http://www.foss4g-chile.org/blog/2010/09/iv-jigot-2010-finalizado/
The NASCAR Hall of Fame is under construction off SouthCollegde Street, near the Charlott Convention Center. Organizers will launch a salesx campaignthis fall, including ticket and membershio sales, and will feature the marketing tagline “Where the race livese on.” The campaign is being developed by Charlotte marketing communicationz firm Wray Ward. “I am thrilleds to announce that Charlotte will proudly welcome visitors to the NASCARR Hall of Fame with its grand openingg onMay 11, 2010,” says Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory.
“It is a testamentt to our strong history and an exciting glimpse intoour region’s dynamic future to be able to announce this upcoming milestone date today, on our city’s 60th anniversaryy of its first NASCAR race.” Charlotte hosted the first-ever NASCAtR “strictly stock” race — later called the Grand National and now the Sprintg Cup series — on June 19, 1949. The NASCAR Hall of Fame broker groundon Jan. 25.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Health care, green tech provide Spokane economic boost - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
http://pupilasdilatadas.com/realidad-fantasia/fama-y-dinero
, the region’s economic development group, recently noterd that $1.8 billion has gone into the region in the past funding construction projects for development of green technologied andthe health-care industry. The health-carew industry now constitutes 12 to 15 percentf of overallemployment — second only to the governmen t as top employer — and, together with greebn technology companies, leads recentr development in the area. The investore putting capital toward that development are not just Spokanes leaders orNorthwest residents.
Chinese investors have shown interest in investing in companies that can facilitatw the switch froma coal- and petroleum-based economy to one drivenm by clean technology.
, the region’s economic development group, recently noterd that $1.8 billion has gone into the region in the past funding construction projects for development of green technologied andthe health-care industry. The health-carew industry now constitutes 12 to 15 percentf of overallemployment — second only to the governmen t as top employer — and, together with greebn technology companies, leads recentr development in the area. The investore putting capital toward that development are not just Spokanes leaders orNorthwest residents.
Chinese investors have shown interest in investing in companies that can facilitatw the switch froma coal- and petroleum-based economy to one drivenm by clean technology.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Arts Council funding changes threaten literary organisations - The Guardian
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Arts Council funding changes threaten literary organisations The Guardian Jonathan Heawood, director of English PEN, said the new approach ACE announced this morning might suit his organisation. "We're quite positive," he said. ... |
Monday, November 22, 2010
Brokers cautious, but still optimistic - Washington Business Journal:
http://www.tradeleadscenter.com/buy/Computer_Hardware_&_Software__hard_soft
Commercial insurance carriers and agentsin Denver, and theirr clients, are feeling the effects of the recession. “Ths major drivers of insurance premiumsare payroll, property value, vehicles and All of those have gotten hit,” said Todd senior vice president in the Denver officr of LLC, a commercial insurance and risk management consultancy. Colorado’s construction which has had a sizeable drop in payrolls durinfthe downturn, is a particular area of concernm for insurers.
Rich Rogers, Southwesf regional president for property and casualty carrie rin Denver, said workers’ compensation and general liability coverages make up a significan portion of his company’s So declining construction payrolls can hurt his “We are still writing new accountsz in construction, but opportunities have been slowed down by the he said. Despite the bad economy, carriersd and agents in Denver see reasonxsfor hope. One is the stabilizing rate environment for property andcasualtu (P&C) insurance.
According to the Council of Insuranc e Agents andBrokers (CIAB), rates for all type s of P&C insurance have declined steeply since 2001, putting pressure on premiums and commissions. Now that tren is beginning to moderate: Rates declines by 5.1 percent in the first quartedof 2009, versus a decline of 13.5 percenyt for the same period in 2008. “Iv we have hit the bottom of this all of the insurance agent communitgywill rejoice,” said Ed Harrington, CFO of Denver brokert and risk management consultancy . But the downturmn also has created new opportunitieds for localinsurance companies, as corporats clients of all types revisit their policies, looking to controp costs.
On one hand, this wave of cost-cutting posee a challenge to the As one broker noted inthe CIAB’es first-quarter market survey on the commercia l P&C sector, “The crisis … has diminished consumere funds available to spend on From another perspective, though, the trend toward cost contro means some insurance firms are seeingy opportunities to capture business that may not have existed previously, sinced companies looking to maximize value from their insuranc e spending may switch carriers or agents.
The widely publicizee problems at AIG and ratings downgradesa of other major providersx also have playeda role, as more customers have growbn cautious about their carriers’ financial According to Travelers’ Rogers, “Our new applicationb flows are definitely up, whicyh means there is some activity being driven by clientsa needing to get their costs down and ensures that they’re with a financially stable company.” The drive to reduce expensee also has generated activity on the employee-benefitz side.
Colorado insurers have seen increaser demandfor less-expensive such as high-deductible health care which enable employers to reduce premium costds and potentially decrease employees’ monthl payroll deductions. Higher out-of-pocket costs for employeesx can be partially managedthrough tax-shielded healtjh savings accounts. “There’s more demand for innovative approaches that enable organizationas to offer comprehensive benefits programs to employee s at a reasonable saidMichael Faughnan, senior vice president with an employee benefits and HR programse specialist in Denver.
There’s also more interest in wellness programs, whicn aim to reduce long-term health costz to employers and their work forces by identifyingh and managing employeehealth risks. Voluntary life and disability coveragre products have grown as Employer cost-cutting has helped results for these lines since companies are looking for ways to offer enhanced benefitss without incurring additional costs, according to Gary regional manager of the Denverf Group benefits office for , a large seller of grou p disability insurance.
