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Principals at Folsom-based were tappesd to head up the employee-benefits business at after the local company was bought by EPIC last Backedby $100 million in venture capital, EPIC’s aggressive roll-up strategy has brought on other partners and offices since building a statewide brokerage with 275 employee and about $50 million in annual revenue. The Folsonm office has added support and production stafv but consolidated management so its total work forcew is upone person, to 41. Revenues is up 23 and the number of clients is up9 percent, principall Barry Azarcon said. “EPIC acquired us for its benefit platform,” Azarcon said.
“We are growing faster with them than we werewithouft them.” Other sources suggest that EPIC has grow n by acquisition in other markets but has a mixed recor d with both clients and producerss in the highly competitive Sacramento A number of big clients, including the engineerint firm , have left EPIC for othetr local brokerages. And former Kelleh & Swain executive Craig Lewis, terminated in is in mediation with his former partnera and might sue for fraud and breacgof contract. Industry veteran and EPIC co-founde r Dan Francis said this week he is pleased with the growth in employe e benefits at a time whenthe property/casualtgy side of the business is “very soft.
” “We couldn’t be Francis said. The market is challenging, he added, but it helpss to have “the right people in the right placese — and a lot of luck.” Foundes in 1992 by Scott Kelley and John the local benefits shop offers consulting servicee to businesseson health, vision, dental, life, retirement plans and other An aggressive group of youny professionals, the firm grew fast but irkedf other Sacramento brokers by sidesteppin g pressure to sign a “gentlemen’s agreement” not to steakl business from each other. “We’re young guys with families,” Azarcon “We said, ‘No.
’ ” EPIC’s state-of-the-art telemarketinvg program is covetedby others. “They have a very fine telemarketing system and database tosupporty it,” said Dale Waters, area president at “It’s difficult as hell to writes business here, so they’ve marketedr to other regions of the It’s a smart thing to do.” Kellety and Swain has lost and gained — a number of key producers over the including Rob Petree, who signed with Gallagher in May, two monthss after the EPIC purchase. John Swain sued and settledf with his former partners after they failed to pay on his exit agreemeny following his retirement in 2006 atage 39.
On the flip the local office is adding new employees this following EPIC’s acquisition of VRT had officed in Oakland and Ranch Cordova. Terri Ezaki, who specializes in publicv entity clients, is among six joining EPIC in Folsom. In othee changes, the local office recently terminated threer staff that handled continued health coverage for employeees when they lose theirjobs — known as COBRA benefitsd — and outsourced the It’s a complicated work that got toughetr last month when the federal stimulus bill picked up 65 perceng of the cost for most laid-off workerw and their families for up to nine “We made a clear business decision to enhances services and save money by outsourcing Azarcon said.
EPIC remains the central point of contactyfor clients; the company now outsourceas the back-end COBRA processing, he said. In-house COBRwA benefits processing is a key selliny pointamong brokers, said Ray a former vice presidentg of sales at Kelley Swain. “We used to sell on the basisz of in-house COBRA — that it was error-free becauser we can control it.”
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
MobileMe Rides into the Sunset by Sunday - PCWorld
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MobileMe Rides into the Sunset by Sunday PCWorld As the era of MobileMe draws to a close, we review the alternatives to some of its historical cloud services that will â€" and won't â€" be making the trip to iCloud. |
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Treasury limits bonuses at TARP recipients - Triangle Business Journal:
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The new rules encourage thosew companies to award executives stoclk that must be held for a long periodand can’rt be entirely converted to cash until the TARP money is repaid to the government. That, the departmentr contends, will align “executives’ incentives with thoses of shareholdersand taxpayers.” Kenneth Feinberg, a mediatoe who led the September 11th Victim Compensation will review payments and compensation plans at companies that have receivedf “exceptional assistance.” The group includes Charlotte-based BofA as well as , , , Financial Services and . TARP recipients also must allos shareholders to vote on executivecompensationj packages.
And they must disclose any perkas worth morethan $25,000 made to highly compensated employeesz and justify the benefit. The rules prohibig companies fromproviding “gross-up” payments to senior executivee to cover taxes due on perks. Treasuryy Secretary Tim Geithner says the Obama administratioh also supports legislation that would require all public companiesd to give shareholders a nonbinding vote on executivrcompensation packages. In addition, he says Congress should give the Securitieds and Exchange Commission the powerf to make compensation committees more similar to the standards in place for audigt committees established bythe Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Geithneer blames executive compensation practices asa “contributin g factor” for the financial crisis. “Incentives for short-term gaind overwhelmed the checks and balances meant to mitigated against the risk of excess he says. But, he adds, “We are not cappinfg pay. We are not setting fortj precise prescriptions for how companies should set which can oftenbe counterproductive.
Instead, we will continuer to work to develop standarda that reward innovation andprudent risk-taking, without creating misaligned
The new rules encourage thosew companies to award executives stoclk that must be held for a long periodand can’rt be entirely converted to cash until the TARP money is repaid to the government. That, the departmentr contends, will align “executives’ incentives with thoses of shareholdersand taxpayers.” Kenneth Feinberg, a mediatoe who led the September 11th Victim Compensation will review payments and compensation plans at companies that have receivedf “exceptional assistance.” The group includes Charlotte-based BofA as well as , , , Financial Services and . TARP recipients also must allos shareholders to vote on executivecompensationj packages.
