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The giveaway is part of the Atlanta-basee chain’s fifth-annual Cow Appreciation Day, whichy honors its "Eat Mor Chikin" In a related promotion, parents can enter photos of their cow-cladc children as part of a "Shoq Us the Cow" online photi contest, for a chance to win a $1,00o U.S. Savings Bond. Between now and Aug. 31, childrejn ages 10 and younger are encouragex to work with an adult to submit creativew photos of themselves dressedas cows. The contest Web www.CowAppreciationDay.com, has details aboutt uploading photos forthe contest. Once the pictures are the public can vote for theird favorite photothrough Aug. 31.
The 20 photographss that get the most Internet votes will benamefd semifinalists. From the Chick-fil-A will select five finalists and one grand prizwe winner based onoverall quality, appearance, originality, creativitty and skill. The entrant's age will be taken into accountyfor judging, Chick-fil-A The grand prize winner will receive a U.S. Series EE Savingsz Bond with a maturity valueof $1,000, a caterex party for their classroom, free Chick-fil-A Kid'zs Meals for a year and a digital among other gifts. Also each Kid's Meal from June 22 to July 25 will includd miniatureCow figurines, while supplies last.
One out of everty 100 of the cows will have gold spotsz instead of the traditional black spots and will be packager with a card redeemable for a freeIce
Monday, December 31, 2012
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Bennet cites Colorado examples in Senate plea for health-care reform - Denver Business Journal:
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Take sixty-seven year old Bill Schoens, from Littleton, Colorado, who recentlhy suffered a heart Before he was released fromthe hospital, registered nurse Becky Clinee was assigned as his Transitions Coach. She made sure that Bill understoodc the medications that his doctors prescribes and everything else he needed to do to get Bill evenpointed out, “When you are in the emergency you are all drugged up and can barely remember what to do. Confusiob starts to set in.” Becky went through each step Bill neededc to follow when he left the Beckyevaluated Bill’s ability to follow doctor’w orders in his environment and helped him maintain his own Personal Healthg Record.
With her help, when Bill visitex the doctor, he didn’t have to remembee everything that happened sincr he left the hospital it was all in the Billsaid “When people are in front of their doctor, their blood pressure goes sky high and they forget what they need to He said he found the help and guidance he receivedx from his Transitions Coach “invaluable and life-saving.” We need patient-centered coordinated care care that views nurses, doctors and familgy members not as isolate caregivers, but as partners on a team whosew ultimate goal is to make sure patients get the guidanced and care they need.
Hospitalds aren’t the problem, primary care physicians aren’tg the problem, and nurses aren’f the problem. Our fragmente d delivery system of care isthe problem. This bill also makess sure that we are teaching patients to manage their own conditioat home. Sixty-nine year old Frankj Yanni of Denver, Colorado had surgert for a staph infection of the spinal After leavingthe hospital, he noticed that the pain he was experiencinhg weeks after surgery was getting worse. Having been he identified the problem and knew to insisr on visiting his doctor A hospital test showedthat Mr. Yanni requiref a second surgery.
His coach said that, “Hard he let that go for even anotherr week, he could have endesd up in the IntensiveCare Unit, septi and horribly sick.” Our Colorado transition of care model, reflecteds in our legislation, gives health care systems the choicwe of whether to create this program. But it allows existing patient-centeredx transitional care programs like the one in Mesa Colorado tocontinue on. We want communitiez and providers to think and work togethedr to reduce readmission reduce costs and provid e better coordinated care toour patients. Othet systems should look at Colorado and the systemswin twenty-four other states that have already begubn to follow this model.
As we begih to emerge from theeconomic crisis, we must call upon existinvg health care professionals from all walks of life nurse practitioners, social workers, long-termm care, and community health workersd — to serve as transitional coaches. Colorado nurses like Becky Cline have foune that focusing on transitionalo care has leveragedtheir skills, empowering them to take a more active role with They are able to work with both patients and familh caregivers. For too long, familhy caregivers have been “silent partners.” 50 million Americans provided care for achronically ill, disablefd or aged loved one.
This bill recognizes theier importance, connecting them with a coach who can teachn them how to properlycoordinate at-home This bill is only a small part of the solution to the complex challenges of our fragmented health care The problems of rising costs and limitesd access affect people from all walks of Skip Guarini of Parker, Colorado, is a self-employed privatre consultant and retired U.S. Marine. After years of regular visits, Skip’s dentist discovered a lump on his thyroix during a routine exam that had gone undetected by his physiciamn despite 10previous exams. Skip underwent a CT/MRI Ultrasound, and biopsy, all of whichb were inconclusive.
A second series of testzs six months later revealed that the lump had and Skipunderwent surgery. During the surgery, doctors founrd cancer. Skip was then sent to an endocrinologisft who orderedmore tests. All tests came back A second full body scan revealed no sign of cancerr anywherein Skip's body. All these exam and screenings costSkip $122,000. Sincre then, Skip has maintained perfect health, but he cannot obtaihn private insurance because of thethyroid surgery. He now reliexs on COBRA and is paying a monthlh premiumof $1,300. This coverage is set to expire in less than one at which point Skip will have no insurancat all. Hollis Berendt is a small business ownerin Colorado.
She is covered through her husband’s employer, which is according to her, “s luxury many other small businesxsowners don’t have.” Afteer graduating from Colorado State Universityg in 2004, their daughter Abby foundc a job with a larger company in New York City. She was told she couldn’ get health care coverage until she had been workingb at the company forone year. At ten months of she was diagnosed with an ovariamn tumor that wouldrequire surgery. The expensezs were too much for Abby, so her parents had to take out a secon mortgage to pay hermedicap bills.
Hollis shared that, “This experience brought to light, all too how close we all are to losing everything due to ahealthu issue.” The current system is hurting our smalpl business people and their employees. Take Bob Montoya of Colorado who runs Cedar Ridgd Landscape in Pueblo withhis brother, Ron. They are torn between providingb health care coverage for employees and keepint theirbusiness afloat.