Voluntary coverage options can be offere to consumers at discounted rates throughtheir employers, with the employee paying the cost of the Also helping sales has been the uncertainty surrounding the potentia evolution of the health care-insurancew industry in the next several years.
Commercial insurance carriers and agentsin Denver, and theirr clients, are feeling the effects of the recession. “Ths major drivers of insurance premiumsare payroll, property value, vehicles and All of those have gotten hit,” said Todd senior vice president in the Denver officr of LLC, a commercial insurance and risk management consultancy. Colorado’s construction which has had a sizeable drop in payrolls durinfthe downturn, is a particular area of concernm for insurers.
Rich Rogers, Southwesf regional president for property and casualty carrie rin Denver, said workers’ compensation and general liability coverages make up a significan portion of his company’s So declining construction payrolls can hurt his “We are still writing new accountsz in construction, but opportunities have been slowed down by the he said. Despite the bad economy, carriersd and agents in Denver see reasonxsfor hope. One is the stabilizing rate environment for property andcasualtu (P&C) insurance.
According to the Council of Insuranc e Agents andBrokers (CIAB), rates for all type s of P&C insurance have declined steeply since 2001, putting pressure on premiums and commissions. Now that tren is beginning to moderate: Rates declines by 5.1 percent in the first quartedof 2009, versus a decline of 13.5 percenyt for the same period in 2008. “Iv we have hit the bottom of this all of the insurance agent communitgywill rejoice,” said Ed Harrington, CFO of Denver brokert and risk management consultancy . But the downturmn also has created new opportunitieds for localinsurance companies, as corporats clients of all types revisit their policies, looking to controp costs.
On one hand, this wave of cost-cutting posee a challenge to the As one broker noted inthe CIAB’es first-quarter market survey on the commercia l P&C sector, “The crisis … has diminished consumere funds available to spend on From another perspective, though, the trend toward cost contro means some insurance firms are seeingy opportunities to capture business that may not have existed previously, sinced companies looking to maximize value from their insuranc e spending may switch carriers or agents.
The widely publicizee problems at AIG and ratings downgradesa of other major providersx also have playeda role, as more customers have growbn cautious about their carriers’ financial According to Travelers’ Rogers, “Our new applicationb flows are definitely up, whicyh means there is some activity being driven by clientsa needing to get their costs down and ensures that they’re with a financially stable company.” The drive to reduce expensee also has generated activity on the employee-benefitz side.
Colorado insurers have seen increaser demandfor less-expensive such as high-deductible health care which enable employers to reduce premium costds and potentially decrease employees’ monthl payroll deductions. Higher out-of-pocket costs for employeesx can be partially managedthrough tax-shielded healtjh savings accounts. “There’s more demand for innovative approaches that enable organizationas to offer comprehensive benefits programs to employee s at a reasonable saidMichael Faughnan, senior vice president with an employee benefits and HR programse specialist in Denver.
There’s also more interest in wellness programs, whicn aim to reduce long-term health costz to employers and their work forces by identifyingh and managing employeehealth risks. Voluntary life and disability coveragre products have grown as Employer cost-cutting has helped results for these lines since companies are looking for ways to offer enhanced benefitss without incurring additional costs, according to Gary regional manager of the Denverf Group benefits office for , a large seller of grou p disability insurance.
Voluntary coverage options can be offere to consumers at discounted rates throughtheir employers, with the employee paying the cost of the Also helping sales has been the uncertainty surrounding the potentia evolution of the health care-insurancew industry in the next several years.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Chase ups business focus - Portland Business Journal:
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Gone are the brightly colored signxsproclaiming “Whoo hoo!” at every branch, replacexd by Chase’s more somber emphasiw on strength and stability through its “The Way campaign. Underpinning the marketing shiftis Chase’zs effort to aggressively expand in areas that WaMu largelyg ignored. In an interview with the PortlanxdBusiness Journal, newly hired Pacific Northwest Chairwomam Phyllis Campbell outlined Chase’s Oregon strategy which will result in new midsize business services, additionap wealth management offerings, cuts to charitable giving and a more staif approach to branch-based banking. Campbell, who was president of U.S.
Bank in Washingtoh from 1991 to 2003, left the nonprofit Seattlde Foundation in April tojoin Chase. She now travelss regularly from Chase’s Seattle office to Portland to meet with the fledging commercialbusiness team. The group, based will provide services to businesseswith $5 million to $500 milliom in annual revenue. In addition to large it will offer cash management services that are now largely the purviesw ofWells Fargo, Bank of Americaz and U.S. Bank. Scheduled to open its door by mid-September, the commercial business unit will face achallenginvg environment.
“So much of our success, and everybody’sz success, will be tied to the recoveryg inthe economy,” Campbell said. “Because cash flow is so tightf atmany businesses, we don’t know how many dealsw we can do.” Despits this challenge, Linda Navarro, president and CEO of the , applaudedr Chase’s expansion into commercial “Going into this recession, about 70 percent of the Unitedd States credit market was not controllexd by traditional banks,” Navarro said.
