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The Medipattern Corporation (”Medipattern”) (TSX VENTURE: MKI), a pioneer in the development of medical software solutions that help improve imaging workflow and productivity, is pleased to announced that it has signed its largest B-CAD-FOR-LIFE agreement to date with Doshi Diagnostic Imaging Services (”Doshi”). Doshi operates 38 sites with more than 115 sonographers located in both New York and Florida, and plans to deploy the B-CAD-FOR-LIFE package throughout all its locations. Installation has started and will commence based upon a rollout schedule over the next several months.
B-CAD® is computer aided detection (CAD) for breast ultrasound imaging. B-CAD can streamline workflow, provide a consistent communication platform, eliminate transcription costs and maintain compliance with the ACR BI-RADS (American College of Radiology – Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System) standards for breast ultrasound. It is an ideal tool for large imaging groups where communication is a key part of an accurate reporting process. Under the B-CAD-FOR-LIFE package all of the separate components that are required to install, train, use and maintain B-CAD are available under one monthly fee.
After decades of delivering exceptional service to its patients, Doshi Diagnostic, the premier radiology provider on the east coast, created “TOTAL BREAST CARE” – a program solely dedicated to improving the delivery of breast care for women. The Center is focused exclusively on breast health by providing the most advanced tools and techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of breast disease and breast cancer. Doshi Diagnostics Total Breast Care program provides every facet of breast cancer care on-location. This patient-focused, world-class center incorporates every facet of optimal breast health management. To minimize waiting for results, the center strives to provide women with results from their screening examinations and any additional studies needed before they leave the Center.
“We provide the most innovative testing available in the management of breast care, including Digital Mammography, Breast Ultrasound, Breast MRI, Stereotactic Biopsy, Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy, MRI-Guided Biopsy, Pathology, Surgery, and Oncology in a centralized medical center setting. Now, we are pleased to include CAD for breast ultrasound in our TOTAL BREAST CARE package,” comments Dr. Leena Doshi, founder and medical director of Doshi Diagnostic Imaging. “DOSHI has grown from my first office in Flushing to be the largest privately owned imaging practice in the United States. Weve grown through our active pursuit of quality in patient care, and B-CAD exemplifies our mission. B-CAD improves quality of communication, thoroughness in reporting and enrichment of evidence-based medicine which all contribute to improved patient care. The B-CAD-FOR-LIFE addresses many of the purchasing decisions facing imaging centers in the U.S. today. This was one of the easiest decisions weve made.”
ANDOVER, Mass., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Visage Imaging, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro Medicus Ltd., (ASX: PME) today announced the signing of a $2 million agreement to provide its entire suite of software and services – including its new Visage 7 thin client PACS – to Sydney-based independent imaging provider Southern Radiology. Southern Radiology is a rapidly growing independent radiology provider, with nine practices in the inner suburbs of Sydney. Imaging services include general and dental x-rays, fluoroscopy/screening, ultrasound, mammography with sub speciality services in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and multi-slice CT scans including Cardiac CT. Visage will install its Visage 7 PACS, the companys next-generation thin client streaming digital imaging solution and newly released Version 7.0 RIS at all Southern Radiology practices. Once deployed, the solution will cater for the full range of Practice Management and Clinical reporting functions including primary diagnosis in both 2-dimensions (2D) and 3-dimensions (3D) as well as image archiving and distribution. The solution, by virtue of its thin client technology, will also enable Southern Radiology to be the first in NSW to provide referrers with the ability to remotely access, view and manipulate their patients images in both 2D and 3D. “We are delighted to be in business partnership with such an innovative organization as Southern Radiology,” said Pro Medicus/Visage Imaging, Chief Executive Officer, David Chambers. “This will be an excellent showcase for our entire suite of products providing a highly visible Sydney-based reference site for our technology.” Dr. Jonathan Seeff, senior partner at Southern Radiology, said: “Our practice is growing rapidly, particularly in the areas of subspecialty reporting. This means that our MRI or CT experts need to report cases from across our entire network regardless of which practice they are at that day. We looked at a number of conventional 2D web-based systems but soon realised that they could not provide us with the solution we require, as some of the data sets we need to report remotely can be up to a few gigabytes in size.”
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced that it has shipped over 200 million ispMACH® 4000 complex programmable logic devices (CPLD). The Lattice ispMACH 4000 CPLD family provides a variety of design solutions, from glue logic and general purpose I/O expansion to voltage level translation and LED drivers. Engineers around the globe have widely adopted the ispMACH 4000 CPLD as a standard due to its balance of price, power and packaging options.
“Congratulations to Lattice Semiconductor on this significant business achievement in shipping over 200 million units of the ispMACH 4000 CPLD family. Samsung uses the ispMACH 4000 devices in Mobile WiMAX projects because Lattice has consistently met our standards for quality, delivery and price,” said Seung Gu Kang, Vice President, H/W Group Telecommunication Network Business, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. “I appreciate Lattice Semiconductor as a supplier because Samsung has become considerably more competitive in the market by virtue of their devices. I expect Lattice to continue to strongly support Samsung with the best device quality and price for us to strengthen our worldwide market share in the future.”
CPLDs continue to be a popular alternative to discrete digital logic, given the flexible nature of in-system programmable logic and I/O buffers that support a variety of signal standards and voltage levels. Compared to FPGAs, CPLDs offer the advantages of low cost solutions with predictable and very fast timing characteristics. With tiny packages down to 4×4mm, static power consumption down to 10uA and prices starting as low as $0.50, the ispMACH 4000ZE CPLD family is an ideal design solution for battery-powered or low standby power devices such as smartphones, portable GPS products and home appliances like digital set-top-boxes.
“The ispMACH 4000ZE CPLD family offers customers a low price, low power solution that continues to be used at an accelerating rate by both consumer and system focused customers,” said Chris Fanning, Lattice Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Low Density and Mixed Signal Solutions. “Shipping over 200 million ispMACH 4000 CPLDs is an important milestone for both Lattice and the programmable logic industry, because it demonstrates the value CPLDs offer to a myriad of digital system designs. Its important as well to customers, who demand immediate availability and reliability from their supply chain partners.”
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- Calder Bateman Communications , one of Albertas largest advertising and public relations agencies, won a total of 9 ACE Awards and 16 Awards of Distinction – winning nearly half of all awards presented – across a variety of categories at the 31 Annual ACE Awards Gala Saturday, March 6 at the Shaw Conference Centre.
- The ACE Awards, which recognizes creative excellence, is the largest and the most important industry competition in Edmonton.
SoftBank 940SH is latest in series of 3G mobile platforms to benefit
from Dialog power management ICs
KIRCHHEIM/TECK, Germany — Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB: DLG), a leading provider of highly
integrated innovative power management semiconductor solutions, has
announced its power management ICs have been designed into a series of
Sharp 3G cellphones. The first of which, the Sharp AQUOS SHOT 940SH, is
available now from the Japanese network operator, Softbank.
The high performance 3G cellphone features a TV tuner, 4 � VGA touch
screen, 12.1 mega pixel camera – capable of continuous shooting for 100
frames at 45fps. The device also supports the new services from Softbank
allowing downloads from its e-book store and video on demand service.
We have worked closely with Sharp to ensure that the latest AQUOS SHOT,
achieves the lowest possible power consumption while delivering to the
user an impressive multimedia experience, said Dr Jalal Bagherli, CEO
of Dialog Semiconductor. Effective power management was therefore
critical and Dialog is proud to be a key enabling factor for Sharp.
SIR Ian Blair, former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, has called for fewer forces and a Royal Commission to assess the dated structure and role of policing across the UK. Sir Ian, arguably one of the most high profile and controversial officers of recent times, told The Sunday Herald that the role of officers needs to be redefined. He suggested that more roles could be given to civilians and that a federal structure, such as that of the FBI, should be considered. Speaking in advance of his talk at the Aye Write! literary festival in Glasgow this afternoon, Sir Ian said: “It is over 50 years since we have seriously looked at the structure and activity of policing. When the Royal Commission of 1962 took place, we were in a very different world. At that time the police did not even have radios. “As time has gone on, we have ended up with a lot of piecemeal reform. It might be better to have less forces but we cannot look at whether we need one police force, for example in Scotland, until we have addressed accountability.
Who:
Docea Power , the electronic system level (ESL) company that delivers software for early power and thermal analysis for electronic design applications, will demonstrate and preview ACEplorer 2.0 with its new power management feature and participate in a tutorial and panel session at the 2010 Design, Automation Test in Europe (DATE) in Dresden, Germany.
What:
Docea will preview ACEplorer 2.0, the newest version of the first ESL power analysis software for exploring power and thermal behavior at the architectural level. ACEplorer 2.0 includes a new project management feature that boosts design team productivity.
ACEplorer models and simulates power and thermal behavior of whole electronics systems. It integrates a consistent power data management methodology for capturing power behavior. The models can be used by all the members of a design team and during different stages of a design flow, from system level to silicon measurements.
ACEplorer 2.0 provides a consistent framework for creating libraries of any component — including Intellectual Property (IP)-based power description models. Within its collaborative framework users can easily instantiate, aggregate and share libraries with other team members.
Docea Powers software is used by system engineers, architects as well as software and hardware developers for high level implementation specification of chips, packages and boards for wireless, telecommunications, gaming, automotive, consumer, medical and military systems applications.
1. The Pear Tree, Wiltshire THERES still time to whisk your mum away for a special break next weekend – one that comes with a great meal, roaring log fires and all-round pampering. From country house elegance to relaxing spas and glamour, here are our suggestions for places where the most important lady in your life will feel thoroughly spoiled.
Three years on from the introduction of tougher in-car mobile phone rules, many motorists are still flouting the law, according to figures published today.
Swinton, the UKs leading high street retailer of car insurance , has seen a 42% increase from 2008 to 2009 in the number of quotes for people convicted of using a mobile phone while driving (CU80 conviction code).
Following official RoSPA statistics showing that 78% of crashes were caused by driver inattention Swinton is warning motorists to beware of the potentially dangerous effects of using a mobile while driving.
Steve Chelton, Insurer development manager at Swinton, said: “We are seeing more and more motorists using mobiles phones while driving, not only to make or receive calls, but also to text, surf the internet and even check messages on Facebook and Twitter. We would like to advise all of our car insurance customers that this is illegal, even when in stationary traffic or stopped at traffic lights.
“We urge all motorists to adhere to the rules by not using a hand-held mobile phone while driving. There are plenty of alternative options, including hands-free kits and Bluetooth headphones.
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Lerner Medical Devices , Inc. (LMD) today introduced Levia , an innovative medical device providing Personal Targeted Phototherapy with Ultraviolet B (UVB) light — a safe and effective non-drug option for the self-treatment of psoriasis in the privacy and convenience of a patients home. LMD introduced Levia at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), Booth Number 2807, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, Florida.
Levia, cleared by the FDA for physician-directed use and incorporating software for physician control of dosimetry, is specifically designed for in-home use. Levias technology includes proprietary beam-delivery attachments — LiteSpot and LiteBrush — which ensure precise delivery of UVB light to the specific areas of skin and scalp which require treatment. As such, patients can treat themselves rapidly and safely with UVB, a proven non-systemic therapy effective for more than 85% of psoriasis sufferers.
“We have a very clear objective for Levia. We want to establish proven, but seriously under-utilized, UVB phototherapy as a practical, first line treatment alternative for millions of psoriasis patients,” said John R. Lyon, Chief Executive Officer, LMD. “We know that UVB is well tolerated and effective, with an excellent side-effect profile for long term use. Self-treatment at home, with a purpose-designed, targeted device, makes compliance realistic at a cost much less than any other modality,” said Lyon.
Psoriasis Statistics Are Surprising
Psoriasis is a chronic disease which afflicts 7.5 million Americans, as reported by The National Institutes of Health (NIH), at an annual cost of $11.25 billion. There are more psoriasis patients than those with Alzheimers, Parkinsons and other more publicized medical conditions. Psoriasis sufferers also have higher incidence levels of Crohns, multiple sclerosis, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease than the general population. The condition also has a significant psychosocial component, such that the patient frequently perceives the effect to be more severe than the physicians clinical assessment.
NEW YORK — NYU
Langone Medical Center announced today that the NYU Hospitals Center
received The Gold Seal of Approval by The Joint Commission, a national
nonprofit organization responsible for certifying that some 17,000 U.S.
healthcare institutions are following the very best practices in terms
of patient care and safety. Accreditation by The Joint Commission, which
must be re-earned every three years, signals to patients and staff alike
that NYU Langone is meeting the commission’s exacting standards in such
key areas as patient rights, quality of treatment, medication safety,
and infection control.
“The Joint Commission’s survey is about seeking excellence in all we do
and serves as a framework for ensuring ongoing compliance with patient
care standards and continuous quality improvement,” said Robert I.
Grossman, MD, dean and CEO of NYU Langone Medical Center. “This
recognition is especially rewarding, as it speaks to the dedication and
medical expertise of our physicians, nurses, and staff and their
unwavering commitment to the highest standards of patient care. We
congratulate them all for their tremendous contributions and for
receiving this outstanding recognition.”
In November 2009, The Joint Commission conducted an unannounced, on-site
evaluation of NYU Langone Medical Center, including Tisch Hospital, Rusk
Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (Rusk) and Hospital for Joint
Diseases (HJD). For five days, a group of six surveyors, including an
environmental surveyor, conducted a thorough and detailed study of the
Medical Center’s patient care practices and processes. Through each step
of care—from admission through discharge—personnel were evaluated
according to hundreds of criteria. The environmental surveyor spent two
days inspecting the Medical Center’s physical plant for potential safety
concerns.
According to Dr. Grossman, the award reflects NYU Langone’s deep
commitment to high-quality medical care and the resources devoted to
ensuring that care—even when an inspection isn’t around the corner.
“Above all, the national standards are intended to stimulate continuous,
systematic and organization-wide improvement in an organization’s
performance and the outcomes of care,” says Mark Pelletier, RN, MS,
executive director, Hospital Programs, Accreditation and Certification
Services, The Joint Commission. “The community should be proud that NYU
Langone Medical Center is focusing on the most challenging goal—to
continuously raise quality and safety to higher levels.”
