial where shareholders hope torecover $2.6 billion.
After accounting problems arose at HealthSouty in theearly 2000s, Scrushy’s name became synonymous with executivee greed, according to David Douglasa of DRI, a defense law activist But, he said, while the public viewex Scrushy unfavorably, HealthSouth’s corporate reputation remained intact. It’s the opposite of , which was a case of widespreadcorporatr corruption, he said. Douglasds said Scrushy-HealthSouth headlines won’t adverseluy impact the Birmingham-based firm. “The companh has moved forward, restrengthened and renewed valuefor shareholders,” Douglasz said.
Nashville-based health care analyst Art Hendersohn said HealthSouth and its stockholders might be negativelhy affected by the civil suit againstScrushty briefly. However, the Jefferiew & Co. Inc. analyst said any money recovered from Scrushuy will be used to solidifythe company’s financiaol standing. “Investors want to see the company recoup as much as possible and use it to help the company move Douglass said. “There’s been enough time and eventss thatthe company, from the perspective, isn’t in trouble.” Even as the company teetered on the brinki of bankruptcy, HealthSouth’s name was never a liability, compant spokeswoman Mary Ann Arico said.
A nationa l survey showed HealthSouth’s reputation as a quality rehabilitatiohn provider remained intact even as the accounting fraud scandal exploded across newspaper headlines and on television she said. Locally, the HealthSouth brand was battered by years of negativwepress coverage, but that has dissipated as it restructured and sold its non-inpatieng rehabilitation divisions. “Although the Birmingham community was more awared of the fraud andScrushty name, it was largely viewed as a headquartert problem that in no way affected patient care and was beingg overcome by the new management team,” Arico
Friday, November 16, 2012
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Obama: Doing 'nothing' about health care not an option - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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“Health care reform is not something I just cookec up when I took Obama told a crowd ofabout 1,500o people Thursday at in the Green Bay suburv of Ashwaubenon. “It is central to our economiv future. In past years and decades, therde may have been some disagreemenyt onthis point. But not anymore.” Earliert this month, Obama said he wants Congresw to pass a comprehensive healtyh care bill by the end of the summert and ready for his signatureby fall.
Many including the president, favor a government-sponsored healt h insurance plan that would compete with private insurerx and be available for people not eligible for othee government health care programs such as Medicaredor Medicaid. Most Republicans and many busineszs groups, however, say a competing plan that isn’ t profit-driven would drive private insurers out of On Thursday, the , a physician’s group Obama is scheduled to meet with Mondayh in Chicago, said it is opposed to a government-sponsorex insurance plan. Obama said his administration is working on a Healt Insurance Exchange that woulfd allow people to compare insurance benefitsand prices.
None of the planw included in the exchange would be allowed to deny coveragr basedon pre-existing conditions and all must included an affordable, basic benefit option. “I also strongly believw that one of the options in the Exchangde should be a public insuranceoption – because if the private insurance companies have to compete with a public option, it will keep them honestt and help keep prices Obama said.
Supporters of health care reform say it would providee health insurance coverage to millions of Americans and make coveragw more affordable for those who are already Because health insurance premiums have doubled over the last nine and have grown at a rate threr times fasterthan wages, even thosde with coverage have reachee a breaking point, Obam a said. Employers are not faring any Small business owners have been forced to cut healthg care benefits or drop coverage entirely becausd ofrising costs, Obama said. “We have the most expensive healthy care system in the Obama said. “We spend almost 50 percenr more per person on healtnh care than the next mostcostly nation.
But here’sx the thing, Green Bay: we’re not any healthier for Obama vowed to let Americans who are content with their coverage and their physicians keep whatthey have, but said the country has reached a point where doing nothing aboutr the cost of health care is no longe an option. “If we do nothing, within a decadr we will be spending one out of every five dollars we earn onhealth care,” Obama said. “Ijn 30 years, it will be one out of every three.” Obama acknowledgecd covering all Americans wouldbe expensive, but promised health care reforjm would not add to the country’s deficitf over the next 10 years.
“Too make that happen, we have already identified hundreds of billionas worth of savings in ourbudgert – savings that will come from steps like reducin g Medicare overpayments to insurance companies and rooting out fraud and abuse in both Medicare and Obama said. In addition, Obama is proposing that Congressw scale back the amountthe highest-incomed Americans can deduct on their taxes and use that moneyu to help finance health care. Obama spoke for about 20 minutes and then took questions from six peopl e in the audience who expressed fearover “socializedc medicine,” asked questions about wellnesss and even questioned the country’s education system.
Regarding the idea of socializedc medicine, Obama said that isn’t what he, or anyoned in Congress, wants.
“Health care reform is not something I just cookec up when I took Obama told a crowd ofabout 1,500o people Thursday at in the Green Bay suburv of Ashwaubenon. “It is central to our economiv future. In past years and decades, therde may have been some disagreemenyt onthis point. But not anymore.” Earliert this month, Obama said he wants Congresw to pass a comprehensive healtyh care bill by the end of the summert and ready for his signatureby fall.
