11.24
0 Comments | The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star, Norfolk, VA, Mar 19, 2009
Accepting benefits seems hypocritical
Suffolk’s City Council recently voted, unanimously, to increase City Manager Selena Cuffee-Glenn’s annual leave to four days a month and increased her monthly vehicle allowance to $950.
How can our Mayor and City Councilmen deem this reasonable when her annual leave of three days per month was already more than other cities of similar population and budget?
This reflects the same misdirected and blind loyalty that has added to the national economic crisis we now face, continuing to increase the CEO’s salary and benefits while the corporation fights for its existence.
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The news has daily examples of this including banks and insurance companies, auto makers and investment houses.
Ms. Cuffee-Glenn has directed Suffolk’s Department heads to provide her budgets containing reductions in costs; she has frozen positions and cut overtime, which will reduce services. She has stated that all options are on the table including pay reductions, furloughs and layoffs.
The Suffolk Public Schools are forecasting the loss of over 100 positions including teachers. Despite all of this, she willingly accepts a benefit with a value of over $27,000 a year. Doesn’t this seem hypocritical?
By not putting a cap on the number of days Ms. Cuffee-Glenn can accrue, this benefit will end up an exorbitant cost to the City of Suffolk
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11.24
0 Comments | Wireless News, Nov 24, 2009
Image Movement of Montana (IMOM), a grassroots organization composed of 30 Montana healthcare facilities, announced that it will implement eMix, a new cloud-based technology for secure sharing of radiology images and reports.
In a release, the Company noted that it will begin rolling out eMix (Electronic Medical Information Exchange), on Nov. 23. It plans to fully implement eMix in early 2010.
The technology was created by DR Systems, a provider of healthcare information systems including RIS/PACS/CVIS.
IMOM came into existence to address image-sharing problems that are common to all healthcare facilities but are especially important for rural institutions.
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“Our focus is on improving patient care through the exchange of radiology data between healthcare facilities and across electronic systems,” said Gayle Knudson, Radiology Manager at Great Falls Clinic and an IMOM co-founder. “This new technology will be especially helpful in emergency situations where it’s essential to have quick and easy access to patient images and reports.”
“This approach provides exactly what we’ve been looking for,” said Bill O’Leary, Regional Outreach/PACS Administrator at Kalispell Regional Medical Center (Kalispell, Mont.) and another IMOM co- founder. “There’s no hardware or software to purchase and it’s easy to use. To have it affordable, secure, and potentially revenue- generating – that was beyond what we had hoped for. Also, eMix enables us to send radiology reports as well as images, this capability was an added bonus.”
Using eMix is virtually as simple as using email
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11.22
Business Wire, April 03, 2009
OLDWICK, N.J. — There have been some bumps in the road but the overall journey in
Massachusetts from an automobile insurance rate system controlled by the
state to a competitive one has gone rather smoothly, according to an
article in BestWeek U.S./Canada. Ive been very pleased,
Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes told BestWeek. This has
taken a huge amount of work, but we believed it was very important to
develop a healthy, vibrant market.
The decision by Novae Group plc to seek a merger with fellow Lloyds
insurer Chaucer Holdings plc made a lot of sense to Matthew Fosh,
Novaes chief executive, according to BestWeek Europe. But the
deal did not go through, and that failure says much about the complex
pushes and pulls exerted by the investment markets.
Also, in BestWeek U.S./Canada, the use of contaminated drywall
imported from China is opening the type of rolling liability issue that
will likely lead to years of litigation about insurance coverage. An
organization representing homebuilders said several lawsuits have
already been filed over the drywall, which emits vapors of sulphur
compounds that corrode metal, such as copper pipe, wiring and
air-conditioning coils.
BestWeek is published by A.M. Best Co. for insurance
professionals. To subscribe, please visit www.ambest.com/sales/BestWeek,
or e-mail your request to customer_service@ambest.com.
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11.22
0 Comments | Wireless News, Nov 21, 2009
Saygus, Inc. announced it has unveiled the Saygus VPhone, an Android equipped smartphone with two-way video calling capability, at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovations 2010 Design and Engineering Awards in New York November 10.
According to Saygus, the VPhone won the “Best of Innovations” in the “Wireless Handsets” category.
Expected to be available as a CDMA device through Verizon’s Open Development Initiative (ODI), the Saygus VPhone has two cameras – a 5 MP main camera with auto focus and flash and a VGA forward-facing camera for video calling – and provides a host of other features including WiFi, USB and Bluetooth tethering allowing up to eight devices (i.e., laptops, MIDs) to connect as an access point, USB host and client capability, and raised keys for typing and screen resolution twice that of the iPhone.
Saygus said it has achieved two-way cellular video calls at 24 to 30 frames per second (fps) in resolution with its proprietary low bandwidth video calling technology. The company has tested its technology on other devices and other cellular networks implementing video calling at 2.5G Edge data rates..