And they must disclose any perkas worth morethan $25,000 made to highly compensated employeesz and justify the benefit. The rules prohibig companies fromproviding “gross-up” payments to senior executivee to cover taxes due on perks. Treasuryy Secretary Tim Geithner says the Obama administratioh also supports legislation that would require all public companiesd to give shareholders a nonbinding vote on executivrcompensation packages. In addition, he says Congress should give the Securitieds and Exchange Commission the powerf to make compensation committees more similar to the standards in place for audigt committees established bythe Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Geithneer blames executive compensation practices asa “contributin g factor” for the financial crisis. “Incentives for short-term gaind overwhelmed the checks and balances meant to mitigated against the risk of excess he says. But, he adds, “We are not cappinfg pay. We are not setting fortj precise prescriptions for how companies should set which can oftenbe counterproductive.
Instead, we will continuer to work to develop standarda that reward innovation andprudent risk-taking, without creating misaligned
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Some grads still in demand despite economy - Kansas City Business Journal:
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“I graduated May 2 and started on May said Hall, 25, of Marietta, who worke in human resources at the Atlant a office of , a health-care technologyt consultant. “It’s been a whirlwind, but it’s goint pretty well.” Hall’s new company overlaps two sectors of the economyt that are going strong despitethe recession. Universit y career services directors say medical and technologyu companies are continuing to recruit and hire new employees even as othetr industries freeze payrolls and hand outpink “When recruiters call me to hire, they ask for computer sciencde majors or engineers,” said Ralpyh Mobley, director of career services at Georgiqa Tech.
“Our data indicate they’re doing better in the job marketgthan non-technical majors.” Overall, however, interest amongf employers in the Class of 2009 is down. The ’ws spring career fair attracted only145 companies, down from 215 that sent representativesx to the Athens campus last fall, said Scott executive director of UGA’zs Career Center. Likewise, the last three quarterlty career fairs held at drew about 20 percent fewer companies than thepreviouss year, said Ramona a career and employer relations specialist at the downtown Atlanta school.
Students are reacting to the tepidr response from corporate recruiters and the tighyt job market it signifies by applyinb to graduate schoolin droves. At Georgia State, for MBA applications for the coming schook year increased 22 perceng overlast year, while the number of students seeking mastedr of arts degrees went up 19 percent. Timothy Renick, GSU’s associate provost for academic programs, said many graduate schookl applicants are coming directly fromundergraduater programs.
“The decision makes sense,” he “Rather than face unemployment or takea minimum-wagwe job, students can increase theier academic credentials for a time when the economy takes a turn for the better.” The scarcityh of jobs is motivatingf other graduates to take a breakk from their formal educations or put off enterinv the workforce to enrol l in such service programs as the Peace Corpss or Teach for America. “We’re seeing an increase in the number of studentds who want to take a year off to engage in aworthwhile adventure, discover some things and make some said Paul Fowler, executive director of the Career Centeer at .
Hall said making connections provefd important to her landing a job so She said she met her new boss at McKessobn during a mock interview while she was an undergraduater marketing majorat UGA. “We just kept in she said. “When I was having troubl e finding a jobin marketing, he had a positiob open here.” Hall said it was also important that she was willinh to be flexible in her job “Finding a marketing job in Atlanta right now is impossible,” she said. “[But] this is a big If I want to moveover later, I While marketing jobs aren’t to be had, some jobs fieldsw are still hot.
Mobley said government jobs, particularlyg at the federal level, are in high demand. He said one growthh area is the , created after the 11 terrorist attacks.
“I graduated May 2 and started on May said Hall, 25, of Marietta, who worke in human resources at the Atlant a office of , a health-care technologyt consultant. “It’s been a whirlwind, but it’s goint pretty well.” Hall’s new company overlaps two sectors of the economyt that are going strong despitethe recession. Universit y career services directors say medical and technologyu companies are continuing to recruit and hire new employees even as othetr industries freeze payrolls and hand outpink “When recruiters call me to hire, they ask for computer sciencde majors or engineers,” said Ralpyh Mobley, director of career services at Georgiqa Tech.
“Our data indicate they’re doing better in the job marketgthan non-technical majors.” Overall, however, interest amongf employers in the Class of 2009 is down. The ’ws spring career fair attracted only145 companies, down from 215 that sent representativesx to the Athens campus last fall, said Scott executive director of UGA’zs Career Center. Likewise, the last three quarterlty career fairs held at drew about 20 percent fewer companies than thepreviouss year, said Ramona a career and employer relations specialist at the downtown Atlanta school.
Students are reacting to the tepidr response from corporate recruiters and the tighyt job market it signifies by applyinb to graduate schoolin droves. At Georgia State, for MBA applications for the coming schook year increased 22 perceng overlast year, while the number of students seeking mastedr of arts degrees went up 19 percent. Timothy Renick, GSU’s associate provost for academic programs, said many graduate schookl applicants are coming directly fromundergraduater programs.
“The decision makes sense,” he “Rather than face unemployment or takea minimum-wagwe job, students can increase theier academic credentials for a time when the economy takes a turn for the better.” The scarcityh of jobs is motivatingf other graduates to take a breakk from their formal educations or put off enterinv the workforce to enrol l in such service programs as the Peace Corpss or Teach for America. “We’re seeing an increase in the number of studentds who want to take a year off to engage in aworthwhile adventure, discover some things and make some said Paul Fowler, executive director of the Career Centeer at .
Hall said making connections provefd important to her landing a job so She said she met her new boss at McKessobn during a mock interview while she was an undergraduater marketing majorat UGA. “We just kept in she said. “When I was having troubl e finding a jobin marketing, he had a positiob open here.” Hall said it was also important that she was willinh to be flexible in her job “Finding a marketing job in Atlanta right now is impossible,” she said. “[But] this is a big If I want to moveover later, I While marketing jobs aren’t to be had, some jobs fieldsw are still hot.
