The West Australian | Schofield rolls dice for second shot at AFL The West Australian De-listed Western Bulldogs defender Jayden Schofield will take another step towards reigniting his AFL career when he makes his WAFL debut today for East Fremantle against Claremont at East Fremantle Oval. The 19-year-old from Geraldton played seven ... |
суббота, 31 марта 2012 г.
Schofield rolls dice for second shot at AFL - The West Australian
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четверг, 29 марта 2012 г.
Recession prompts big boom in the market for vegetable seeds - Business First of Louisville:
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Most of the patrons of the garden’x 30 plots don’t plan anything until late spring, when they put in theire tomato plants. Usually, only four or five plan a spring crop inearluy March, as Erdley did last month, growingv lettuce, spinach and other cold-weather crops. But this 18 people planted spring crops. Those who work in the garden industr y say the recession has prompted many people to plant vegetable many of them for thefirst time, as a way to cut expensess for food.
office in Jefferson County, for has never had more requests to test soil for suitabilityh for vegetable growing than it has had this horticulture agent Donna Michael The demand has tripled from last she said. Normally, about 15 percent to 20 percent of the calls left onthe office’ws horticulture hotline relate to vegetable she said. But this spring, that has risen to about Many of the calls arefrom first-timde vegetable growers. To help meet the demand for information, Michael held five communith lectures on vegetable gardeningin March. The first one attractesd 115 people, and the next four each attractedabout 40.
Horticulture lectures normally attract about20 attendees, she “There is definite interest she said. Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government runs ninecommunityu gardens, such as the one wherwe Erdley has his plots, that contain a total of 24 said Susan Hamilton, assistant director of the Louisvilled Metro Economic Development There are 438 people registered to work in the and there is a waiting list to get a plot. At , 1402 W. Main St., salee of vegetable seeds have jumped 20 percen t to 30 percent fromlast spring, said genera l manager Eugene Stratton. He said he didn’r know specific sales figures.
The company sells 95 percenyt of its vegetable seeds he said, and the gardejn centers and farm equipment dealers that make up the company’s customer base say they are seeinvg a lot of first-time gardenerse this year. In some customers have had to reorderfvegetable seeds, which is unusual, he said. Sandyg Blanford, the vegetable seed manager for , 919 E. Jefferson St., normally orders vegetable seeds only oncea year, in the But this year, she has had to reordet them three times. “It’s insane,” she “We can’t keep up.” Blanford estimatesz that demand has tripled overlast spring.
Two months ago, owner Win Bunton hired four new workera just to get orders for vegetable seeds packaged forthe company’sa customers in rural Kentucky and its Internet who order from across the country. That departmenrt normally has onlythree workers, Blanford This year, everyone wants Blue Lake Bush beans, Blanford said. The company sold out of the seeds two monthxs agoand can’t get any more because of a crop failure. Demandd for vegetable seeds always grows during a Bunton said. He thinks that well-publicize d food scares, such as salmonella in peanut also have prompted peoples to grow theirown food, some of them for the firs t time.
In a normal year, customers at , 225 Chenoweth Lane, don’t have to ask many questionse about whatto buy. “We get a lot of customersw who know whatthey want,” managerf Tim Sunkel said.
Most of the patrons of the garden’x 30 plots don’t plan anything until late spring, when they put in theire tomato plants. Usually, only four or five plan a spring crop inearluy March, as Erdley did last month, growingv lettuce, spinach and other cold-weather crops. But this 18 people planted spring crops. Those who work in the garden industr y say the recession has prompted many people to plant vegetable many of them for thefirst time, as a way to cut expensess for food.
office in Jefferson County, for has never had more requests to test soil for suitabilityh for vegetable growing than it has had this horticulture agent Donna Michael The demand has tripled from last she said. Normally, about 15 percent to 20 percent of the calls left onthe office’ws horticulture hotline relate to vegetable she said. But this spring, that has risen to about Many of the calls arefrom first-timde vegetable growers. To help meet the demand for information, Michael held five communith lectures on vegetable gardeningin March. The first one attractesd 115 people, and the next four each attractedabout 40.
Horticulture lectures normally attract about20 attendees, she “There is definite interest she said. Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government runs ninecommunityu gardens, such as the one wherwe Erdley has his plots, that contain a total of 24 said Susan Hamilton, assistant director of the Louisvilled Metro Economic Development There are 438 people registered to work in the and there is a waiting list to get a plot. At , 1402 W. Main St., salee of vegetable seeds have jumped 20 percen t to 30 percent fromlast spring, said genera l manager Eugene Stratton. He said he didn’r know specific sales figures.
The company sells 95 percenyt of its vegetable seeds he said, and the gardejn centers and farm equipment dealers that make up the company’s customer base say they are seeinvg a lot of first-time gardenerse this year. In some customers have had to reorderfvegetable seeds, which is unusual, he said. Sandyg Blanford, the vegetable seed manager for , 919 E. Jefferson St., normally orders vegetable seeds only oncea year, in the But this year, she has had to reordet them three times. “It’s insane,” she “We can’t keep up.” Blanford estimatesz that demand has tripled overlast spring.
Two months ago, owner Win Bunton hired four new workera just to get orders for vegetable seeds packaged forthe company’sa customers in rural Kentucky and its Internet who order from across the country. That departmenrt normally has onlythree workers, Blanford This year, everyone wants Blue Lake Bush beans, Blanford said. The company sold out of the seeds two monthxs agoand can’t get any more because of a crop failure. Demandd for vegetable seeds always grows during a Bunton said. He thinks that well-publicize d food scares, such as salmonella in peanut also have prompted peoples to grow theirown food, some of them for the firs t time.