NORWALK, Conn. — IMS Health, the world’s leading provider of market intelligence to the
pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, has been named to the World’s
Most Admired Companies list, and the Healthcare: Pharmacy and Other
Services Industry Most Admired List for 2010 by FORTUNE magazine.
The Most Admired Companies list is the definitive report card on
corporate reputations.
“We are honored to be named to the Most Admired Companies list again,”
said David R. Carlucci, chairman and CEO, IMS Health. “This recognition
is a great endorsement of the solid reputation we have built within the
healthcare industry, and a tribute to our talented colleagues around the
world who embody our core values and commitment to advancing global
health.”
This is the third year that IMS has been recognized by the FORTUNE’s Most
Admired Companies survey. In addition to this year’s top ranking, IMS
was listed on the 2009 Contender list, and the 2008 America’s Most
Admired Companies list.
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) had February sales of $5.31 billion,
an increase of 3.2 percent from $5.14 billion for the same month in
2009. Sales in comparable stores (those open at least a year) increased
0.4 percent.
February pharmacy sales increased 3.7 percent, while comparable pharmacy
sales increased 0.9 percent. Comparable pharmacy sales were
negatively affected by 2.4 percentage points due to generic drug
introductions in the last 12 months and a lower incidence of flu
compared with February 2009. Pharmacy sales accounted for 64.5 percent
of total sales for the month.
Prescriptions filled at comparable stores increased 3.6 percent in
February, including 1.5 percentage points due to more patients filling
90-day prescriptions and 0.3 percentage points due to H1N1 flu shots.
There was no impact on comparable prescriptions filled in the month due
to calendar day shifts.
Total front-end sales increased 4.5 percent in February, while
comparable store front-end sales decreased 0.6 percent. Front-end sales
were impacted by continued weak demand for discretionary items and by
lower incidence of flu.
Calendar year-to-date sales were $10.64 billion, an increase of 2.7
percent from $10.36 billion in 2009.
“It is a true healthy indulgence,” said Malcolm Nicholl, President and CEO of ResVez. “If you love chocolate and wine and you want a nutrition bar that really tastes great, this is for you.” Resveratrol has soared in popularity after positive coverage on major TV shows such as “60 Minutes,” “Oprah,” and a Barbara Walters Special. A substantial amount of research validating a remarkable range of health benefits has been published. Though most of the trials have been conducted with animals, the results of human clinical studies will soon begin to appear in peer-reviewed medical journals. A large number of dietary supplements containing resveratrol have been successfully marketed — mostly in pills and drinks. The WINETIME bar is a breakthrough concept, putting this life-enhancing ingredient into a 190-calorie gourmet nutrition bar.
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FT. LEE, N.J., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ — With the realization that half of the people experiencing a sudden mortal heart attack were taking aspirin on the day of their demise, and the fact that higher-than-recommended doses of aspirin are needed to prevent blood clot formation in coronary arteries, coupled with an announcement that the red wine molecule resveratrol (rez-vair-ah-trawl) may protect from sudden mortal heart attack in a superior fashion to aspirin, suggests re-evaluation of cardiologys current instruction regarding prevention of heart attacks, says Nate Lebowitz MD, cardiologist with the Advanced Cardiology Institute in Ft. Lee, New Jersey. In a presentation at a National Institutes of Health symposium in Washington DC today, University of Connecticut researchers showed resveratrol limits damage caused by a heart attack, prevents sudden cardiac death in animals, and is “the best yet devised method of cardioprotection.” This phenomenon is called “cardiac pre-conditioning” because it works to activate antioxidant defenses in the heart prior to a heart attack via the release of a chemical called adenosine. “Being one of the few cardiology groups in the nation to have experience with both of these preventive agents, we are in a unique position to provide consultation to patients seeking answers to questions about the best ways to prevent fatal events,” says Jacqueline Hollywood MD, another cardiologist with the Advanced Cardiology Institute.
The parties anticipate receipt of all regulatory approvals to allow the closing of the sale of the Cameron Lake Gold Project to occur in April 2010.
Nuinsco is a growth-oriented, multi-commodity mineral exploration and development company that is focused on uranium, copper, zinc and gold exploration and development in world-class mineralized belts in Canada and Turkey and is investigating opportunities in Egypt. In addition to its property holdings, Nuinsco owns approximately 9% of the outstanding common shares of Gold Hawk Resources Inc. and approximately 2% of the outstanding common shares of Victory Nickel Inc. (TSX: NI). Shares of Nuinsco trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol NWI.
The recent host of adverts for the brand new Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, Florida, have whipped up a frenzy of excitement and anticipation in Harry Potter fans all over the world. The theme park is scheduled to open in Spring this year, and as Universal have still not announced an exact date for the opening, Harry Potter fans are waiting with baited breath.
The official website for the Orlando based theme park allows users the opportunity to have a virtual tour of the park, using a combination of real life images, and computer generated images, showing what the park will look like when it is fully completed. Millions of internet users across the globe have already logged on to the site for a sneak peak of what they can expect from this exciting new theme park, which for many will be the highlight of a holiday in Orlando .
As you would expect of a theme park, there will be various rides and rollercoasters, such as the “Dragon Challenge” which is aimed at thrill seekers, and the more family orientated “Flight of the Hippogriff” which will be tame enough for younger fans of the Harry Potter books and movies.
As well as rides, there will be themed shops and restaurants, serving food and sweets inspired by the Harry Potter series such as “Honeydukes” which sells chocolate frogs, and a British themed restaurant named “Three Broomsticks”. You can even send your mail at the theme park and letters will be stamped with a certified Hogsmeade postmark!
Orlando holidays are already every childs dream, full of magic, fun, fantasy and excitement; however the new Harry Potter theme park is likely to be the icing on the cake for some children, desperate to see the fantasy world of Harry Potter come to life. Already, around 1 million people from Britain visit Orlando, Florida each year, a figure which is likely to rise even further once the Harry Potter theme park adverts reach British television!
SAN FRANCISCO — McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK), the nation’s largest healthcare
services and information technology company, today was rated the “Worlds
Most Admired” company in its industry in an annual survey
conducted by FORTUNE magazine and the Hay Group. The company was also
named one of the 100
Best Corporate Citizens by Corporate Responsibility Magazine. Both
awards highlight McKesson’s excellence in corporate social
responsibility, employee engagement, service quality, and financial
performance.
FORTUNE magazine’s “World’s Most Admired” award measures corporate
reputation and performance against nine key attributes: innovation,
people management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility,
quality of management, financial soundness, long-term investment,
quality of products and services, and global competitiveness. McKesson
ranked number one in all nine categories.
“At McKesson, corporate social responsibility principles are embedded
within our mission to help our customers improve patients’ lives,” said
John Hammergren, Chairman and CEO of McKesson Corporation. “As we
continue to focus on making healthcare safer, more efficient, and less
expensive we’re proud to be recognized as a leader among U.S.
corporations.”
HigherGround, Inc. is a premier software developer of call recording,
quality assurance, data integration and reporting tools. The innovative
Fusion Series solutions are designed to deliver timely, accurate
information for analytics and decision support to improve operations,
performance and ultimately increase profitability. HigherGround
applications are used by call centers as well as by organizations in
public safety, financial services, healthcare, government and many other
industries.
Leading fleet insurance specialists Staveley Head have welcomed the news that the Government is planning to introduce a new NVQ-style driving qualification aimed at fleet operators. It is believed that this could lead to more rigid training and qualification and could also generate better road sense and awareness, in turn reducing accidents. In time, it is hoped that this training will also help to reduce fleet insurance and maintenance costs.
The move has received widespread support within the industry. Responding to a survey by RoadSafe, a total of 86% of fleet bosses gave their backing to the idea. Whilst the Department for Transport suggests that vocational driving qualifications should only be taken by van drivers, around two thirds of those questioned stated that they would like to see the qualifications become a requirement for all drivers.
Other findings of the survey revealed that over three quarters of fleet bosses currently include driver training as part of their occupational risk strategy. However, only 43% of those questioned believe that other measures such as fitting vehicles with speed limiters was a good idea.
Staveley Head have over 15 years experience as insurance brokers to some of the UKs largest commercial fleets. Providing cover from a panel of leading insurers, including Zurich, Allianz and Aviva means that the firm can offer the most appropriate cover for clients, at the most affordable prices. A spokesperson for the firm commented on the new driving qualification proposals by saying:
“These proposed measures are a step in the right direction in improving the quality of the nations driving practices. This will not only help to make our roads safer, it will also contribute to reduced fuel, maintenance and insurance costs, which are a welcome boost at a time when so many businesses in the industry are struggling.”
HAMILTON, Bermuda — CRM Holdings, Ltd. (”CRM” or “the Company”) (Nasdaq: CRMH), a specialty
provider of workers compensation insurance products, announced results
for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.
In the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company incurred a net loss from
continuing operations of $19.0 million, or $(1.13) per diluted share. In
the same quarter of the prior year, the Company incurred a net loss from
continuing operations of $6.2 million, or $(0.38) per diluted share.
Unless otherwise stated, all further results discussed in this release
refer to continuing operations for 2009 and results on a comparable
basis for 2008.
Total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2009 were $27.2 million,
compared to $30.3 million in the same quarter of the prior year.
Underwriting actions taken on business written by Majestic Insurance
Company (“Majestic”), the Company’s primary insurance provider, in the
states of New York and New Jersey, reduced net earned premiums by $3.0
million. Decreases in the Company’s net earned premiums and fee-based
management services were offset by increases in investment income.
Investment income during the quarter increased to $6.7 million from $4.6
million in the fourth quarter of 2008, as the Company realized gains on
its portfolio of fixed income securities. Excluding the benefits of
realized capital gains in both periods, interest income earned was $2.3
million in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to $3.0 million in the
same quarter a year ago, a reflection of lower prevailing interest rates
in 2009.
Total underwriting expenses for the fourth quarter increased to $33.2
million from $28.2 million a year ago. This increase primarily resulted
from higher current year loss and loss adjustment expenses at Majestic
on policies underwritten in California, where paid and incurred losses
recorded in the first three quarters of 2009 developed worse than
expected. For the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company’s overall loss
ratio was 151.7%, compared to 101.6% for the fourth quarter of 2008.
CHICAGO — Wells Fargo Insurance Services announced today that Peter Daly and Tom
Whitenight, both senior vice presidents from the company’s Redwood City,
Calif. office, received Risk Insurances 2010 “Power
Broker” award in the pharmaceutical and technology categories,
respectively.
Nearly 2,500 nominees serving 24 industry categories were considered for
the award. In confidential interviews, risk managers were asked to cite
specific examples of what their broker accomplished during 2009 to
deserve the recognition. Risk managers provided specific descriptions of
how their brokers solved different claims, coverage, or pricing issues
for their customers.
“Peter and Tom’s success comes from anticipating the needs of their
customers and delivering the best outcomes,” said Rod Sockolov, managing
director for Wells Fargo Insurance Services. “I am so pleased that their
exceptional talents are recognized by their peers and customers.
Congratulations to Peter and Tom and the teams that supported them in
providing creative risk management solutions to customers.”
As part of Wells Fargo Insurance Services’ technology division, Daly
provides the direction for a team of risk management and insurance
specialists who deliver brokerage services to customers. He has
specialized throughout his career in biotech and medical
device businesses while developing experience for the special needs in
this market segment.
“While I am honored to receive this award, I want to make sure my team
also is recognized for providing great service for our customers,” said
Daly. “Our staff delivers the highest quality service to our customers
and it’s their daily contribution that makes our practice standout. We
also work with customers who recognize the high standard to which we
hold ourselves to and reward us by choosing to work with us for many
years.”
LINDON — A 29-year-old Provo man was in critical condition after his motorcycle struck a sport utility vehicle early Tuesday. Police said the accident happened at 12:10 a.m. when the driver of the SUV, a 19-year-old Pleasant Grove woman, glanced down at her watch before making a left turn from State Street onto 700 North. She failed to see the motorcycle approaching from the north at about 40 miles per hour. “He laid the bike down but still struck the car,” Lindon Police Chief Cody Cullimore said, adding that the man was not wearing a helmet. Police have not yet issued any citations. Cullimore said there is no indication drugs or alcohol were involved.
Sparta Commercial Services (OTCBB: SRCO) announced today that, as a result of the growing interest among local and state governmental agencies, the Company is intensifying its marketing efforts in support of its Municipal Lease Product. With the recent addition of more cities and towns to Spartas roster of municipalities under contract for the leasing of vehicles and other equipment, and the rapidly growing number of inquiries from other agencies around the country, the Company believes that refocusing additional resources to its marketing activity is essential.
Sparta has also established relationships with one of the four manufacturers of police motorcycles, which has recently given Sparta a presence at its corporate website as a recommended source for Municipal Lease Purchase Financing. Sparta considers this a major advancement for its Municipal Lease Financing Program, and is actively engaged with two additional OEMs in an effort to form similar strategic alliances.
In addition to the new business being generated in its Municipal Lease Purchase Financing Program, Sparta is also anticipating a number of lease purchase contract renewals coming up for Newark, NJ; Darke County, OH; Montville, NJ; Pascagoula, MS; and Miami County, OH.
According to the Company, their Municipal Lease Program is an ideal alternative to the traditional outright purchase of the police cars, police motorcycles and other essential equipment that these agencies require, especially during these difficult economic times. More than 17,000 state and local law enforcement agencies operating in the United States will purchase 65,000 police cars each year, creating over 1.6 billion dollars in annual sales. These agencies will also purchase over 60,000 police motorcycles during the next five years, creating an additional 1 billion dollars in sales over that time period. Spartas current goal is to capture a minimum of one percent of the estimated market for these vehicles, representing about 18 million dollars worth of annual municipal lease fundings. These figures do not take into account other essential equipment that Sparta includes in its Municipal Lease Purchase Financing Program, such as the on-board digital video and data equipment used on these vehicles. Sparta is currently working with major national suppliers of these assets to provide financing for these ancillary products as well.