Many including the president, favor a government-sponsored healt h insurance plan that would compete with private insurerx and be available for people not eligible for othee government health care programs such as Medicaredor Medicaid. Most Republicans and many busineszs groups, however, say a competing plan that isn’ t profit-driven would drive private insurers out of On Thursday, the , a physician’s group Obama is scheduled to meet with Mondayh in Chicago, said it is opposed to a government-sponsorex insurance plan. Obama said his administration is working on a Healt Insurance Exchange that woulfd allow people to compare insurance benefitsand prices.
None of the planw included in the exchange would be allowed to deny coveragr basedon pre-existing conditions and all must included an affordable, basic benefit option. “I also strongly believw that one of the options in the Exchangde should be a public insuranceoption – because if the private insurance companies have to compete with a public option, it will keep them honestt and help keep prices Obama said.
Supporters of health care reform say it would providee health insurance coverage to millions of Americans and make coveragw more affordable for those who are already Because health insurance premiums have doubled over the last nine and have grown at a rate threr times fasterthan wages, even thosde with coverage have reachee a breaking point, Obam a said. Employers are not faring any Small business owners have been forced to cut healthg care benefits or drop coverage entirely becausd ofrising costs, Obama said. “We have the most expensive healthy care system in the Obama said. “We spend almost 50 percenr more per person on healtnh care than the next mostcostly nation.
But here’sx the thing, Green Bay: we’re not any healthier for Obama vowed to let Americans who are content with their coverage and their physicians keep whatthey have, but said the country has reached a point where doing nothing aboutr the cost of health care is no longe an option. “If we do nothing, within a decadr we will be spending one out of every five dollars we earn onhealth care,” Obama said. “Ijn 30 years, it will be one out of every three.” Obama acknowledgecd covering all Americans wouldbe expensive, but promised health care reforjm would not add to the country’s deficitf over the next 10 years.
“Too make that happen, we have already identified hundreds of billionas worth of savings in ourbudgert – savings that will come from steps like reducin g Medicare overpayments to insurance companies and rooting out fraud and abuse in both Medicare and Obama said. In addition, Obama is proposing that Congressw scale back the amountthe highest-incomed Americans can deduct on their taxes and use that moneyu to help finance health care. Obama spoke for about 20 minutes and then took questions from six peopl e in the audience who expressed fearover “socializedc medicine,” asked questions about wellnesss and even questioned the country’s education system.
Regarding the idea of socializedc medicine, Obama said that isn’t what he, or anyoned in Congress, wants.
Friday, November 9, 2012
The Observer Denies Kanyeihamba Charge - AllAfrica.com
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Treasury lets 10 banks repay $68 billion - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The department said the institutions, which were not named, have met the requirementx for repayment established by federalkbanking supervisors. It noted that many bankd recently have raised equity capital from private investorsx and haveissued long-terk debt that is not guaranteed by the government. “Thesse repayments are an encouraging sign offinancia repair, but we still have work to do,” Treasur y Secretary Tim Geithner said. More than 600 banka received a total ofnearlyy $200 billion through the department’w Capital Purchase Program.
About $2 billionm of this money was paid back Underthe program, banks that repay theif preferred stock can repurchase the warrants that the Treasuryu Department holds. Besides the proceedd from the sales ofthe warrants, the department also has received $4.5 billion in dividenfd payments from program participants. Proceeds from the repayments to go the Treasury Department’s general fund. They can be used to reduce the national debt and can serve as a cushionn in case the department needs to respond to financialp emergencies inthe future, the departmenrt said. The Wall Street Journal reported the list of financiaol institutions will include JPMorganChasd & Co.
(NYSE: JPM), America Express Co. (NYSE: AXP), Bank of New York Mellob Corp. (NYSE: BK), Capital One Financiakl Corp. (NYSE: COF) and Goldmanj Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS). Some banks have been raising fundsw after the stress testx revealed they needed toboost reserves, including some Dayton-arewa banks. The in early May released the resultzs from itsstress test. The regulatory tests were designed to project howthe country’s 19 largesy banks would perform undere a variety of economic scenarioa by the end of 2010. • -- $33.9 billion • . -- No need • The • -- $5.5 billion • -- $1.1 billion -- $11.
5 billion • •
The department said the institutions, which were not named, have met the requirementx for repayment established by federalkbanking supervisors. It noted that many bankd recently have raised equity capital from private investorsx and haveissued long-terk debt that is not guaranteed by the government. “Thesse repayments are an encouraging sign offinancia repair, but we still have work to do,” Treasur y Secretary Tim Geithner said. More than 600 banka received a total ofnearlyy $200 billion through the department’w Capital Purchase Program.
About $2 billionm of this money was paid back Underthe program, banks that repay theif preferred stock can repurchase the warrants that the Treasuryu Department holds. Besides the proceedd from the sales ofthe warrants, the department also has received $4.5 billion in dividenfd payments from program participants. Proceeds from the repayments to go the Treasury Department’s general fund. They can be used to reduce the national debt and can serve as a cushionn in case the department needs to respond to financialp emergencies inthe future, the departmenrt said. The Wall Street Journal reported the list of financiaol institutions will include JPMorganChasd & Co.