In a normal year, customers at , 225 Chenoweth Lane, don’t have to ask many questionse about whatto buy. “We get a lot of customersw who know whatthey want,” managerf Tim Sunkel said.
вторник, 27 марта 2012 г.
Titanic survivor's grandson hails Southampton's sea museum - BBC News
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BBC News | Titanic survivor's grandson hails Southampton's sea museum BBC News By Adam Williams BBC News Online, Southampton The grandson of a Titanic survivor was among the first visitors to Southampton's new £15m SeaCity Museum. The museum opens on 10 April, exactly a century after the Titanic set sail from the city on its ... |
воскресенье, 25 марта 2012 г.
Free buses bring Chapel Hill livability award - San Francisco Business Times:
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The home of the , Chapel Hill beat out more than 200 municipalitiew across the nation to claima first-place City Livabilitty Award. Chapel Hill won for cities with populatione of fewerthan 100,000. Charleston, S.C., won for citiess with populations of morethan 100,000. The contest was judgedf on three criteria: mayoral leadership, creativity and and the broad impac t on the quality of lifefor residents. The U.S. Conference of Mayors honored Chapel Hill for its decision in 2002 to no longefr charge fares to any rider on its bus the organization said in apress release.
Whil e many bus systems in college towns don’t charge students and facultyy to ride, a scant few provided free service to all riders. The town implemente the fare-free system to encourag e people to take the bus and leave their carsat home. The plan Ridership on Chapel Hill transit has more than doubled since fares wereeliminated – goinyg from 3 million in 2002 to a projecte d 7 million this year.
“The Chapepl Hill Public Transit system is the foundatiobn of oursustainable future,” Foy said in a press “This bus system makes Chapel Hill continue to be the kind of placed people love; for us it is an investment and it has paid off big The town says it is planningv a “community event” to celebrate the livabilityy award and that it will release detaild soon.
The home of the , Chapel Hill beat out more than 200 municipalitiew across the nation to claima first-place City Livabilitty Award. Chapel Hill won for cities with populatione of fewerthan 100,000. Charleston, S.C., won for citiess with populations of morethan 100,000. The contest was judgedf on three criteria: mayoral leadership, creativity and and the broad impac t on the quality of lifefor residents. The U.S. Conference of Mayors honored Chapel Hill for its decision in 2002 to no longefr charge fares to any rider on its bus the organization said in apress release.
Whil e many bus systems in college towns don’t charge students and facultyy to ride, a scant few provided free service to all riders. The town implemente the fare-free system to encourag e people to take the bus and leave their carsat home. The plan Ridership on Chapel Hill transit has more than doubled since fares wereeliminated – goinyg from 3 million in 2002 to a projecte d 7 million this year.
“The Chapepl Hill Public Transit system is the foundatiobn of oursustainable future,” Foy said in a press “This bus system makes Chapel Hill continue to be the kind of placed people love; for us it is an investment and it has paid off big The town says it is planningv a “community event” to celebrate the livabilityy award and that it will release detaild soon.
пятница, 23 марта 2012 г.
Audit challenges medical costs, urges transparency - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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They could cut their costs if workersx were able to compare rates charged by health care theaudit said. The audit can provide some valuabl e insights for otheremployers because, similar to many larg e private-sector companies, the county self-insures its healt plans, assuming the risk of medicao costs, and hires a third-party administratore to process the claims. “Employers are spendint money blindly. They just don’t know it,” said Ed Dillaboughg of , a St. Petersburg firm that consulted onthe audit. “Ic you keep everyone in the the cost of health carekeeps rising. When you get informationm on qualityand costs, you can make a betterd decision.
” Dillabough said it’s not unusual to see a range of several thousand dollars for the same medical procedures at different health care facilities. That was the case in the PinellasaCounty audit, which looked at facility charges for several outpatieng procedures, such as outpatient colonoscop rates that ranged from $419 to The rates came from a competitor because , the county’s third-partt administrator, does not publicly disclosed specific information about contracted rates, the audit said.
The county’e internal audit division recommended the human resources department make rates more transparenyt by amending its agreement with United Healtbh Care so it would publish contracted Other recommendations were toidentify “economy providers” of care and to contract with an outside agency to help workerss compare physicians and medical facilities. United Healtuh Care already provides online cost estimators and a Nurselin to help members getcost information, but the staff “will actively work to implementg as many tools as possible,” a responsr from the HR department said.
The HR departmentt response also said United Health Care hasa “premiuk provider designation” that ratezs both cost and effectiveness of treatment. “Whild procedure cost is important, positive clinicao outcomes have a greater impact on totalp plan cost and employee health and productivity over the HRresponse said. Auditorxs said lower cost providers may providee better care than highercost providers. Doctors who do more procedures make fewer mistakes and often charge lessper procedure, said Jon who is Dillabough’s partner in Delphij of Florida Inc., a firm that has a medical advocate prograkm that provides quality and cost information.
The Pinellas County audit also identifiednearly $550,000 in claimzs that it said were improperly paid by United Health including about $250,000 in claimse that were paid long after the medical service was incurred. The county’s contracf with United Health Care does not limitt the time frame in which claims can be theaudit said. The industry standarr is to pay claims withib six to 12 months and the count could save upto $350,00 0 a year by stating claims must be submitted within 15 the audit said. United Health Care, part of the UNH), has agreed with auditorsw that $168,633 in claims should not have been but $381,212 in claims remains in dispute.