Sparta Commercial Services expanded offerings permit it to capitalize on a growing market trend. Local and State agencies, with difficult economic challenges, do not have the necessary money in their budgets to keep up to date with all their equipment needs. Spartas Municipal Lease Product is the most attractive option for these agencies since it makes it possible for them to spread the cost of the equipment over time and still allows them to own the equipment outright at the end of the term of the lease.
SOUTH SALT LAKE — Police have released the name of a man killed in a three-car accident Monday. Roy Charles Moorman, 52, was killed after his car was broadsided on the drivers side by a pickup truck at the intersection of Main and 3530 South, said South Salt Lake detective Gary Keller. Authorities believe the driver of the truck drove through a stop sign, Keller said. The case was still under investigation Tuesday, and no charges have been filed.
The Automobile Club of Southern California is hosting a job candidate information session in Los Angeles as part of an effort to hire 70 insurance sales agents.
The event will be held Wednesday, March 10 at the Auto Clubs Los Angeles headquarters, 2601 S. Figueroa St., at 6 p.m. Candidates will have a chance to receive more information about the job opportunities and will meet Auto Club sales managers. Candidates should bring their professional resume and dress in business attire.
Qualified candidates will possess at least two years of proven sales experience, excellent communication skills, computer proficiency, a good driving record and commitment to providing superior member service.
“The Auto Club is fortunate to be able to grow its insurance sales force at a time when new jobs are needed in the economy,” said Jim Philipp, the Auto Clubs vice president for human resources.
The positions offer paid training and insurance licensing, and after training the compensation is 100 percent commission-based. Benefits include medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k and pension plans, and continuous training and career development.
The American Consumer Institute (ACI) announced today that it is placing a strong focus on statewide issues in Florida for 2010. The organizations announcement comes after substantial review of a variety of state issues that affect the majority of Floridas consumers, including property insurance and telecommunications.
“Florida is dealing with a number of important issues and public policies, some of which are currently having adverse consequences on consumers in the state,” said Steve Pociask, president of the American Consumer Institute. “ACI will serve as an educational resource and a voice that represents the best solutions for all Florida consumers.”
As part of the announcement, ACI named Florida State University Associate Professor Patricia Born as Research Fellow. Dr. Born is a professor in FSUs Department of Risk Management/Insurance, Real Estate and Business Law and is the Director of the FSU Center for Insurance Research. She is also a Research Associate in the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center and an Associated Member of the Munich Risk and Insurance Center.
“Im thrilled that a well-respected, national organization such as the American Consumer Institute is willing to focus on issues in our state which have a major effect on all Floridians,” said Born. “I look forward to working closely with them to identify solutions within our perilous insurance market.”
SALT LAKE CITY — One day, when Owen Magness was 9 months old, he fell so ill he could barely breathe in enough air to fill his tiny lungs. Normally a vibrant child, he appeared lethargic. Worried, his mother, Andrea, took him to the hospital, where he spent three days for treatment of a respiratory infection known as RSV. Last week, when the 2-year-old had a high fever and a bad cough, his mom took him back to the hospital. Each winter, local hospitals and clinics see a rise in the number of kids coming to emergency rooms with highly contagious symptoms of RSV. This year is no different. In fact, at Primary Childrens Medical Center, there are so many kids with RSV, nurses are having to readjust their schedules to meet the needs of incoming patients. “Were right in the middle of the usual peak we see every winter,” said Dr. Hilary Hewes, a fellow in the pediatric emergency room at Primary Childrens Medical Center. “But there has been a high prevalence around the valley.”
NI Research has released the February issue of NeuroInvestment. The issue features a review of ALS, and the search for a genuinely useful treatment for the treatment of this devastating illness. Just as Alzheimers lyses memory, and schizophrenia dissolves the personality, ALS gradually destroys muscle control, leaving patients almost invariably doomed to death from respiratory failure.
The contents of the February NeuroInvestment include:
NI Research is the leading publisher of independent research on the neurotherapeutics industry. NI Research has published NeuroInvestment since 1995; the Private CNS Company Review since 2003; and CNS Disorders/Therapeutics since 2007. NI Research also provides licensing consultation and research for large and small pharmaceutical firms. NI Research has developed an unmatched information base regarding both publicly and privately-held neuro-oriented companies.
CTEK, a leading global brand in the care and maintenance of vehicle batteries, has today highlighted the importance of proper Battery Maintenance and care as one in four classic cars will develop battery problems during the winter.
As Spring arrives and motorists look forward to driving their classic cars which have been locked up through the winter months, many of them will face disappointment as battery problems mean the car cannot be started.
To avoid this, CTEK has offered some tips to drivers to protect their batteries through the winter months;
- The top of the battery, the terminal posts and connections should be carefully cleaned with water and baking soda to remove any dirt or moisture. Dirty or moist surfaces increase the level of self discharge.
- Contact terminals should be clean, dry and lightly greased to protect against corrosion.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — AFRICAN QUEEN MINES LTD. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce
receipt from Scientific Services Laboratories of Cape Town, S.A. of
geochemical results from its extensive soil sampling survey over its
King Solomon Project in Mozambique. After careful integration with
geological mapping to date, as well as results of ground geophysics
surveys and sampling programs previously completed, the current data
indicate a number of linear Cu-Au-Zn enriched zones are present, with
the potential to host skarnoid-type Cu-Au mineralization over the
Mankombiti target as well as mesothermal shear-hosted Au-Cu-Zn
mineralization over the Eiland and Kazito targets. The regional soil
sampling results corroborate the strong rock and chip sample results
from the three main target zones previously announced in the Company’s
Press Releases of September 17 and October 14, 2009, and January 11,
2010.
In excess of 7100 samples were collected and assayed as part of the soil
sampling survey over the key targets in the license area, generally from
relatively thin soils which reflect in situ material. Samples were
collected along 100 m spaced lines with two samples collected at every
50 m. These included samples submitted for mini-BLEG gold analysis as
well as samples submitted for AAS analyses for the elements Cu, Pb, Zn,
Co, Ni, Mn and Fe. Applicable quality control procedures were adhered to
in shipment as well as in the analytical process, with the necessary
duplicates, blanks and in-house standards being submitted.
The gridded soil Au results define a number of significant soil
anomalies over the Eiland, Kazito and to a lesser extent the Mankombiti
and Ntumba targets. Approximately 6.5% of all samples reported had
anomalous gold values in excess of 100 ppb Au. The gridded soil Cu
results define a number of soil anomalies over the Kazito, Mankombiti,
Ntumba and Messeca targets, with over 8% of all samples reporting Cu
values in excess of 200 ppm. The gridded soil Pb results, like the soil
Zn results, are typically elevated over the metacarbonates within the
Kazito, Mankombiti and Ntumba areas. Over 13% of the Zn values were in
excess of 200 ppm.
Preparations are now underway for a 3000 m reconnaissance core drilling
program set to commence immediately upon conclusion of the rainy season
when vehicular access is possible. Principal drill targets have already
been selected over the key target zones discussed herein and a drilling
contractor has been secured. A site visit by our team to conduct further
preparatory work is scheduled to take place later this month. Weather
permitting, it is hoped that drilling will commence in the first part of
April.
The King Solomon Project is located within the central parts of the
Mesoproterozoic Fingoe Belt in western Tete Province, Mozambique. These
rocks consist of metavolcanics, metasediments and intrusive granitic and
gabbroic rocks. The license is the subject of the Earn-in and Joint
Venture Agreement dated July 10, 2009 (the “Agreement”), with
Swiss-based Opti Metal Trading Limited (“Optimetal”), covering
exploration, development and exploitation of Prospecting License No.
884L held by Optimetal’s Mozambique subsidiary (the “License”). The
License covers an area of approximately 230 km2 in the center
of the Fingoe Belt, adjacent to permits which are the subject of
existing earn-in and joint venture Agreements between the Company and
Manica Minerals Ltd. and African Eagle Resources plc (AIM: AFE),
respectively, covering an aggregate of 1359 sq.km.
Been scheming to kick up the conjugal-visit quota with your significant other? Heres a simple solution: Do more housework. Montclair State University [New Jersey] researchers had access to data on almost 7,000 married couples from the National Survey of Families and Households, and found that married couples who share chores tend to have more sex.
Whats wrong with this picture? The NCAA and its member universities and conferences rake in hundreds of millions of dollars from TV contracts, licensing and merchandising deals and more. Coaches earn millions of dollars annually from coaching, TV and radio shows, clothing contracts and car allowances, not to mention the millions they reap from shoe companies for having their players wear the company logo and equipment. TV networks garner millions more in advertising revenue from televised games. Corporations collect millions by advertising via college football.
Its that time again. When the pants begin to creep up the leg, showing just a bit to much heel, and those shirts ride their way up the wrist, its time to switch out the clothes. I think of it as a changing of the guard. From one stalwart box of clothing to the next.
Cream Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: CMA)(OTCBB: CRMXF)(FRANKFURT: DFL) (”Cream” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has received preliminary assay results from Roca Mines Inc. (”Roca”) concerning selected sample intervals of two drillholes recently completed on the Nuevo Milenio Silver-Gold Project. The Project is located 27 kilometres by road from the city of Tepic, Nayarit State, Mexico. Additional results are pending for these drillholes and two other holes that have also been completed.
Highlights:
Nuevo Milenio is a low-sulphide epithermal camp that is hosted by a sequence of intermediate to felsic volcanic flows, tuffs and breccias within a large collapsed caldera setting. There are three principal northwest-trending vein systems on the property, Dos Hornos -Veta Tomas, Once Bocas and Chacuaco-Cafetal. Previous exploration drilling by Cream has tested the Dos Hornos-Veta Tomas system over a strike length of approximately 1,300 m and the Once Bocas system over astrike length of 350 m. Surface exploration has indicated that the drilled systems are open to the northwest and southeast and down dip. Numerous other areas of interest on the property are yet to be explored.
PROVO — Everybody has leftovers. But rather than mix them with cream of chicken soup and sprinkle Corn Flakes on top, creative designer Kasey Jarvis turned Nike scraps into NBA-level basketball shoes. The BYU industrial design graduate returned to campus Thursday night to share the story of Trash Talk, the sneaker companys first “recycled” shoe. The project began several years ago when Jarvis got a glimpse of the giant piles of scraps outside one of Nikes manufacturing plants in Vietnam. After that trip, he began to brainstorm a way to make shoes from the scraps.
ALDA Pharmaceuticals Corp. (TSX VENTURE: APH)(OTCBB: APCSF) (”ALDA”) is pleased to announce that Australian Patent Number 2007237333 has been issued by the Australian Patent Office. This new patent is a divisional of Australian Patent Number 2002322916 that was issued on January 10, 2008 and provides further protection for ALDAs T36® formulation until August 20, 2022. The divisional patent includes claims to additional aspects of the T36® formulation, including the use of T36® as a component of a personal lubricant, in a method of preventing or reducing the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases including Herpes, Chlamydia and HIV and as a sanitizer or cleanser in the form of creams, ointments and wipes. The divisional patent also includes claims to methods of producing T36®.
Dr. Terrance Owen, President CEO, states, “This new Australian patent is another important asset in our intellectual property portfolio because it provides additional protection for T36®. It also ties in well with our strategy of registering T36® for therapeutic applications and complements the more recent PCT application which covers a number of additional therapeutic applications.”
ALDA is focused on the development of infection-control therapeutics derived from its patented T36® technology. The company trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol APH and on the OTCBB under the symbol APCSF. The Company is the Official Supplier of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the 2010 Canadian Olympic Team and the 2012 Canadian Olympic Team for antiseptic hand sanitizer, disinfectant and disinfectant cleaning products. The Company has also been selected as one of the TSX Venture 50 companies in the Technology and Life Sciences sector for 2010.
Thank you for all the awesome articles that helped me develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle. I was a 230-pound lineman in high school, but now Im a 188-pound athletic trainer/exercise physiologist who competes in everything from 5k races to marathons and even a Ford Ironman competition this June. MF remains a staple in helping me accomplish my athletic goals, and be a positive role model for both the cardiac patients I work with and the high school students I train.
5 Well give you more photos of sexy Erin Cummings, who plays Sura in Spartacus: Blood and Sand.
What do apples, berries, black tea, hot peppers, leafy green vegetables, onions and red grapes all have in common? High concentration of quercetin, a bioflavonoid with five times the antioxidant punch of vitamin C.A few years ago, researchers reported that 600 mg of quercetin (plus a blend of green tea and vitamins) increased cycling performance, but they didnt know how.
THEIR horns are supposed to have amazing aphrodisiac effects, but Dublin Zoo is having to use human fertility treatments to help their rhinos conceive. Artificial insemination and hormone treatment are two of the 21st Century fertility practices being used to help the female rhinos become pregnant. In 2008, rhino Ashanti gave birth to a female calf called Zuki but the other two females in the herd, Zanta and Leni, have yet to become mothers. One of the world leading experts on rhino fertility, Robert Hermes, has travelled to Dublin Zoo to carry out ultrasounds and electro-ejaculation on the herd of southern white rhinos.
THEIR horns are supposed to have amazing aphrodisiac effects, but Dublin Zoo is having to use human fertility treatments to help their rhinos conceive. Artificial insemination and hormone treatment are two of the 21st Century fertility practices being used to help the female rhinos become pregnant. In 2008, rhino Ashanti gave birth to a female calf called Zuki but the other two females in the herd, Zanta and Leni, have yet to become mothers. One of the world leading experts on rhino fertility, Robert Hermes, has travelled to Dublin Zoo to carry out ultrasounds and electro-ejaculation on the herd of southern white rhinos.