“The Saygus VPhone is the first two-way cellular video calling phone in the U.S.,” said Chad Sayers, CEO of Saygus. “It’s an honor to be the 2010 Best of Innovations winner
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11.21
Market Wire, November, 2009
Today, eHealthInsurance (NASDAQ: EHTH)
( http://www.ehealthinsurance.com ), posted a COBRA Subsidy Widget on
eHealth’s Media Center and on Widgetbox.com. In addition, eHealthInsurance
has provided an updated FAQ on the
COBRA subsidy.
The widget is available in the following locations:
Media Center: http://news.ehealthinsurance.com/pr/ehi/cobra-subsidy-widget.aspx
Widgetbox.com: http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/cobra-subsidy-calendar
Many of the first recipients of the COBRA subsidy may have already begun to
receive their December bills for unsubsidized COBRA. If the subsidy ends as
scheduled, these first recipients may have to pay nearly three times more
out of their own pockets to continue their health insurance under
COBRA.(1)
The COBRA Subsidy Widget: Many consumers are confused about the
COBRA subsidy; when it runs out and how the extension — if passed — will
impact their COBRA Premiums. The new COBRA
Subsidy Calendar Widget from eHealthInsurance allows users to calculate
when their current subsidies for COBRA will end
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11.21
0 Comments | Wireless News, Nov 21, 2009
Universal Display, a provider of displays and lighting through its UniversalPHOLED phosphorescent OLED technology, and the Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University, announced that they have strengthened their collaboration to extend to the joint fabrication of prototype active-matrix PHOLEDs on flexible plastic substrates for the U.S. Department of Army.
In addition, Universal Display announced that the company has been awarded a $650,000 U.S. Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II Enhancement contract to support this work.
Universal Display, a charter FDC member since its founding in 2004, and the FDC believe that their enhanced strategic relationship will accelerate the demonstration of high-performance, active- matrix PHOLEDs on flexible plastic substrates for the U.S. Army and others. Earlier this year the FDC and Universal Display demonstrated a 4.1″ monochrome quarter video graphics array (QVGA) amorphous- silicon (a-Si:H) PHOLED display produced on DuPont Teijin’s polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) substrate.
“Our work with Universal Display highlights the type of collaborative development taking place at the FDC and the clear benefits that the Center’s model brings to technology development,” said Nick Colaneri, Director of the Flexible Display Center. “Universal Display has been involved in the FDC since its inception, and together we have already achieved a number of key milestones related to flexible OLED technology, including manufacturing a functional flexible OLED directly on plastic using the Center’s manufacturing process. We welcome an even stronger partnership with Universal Display with the goal of accelerating the delivery of lightweight, flexible OLED technology into the field where its benefits to soldiers will be significant.”
As part of this strategic relationship, Universal Display and the FDC will work to demonstrate flexible OLED display prototypes with enhanced performance for the U.S. Army. The FDC will fabricate a- Si:H thin-film transistor (TFT) arrays on flexible plastic substrates using their low-temperature backplane and proprietary bond-debond manufacturing technologies. Universal Display will then use its UniversalPHOLED materials and technology to build full- color AMOLED displays.
“We look forward to accelerating the Army’s goals to enable flexible PHOLED technology for the Soldier through the SBIR contract for barrier technology in conjunction with the joint Universal Display-FDC fabrication work,” said Eric Forsythe, Team Leader Flexible Displays and Electronics, Army Research Laboratory.
“With the progress demonstrated to date and the excellent work ongoing at the Flexible Display Center and Universal Display, we seek to demonstrate continued performance advances toward our goal of delivering rugged, long-lived, thin and lightweight flexible OLED display prototypes,” said Steven V
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11.21
Colorado Springs Business Journal, Nov 20, 2009
From an early career with the Ford Motor Co. to today’s role as head of a national advertising and marketing agency, Kirk Oleson has mastered the art of results-oriented communication.
The upbeat CEO expects to not only weather the current economic storm, but to increase Graham Advertising’s market share nationally and in the Pikes Peak region.
Oleson recently took time to tell CSBJ about himself and his company.
Organization: Graham Advertising
Position: CEO
Hometown: Waterloo, Wis.
How long have you lived in Colorado Springs: 10 years
Education: Undergraduate degree and MBA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
A few words about your company: Graham is built on two main premises; client-driven and customer-focused.
To be client-driven, we’ve created an environment where our clients are at the center of everything we do. This means being results-oriented at all times, flexible, trustworthy, listening well and acting quickly with a fun, professional attitude, and finishing strong with knowledgeable, proactive solutions that actually help them.