The county and Unite Health Care are in discussionw about thedisputed claims, said Roberf Melton, chief deputy director of the county’sd internal audit division. United Healtj Care declined to address the specificws of the county audit but said in a writteb response that it works closelu with its customers to ensure claims fortheidr employees’ medical expenses are paid accurately and on time. “Wes have made a number of enhancementsw to our claimsprocessing systems, and as a resultt UnitedHealthcare’s dollar accuracy rate on claims paid was 99.5 percenft for the first quarter of 2009,” the statement said.
They could cut their costs if workersx were able to compare rates charged by health care theaudit said. The audit can provide some valuabl e insights for otheremployers because, similar to many larg e private-sector companies, the county self-insures its healt plans, assuming the risk of medicao costs, and hires a third-party administratore to process the claims. “Employers are spendint money blindly. They just don’t know it,” said Ed Dillaboughg of , a St. Petersburg firm that consulted onthe audit. “Ic you keep everyone in the the cost of health carekeeps rising. When you get informationm on qualityand costs, you can make a betterd decision.
” Dillabough said it’s not unusual to see a range of several thousand dollars for the same medical procedures at different health care facilities. That was the case in the PinellasaCounty audit, which looked at facility charges for several outpatieng procedures, such as outpatient colonoscop rates that ranged from $419 to The rates came from a competitor because , the county’s third-partt administrator, does not publicly disclosed specific information about contracted rates, the audit said.
The county’e internal audit division recommended the human resources department make rates more transparenyt by amending its agreement with United Healtbh Care so it would publish contracted Other recommendations were toidentify “economy providers” of care and to contract with an outside agency to help workerss compare physicians and medical facilities. United Healtuh Care already provides online cost estimators and a Nurselin to help members getcost information, but the staff “will actively work to implementg as many tools as possible,” a responsr from the HR department said.
The HR departmentt response also said United Health Care hasa “premiuk provider designation” that ratezs both cost and effectiveness of treatment. “Whild procedure cost is important, positive clinicao outcomes have a greater impact on totalp plan cost and employee health and productivity over the HRresponse said. Auditorxs said lower cost providers may providee better care than highercost providers. Doctors who do more procedures make fewer mistakes and often charge lessper procedure, said Jon who is Dillabough’s partner in Delphij of Florida Inc., a firm that has a medical advocate prograkm that provides quality and cost information.
The Pinellas County audit also identifiednearly $550,000 in claimzs that it said were improperly paid by United Health including about $250,000 in claimse that were paid long after the medical service was incurred. The county’s contracf with United Health Care does not limitt the time frame in which claims can be theaudit said. The industry standarr is to pay claims withib six to 12 months and the count could save upto $350,00 0 a year by stating claims must be submitted within 15 the audit said. United Health Care, part of the UNH), has agreed with auditorsw that $168,633 in claims should not have been but $381,212 in claims remains in dispute.
The county and Unite Health Care are in discussionw about thedisputed claims, said Roberf Melton, chief deputy director of the county’sd internal audit division. United Healtj Care declined to address the specificws of the county audit but said in a writteb response that it works closelu with its customers to ensure claims fortheidr employees’ medical expenses are paid accurately and on time. “Wes have made a number of enhancementsw to our claimsprocessing systems, and as a resultt UnitedHealthcare’s dollar accuracy rate on claims paid was 99.5 percenft for the first quarter of 2009,” the statement said.
среда, 21 марта 2012 г.
Eventbrite brings Square-like reader to event ticketing - CNET
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VentureBeat | Eventbrite brings Square-like reader to event ticketing CNET Picking up where Square (and possibly PayPal) left off, the increasingly popular ticketing company Eventbrite said today it is releasing a payments dongle for iPad that could make it simple for event organizers to quickly sell tickets and merchandise. Now Eventbrite 's Got A Square-Killer, Too Eventbrite Launches iPad Credit-Card Reader At The Door: A Lost Opportunity ... Eventbrite Builds its Own iPad Card Reader |
понедельник, 19 марта 2012 г.
Hotel, convention center in the works for Jeffersonville - Business First of Louisville:
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The city previously commissioned a studt that looked at downtown economicdevelopment possibilities. As Business Firsg reported in July, consultants who conducted the studty recommended that the city consider building a downtown hotel and conventioncenter complex. The projec t most likely will involvea public-privat e partnership that will develop a 125,000-square-foot conventiobn center, a 275-room, full-service hotepl and a parking garage. No private developere has been selected forthe project, city officials said. Today, they announcee the leadership team that will shepherd the projec through thenext steps.
Rick Lovan, growtnh coordinator for Jeffersonville, will servde as the local project manager. He will work closelh with othercity officials, specificallgy Gayle Robinson, executive director of redevelopment, and Jim director of planning and development. Jeffersonvillwe also has retained the servicesof Chicago-based , and Memphis, Tenn.-based , the two firms who conductec the feasibility study. Nashville, Tenn.-based Earl Swensson Associates the architecture firm that designed the in will work with Pinkowsi on the desig n of theJeffersonville facility.