MUSIC mogul Simon Cowell comes close to tears on TV as he relives the moment he learned that his father Eric had died. TVs Mr Nasty tells interviewer Piers Morgan how he had rung his parents jubilant that his band Westlife were about to get their first number one, only for his mother to say record executive Eric was dead. Simon, 50, says on ITVs Life Stories next Sunday: “I rang them to tell them the news and my mum was acting in kind of a strange way and then she called me back and told me.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] From the health-trends-we-never-saw-coming file: backyard chickens! As part of the movement away from mass-produced, factory-farmed food and toward environmental sustainability and self-sufficiency, a growing number of suburbanites and city dwellers are raising chickens in their own backyards. In addition to providing fresh, humanely raised, nutrient-dense, organic eggs, many flocks become entertaining members of the family. Mailee Jones, who keeps three chickens in San Leandro, Calif., says she wanted her son to see where eggs came from. “We were interested in seeing if we could stop purchasing something from the store and rely on ourselves completely,” she says. Although the trend has often been framed as a recession-buster, most chicken enthusiasts say economics isnt their primary concern. “People keeping chickens on a small scale are probably not going to save money in the short term,” says Jennifer Megyesi, an organic farm owner in South Royalton, Vt., and author of The Joy of Keeping Chickens (Skyhorse Publishing). But in addition to being surprisingly cuddly, homegrown chickens mean health benefits, too. Megyesi says free-range eggs have higher omega-3 fatty acid levels than the ones youll find in conventional cartons. But the satisfaction of rearing a flock might be best of all.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] From the health-trends-we-never-saw-coming file: backyard chickens! As part of the movement away from mass-produced, factory-farmed food and toward environmental sustainability and self-sufficiency, a growing number of suburbanites and city dwellers are raising chickens in their own backyards. In addition to providing fresh, humanely raised, nutrient-dense, organic eggs, many flocks become entertaining members of the family. Mailee Jones, who keeps three chickens in San Leandro, Calif., says she wanted her son to see where eggs came from. “We were interested in seeing if we could stop purchasing something from the store and rely on ourselves completely,” she says. Although the trend has often been framed as a recession-buster, most chicken enthusiasts say economics isnt their primary concern. “People keeping chickens on a small scale are probably not going to save money in the short term,” says Jennifer Megyesi, an organic farm owner in South Royalton, Vt., and author of The Joy of Keeping Chickens (Skyhorse Publishing). But in addition to being surprisingly cuddly, homegrown chickens mean health benefits, too. Megyesi says free-range eggs have higher omega-3 fatty acid levels than the ones youll find in conventional cartons. But the satisfaction of rearing a flock might be best of all.
SALT LAKE CITY — A long-awaited campaign contribution limit bill has finally been introduced, and it comes with a surprise. Rep. Ben Ferry, R-Corinne, included in HB329 a repeal of the current law that says if a candidate for state office fails to file a financial disclosure report, his name is stricken from the ballot. Ferry said that every time a candidate has failed to file, had his name removed, and then gone to court, the judge has ordered that he be put back on the ballot. “We figure that if (a candidate) never files a disclosure statement, the public will in effect take his name off the ballot” by defeating him at the polls, Ferry said.
WASHINGTON (MCT) — A South Carolina congressman said Friday that five Muslim soldiers at Fort Jackson, S.C., had been removed from active duty, and four of them discharged from the Army, in connection with an ongoing probe into alleged threats to poison food at the large South Carolina base. Republican Rep. Joe Wilson, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, said the soldiers laptops had been seized and were being analyzed. Congressional officials with knowledge of the case said cell phones and Arabic writings had been confiscated as well. In his first public comments on the case, Wilson said FBI forensics experts were working with the Armys Criminal Investigation Division in the probe. “The initial investigation confirmed that (the five soldiers) had not made any effort to poison food and that allegations about their disloyalty were inaccurate,” Wilson told McClatchy Newspapers. “There was further investigation. I have not received any word of it being over. I think they would tell me.”
ATTENTION HOME IMPROVEMENT AND BUSINESS EDITORS
LiteLocker is a made in Canada green product that makes your lights disappear with a simple click. No more ladders every year. No more annual installation fees. Its simpler and safer. It has had a phenomenal response at the National Home Show in Toronto. Many people even took brochures for neighbours as a gentle nudge to a better solution than leaving lights up year round.
Removing Christmas lights in the freezing cold is not fun. Now with LiteLocker, you install it once and then every Christmas you just flip it open and then after the festivities you simply click it closed again and youre done. It can be painted to match your outdoor decor so it completely blends and disappears. It attaches to any flat surface with simple tools. LiteLocker provides kits for 3 inch, 2 inch bulbs or LED lights. You just add your own preferred lights to the matching kit.
LiteLocker is sold in 4ft lengths for ease of installation for the DIY homeowner. It retails for 99.00 for 24 ft.
1st-Air.net reports that the sovereign debt
concerns have pushed both the Euro and Pound Sterling down against the U.S.
dollar, creating short term savings opportunities for select international
travel purchases. While the Forex market operates in a real time
environment, the airline industry uses static exchange rates that are
updated just once a week. As real time currency movements are continuous,
compared to the static airline exchange rates (known as the IATA rate of
exchange or IROE), buyers of international travel may be able to use the
spread between the actual rate and the IATA rate of exchange to their
advantage.
The IATA rate of exchange is used by most travel reservation systems,
including those that power on-line travel giants Expedia, Orbitz,
priceline.com and Travelocity, to convert transactions from the currency in
the country of origin to the currency in the country of sale. As of
February 5th, 2010 the USD/GBP exchange was 1.56782 to 1 and the USD/EURO
exchange was 1.3691/1. However, the IATA rate of exchange was 1.5959 for
GBP to USD and 1.3931 for EUR to USD. While real time exchange rates will
continue to move on February 8th-9th, the IATA rate of exchange will not be
updated until Wednesday, February 10th, 2010.
The nearly 3% differential between the true exchange rate and the IATA
exchange rate can be used by savvy travelers to lower their travel costs.
Travelers based in the Euro zone or U.K. would benefit by using U.S. based
booking sites (i.e. Travelocity, Expedia) to secure pending travel
requirements by Tuesday evening February 9th, 2010 to take advantage of the
more favorable GBP to USD of 1.5959 or the EUR to USD of 1.3931., Global
travel booking sites will continue to utilize the IATA rate of exchange,
which relies on the Forex exchange rate as of February 2nd, 2010. The spread
between Forex exchange rates and the IATA rate of exchange will give
Euro/U.K. buyers a 3% advantage through February 9th, 2010. On the contrary,
U.S. based travelers seeking international travel to the U.K/Eurozone
should try and delay their purchases until Wednesday February 10th, 2010
when the IATA rate of exchange is next updated and matched to the Forex
exchange rate. International travel purchased prior to Wednesday,
originated in the Euro zone but paid in USD, would be exchanged at the less
favorable IATA rate of 1.3931 rather than the Forex rate of 1.3691 as of
February 5th, 2010. U.S. based travelers should only attempt to use the
currency spread to their advantage when purchasing flexible/higher priced
ticket types where fares are less volatile
“We strive to provide our traders with trusted products and services through the Currensee Marketplace,” said Currensee CEO Dave Lemont. “Bobs track record and excellent reputation in the industry make him a perfect partner and we look forward to offering his webinars, training and analysis to the members of the Currensee network.”
“Im very excited to partner with the team over at Currensee,” said Iaccino. “Giving traders collaborative tools, innovative social data and top of the line products and services to help them make more informed decisions compliments the mission at Trader Outlook. I tell my students constantly that they should only discuss their trading with other traders — as they are the only ones that can truly relate. Currensee.com has put together the perfect forum for this healthy interaction.”
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Built on the MarketLive v5.7 Intelligent Commerce Platform, the new site will allow Beauty Brands to increase revenues by selling its products online for the first time. The company will enhance customer loyalty and increase its business by consistently representing their unique brand online and in their locations.
“Since this is our first foray into the online sales channel, it was important that we selected an industry leader that understands our business and could become a long-term partner to help us build and manage a first-class eCommerce business,” said Mark Lopez, Director of eCommerce for Beauty Brands. “Based on our extensive selection process, we are confident that MarketLive is the best company to help us succeed in eCommerce, while we continue to build our brand.”
The MarketLive v5.7 Intelligent Commerce platform combines powerful eCommerce software, highly reliable and scalable IT infrastructure, and the ability to easily integrate third-party and custom-built features. The platform also includes the MarketLive Intelligent Marketing and Merchandising (IMM) Suite, a set of integrated segmentation, personalization, alerting, email, and search engine optimization (SEO) technologies that attract the right customers and reach individual shoppers with relevant emails and offers.
“Weve established a deep expertise in growing eCommerce businesses in the health and beauty vertical market segment, and we look forward to applying this experience to help Beauty Brands grow both online and offline,” said Mark Pierce, Chief Executive Officer. “We welcome Beauty Brands to our family of retailers and look forward to working with them as they launch their brand online.”
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Before reaching for a quick fix, make sure your home and work environments are calming and dont make you anxious. Even the best herbs wont work if youre taking them in a stressful space. Treatment: Choose herbs that help calm the nervous system. Chamomile is a mild herb that eases nervousness, restlessness and stress. Skullcap also helps relax muscle spasms and produce endorphins. Passionflower and lindenflower also calm nervousness. Find these herbs in tea form, and drink a cup or two every day; alternatively, take one dropperful of herbal tincture twice daily. Another great go-to product is Bach Rescue Remedy ($11-$18; bachflower.com), which combines calming flower extracts. –Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., herbalist and author of The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine (Basic Health Publications)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Before reaching for a quick fix, make sure your home and work environments are calming and dont make you anxious. Even the best herbs wont work if youre taking them in a stressful space. Treatment: Choose herbs that help calm the nervous system. Chamomile is a mild herb that eases nervousness, restlessness and stress. Skullcap also helps relax muscle spasms and produce endorphins. Passionflower and lindenflower also calm nervousness. Find these herbs in tea form, and drink a cup or two every day; alternatively, take one dropperful of herbal tincture twice daily. Another great go-to product is Bach Rescue Remedy ($11-$18; bachflower.com), which combines calming flower extracts. –Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., herbalist and author of The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine (Basic Health Publications)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When pain strikes–and lingers–working out is likely the last thing on your mind. But theres good reason to move your body mindfully: Movement boosts blood flow to injured areas, which helps calm the inflammatory response that causes pain, says Steven Sonmore, L.Ac., an acupuncturist in Minneapolis. For an ideal blend of slow movement, mindfulness and deep breathing, try qigong (pronounced “chee-gung”), an ancient Chinese practice that activates the parasympathetic nervous system and signals tight muscles to loosen up. If you need relief, try this simple exercise from Sonmore:
RoaDor Industries Ltd. (the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: RDR) is providing this news release in accordance with National Policy 12-203 – Cease Trade Orders for Continuous Disclosure Defaults (”NP 12-203″). In its initial default announcement of February 3, 2010 (the “Default Notice”), the Company announced that it did not file its audited financial statements for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 (the “Annual Financial Statements”) and its managements discussion and analysis relating thereto (collectively, the “Annual Required Filings”) before the prescribed deadline of January 28, 2010.
As previously announced, the Company made an application to the applicable securities regulators under NP 12-203 requesting that a management cease trade order be imposed in respect of this late filing. On February 24, 2010, the Ontario Securities Commission issued a management cease trade order, which imposes restrictions on all trading in and all acquisitions of the securities of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The aforementioned management cease trade order replaces (in Ontario) a temporary general cease trade order issued by the Ontario Securities Commission on February 10, 2010.
The Company was unable to file the Annual Required Filings by the prescribed deadline because of a lack of working capital and the resultant delay in funding its auditors to perform the audit of the Annual Financial Statements. As a result of the delay in filing the Annual Required Filings, the Company will be unable to file, by the prescribed deadline, its interim financial statements for the three month period ended December 31, 2009 and its managements discussion and analysis relating thereto (collectively, the “Interim Required Filings”).
The Company is pleased to announce that CEO Capital Corporation, a related party that arranged for the Companys existing credit facility, is expected to provide bridge loan financing to the Company in the principal amount of approximately $300,000 (the “Bridge Loan”). It is expected that the principal amount under the Bridge Loan will bear interest at 18% per annum and be payable on demand. The closing of the Bridge Loan, which is subject to the satisfactory completion of customary conditions, is expected to occur by the end of the first week of March, 2010. There can be no guarantee that the Bridge Loan will be completed as intended or at all.
The Bridge Loan, if successfully completed, will provide the Company with the necessary funding to engage its auditor to complete the audit of the Annual Financial Statements. Provided that the Bridge Loan is completed as currently anticipated, the Company expects to file the Annual Required Filings and Interim Required Filings on or about April 16, 2010.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BY MOST MEASURES, Andrea Gaines, 42, had it all going on: good looks, a successful career, a happy family and a healthy lifestyle. Yet, something was nagging at her, disturbing her rest and preventing her from enjoying her downtime: clutter. “Im pretty neat, so it didnt really look like a huge problem,” says the life and wellness coach from Evanston, Ill. “But little piles were collecting in the corners. There was too much junk in the basement, too many bills and papers piling up all around me. The bookcases were overflowing. Id walk in my door and start to feel vaguely anxious.” Then she happened to come across a flier for “clutter buster” Brooks Palmer and booked an appointment, hoping that Palmer would work some magic and get her organized. As the two of them worked their way through Gaines house room by room, she began to realize just how much her clutter was weighing her down. And when they reached the master bedroom, Gaines had a breakthrough. “I had a huge collection of marriage self-help books in there, and Brooks was encouraging me to let them go,” she recalls. “I didnt want to, but then he asked me: Do you really want these books? Or do you want what the books represent?”
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] BY MOST MEASURES, Andrea Gaines, 42, had it all going on: good looks, a successful career, a happy family and a healthy lifestyle. Yet, something was nagging at her, disturbing her rest and preventing her from enjoying her downtime: clutter. “Im pretty neat, so it didnt really look like a huge problem,” says the life and wellness coach from Evanston, Ill. “But little piles were collecting in the corners. There was too much junk in the basement, too many bills and papers piling up all around me. The bookcases were overflowing. Id walk in my door and start to feel vaguely anxious.” Then she happened to come across a flier for “clutter buster” Brooks Palmer and booked an appointment, hoping that Palmer would work some magic and get her organized. As the two of them worked their way through Gaines house room by room, she began to realize just how much her clutter was weighing her down. And when they reached the master bedroom, Gaines had a breakthrough. “I had a huge collection of marriage self-help books in there, and Brooks was encouraging me to let them go,” she recalls. “I didnt want to, but then he asked me: Do you really want these books? Or do you want what the books represent?”