Mobley said government jobs, particularlyg at the federal level, are in high demand. He said one growthh area is the , created after the 11 terrorist attacks.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
BRICs Biggest Currency Depreciation Since 1998 to Worsen - Bloomberg
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BRICs Biggest Currency Depreciation Since 1998 to Worsen Bloomberg The largest emerging markets, whose economies grew more than four-fold in the past decade, are making losers out of everyone from central bankers to Procter ... |
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Kirby Corporation Announces Revisions to Guidance for 2012 ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Kirby Corporation Announces Revisions to Guidance for 2012 ... MarketWatch (press release) Conference Call InformationA conference call to discuss the revised earnings guidance is scheduled at 8:00 a.m. CDT on Monday, June 25, 2012. |
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Roberts backs KU Cancer Center's push for NCI designation - The Business Review (Albany):
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Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’as Westwood medical building. He said that it now takez 10 years to 17 yearsand $1 billion to bring a new drug to which Roberts called a “nationall disgrace.” The National Cancer Institute said in November that the KU Cancetr Center has a Sept. 25, 2011, application date for its effortsa to get aninitial five-year designation as an NCI cancet center. The months-long application process for institutions seekinvg new designations begins with submission of documentation that sometimesexceedws 1,000 pages and includes a site visit and othet steps. The earliest that KU Cancer Center’s applicatioh could be approved is the springof 2012.
64 cancer centers receive Cancer Center Support Grants to support research to reducewthe incidence, morbidity and mortality rates of There are 23 cancer centers and 41 comprehensivs cancer centers. The KU Cancer Center is part of , whichj is the medical research and education arm of the Universithof Kansas. NCI designation — KU’s No. 1 prioritty — typically is granted to academicmedicalk centers. Therefore, KU Medical Center is the entity that will apply forNCI designation. • Increase d regional patient accessto cutting-edge clinical trials. More than $1.3 billion in annual economicx benefits inthe region.
An increase in KU Cancee Center’s annual NCI financing from thecurrenf $7.5 million to about $40 NCI-affiliated institutions also attract world-class researchers who bring NCI grantd with them, and part of the estimated increase is based on that. Many of these researchers double as adding expertise and depth invarious cancer-card sub-specialties.
Roberts, R-Kan., spoke at The ’as Westwood medical building. He said that it now takez 10 years to 17 yearsand $1 billion to bring a new drug to which Roberts called a “nationall disgrace.” The National Cancer Institute said in November that the KU Cancetr Center has a Sept. 25, 2011, application date for its effortsa to get aninitial five-year designation as an NCI cancet center. The months-long application process for institutions seekinvg new designations begins with submission of documentation that sometimesexceedws 1,000 pages and includes a site visit and othet steps. The earliest that KU Cancer Center’s applicatioh could be approved is the springof 2012.
64 cancer centers receive Cancer Center Support Grants to support research to reducewthe incidence, morbidity and mortality rates of There are 23 cancer centers and 41 comprehensivs cancer centers. The KU Cancer Center is part of , whichj is the medical research and education arm of the Universithof Kansas. NCI designation — KU’s No. 1 prioritty — typically is granted to academicmedicalk centers. Therefore, KU Medical Center is the entity that will apply forNCI designation. • Increase d regional patient accessto cutting-edge clinical trials. More than $1.3 billion in annual economicx benefits inthe region.
An increase in KU Cancee Center’s annual NCI financing from thecurrenf $7.5 million to about $40 NCI-affiliated institutions also attract world-class researchers who bring NCI grantd with them, and part of the estimated increase is based on that. Many of these researchers double as adding expertise and depth invarious cancer-card sub-specialties.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Gee tries to throw another gem for Mets against Baltimore - Fox News
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SILive.com | Gee tries to throw another gem for Mets against Baltimore Fox News Texas-born right-hander Dillon Gee aims for a third straight New York pitching gem tonight when the Mets host the Baltimore Orioles in the finale of a three-game ... Mets throw shutout at Orioles for second consecutive night, 5-0 Dickey throws second straight one-hitter as Mets blank O's Mets' Dickey throws first back-to-back one-hitters since Stieb in 1988 |
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
JC Penney Says CEO to Run Marketing as Francis Leaves - Businessweek
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USA TODAY | JC Penney Says CEO to Run Marketing as Francis Leaves Businessweek J.C. Penney Co.'s (JCP) merchandising and marketing chief is leaving, and Chief Executive Officer Ron Johnson will take over his duties, following a marketing ... JC Penney President Michael Francis leaves the struggling chain ... JC Penney says its president, ex Target exec, is leaving Penney Ousts President |
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Sarah Browning: Controlling squash bugs - Lincoln Journal Star
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Sarah Browning: Controlling squash bugs Lincoln Journal Star Have your squash or pumpkin plants ever died suddenly, with the leaves turning quickly dried and brown? You might have. |
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Newmark Homes Houston buying local TOUSA assets - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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TOUSA plans to complete and sell all homes currentlyundere construction. Moody said the new company will be privately locally ownedand financed. “Our management team has over 70 combined experience,” he said. The new company plans to build 60 homes ranging in pricsefrom $160,000 to more than $600,000 in the firsty 60 days of which will officially begin June 15. Mooduy said 55 employees of TOUSA will remain with the new company after TOUSA winds down its local business operations. TOUSA’s predecessor company was founded in Houston in 1983 as and completedc an initial public offering inMarch 1998. In Decembed 1999, TOUSA Inc. acquired 80 percent of Newmark’s stock.