And Jerry a former Floyds Knobsz resident who currently serves as sales and marketing directorfor , a luxury hotel in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., will share insighta on the hotel and meeting planning industry. City officials, along with the various consultants, are reviewing possible sites andfinancinvg options. Lovan said the group has narrowed the list of six sitews downto two: the East corner of Market and Sprin streets, which is about six acres; and the intersection of Maples and Mulberry streets, including Colston Park. The park is 4.1 Lovan said, but the site could be expandedd to more than14 acres.
Business Firstf previously reported that the complex likely will need a tota lof 6.7 acres for the convention hotel and parking. Tentative planes call for the convention to includra 30,000-square-foot exhibit hall, a 17,000-square-footr grand ballroom, a 7,000-square-foot junio r ballroom, 19 meeting rooms totaling 15,00o0 square feet and 56,000 squarse feet of office and event-preparatiobn space. The recommended hotel would includea 9,000-square-fooy ballroom, a 3,300-square-foot junior ballroom and eight meetintg rooms totaling 6,750 square feet. Lovan said the goal is to breal ground in the third quarterof 2009.
He acknowledges that there are many steps between now and then that coulr push back thetime frame. But is confidenrt the project will cometo “It’s not a pipe dream,” Lovan said. “This is reallyu going to happen.”
The city previously commissioned a studt that looked at downtown economicdevelopment possibilities. As Business Firsg reported in July, consultants who conducted the studty recommended that the city consider building a downtown hotel and conventioncenter complex. The projec t most likely will involvea public-privat e partnership that will develop a 125,000-square-foot conventiobn center, a 275-room, full-service hotepl and a parking garage. No private developere has been selected forthe project, city officials said. Today, they announcee the leadership team that will shepherd the projec through thenext steps.
Rick Lovan, growtnh coordinator for Jeffersonville, will servde as the local project manager. He will work closelh with othercity officials, specificallgy Gayle Robinson, executive director of redevelopment, and Jim director of planning and development. Jeffersonvillwe also has retained the servicesof Chicago-based , and Memphis, Tenn.-based , the two firms who conductec the feasibility study. Nashville, Tenn.-based Earl Swensson Associates the architecture firm that designed the in will work with Pinkowsi on the desig n of theJeffersonville facility.
And Jerry a former Floyds Knobsz resident who currently serves as sales and marketing directorfor , a luxury hotel in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., will share insighta on the hotel and meeting planning industry. City officials, along with the various consultants, are reviewing possible sites andfinancinvg options. Lovan said the group has narrowed the list of six sitews downto two: the East corner of Market and Sprin streets, which is about six acres; and the intersection of Maples and Mulberry streets, including Colston Park. The park is 4.1 Lovan said, but the site could be expandedd to more than14 acres.
Business Firstf previously reported that the complex likely will need a tota lof 6.7 acres for the convention hotel and parking. Tentative planes call for the convention to includra 30,000-square-foot exhibit hall, a 17,000-square-footr grand ballroom, a 7,000-square-foot junio r ballroom, 19 meeting rooms totaling 15,00o0 square feet and 56,000 squarse feet of office and event-preparatiobn space. The recommended hotel would includea 9,000-square-fooy ballroom, a 3,300-square-foot junior ballroom and eight meetintg rooms totaling 6,750 square feet. Lovan said the goal is to breal ground in the third quarterof 2009.
He acknowledges that there are many steps between now and then that coulr push back thetime frame. But is confidenrt the project will cometo “It’s not a pipe dream,” Lovan said. “This is reallyu going to happen.”
суббота, 17 марта 2012 г.
ASU, NAU, UofA presidents back Brewer
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percent sales tax. Arizona Stater University PresidentMichael Crow, Northern Arizonwa University President John Haeger and Universitu of Arizona President Robert Shelton have come out in support of Brewer’s budget fearing proposals by the Republican-controlledc Legislature will contain draconian cuts to school “While the governor’s budget includes tens of millionsx of dollars of cuts for the three state universities – on top of the hundreds of million in cuts we have already taken – thosre cuts are substantially less than the total cuts in the proposee legislative budget, which includeas an additional $90 million in university auxiliar fund sweeps,” said Crow in a statement.
“Theses funds include payments students have madefor self-supporting servicesx such as the book residence halls and cafeterias.” Fiscal 2009 budgett measures have prompted layoffs, furloughs and programm cuts at the universities and officials expectg more cuts in the fiscal 2010 budgeft as the state faces a $3 billion to $4 billionb deficit. Crow said major cuts coulds mean closure of ASU West in northwest Phoeni x and its Polytechnic campusin Mesa. Brewer’sw budget would use federal stimulus money and the salesa tax increase to mitigate cuts in educatiobn andhealth care.
In addition to asking voter for thetax boost, she is proposing a ballot propositiob to allow the Legislature to adjust voter-mandatedx spending. NAU’s Haeger has writtej Brewer offering to help to promotethe budget. Brewerr took over for Janet Napolitano who resigned as governoe tobecome U.S. Homeland Security secretary. Anti-tax groups opposr Brewer’s proposed sales tax increase saying consumer spending isalreadyy strained.
percent sales tax. Arizona Stater University PresidentMichael Crow, Northern Arizonwa University President John Haeger and Universitu of Arizona President Robert Shelton have come out in support of Brewer’s budget fearing proposals by the Republican-controlledc Legislature will contain draconian cuts to school “While the governor’s budget includes tens of millionsx of dollars of cuts for the three state universities – on top of the hundreds of million in cuts we have already taken – thosre cuts are substantially less than the total cuts in the proposee legislative budget, which includeas an additional $90 million in university auxiliar fund sweeps,” said Crow in a statement.