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GOLDEN, Colo. — PENTAX Imaging Company announced the eleventh generation PENTAX Optio
waterproof digital camera built for rugged adventure in every way. The
PENTAX Optio W90 offers enhanced waterproof, shockproof, dustproof, and
coldproof performance and features an inventive Digital Microscope mode
with LED lighting to capture small but intriguing subjects. Designed
with the look of mountaineering equipment, the Optio W90 kit includes a
woven web fabric strap complete with a carabiner to attach the camera to
a backpack and other outdoor gear. The rugged 12.1 megapixel Optio W90
with a 5X optical zoom (28-140mm equivalent) offers photographic
performance, innovative features and style that surpass other outdoor
compact digital cameras now available on the market.
PENTAX also announced the latest model in the manufacturer’s megazoom
digital camera line: the PENTAX X90. With an extra-wide zoom, longer
battery life than its predecessor and an electronic viewfinder, the X90
delivers effortless picture-taking in a wide variety of situations to
photographers of all levels. The key feature of the PENTAX X90 is the
26X megazoom, super-telephoto lens (26-676mm equivalent) also designed
with a Macro mode that focuses to less than one inch away to capture
images of subjects that are near or far. Other important features of the
PENTAX X90 include:
Panasonic Corporation, the Official Worldwide
Olympic Partner in the Audio and Visual Equipment category for the
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, is pleased to announce that the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have selected two models of Panasonic IP
surveillance cameras for indoor and outdoor competition venues and other
Olympic facilities for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Winter
Games.
Panasonics state-of-the-art technology is intended to be used in
conjunction with other security technology to secure official Olympic sites
and sporting venues. The high picture quality and high-sensitivity
surveillance camera systems will be an integral part of the RCMPs plan to
offer all visitors and athletes a safe and enjoyable experience at the
Games.
“Panasonic security products have been used by the RCMP in many
high-profile rapid and temporary deployments,” said Jim Brown, Director,
Professional Imaging and Display Solutions, Panasonic Canada Inc. “Our
surveillance cameras provide them with the reliability and high-quality IP
imaging which will assist in providing the RCMP a birds eye view of the
Olympic sites.”
About Panasonic System Networks Company of America
The Journal of Nurse Practitioners has applied for business publication membership in BPA Worldwide. The magazine is published by Elsevier, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA).
BPA Worldwide will track circulation for The Journal of Nurse Practitioners based on business/distribution, demographics and geographic coverage. The magazine will have 12 months to complete its initial circulation audit.
“The strong growth of The Journal of Nurse Practitioners has made it a perfect time to apply for membership with BPA Worldwide,” said Publisher Nina McElroy. “Our firm commitment to our recipients and advertisers will be enhanced by our future membership in BPA.”
“We are pleased that The Journal of Nurse Practitioners has applied for membership in BPA Worldwide,” said BPA president and CEO Glenn Hansen. “We applaud the publisher for providing advertisers and prospects with the solid assurance of an independent circulation audit conducted according to our world-respected, uncompromising standards. With a BPA audit, media buyers can be confident that circulation claims are accurate, and that they have the verified data that they need to assess a publications effectiveness in serving its market.”
——– The preceding is an American Business Media Editorial Exclusive issued via Marketwire. Neither the ABM nor Marketwire are responsible for the content of the preceding document. Founded in 1906, American Business Media is the association of business information providers, delivering business intelligence to industry professionals worldwide, including Madison Avenue, Wall Street and the Beltway. Its 300 plus member companies reach an audience of more than 100 million professionals and represent nearly 6,000 print and online titles and over 1,000 trade shows, with well over $26 billion in annual revenues.
One Call Medical Addresses the Industry’s Top Concerns—Medical
Costs, Accountability, and Education—with “Smart” Diagnostic Management
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — One Call Medical (OCM), the nation’s leading provider of diagnostic
testing (including MRI, CT scans, Electromyography and Nerve Conduction
Studies), today announced the results from a series of market research
initiatives, conducted to identify key challenges in the workers’
compensation claims industry. By surveying claims managers, examiners,
and nurse case managers, the research revealed three key concerns and
needs in order to perform more effectively in 2010:
COVERING UP THE inconvenient facts of his resume, donning new identifies the way other men change suits, the hidden persuader at the center of AMCs Mad Men has a talent for duplicity that would seem to place him squarely in pop cultures rich canon of ad industry villains. But even with his fake name, appropriated past, perfect show family, and less than ethical approach to client management, Don Draper stands apart from the cynics, hoodwinks, hacks, and evil mesmerists who populate the pages of such anti-advertising tomes as The Hucksters, The Hidden Persuaders, and No Logo. At home in his dining room or at a fancy restaurant wooing clients, Draper may be a lying, boozing con man. But when hes in his office, dreaming up catch phrases to sell products, the specters of candor and authenticity possess him. “You are the product,” Draper tells a neophyte copywriter. “You, feeling something. Thats what sells” He doesnt just want to sell us the sizzle of girdles and popsicles; he wants to sell us their souls. Art Copy, a 2009 documentary about the advertising business, is built around interviews with eight of the industrys most celebrated practitioners. One of them, the legendary ad man George Lois, echoes Drapers passion. “I can get excited about selling a new kind of pin; growls Lois, a pugnacious blusterer whose campaigns for MTV and Tommy Hilfiger helped turn them into cultural mainstays. Contemplating a pins very pinness–identifying the precise qualities that make it useful to us and enhances our lives–is the path toward great advertising. The contrarian theme that advertising is at heart a medium for profound truth telling runs throughout Art Copy, which will be out on DVD this summer. The more common nonindustry view is of advertising as a fundamentally crooked enterprise that aims to brainwash us into buying products we dont really need to solve problems we dont actually have and attain ideals we dont genuinely aspire to. Art Copy departs from this stereotype in large part because its not a nonindustry depiction. While aimed at general audiences and directed by Doug Pray, whose past work includes documentaries on suffers, graffiti artists, turntablists, and the Seattle music scene, the movie was funded by The One Club, which describes itself as “the worlds foremost non-profit organization for the recognition and promotion of excellence in advertising”
Founders of Breast Cancer Charity ‘Breast Friends Forever’
Recognized for Easing Financial Burdens of Families Touched by the
Disease
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. — Middletown, NJ high school seniors Erika Rech and Mike Ruane are the
latest Grand Prize winners in the Fueling
Good program created by CITGO
Petroleum Corporation. The cousins earned their prize of a year’s
supply of CITGO gasoline by supporting individuals and families affected
by breast cancer. Their charity, Breast
Friends Forever, raised more than $110,000 over the last three years
to help ease the financial burdens of local families touched by this
terrible disease.
“When my cousin and I were 15 years old, two of our family members were
diagnosed with breast cancer within six months of each other,” said
Erika Rech, co-founder of Breast
Friends Forever. “From the initial diagnosis and throughout the
treatment, we saw firsthand the devastating effect that cancer can have
on a family, particularly its financial resources. The more we learned
about breast cancer and its associated treatment costs, in addition to
the emotional toll it takes on the entire family, the more we wanted to
help.”
Fundraising activities began with selling t-shirts and candy, and have
expanded to include the annual Breast
Friends Forever Gala, which raised $37,000 in 2009. Funds generated
through these events and activities help local families touched by
breast cancer with utility bills, groceries, mortgage payments, wigs,
and prostheses.
“Through Breast Friends Forever, we have experienced a wonderful
outpouring of support from our community,” added Rech. “The year’s
supply of gasoline from CITGO
will help my cousin and me expand our reach and fundraising programs so
that we can make an even greater impact on those in need.”
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) announced today that it will
pay a first quarter dividend of 57.5 cents per common share to
shareholders of record on March 31, 2010 and payable on May 10, 2010.
STUDENT nurses who drop out of university courses could be costing the taxpayer pounds 100m a year, new figures suggest. Wasted fees and the cost of financial support leads to a loss of pounds 108m, according to data from Nursing Standard magazine. The true figure could be higher because of extra payments made to students who are single parents or who have children, an investigation found. Nursing Standard obtained 2008 data under the Freedom of Information Act from 70 higher education institutions. Overall, 28% of trainee nurses dropped out, with some courses losing more than half their students.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) announced today its
normalized Funds From Operations (“FFO”) and net income for the three
months and year ended December 31, 2009.
2009 Highlights
Normalized FFO for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was
$16,650,000, or $0.60 per basic and diluted common share, compared with
$15,468,000, or $0.56 per basic and diluted common share, for the same
period in 2008. Normalized FFO for the three months ended December 31,
2009 excludes $1,944,000 in gains and recoveries of previous write-downs
on the sale of marketable securities. Normalized FFO for the three
months ended December 31, 2008 excludes asset write-downs and realized
losses on the sale of marketable securities of $1,485,000 and other
one-time income items totaling $1,313,000.
FFO, as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment
Trusts (“NAREIT”), for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was
$18,594,000, or $0.67 per basic and diluted common share, compared with
$15,296,000, or $0.55 per basic and diluted common share, for the same
period in 2008. Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2009
was $16,291,000, or $0.59 and $0.58 per basic and diluted common share,
respectively, compared with net income of $13,367,000, or $0.50 and
$0.49 per basic and diluted common share, respectively, for the same
period in 2008.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) announced today its
normalized Funds From Operations (“FFO”) and net income for the three
months and year ended December 31, 2009.
2009 Highlights
Normalized FFO for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was
$16,650,000, or $0.60 per basic and diluted common share, compared with
$15,468,000, or $0.56 per basic and diluted common share, for the same
period in 2008. Normalized FFO for the three months ended December 31,
2009 excludes $1,944,000 in gains and recoveries of previous write-downs
on the sale of marketable securities. Normalized FFO for the three
months ended December 31, 2008 excludes asset write-downs and realized
losses on the sale of marketable securities of $1,485,000 and other
one-time income items totaling $1,313,000.
FFO, as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment
Trusts (“NAREIT”), for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was
$18,594,000, or $0.67 per basic and diluted common share, compared with
$15,296,000, or $0.55 per basic and diluted common share, for the same
period in 2008. Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2009
was $16,291,000, or $0.59 and $0.58 per basic and diluted common share,
respectively, compared with net income of $13,367,000, or $0.50 and
$0.49 per basic and diluted common share, respectively, for the same
period in 2008.
The Science on Women and Science, edited by Christina Hoff Sommers (AEI, 340 pp., $20) The famous Title IX provision in the 1972 civil-rights legislation sounds quite sensible: “No per son in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” In the pattern of feminist activism with which we have become familiar, however, what sounded like a reasonable attempt to ensure fairness to individuals soon became a coercive instrument for enforcing decidedly unreasonable kinds of group rights. Title IXs first application was to high-school and college athletics. Since the premise of feminism is that men and women are alike apart from inconsequential physical differences and arbitrary social construction, disparities in the numbers of each sex in any area must be the result of discrimination. College administrators realized that in order to forestall lawsuits and loss of federal money, they had to demonstrate “statistical proportionality”: that the participation of men and women in sports was proportional to their numbers in the student population. But women outnumber men at many colleges, and even with the prompting and funding that markedly increased female participation in the wake of Title IX, women on the whole continued to show less interest in sports than men. Thus, perfectly viable mens teams had to be eliminated in order to make the numbers proportional. As mean and unjust as has been Title IXs application to college sports, its proponents are now employing it for something even more pernicious: the attempt to achieve gender parity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. And, as ever, the government is at the ready to do their bidding.
VELDHOVEN, the Netherlands — ASML Holding NV (ASML)(NASDAQ:ASML)(Amsterdam:ASML) today announced the
shipment of its 100th TWINSCAN XT:1900 series lithography
system, capable of imaging industry-leading chip features as small as 38
nanometers.
The XT:19×0 series includes the XT:1900Gi and XT:1950Hi systems, both
featuring the industry’s largest numerical aperture of 1.35. In total,
ASML has shipped more than 160 TWINSCAN immersion systems, all capable
of imaging sub-60 nm chip features.
TWINSCAN XT:19×0 series immersion systems are the enabling technology
behind the most advanced memory and logic chips in volume production.
Semiconductor manufacturers around the world, including 18 of the
world’s top 20, use TWINSCAN immersion scanners to produce an estimated
350 million chips every month.
“Immersion lithography is now a mature technology,” said Jan Smits,
senior vice president, TWINSCAN product group at ASML. “However, our
immersion development continues in order to provide chipmakers with
products that meet application-specific needs. Our XT systems provide
cost-efficient, single-exposure manufacturing down to 38nm, while our
new NXT platform provides the enhanced overlay and productivity
performance required for double-patterning of critical features as small
as 22 nm.”
As of December 31st 2009 ASML had shipped five TWINSCAN NXT systems and
had another 17 NXT systems in backlog, positioning this new class of
immersion systems to become the preferred productivity system for DRAM
and Logic chip manufacturing and future Flash nodes. Multiple customers
will start volume production on NXT in the second quarter of 2010.
Jasper Design Automation, provider of
advanced formal technology solutions, today announced the availability of
Proof Kits for LPDDR1 and LPDDR2, and DDR3 SDRAM. These Jasper Proof Kits
are sets of properties, written in SystemVerilog, related to standard JEDEC
interface protocols. Each Proof Kit includes a Formal Testplan providing
detailed instructions on verifying DDR designs, plus properties for the
protocol that the JasperGold® Verification System can prove against
designs employing the standard. LPDDR solutions are experiencing high
growth in mobile and embedded markets as demand for the low-power parts
surges.
“These new LPDDR and DDR3 Proof Kits both speed verification for these
high-demand memories, and ensure conformance with industry standards,” said
Lawrence Loh, Jasper Vice President of Worldwide Applications Engineering.
“They join our existing Proof Kits for SDR, DDR and DDR2, and we continue
to actively follow and support new standards as they emerge.”