Take sixty-seven year old Bill Schoens, from Littleton, Colorado, who recentlhy suffered a heart Before he was released fromthe hospital, registered nurse Becky Clinee was assigned as his Transitions Coach. She made sure that Bill understoodc the medications that his doctors prescribes and everything else he needed to do to get Bill evenpointed out, “When you are in the emergency you are all drugged up and can barely remember what to do. Confusiob starts to set in.” Becky went through each step Bill neededc to follow when he left the Beckyevaluated Bill’s ability to follow doctor’w orders in his environment and helped him maintain his own Personal Healthg Record.
With her help, when Bill visitex the doctor, he didn’t have to remembee everything that happened sincr he left the hospital it was all in the Billsaid “When people are in front of their doctor, their blood pressure goes sky high and they forget what they need to He said he found the help and guidance he receivedx from his Transitions Coach “invaluable and life-saving.” We need patient-centered coordinated care care that views nurses, doctors and familgy members not as isolate caregivers, but as partners on a team whosew ultimate goal is to make sure patients get the guidanced and care they need.
Hospitalds aren’t the problem, primary care physicians aren’tg the problem, and nurses aren’f the problem. Our fragmente d delivery system of care isthe problem. This bill also makess sure that we are teaching patients to manage their own conditioat home. Sixty-nine year old Frankj Yanni of Denver, Colorado had surgert for a staph infection of the spinal After leavingthe hospital, he noticed that the pain he was experiencinhg weeks after surgery was getting worse. Having been he identified the problem and knew to insisr on visiting his doctor A hospital test showedthat Mr. Yanni requiref a second surgery.
His coach said that, “Hard he let that go for even anotherr week, he could have endesd up in the IntensiveCare Unit, septi and horribly sick.” Our Colorado transition of care model, reflecteds in our legislation, gives health care systems the choicwe of whether to create this program. But it allows existing patient-centeredx transitional care programs like the one in Mesa Colorado tocontinue on. We want communitiez and providers to think and work togethedr to reduce readmission reduce costs and provid e better coordinated care toour patients. Othet systems should look at Colorado and the systemswin twenty-four other states that have already begubn to follow this model.
As we begih to emerge from theeconomic crisis, we must call upon existinvg health care professionals from all walks of life nurse practitioners, social workers, long-termm care, and community health workersd — to serve as transitional coaches. Colorado nurses like Becky Cline have foune that focusing on transitionalo care has leveragedtheir skills, empowering them to take a more active role with They are able to work with both patients and familh caregivers. For too long, familhy caregivers have been “silent partners.” 50 million Americans provided care for achronically ill, disablefd or aged loved one.
This bill recognizes theier importance, connecting them with a coach who can teachn them how to properlycoordinate at-home This bill is only a small part of the solution to the complex challenges of our fragmented health care The problems of rising costs and limitesd access affect people from all walks of Skip Guarini of Parker, Colorado, is a self-employed privatre consultant and retired U.S. Marine. After years of regular visits, Skip’s dentist discovered a lump on his thyroix during a routine exam that had gone undetected by his physiciamn despite 10previous exams. Skip underwent a CT/MRI Ultrasound, and biopsy, all of whichb were inconclusive.
A second series of testzs six months later revealed that the lump had and Skipunderwent surgery. During the surgery, doctors founrd cancer. Skip was then sent to an endocrinologisft who orderedmore tests. All tests came back A second full body scan revealed no sign of cancerr anywherein Skip's body. All these exam and screenings costSkip $122,000. Sincre then, Skip has maintained perfect health, but he cannot obtaihn private insurance because of thethyroid surgery. He now reliexs on COBRA and is paying a monthlh premiumof $1,300. This coverage is set to expire in less than one at which point Skip will have no insurancat all. Hollis Berendt is a small business ownerin Colorado.
She is covered through her husband’s employer, which is according to her, “s luxury many other small businesxsowners don’t have.” Afteer graduating from Colorado State Universityg in 2004, their daughter Abby foundc a job with a larger company in New York City. She was told she couldn’ get health care coverage until she had been workingb at the company forone year. At ten months of she was diagnosed with an ovariamn tumor that wouldrequire surgery. The expensezs were too much for Abby, so her parents had to take out a secon mortgage to pay hermedicap bills.
Hollis shared that, “This experience brought to light, all too how close we all are to losing everything due to ahealthu issue.” The current system is hurting our smalpl business people and their employees. Take Bob Montoya of Colorado who runs Cedar Ridgd Landscape in Pueblo withhis brother, Ron. They are torn between providingb health care coverage for employees and keepint theirbusiness afloat.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Senators: Trade $1 trillion in Medicare cuts for debt ceiling - CBS News
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Nashville Public Radio | Senators: Trade $1 trillion in Medicare cuts for debt ceiling CBS News Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's warning this week that the federal government will hit its borrowing limit (a.k.a. the "debt ceiling") on December 31 elicited something resembling a collective groan from policymakers and political reporters who ... GOP senators propose $1 trillion debt ceiling deal Alexander, Corker c » |
Thursday, December 27, 2012
ATS Services is now Talagy, with new owner - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS founder Deloreds Kesler, acquired the company and will serv eas chair. Kesler will retaim the title ofchairman emeritus. Amy McGeorge will assumr the role of presidentand CEO. Termas of the acquisition werenot disclosed. “Thids is an exciting time in the growtgh and evolutionof ATS, and I’m pleased to allowq the next generation of leadership to take the said Kesler. Kesler created Jacksonville-based ATS Services in 1977, eventuallt forming a parent company that merged with threer otherstaffing firms, including .
The business spliy into two ventures: , which became a publiclyg traded company and isnow , and ATS Mercer worked as the director of information technologty at ATS Services before creating his own company, , a global providefr of on-demand talent management software, in 1996. Kesler provided a loan that helpede startthe company. Vurv Technology was acquiredx by (NASDAQ: TLEO) in 2008 for $128.78 million. Talagy, which has 11 officez around the country and 80 will continue to offer the same products and but instead of operating under multiplde brands and business units the company will consolidatde into asingle brand.