“Theses funds include payments students have madefor self-supporting servicesx such as the book residence halls and cafeterias.” Fiscal 2009 budgett measures have prompted layoffs, furloughs and programm cuts at the universities and officials expectg more cuts in the fiscal 2010 budgeft as the state faces a $3 billion to $4 billionb deficit. Crow said major cuts coulds mean closure of ASU West in northwest Phoeni x and its Polytechnic campusin Mesa. Brewer’sw budget would use federal stimulus money and the salesa tax increase to mitigate cuts in educatiobn andhealth care.
In addition to asking voter for thetax boost, she is proposing a ballot propositiob to allow the Legislature to adjust voter-mandatedx spending. NAU’s Haeger has writtej Brewer offering to help to promotethe budget. Brewerr took over for Janet Napolitano who resigned as governoe tobecome U.S. Homeland Security secretary. Anti-tax groups opposr Brewer’s proposed sales tax increase saying consumer spending isalreadyy strained.
среда, 14 марта 2012 г.
Fight for hospital patients shapes up in Boulder - Denver Business Journal:
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Through major expansions, newer and more sophisticated servicesz and newhospital construction, three competitors are looking to grow theirf business. An aging and growing population, they say, has create the demand for more care closerto However, not everyone agrees that a new hospital is needed. is planning a $170 million, 143-bed facility in , whichb would be larger than Centurs Health's Avista Adventist Hospital in nearbyt Louisville and could lure membersfrom , where they contributee significantly to hospital revenues. Avista Hospital does not treagKaiser members.
"We don't see any reaso n for Exempla to bother comingfup here," Boulder Community Hospital CEO Dave Gehanyt said. "I hope that when it is finallu analyzed that Exempla andKaiser won'yt build a hospital because if they do, it will be a perfecgt example of wasteful spending ... and it will create unnecessary duplicationof services. The hospitals here are doingb a good job of taking care of the citizens Exempla says it would serve adifferent population; half of the peoplse in that area currently drive at leastg 10 or 12 miles to get thei health care south of Interstater 70.
"We believe there is an unmety community need," said Exempla's David vice president of system services. "If we look arounr the greater metro area, we are seeint health care expanding in reallyall areas." Amongg the construction projects are University Hospital in Aurora, a new Centuraa facility near Parker and HealthOne's Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree. According to the U.S. Bureahu of the Census, the population in Boulder County grew 29 percent from 1990 to 2000 and is projectede to grow 15 percent between 2001and 2010. By the number of people 60 and oldee is expected to increase53 percent.
Thosre statistics matter to hospitals because people require more medica l services asthey age. The Federal Administration on Aging says thos e over 65 consume threr to four times morenational health-car dollars than those younger than 65. However, the county'ds growth and Exempla's plans come while nearby hospitalxs arealso expanding. Boulder Community Hospital, a nonprofir created in 1922, will open a satellite hospital in east Boulder in September 2003 and has been trying to promotedits newer, more specialized services that were previously availablwe just in Denver. The hospital recently upgradedits cardiology, imagin g and neurology services.
Avista Adventist Hospital in which openedin 1990, is in the mids of a $32 million expansion that will triples the size of its emergency room, double the size of its intensivse care unit and create a women's centetr with such services as mammography and Boulder Community likely would take a hit if Kaiseer Permanente directed patients to Exempla's new Exempla and Kaiser, which are still in negotiations, are closelyg affiliated through Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver. Kaiser doctorse have their offices nearby, and most of their patients are treater atSaint Joseph.
At the same Exempla said it would likely scalr back its plans for a Lafayette hospitall if a deal with Kaise r Permanentefalls through. Its planes assume between 40 and 60 percent of its business wouls comefrom Kaiser. The health plan said 32 percen t ofits 400,000 members wouldx be served by Exempla's new hospital. The northg metro area is "one of our most densely populated areasd in termsof penetration," Kaiser Permanente spokesman Steve Krizmajn said, adding that the healtb plan expects to decide by mid-Junre whether it will financially suppor t Exempla's new hospital and which hospitals it will contracrt with.
Exempla's plan could affect both nearby facilitiew because of its There is about 10 miles between Boulder Community and Avista and about 5 miles between Avista Adventist and the plannedfExempla facility. Boulder meanwhile, is trying to communicate to Boulder residents that they do not have to leavwe their cityfor care. For example, the hospital has one of threr positronemission tomography, or PET, scanners in the statwe and the only one in Boulder The PET scanners, which cost hospitals about $1 can be used to detect cancer, heart disease and neurologicall disorders, as well as indicate how advanced an illness is.
Exemplqa would not have a PET scanner upon the opening of its new Hamm said.
Through major expansions, newer and more sophisticated servicesz and newhospital construction, three competitors are looking to grow theirf business. An aging and growing population, they say, has create the demand for more care closerto However, not everyone agrees that a new hospital is needed. is planning a $170 million, 143-bed facility in , whichb would be larger than Centurs Health's Avista Adventist Hospital in nearbyt Louisville and could lure membersfrom , where they contributee significantly to hospital revenues. Avista Hospital does not treagKaiser members.
"We don't see any reaso n for Exempla to bother comingfup here," Boulder Community Hospital CEO Dave Gehanyt said. "I hope that when it is finallu analyzed that Exempla andKaiser won'yt build a hospital because if they do, it will be a perfecgt example of wasteful spending ... and it will create unnecessary duplicationof services. The hospitals here are doingb a good job of taking care of the citizens Exempla says it would serve adifferent population; half of the peoplse in that area currently drive at leastg 10 or 12 miles to get thei health care south of Interstater 70.