The new DDR Proof Kits are currently available as a chapter within Jasper
Formal Testplanner, and provided at no additional charge to current
licensees of Formal Testplanner.
ON NOVEMBER 30, 2009, North Koreans awoke to find that their savings had lost 99 percent of their official value. Kim Jong Ils dictatorship dropped two zeros from the North Korean won, making a 100-won note worth only one. Exchange of old currency for new is capped at 300,000 of the old won per family in bank savings and half that amount in cash. The limit is a de facto ceiling on savings, rendering worthless any currency held above the cutoff. The sudden revaluation may be an attempt to crack down on the black markets that have long existed in the comers of North Koreas centralized economic system. Defending the monetary change, which was imposed against a background of rampant inflation and widespread poverty, an official at the countrys central bank told a pro-Pyongyang paper in Japan that “in the future, a large share of economic activities will be subject not to the market, but the planned supply and distribution system.”
Over the last two decades, the telecom industry world over has grown and
evolved at an incredible pace and has considerably changed the way
people interact. Although, fixed line is still the most penetrated
telecom segment; wireless or mobile segment has been the key contributor
over the last decade, offering a wide range of opportunities to provider
and services to customers. Today, there are more than 4 billion mobile
phone users worldwide and this number is expected to reach 5 billion in
coming years. The shift of revenue from fixed to mobile and from voice
to data is accelerating. Apart from its social and cultural impact on
modern society, telecom industry is one of the significant contributors
of world economy with an estimated 3% of the global GDP. Driven by
strong mobile and broadband penetration in emerging markets and
substantial economic recovery in developed markets, global telecom
industry is expected to see double digit growth over the next four to
five years.
Report Coverage and Highlights:
Salem man jailed in drugging and rape OREM — A Salem man is in jail after police say he drugged and raped a 24-year-old Orem woman. The two met at a bar in Provo the night of Feb. 10 and went back to her Orem apartment, police said. The man gave her a pill to help her sleep around 3 a.m. The woman told police she remembered waking up briefly to find the man sexually assaulting her and then blacked out for several hours before waking up undressed.
A MUM arrested on suspicion of stabbing her daughter to death was terrified of losing her to social services. Sonia Bellfield, 29, who is believed to suffer from paranoid schizophrenia, “flipped” when social workers arrived at her home, said neighbours. Her pal Faye Barraclough, 19, a babysitter for Sonias daughter Jasmine, two, said: “She was petrified social services wanted to take her daughter away. Health workers and social services called at Sonias home in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on Friday after neighbours complained of hearing Sonia shouting and screaming at her daughter on Thursday night. Faye said: “Sonia wouldnt let them in.
COVERING UP THE inconvenient facts of his resume, donning new identifies the way other men change suits, the hidden persuader at the center of AMCs Mad Men has a talent for duplicity that would seem to place him squarely in pop cultures rich canon of ad industry villains. But even with his fake name, appropriated past, perfect show family, and less than ethical approach to client management, Don Draper stands apart from the cynics, hoodwinks, hacks, and evil mesmerists who populate the pages of such anti-advertising tomes as The Hucksters, The Hidden Persuaders, and No Logo. At home in his dining room or at a fancy restaurant wooing clients, Draper may be a lying, boozing con man. But when hes in his office, dreaming up catch phrases to sell products, the specters of candor and authenticity possess him. “You are the product,” Draper tells a neophyte copywriter. “You, feeling something. Thats what sells” He doesnt just want to sell us the sizzle of girdles and popsicles; he wants to sell us their souls. Art Copy, a 2009 documentary about the advertising business, is built around interviews with eight of the industrys most celebrated practitioners. One of them, the legendary ad man George Lois, echoes Drapers passion. “I can get excited about selling a new kind of pin; growls Lois, a pugnacious blusterer whose campaigns for MTV and Tommy Hilfiger helped turn them into cultural mainstays. Contemplating a pins very pinness–identifying the precise qualities that make it useful to us and enhances our lives–is the path toward great advertising. The contrarian theme that advertising is at heart a medium for profound truth telling runs throughout Art Copy, which will be out on DVD this summer. The more common nonindustry view is of advertising as a fundamentally crooked enterprise that aims to brainwash us into buying products we dont really need to solve problems we dont actually have and attain ideals we dont genuinely aspire to. Art Copy departs from this stereotype in large part because its not a nonindustry depiction. While aimed at general audiences and directed by Doug Pray, whose past work includes documentaries on suffers, graffiti artists, turntablists, and the Seattle music scene, the movie was funded by The One Club, which describes itself as “the worlds foremost non-profit organization for the recognition and promotion of excellence in advertising”
Video gets patients more involved in hand hygiene Patients, physicians report more questions asked The video, called “Hand Hygiene Saves Lives,” was tested in common areas and patient rooms at 17 Catholic Health Partners hospitals; the research was coordinated by the Premier Healthcare alliance. The video encourages patients, family, and visitors to play a role in their own care by helping health care professionals remember to clean their hands before and after touching patients. After the video was shown, patients were twice as likely to report reminding nurses to wash their hands, and doctors were twice as likely to report being asked by patients to wash their hands. In addition, after watching the video, the majority of patients:
PMA —
Ultra-compact camera with interchangeable lenses and APS-C sensor
In 2010 Sony will introduce a new ultra-compact camera with interchangeable lenses that teams “any time, anywhere” convenience with DSLR picture quality. Exhibited in early concept mock-up form at PMA, the camera features a newly-developed Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor. It will also support HD video recording using the efficient AVCHD format. Shown in mock-up form alongside the compact, easy-to-use new camera is a selection of compatible interchangeable lenses.
Mainstream compact DSLR range to grow further
Sony also confirms that the current “a” range will continue to grow with the introduction of further new mainstream DSLR models using the newly-developed Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor and integrating HD video function with AVCHD format.
Shown in concept mock-up form at PMA is a successor to the a700, Sonys acclaimed mid-range camera body that has found favour with prosumers and enthusiasts. Further, new “a” DSLR cameras are meanwhile scheduled for launch in 2010.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Large-format photographers will now be able to shoot with the world’s
finest grain color negative film, as Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK)
announced the upcoming availability of its KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100
Film in 4×5 and 8×10 sheet formats. EKTAR 100 Film, also available in
35mm and 120 formats, is the ideal choice for commercial photographers
and advanced amateurs for applications such as nature, travel, fashion
and product photography, where the emphasis is often on color and detail.
Since its introduction in September 2008, the EKTAR 100 family of films
has won numerous industry awards, including the Technical Image Press
Association (TIPA) award (2009), Professional Photographers’ Hot
One Award (2009, 2010) and American Photo Editors Choice Award
(2009).
“Large-format photographers, such as landscape and fine-art
photographers, will love the impact and flexibility that EKTAR 100
brings. Its the ideal choice for creating high magnification
enlargements for commercial display, while preserving even the finest
detail,” said Steven Decker, general manager and vice president, Film,
Photofinishing and Entertainment Group, Eastman Kodak Company.
“Introducing EKTAR 100 Film in 4×5 and 8×10 further continues our
commitment to providing photographers with high quality, relevant films
that support a broad segment of the market.”
EKTAR 100 Film features high saturation and ultra-vivid color,
incorporating KODAK VISION Motion Picture Film technology to achieve its
unparalleled fine grain. It is ideal for photographers who want the
superior resolution of large-format film and look for extraordinary
enlargement capability when scanning and printing. Also, EKTAR 100
illustrates Kodak’s ability to continually innovate by leveraging
assets, technologies and expertise across the company to bring the best
products to market.
The new KODAK EKTAR Film in 4×5 and 8×10 sheets formats will be
available worldwide beginning in April 2010.
LOS ANGELES — Belltower Entertainment (OTCBB: BTOW) announced today that it has
formally entered into multiple agreements to secure financing for the
feature film titled Little Treasure, to be filmed on location in
Shanghai, China. The film will be jointly financed by Belltower, Indie
Film Exchange Holdings Inc. (IFE) and Rouge Entertainment based in
Taiwan.
Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker (Last King of Scotland) will
executive produce and star in the film which is currently in
pre-production and is set to commence principal photography at the
beginning of April in Shanghai.
The film is an inspiring story about a bi-racial American couple
who return to the wifes homeland of China to rekindle their love and
reignite their marriage, only to encounter prejudices, humor, cultural
differences, and ultimately self-discovery.and along the way meeting a
Shanghai street kid who changes their lives. The screenplay was penned
by writer Josh Goldstein (Disney’s Jungle Cruise, “Fresh Prince
of Bel Air,” “Jamie Foxx Show”). Michael D. Olmos (Splinter) is
attached to direct alongside legendary Hollywood cinematographer
Reynaldo Villalobos (Risky Business, A Bronx Tale, Urban Cowboy).
Belltower is currently negotiating distribution and will release details
as soon as a definitive agreement is reached. Forest Whitaker is repped
by WME.
Belltower has two more feature films that are currently in various
stages of development and pre-production, and are on the companys
production slate for 2010:
Dance the Green is written by Academy Award winner Barry Morrow (Rainman)
and starring Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar, Gone in 60 Seconds, Boiler Room)
with a budget of US$10 million. It’s set to start production by early
summer on location in Pittsburgh and Florida. Belltowers CEO Nina Yang
will produce alongside Claire Kupchak and Barry Morrow. Ericson Core (Invincible)
is attached to direct. The company is currently in the final stages of
negotiations with a major Hollywood actor to co-star. Giovanni Ribisi is
repped by CAA and Management 360.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Large-format photographers will now be able to shoot with the world’s
finest grain color negative film, as Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK)
announced the upcoming availability of its KODAK PROFESSIONAL EKTAR 100
Film in 4×5 and 8×10 sheet formats. EKTAR 100 Film, also available in
35mm and 120 formats, is the ideal choice for commercial photographers
and advanced amateurs for applications such as nature, travel, fashion
and product photography, where the emphasis is often on color and detail.
Since its introduction in September 2008, the EKTAR 100 family of films
has won numerous industry awards, including the Technical Image Press
Association (TIPA) award (2009), Professional Photographers’ Hot
One Award (2009, 2010) and American Photo Editors Choice Award
(2009).
“Large-format photographers, such as landscape and fine-art
photographers, will love the impact and flexibility that EKTAR 100
brings. Its the ideal choice for creating high magnification
enlargements for commercial display, while preserving even the finest
detail,” said Steven Decker, general manager and vice president, Film,
Photofinishing and Entertainment Group, Eastman Kodak Company.
“Introducing EKTAR 100 Film in 4×5 and 8×10 further continues our
commitment to providing photographers with high quality, relevant films
that support a broad segment of the market.”
EKTAR 100 Film features high saturation and ultra-vivid color,
incorporating KODAK VISION Motion Picture Film technology to achieve its
unparalleled fine grain. It is ideal for photographers who want the
superior resolution of large-format film and look for extraordinary
enlargement capability when scanning and printing. Also, EKTAR 100
illustrates Kodak’s ability to continually innovate by leveraging
assets, technologies and expertise across the company to bring the best
products to market.
The new KODAK EKTAR Film in 4×5 and 8×10 sheets formats will be
available worldwide beginning in April 2010.
Titanium Kay, one of the most trusted online jewelers, has once again created an exclusive design for mens wedding rings with the “Riverstone” tungsten carbide collection. As one of the premier retailers to introduce titanium and tungsten carbide jewelry, these stunning designs are an excellent choice for men who want their wedding ring to reflect their individual style as well as stand the test of time.
“Tungsten carbide and titanium jewelry have become incredibly popular with men for its unsurpassed strength and durability; making it an ideal choice for mens wedding bands. The Riverstone collection is a superb example of natural beauty combined with excellent craftsmanship,” said Francis Meyer, the marketing director of Titanium Kay. “With any of our tungsten carbide rings, men can display their fashion sense as well as their personality. This jewelry is able to keep pace with a mans active lifestyle without the limitations or maintenance care of gold or silver.”
The Riverstone gem is related to the magnificent semi-precious Jasper gemstone which is a member of the Quartz family. This gemstone noted for its soothing properties, is found in a rainbow of hues, accounting for its long history of use in jewelry craft. Matching the incomparable strength of tungsten carbide with the radiant beauty of the Riverstone gem brings a rich, luxurious feel to the wedding band, to add just the right touch of opulence to the moment when marriage vows are exchanged.
The three styles of Riverstone tungsten carbide wedding rings feature either verdant green, sparkling earth or golden brown inlays set in a generous 8mm band weighing 15 grams. The intricate, natural quality of the stone is enhanced with beautiful textures that create a fascinating display of shadow and light. These rhodium-colored, comfort fit rings have a high polish finish that brilliantly contrasts the Riverstone gem. Together the result is a one-of-kind design that dazzles the eye with its luster to be worn with confidence and pride.
Titanium Kay is one of the first jewelers to embrace the design flexibility of tungsten carbide and titanium for its lustrous shine that rivals that of platinum at a fraction of the price. Our collection features diamonds, black diamonds and gold inlays.
This year, the Rookwood Pottery Company will debut a
number of “firsts” at the Annual Grove Park Inn Arts Crafts
Conference in Asheville, NC, February 19-21, 2010. The Rookwood exhibit
will feature original, one-of-a-kind signed vases, one-of-a-kind heritage
tiles recast from original molds, and hand-crafted fireplaces with Rookwood
surround options. Rookwoods craftsmanship and designs date back to 1880.
“New this year, we are offering beautiful one-of-a-kind artist signed vases
that I know collectors will love,” Rookwood Pottery CEO Christopher Rose
said.
Another first this year, Rose will lead a small group discussion. His
session “Ideas To Revitalize Your
Arts Crafts Business” will focus on the importance of being a student
of the period and the importance of continually renewing your focus on your
core mission. “Stop wasting time trying to manage the chaos of the economy;
instead invest your energy in your brand and your products,” Rose said.
CEO Roses session will be held on Saturday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the
Grove Park Inn.