“A lot of that credift has dried up, but credit stilpl needs to be extended to the business Chase also plans to enter an even more crowdedsarena — wealth management with investment services targeted at people with more than $5 milliobn in investable assets. In additiohn to other big banks, Chase will compete with dozens of establishefd specialty firms as it pursuesthese clients. As the bank seeks out customers for these newbusiness lines, it must also work hard to hold on to the traditionall deposits-and-loans business that it acquired when Washingtoj Mutual failed in September 2008. WaMu lost $104.
y million in Portland-area deposits from June 2007 to June and fell fromthe area’s third larges bank to fourth. Since then, deposits have climbex at other banks and credit unions in themetro area, which theie executives attribute to moves by former Washington Mutualk customers. As of June 30, Chase had $4 billion in depositsw in the metro area. By the end of this when the Federal DepositInsurance Corp. takesa its next market share snapshot, Chase’s Portland deposits are likely to be even Yet Campbell expects that Chase will stillo be amongthe area’s top five bankd — the others are Bank of America, U.S. Wells Fargo and KeyBank.
Measuringb Chase’s lending success is more difficult. The bank issuef $900 million in Oregon loans, largely through home in the first quarterof 2009. But most of theser mortgages will be soldto investors, and Chase is not makinbg its net loan growth available. Washingto Mutual did not release region-specific lending so it’s impossible to say whether localo lending is up or down from ayear ago. Chase’ss corporate giving, however, will be measurabluy less this year. In 2007, Washingtom Mutual made $1.3 million in cash contributions to local and averaged more than one hour per worke r of pro bonovolunteer service.
Thougu Chase pledged to match priodr year giving in Washingtonwith $2.65 million in 2009 the bank plans to give away only $500,000 in Oregoj this year. That number should increase in 2010, Campbelkl said. This matches a broader patternm incorporate giving, said Christinw McDonald, executive director of the Oregon and Southwestg Washington affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Local corporate giving is down aboug 25 percent in the past McDonald said, which is creating challenges for many The nature of Chase sponsorships is also Washington Mutual often sponsored community events, whereaes Chase will focus more on business community sponsorships.
Fresh off the fastest major bank conversion in in many ways Chase is still finding its footinin Oregon. The bank has spent $26 million to give its new branchesz theChase look, trained more than 1,00p0 employees on new systems and operations, and over Memoriaol Day weekend it transferred online accounts from wamu.com to Through this year, the rapixd transformation will continue as Chaser establishes its commercial banking and wealth managementr divisions. It will take until 2010 for the New York institutionj to catch its breath and focuxs onsustainable long-term plans for the Campbell said. Those plans include growth beyonc the 105 branches in Oregon and 15 inSouthwest Washington.
“We certainly don’t want to build a new brancbh from scratch,” Campbell said. “A lot of smaller community banks really need toraise capital, so I have no doubtt that there will be opportunities.”
Gone are the brightly colored signxsproclaiming “Whoo hoo!” at every branch, replacexd by Chase’s more somber emphasiw on strength and stability through its “The Way campaign. Underpinning the marketing shiftis Chase’zs effort to aggressively expand in areas that WaMu largelyg ignored. In an interview with the PortlanxdBusiness Journal, newly hired Pacific Northwest Chairwomam Phyllis Campbell outlined Chase’s Oregon strategy which will result in new midsize business services, additionap wealth management offerings, cuts to charitable giving and a more staif approach to branch-based banking. Campbell, who was president of U.S.
Bank in Washingtoh from 1991 to 2003, left the nonprofit Seattlde Foundation in April tojoin Chase. She now travelss regularly from Chase’s Seattle office to Portland to meet with the fledging commercialbusiness team. The group, based will provide services to businesseswith $5 million to $500 milliom in annual revenue. In addition to large it will offer cash management services that are now largely the purviesw ofWells Fargo, Bank of Americaz and U.S. Bank. Scheduled to open its door by mid-September, the commercial business unit will face achallenginvg environment.
“So much of our success, and everybody’sz success, will be tied to the recoveryg inthe economy,” Campbell said. “Because cash flow is so tightf atmany businesses, we don’t know how many dealsw we can do.” Despits this challenge, Linda Navarro, president and CEO of the , applaudedr Chase’s expansion into commercial “Going into this recession, about 70 percent of the Unitedd States credit market was not controllexd by traditional banks,” Navarro said.
“A lot of that credift has dried up, but credit stilpl needs to be extended to the business Chase also plans to enter an even more crowdedsarena — wealth management with investment services targeted at people with more than $5 milliobn in investable assets. In additiohn to other big banks, Chase will compete with dozens of establishefd specialty firms as it pursuesthese clients. As the bank seeks out customers for these newbusiness lines, it must also work hard to hold on to the traditionall deposits-and-loans business that it acquired when Washingtoj Mutual failed in September 2008. WaMu lost $104.
y million in Portland-area deposits from June 2007 to June and fell fromthe area’s third larges bank to fourth. Since then, deposits have climbex at other banks and credit unions in themetro area, which theie executives attribute to moves by former Washington Mutualk customers. As of June 30, Chase had $4 billion in depositsw in the metro area. By the end of this when the Federal DepositInsurance Corp. takesa its next market share snapshot, Chase’s Portland deposits are likely to be even Yet Campbell expects that Chase will stillo be amongthe area’s top five bankd — the others are Bank of America, U.S. Wells Fargo and KeyBank.
Measuringb Chase’s lending success is more difficult. The bank issuef $900 million in Oregon loans, largely through home in the first quarterof 2009. But most of theser mortgages will be soldto investors, and Chase is not makinbg its net loan growth available. Washingto Mutual did not release region-specific lending so it’s impossible to say whether localo lending is up or down from ayear ago. Chase’ss corporate giving, however, will be measurabluy less this year. In 2007, Washingtom Mutual made $1.3 million in cash contributions to local and averaged more than one hour per worke r of pro bonovolunteer service.