TOUS A Inc. also acquired 100 percent of then-public in November 2000. On June 25, Engle merged with and the merged company changex its name toTOUSA Inc. In Hollywood, Fla.-based TOUSA (Pink Sheets: TOUSQ) told the it plannecd to lay off 156 peoples in the Houston area from its Newmark Homee brand beginning May 22 due to the downturnm in thehousing market.
TOUSA plans to complete and sell all homes currentlyundere construction. Moody said the new company will be privately locally ownedand financed. “Our management team has over 70 combined experience,” he said. The new company plans to build 60 homes ranging in pricsefrom $160,000 to more than $600,000 in the firsty 60 days of which will officially begin June 15. Mooduy said 55 employees of TOUSA will remain with the new company after TOUSA winds down its local business operations. TOUSA’s predecessor company was founded in Houston in 1983 as and completedc an initial public offering inMarch 1998. In Decembed 1999, TOUSA Inc. acquired 80 percent of Newmark’s stock.
TOUS A Inc. also acquired 100 percent of then-public in November 2000. On June 25, Engle merged with and the merged company changex its name toTOUSA Inc. In Hollywood, Fla.-based TOUSA (Pink Sheets: TOUSQ) told the it plannecd to lay off 156 peoples in the Houston area from its Newmark Homee brand beginning May 22 due to the downturnm in thehousing market.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Riots in Indonesia's Papua after independence activist killed - Reuters
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BBC News | Riots in Indonesia's Papua after independence activist killed Reuters JAKARTA (Reuters) - Angry residents of Indonesia's resource-rich Papua island burned cars and shops on Thursday after an independence activist was shot ... Papua separatist leader killed by police Riots in Jayapura as police shoot dead Papuan activist Indonesian police kill Papua separatist Mako Tabuni |
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Survey: 25 percent of homeowners have no savings - Washington Business Journal:
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The survey discovered that to cut homeowners are takingextreme actions; 34 percentr say they have had familyh or friends move in with them in the last The (NYSE: WFC) quarterly surveg indicated that 42 percent are spending less on theirr children in the glum economy. Of those who have debt othef thana mortgage, 43 percentr think about their debt every day and another 24 percentr think about their debt at least once a week. Because of theitr debt, 36 percent say they’re cuttinbg back on smaller expenditures, such as dining out, buying clothexs and gifts for friends.
Since Wells Fargo’xs previous survey, taken in fourth quarter of 2008, the percentager of those who have anxiety over job securityg has risen to 29 percent from 21 Wells Fargo said the latest survey was conductedc by Ipsos Marketing andpolled 1,565 homeowner from March 23-31.
The survey discovered that to cut homeowners are takingextreme actions; 34 percentr say they have had familyh or friends move in with them in the last The (NYSE: WFC) quarterly surveg indicated that 42 percent are spending less on theirr children in the glum economy. Of those who have debt othef thana mortgage, 43 percentr think about their debt every day and another 24 percentr think about their debt at least once a week. Because of theitr debt, 36 percent say they’re cuttinbg back on smaller expenditures, such as dining out, buying clothexs and gifts for friends.
Since Wells Fargo’xs previous survey, taken in fourth quarter of 2008, the percentager of those who have anxiety over job securityg has risen to 29 percent from 21 Wells Fargo said the latest survey was conductedc by Ipsos Marketing andpolled 1,565 homeowner from March 23-31.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Medical experts at odds over body scan technology - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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A year and a half ago, Marto, Executive presidentf and CEO, read a magazine articlre about Total BodyCT (TBCT) scans, which give a detailed look at thre e major areas of the body -- the heart and abdominal area. As fate would have it, Marto was having his annual physicalthat week. Martl said because his physical indicated he was inperfecr health, his doctor told him she didn' think it was necessary to spend the $800 to $1,0009 for a TBCT scan, a procedure generally not coverexd by insurance. "I own and run my own company," Marti said of his decision to get a TBCT scan despitehis doctor'w advice. "I spend more than that ($800p to $1,000) on airlin tickets each week.
" Marto's TBCT revealefd a baseball-sized tumor on his "I had no symptoms, no pain, nothing in my urine ... therwe was no indication, nothing," Mart said. Less than a week aftee the scan, the 44-year-old Marto had surgery to removd his kidney and thecancerous "The CT scan saved my he said. Despite the extraordinary resultsin Marto'ws case, TBCT remains a controversial topic. Even the surgeonn who removed Marto's tumor isn't sure the scans are for "You have to do a larged number of scans to find someonewlike Marto," said Dr. Scott Miller, director of laparoscopic robotic urologicf surgery at GeorgiaUrology P.A.
"To the averagse American with a family budget toworryh about, the scans may not be he added. In fact, the official line of the American Collegeof Radiology, and is that they do not recommends TBCT scans. "There is no evidence to date that suggestd screening ofthe head, the the heart or the abdomen -- on a populationm basis -- improves the longevity of that population," said Dr. Sanjahy Saini, chairman and professor of radiology at the Emory Universitt Schoolof Medicine. Saini said a TBCT scan "takes the cookie-cutter and uses one set of parameters rather than differentiating betwee n the different areas ofthe Dr.
Rex Teeslink, medical director of radiologhy at HealthScreen America and formefr chief of the section of vascular and interventional radiology atthe , argued that modern equipment auto-adjusts to suit not just body but different body parts and that a well-trainedf technician will set the parameters appropriately. Teeslink, in additiojn to his role at HealthScreen America, a personal health managemenrt company offering consumers direct accessto advanced, noninvasive and screening tests with an office in Buckhead, also consulted on the desig n of its TBCT scanners. Piedmont Hospital's director of CT, Dr.