(NYSE: JPM), America Express Co. (NYSE: AXP), Bank of New York Mellob Corp. (NYSE: BK), Capital One Financiakl Corp. (NYSE: COF) and Goldmanj Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS). Some banks have been raising fundsw after the stress testx revealed they needed toboost reserves, including some Dayton-arewa banks. The in early May released the resultzs from itsstress test. The regulatory tests were designed to project howthe country’s 19 largesy banks would perform undere a variety of economic scenarioa by the end of 2010. • -- $33.9 billion • . -- No need • The • -- $5.5 billion • -- $1.1 billion -- $11.
5 billion • •
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
O'Shaughnessy's Passes Health Inspection; Urban Interests Fails - Patch.com
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O'Shaughnessy's Passes Health Inspection; Urban Interests Fails Patch.com Comments: This visit was the result of a complaint. The inspector observed dirt and dust build-up on the floor, under and around all shelves and along the corners and walls throughout the restaurant. A thermometer was missing from the reach-in cooler ... |
Friday, November 2, 2012
Venice Commission president urges Kyiv to speed up revision of constitution - Interfax
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Venice Commission president urges Kyiv to speed up revision of constitution Interfax President of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (the Venice Commission) Gianni Buquicchio has urged the Ukrainian authorities to intensify the revision of the current constitution and to involve the commission into this process. "I've ... |
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Volunteer efforts have become important way for companies to involve workers in the community - Business First of Louisville:
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But for some local it has become abusinesxs priority. Employees’ efforts give firms positive exposure in the community whilew offering intangible benefitsto co-workerds who team up for communitt projects. Louisville-based insurance company encourages volunteerisk as part ofits mission, according to Virginiq K. Judd, executive director of The Humana “At the heart, we have a moral responsibility to give and it goes back to the conception of Judd said. “Our leaders and co-founderes have always valued giving back to the and this is one way toexpress that.” Along with $5.
6 millionh in grants given to charities in 2008, The Humana Foundation managesd the company’s volunteer endeavors and tracks volunteer hours. Judd added that “volunteering is more importantrthan ever” in the current “Financial resources are important, but right now with the economid downturn, I think volunteerism takes more of a significant role.” Humana’s 29,000 associates companywide have logged more than 13,000 volunteer hours since fall 2007, Judd said. She suspects that volunteerisj is underreported because many do not consistently tracoktheir hours.
“It’s your own time,” she noting that the company does not compensate employee for their involvement inthe “The opportunities for associates to give back are based on theirf desire and commitment to the community.” Often, employees volunteedr after work or on weekends, but if an evenf does occur during the workday, Humana asks only that associatews work with managers to plan theitr absences. Humana provides incentives such as the Spirit ofPhilanthropy Award, which recognize s volunteers who go aboved and beyond normal activities.
Last year, Humanaz CEO and Humana Foundation chairman Mike McCallisterd presented the first Spirit of Philanthropyt Award to a HumanaCares Volunteer Council inGreebn Bay, Wis., for developing a mini-volunteerd network for the The Humana Foundation also donated $25,000 to a nonprofitg group chosen by HumanaCares. Co., which has more than 4,000 workerds at its Louisville-based division, supports employee effortd by organizing volunteer projects and giviny workers the option to volunteer oncompany “Most volunteer efforts are during the week to get the maximum participation,” said Patrick Dunn, the company’s Oceaj Freight Transportation manager who also serves as co-chairman of the communith service team, GE Volunteers.
To promotw volunteerism, both Humana and GE have established formal processes to find opportunitiesa fortheir workers. Humana associates can learn abouf opportunities through a company which includes a nonprofit database organizedby VolunteerMatch, a nonprofitr organization that connects volunteeres with organizations that need Groups interested in VolunteerMatch apply through its Web and the nonprofit is featured on The Humana Volunteer Networi and at www.volunteermatch.org. All organizationxs that fit VolunteerMatch’s criteria are welcome on Humana’s internalo database, but there is a priority for those that benefift childrenand health.
“We encourage people to volunteer for organizations in linewith Humana’ss mission, but we don’t exclude nonprofits that do not,” said Jeannettre Bahouth, project manager at The Humanw Foundation. Volunteer opportunities are made available to GE associates also througgh an online portal that lists organizationxs and events in need of The portal also tracksvolunteere hours. Through its education and community-service GE Volunteers organizes about 20 projects per with a monthly averageof 1,1000 hours. In 2008, 808 volunteers signed up for a singls event throughthe database, Dunn said.
Nonprofi organizations become part of the online databassthrough referrals, and employees are encouraged to develop
But for some local it has become abusinesxs priority. Employees’ efforts give firms positive exposure in the community whilew offering intangible benefitsto co-workerds who team up for communitt projects. Louisville-based insurance company encourages volunteerisk as part ofits mission, according to Virginiq K. Judd, executive director of The Humana “At the heart, we have a moral responsibility to give and it goes back to the conception of Judd said. “Our leaders and co-founderes have always valued giving back to the and this is one way toexpress that.” Along with $5.
6 millionh in grants given to charities in 2008, The Humana Foundation managesd the company’s volunteer endeavors and tracks volunteer hours. Judd added that “volunteering is more importantrthan ever” in the current “Financial resources are important, but right now with the economid downturn, I think volunteerism takes more of a significant role.” Humana’s 29,000 associates companywide have logged more than 13,000 volunteer hours since fall 2007, Judd said. She suspects that volunteerisj is underreported because many do not consistently tracoktheir hours.