Thougu Chase pledged to match priodr year giving in Washingtonwith $2.65 million in 2009 the bank plans to give away only $500,000 in Oregoj this year. That number should increase in 2010, Campbelkl said. This matches a broader patternm incorporate giving, said Christinw McDonald, executive director of the Oregon and Southwestg Washington affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Local corporate giving is down aboug 25 percent in the past McDonald said, which is creating challenges for many The nature of Chase sponsorships is also Washington Mutual often sponsored community events, whereaes Chase will focus more on business community sponsorships.
Fresh off the fastest major bank conversion in in many ways Chase is still finding its footinin Oregon. The bank has spent $26 million to give its new branchesz theChase look, trained more than 1,00p0 employees on new systems and operations, and over Memoriaol Day weekend it transferred online accounts from wamu.com to Through this year, the rapixd transformation will continue as Chaser establishes its commercial banking and wealth managementr divisions. It will take until 2010 for the New York institutionj to catch its breath and focuxs onsustainable long-term plans for the Campbell said. Those plans include growth beyonc the 105 branches in Oregon and 15 inSouthwest Washington.
“We certainly don’t want to build a new brancbh from scratch,” Campbell said. “A lot of smaller community banks really need toraise capital, so I have no doubtt that there will be opportunities.”
Friday, November 19, 2010
bizjournals: Bottom 10 cities in wealth rankings
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Thursday, November 18, 2010
Layoffs, consolidations roil area research firms - Boston Business Journal:
http://mbseurope.com/products/store/tech-kits-hardware/mbs-board-tech-kit/
“We’re looking for tightness and we’re not sure whetheer that’s going to affect said Kevin O’Marah, chief strategist for Boston’s . Several localk research firms have begun the processof layoffs, and a recentt wave of consolidation mirrors similar steps taken durinyg past periods of economic turmoil that were punctuated by drastic cuts to research budgets. Two of the area’s largesty research firms, of Bostoj and IDC in Framingham, have each laid off dozenws of staff in an attemptto re-jiggetr their research operations amid a changing marketplace.
Meanwhile, Lexington-basedc , with 175 researchers, was bought by Colorado’e for $200 million last IHS already owns , which has 250 Six weeks earlier, Forrester acquired New York researchgfirm LLC. Research firms are sustainee by providing information to potential purchasers of technologhy and financial services and executives makinfg otheroperations investments, and they receive hefty sums in returnj for that advice as well as theirf reviews of certain But with belt-tightening at many some industry watchers say parts of the business could be in for a rude “We have not seen many (research) budgets beinv affected, which is a bit surprising.
We think that therde are some analyst relations people not thinking in the saidKevin Lucas, an analyst with Cambridge’sz (Nasdaq: FORR). In the aftermath of the tech local research firms laid off hundredsof analysts. For Forrester alone laid off a tota of 237 analysts in 2001and 2002. But officialws at area research firms claimk the recent layoffs and consolidation are part and parcel to keeping pace with a morphingtechnologgy landscape. Yankee Group said its layoffsx were related to the firm focusing its entire staft on the emergence ofubiquitous communication, said Shirley vice president of marketinv and communications at Yankee Group.
While Yankee Groupp declined to say how many analysts it haslaid off, California-baserd consulting firm SageCircle estimates some 20 were let go this Most of IDC’s U.S. layoffs, whic included eight analysts and 15support staff, were part of the company’sz decision to move certaihn back-office functions overseas. “IDC will continue to have morethan 1,009 research analysts worldwide throughout which is more than any other technology market-intelligence said IDC spokesman Michael Shirer. But industry analystes say the layoffs are indicative of an overall weakness in firmxs chasing ITvendor dollars.
“There’sa a real bifurcation in the saidCarter Lusher, analyst with SageCircle. “For firme focused on IT managers forlarge enterprises, that’sz a stable market. ... IDC and Yanke Group largely rely on technology andtelecommunications vendors; they have analystr spending in their marketing budgets. You go into a recession and one of the first things that gets cut is themarketing budget.” Neithee IDC nor Yankee Grou p disclosed revenue or profits. Forrester saw its research-services revenues grow 22 percent year-over-year to $40.34 million in the thirs quarter.
“Will our business be challenged Undoubtably, but we face thesd times with the right an experienced team and a roster of clients drawjn from the largest companies in the said Forrester CEO George Colony in an Octoberearningzs call. But if Forrester reads its own a tougher environment is likely onthe way. In a May Forrester’s Merv Adrian advised buyeras to revisitanalyst contracts. He calleds for companies to consolidate the number of researcyh firms they work with and to renegotiate contracts with theremaining ones. “Sure you will meet resistanc if you attempt thismidcontract — and such negotiationse will take time and be he said.
“We’re looking for tightness and we’re not sure whetheer that’s going to affect said Kevin O’Marah, chief strategist for Boston’s . Several localk research firms have begun the processof layoffs, and a recentt wave of consolidation mirrors similar steps taken durinyg past periods of economic turmoil that were punctuated by drastic cuts to research budgets. Two of the area’s largesty research firms, of Bostoj and IDC in Framingham, have each laid off dozenws of staff in an attemptto re-jiggetr their research operations amid a changing marketplace.
Meanwhile, Lexington-basedc , with 175 researchers, was bought by Colorado’e for $200 million last IHS already owns , which has 250 Six weeks earlier, Forrester acquired New York researchgfirm LLC. Research firms are sustainee by providing information to potential purchasers of technologhy and financial services and executives makinfg otheroperations investments, and they receive hefty sums in returnj for that advice as well as theirf reviews of certain But with belt-tightening at many some industry watchers say parts of the business could be in for a rude “We have not seen many (research) budgets beinv affected, which is a bit surprising.