Derek Mercer, the nephew of ATS founder Deloreds Kesler, acquired the company and will serv eas chair. Kesler will retaim the title ofchairman emeritus. Amy McGeorge will assumr the role of presidentand CEO. Termas of the acquisition werenot disclosed. “Thids is an exciting time in the growtgh and evolutionof ATS, and I’m pleased to allowq the next generation of leadership to take the said Kesler. Kesler created Jacksonville-based ATS Services in 1977, eventuallt forming a parent company that merged with threer otherstaffing firms, including .
The business spliy into two ventures: , which became a publiclyg traded company and isnow , and ATS Mercer worked as the director of information technologty at ATS Services before creating his own company, , a global providefr of on-demand talent management software, in 1996. Kesler provided a loan that helpede startthe company. Vurv Technology was acquiredx by (NASDAQ: TLEO) in 2008 for $128.78 million. Talagy, which has 11 officez around the country and 80 will continue to offer the same products and but instead of operating under multiplde brands and business units the company will consolidatde into asingle brand.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Rail Europe Launches Eurail International Student Identity Card Promotion
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June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Rail Europe, the Northy American leader in European rail travel for over 75 launches the International Student IdentityCard promotion. This speciakl offer brings additional value to students planninyg to travel through Europethis summer. Rail Europe'sz ISIC promotion offers passengers two free days of travep with the purchase of an 8 day EuraiolSelect Pass, available for travelers with a valid ISIC This limited time offer from Rail Europ is available from July 1- July 31, 2009. The Euraip Select Pass offers unlimited travel on the national rail networksx ofany 3, 4 or 5 bordering countriews out of 23 Europeanj nations that are connected by train or ship.
Rail the largest distributor of European rail productsw inNorth America, encourages you to make train travel a part of your Europea travel experience. The company celebrates over 75 years as a leadefr in European travel and believes that the spirirt of train travel is about enjoying thesimple pleasures, respecting the environmentf and connecting with people, places and For more information or to book any of Rail Europe'sx wide range of economical railpasses and point-to-point tickets on train throughout Europe, consult a travelp agent or log on to Rail Europe's web or call Rail Europe at 1-888-382-7245 or 1-800-361-7245 (Canada).
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June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Rail Europe, the Northy American leader in European rail travel for over 75 launches the International Student IdentityCard promotion. This speciakl offer brings additional value to students planninyg to travel through Europethis summer. Rail Europe'sz ISIC promotion offers passengers two free days of travep with the purchase of an 8 day EuraiolSelect Pass, available for travelers with a valid ISIC This limited time offer from Rail Europ is available from July 1- July 31, 2009. The Euraip Select Pass offers unlimited travel on the national rail networksx ofany 3, 4 or 5 bordering countriews out of 23 Europeanj nations that are connected by train or ship.
Rail the largest distributor of European rail productsw inNorth America, encourages you to make train travel a part of your Europea travel experience. The company celebrates over 75 years as a leadefr in European travel and believes that the spirirt of train travel is about enjoying thesimple pleasures, respecting the environmentf and connecting with people, places and For more information or to book any of Rail Europe'sx wide range of economical railpasses and point-to-point tickets on train throughout Europe, consult a travelp agent or log on to Rail Europe's web or call Rail Europe at 1-888-382-7245 or 1-800-361-7245 (Canada).
To book rail for groups of 10 or please contact our Group Departmentat .
Monday, December 24, 2012
Memphis Business Journal:
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Picking the right provider of those services is easied andmore problem-free with carefup research. Many companies turn to consultants for experr adviceand guidance. A consultant is able to independently evaluate the many addressing such issues as the effects of rapidlychangingy technology, installation of all products and how to make sure the companh can utilize the full capabilities of the technologgy it purchases. As a result, "people no longer look for hardwardand software; they look for Consultants are the glue that integrate technology and give the computer user the benefits of the technologyh they've purchased," according to the Independeng Computer Consultants Association.
The failure or success of any particularf system is often more related to the human elementy than to the actualequipment components, said Steve Epner, founder and past president of the a St. Louis-based tradee group that represents the interests ofmember firms, maintainsa ethical conduct standards for the profession and offeras a consultant search feature on its Web www.icca.org. "There are mediocre systemds that succeed and excellentt systemsthat fail," Epner said.
It's important to remember that software, hardware and networking systemas arecomplex and, as a result, there are no perfect answers as to what to There are also many partz to the process, so companied may need assistance with employese training and other needs beyond the initiall purchase. "It helps to make sure that as largwe a group as possible has inpu into theselection process," Epner said. If one individua makes the decision, that person is on the hook if the outcomwe is lessthan stellar. Independent computert consults haveone goal: to help a client companyg narrow the possible choices to the point that any of the top picksd will help the company succeed in its mission, Epnerf said.
It's also important for the company to act on a decisiojn in atimely manner. "Any decision process that is more than six monthas in length will probablgbe wrong, because things are changing rapidly," Epner said. The change is occurringy not justin software, hardware or networkinb products, but also in the distribution and manufacturint processes of that equipment. "It'd important to compare major vendorsand distributors, he said. On the software other factors come into play when makinhg a decision about which productsto use.
Softward piracy is a growing problem and tools are now availablee for tracking andcombatingy piracy, according to the Software Information Industry Association, a trade association based in D.C., that urges companies to make sure they have enougyh software licenses to cover the numbefr of software programs installerd on company computers. The group handles issues related to code and contenr in the industry and has conducted a successfulcorporatre anti-piracy program for its software company memberes for nearly 20 years. Companies should always go with reputablee vendors with choosing computeer softwareand hardware. Not doing so can prover costly.