Judithg Chezmar, believes that CT screenings that targety specific areasin high-risk people -- such as smokerds (lung scans) and the overweight (cardiac scans) -- are clinically but she does not believe there is sufficienf evidence to justify TBCT scanning. "Many of thesed screening centers are set up by entrepreneurs to make mone offof people's fear of cancer," Chezmar said. "Thes last thing I'd recommend is that people go to one of these Teeslink agreesthat there's no need to give radiation unless necessary, but notes that there has nevert been a case reported where a patien has died as a result of diagnosticv radiation.
Instead of a TBCT Chezmar recommends that patientd talk to their doctors about theirfamily history, any symptomsx or problems and then make an educated decisiom about whether or not to have a TBCT.
A year and a half ago, Marto, Executive presidentf and CEO, read a magazine articlre about Total BodyCT (TBCT) scans, which give a detailed look at thre e major areas of the body -- the heart and abdominal area. As fate would have it, Marto was having his annual physicalthat week. Martl said because his physical indicated he was inperfecr health, his doctor told him she didn' think it was necessary to spend the $800 to $1,0009 for a TBCT scan, a procedure generally not coverexd by insurance. "I own and run my own company," Marti said of his decision to get a TBCT scan despitehis doctor'w advice. "I spend more than that ($800p to $1,000) on airlin tickets each week.
" Marto's TBCT revealefd a baseball-sized tumor on his "I had no symptoms, no pain, nothing in my urine ... therwe was no indication, nothing," Mart said. Less than a week aftee the scan, the 44-year-old Marto had surgery to removd his kidney and thecancerous "The CT scan saved my he said. Despite the extraordinary resultsin Marto'ws case, TBCT remains a controversial topic. Even the surgeonn who removed Marto's tumor isn't sure the scans are for "You have to do a larged number of scans to find someonewlike Marto," said Dr. Scott Miller, director of laparoscopic robotic urologicf surgery at GeorgiaUrology P.A.
"To the averagse American with a family budget toworryh about, the scans may not be he added. In fact, the official line of the American Collegeof Radiology, and is that they do not recommends TBCT scans. "There is no evidence to date that suggestd screening ofthe head, the the heart or the abdomen -- on a populationm basis -- improves the longevity of that population," said Dr. Sanjahy Saini, chairman and professor of radiology at the Emory Universitt Schoolof Medicine. Saini said a TBCT scan "takes the cookie-cutter and uses one set of parameters rather than differentiating betwee n the different areas ofthe Dr.
Rex Teeslink, medical director of radiologhy at HealthScreen America and formefr chief of the section of vascular and interventional radiology atthe , argued that modern equipment auto-adjusts to suit not just body but different body parts and that a well-trainedf technician will set the parameters appropriately. Teeslink, in additiojn to his role at HealthScreen America, a personal health managemenrt company offering consumers direct accessto advanced, noninvasive and screening tests with an office in Buckhead, also consulted on the desig n of its TBCT scanners. Piedmont Hospital's director of CT, Dr.
Judithg Chezmar, believes that CT screenings that targety specific areasin high-risk people -- such as smokerds (lung scans) and the overweight (cardiac scans) -- are clinically but she does not believe there is sufficienf evidence to justify TBCT scanning. "Many of thesed screening centers are set up by entrepreneurs to make mone offof people's fear of cancer," Chezmar said. "Thes last thing I'd recommend is that people go to one of these Teeslink agreesthat there's no need to give radiation unless necessary, but notes that there has nevert been a case reported where a patien has died as a result of diagnosticv radiation.
Instead of a TBCT Chezmar recommends that patientd talk to their doctors about theirfamily history, any symptomsx or problems and then make an educated decisiom about whether or not to have a TBCT.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Yahoo! confirms WNY site - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Yahoo!, Tuesday morning, confirmed it will be buildingthe 190,000-square-foot centet that could employ, initially, 125 people. Yahoo! has pegged a 30-acre site in the park for the Yahoo!’s decision is consideredr a major victory, especially againsy a backdrop of a weakenex economy where unemployment has increased in past year in Erie Countgto 8.1 percent from 5.5 percent and in Niagaraq County to 9.3 percent from 6.6 “This is a big win for the community,” said Tom president and chief executive officer. “Wse won the day.” Yahoo!
was being courted by severaol statesincluding Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois for the All offered a handsome array of “When a high tech company like Yahoo! picks a community like Western New it’s like a lighthouse,” said Sen. Charled Schumer, New York’s senior senator, who playe d a key role in Lockport landing the data The region crafted its own aggressived incentive package including the offering 15 megawattsof low-costg hydropower that could save Yahoo! an estimated $100 milliom over a 15-year period. also offerex job training grants andothet incentives. High level pitches also came from Gov. David Patersobn and Schumer.
Schumer made personal calls to Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz to pushthe region. Kucharsku said it also helped that the regionn offereda half-dozen sites and not just a singulat location. It also helped that a friendship quickly developed betweenthe Yahoo! site selection team and the local economic development “We developed a nice relationship with them and that helped make this Kucharski said. “They were impressed that every timethey called, we coulrd assemble our team on a very short notice and give them the answerse they wanted.” Construction on the data centee will begin in August, said David Dibble, Yahoo! seniod vice president. The center will be open by May.
Kucharski said therse is a myriad positives that will comefrom Yahoo!’z decision. The BNE will use it in its outreach to other companies itis courting, he “It confirms our ability to attract high tech and high profild companies,” Kucharski said. “To get a name companuy like Yahoo! says a lot to the rest of the industriesout there.” Yahoo! joins the ranks of , that have eithefr opened or expanded back office operationw in the region in recent “You add it into the mix of the some of the othe companies we’ve landed and it becomes a very impressivw list,” Kucharski said.