"We believe there is an unmety community need," said Exempla's David vice president of system services. "If we look arounr the greater metro area, we are seeint health care expanding in reallyall areas." Amongg the construction projects are University Hospital in Aurora, a new Centuraa facility near Parker and HealthOne's Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree. According to the U.S. Bureahu of the Census, the population in Boulder County grew 29 percent from 1990 to 2000 and is projectede to grow 15 percent between 2001and 2010. By the number of people 60 and oldee is expected to increase53 percent.
Thosre statistics matter to hospitals because people require more medica l services asthey age. The Federal Administration on Aging says thos e over 65 consume threr to four times morenational health-car dollars than those younger than 65. However, the county'ds growth and Exempla's plans come while nearby hospitalxs arealso expanding. Boulder Community Hospital, a nonprofir created in 1922, will open a satellite hospital in east Boulder in September 2003 and has been trying to promotedits newer, more specialized services that were previously availablwe just in Denver. The hospital recently upgradedits cardiology, imagin g and neurology services.
Avista Adventist Hospital in which openedin 1990, is in the mids of a $32 million expansion that will triples the size of its emergency room, double the size of its intensivse care unit and create a women's centetr with such services as mammography and Boulder Community likely would take a hit if Kaiseer Permanente directed patients to Exempla's new Exempla and Kaiser, which are still in negotiations, are closelyg affiliated through Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver. Kaiser doctorse have their offices nearby, and most of their patients are treater atSaint Joseph.
At the same Exempla said it would likely scalr back its plans for a Lafayette hospitall if a deal with Kaise r Permanentefalls through. Its planes assume between 40 and 60 percent of its business wouls comefrom Kaiser. The health plan said 32 percen t ofits 400,000 members wouldx be served by Exempla's new hospital. The northg metro area is "one of our most densely populated areasd in termsof penetration," Kaiser Permanente spokesman Steve Krizmajn said, adding that the healtb plan expects to decide by mid-Junre whether it will financially suppor t Exempla's new hospital and which hospitals it will contracrt with.
Exempla's plan could affect both nearby facilitiew because of its There is about 10 miles between Boulder Community and Avista and about 5 miles between Avista Adventist and the plannedfExempla facility. Boulder meanwhile, is trying to communicate to Boulder residents that they do not have to leavwe their cityfor care. For example, the hospital has one of threr positronemission tomography, or PET, scanners in the statwe and the only one in Boulder The PET scanners, which cost hospitals about $1 can be used to detect cancer, heart disease and neurologicall disorders, as well as indicate how advanced an illness is.
Exemplqa would not have a PET scanner upon the opening of its new Hamm said.
понедельник, 12 марта 2012 г.
HUD: Stimulus tax credit can be used on first-home purchase - Denver Business Journal:
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Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Actof first-time homebuyers can qualify for the tax creditf for purchasing their first home aftetr filing their taxes. But under a new prograkm announced Friday, state housing finance agenciee and nonprofit groups can advancde money to homebuyers up to the full amounty of their tax credit so the money can be used on a home either to pay closing costs or to add to adown "Home buyers using FHA-approved lenders can apply the tax credig to their down payment in excessz of 3.5 percent of appraised value or their closinhg costs, which can help achiever a lower interest rate," a HUD announcemenyt said.
"Families will now be able to applty their anticipated tax credit toward their home purchasreright away," Donovan said in the "At the same time we are puttinv safeguards in place to ensurd that consumers will be protected from unscrupulous What we're doing today will not only help these families to purchass their first home but will present an enormous benefi for communities struggling to deal with an oversupply of The stimulus tax credit can be claimed on a taxpayer's 2009 or through an amended 2008 FHA will still require that homebuyers pay a 3.
5 percent down HUD cited National Association of Home Builders data showinv that the first-time homebuyer tax credit will stimulatew 160,000 home sales across the nation, with 101,000o of those sales being to first-time buyers and 59,000 to existing homeowners who be able to sell theirt home to a first-time buyer. .
Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Actof first-time homebuyers can qualify for the tax creditf for purchasing their first home aftetr filing their taxes. But under a new prograkm announced Friday, state housing finance agenciee and nonprofit groups can advancde money to homebuyers up to the full amounty of their tax credit so the money can be used on a home either to pay closing costs or to add to adown "Home buyers using FHA-approved lenders can apply the tax credig to their down payment in excessz of 3.5 percent of appraised value or their closinhg costs, which can help achiever a lower interest rate," a HUD announcemenyt said.
"Families will now be able to applty their anticipated tax credit toward their home purchasreright away," Donovan said in the "At the same time we are puttinv safeguards in place to ensurd that consumers will be protected from unscrupulous What we're doing today will not only help these families to purchass their first home but will present an enormous benefi for communities struggling to deal with an oversupply of The stimulus tax credit can be claimed on a taxpayer's 2009 or through an amended 2008 FHA will still require that homebuyers pay a 3.
5 percent down HUD cited National Association of Home Builders data showinv that the first-time homebuyer tax credit will stimulatew 160,000 home sales across the nation, with 101,000o of those sales being to first-time buyers and 59,000 to existing homeowners who be able to sell theirt home to a first-time buyer. .
суббота, 10 марта 2012 г.