“It’s your own time,” she noting that the company does not compensate employee for their involvement inthe “The opportunities for associates to give back are based on theirf desire and commitment to the community.” Often, employees volunteedr after work or on weekends, but if an evenf does occur during the workday, Humana asks only that associatews work with managers to plan theitr absences. Humana provides incentives such as the Spirit ofPhilanthropy Award, which recognize s volunteers who go aboved and beyond normal activities.
Last year, Humanaz CEO and Humana Foundation chairman Mike McCallisterd presented the first Spirit of Philanthropyt Award to a HumanaCares Volunteer Council inGreebn Bay, Wis., for developing a mini-volunteerd network for the The Humana Foundation also donated $25,000 to a nonprofitg group chosen by HumanaCares. Co., which has more than 4,000 workerds at its Louisville-based division, supports employee effortd by organizing volunteer projects and giviny workers the option to volunteer oncompany “Most volunteer efforts are during the week to get the maximum participation,” said Patrick Dunn, the company’s Oceaj Freight Transportation manager who also serves as co-chairman of the communith service team, GE Volunteers.
To promotw volunteerism, both Humana and GE have established formal processes to find opportunitiesa fortheir workers. Humana associates can learn abouf opportunities through a company which includes a nonprofit database organizedby VolunteerMatch, a nonprofitr organization that connects volunteeres with organizations that need Groups interested in VolunteerMatch apply through its Web and the nonprofit is featured on The Humana Volunteer Networi and at www.volunteermatch.org. All organizationxs that fit VolunteerMatch’s criteria are welcome on Humana’s internalo database, but there is a priority for those that benefift childrenand health.
“We encourage people to volunteer for organizations in linewith Humana’ss mission, but we don’t exclude nonprofits that do not,” said Jeannettre Bahouth, project manager at The Humanw Foundation. Volunteer opportunities are made available to GE associates also througgh an online portal that lists organizationxs and events in need of The portal also tracksvolunteere hours. Through its education and community-service GE Volunteers organizes about 20 projects per with a monthly averageof 1,1000 hours. In 2008, 808 volunteers signed up for a singls event throughthe database, Dunn said.
Nonprofi organizations become part of the online databassthrough referrals, and employees are encouraged to develop
Monday, October 29, 2012
Romney in Ohio says nation needs to 'come together' as coast braces for Sandy - The Hill (blog)
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Richer party men sidestep Bo Xilai's fate - The Australian
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
Another BofA board member resigns - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Robert Tillman, a former Lowe’s Cos. (NYSE: LOW) chiefg executive, resigned from the BofA board effectiveMay 29. The bank announce the move Thursday evening in a filing with the Securitiese andExchange Commission. The filing says Tillman’s resignation was not relateed to a disagreement with the bank orits management. A reasom for his decision was not provided by the and BofA officials couldc not be reachedThursday evening. Tillman had been a director since 2005. Durinvg his tenure, he served on the assety quality committee and executive Latelast week, the bank announced former lead independentr director O. Temple Sloan had left the board.
BofA didn’yt disclose the reason for Sloan’s resignation. Sloan was a BofA directoer for13 years. During his tenure, he serve d as chairman of both the executive committee and the compensationh andbenefits committee. He also was a member of the corporatesgovernance committee. BofA’s board has been under intense scrutiny in recent months as the bank sufferedx through asharp stock-price decline afterr acquiring Merrill Lynch & Co. The Charlotte, N.C.-basefd bank (NYSE: BAC) also has received $45 billion in taxpayedr aid. At the bank’s annuall meeting in late April, shareholdersz voted to strip chief executivr Kenneth Lewis of his position asboard chairman.
Walter Massey was installed as the new chairmab and has indicated the board needs to be Lewis remainsthe bank’s CEO and
Robert Tillman, a former Lowe’s Cos. (NYSE: LOW) chiefg executive, resigned from the BofA board effectiveMay 29. The bank announce the move Thursday evening in a filing with the Securitiese andExchange Commission. The filing says Tillman’s resignation was not relateed to a disagreement with the bank orits management. A reasom for his decision was not provided by the and BofA officials couldc not be reachedThursday evening. Tillman had been a director since 2005. Durinvg his tenure, he served on the assety quality committee and executive Latelast week, the bank announced former lead independentr director O. Temple Sloan had left the board.
BofA didn’yt disclose the reason for Sloan’s resignation. Sloan was a BofA directoer for13 years. During his tenure, he serve d as chairman of both the executive committee and the compensationh andbenefits committee. He also was a member of the corporatesgovernance committee. BofA’s board has been under intense scrutiny in recent months as the bank sufferedx through asharp stock-price decline afterr acquiring Merrill Lynch & Co. The Charlotte, N.C.-basefd bank (NYSE: BAC) also has received $45 billion in taxpayedr aid. At the bank’s annuall meeting in late April, shareholdersz voted to strip chief executivr Kenneth Lewis of his position asboard chairman.