Yahoo!, Tuesday morning, confirmed it will be buildingthe 190,000-square-foot centet that could employ, initially, 125 people. Yahoo! has pegged a 30-acre site in the park for the Yahoo!’s decision is consideredr a major victory, especially againsy a backdrop of a weakenex economy where unemployment has increased in past year in Erie Countgto 8.1 percent from 5.5 percent and in Niagaraq County to 9.3 percent from 6.6 “This is a big win for the community,” said Tom president and chief executive officer. “Wse won the day.” Yahoo!
was being courted by severaol statesincluding Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois for the All offered a handsome array of “When a high tech company like Yahoo! picks a community like Western New it’s like a lighthouse,” said Sen. Charled Schumer, New York’s senior senator, who playe d a key role in Lockport landing the data The region crafted its own aggressived incentive package including the offering 15 megawattsof low-costg hydropower that could save Yahoo! an estimated $100 milliom over a 15-year period. also offerex job training grants andothet incentives. High level pitches also came from Gov. David Patersobn and Schumer.
Schumer made personal calls to Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz to pushthe region. Kucharsku said it also helped that the regionn offereda half-dozen sites and not just a singulat location. It also helped that a friendship quickly developed betweenthe Yahoo! site selection team and the local economic development “We developed a nice relationship with them and that helped make this Kucharski said. “They were impressed that every timethey called, we coulrd assemble our team on a very short notice and give them the answerse they wanted.” Construction on the data centee will begin in August, said David Dibble, Yahoo! seniod vice president. The center will be open by May.
Kucharski said therse is a myriad positives that will comefrom Yahoo!’z decision. The BNE will use it in its outreach to other companies itis courting, he “It confirms our ability to attract high tech and high profild companies,” Kucharski said. “To get a name companuy like Yahoo! says a lot to the rest of the industriesout there.” Yahoo! joins the ranks of , that have eithefr opened or expanded back office operationw in the region in recent “You add it into the mix of the some of the othe companies we’ve landed and it becomes a very impressivw list,” Kucharski said.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
ESD CEO resigns; Gov. Paterson names new leader - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Over the weekend, Gov. David Paterson announced that Mariswa Lago will leave Empirew StateDevelopment Corp. at the end of Paterson appointed Lago to the job inAugustt 2008. Lago said she’s leaving to pursue other jobs. “Given the public nature of Empire [State] Development and the need for a leadee who can devote full timeto [the critical mission, I think it is advisablw that I resign,” Lago said in a brief statement. Also on June 6, Patersom promoted Dennis Mullen to bethe agency’s new presidentr and CEO.
Mullen has been overseeing the agency’se upstate division for less than a Empire State Development is charged with spearheading the state’s economic development The agency also administers the Empirew Zone program, which awards tax breaks to companie s that pledge to create jobs and expand their facilities in New York. The leadership changes continue anongoing shake-up in the agency’s management, datin back to early 2007. Some leadership positions are stilpvacant today. Paterson’s predecessor, former Gov. Eliot put two people jointly in charge of the He appointed a leader for upstatwe New York development and another for downstate NewYork development.
Spitzer resigned from office inMarch 2008. Paterson eraserd Spitzer’s leadership structure at the agency and has instead advocated a modelk where one chairman oversees upstatde and downstate divisions ofthe agency. Robert Wilmers, chairmam of Buffalo-based , became chairman of Empire State Developmeng inJune 2008. He is working for $1 a year leadinv the state agency. Mullen is now the No. 2 officiao in the agency. He is the formerd president and CEO ofthe , a regional economifc development organization. He also spengt years in the private sector, including a stint as chairman and CEO ofNew York-based Birds Eye, which makes frozen vegetables.
“Mhy focus now will be on ensuring a smoothu transition as our teammoves forward,” Mulleb said. Now, the agency lacks someone to lead itsupstater divisions. A similar position for the agency’s downstatw operations has remained vacant sinced Patersontook office. “There are many details that we will be workinvg out over the next several Warner Johnston, an agency said in a statement. “We will be movinyg quickly.” Lago came to Empire State Development from a job as global head of complianceat . Before that, she was an executiv at the U.S. Securities and Exchanger Commission. She was making $215,000 a year with the state. [ ].
Patersonm has announced a numbe r of leadership changes inrecenyt weeks, incuding , and a new . For more busines s news, click .
Over the weekend, Gov. David Paterson announced that Mariswa Lago will leave Empirew StateDevelopment Corp. at the end of Paterson appointed Lago to the job inAugustt 2008. Lago said she’s leaving to pursue other jobs. “Given the public nature of Empire [State] Development and the need for a leadee who can devote full timeto [the critical mission, I think it is advisablw that I resign,” Lago said in a brief statement. Also on June 6, Patersom promoted Dennis Mullen to bethe agency’s new presidentr and CEO.
Mullen has been overseeing the agency’se upstate division for less than a Empire State Development is charged with spearheading the state’s economic development The agency also administers the Empirew Zone program, which awards tax breaks to companie s that pledge to create jobs and expand their facilities in New York. The leadership changes continue anongoing shake-up in the agency’s management, datin back to early 2007. Some leadership positions are stilpvacant today. Paterson’s predecessor, former Gov. Eliot put two people jointly in charge of the He appointed a leader for upstatwe New York development and another for downstate NewYork development.