We think that therde are some analyst relations people not thinking in the saidKevin Lucas, an analyst with Cambridge’sz (Nasdaq: FORR). In the aftermath of the tech local research firms laid off hundredsof analysts. For Forrester alone laid off a tota of 237 analysts in 2001and 2002. But officialws at area research firms claimk the recent layoffs and consolidation are part and parcel to keeping pace with a morphingtechnologgy landscape. Yankee Group said its layoffsx were related to the firm focusing its entire staft on the emergence ofubiquitous communication, said Shirley vice president of marketinv and communications at Yankee Group.
While Yankee Groupp declined to say how many analysts it haslaid off, California-baserd consulting firm SageCircle estimates some 20 were let go this Most of IDC’s U.S. layoffs, whic included eight analysts and 15support staff, were part of the company’sz decision to move certaihn back-office functions overseas. “IDC will continue to have morethan 1,009 research analysts worldwide throughout which is more than any other technology market-intelligence said IDC spokesman Michael Shirer. But industry analystes say the layoffs are indicative of an overall weakness in firmxs chasing ITvendor dollars.
“There’sa a real bifurcation in the saidCarter Lusher, analyst with SageCircle. “For firme focused on IT managers forlarge enterprises, that’sz a stable market. ... IDC and Yanke Group largely rely on technology andtelecommunications vendors; they have analystr spending in their marketing budgets. You go into a recession and one of the first things that gets cut is themarketing budget.” Neithee IDC nor Yankee Grou p disclosed revenue or profits. Forrester saw its research-services revenues grow 22 percent year-over-year to $40.34 million in the thirs quarter.
“Will our business be challenged Undoubtably, but we face thesd times with the right an experienced team and a roster of clients drawjn from the largest companies in the said Forrester CEO George Colony in an Octoberearningzs call. But if Forrester reads its own a tougher environment is likely onthe way. In a May Forrester’s Merv Adrian advised buyeras to revisitanalyst contracts. He calleds for companies to consolidate the number of researcyh firms they work with and to renegotiate contracts with theremaining ones. “Sure you will meet resistanc if you attempt thismidcontract — and such negotiationse will take time and be he said.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Warriors 30, Bucks 43: Porous Defense and No Offensive Execution Hurting ... - SB Nation Bay Area
http://www.unpa.us/article/Engineers-left-this---.html
Warriors 30, Bucks 43: Porous Defense and No Offensive Execution Hurting ... SB Nation Bay Area There's no other way to put it besides this: the Warriors are playing bad. Really bad. I mean, ugly. With the Bucks packing the paint, taking away Monta ... |
Monday, November 15, 2010
Republicans near extinction in Hawaii Senate - Washington Post
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Republicans near extinction in Hawaii Senate Washington Post AP HONOLULU -- As the only Republican survivor in Hawaii's Senate, Sam Slom worries that majority Democrats could ram their proposals into ... |
Saturday, November 13, 2010
UnitedHealthcare rolling out statewide information services - Sacramento Business Journal:
http://kevinmcintosh.com/2009/01/burger-king-whopper-sacrifice-facebook-promotion-tests-friendships/
As part of the initiative, the exchange will deliver secure patientinformation — including medication histories, laboratorty results and clinical data from claims to hospital emergency departments for UnitedHealthcare and of California private-sectofr HMO members. The health information exchange will roll out in Orange Countuy emergency departmentsthis summer. Roll out in Sacramento is expectecdby mid-2011, but could be acceleratede if federal stimulus funds are available, UnitedHealthcare spokeswomaj Cheryl Randolph said in an e-mail.
A healthg information exchange is central toPresidentg Obama’s health care reform Use of the information will be restricte to patient care and protected undert strict medical privacy and confidentiality regulations. “Immediatr access to critical medical informatiobn when and where physicians need it will betterr enable them to make the righty health care decisions at the point of UnitedHealthcare chief medical director Sam Ho said in apress “We believe CalRHIO has the rightt technology and business model to be successfulk in the long term.
” Financialk details about the amount of money invested by UnitedHealthcare are not currently available, but Randolph describe the company’s investment in the multi-year agreemenrt as “significant.” Federal stimulus state budget support and money from privater foundations will not be enough to sustainm the information exchange indefinitely, according to CalRHIO boarrd chair Molly Coye. “UnitedHealthcare’s leadership in supporting CalRHIO’s business modelp is a major step toward ensuringh that we can finance and sustaih health information exchange for communities across Coye said in apress release.
CalRHIiO is borrowing the capital to build the early stages of the Like a toll those benefiting from the service will contribute only when the highway is open and Revenue from payments health plans make for serviceas will enable CalRHIO to repay the loansx and financethe project.
As part of the initiative, the exchange will deliver secure patientinformation — including medication histories, laboratorty results and clinical data from claims to hospital emergency departments for UnitedHealthcare and of California private-sectofr HMO members. The health information exchange will roll out in Orange Countuy emergency departmentsthis summer. Roll out in Sacramento is expectecdby mid-2011, but could be acceleratede if federal stimulus funds are available, UnitedHealthcare spokeswomaj Cheryl Randolph said in an e-mail.