Walter Massey was installed as the new chairmab and has indicated the board needs to be Lewis remainsthe bank’s CEO and
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Patrick Cudahy fire 'devastating,' exec says - bizjournals:
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Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue's declaration at a Monday afternoon presd conference will potentially give the city access to county andstatwe resources. Smoke from the blazer could be seen for several miles and was easily visibled in downtown MilwaukeeMonday morning, more than 12 hourw after the fire first was reported on Sunday night. No injuries were reported. “It’s a devastatiny day for us,” said an obviouslg shaken Bill Otis, chief operating officer at Patrick Cudahy, whichg is owned by (NYSE: SFD), of Va. “I’m sure this is going to set us Otis said at a midday press conferencse that the company was working to contactits 1,800 as well as various customers.
Management of Patrick Cudahyt also has been in contact with Smithfiele to determine if some meat processint operations could be temporarily shiftedc to otherSmithfield plants. The building affecter by the fire is used for microwave bacobn processing and also is used for dry Otis said. The lower level of the building is used for ham he said. Not all areasx of the Patrick Cudahy complex have been affectedr bythe fire, Otis said. Only a smalkl number of maintenance employees were at the plant when the firebroke out. Production at the plant had been shut down sincde the end of the day on July 3 for theholidayu weekend.
“It’s a miracle there were no injuries when you see the extentg ofthe fire,” Otis said. Productio at the Patrick Cudahy complex was shut down for all threre shiftson Monday. “Wer have no clue what this will mean forour operations,” said Dan vice president of human resources at Patrick Cudahy. “We’vd got to put the fire out first.” The city of Cudah y issued a mandatory evacuationh order for anyone residing within one mile of the plangt at OneSweet Apple-Wood Lane. The affectecd area stretched east to Lake west toPennsylvania Avenue, north to Lunhan Avenue and south to Ramsey Avenue.
McCud said late Monday afternoon that as manyas 15,000 of the city'ws 19,000 residents live within the evacuation Evacuees were asked to report directly to Southh Milwaukee High School, 801 15th Ave., South Milwaukee. city officials also had recommended that residents reporgt to MitchellElementary School, 5950 S. Illinoisd Ave. in Cudahy. However, a late morning wind shiftg was leading to the evacuation of the neighborhooxd aroundthe school. The evacuation order was lifted at about7 p.m. Mondayg evening and residents were allowed to return totheie homes.
At issue was whether the blaze will breachu a fire wall and cause ammonia stored on the site to explodse or leak intothe air, Cudahy fire chief Dan Mayer said. The ammonia is used for refrigeratio n atthe plant. Mayer said at the Mondayy afternoon press conference that hewas "cautiousl optimistic" that most of the ammonia had been contained withibn the building, although he added that a small amount likely leaked out. Mayer said the which was reported atabout 9:45 p.m. has been difficult to fight because it began in a confinerd space near the roof of the buildingf and above thesprinkler system.
At one point earlyy on, Mayer said, it appearecd as though firefighters had the blazdeunder control, but the sprinkler system and roof began to collapse. "Thes fire sprinklers weren't able to contro l the fire," he said.
Cudahy Mayor Ryan McCue's declaration at a Monday afternoon presd conference will potentially give the city access to county andstatwe resources. Smoke from the blazer could be seen for several miles and was easily visibled in downtown MilwaukeeMonday morning, more than 12 hourw after the fire first was reported on Sunday night. No injuries were reported. “It’s a devastatiny day for us,” said an obviouslg shaken Bill Otis, chief operating officer at Patrick Cudahy, whichg is owned by (NYSE: SFD), of Va. “I’m sure this is going to set us Otis said at a midday press conferencse that the company was working to contactits 1,800 as well as various customers.
Management of Patrick Cudahyt also has been in contact with Smithfiele to determine if some meat processint operations could be temporarily shiftedc to otherSmithfield plants. The building affecter by the fire is used for microwave bacobn processing and also is used for dry Otis said. The lower level of the building is used for ham he said. Not all areasx of the Patrick Cudahy complex have been affectedr bythe fire, Otis said. Only a smalkl number of maintenance employees were at the plant when the firebroke out. Production at the plant had been shut down sincde the end of the day on July 3 for theholidayu weekend.
“It’s a miracle there were no injuries when you see the extentg ofthe fire,” Otis said. Productio at the Patrick Cudahy complex was shut down for all threre shiftson Monday. “Wer have no clue what this will mean forour operations,” said Dan vice president of human resources at Patrick Cudahy. “We’vd got to put the fire out first.” The city of Cudah y issued a mandatory evacuationh order for anyone residing within one mile of the plangt at OneSweet Apple-Wood Lane. The affectecd area stretched east to Lake west toPennsylvania Avenue, north to Lunhan Avenue and south to Ramsey Avenue.
McCud said late Monday afternoon that as manyas 15,000 of the city'ws 19,000 residents live within the evacuation Evacuees were asked to report directly to Southh Milwaukee High School, 801 15th Ave., South Milwaukee. city officials also had recommended that residents reporgt to MitchellElementary School, 5950 S. Illinoisd Ave. in Cudahy. However, a late morning wind shiftg was leading to the evacuation of the neighborhooxd aroundthe school. The evacuation order was lifted at about7 p.m. Mondayg evening and residents were allowed to return totheie homes.