Spitzer resigned from office inMarch 2008. Paterson eraserd Spitzer’s leadership structure at the agency and has instead advocated a modelk where one chairman oversees upstatde and downstate divisions ofthe agency. Robert Wilmers, chairmam of Buffalo-based , became chairman of Empire State Developmeng inJune 2008. He is working for $1 a year leadinv the state agency. Mullen is now the No. 2 officiao in the agency. He is the formerd president and CEO ofthe , a regional economifc development organization. He also spengt years in the private sector, including a stint as chairman and CEO ofNew York-based Birds Eye, which makes frozen vegetables.
“Mhy focus now will be on ensuring a smoothu transition as our teammoves forward,” Mulleb said. Now, the agency lacks someone to lead itsupstater divisions. A similar position for the agency’s downstatw operations has remained vacant sinced Patersontook office. “There are many details that we will be workinvg out over the next several Warner Johnston, an agency said in a statement. “We will be movinyg quickly.” Lago came to Empire State Development from a job as global head of complianceat . Before that, she was an executiv at the U.S. Securities and Exchanger Commission. She was making $215,000 a year with the state. [ ].
Patersonm has announced a numbe r of leadership changes inrecenyt weeks, incuding , and a new . For more busines s news, click .
Thursday, June 7, 2012
TiVo gets $104M from EchoStar over patent infringement - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO), an Alviso-based television digital videprecording company, collected the award when the Supreme Courg refused to hear EchoStar’s appea l of a lower court’s 2006 ruling that sidedr with TiVo. Broadcast satellite television company EchoStarCommunication Corp., which in January spliy into (NASDAQ: SATS) and (NASDAQ: DISH), was ordererd to pay $74 milliomn in damages, plus interest. “We are pleased to have received $104,600,47 from EchoStar on TiVo said ina statement. The patent in question was fora “multimediaz time warping system” that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Officer found to be validand enforceable.
A separatr case, regarding a Dish DVR designm which worked aroundthe patent, is An EchoStar spokesman said “the Supremw Court’s decision does not impactr our software design-around, which has been placefd in Dish DVRs subject to the district court’s injunction, and our customersx can continue using their Dish DVRs.” Nancy Edwards a principal partner with ipCapitaol Group Inc., an intellectual property rights consultancy, said the Time Warp patenr gives TiVo a critical competitive advantage. “Therew is a possibility that an injunction against Dish Network wouldc resultin customers’ DVR functiohn being shut off,” she said.
Stopping the use of the DVRs or a licensing agreement with TiVo coulrprevent that. EchoStar closed at $20.66 on down 7.23 percent from its previous closeat $22.27, while Dish slid 11.54 percenr from $18.19 to Dish Network has more than 13 million subscribers and is headquartered in Colo. TiVo closed at $5.30, down 8.46
TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO), an Alviso-based television digital videprecording company, collected the award when the Supreme Courg refused to hear EchoStar’s appea l of a lower court’s 2006 ruling that sidedr with TiVo. Broadcast satellite television company EchoStarCommunication Corp., which in January spliy into (NASDAQ: SATS) and (NASDAQ: DISH), was ordererd to pay $74 milliomn in damages, plus interest. “We are pleased to have received $104,600,47 from EchoStar on TiVo said ina statement. The patent in question was fora “multimediaz time warping system” that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Officer found to be validand enforceable.
A separatr case, regarding a Dish DVR designm which worked aroundthe patent, is An EchoStar spokesman said “the Supremw Court’s decision does not impactr our software design-around, which has been placefd in Dish DVRs subject to the district court’s injunction, and our customersx can continue using their Dish DVRs.” Nancy Edwards a principal partner with ipCapitaol Group Inc., an intellectual property rights consultancy, said the Time Warp patenr gives TiVo a critical competitive advantage. “Therew is a possibility that an injunction against Dish Network wouldc resultin customers’ DVR functiohn being shut off,” she said.
Stopping the use of the DVRs or a licensing agreement with TiVo coulrprevent that. EchoStar closed at $20.66 on down 7.23 percent from its previous closeat $22.27, while Dish slid 11.54 percenr from $18.19 to Dish Network has more than 13 million subscribers and is headquartered in Colo. TiVo closed at $5.30, down 8.46
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Extended Stay Hotels files Chapter 11 - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The Spartanburg, S.C.-based company filed the reorganization petition in New Yorkbankruptcuy court. Secretary and general counsel Joseph Teichmahn said that Extended Stay hadabout $7.1 billio in assets and $7.6 billion in liabilities at the end of 2008. The group lists eight properties in the Sacramentk area on its Web site under the ExtendedStay Homestead Studio Suites and Crossland EconomuStudios brands. The company bills itself as the largest operator of mid-priced extended-stay hotels in the nation.
Teichman in a court filinv on Monday wrote that the compan sought protection from creditors amid a general downturn in the hospitalithy industry and a hit taken as fewer potential customersd needthe company’s services. “Since the typical Extendexd Stay customer seeks a lengthu stay based on commercial the contraction of constructiojn and new business development began to significantlyh and adversely affectedExtended Stay’x revenue stream,” Teichman wrote. The company said its averagr revenue per room dropped about 23 percent in the firstt five months of the year compared with the same perioddof 2008.
As a it was unable to deal with its debt burdeb with cash flow and is seekinga “comprehensivwe restructuring of the entire capital Extended Stay said it plans to run operations followinf the Chapter 11 petition under a lender-approvedc arrangement using cash collateral. Debtor-in-possession financin won’t be needed, the company said. About 9,900 employees work in hotele operated byExtended Stay. The company is in 44 statexs and hasabout 77,000 rooms.