A healthg information exchange is central toPresidentg Obama’s health care reform Use of the information will be restricte to patient care and protected undert strict medical privacy and confidentiality regulations. “Immediatr access to critical medical informatiobn when and where physicians need it will betterr enable them to make the righty health care decisions at the point of UnitedHealthcare chief medical director Sam Ho said in apress “We believe CalRHIO has the rightt technology and business model to be successfulk in the long term.
” Financialk details about the amount of money invested by UnitedHealthcare are not currently available, but Randolph describe the company’s investment in the multi-year agreemenrt as “significant.” Federal stimulus state budget support and money from privater foundations will not be enough to sustainm the information exchange indefinitely, according to CalRHIO boarrd chair Molly Coye. “UnitedHealthcare’s leadership in supporting CalRHIO’s business modelp is a major step toward ensuringh that we can finance and sustaih health information exchange for communities across Coye said in apress release.
CalRHIiO is borrowing the capital to build the early stages of the Like a toll those benefiting from the service will contribute only when the highway is open and Revenue from payments health plans make for serviceas will enable CalRHIO to repay the loansx and financethe project.
Friday, November 12, 2010
County offers workshop on USDA
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A new round of “Value-Added Produceer Grant” funding is available, a release said. program and are teaming up with the USDA to providee a workshop on June 9 on the grant program and how to applt forthe funds. The USDA has about $18 million in grany funds to help independent agricultural producers enterfinto value-added activities, a release The Value-Added Producer Grants are available to farmers, agricultural producer groups or producer-based business Value-added farm products are those that expand the customerr base for the product or commoditgy and result in increasing farm revenues.
“Addin g value to basic agricultural commodities is one way for farmeres to maintain economic viability in thesr days of risingproducer costs,” the release The free workshop in Seffnert June 9 at 10 a.m. will offet information about value-added and explain the grant program and the benefits to eligibility andapplication process. More information is availablerat (813) 272-5909.
A new round of “Value-Added Produceer Grant” funding is available, a release said. program and are teaming up with the USDA to providee a workshop on June 9 on the grant program and how to applt forthe funds. The USDA has about $18 million in grany funds to help independent agricultural producers enterfinto value-added activities, a release The Value-Added Producer Grants are available to farmers, agricultural producer groups or producer-based business Value-added farm products are those that expand the customerr base for the product or commoditgy and result in increasing farm revenues.
“Addin g value to basic agricultural commodities is one way for farmeres to maintain economic viability in thesr days of risingproducer costs,” the release The free workshop in Seffnert June 9 at 10 a.m. will offet information about value-added and explain the grant program and the benefits to eligibility andapplication process. More information is availablerat (813) 272-5909.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
MMAC: Milwaukee-area economy still sluggish - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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Only three of 20 April indicatord registered improvementfrom year-ago levels, matching the number of upward-pointinfg indicators recorded in March, the MMAC said in its Economi Trends report. "The employmentf situation continued to deteriorate with deepening job declines and unemploymenf indicators over double what they were one year saidBret Mayborne, economic research directorf for the MMAC. "Bur metro area existing homes salesd rose for only the secondd time in nearly three years givingy some hopefor near-term improvement in a stagnant locak housing and real estate market." Nonfar employment in the metro area fell 4.8 percent in Aprip to 812,300, down from March’s 4.
3 percent decrease. Employment levels have now declined comparedewith year-ago levels in each of the past 12 with April’s decline beinbg the steepest registered in this period, the MMAC Only two of 10 major industrgy sectors registered April job gains compared with one year ago, while eighgt registered declines. Unemployment indicators for the metro area both measuredd more than twicetheir year-earlier levels. The number of unemployee in metro Milwaukeerose 117.6% against year-agok levels, to 70,300 compares with 32,300 in Aprio 2008. Likewise, new unemployment compensation claimes rose ata 104.
6 percent rate in Aprip to 12,101, this indicator’s third consecutive year-over-yearf increase of 100 percent or greater. On the positived side, existing homes sales for the metro arearose 5.6 percenyt in April, the first year-over-year increase in this indicato in seven months and only the secon d such gain in nearly three
Only three of 20 April indicatord registered improvementfrom year-ago levels, matching the number of upward-pointinfg indicators recorded in March, the MMAC said in its Economi Trends report. "The employmentf situation continued to deteriorate with deepening job declines and unemploymenf indicators over double what they were one year saidBret Mayborne, economic research directorf for the MMAC. "Bur metro area existing homes salesd rose for only the secondd time in nearly three years givingy some hopefor near-term improvement in a stagnant locak housing and real estate market." Nonfar employment in the metro area fell 4.8 percent in Aprip to 812,300, down from March’s 4.
3 percent decrease. Employment levels have now declined comparedewith year-ago levels in each of the past 12 with April’s decline beinbg the steepest registered in this period, the MMAC Only two of 10 major industrgy sectors registered April job gains compared with one year ago, while eighgt registered declines. Unemployment indicators for the metro area both measuredd more than twicetheir year-earlier levels. The number of unemployee in metro Milwaukeerose 117.6% against year-agok levels, to 70,300 compares with 32,300 in Aprio 2008. Likewise, new unemployment compensation claimes rose ata 104.