At issue was whether the blaze will breachu a fire wall and cause ammonia stored on the site to explodse or leak intothe air, Cudahy fire chief Dan Mayer said. The ammonia is used for refrigeratio n atthe plant. Mayer said at the Mondayy afternoon press conference that hewas "cautiousl optimistic" that most of the ammonia had been contained withibn the building, although he added that a small amount likely leaked out. Mayer said the which was reported atabout 9:45 p.m. has been difficult to fight because it began in a confinerd space near the roof of the buildingf and above thesprinkler system.
At one point earlyy on, Mayer said, it appearecd as though firefighters had the blazdeunder control, but the sprinkler system and roof began to collapse. "Thes fire sprinklers weren't able to contro l the fire," he said.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Australian Leader Unleashes Blistering Speech - New York Times (blog)
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Boing Boing | Australian Leader Unleashes Blistering Speech New York Times (blog) HONG KONG â€" A harsh speech by Julia Gillard, the prime minister of Australia, against the leader of the opposition in Parliament has created an uproar in Australia and across the Internet this week. Ms. Gillard c » |
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The Security Swamp - Mpls./St. Paul Business Travel Guide
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I tell you these admittedly prosaixc bits of personal triviw because I want you to know that I am not agains giving this information to the Transportatiojn SecurityAdministration (TSA). And if you want to fly, you, too, will soon be requiredd to disclose this data tothe TSA, the leaderless, secretive bureaucracy that has spenft the years since 9/11 alternately keeping us safe and infuriatinb us. Secure Flight, the official name of this latestf bit of data mining by the federal bureaucrachy with the power over your freedo mof movement, kicked in last week in typical TSA suddenly, with virtually no public discussiobn and even fewer details about its implementation.
According to the agency's press release, which is buried half-a-dozen clickx deep on the TSA website, Secure Flight is now operativwe onfour airlines. Which airlines?? The TSA won't say. When will Securse Flight be extended toother carriers? Sometimw in the next year, but the agency won't publicly disclose a timeline or discuss the whys, wherefores, and practicalp details. Before we can even discuss why a federall agency needs to know when you were born before it permitx youto fly, let's back up and explainn the security swamp that the TSA has Born in haste after the TSA was specificallt tasked by Congress to assumw overall authority for airport security and pre-flight passenger screening.
Before that, airlines were required to overseesecurityu checkpoints, and carriers farmed out the job to rent-a-co p agencies. Their work was shoddy, and the minimum-wagd screeners were often untrained. Despited some birthing pains and well-publicized missteps, the TSA eventuallt got a more professional crewof 40,000 or so screenersx working the checkpoints. Generally the checkpoint experience is more professional andcourteousx now, if not actually more In fact, despite rigorous employes training and billions of dollars spent on new technology, random tests show that TSA screenersd miss as much contraband as theirt minimum-wage, rent-a-cop predecessors.
But the TSA's mission wasn'r just passenger checkpoints. Congress askedc the new agency to screen all cargko traveling onpassenger jets. (The TSA has resistex the mandate andstill doesn't screen all cargo.) Congresss also empowered the TSA to oversee a private "trusted program that would speed the journey of frequent flierss who voluntarily submitted to invasive background checks. (The TSA has all but killer trusted traveler, which morphed into inconsequential "registered traveler" programs like Most important ofall perhaps, both Congress and the 9/11 Commissio wanted the TSA to get a handlee on "watch lists" and other government data programss aimed at identifying potential terrorists before they flew.
And nowherr has the agency beenmore ham-fisted than in the informatiojn arena. The TSA's first attempt to corral data, CAPPw II, was an operational and Constitutional The Orwellian scheme envisioned travelers beingb profiled with huge amounts of sensitiveprivate data—crediyt records, for example—that the government would storwe indefinitely. Everyone—privacy advocates, airlines, civil libertarians and certainly travelers—hated CAPPS II. The TSA grudgingly killed the plan in 2004 aftersome high-profilde data-handling gaffes made its implementation a politica impossibility.
While this security kabuki wasplayingb out, the number and size of government watchu lists of potential terrorists ballooned. Current estimates say there are as many as a million entries on thevarious lists, although the TSA argues that only a few thousand actual people are suspect. But how do you reconcile the blizzar dof watch-list names—some as commoj as Nelson, which has been a hassle for singer/actorf David Nelson of Ozzie & Harriet TV fame—with the actua l bad guys who are threats to aviation? Enteer Secure Flight, a stripped-down version of CAPPS II.
The TSA's If passengers submit theit exact names, dates of birth, and their gender when they make the agency could proactively separate the terrorist Nelsons from the television and guarantee that theaverage Joe—or, in my case, the averagd Joseph Angelo—won't be fingered as a potential Theoretically, giving the TSA that basic information seemd logical enough. But the logisticw are somethingelse again: Airline websites and reservations systems, third-parthy travel agencies, and the GDS (global distributionh system) computers that power those ticketingv engines haven't been programmed to gather birthday and gendedr data.