Additionally, well-known
Antiques Road Show Appraiser Riley Humler, who has partnered with
Rookwood, will be on site accepting consignments of art pottery and art
glass. Humler is gallery director of “The Auctions at Rookwood” and a
25-year Rookwood explorer. In the past 15 years, he has orchestrated the
important Rookwood auctions held by Cincinnati Art Galleries and is
considered to be one of the foremost authorities on Rookwood Pottery in the
world.
Focussed assessment sonography in trauma (FAST) scanning is well established in major urban hospitals. But specialised services are rarely available in rural facilities. Smith, Postma and Wood assessed the utility of ultrasound for the purposes of FAST scanning in their developing world emergency department. (4) The study was part of a requirement to perform a number of supervised scans before accreditation for FAST. On the basis of their encouraging results the authors propose the use of FAST scanning in all peripheral hospitals to assess blunt trauma patients. It can play a valuable role in primary and subsequent assessment of trauma patients, and is cost effective and sustainable. Training programmes and accreditation are required for rural areas in South Africa. (1.) Swanepoel DW, Hall JW, Koekemoer D. Vuvuzela–good for your team, bad for your ears. S Afr Med J 2010; 100: 99-100.
Q4 2009 Operating Income Grows 117% as Operating Margins Hit 15.4%
Excluding Non-recurring Items
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BOTHELL, Wash. — SonoSite, Inc. (Nasdaq:SONO), the world leader and specialist in
hand-carried ultrasound for the point-of-care, today reported financial
results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.
Revenues in the fourth quarter of 2009 were $69.7 million, a decrease of
1% compared to the fourth quarter of 2008. Full year of 2009 revenues
were $227.4 million, down 7% versus full year of 2008.
An X-ray of the abdomen revealed a grossly distended large intestine. Ultrasound showed increased ascitic fluid. A total colectomy with an ileostomy was performed. Histological examination of the colon (Fig. 2) was consistent with a diagnosis of hollow viscus myopathy. The patient died after a second laparotomy.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) today announced that it has completed its
acquisition of�On2 Technologies, Inc.,�valued at approximately $124.6
million, after On2s shareholders voted to approve the transaction.
“Were excited to welcome the On2 team to Google and to continue to
enhance the video experience for users on the web,” said Sundar Pichai,
Vice President of Product Management at Google. “Through rapid
innovation in browsers and web standards, the Internet is becoming the
leading platform for development. We believe On2s engineering talent
and technology will be an incredible asset for us as we work to improve
this platform.”
Under the terms of the agreement, each outstanding share of On2 common
stock will be converted into the right to receive a combination of (a)
$0.15 in cash per share, (b) 0.0010 of a share of Google Class A Common
Stock and (c) cash payable in lieu of any fractional shares of Google
Class A Common Stock.
Google intends to repurchase�in the open market�a number of shares equal
to the number of shares issued in the transaction. The repurchase
program is expected to commence shortly after the completion of the
acquisition. The repurchases will be funded from available working
capital.
Cardia Bioplastics Limited has been
selected to present at CleanEquity Monaco 2010, the foremost event for next
generation clean and green technology. The conference takes place March 4th
and 5th at the Sporting dHiver, Monaco.
An expert selection of the worlds most inspiring cleantech companies will
be presenting to invited industry-specific financial and strategic
investors, policy makers, legislators and media.
Innovator Capital, London specialist investment bank, hosts the annual
invitation-only event. CleanEquity Monacos regional host is the Monaco
Chamber of Economic Development.
Other local partners include Prince Albert II of Monacos Foundation, the
Monte Carlo SBM, and the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation. Collaborators
for the 2010 event include Arup, Covington and Burling LLP, the Hugin
Group, Invest Securities, Royal Philips Electronics NV and the UNEP Fi.
Plenary sessions, led by sector experts, will discuss and identify key
industry themes, drivers and constraints, as well as forward looking
trends.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) today announced that it has completed its
acquisition of�On2 Technologies, Inc.,�valued at approximately $124.6
million, after On2s shareholders voted to approve the transaction.
“Were excited to welcome the On2 team to Google and to continue to
enhance the video experience for users on the web,” said Sundar Pichai,
Vice President of Product Management at Google. “Through rapid
innovation in browsers and web standards, the Internet is becoming the
leading platform for development. We believe On2s engineering talent
and technology will be an incredible asset for us as we work to improve
this platform.”
Under the terms of the agreement, each outstanding share of On2 common
stock will be converted into the right to receive a combination of (a)
$0.15 in cash per share, (b) 0.0010 of a share of Google Class A Common
Stock and (c) cash payable in lieu of any fractional shares of Google
Class A Common Stock.
Google intends to repurchase�in the open market�a number of shares equal
to the number of shares issued in the transaction. The repurchase
program is expected to commence shortly after the completion of the
acquisition. The repurchases will be funded from available working
capital.
NEW YORK — The board of directors of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced today that
the company will hold its 2010 annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday,
April 27, 2010. The board of directors established March 1, 2010 as the
record date for determining shareholders entitled to vote at the
meeting, which will begin at 1:00 p.m. (ET) and take place in New York
City.
We refer to the press release issued by Golar LNG Limited (the
“Company” or
“Golar”) on December 23, 2009 regarding Golar LNG Energy Limited
(”Golar
Energy”) shares.
The record date for the special dividend was January 7, 2010. The
share
distribution to Golars eligible shareholders took place on February 11,
2010
(the “Distribution Date”).
The cash distribution to Cash Recipients is payable on or about
February
22, 2010. The volume weighted average price per common share of Golar
Energy
during the five (5) trading days following the Distribution Date is NOK
10.23,
equivalent to US$1.736. Accordingly, each Golar shareholder that is a
Cash
Recipient will receive US$ 0.25 per Golar share.
NEW YORK — Bull Lifshitz, LLP announces an investigation into possible breaches
of fiduciary duty and violations of state law in connection with the
proposed sale of Zenith National Insurance Corp. (NYSE: ZNT) (referred
to as “Zenith” or the “Company”) to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.
Bull Lifshitz, LLPs investigation is focused on whether the proposed
deal provides adequate value to the Company’s shareholders.
If you are a holder of Zenith stock and want to discuss your legal
rights, you may e-mail or call Bull Lifshitz, LLP who will, without
obligation or cost to you, attempt to answer your questions.
OLDWICK, N.J. — A.M. Best Co. has assigned a debt rating of “bbb” to the recently
issued $200 million 7.5% 10-year fixed rate senior notes of The
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (THG) (Worcester, MA) (NYSE: THG). The
rating outlook is stable.
The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes. Based on the
proceeds of the debt offering, THG’s unadjusted debt-to-total capital
ratio is calculated at approximately 22%, which is below A.M. Best’s
tolerance levels.
METTAWA, Ill. — HSBC Finance Corporation announced today that its board of directors
declared the regular quarterly cash dividend on the company’s Series B
preferred stock of $0.3975 per depositary share payable March 15, 2010,
to shareholders of record on March 4, 2010.
HSBC Finance Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides credit
cards and private label credit cards, taxpayer financial services and
specialty insurance products, as well as servicing its liquidating
portfolio of auto, real estate secured and unsecured loans. HSBC Finance
is a subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings Inc., one of the ten
largest financial services companies in the United States.
DOCKWISE Ltd.
* Includes gross compensation for Mighty Servant 3 (MS3) FY 2009 USD 12.7
million (FY 2008 USD 38.8 million; see appendix) and Q4 2008 USD 9.7
million.
** Includes net compensation for MS3 FY 2009 USD 8.2 million (FY 2008 USD
25.3
million and Q4 2008 USD 6.2 million) and excludes non recurring costs for
the
listing at the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam and pre acquisition costs totalling
USD
5.7 million for Q4 and FY 2009 (2008: nil).
*** Includes adjusted EBITDA and excludes an impairment loss and book-
losses
totalling USD 9.0 million for Q4 2009 and FY 2009 (2008: nil), non
recurring
finance income and costs relating to debt buy back and loan redemptions FY
2009
USD 3.4 million (2008: nil) and Q4 2009 USD 3.9 million, and amortization
backlog full year 2008 USD 1.3 million).
NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings has affirmed 20 classes in two U.S. RMBS resecuritization
trusts (Re-REMICs), as a part of Fitchs continued surveillance. The
affected trusts represent a beneficial ownership interest in separate
trust funds, which include bonds that have been affirmed, placed on
Rating Watch Negative or downgraded.
The Re-REMIC transactions were originally rated in January 2009 and the
underlying transactions were primarily Alt-A (66.9%) and Prime (33.1%)
from the 2005-2007 vintages. Fitchs rating actions are as follows:
–Class 1A1 (17314UAA6) affirmed at AAA, Outlook Stable;
–Class 1A1A (17314UAC2) affirmed at AAA, Outlook Stable;
Nations Leading Online Exchange for Home Loans Joins Forces with ID
Watchdog to Offer idCHECK through LendingTree’s Extensive Internet
Properties
DENVER — ID Watchdog, Inc. (TSX.V: IDW) (OTCQX: IDWAF), provider of the most
comprehensive identity theft protection and resolution services in the
market today, announced that it had entered into a marketing
relationship with LendingTree, LLC, the nation’s leading online lending
exchange.
“Customers rely on LendingTree to provide helpful information regarding
their finances. We are proud to offer ID Watchdog’s idCHECK on our site.
This easy to use tool affords instant peace of mind against the ever
increasing threat of identity theft,” said Mona Marimow, at LendingTree.
Over the years LendingTree has facilitated $209 billion in closed loan
transactions for 27 million customers and works alongside the nations
largest lending institutions, as well as numerous regional and local
lenders. With total brand awareness of 84 percent nationwide,
LendingTree has become a nationally recognized name.
WASHINGTON — RepEquity, a leader in online reputation and brand management, today
announced strong results for 2009, growing 213% over this period last
year.
“Now in our third operating year, 2009 was a watershed year for us in
growing the team, client base, partners and services. Put into numbers,
exiting 2009 with triple-digit growth is an achievement clearly aided by
our strong existing client relationships, talented team and strategic
partners,” said Tripp Donnelly, CEO and founder of RepEquity. “Online
reputation management and monitoring services enjoyed a surge in demand
and popularity in 2009, as the explosion of social media and increasing
use of popular search engines shed light on the importance of
controlling your corporate or personal image online.”
RepEquity leverages its search engine management, social media and
algorithm expertise to provide Online Reputation Management (ORM)
services to a broad array of clients worldwide. ORM is the practice of
employing tactics on behalf of companies – and increasingly for
individuals – to proactively showcase positive and authoritative content
across search engines and social media, while protecting brands and
reputations from damaging or inappropriate content brought to light
through search queries. Today, RepEquity serves some of the most
recognized brands and leaders in business, Hollywood entertainment,
professional sports, politics, consumer retail, finance, and non-profit
organizations.
AURORA, Ill. — Fuel prices have decreased in Illinois and northern Indiana, over the
past month largely due to the decline in the price of oil and the
strengthening of the U.S. dollar. AAA Chicago’s most recent Fuel Gauge
Report estimates that in Illinois, regular unleaded gasoline has
decreased 15 cents during the past month, forecasting an average cost of
$2.69 per gallon for the month of February, which is still $.78 higher
per gallon than last year.
In northern Indiana, gas prices average $2.61, which down 17 cents from
January 2010 and up $.69 from February 2009.
“Oil prices have dropped considerably, which has given consumers some
relief at the pump in the last month” says Beth Mosher, AAA Chicago’s
spokesperson.
– Monetary Donation from The VWR Foundation to Support Volunteer
Doctors and Nurses -
PHILADELPHIA — As relief efforts continue following the catastrophic earthquake in
Haiti, VWR International, LLC, announced today that it would contribute
essential first-aid and medical supplies to hospitals and clinics.
Product donations from the international laboratory supplier will go
directly to Hope for Haiti and will include gloves, hand sanitizers and
respirators valued at approximately $200,000. The Company’s
recently-launched corporate foundation, The VWR Foundation, will also
make a financial contribution to Doctors Without Borders to support the
volunteer doctors and nurses as they continue to provide urgent medical
care to victims.
“The devastation of the recent earthquake has reminded all of us that we
must ban together to utilize our strengths in Haiti’s time of weakness,”
said John M. Ballbach, Chairman, President and CEO of VWR and President
of The VWR Foundation. “For the Company and now the Foundation, we will
continue to support research, science education and health and
well-being across the globe. We hope that our contributions to the
volunteer doctors and nurses will provide them with the relief they need
to continue treating victims and saving lives.”
VWR will continue to monitor ongoing relief efforts and, where possible,
continue to assist our neighbors and help communities rebuild in the
aftermath of this disaster.
LAKELAND, Fla. — In its three-and-a-half week register donation program, Publix customers
and associates raised more than $4.4 million in support of American Red
Cross Haiti Relief Development Fund. The register program, which
offered customers, chain-wide, the opportunity to add any dollar amount
to their bill, was established one day after the earthquake shook Haiti,
on Jan. 13, and concluded on Feb. 7. The exact total raised was
$4,405,731.33.
“We would like to extend a heartfelt ‘Thank You’ for the generous
contributions of Publix to the Haiti Relief and Development Fund,” said
Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, American Red Cross Chairman. “We were
overwhelmed by the contributions Publix was able to collect through the
generosity of customers. Surely the magnitude of giving is a reflection
of the unique and special relationship that exists between merchant and
loyal customer.”
“Words cannot express our sincere appreciation to our customers and
associates for supporting the relief efforts in Haiti,” said Maria
Brous, Publix director of media and community relations. “Because of
their generosity, American Red Cross has been able to provide more than
3 million pre-packaged meals, distribute food and relief items to 37,000
families and are now producing 1.2 million liters of water per day.
While the rebuilding of Haiti is sure to be a longer process, the
outpouring of support for our neighbors was immediate and a community
experience. ”
In a separate donation, Publix Super Markets Charities donated $100,000
to American Red Cross for relief efforts for the areas affected by the
earthquake.