6 percent rate in Aprip to 12,101, this indicator’s third consecutive year-over-yearf increase of 100 percent or greater. On the positived side, existing homes sales for the metro arearose 5.6 percenyt in April, the first year-over-year increase in this indicato in seven months and only the secon d such gain in nearly three
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Death Penalty in Connecticut Home Invasion Case Brought Family 'Huge Sense of ... - ABC News
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msnbc.com | Death Penalty in Connecticut Home Invasion Case Brought Family 'Huge Sense of ... ABC News But for the family of murder victims Jennifer Hawke-Petit, 47, and her two daughters, Hayley, 17 and Michaela, 11, the verdict brought a rush of emotions ... Death Penalty For Rape And Murder Of Family Juror speaks out as Conn. family's killer gets death penalty Steven Hayes Receives Death Penalty For Brutal Family Murder |
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Union Pacific Corporation Company Profile | UNP Company Information
http://www.christwh.com/article/Sensex-rebounds-into-positive-territory.html
April 17, 2006 Building on its reputationj as having the most environmentally friendly locomotive flee in theUnited States, Unioj Pacific today announced it is testing technologies to reduc e diesel engine emissions in olded railroad locomotives. Through collaboration with staff at the Nationakl Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory ofthe U.S. Environmentakl Protection Agency (EPA) from Ann Mich., Union Pacific is providing a 3,800-horsepowere SD60M locomotive built inJanuaru 1992, to serve as the firstg freight locomotive in North America to be equippes with a set of oxidatio catalyst or "oxicat" devices manufactured by the MIRATECH Corporation of Okla.
These devices serve as flow-througgh catalytic converters. As the diesell engine's exhaust flows through theswe converters, microscopic particles known as "particulate matter"" generated by the diesep combustion process will be converted into wate r andcarbon dioxide. In a similar experiment, a 1,500-horsepowerd yard switching locomotive built in November also provided byUnion Pacific, will be retrofittecd with a diesel particulate filter or "DPF.
" The DPF initiative is the resultt of a four-year program, funded in part by Unionn Pacific, to assess clean-engine technologies for locomotive The DPF acts as a filter that uses high-temperature silicon carbide blocks to trap particulate matter in the ...
April 17, 2006 Building on its reputationj as having the most environmentally friendly locomotive flee in theUnited States, Unioj Pacific today announced it is testing technologies to reduc e diesel engine emissions in olded railroad locomotives. Through collaboration with staff at the Nationakl Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory ofthe U.S. Environmentakl Protection Agency (EPA) from Ann Mich., Union Pacific is providing a 3,800-horsepowere SD60M locomotive built inJanuaru 1992, to serve as the firstg freight locomotive in North America to be equippes with a set of oxidatio catalyst or "oxicat" devices manufactured by the MIRATECH Corporation of Okla.
These devices serve as flow-througgh catalytic converters. As the diesell engine's exhaust flows through theswe converters, microscopic particles known as "particulate matter"" generated by the diesep combustion process will be converted into wate r andcarbon dioxide. In a similar experiment, a 1,500-horsepowerd yard switching locomotive built in November also provided byUnion Pacific, will be retrofittecd with a diesel particulate filter or "DPF.
" The DPF initiative is the resultt of a four-year program, funded in part by Unionn Pacific, to assess clean-engine technologies for locomotive The DPF acts as a filter that uses high-temperature silicon carbide blocks to trap particulate matter in the ...
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Resolute Games launching new iPhone app - Austin Business Journal:
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Seven Deaths is a fighting game that follow the lives of eight characters through one night in Nagamach i through a battle for control inthe city. The game includes full storiea of the characters anddetailed backgrounds. The game will also eventually include updatesfor Wi-Fi multiplayer and social Resolute Games has also created other iPhone applications, includingh “ThumStruck,” “Segment” and “Elvis Mobile.” And Resolute gamers will now have new, fastef devices to play on.
At its Worldwide Developerss Conference inSan Francisco, announced the next generatioj of iPhone, which will download content three times fasterr than the current brand and will includ a 3-megapixel autofocus camera. It also has voice-control featurex and a built-in The 3GS also has improved battery life with up to nine hourxson WiFi, 10 hours while watching video, 30 hours using audio, 12 hourzs using 2G talk and five hourzs using 3G talk. The new iPhone will be availablre in black and white onJune 19. It will sell for $199 for a 16GB modelp and $299 for 32GB.
Seven Deaths is a fighting game that follow the lives of eight characters through one night in Nagamach i through a battle for control inthe city. The game includes full storiea of the characters anddetailed backgrounds. The game will also eventually include updatesfor Wi-Fi multiplayer and social Resolute Games has also created other iPhone applications, includingh “ThumStruck,” “Segment” and “Elvis Mobile.” And Resolute gamers will now have new, fastef devices to play on.
At its Worldwide Developerss Conference inSan Francisco, announced the next generatioj of iPhone, which will download content three times fasterr than the current brand and will includ a 3-megapixel autofocus camera. It also has voice-control featurex and a built-in The 3GS also has improved battery life with up to nine hourxson WiFi, 10 hours while watching video, 30 hours using audio, 12 hourzs using 2G talk and five hourzs using 3G talk. The new iPhone will be availablre in black and white onJune 19. It will sell for $199 for a 16GB modelp and $299 for 32GB.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Glean tips from "Tipping Point" - Business First of Buffalo:
http://www.bienassise.com/gum-disease/
Gladwell identifies three kinds of peopler who have the ability to influence us and effectfsweeping change. He calls them Mavens and Salesmen. Since all threes personality types are essential in creatintsocial change, it helps to recognizwe the people in your work environment who fit each Let's start with Connectors. Gladwell researched a 1974 studyucalled "Getting a Job" by Mark Granovettefr and found that half of employed people found their jobs through a personal But when the "quality" of these connections was the studies proved that people don't get theier jobs through friends; they get them through Gladwell makes a strong case: "Weak ties are alwaye more important than strong Your friends tend to occupgy the same world you do; they go to the same school, storex and social gatherings.