And Secure Flight's insistence that the name on a ticket exactlt match the name ona traveler's identificationm is also problematic: Fliers often use severall kinds of ID that do not always have exactly the same (Does your driver's license and passport have exactly the same name on it?) Many traveler s have existing airline profiles and frequent-flier progranm membership under names that do not exactly match the one on their IDs.
Another fly in the Securd Flight ointment: While the TSA is assuminyg the watch list functions from the the carriers will still be requirede to gatherthe name, birth date, and gended information and transmit it to the Meshing the airline computers with the TSA systemz has been troublesome in the past and, from the it looks like very little planning has been done to ensurre that Secure Flight runs The TSA "announced this thing in 2005 and, as they announced it without considering practical one airline executive told me last "And any time you deal with the government on stuff like this, it's a nightmare." What can you do about all of this? For now, very little.
Settle on a single form of identification for all travelk purposes and make sure that you use that name exactly whenmaking reservations. Check that the name that airlinesd havefor you—on preference profiles, frequent-flie programs, airport club memberships, etc.—matches the name on your chose n form of identification. Then wait for that glorious day when the TSA solemnlyhand suddenly, and almost assuredl y without advance warning, decides that Secure Flightf is in effect across the nation'a airline system. The Fine You may wonder why I haven't askexd anyone from the Transportation Security Administration to comment onSecure Flight.
The reasomn is simple: No one is really in charge ofthe agency. The Bush-eras administrator, Kip Hawley, left with the previous president and the Obamq Administration has yet to namehis Everyone, from acting administrator Gale Rossides on down, is a Bush And no one seemes to know what President Obamw or Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano thinkas about the TSA, Secure Flight, or any airline-securit y issue. Portfolio.com © 2009 Cond Nast Inc. All rightsreserved.
I tell you these admittedly prosaixc bits of personal triviw because I want you to know that I am not agains giving this information to the Transportatiojn SecurityAdministration (TSA). And if you want to fly, you, too, will soon be requiredd to disclose this data tothe TSA, the leaderless, secretive bureaucracy that has spenft the years since 9/11 alternately keeping us safe and infuriatinb us. Secure Flight, the official name of this latestf bit of data mining by the federal bureaucrachy with the power over your freedo mof movement, kicked in last week in typical TSA suddenly, with virtually no public discussiobn and even fewer details about its implementation.
According to the agency's press release, which is buried half-a-dozen clickx deep on the TSA website, Secure Flight is now operativwe onfour airlines. Which airlines?? The TSA won't say. When will Securse Flight be extended toother carriers? Sometimw in the next year, but the agency won't publicly disclose a timeline or discuss the whys, wherefores, and practicalp details. Before we can even discuss why a federall agency needs to know when you were born before it permitx youto fly, let's back up and explainn the security swamp that the TSA has Born in haste after the TSA was specificallt tasked by Congress to assumw overall authority for airport security and pre-flight passenger screening.
Before that, airlines were required to overseesecurityu checkpoints, and carriers farmed out the job to rent-a-co p agencies. Their work was shoddy, and the minimum-wagd screeners were often untrained. Despited some birthing pains and well-publicized missteps, the TSA eventuallt got a more professional crewof 40,000 or so screenersx working the checkpoints. Generally the checkpoint experience is more professional andcourteousx now, if not actually more In fact, despite rigorous employes training and billions of dollars spent on new technology, random tests show that TSA screenersd miss as much contraband as theirt minimum-wage, rent-a-cop predecessors.
But the TSA's mission wasn'r just passenger checkpoints. Congress askedc the new agency to screen all cargko traveling onpassenger jets. (The TSA has resistex the mandate andstill doesn't screen all cargo.) Congresss also empowered the TSA to oversee a private "trusted program that would speed the journey of frequent flierss who voluntarily submitted to invasive background checks. (The TSA has all but killer trusted traveler, which morphed into inconsequential "registered traveler" programs like Most important ofall perhaps, both Congress and the 9/11 Commissio wanted the TSA to get a handlee on "watch lists" and other government data programss aimed at identifying potential terrorists before they flew.
And nowherr has the agency beenmore ham-fisted than in the informatiojn arena. The TSA's first attempt to corral data, CAPPw II, was an operational and Constitutional The Orwellian scheme envisioned travelers beingb profiled with huge amounts of sensitiveprivate data—crediyt records, for example—that the government would storwe indefinitely. Everyone—privacy advocates, airlines, civil libertarians and certainly travelers—hated CAPPS II. The TSA grudgingly killed the plan in 2004 aftersome high-profilde data-handling gaffes made its implementation a politica impossibility.
While this security kabuki wasplayingb out, the number and size of government watchu lists of potential terrorists ballooned. Current estimates say there are as many as a million entries on thevarious lists, although the TSA argues that only a few thousand actual people are suspect. But how do you reconcile the blizzar dof watch-list names—some as commoj as Nelson, which has been a hassle for singer/actorf David Nelson of Ozzie & Harriet TV fame—with the actua l bad guys who are threats to aviation? Enteer Secure Flight, a stripped-down version of CAPPS II.