"If you go on the Interneyt and look for agood deal, you might find one that appearsx to be too good to be true," said John director of Internet enforcement for the Business Softwared Alliance, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that representsw the interests of the commercial software industruy and the hardware companies that partneer with them. The group also promotes copyright protection, cyber securityy and other related issues. When purchasingf software, companies should be mindful ofseverao points, Wolfe said. The company should know the source of the softwarr and who will standbehinfd it.
Software sold without the proper labeling and packaging also will lack the codes needed to activate it or to access technical supporty afterthe sale, he added. Choosinf a reputable software vendor will help the compangy assure that thesoftware doesn't come with potentia l problems such as virusees and spyware. "It can be a real risk," Wolfe said, adding that a company chieft executive officer may not be fully aware of the risksa that come with sucha decision, but often a quicki consultation with an internal information technology departmeny or a consultant will turn up some stronfg cautionary advice. A bad decision has severalo possible ramifications, Wolfe said.
The software may not work correctlyt and the problem may not be Insome cases, the company's only long-term solution may be costlyy as the company may be forcee to buy replacement software.
Picking the right provider of those services is easied andmore problem-free with carefup research. Many companies turn to consultants for experr adviceand guidance. A consultant is able to independently evaluate the many addressing such issues as the effects of rapidlychangingy technology, installation of all products and how to make sure the companh can utilize the full capabilities of the technologgy it purchases. As a result, "people no longer look for hardwardand software; they look for Consultants are the glue that integrate technology and give the computer user the benefits of the technologyh they've purchased," according to the Independeng Computer Consultants Association.
The failure or success of any particularf system is often more related to the human elementy than to the actualequipment components, said Steve Epner, founder and past president of the a St. Louis-based tradee group that represents the interests ofmember firms, maintainsa ethical conduct standards for the profession and offeras a consultant search feature on its Web www.icca.org. "There are mediocre systemds that succeed and excellentt systemsthat fail," Epner said.
It's important to remember that software, hardware and networking systemas arecomplex and, as a result, there are no perfect answers as to what to There are also many partz to the process, so companied may need assistance with employese training and other needs beyond the initiall purchase. "It helps to make sure that as largwe a group as possible has inpu into theselection process," Epner said. If one individua makes the decision, that person is on the hook if the outcomwe is lessthan stellar. Independent computert consults haveone goal: to help a client companyg narrow the possible choices to the point that any of the top picksd will help the company succeed in its mission, Epnerf said.
It's also important for the company to act on a decisiojn in atimely manner. "Any decision process that is more than six monthas in length will probablgbe wrong, because things are changing rapidly," Epner said. The change is occurringy not justin software, hardware or networkinb products, but also in the distribution and manufacturint processes of that equipment. "It'd important to compare major vendorsand distributors, he said. On the software other factors come into play when makinhg a decision about which productsto use.
Softward piracy is a growing problem and tools are now availablee for tracking andcombatingy piracy, according to the Software Information Industry Association, a trade association based in D.C., that urges companies to make sure they have enougyh software licenses to cover the numbefr of software programs installerd on company computers. The group handles issues related to code and contenr in the industry and has conducted a successfulcorporatre anti-piracy program for its software company memberes for nearly 20 years. Companies should always go with reputablee vendors with choosing computeer softwareand hardware. Not doing so can prover costly.
"If you go on the Interneyt and look for agood deal, you might find one that appearsx to be too good to be true," said John director of Internet enforcement for the Business Softwared Alliance, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that representsw the interests of the commercial software industruy and the hardware companies that partneer with them. The group also promotes copyright protection, cyber securityy and other related issues. When purchasingf software, companies should be mindful ofseverao points, Wolfe said. The company should know the source of the softwarr and who will standbehinfd it.
Software sold without the proper labeling and packaging also will lack the codes needed to activate it or to access technical supporty afterthe sale, he added. Choosinf a reputable software vendor will help the compangy assure that thesoftware doesn't come with potentia l problems such as virusees and spyware. "It can be a real risk," Wolfe said, adding that a company chieft executive officer may not be fully aware of the risksa that come with sucha decision, but often a quicki consultation with an internal information technology departmeny or a consultant will turn up some stronfg cautionary advice. A bad decision has severalo possible ramifications, Wolfe said.
The software may not work correctlyt and the problem may not be Insome cases, the company's only long-term solution may be costlyy as the company may be forcee to buy replacement software.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
bizjournals: Search Results
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Mission to Drill Into Buried Antarctic Lake Hits Snag - Discovery News
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Space Ref | Mission to Drill Into Buried Antarctic Lake Hits Snag Discovery News Scientists with the British Antarctic Survey are currently camped out above that lake, engaged in an effort, years in the making, to drill down and take water samples from the lake, to see if it holds any forms of life. Lake Ellsworth is about 7 miles ... Trio of complex antarctic science projects reach significant technological ... |
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Study: Bank
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Brand image and the impact of the initiap visit by a potential customer can be paramount to the final decisiomn regarding which retail bankto choose, a national study has found. According to the J.D. Powert & Associates retail bank shopping study, releasedd Tuesday, 36 percent of a consumer’s decision to choose a bank is drivenh by thefinancial institution’s brand image, followe by branch location at 21 “Some crucial aspects of a bank’s brand imag e — such as perceived financial stability and reliabilityt — can be difficult for a bank to which negatively affects the bank’s likelihood of being said Michael Beird, director of the banking practicd at J.
D. Power. “However, branch employees can positively impacta bank’s brand imagse by providing personal service, communicating proactively and havingv a customer-driven focus.” Nearly a third of customers who avoid using a particulad bank have done so because of a previous bad experience with that the study showed. Word-of-mouth recommendationd — positive or negative — also figure into the selectionh process, with 31 percent of respondentzs ranking that as an important part ofthe bank’ss brand image.
The study also showed that a customer’w satisfaction with setting up a new accoun increases considerably when bank employees show a little Greeting the customer when he or she enterathe bank, keeping wait times to unde five minutes, calling the customer by name and providingh a detailed needs assessment were among the items bank customerd mentioned as important to the selectiob process. The J.D. Power study, conducted in Februart and March, was based on responsee from morethan 7,50p0 bank customers shopping for a new bank withibn the past 12 months.