But acquaintancese are more likely to know abouyjob openings, for example, that you don't. Peoplee who have the most intricate web of acquaintances are the Mavens are information brokers because they share and trade whatthey know. according to Gladwell, "have the knowledge and the social skillsw tostart word-of-mouth epidemics. It's not so much what they but how they passit along." When it comese to starting a trend, we need a Connectoer who will spread the word and a Maven whosr word will be trusted. But we also need a Salesman who has the skillwsto persuade.
Good salespeople seem to have an Attractiveness and optimismare givens, but Gladwell pointse out just how persuasivw nonverbal and even subliminal messages can be. Look at the worlc around you. It may seem like an immovable, implacable It is not. With the slightest push -- in just the right place -- it can be
Gladwell identifies three kinds of peopler who have the ability to influence us and effectfsweeping change. He calls them Mavens and Salesmen. Since all threes personality types are essential in creatintsocial change, it helps to recognizwe the people in your work environment who fit each Let's start with Connectors. Gladwell researched a 1974 studyucalled "Getting a Job" by Mark Granovettefr and found that half of employed people found their jobs through a personal But when the "quality" of these connections was the studies proved that people don't get theier jobs through friends; they get them through Gladwell makes a strong case: "Weak ties are alwaye more important than strong Your friends tend to occupgy the same world you do; they go to the same school, storex and social gatherings.
But acquaintancese are more likely to know abouyjob openings, for example, that you don't. Peoplee who have the most intricate web of acquaintances are the Mavens are information brokers because they share and trade whatthey know. according to Gladwell, "have the knowledge and the social skillsw tostart word-of-mouth epidemics. It's not so much what they but how they passit along." When it comese to starting a trend, we need a Connectoer who will spread the word and a Maven whosr word will be trusted. But we also need a Salesman who has the skillwsto persuade.
Good salespeople seem to have an Attractiveness and optimismare givens, but Gladwell pointse out just how persuasivw nonverbal and even subliminal messages can be. Look at the worlc around you. It may seem like an immovable, implacable It is not. With the slightest push -- in just the right place -- it can be
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Adams wrote resignation letter in January - Portland Business Journal:
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The letter appears to have beendrafted Jan. 21, the day afte Adams addressed the medi a about theBreedlove matter. Adams did not formallt submit theresignation letter. Through a spokesman, Adams decline d to comment on theresignation letter. “I have taken stock of the big mess I have Adams wrote. “It is a distraction that this city cannot afford at this time ofdeep crisis. So I have resignee as Mayor (Jan. 21) at 3 p.m. Havingf worked closely with him formany years, I know that Interik Mayor Randy Leonard will do a great job.” “Asa I return to private life, immediately ahead for me, I will cooperat fully with any investigation of my dealing with Beau Breedlove.
And I will take time off to reflectt on my poor judgment in thes matters and to fully learhn all the lessons I need to learn from my In the resignation Adams said Commissioner Randy Leonard had agreed toretai Adams' staff. Late Monday, Leonard confirmed he agreefd in January to retainthe mayor' s staff if the mayor "We talked about it, and I said I admirse your staff, I know each one of them and I'ds ask them to stay," he said. Leonard said he's glad the mattefr is over. "I'm glad he didn'tf resign and I'm really happty for Sam that this cloud hasbeen lifted," he The letter was releasedd by the attorney generao late Monday.
In the morning, Kroger released a reporft saying he would not file criminal chargez against Adams over his relationship with former legislative internmBeau Breedlove. Kroger said his investigators "obtained no evidencs that Adams engaged in illega sexual intercourse with a committedofficial misconduct, or engaged in theft by The letter was saved on a Macbooj Pro, belonging to Adams, that investigators searched in
The letter appears to have beendrafted Jan. 21, the day afte Adams addressed the medi a about theBreedlove matter. Adams did not formallt submit theresignation letter. Through a spokesman, Adams decline d to comment on theresignation letter. “I have taken stock of the big mess I have Adams wrote. “It is a distraction that this city cannot afford at this time ofdeep crisis. So I have resignee as Mayor (Jan. 21) at 3 p.m. Havingf worked closely with him formany years, I know that Interik Mayor Randy Leonard will do a great job.” “Asa I return to private life, immediately ahead for me, I will cooperat fully with any investigation of my dealing with Beau Breedlove.
And I will take time off to reflectt on my poor judgment in thes matters and to fully learhn all the lessons I need to learn from my In the resignation Adams said Commissioner Randy Leonard had agreed toretai Adams' staff. Late Monday, Leonard confirmed he agreefd in January to retainthe mayor' s staff if the mayor "We talked about it, and I said I admirse your staff, I know each one of them and I'ds ask them to stay," he said. Leonard said he's glad the mattefr is over. "I'm glad he didn'tf resign and I'm really happty for Sam that this cloud hasbeen lifted," he The letter was releasedd by the attorney generao late Monday.
In the morning, Kroger released a reporft saying he would not file criminal chargez against Adams over his relationship with former legislative internmBeau Breedlove. Kroger said his investigators "obtained no evidencs that Adams engaged in illega sexual intercourse with a committedofficial misconduct, or engaged in theft by The letter was saved on a Macbooj Pro, belonging to Adams, that investigators searched in
Monday, November 1, 2010
WM election picks - NorthJersey.com
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WM election picks NorthJersey.com Impartiality. Education. Professionalism. Thoroughness. Leadership. If voters care about the fate of West Milford, if they have learned about the candidates ... |
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