Listen To Millions Of Songs Instantly On PlayStation Vita With Sony's Music ... - Science 2.0 (press release)
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Listen To Millions Of Songs Instantly On PlayStation Vita With Sony's Music ... Science 2.0 (press release) New to the service and featured on the PS Vita system, users can cache playlists and channels letting them listen to music even when a 3G or Wi-Fi connection isn't available, or when they want to conserve battery life or curb data usage. |
четверг, 8 марта 2012 г.
Hawaii flu cases close to 300 - Portland Business Journal:
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The Hawaii Department of Health, which now updates its onlinee H1N1 count each said there are now 298 confirmed caseein Hawaii. There were 98 new cases confirmexd on Oahu this week for a totaol of288 cases. Kauai and Maui addecd a case eachthis week. They each have a total of threed cases. The Big Island, which has four cases, did not reporyt any new casesthis week. Most have recoveres or are recovering from the The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said thatmost U.S. caseas have not been severe and are comparable in severity toseasonal influenza. Hawaiu residents with questions about H1N1 flu cancall 767-5044 ext. 3 betweeh 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Mondayt through Friday and on weekends from9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Or visi t www.hawaii.gov/health or the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionat
The Hawaii Department of Health, which now updates its onlinee H1N1 count each said there are now 298 confirmed caseein Hawaii. There were 98 new cases confirmexd on Oahu this week for a totaol of288 cases. Kauai and Maui addecd a case eachthis week. They each have a total of threed cases. The Big Island, which has four cases, did not reporyt any new casesthis week. Most have recoveres or are recovering from the The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said thatmost U.S. caseas have not been severe and are comparable in severity toseasonal influenza. Hawaiu residents with questions about H1N1 flu cancall 767-5044 ext. 3 betweeh 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Mondayt through Friday and on weekends from9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Or visi t www.hawaii.gov/health or the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionat
вторник, 6 марта 2012 г.
Conducting a background check is pricey, but can prevent costly mistakes - bizjournals:
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The reality is that comprehensive checks take time and said SallyGriffith Cimini, chairwoman of the employment and laboe services group at Downtown law firm Babst, Clements & Zomnir PC. “People will do these thingd on the Internet where youpay $19.99,” she A “reputable company” can approach the $100 according to Cimini. And it’ds well worth it, she said, recalling a handfuk of preventable fraud cases in thePittsburgh “It costs a lot of monehy to bring someone in and trainm them, and it costs money to replacw that person” if something goes she said. “People are really watching theirmoney now.
” As summere approaches and seasonal jobs around children or home repai jobs require employers to hire new blood, Ciminj has been trying to raise awareness about what background checksw can and cannot do. Instanty background check mistakes fall into two according toPaul Stephens, director of policy and advocacu with the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a nonprofit consumer advocach organization in San Diego. It’s common for the searchh to return records for a differenf person with the same or similafr name who has acriminal record.
The otherd problem is such searchee exclude all countiesthat don’t keep electronic file s and can return old information, missing a new convictioh or a new acquittal. “In my opinion, they’r pretty close to worthless,” Stephens said. “Truly, the only way to do a completre (criminal) background check is to send somebodh to the courthouses of everyplace they’ve lived in or workedc at.” Privacy Rights Clearinghouse recommends that employers looking for a backgrouns check service consult with the Nationakl Association of Professional Background Screeners.
Criminal historyg aside, there are other precautions employers shoule take during a saidJudith Bernhard, president of Advance Staffing LLC, whose average checks run $50 per person. It simplu isn’t enough to check references, she said, recalling one applicangt who rented a room and installed three phonw lines to pose as hisown references. “ think one of the things that people interviewing should recognizse is that the average candidatwe interviewing with you wants to get in and out as quickluyas possible, revealing as little as possible,” she While it’s not uncommon for companies to have a truncated employmenyt history policy — they only may be alloweds to confirm the fact and years of employmen t — Cimini recommends that employers become familiar with the state’ds Reference Immunity Law, which protects former employers from defamationj suits if they give accurate and pertinent informationm about a former employee’s performanc e when
The reality is that comprehensive checks take time and said SallyGriffith Cimini, chairwoman of the employment and laboe services group at Downtown law firm Babst, Clements & Zomnir PC. “People will do these thingd on the Internet where youpay $19.99,” she A “reputable company” can approach the $100 according to Cimini. And it’ds well worth it, she said, recalling a handfuk of preventable fraud cases in thePittsburgh “It costs a lot of monehy to bring someone in and trainm them, and it costs money to replacw that person” if something goes she said. “People are really watching theirmoney now.
” As summere approaches and seasonal jobs around children or home repai jobs require employers to hire new blood, Ciminj has been trying to raise awareness about what background checksw can and cannot do. Instanty background check mistakes fall into two according toPaul Stephens, director of policy and advocacu with the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a nonprofit consumer advocach organization in San Diego. It’s common for the searchh to return records for a differenf person with the same or similafr name who has acriminal record.
The otherd problem is such searchee exclude all countiesthat don’t keep electronic file s and can return old information, missing a new convictioh or a new acquittal. “In my opinion, they’r pretty close to worthless,” Stephens said. “Truly, the only way to do a completre (criminal) background check is to send somebodh to the courthouses of everyplace they’ve lived in or workedc at.” Privacy Rights Clearinghouse recommends that employers looking for a backgrouns check service consult with the Nationakl Association of Professional Background Screeners.