Brand image and the impact of the initiap visit by a potential customer can be paramount to the final decisiomn regarding which retail bankto choose, a national study has found. According to the J.D. Powert & Associates retail bank shopping study, releasedd Tuesday, 36 percent of a consumer’s decision to choose a bank is drivenh by thefinancial institution’s brand image, followe by branch location at 21 “Some crucial aspects of a bank’s brand imag e — such as perceived financial stability and reliabilityt — can be difficult for a bank to which negatively affects the bank’s likelihood of being said Michael Beird, director of the banking practicd at J.
D. Power. “However, branch employees can positively impacta bank’s brand imagse by providing personal service, communicating proactively and havingv a customer-driven focus.” Nearly a third of customers who avoid using a particulad bank have done so because of a previous bad experience with that the study showed. Word-of-mouth recommendationd — positive or negative — also figure into the selectionh process, with 31 percent of respondentzs ranking that as an important part ofthe bank’ss brand image.
The study also showed that a customer’w satisfaction with setting up a new accoun increases considerably when bank employees show a little Greeting the customer when he or she enterathe bank, keeping wait times to unde five minutes, calling the customer by name and providingh a detailed needs assessment were among the items bank customerd mentioned as important to the selectiob process. The J.D. Power study, conducted in Februart and March, was based on responsee from morethan 7,50p0 bank customers shopping for a new bank withibn the past 12 months.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
CarMax cuts 600 jobs as new and used vehicle sales decline - Birmingham Business Journal:
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About one-third of the reductions are basedc onthe company’s sales decline in the second quarter endingf Aug. 31. New vehicle saleds fell more than 25 percent in the last yearfrom $104.78 million to $77.8 million. Used vehiclse sales dropped 12.5 percent from the same time last year, and saless of wholesale vehiclesfell 15.8 percent. The remaining lay-offs are the resulyt of the company’s initiative to decreas costs in reconditioning and restructurer itscosmetic operations, a releaswe said. Due to the reductions, CarMaxz estimates severance costsof $7 including selling, general and administrative costs for the third quartee ending Nov. 30.
The company doesn't expect any futures job cuts, a representative said. CarMax (NYSE: KMX), based in Va., operates 99 used car superstores in 46marketz nationwide.
About one-third of the reductions are basedc onthe company’s sales decline in the second quarter endingf Aug. 31. New vehicle saleds fell more than 25 percent in the last yearfrom $104.78 million to $77.8 million. Used vehiclse sales dropped 12.5 percent from the same time last year, and saless of wholesale vehiclesfell 15.8 percent. The remaining lay-offs are the resulyt of the company’s initiative to decreas costs in reconditioning and restructurer itscosmetic operations, a releaswe said. Due to the reductions, CarMaxz estimates severance costsof $7 including selling, general and administrative costs for the third quartee ending Nov. 30.
The company doesn't expect any futures job cuts, a representative said. CarMax (NYSE: KMX), based in Va., operates 99 used car superstores in 46marketz nationwide.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Earth-friendly, growth-friendly - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Carlson has founded five firms inrecent years, many of them in the real estatse industry, which has suffered in the economidc downturn. Three of those companies, including property-managementt firm Cities Management and a smallconstructiom company, operate out of an officse in Northeast Minneapolis. Together, three companies employh 50 people and recorded a combined revenued last year ofabout $14 That’s up from about $5 million in the priot year. Carlson serves as chairman of her realestate businesses, whild Michael Egelston runs day-to-da operations as CEO.
In addition to the constructiojnand property-management firm, he is responsibled for leading SenEarthCo, a business that offers a Web-based document management system to other property management That business is growing at an average rate of between 10 and 15 percent Egelston said. The businesses were helper by factors such as a rash of spring stormsin 2008, as well as the tide of which left many homes in need of boosting business, Egelston said. Carlson and Egelston note that greemn practices have helped them save on helping them push througbthe downturn. In recent years, the firm has shrank its offic e spaceto 9,000 square feet, down from 11,00 square feet, saving on energy costs.
The firm also has gone nearlty paperless, and has most of its employees work from That has reducedthe company’s carbon footprint and helped employeed retention, Carlson said. Cities Management’s turnover rate is less than 15 percenft in an industry that often has turnoveer of more than50 percent. The firm also sendas construction workers out inhybrie cars, rather than trucks. (It late r sells its used hybridsto employees.) Carlsonb has taken lessons she’s learned out to othef companies, which has partly been an efforty to expand her businesses during the recession.
She recently consultesd with Minneapolis law firmGreen SenEarthCo, meanwhile, is picking up steam with other property-management firmsx who want to save money by reducing paped use. Cities Management’s experience with SenEarthCo has helpedr it promote the productto others. That inspired Scott Ghertner, co-president of Nashville, Tenn.-based property-management firm Ghertner & Co. to buy into the softwar product. “They ate their own he said.
Carlson has founded five firms inrecent years, many of them in the real estatse industry, which has suffered in the economidc downturn. Three of those companies, including property-managementt firm Cities Management and a smallconstructiom company, operate out of an officse in Northeast Minneapolis. Together, three companies employh 50 people and recorded a combined revenued last year ofabout $14 That’s up from about $5 million in the priot year. Carlson serves as chairman of her realestate businesses, whild Michael Egelston runs day-to-da operations as CEO.
In addition to the constructiojnand property-management firm, he is responsibled for leading SenEarthCo, a business that offers a Web-based document management system to other property management That business is growing at an average rate of between 10 and 15 percent Egelston said. The businesses were helper by factors such as a rash of spring stormsin 2008, as well as the tide of which left many homes in need of boosting business, Egelston said. Carlson and Egelston note that greemn practices have helped them save on helping them push througbthe downturn. In recent years, the firm has shrank its offic e spaceto 9,000 square feet, down from 11,00 square feet, saving on energy costs.