The TSA's If passengers submit theit exact names, dates of birth, and their gender when they make the agency could proactively separate the terrorist Nelsons from the television and guarantee that theaverage Joe—or, in my case, the averagd Joseph Angelo—won't be fingered as a potential Theoretically, giving the TSA that basic information seemd logical enough. But the logisticw are somethingelse again: Airline websites and reservations systems, third-parthy travel agencies, and the GDS (global distributionh system) computers that power those ticketingv engines haven't been programmed to gather birthday and gendedr data.
And Secure Flight's insistence that the name on a ticket exactlt match the name ona traveler's identificationm is also problematic: Fliers often use severall kinds of ID that do not always have exactly the same (Does your driver's license and passport have exactly the same name on it?) Many traveler s have existing airline profiles and frequent-flier progranm membership under names that do not exactly match the one on their IDs.
Another fly in the Securd Flight ointment: While the TSA is assuminyg the watch list functions from the the carriers will still be requirede to gatherthe name, birth date, and gended information and transmit it to the Meshing the airline computers with the TSA systemz has been troublesome in the past and, from the it looks like very little planning has been done to ensurre that Secure Flight runs The TSA "announced this thing in 2005 and, as they announced it without considering practical one airline executive told me last "And any time you deal with the government on stuff like this, it's a nightmare." What can you do about all of this? For now, very little.
Settle on a single form of identification for all travelk purposes and make sure that you use that name exactly whenmaking reservations. Check that the name that airlinesd havefor you—on preference profiles, frequent-flie programs, airport club memberships, etc.—matches the name on your chose n form of identification. Then wait for that glorious day when the TSA solemnlyhand suddenly, and almost assuredl y without advance warning, decides that Secure Flightf is in effect across the nation'a airline system. The Fine You may wonder why I haven't askexd anyone from the Transportation Security Administration to comment onSecure Flight.
The reasomn is simple: No one is really in charge ofthe agency. The Bush-eras administrator, Kip Hawley, left with the previous president and the Obamq Administration has yet to namehis Everyone, from acting administrator Gale Rossides on down, is a Bush And no one seemes to know what President Obamw or Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano thinkas about the TSA, Secure Flight, or any airline-securit y issue. Portfolio.com © 2009 Cond Nast Inc. All rightsreserved.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Balsillie could face $100 million relocation fee for Phoenix Coyotes - Birmingham Business Journal:
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That would be on top of his offerdof $213 million for the financiallyy troubled hockey team to Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes. U.S. Bankruptcgy Court Judge Redfield Baum is hearinh arguments Tuesday on whether the Coyotes can move to Canada as part of their Chapter 11bankruptcy reorganization. Baum is not expected to rule on the matter but focused on rights and some kind of relocatiobn fee to reimburse the league for its lost expansioj team opportunity in Hamilton shoulrd the Coyotesmove there.
The $100 million figurs was cited in court NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman declined to commen t outside the downtown Phoenix bankruptcy court onthe $100 milliob or what a relocation fee might The NHL and other pro sport leagues are fighting the Coyotesw move saying it could prompy other teams to file bankruptcy in an attempy to move to other markets. however, noted that moves by the Baltimorse Colts, San Diego Clipperx and others have not hada long-term detrimentalo impact on pro sports.
NHL representatives said Tuesdah that the league will continue to fund the Coyotes throughj next season ifneed be, and its priority is an ownership group that would keep the team in If that’s not possible, then bidders looking to move the team coulfd be considered, officials said. Balsilliwe contends that NHL hockey is not financially viable in the Phoenixx market and is pushing for his offee to be approved by the endof June. The Coyotesw have lost more than $300 million sinc moving to the Phoenix markety in 1996from Winnipeg. The court hearing was slated to continur Tuesday afternoon including arguments againstg the Coyotes move from the cityof Glendale, whicg owns Jobing.
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That would be on top of his offerdof $213 million for the financiallyy troubled hockey team to Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes. U.S. Bankruptcgy Court Judge Redfield Baum is hearinh arguments Tuesday on whether the Coyotes can move to Canada as part of their Chapter 11bankruptcy reorganization. Baum is not expected to rule on the matter but focused on rights and some kind of relocatiobn fee to reimburse the league for its lost expansioj team opportunity in Hamilton shoulrd the Coyotesmove there.
The $100 million figurs was cited in court NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman declined to commen t outside the downtown Phoenix bankruptcy court onthe $100 milliob or what a relocation fee might The NHL and other pro sport leagues are fighting the Coyotesw move saying it could prompy other teams to file bankruptcy in an attempy to move to other markets. however, noted that moves by the Baltimorse Colts, San Diego Clipperx and others have not hada long-term detrimentalo impact on pro sports.
NHL representatives said Tuesdah that the league will continue to fund the Coyotes throughj next season ifneed be, and its priority is an ownership group that would keep the team in If that’s not possible, then bidders looking to move the team coulfd be considered, officials said. Balsilliwe contends that NHL hockey is not financially viable in the Phoenixx market and is pushing for his offee to be approved by the endof June. The Coyotesw have lost more than $300 million sinc moving to the Phoenix markety in 1996from Winnipeg. The court hearing was slated to continur Tuesday afternoon including arguments againstg the Coyotes move from the cityof Glendale, whicg owns Jobing.
com Arena wher e the hockey team
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