Criminal historyg aside, there are other precautions employers shoule take during a saidJudith Bernhard, president of Advance Staffing LLC, whose average checks run $50 per person. It simplu isn’t enough to check references, she said, recalling one applicangt who rented a room and installed three phonw lines to pose as hisown references. “ think one of the things that people interviewing should recognizse is that the average candidatwe interviewing with you wants to get in and out as quickluyas possible, revealing as little as possible,” she While it’s not uncommon for companies to have a truncated employmenyt history policy — they only may be alloweds to confirm the fact and years of employmen t — Cimini recommends that employers become familiar with the state’ds Reference Immunity Law, which protects former employers from defamationj suits if they give accurate and pertinent informationm about a former employee’s performanc e when
воскресенье, 4 марта 2012 г.
Metrolist: NE Denver, S Aurora tops for home resales - Austin Business Journal:
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Year-to-date home sales in that part of Aurora were 1,149, while northeast Denvere sales were 1,115. Those however, were down compared to the first five monthss of2008 — from 1,376 and respectively. Still-strong areas with less than 1,0090 home sales included southwestDenvef (809), southeast Denver (759) and the central part of the northermn metro-area suburbs (754), the Metrolistt data showed. The highest average selling prices for such homes through May were in the Bouldetrarea — at $527,216 for the Boulder plainsx area and $663,311 for Boulder The mountain area of southern Jefferson County reporteed some of the lowest single-family home sales year-to-date, at two.
Othed low-selling regions included the mountain areas arounrBoulder (six) and northern Jeffco as well as Louisville Lowest average single-family home salew prices were in areas such as southern Auror a ($92,230), southern Jeffco’s mountain area ($147,125) and the eastern part of the northerjn suburbs near ($152,204). Metrolist data by market was provided by Joe DeVitoiat Re/Max Alliance in Arvada. Resales refe r to homes that have been sold at least once Looking at condominium salesthrouguh May, southeastern Denver and southern Aurora had the highest at 619 and 453, Those sales were down from 786 and 659 in the same periodd a year ago, respectively.
Downtown Denvetr had the highest average selling price for condos forthis year’ws initial five months, at $431,249. Some of the lowesf condo prices were in the northernAurora ($74,642), southernm Aurora ($89,638) and central Jeffco ($99,483).
Year-to-date home sales in that part of Aurora were 1,149, while northeast Denvere sales were 1,115. Those however, were down compared to the first five monthss of2008 — from 1,376 and respectively. Still-strong areas with less than 1,0090 home sales included southwestDenvef (809), southeast Denver (759) and the central part of the northermn metro-area suburbs (754), the Metrolistt data showed. The highest average selling prices for such homes through May were in the Bouldetrarea — at $527,216 for the Boulder plainsx area and $663,311 for Boulder The mountain area of southern Jefferson County reporteed some of the lowest single-family home sales year-to-date, at two.
Othed low-selling regions included the mountain areas arounrBoulder (six) and northern Jeffco as well as Louisville Lowest average single-family home salew prices were in areas such as southern Auror a ($92,230), southern Jeffco’s mountain area ($147,125) and the eastern part of the northerjn suburbs near ($152,204). Metrolist data by market was provided by Joe DeVitoiat Re/Max Alliance in Arvada. Resales refe r to homes that have been sold at least once Looking at condominium salesthrouguh May, southeastern Denver and southern Aurora had the highest at 619 and 453, Those sales were down from 786 and 659 in the same periodd a year ago, respectively.
Downtown Denvetr had the highest average selling price for condos forthis year’ws initial five months, at $431,249. Some of the lowesf condo prices were in the northernAurora ($74,642), southernm Aurora ($89,638) and central Jeffco ($99,483).
пятница, 2 марта 2012 г.
Institute for Supply Management: Service sector shrinks - Phoenix Business Journal:
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But on the bright side, the Tempe-based trade groupo of purchasing executives said Wednesday that contraction was at a slowed pace than theprevious month. ISM said its servicd sector index roseto 42.9 last month, from December’w downwardly revised reading of 40.1. That January readinb was above analysts’ expectationsw of 39, according to a survey by Thomson Any reading above 50 signals while a reading below 50 indicates The ISM’s service sectord index is based on a survey of member companiesx in 18 industries. Only two industriees reported growth inJanuary -- healtn care and social assistance, and financre and insurance.
The 16 industries that reportefd declining activityincluded mining, retail trade, accommodation and food services, and real rental and leasing. The survey’s employmentg index also continuedto weaken, dropping to 34.4 in Januaruy from 34.5 the previous month. Only one industry -- transportation and warehousingf -- reported an increase in hiring, while the rest reportes a drop orno change.
But on the bright side, the Tempe-based trade groupo of purchasing executives said Wednesday that contraction was at a slowed pace than theprevious month. ISM said its servicd sector index roseto 42.9 last month, from December’w downwardly revised reading of 40.1. That January readinb was above analysts’ expectationsw of 39, according to a survey by Thomson Any reading above 50 signals while a reading below 50 indicates The ISM’s service sectord index is based on a survey of member companiesx in 18 industries. Only two industriees reported growth inJanuary -- healtn care and social assistance, and financre and insurance.
The 16 industries that reportefd declining activityincluded mining, retail trade, accommodation and food services, and real rental and leasing. The survey’s employmentg index also continuedto weaken, dropping to 34.4 in Januaruy from 34.5 the previous month. Only one industry -- transportation and warehousingf -- reported an increase in hiring, while the rest reportes a drop orno change.
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