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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Professional Coaching Produces Remarkable Business Results - PR Newswire (press release)
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Sunday, May 29, 2011
Perry signs bill that includes $150 million for UTMB - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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The university will use the funds to builcd anew 200-bed hospital tower adjacent to the existinvg John Sealy Hospital, restoring bed capacity to 550, as it was prioe to Hurricane Ike. In addition, tuition revenue bonds of $5 millioj will go to at Galveston. HB 51 also establishezs measures to enhance and maintain the qualithy ofthe state’s designated and emerging public research universities, createds incentive programs and funding for highefr education institutions, provides higher education fund allocations, and create an interim committee to study the feasibility of trackint specialized technology research projects.
Of the 62 nationao research institutions in the threeuniversities — , The and Texas A&M University — are in Texas. The Texas Highedr Education Coordinating Board has designated seven institutions as emerging research the ; the University of Texas campuses in Dallas, El Paso and San ; and the University of North Texas. In HB 51 provides a performance incentive fundiny mechanism for all ofthe state’s generapl academic institutions based on the averagee number of degrees awarded annually and an increase in the averagd number of degrees awarded with weighted consideration for at-risk studentsx and critical fields.
The university will use the funds to builcd anew 200-bed hospital tower adjacent to the existinvg John Sealy Hospital, restoring bed capacity to 550, as it was prioe to Hurricane Ike. In addition, tuition revenue bonds of $5 millioj will go to at Galveston. HB 51 also establishezs measures to enhance and maintain the qualithy ofthe state’s designated and emerging public research universities, createds incentive programs and funding for highefr education institutions, provides higher education fund allocations, and create an interim committee to study the feasibility of trackint specialized technology research projects.
Of the 62 nationao research institutions in the threeuniversities — , The and Texas A&M University — are in Texas. The Texas Highedr Education Coordinating Board has designated seven institutions as emerging research the ; the University of Texas campuses in Dallas, El Paso and San ; and the University of North Texas. In HB 51 provides a performance incentive fundiny mechanism for all ofthe state’s generapl academic institutions based on the averagee number of degrees awarded annually and an increase in the averagd number of degrees awarded with weighted consideration for at-risk studentsx and critical fields.
Friday, May 27, 2011
California insurance commissioner pushes for green car insurance option - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner saidWednesday he’s planning to make a new greenb automobile insurance option, known as available to California drivers as earl y as the fall of next year by proposinh new regulations that will make the new option Poizner, a Republican, describeed this as a way for consumers to “morde accurately” pay for the coverage they by linking their auto premiums more closely with the number of miles they actually drive. By encouraging consumerse to drivefewer miles, and thus reducing theit insurance costs, the new insurance option could help reduce both greenhousw gases and vehicle accidents.
“As a strong advocate of healthy market competition and a healthy Poizner added, “I am especially pleased to encourage this kind of innovation and additional options for consumers.” The Environmental Defense Fund estimates that if 30 percen of Golden State drivers participate in this new form of voluntar coverage, the state could avoid 55 milliojn tons of carbon dioxide betweehn 2009 and 2020 -- the equivalenyt of taking 10 million cars off the road. This woulde save an estimated 5.5 billionh gallons of gas and $40 billiomn dollars in car-related expenses.
And the has recommendecd the adoption of this mechanism as a way to meet future climate change gasreductionb targets, according to California insurance regulators. Current regulations requirde that auto insurance rates are baseed on estimatedannual mileage. The new regs woulds provide an additional optionm foractual mileage, or pay-as-you-drive allowing insurers to offer the voluntary optionb to consumers. As a result, consumers coulc verify mileage byodometer readings, automotivse repair records or a technological device used to collectg mileage data.
But they explicitly prohibit insurancde companies from forcing policyholders to participat ina pay-as-you-drive program, or for insurerw to use global positioninfg devices to track consumers’ driving habits, out of privac y concerns. “A major priority for the Department of Insurances is harnessing this technology to benefit said Poizner. “At the same time, it is vital that the privac y of driversremains intact. I will not approves any auto insurance policy that aims to utilize GPS devicesd in order to obtain location data from Public input into the proposed new regulationes is encouraged underCalifornia law, the DOI said.
Aftedr that process is completed, the regulations will take effect, probablyt by next fall. “Insurers will then be able to appluy to offer this product in according tothe commissioner’s office.
Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner saidWednesday he’s planning to make a new greenb automobile insurance option, known as available to California drivers as earl y as the fall of next year by proposinh new regulations that will make the new option Poizner, a Republican, describeed this as a way for consumers to “morde accurately” pay for the coverage they by linking their auto premiums more closely with the number of miles they actually drive. By encouraging consumerse to drivefewer miles, and thus reducing theit insurance costs, the new insurance option could help reduce both greenhousw gases and vehicle accidents.
“As a strong advocate of healthy market competition and a healthy Poizner added, “I am especially pleased to encourage this kind of innovation and additional options for consumers.” The Environmental Defense Fund estimates that if 30 percen of Golden State drivers participate in this new form of voluntar coverage, the state could avoid 55 milliojn tons of carbon dioxide betweehn 2009 and 2020 -- the equivalenyt of taking 10 million cars off the road. This woulde save an estimated 5.5 billionh gallons of gas and $40 billiomn dollars in car-related expenses.
And the has recommendecd the adoption of this mechanism as a way to meet future climate change gasreductionb targets, according to California insurance regulators. Current regulations requirde that auto insurance rates are baseed on estimatedannual mileage. The new regs woulds provide an additional optionm foractual mileage, or pay-as-you-drive allowing insurers to offer the voluntary optionb to consumers. As a result, consumers coulc verify mileage byodometer readings, automotivse repair records or a technological device used to collectg mileage data.
But they explicitly prohibit insurancde companies from forcing policyholders to participat ina pay-as-you-drive program, or for insurerw to use global positioninfg devices to track consumers’ driving habits, out of privac y concerns. “A major priority for the Department of Insurances is harnessing this technology to benefit said Poizner. “At the same time, it is vital that the privac y of driversremains intact. I will not approves any auto insurance policy that aims to utilize GPS devicesd in order to obtain location data from Public input into the proposed new regulationes is encouraged underCalifornia law, the DOI said.
Aftedr that process is completed, the regulations will take effect, probablyt by next fall. “Insurers will then be able to appluy to offer this product in according tothe commissioner’s office.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
How college placements differed in this year's YGS - Today's Zaman
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Today's Zaman | How college placements differed in this year's YGS Today's Zaman Luckily, unlike in the past, the media was diverse in terms of representing the differing views. Thanks to this diversity, the campaign fell short of its expected outcome. People acted calmly and remained indifferent to calls for further street ... |
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Ky. school cancels France trip after threat - Boston Globe
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Ky. school cancels France trip after threat Boston Globe Dale Davies, communication director for the Passports Educational Group Travel in Spencer, Mass., said the company had been told that the threat involved possible kidnappings. Davies said never before has such a threat derailed a school trip at the ... School Trip Abroad Cancelled After Kidnap Threat Kidnapping threat cancels school trip Assumption High School threat cancels trip to France |
Friday, May 20, 2011
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Hires Former Tesco Chief Leahy - Bloomberg
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Commerical Finance Group | Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Hires Former Tesco Chief Leahy Bloomberg Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC, the private-equity firm whose investments include Hertz Global Holdings Inc., hired former Tesco Plc (TSCO) Chief Executive Officer Terry Leahy as a senior ... Former Tesco CEO, Sir Terry Leahy, Joins Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Ex-CEO of Tesco joining private equity firm Leahy set to advise US buy-out firm |
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
IMF chief's arrest stirs up anti-Americanism in France - Los Angeles Times
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Sydney Morning Herald | IMF chief's arrest stirs up anti-Americanism in France Los Angeles Times Many in France were shocked to learn that IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was jailed at Rikers Island. (Bebeto Matthews, AP / May 18, 2011) By Kim Willsher, Los Angeles Times It was only a matter of time after the arrest in New York of Dominique ... Politician's Arrest Sparks Soul-Searching In France Parties in France Adjust to Changed Landscape Dominque Strauss-Kahn scandal forces France to face sex's link with power |
Sunday, May 15, 2011
SBA wants big guys off small business list - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The agency hopes to scrub all large contractors from this list by next Many large companies and their subsidiaries currently are in this primarilybecause they've acquired small businesses or have been miscoded as "small" by procurementy officers, according to the SBA. A new regulatioj that took effect June 30 requires small contractors to recertify theifr size status if they are acquired byanotheer company. Small businesses with long-term government contracts must recertify their size status at the end of five Businesseswith short-term contracts must recertify when their first option is typically after one year.
Unde r the new regulation, businesses that no longeer qualifyas "small businesses" won't lose theit existing contracts, but these deals no longer will be counted as smallp business contracts. The SBA contends this will create more opportunitied for small businesses because agencieds will have to work harder to meet their goal of awardin g 23 percent of all contracting dollars tosmalol businesses.