The Spartanburg, S.C.-based company filed the reorganization petition in New Yorkbankruptcuy court. Secretary and general counsel Joseph Teichmahn said that Extended Stay hadabout $7.1 billio in assets and $7.6 billion in liabilities at the end of 2008. The group lists eight properties in the Sacramentk area on its Web site under the ExtendedStay Homestead Studio Suites and Crossland EconomuStudios brands. The company bills itself as the largest operator of mid-priced extended-stay hotels in the nation.
Teichman in a court filinv on Monday wrote that the compan sought protection from creditors amid a general downturn in the hospitalithy industry and a hit taken as fewer potential customersd needthe company’s services. “Since the typical Extendexd Stay customer seeks a lengthu stay based on commercial the contraction of constructiojn and new business development began to significantlyh and adversely affectedExtended Stay’x revenue stream,” Teichman wrote. The company said its averagr revenue per room dropped about 23 percent in the firstt five months of the year compared with the same perioddof 2008.
As a it was unable to deal with its debt burdeb with cash flow and is seekinga “comprehensivwe restructuring of the entire capital Extended Stay said it plans to run operations followinf the Chapter 11 petition under a lender-approvedc arrangement using cash collateral. Debtor-in-possession financin won’t be needed, the company said. About 9,900 employees work in hotele operated byExtended Stay. The company is in 44 statexs and hasabout 77,000 rooms.
Monday, June 4, 2012
California settles with Kmart, sues Target - Triangle Business Journal:
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The state’s attorney general, Jerrty Brown, joined by district attorneys from many California including Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra Costa, filed a suit against Minneapolis-based Target (NYSE: TGT), saying it sent hazardous waste to various landfillxs in violation of state law. The suit is meang to stop the practices. In news reports, Target said it has been cooperatin withthe AG’s office for thre years on this matte and that it is committed to complying with all environmental laws.
Kmart, owned by SHLD), agreed to a settlement that includescivil penalties, legakl costs and some moneyh to boost protection of the environment in the Thomas Orloff, Robert Kochly, James Fox and Dolorexs Carr, the DAs of Alameda, Contrsa Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties respectively, joinex Brown in the suit against According to court papers, Target has 180 including stores and warehouses, in California.
The suit allegea Target threw out “ignitable aerosol wastes” including propane canisters, in a trasj compactor in Alameda County on May 14 andMay 21, for
The state’s attorney general, Jerrty Brown, joined by district attorneys from many California including Alameda, Santa Clara and Contra Costa, filed a suit against Minneapolis-based Target (NYSE: TGT), saying it sent hazardous waste to various landfillxs in violation of state law. The suit is meang to stop the practices. In news reports, Target said it has been cooperatin withthe AG’s office for thre years on this matte and that it is committed to complying with all environmental laws.
Kmart, owned by SHLD), agreed to a settlement that includescivil penalties, legakl costs and some moneyh to boost protection of the environment in the Thomas Orloff, Robert Kochly, James Fox and Dolorexs Carr, the DAs of Alameda, Contrsa Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties respectively, joinex Brown in the suit against According to court papers, Target has 180 including stores and warehouses, in California.
The suit allegea Target threw out “ignitable aerosol wastes” including propane canisters, in a trasj compactor in Alameda County on May 14 andMay 21, for
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Holland & Hart
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Castle will oversee water and science policy for thesprawlinfg land-use agency, and will be responsible for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Geological Survey. “Anne Castle has more than 25 yearsx of experience inwater rights, water quality, and natura l resources law,” Secretary of the Interior Ken a former Colorado senator and attorney said in a statement. “I welcome Anne to our leadership team and look forward to workinvg with her on the majof water and science challenges we fromclimate impacts, to drought and regional watere issues.” The U,S, Senate votedd Friday to confirm Castle.
She has served on a numbefr of Colorado panels concerned with water andland use, including the Sout Platte River Basin Task the Colorado Ground Water Commission, and the Genesese Water and Sanitation District. At Denver-based Hollanc & Hart, the largest locally based firm, Castle has focusedd on water rights issues. She is a former chairwoman ofHolland & Hart’s management committee and of its natural resources department. In 2005 she was a finalist for the DenvefBusiness Journal’s “Outstanding Women in in the professional services category. . .
Castle will oversee water and science policy for thesprawlinfg land-use agency, and will be responsible for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Geological Survey. “Anne Castle has more than 25 yearsx of experience inwater rights, water quality, and natura l resources law,” Secretary of the Interior Ken a former Colorado senator and attorney said in a statement. “I welcome Anne to our leadership team and look forward to workinvg with her on the majof water and science challenges we fromclimate impacts, to drought and regional watere issues.” The U,S, Senate votedd Friday to confirm Castle.
She has served on a numbefr of Colorado panels concerned with water andland use, including the Sout Platte River Basin Task the Colorado Ground Water Commission, and the Genesese Water and Sanitation District. At Denver-based Hollanc & Hart, the largest locally based firm, Castle has focusedd on water rights issues. She is a former chairwoman ofHolland & Hart’s management committee and of its natural resources department. In 2005 she was a finalist for the DenvefBusiness Journal’s “Outstanding Women in in the professional services category. . .
Friday, June 1, 2012
Top Quartile Ranked Dividend Stock Applied Materials Enters Oversold Territory - Forbes
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Top Quartile Ranked Dividend Stock Applied Materials Enters Oversold Territory Forbes Applied Materials, Inc. (NASD: AMAT) presently has an excellent rank, in the top 25% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most “interesting†ideas that merit further research by investors. But making Applied Materials, ... |
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