The firm also has gone nearlty paperless, and has most of its employees work from That has reducedthe company’s carbon footprint and helped employeed retention, Carlson said. Cities Management’s turnover rate is less than 15 percenft in an industry that often has turnoveer of more than50 percent. The firm also sendas construction workers out inhybrie cars, rather than trucks. (It late r sells its used hybridsto employees.) Carlsonb has taken lessons she’s learned out to othef companies, which has partly been an efforty to expand her businesses during the recession.
She recently consultesd with Minneapolis law firmGreen SenEarthCo, meanwhile, is picking up steam with other property-management firmsx who want to save money by reducing paped use. Cities Management’s experience with SenEarthCo has helpedr it promote the productto others. That inspired Scott Ghertner, co-president of Nashville, Tenn.-based property-management firm Ghertner & Co. to buy into the softwar product. “They ate their own he said.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Dublin, Columbus schools get grants for diesel-cutting - Business First of Louisville:
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million is headed to Dublin and under a seconxd round of state grants aimed at cutting dieselkengine emissions. The on Monday announced recipient of the second and finalp round of Diesel EmissionsReduction grants, a $19.8 million progran created in 2008. The firsf round sent nearly $7.3 million to 10 organizations, includinvg the , operator of the region’s bus system. In the winnersa disclosed Monday, Dublin was cleared for $464,658 while the Columbus school system receiveda $918,020 grant. Official from Dublin and the school distric t told thestate they’re usingf the money to replace vehicles with lower-emissiom alternatives.
Dublin plans to replace eight 1999- or 2000-model short-haul diesel trucks, while the schoop district is using its grant to replace 15 busesw producedin 1990. Projects that received awards are required to put up at leasgt 20 percent of the cost inmatching funds. The granr program looks specifically at public and private diesel equipment owners in Ohio countiesw that fall short of airquality standards. The largesy grant among the 16 went to the and to refitt four locomotives withnew engines. That Cincinnati-area project was awarded $4.
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million is headed to Dublin and under a seconxd round of state grants aimed at cutting dieselkengine emissions. The on Monday announced recipient of the second and finalp round of Diesel EmissionsReduction grants, a $19.8 million progran created in 2008. The firsf round sent nearly $7.3 million to 10 organizations, includinvg the , operator of the region’s bus system. In the winnersa disclosed Monday, Dublin was cleared for $464,658 while the Columbus school system receiveda $918,020 grant. Official from Dublin and the school distric t told thestate they’re usingf the money to replace vehicles with lower-emissiom alternatives.
Dublin plans to replace eight 1999- or 2000-model short-haul diesel trucks, while the schoop district is using its grant to replace 15 busesw producedin 1990. Projects that received awards are required to put up at leasgt 20 percent of the cost inmatching funds. The granr program looks specifically at public and private diesel equipment owners in Ohio countiesw that fall short of airquality standards. The largesy grant among the 16 went to the and to refitt four locomotives withnew engines. That Cincinnati-area project was awarded $4.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
HR firm TriNet puts faith in calculated risk - bizjournals:
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But sometimes, said CEO Burton a company needs to takecalculated risks. “Thisz isn’t a time to hole up in a he said. Goldfield’s San Leandro-basedf TriNet acquired Florida-based Gevity in March, a move that helped the HR outsourcinhg company double its size and cover the entireUnited “It was for us an amazing opportunity to becomee a truly national company and the fit was Goldfield said. “(Culturally) you didn’t have to make a TriNet has 8,000 business including 1,000 in the Bay Area.
The compang focuses mostly on technology startups that have at leasgt raised a series B round of venture The company hadabout $104 millionj in revenue in 2008 and expectz $200 million this year with the addition of Still, taking such a bold step — and takinvg on $80 million in debt in the height of a recessiohn — was not without risk, said Goldfield. “Yes we were cash flow positiv e and profitable with essentially no but … we paid $98 million for a compan y that was worth $700 million or $800 million seven or eighrt years ago,” he said.
TriNet got its local Comerica, with whom it has had a 10-year relationship, to syndicate the debt in its acquisition and to brinvg in other banking partners to roun d outthe $80 million loan. Still, like most companies, TriNet has been affectefd by the recession because the companh charges its customers per employee for its humabnresources services. “The negative part is our installex base shrank because many of our member companies had seen a downturnn in the economy and reduced the amount of Goldfield said.
He saw the biggest drop in November as VCs askedc thestartups they’d invested in to cut But part of that expense cutting led companiesz to look at outsourcing human Goldfield said. “The same month that we broughton 4,5000 net new heads was a month when payroll and bonuseas dropped $50 million in the Bay Area,” he TriNet has added new customers not by droppint prices or searching for new market segments but by stickinbg to its script on how much moneyu it can save its customers. “When you get in a difficul t situation defocusing, that createsx a downward spiral.
We’ve tried to stay focuser on companies where we have the most valuer and to be very maniacal in articulatin gthat value,” Goldfield said. TriNett has also hired some newheavy hitters, includinh technology bankers with contacte TriNet will need to continu e to grow. And Goldfiele expects to see more companies turninhg around as the economy picks up over the next yearor so. “Thed great news is that our local bank came upwith $80 millioj so that we coulr grow our business. And if we can do it, other can,” Goldfield said.
But sometimes, said CEO Burton a company needs to takecalculated risks. “Thisz isn’t a time to hole up in a he said. Goldfield’s San Leandro-basedf TriNet acquired Florida-based Gevity in March, a move that helped the HR outsourcinhg company double its size and cover the entireUnited “It was for us an amazing opportunity to becomee a truly national company and the fit was Goldfield said. “(Culturally) you didn’t have to make a TriNet has 8,000 business including 1,000 in the Bay Area.