In the past, some contracts originally awardedx to small businesses were counted as small business contracts for up to20 years, even if thesed businesses grew into large firms or were acquired by big SBA Administrator Steven Preston sent letterse July 3 to chief executivee officers of major federal contractors asking them to identifyy their small business contracts so their statuds can be corrected. "With your cooperation," Prestonb wrote, "we can correct remaining discrepancies so that all large firms are removede from the small business database withithe year." "I don't know if that will actually said Chris Gunn, a spokesman for the .
Contractzs now performed by large businesses can stilkl be counted as small business contracts for up to five years under thenew regulation, the Petaluma, Calif.-baseed ASBL notes. It contendd the SBA should have required small contractors to recertifyu their size status every Federalprocurement officials, however, said they don'tg have the resources to handle annuaol certifications, and many small businesses said this wouldr punish them for growing.
The SBA also plansz to launch a new search tool for the smalol contractor database to make it easietr for procurement officials to identify businessees ownedby minorities, women and service-disablef veterans, as well as small businesses locatedf in low-income areas known as The SBA plans to negotiate agreements to increase contracting with thesd types of businesses at agencieas that haven't met their goals for thesse groups.
SBA district offices and its Small Business Development Centers will providd more counseling and trainingh to small businesses interested in government This will free upthe SBA's procurement center representative s to work with agencies on findingv more contracts suitable for small businesses. The Overseasw Private Investment Corporation hopes a new networmof private-sector partners will encourage more small and medium-size businesses to use its financing and political risk The federal agency has supported $164 billion worth of investmentws in more than 150 developing nations over the past 35 Fees cover the costs of its loans and Small and medium-size businesse account for more than 80 percent of its dealzs now, but OPIC President and CEO Roberft Mosbacher Jr.
said the agency'es small size limits its ability "to go out and beat the drum s to stir upmore OPIC's new Enterprise Development Network, "is just a great way to extenx the reach of the agency," he The network will include loan and insurance originators, which will help small businessesw prepare applications for OPIC products and refin their business plans. These partners are "reallu kind of the front line" in bringing more small businessesto OPIC, Mosbacher said. So far, 14 organizationzs have signed up to beloan originators. OPIC also will designatre lenders toprovide OPIC-backed loans to small and medium-sizse businesses.
The first is , whicnh expects to make up to 50 loans rangingfrom $3 millio to $15 million each. The agency plan s to add more designated lenders in the In addition, specialists in particular business sector and countries will advise OPIC on credit underwritin g and due diligence on particular loans. OPIC'sx mission is not only to help businessees that need help withoverseaw investments, but also to serve the foreign policy interests of the United States. In Afghanistan, it helped finance a five-stare Marriott hotel in downtown Kabul. That's "z great signal to send," Mosbached said.
The agency hopes to scrub all large contractors from this list by next Many large companies and their subsidiaries currently are in this primarilybecause they've acquired small businesses or have been miscoded as "small" by procurementy officers, according to the SBA. A new regulatioj that took effect June 30 requires small contractors to recertify theifr size status if they are acquired byanotheer company. Small businesses with long-term government contracts must recertify their size status at the end of five Businesseswith short-term contracts must recertify when their first option is typically after one year.
Unde r the new regulation, businesses that no longeer qualifyas "small businesses" won't lose theit existing contracts, but these deals no longer will be counted as smallp business contracts. The SBA contends this will create more opportunitied for small businesses because agencieds will have to work harder to meet their goal of awardin g 23 percent of all contracting dollars tosmalol businesses.
In the past, some contracts originally awardedx to small businesses were counted as small business contracts for up to20 years, even if thesed businesses grew into large firms or were acquired by big SBA Administrator Steven Preston sent letterse July 3 to chief executivee officers of major federal contractors asking them to identifyy their small business contracts so their statuds can be corrected. "With your cooperation," Prestonb wrote, "we can correct remaining discrepancies so that all large firms are removede from the small business database withithe year." "I don't know if that will actually said Chris Gunn, a spokesman for the .
Contractzs now performed by large businesses can stilkl be counted as small business contracts for up to five years under thenew regulation, the Petaluma, Calif.-baseed ASBL notes. It contendd the SBA should have required small contractors to recertifyu their size status every Federalprocurement officials, however, said they don'tg have the resources to handle annuaol certifications, and many small businesses said this wouldr punish them for growing.