We have full-service media, planning, creative and art departments, as well as broadcast edit suites and a studio/sound stage so we can move at our client’s ever-increasing pace and leverage our resources and capabilities to help them grow their business.
To be customer-focused means providing our clients a clear understanding about their real and potential customers by using the best tools and methods available. It also means sound strategy and execution that efficiently and effectively links our client’s unique strengths with the most relevant needs of their customers.
Recent accomplishments: The most obvious is surviving the past recessionary year, with advertising spending at an all-time low.
So many agencies have closed during the past 12 to 18 months; we’ve managed to actually add to our client portfolio, including Ent Federal Credit Union and Goodwill of Colorado Springs, as well as large automotive dealer associations (Honda of the Carolinas, Honda of Washington, D.C.).
Biggest career break/accomplishment: Winning the Honda new business, Ent and Goodwill. Being selected to speak at National Auto Dealers Association during 2005. Success with Ford, my former employer, while staying in Colorado.
The toughest part of your job: Simply put, time. Finding enough time to spend with our clients and continuing to build those relationships and carving out the time to meet with each of our team members, advise them on the larger challenges and to help them learn and grow.
Someone you admire: Our founder, Jerry Graham
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11.21
0 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Nov 19, 2009 | by James Thalman Deseret News
Intermountain Healthcare could undergo an uncomfortable invasive examination of its finances under legislation being drafted that would direct the state’s largest medical care provider to explain what some doctors and patients claim are its predatory bill- collecting practices.
Two state senators say it’s past time for a full legislative review of the nonprofit status granted to Intermountain and other medical centers in light of Utah’s continuing spate of medical bill- related bankruptcies and the ongoing state tax revenue shortfall.
“If entities have sought and have been granted special tax status and are self-described agencies of the public trust, they have in effect subjected themselves to a higher standard of transparency,” said Sen. Mark Madsen, R-Lehi. “My core concern is if they are truly behaving as a charity, and if so, they should by justifying their behavior on every front.”
The comments came after the showing of a clip from a documentary film being promoted by the Utah Coalition for Patient and Physician Rights that accuses Intermountain of bullying patients delinquent in paying for treatment into bankruptcy by hiring ruthless law firms and collection agencies.
Representatives at Intermountain, who say they were not allowed to attend the screening, said they are ready and willing to provide the information lawmakers request to address the issue. They noted Intermountain takes every possible step to help people pay their bills and say so in English and Spanish on the back of every fee envelope, all of which include a toll-free telephone number.
“We’re not sure what (the film) says, but it’s likely a video made by someone with a personal grudge against Intermountain,” said spokesman Daron Cowley.
“No health organization is perfect, and none would claim to be,” he added. “But, to our knowledge, the examples cited that have gone before a judge and jury have all been decided in Intermountain’s favor.”
Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, said he is preparing a pair of bills that dictate transparency and accountability for health-care providers designated as tax-free charities.
“I’ve heard all these accusations, and it’s always bothered me,” he said, adding that the way to get answers to require openness in charitable care offered, debt collection practices and the salaries of top administrators.
“When we’re facing a billion-dollar shortfall, a company grossing over a billion, you wonder how much of that would have been taxes,” Buttars said, claiming that the Intermountain lobbyists are powerful and have stymied similar efforts to reveal its bottom line in the past.
“If a fraction of these allegations made in this film are true, then they need to be taken to task,” he said
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11.21
0 Comments | Wireless News, Nov 21, 2009
Consumers who find perceived deals are more likely to spend the same amount of money this holiday season as they did in 2008, according to the latest FYi online survey conducted this month by Michigan-based market research and strategy firm Intellitrends.
The Intellitrends FYi survey also suggests that a majority of consumers are not planning to cut back in their spending in the coming weeks. In fact 56 percent of those surveyed across all demographics indicated that they will spend the same amount of money as last year but that they will look for better deals before making final decisions. Another 10 percent expect to spend more than they did in 2008 while 34 percent anticipate spending less.
Consumers ages 45-54 are more apt to be searching for special bargains, with 80 percent in that demographic indicating they will likely spend the same but look for better deals. The demographic expected to cut back the most on spending this holiday season is 18- 24 year olds (44 percent).
“Retailers that can help consumers feel like they are getting more for their money have a better chance of having a profitable shopping season,” said Marlene Stone, Intellitrends President and CEO
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11.20
0 Comments | Daily Mirror, The; London (UK), Aug 21, 2009 | by Richard Hammond
IF you’re looking for a sporty looking Honda but don’t have the ackers for a Type R and want to avoid hefty insurance, then the new Si could be parked right up your street.
The new Sport-Si Civic comes as a five-door only, with either the 1.8-litre petrol engine or 2.2-litre diesel. For your money you will also get colour-coded bumpers, a Type R-style grille and half leather upholstery. Prices start at pounds 15,800 and the cars are available to order now.