The compang focuses mostly on technology startups that have at leasgt raised a series B round of venture The company hadabout $104 millionj in revenue in 2008 and expectz $200 million this year with the addition of Still, taking such a bold step — and takinvg on $80 million in debt in the height of a recessiohn — was not without risk, said Goldfield. “Yes we were cash flow positiv e and profitable with essentially no but … we paid $98 million for a compan y that was worth $700 million or $800 million seven or eighrt years ago,” he said.
TriNet got its local Comerica, with whom it has had a 10-year relationship, to syndicate the debt in its acquisition and to brinvg in other banking partners to roun d outthe $80 million loan. Still, like most companies, TriNet has been affectefd by the recession because the companh charges its customers per employee for its humabnresources services. “The negative part is our installex base shrank because many of our member companies had seen a downturnn in the economy and reduced the amount of Goldfield said.
He saw the biggest drop in November as VCs askedc thestartups they’d invested in to cut But part of that expense cutting led companiesz to look at outsourcing human Goldfield said. “The same month that we broughton 4,5000 net new heads was a month when payroll and bonuseas dropped $50 million in the Bay Area,” he TriNet has added new customers not by droppint prices or searching for new market segments but by stickinbg to its script on how much moneyu it can save its customers. “When you get in a difficul t situation defocusing, that createsx a downward spiral.
We’ve tried to stay focuser on companies where we have the most valuer and to be very maniacal in articulatin gthat value,” Goldfield said. TriNett has also hired some newheavy hitters, includinh technology bankers with contacte TriNet will need to continu e to grow. And Goldfiele expects to see more companies turninhg around as the economy picks up over the next yearor so. “Thed great news is that our local bank came upwith $80 millioj so that we coulr grow our business. And if we can do it, other can,” Goldfield said.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Savara Pharmaceuticals obtains Series A financing - Orlando Business Journal:
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million Series A financing round, according to a U.S. Securitiee and Exchange Commission filing. The Austin-baseed company is developing an inhalation-based drug delivery system and will use the fundsa to continue development of its NanoCluster technology in the dry powdettherapeutics market. Savara, which moved from Kansaz last year, didn’t disclose its investors, but the SEC filing indicatexs they've attracted 13 backers. Savara was founder in 2007 with technology developed atthe . In late it moved to the five monthsw after Austin entrepreneur Rob Neville was namecdthe company’s chairman and CEO.
Neville previouslyu was founder and CEO ofanother ATI-based That startup was acquirexd in 2000 by Houston-based for $100 million abouft a year after it was Savara’s pulmonary — or via the lungs — drug deliverh product, initially developed in is based on nanotechnology and dry powders rathefr than conventional propellants. It plans to offer its platformm to drug makers seeking alternativse delivery methods and to develop itsown drugs. Last Savara garnered an undisclosed amount of financing from a syndicate of 12angel investors, most based in Neville said. During 2008, Austin-area life sciencesa companies attracted $18.7 million in venturw capital comparedwith $195.
1 million in 2007, according to .
million Series A financing round, according to a U.S. Securitiee and Exchange Commission filing. The Austin-baseed company is developing an inhalation-based drug delivery system and will use the fundsa to continue development of its NanoCluster technology in the dry powdettherapeutics market. Savara, which moved from Kansaz last year, didn’t disclose its investors, but the SEC filing indicatexs they've attracted 13 backers. Savara was founder in 2007 with technology developed atthe . In late it moved to the five monthsw after Austin entrepreneur Rob Neville was namecdthe company’s chairman and CEO.
Neville previouslyu was founder and CEO ofanother ATI-based That startup was acquirexd in 2000 by Houston-based for $100 million abouft a year after it was Savara’s pulmonary — or via the lungs — drug deliverh product, initially developed in is based on nanotechnology and dry powders rathefr than conventional propellants. It plans to offer its platformm to drug makers seeking alternativse delivery methods and to develop itsown drugs. Last Savara garnered an undisclosed amount of financing from a syndicate of 12angel investors, most based in Neville said. During 2008, Austin-area life sciencesa companies attracted $18.7 million in venturw capital comparedwith $195.
1 million in 2007, according to .
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The Strange Political Partnership That Could Hold the Key to Russia's Future - The Atlantic
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The Strange Political Partnership That Could Hold the Key to Russia's Future The Atlantic The Strange Political Partnership That Could Hold the Key to Russia's Future. By Brian Whitmore. Tweet Dec 6 2012, 7:17 AM ET Comment. What an alliance between a former finance minister and a prominent opposition leader could mean for the prospects ... |
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Pope joins tweeting masses with Pontifex handle - Manteca Bulletin
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National Catholic Register (blog) | Pope joins tweeting masses with Pontifex handle Manteca Bulletin VATICAN CITY (AP) â€" Benedict XVI, the pope known for his hefty volumes of theology and lengthy encyclicals, is now trying brevity â€" spreading the faith through his own Twitter account. The pontiff will tweet in eight languages starting Dec. 12 using ... Vatican unveils Pope's Twitter handle: @pontifex Pope's Twitter handle @Pontifex; will be Q&A Pope's Twitter Handle: What Does "Pontifex" Mean, Anyway? |
Monday, December 3, 2012
Resident work hours on the line - Orlando Business Journal:
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billion annually and threaten patienrt care. , which is responsiblse for evaluating andaccrediting post-MD medicalk training programs in the U.S., is reviewinb whether the current limit on how much residents are alloweds to work – 80 hours per week – is The Institute of Medicine, a nonprofit that conductw research on “matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health,” has suggestedc that the 80-hour limit be maintaine d but that residents be allowee to work no longer than 16 hour s per shift before being given time to The IOM also suggests that residents get five full days off per up from four.
Residents could work only four nights a week and would be due 48 consecutiv e hours off if they work three or fourstraighgt days. Based on the IOM a study published in the May 21 editionb of The concluded thatthe 8,50o0 teaching hospitals in the nation woulsd have to pony up $1.6 billion to hire peoplr to replace the residents. In North Carolina, residentsa start out earning about $46,000 a year and get raises of about $1,000 for each year as a resident. Officials at Triangle medical schools are opposed to changing thecurrent limit. Dr. Deanna Sasaki-Adams, chief resident of neurosurgerhat , says further capping of resideng hours would interfere with her ability to schedulee residents.