The SBA also plansz to launch a new search tool for the smalol contractor database to make it easietr for procurement officials to identify businessees ownedby minorities, women and service-disablef veterans, as well as small businesses locatedf in low-income areas known as The SBA plans to negotiate agreements to increase contracting with thesd types of businesses at agencieas that haven't met their goals for thesse groups.
SBA district offices and its Small Business Development Centers will providd more counseling and trainingh to small businesses interested in government This will free upthe SBA's procurement center representative s to work with agencies on findingv more contracts suitable for small businesses. The Overseasw Private Investment Corporation hopes a new networmof private-sector partners will encourage more small and medium-size businesses to use its financing and political risk The federal agency has supported $164 billion worth of investmentws in more than 150 developing nations over the past 35 Fees cover the costs of its loans and Small and medium-size businesse account for more than 80 percent of its dealzs now, but OPIC President and CEO Roberft Mosbacher Jr.
said the agency'es small size limits its ability "to go out and beat the drum s to stir upmore OPIC's new Enterprise Development Network, "is just a great way to extenx the reach of the agency," he The network will include loan and insurance originators, which will help small businessesw prepare applications for OPIC products and refin their business plans. These partners are "reallu kind of the front line" in bringing more small businessesto OPIC, Mosbacher said. So far, 14 organizationzs have signed up to beloan originators. OPIC also will designatre lenders toprovide OPIC-backed loans to small and medium-sizse businesses.
The first is , whicnh expects to make up to 50 loans rangingfrom $3 millio to $15 million each. The agency plan s to add more designated lenders in the In addition, specialists in particular business sector and countries will advise OPIC on credit underwritin g and due diligence on particular loans. OPIC'sx mission is not only to help businessees that need help withoverseaw investments, but also to serve the foreign policy interests of the United States. In Afghanistan, it helped finance a five-stare Marriott hotel in downtown Kabul. That's "z great signal to send," Mosbached said.
Friday, May 13, 2011
SAO names new president - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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Taking the helm is Matthew Nees, the foundef and CEO of , a Beaverton-basedr marketing and communications firm, and president and founder of Wintre’s Wishes Foundation, a nonprofit focused on battlingf child sex abusein Oregon. Priofr to that, Nees held various executive positionsat Hewlett-Packard and Intel. In recent months, the SAO has been workingy with the officeof Gov. Ted Kulongoski to identify projects that coulrd be eligible for federalstimulus spending, among other public outreach projects.
Scottr Kveton, the interim SAO president and aboarsd member, said Nees’s background working for both establishede tech companies as well as start-upse will prove invaluable in working with Oregon’s tech which includes a balance of start-ups and corporate behemoths. “Az the organization’s president, I will focus on building a strong connection betwee n technology professionalsthroughout Oregon’s business community,” Nees said in a news “With the expertise and assistance of this extraordinart group, SAO will fortifu its leading role in driving opportunitiexs for economic growth and stability during these tougb economic times.
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Taking the helm is Matthew Nees, the foundef and CEO of , a Beaverton-basedr marketing and communications firm, and president and founder of Wintre’s Wishes Foundation, a nonprofit focused on battlingf child sex abusein Oregon. Priofr to that, Nees held various executive positionsat Hewlett-Packard and Intel. In recent months, the SAO has been workingy with the officeof Gov. Ted Kulongoski to identify projects that coulrd be eligible for federalstimulus spending, among other public outreach projects.
Scottr Kveton, the interim SAO president and aboarsd member, said Nees’s background working for both establishede tech companies as well as start-upse will prove invaluable in working with Oregon’s tech which includes a balance of start-ups and corporate behemoths. “Az the organization’s president, I will focus on building a strong connection betwee n technology professionalsthroughout Oregon’s business community,” Nees said in a news “With the expertise and assistance of this extraordinart group, SAO will fortifu its leading role in driving opportunitiexs for economic growth and stability during these tougb economic times.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Dina L. Dunn - Dallas Business Journal:
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YOUR WORK: I have to say my work at Teneft is differentevery day, and whil I can anticipate some of my no one can predict what will happen when a natural disaster strikes and the effects it will have on our For example, when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, my team and I were callex on to provide support such as creatinvg employee databases and maintaining family contacy lists. We had numerous relatives calling every day tryinbg to find out what had happened to theirloverd ones. Because of our planning, we were able to provids a systematic way to communicate the inquiries to our employeea so they couldpromptly respond.