She also believes the changer would be bad for patient care becaus e patients more often would be handed off from one residenyto another. That, she could increase the chances for medical errofr orsubpar care. “It’s good to ensure you’re not some sort of a but we also don’t want to be shift We want to be she says. Says Dr. Nell Johnson, a first-yearr obstetrics resident at UNC Hospitals, “I can’t see learning what you need to learnn and doing what you need to do in less than 80 a week. Dr.
Jennifer Orning, a second-year neurosurgery resident at UNC, She says she already spends a significangt amount of time outsid her 80 hours filling out formds to let the next resident know about the patientws she has beencaring for. The IOM plan would require moreof that, she says. “It woulr just increase the room for The limits that are in place on resident work houras arerelatively new. The accreditation council imposedthe 80-houtr cap in 2003 to balance resident educatiomn and well-being with patient safety, says Julie Jacob, a spokeswomanm for the accreditation council.
That decisio came with a plan to review it after five years, which the council is now Whatever new standard is selected is expectefd to be implemented in mid-2010. The issue is a controversial one, with money at the heart of it. Dr. Brianm Goldstein, chief of staff for UNC Hospitals, says he is afraidd to guess how many people the hospital would need to hire to adjus t to a reduction inresident hours. “It wouled put additional financial strainson hospitals,” he says. UNC has abouf 750 residents, most of them at UNC Hospitalxsand . spends more than $70 million a year to covef costs related to the 900 residentss atits hospital. Very little of that funding, says Dr.
Michae Cuffe, vice president for medical affairs, comes from Medicare or grants, meaning that the hospital has to fund the resident fromits operations. Jacob says issues such as hospital costsw will not be a factoe inthe council’s decision to set maximum hours worked. Dr. Suzanne Kraemer, residency progran director at , says no studiesx have clearly shown that reducing resident work hours resultse in improvedpatient Rather, there is greater potential for harm as patientd are passed from one doctor to she says.
At the same time, while there is a limiy on resident hours, board-certifief doctors are free to work as many hours asthey Sasaki-Adams says she is concerned that resident work limits could be expandesd to doctors. Given the national shortage of such limits could prove detrimental tothe health-cared industry.
billion annually and threaten patienrt care. , which is responsiblse for evaluating andaccrediting post-MD medicalk training programs in the U.S., is reviewinb whether the current limit on how much residents are alloweds to work – 80 hours per week – is The Institute of Medicine, a nonprofit that conductw research on “matters of biomedical science, medicine, and health,” has suggestedc that the 80-hour limit be maintaine d but that residents be allowee to work no longer than 16 hour s per shift before being given time to The IOM also suggests that residents get five full days off per up from four.
Residents could work only four nights a week and would be due 48 consecutiv e hours off if they work three or fourstraighgt days. Based on the IOM a study published in the May 21 editionb of The concluded thatthe 8,50o0 teaching hospitals in the nation woulsd have to pony up $1.6 billion to hire peoplr to replace the residents. In North Carolina, residentsa start out earning about $46,000 a year and get raises of about $1,000 for each year as a resident. Officials at Triangle medical schools are opposed to changing thecurrent limit. Dr. Deanna Sasaki-Adams, chief resident of neurosurgerhat , says further capping of resideng hours would interfere with her ability to schedulee residents.
She also believes the changer would be bad for patient care becaus e patients more often would be handed off from one residenyto another. That, she could increase the chances for medical errofr orsubpar care. “It’s good to ensure you’re not some sort of a but we also don’t want to be shift We want to be she says. Says Dr. Nell Johnson, a first-yearr obstetrics resident at UNC Hospitals, “I can’t see learning what you need to learnn and doing what you need to do in less than 80 a week. Dr.
Jennifer Orning, a second-year neurosurgery resident at UNC, She says she already spends a significangt amount of time outsid her 80 hours filling out formds to let the next resident know about the patientws she has beencaring for. The IOM plan would require moreof that, she says. “It woulr just increase the room for The limits that are in place on resident work houras arerelatively new. The accreditation council imposedthe 80-houtr cap in 2003 to balance resident educatiomn and well-being with patient safety, says Julie Jacob, a spokeswomanm for the accreditation council.
That decisio came with a plan to review it after five years, which the council is now Whatever new standard is selected is expectefd to be implemented in mid-2010. The issue is a controversial one, with money at the heart of it. Dr. Brianm Goldstein, chief of staff for UNC Hospitals, says he is afraidd to guess how many people the hospital would need to hire to adjus t to a reduction inresident hours. “It wouled put additional financial strainson hospitals,” he says. UNC has abouf 750 residents, most of them at UNC Hospitalxsand . spends more than $70 million a year to covef costs related to the 900 residentss atits hospital. Very little of that funding, says Dr.
Michae Cuffe, vice president for medical affairs, comes from Medicare or grants, meaning that the hospital has to fund the resident fromits operations. Jacob says issues such as hospital costsw will not be a factoe inthe council’s decision to set maximum hours worked. Dr. Suzanne Kraemer, residency progran director at , says no studiesx have clearly shown that reducing resident work hours resultse in improvedpatient Rather, there is greater potential for harm as patientd are passed from one doctor to she says.
At the same time, while there is a limiy on resident hours, board-certifief doctors are free to work as many hours asthey Sasaki-Adams says she is concerned that resident work limits could be expandesd to doctors. Given the national shortage of such limits could prove detrimental tothe health-cared industry.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Maldon: Generous poppy donators praised - Maldon and Burnham Standard
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Maldon: Generous poppy donators praised Maldon and Burnham Standard Maldon's generous donators to the Poppy Appeal have been praised in what looks to be a new record high in donations. Poppy Appeal collectors across the district have so far amassed over £20,000 in donations with still more to pay in. They are on course ... |
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