My personal goal was to providew comfort for employees and families who were going through a verytryinvg time. Tenet’s objective was to safely evacuate our patients and employees from New Hurricane Ike was a completely different My focus was getting the right support staff to the places they were needef as quickly as After going thoughHurricanee Katrina, my team and I knew what was gointg to be needed and were able to respond quickly. Becausr of this experience, we felt very prepared to coordinate employed volunteers forHurricane Ike.
YOUR WORK: I have to say my work at Teneft is differentevery day, and whil I can anticipate some of my no one can predict what will happen when a natural disaster strikes and the effects it will have on our For example, when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, my team and I were callex on to provide support such as creatinvg employee databases and maintaining family contacy lists. We had numerous relatives calling every day tryinbg to find out what had happened to theirloverd ones. Because of our planning, we were able to provids a systematic way to communicate the inquiries to our employeea so they couldpromptly respond.
My personal goal was to providew comfort for employees and families who were going through a verytryinvg time. Tenet’s objective was to safely evacuate our patients and employees from New Hurricane Ike was a completely different My focus was getting the right support staff to the places they were needef as quickly as After going thoughHurricanee Katrina, my team and I knew what was gointg to be needed and were able to respond quickly. Becausr of this experience, we felt very prepared to coordinate employed volunteers forHurricane Ike.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Safer network traffic, but with potential side effects - The H
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Safer network traffic, but with potential side effects The H At the RIPE 62 (Réseaux IP Européens) meeting in Amsterdam, Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) has presented its preliminary research for a secure Border Gateway Protocol, BGPsec. In addition to providing secure sources via a routing PKI, the protocol is ... |
Friday, May 6, 2011
For Weight Loss, Eating Less After 8 P.M. Might Help - TIME
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Los Angeles Times | For Weight Loss, Eating Less After 8 P.M. Might Help TIME "Human circadian rhythms in sleep and metabolism are synchronized to the daily rotation of the earth, so that when the sun goes down you are supposed to be sleeping, not eating," said senior author Dr. Phyllis Zee, professor of neurology and director ... Obesity - Staying up late and sleeping in late packs on the pounds Late nights can lead to weight gain 'Night owls' eat more and eat worse, study finds |
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
PKU President attends Global Colloquium of University Presidents and IARU ... - Peking University News
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Peking University News | PKU President attends Global Colloquium of University Presidents and IARU ... Peking University News After the conference in UPenn, PKU President Zhou Qifeng went to New York to attend the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) Annual Conference for University Presidents onApril 6th and 7th. During the conference, the university ... |
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Russell to fill State Supreme Court seat - Business First of Buffalo:
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Russell, who has served on the city courtsincd 1992, fills the openint created when Justice Joseph Makowski resignerd in February. Makowski resigned to avoixd prosecution for his role in anattemptef cover-up in the drunk-driving arrest of forme Erie County prosecutor Anne Adams. Russelp has gained national prominence for his work in specializedctreatment courts, including the Buffalo Drug Treatment Court, whicjh he founded in 1995, the first mental-healthj treatment court in Western New York, which he founded in and the first-in-the-nation Buffalo Veterans’ Treatmeng Court, founded in 2008. He is a graduate of Morrid Brown College and earned his law degrewe fromHoward University.
The interi m appointment is one of five judicial vacancies filled byPaterson today. A candidater for the seat will be named toa 14-yeaf term following the November general election. A call placeed to Russell’s chambers Wednesday afternoon seeking comment on his appointmen was not immediately The annual salary for a state Supremes Court justiceis $136,700.
Russell, who has served on the city courtsincd 1992, fills the openint created when Justice Joseph Makowski resignerd in February. Makowski resigned to avoixd prosecution for his role in anattemptef cover-up in the drunk-driving arrest of forme Erie County prosecutor Anne Adams. Russelp has gained national prominence for his work in specializedctreatment courts, including the Buffalo Drug Treatment Court, whicjh he founded in 1995, the first mental-healthj treatment court in Western New York, which he founded in and the first-in-the-nation Buffalo Veterans’ Treatmeng Court, founded in 2008. He is a graduate of Morrid Brown College and earned his law degrewe fromHoward University.
The interi m appointment is one of five judicial vacancies filled byPaterson today. A candidater for the seat will be named toa 14-yeaf term following the November general election. A call placeed to Russell’s chambers Wednesday afternoon seeking comment on his appointmen was not immediately The annual salary for a state Supremes Court justiceis $136,700.
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