CHICAGO — Fitch Ratings assigns an AAA rating to the following Michigan
Municipal Bond Authority (MMBA) state revolving funds (SRF) program
bonds:
— $171,335,000 State Clean Water Revolving Fund Revenue Bonds – Pooled
Project (PPB-III), series 2010;
— $70,545,000 State Clean Water Revolving Fund Subordinate Refunding
Bonds (SRB-I), series 2010.
The bonds are expected to sell via negotiation during the week of March
8, 2010.
In addition, Fitch affirms its AAA rating on the following bonds:
Monogram and DNA Join Forces to Acquire Nationwide Distribution
Under the terms of the Agreement, Monogram will manufacture, market and
sell the DNA branded meat snack products utilizing its existing sales,
market and distribution platform. DNA will also market and sell the
products, relying on its strong ties to the action sports arena in
general and its title sponsorship of AMA Supercross, DNA Shred Stix™
Star Yamaha Racing Team, more specifically.
Wes Jackson, President of Monogram Food Solutions said today, “We are
extremely pleased to be partnering with DNA in the development of DNA
Beef Jerky™ and DNA Shred Stix™, geared to the younger demographic where
DNA has created a strong credible following.” Mr. Jackson also stated,
“It is a pleasure to be working with individuals whose tireless efforts
and dedication to the success of this project mirrors that of our own.”
Darren Marks, President and CEO of DNA Beverage Corporation, added,
“Monogram Food Solutions is a highly trusted name in the meat snack
industry and is known for marketing innovations that has its brands
among those that Americans favor.” Mr. Marks went on to say, “We look
forward to our DNA Meat Snacks Products becoming one of the Country’s
most loved and are focused on working hand-in-hand with Monogram’s Sales
and Marketing Department to that end.” Marks added, “As a new and
relatively small company it is a great honor to have the opportunity to
collaborate with the caliber of an organization like Monogram and its
quality management team headed up by Wes Jackson its President and the
former President of Sara Lee Foods Dinner Group.”
Monogram and DNA Join Forces to Acquire Nationwide Distribution
Under the terms of the Agreement, Monogram will manufacture, market and
sell the DNA branded meat snack products utilizing its existing sales,
market and distribution platform. DNA will also market and sell the
products, relying on its strong ties to the action sports arena in
general and its title sponsorship of AMA Supercross, DNA Shred Stix™
Star Yamaha Racing Team, more specifically.
Wes Jackson, President of Monogram Food Solutions said today, “We are
extremely pleased to be partnering with DNA in the development of DNA
Beef Jerky™ and DNA Shred Stix™, geared to the younger demographic where
DNA has created a strong credible following.” Mr. Jackson also stated,
“It is a pleasure to be working with individuals whose tireless efforts
and dedication to the success of this project mirrors that of our own.”
Darren Marks, President and CEO of DNA Beverage Corporation, added,
“Monogram Food Solutions is a highly trusted name in the meat snack
industry and is known for marketing innovations that has its brands
among those that Americans favor.” Mr. Marks went on to say, “We look
forward to our DNA Meat Snacks Products becoming one of the Country’s
most loved and are focused on working hand-in-hand with Monogram’s Sales
and Marketing Department to that end.” Marks added, “As a new and
relatively small company it is a great honor to have the opportunity to
collaborate with the caliber of an organization like Monogram and its
quality management team headed up by Wes Jackson its President and the
former President of Sara Lee Foods Dinner Group.”
NEW YORK — Four lawyers at Sidley Austin LLP have been named to BTI Consulting
Group’s The BTI Client Service All-Star Team for Law Firms 2010.
The lawyers are Eric S. Haueter, Christopher Hilbert, Imad Qasim and
James S. Whitehead. The annual BTI ranking, based on 240 interviews with
corporate counsel at large and Fortune 1000 companies, recognizes 164
lawyers who help drive superior client relationships.
Eric Haueter was named a 4-year MVP by BTI as one of only two lawyers
who have been named to The BTI Client Service All-Star Team for
four consecutive years. Christopher Hilbert and Imad Qasim were named as
2-year MVPs, celebrating their second consecutive year on the team.
Sidley is also one of only three law firms to boast four BTI Client
Service All-Stars on the 2010 list.
“Perhaps more than any other recognitions, we take a great deal of pride
in receiving the BTI Client Service Awards,” said Charles W. Douglas,
chair of the firm’s Management Committee. “Each year we have had BTI-All
Stars, but to have four individuals named as BTI Client Service
All-Stars in a year that has been challenging for clients and firms is a
testament to their devotion to serving clients, and to the firm’s
culture of commitment and service to clients. We are gratified that our
clients have recognized Eric, Chris, Imad and Jim and on behalf of the
firm, I congratulate our colleagues who were recognized for this honor.”
Eric S. Haueter (San Francisco) is a Corporate partner whose principal
areas of practice include corporate finance and mergers and
acquisitions. Mr. Haueter has represented the underwriters and issuers
in a broad range of public and private debt and equity financings,
merger and acquisition transactions and other matters.
Christopher Hilbert (New York) is a Corporate partner who has long
represented U.S. and non-U.S. corporations both in numerous transactions
and in providing on-going business legal advice. He has represented a
leading global manufacturer of aerospace and rail transportation in
multiple acquisitions around the U.S. and in numerous significant
financings and has advised a number of prominent financial services
organizations, including private equity investment funds and
institutional lenders, in a wide variety of public and private equity
investments.
STAMFORD, Conn. — Basware,
the global leader in purchase-to-pay solutions, today announced it has
signed a project agreement with Cortex and Apache Corporation. The joint
solution will utilize Basware’s Invoice Automation solutions and the
Cortex Trading Partner Network to reach Apache’s top suppliers in North
America.
“The joint solution offered through our partnership with Cortex will
enable Apache to strengthen its supplier relationships and provide the
company with improved efficiency and transparency throughout its
financial supply chain,” said Ari Salonen, general manager, North
America, Basware, Inc. “Our automated solutions, combined with Cortex
interoperability network, make it easier for an increasing number of
companies to embrace electronic e-invoicing and to reap the benefits
that can be gained from eliminating manual invoicing processes.”
“We are impressed to see immediate results from our agreement with
Basware. This project with Apache is one example of the work we are
doing in growing our network and expanding our supplier relationships
across North America,” said Ryan Lailey, Vice President of Business
Development at Cortex. “Not only is this our third major buying
organization to join our Network this year, but this project will also
continue our momentum in the marketplace with other large buying
organizations. Our Trading Partner Network and support services continue
to deliver superior value for our clients in a reliable, low cost, low
risk implementation.”
Apache will be able to receive e-invoices from its suppliers via Cortex,
which will be processed using Basware’s Invoice Automation solutions.
This process automation will streamline the invoicing process, and
minimize the time and money spent manually handling invoices.
Basware’s global e-invoicing network includes more than 60 partners in
the U.S., Europe and Scandinavia, providing direct connections around
the world, and transmitting more than nine million transactions annually.
Juniper Customer Relationship Management Software Integration Tools
Recognized for Vision and Leadership
NORWALK, Conn. SAN JOSE, Calif. — Juniper
Media, a global technology media publisher, announced today that
Technology Marketing Corporations (TMC) INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has
named Juniper a recipient of its 2009 Product of the Year Award.
“INTERNET TELEPHONY is proud to grant Juniper Media a 2009 Product of
the Year Award for their customer relationship management (CRM)
software and social CRM integration tools. Juniper has proven
its commitment to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in
the marketplace,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “We’re happy to recognize
and honor Juniper Media and their outstanding brands for their
development of IP communications technology. We look forward to more
innovative solutions from them in the future.”
Juniper Marketing Communications Director Edy Henao responded, “We are
honored and humbled to receive this annual industry award from a
recognized leader in the technology media and customer relationship
management software industries. This award further validates the Juniper
Media vision, publishing innovation, technology marketing, customer
centric focus and pursuit of measurable and sustained customer
successes.”
A complete list of Product of the Year winners is published online at
TMCnet.com and in the February 2010 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.
ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Preventing deadly ruptures of the blood vessels in the brain is the aim of a new Mayo Clinic project to help radiologists detect aneurysms with far greater speed and accuracy. The new method uses analytics technology developed by the Mayo and IBM collaboration, Medical Imaging Informatics Innovation Center and has proven a 95 percent accuracy rate in detecting aneurysms, compared with 70 percent for manual interpretation. Project findings were reported in the Journal of Digital Imaging (published online Nov. 24, 2009). Already saving patients lives, the project has examined more than 15 million images from thousands of patients since the project began in early July. It uses technology that combines advanced imaging with analytics to highlight likely aneurysms for faster detection. This helps radiologists identify them before they result in brain hemorrhage or neurological damage. In the future, Mayo Clinic expects to use the same approach for other radiology detection tests such as the diagnosis of cancer or vessel anomalies in other parts of the body. “This fully automatic scheme is significant in helping radiologists detect aneurysms in magnetic resonance angiography exams,” says Mayo radiologist Bradley Erickson, M.D., senior author of the study and co-director of the Medical Imaging Informatics Innovation Center at Mayo Clinic. One out of 50 people in the United States has an unruptured brain aneurysm — an abnormal outward bulging in the blood vessels in the brain — and about 40 percent of all people who have a ruptured brain aneurysm will die as a result.
Covalon Technologies Ltd. (the “Company” or “Covalon”) (TSX VENTURE: COV), is pleased to announce that Dr. Murray Miller and Mr. Brian Pedlar have been appointed to the Board of Directors.
Dr. Murray Miller is the managing director of Trillium Imaging Inc. which operates medical imaging centres in Mississauga and Toronto. He has served as Chief Radiologist at Trillium Health Centre – West Toronto, and has been a consultant to the medical industry, including medical device manufacturers and medical imaging vendors.
Mr. Brian Pedlar is President of Pedlar Ventures Limited, a private venture investment and consulting firm based in Oakville, Ontario. He has served in senior executive positions with public companies including Merge Healthcare, Cedara Software Corp. and IMAX Corporation. Mr. Pedlar is a Chartered Accountant.
Dr. Miller and Mr. Pedlar replace outgoing Directors, Mr. Brad Williams and Mr. David McFaul.
Mr. Martin Bernholtz, who has for the past four years served as a Covalon director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, has been appointed Chairman of the Board, a position previously held by Mr. Williams. Mr. Pedlar has been appointed to take over as Chairman of Covalons Audit Committee.
Editors Note: There is a photo associated with this Press Release.
WHAT: Marla R. Lander, M.D, the Chief Medical Officer of Solis Womens Health and Medical Director of two breast centers in Southern California, will be at JC Penneys Manhattan store on Sunday, February 7th and Monday, February 8th to speak about breast health, early detection of breast cancer and to promote the Dr. Marlas Wellness Bra. The launch event is an opportunity for women to meet the inventor of the bra, learn about breast health, early detection of breast cancer and ask general questions to a leading US radiologist.
Dr. Lander invented the Dr. Marlas Wellness Bra a wellness/sports bra with a patent-pending sling system designed to protect the breasts connective tissue with compression-free support. Dr. Lander is a board certified radiologist with a breast specialty fellowship has been published in The American Journal of Clinical Oncology. She has lectured worldwide to the public, academia and to fellow physicians and has worked for the California State Department of Health, training physicians on how to perform clinical breast exams.
Canada immigration has been impacted by the Haiti earthquake. Following the disaster the province of Quebec has widened the term family member to include brothers, sisters and adult children aged over 22. This means that relatives caught up in the disaster can now be sponsored for immigration to Canada and a Canadian visa.
The Haiti catastrophe has prompted the overnight growth of up to 3000 illegal Canada immigration consultants across Quebec.
The Canadian immigration authorities are acting to warn people of the perils of paying for advice from these supposed experts. The Haiti earthquake has seen hundreds of people desperate to obtain a Canada visa , and Canada immigration authorities are warning people that the advice they are being given that they can be sure of obtaining a Canadian visa for a price is simply a sales pitch. There are reports of people paying up to $15,000 to these consultants in the hope of staying in Canada, and that they are being advised to lie on their application forms.
Ghost agents have been successfully prosecuted, and last year saw Baldev Pandher convicted of fraud. Ruling in the case, the judge said;
“Immigration professionals who earn an honest living have a lot to be proud of and the fact that the courts have convicted Mr Pandher. sends a strong message to everyone – if you dupe unsophisticated immigrants out of their dream of coming to Canada, you will be punished.”
Late last year Accident Claims Solicitors, First Personal Injury reported on the issue of the one million folding pushchairs manufactured by the British company Maclaren being recalled in the USA, because of reports of children suffering injuries and losing fingers after getting their hands caught in the hinge mechanism.
Since then, 15 UK families have sought legal advice and First Personal Injury is receiving calls on a daily basis from UK parents and urges more to phone their freephone number, where the personal injury team will answer any questions about injuries caused by the pushchairs. The reported accidents, which date back several years, involve injuries ranging from lacerations to childrens fingers through to fingertips being cut off as if guillotined. One child needed plastic surgery to repair her fingertip.
Maclaren has not undertaken a recall in the UK, as the pushchairs do conform to European safety standards but the company has agreed to offer UK owners of affected Maclaren buggies the same safety kit that US consumers have been offered.
The affected models include the Volo, Triumph, Quest Sport, Quest Mod, Techno XT, TechnoXLR, Twin Triumph, Twin Techno and Easy Traveller. The recall in the US covers pushchairs manufactured in the last ten years.
Managing Partner of First Personal Injury, Michael Jefferies, comments: “There may be more families out there whose children have suffered an accident involving a pushchair but dont realise they can make an accident claim. Our advice to the general public is that they need to be aware of the dangers. If you or your child has suffered an injury because of one of these pushchairs get in touch with an accident claims solicitor like First Personal Injury. You could be entitled to make a claim for compensation against the manufacturer or the person who sold it to you. First Personal Injury can be contacted on FREEPHONE 0800 014 1629 or by filling in an online form at firstpersonalinjury.co.uk .
Video gets patients more involved in hand hygiene Patients, physicians report more questions asked The video, called “Hand Hygiene Saves Lives,” was tested in common areas and patient rooms at 17 Catholic Health Partners hospitals; the research was coordinated by the Premier Healthcare alliance. The video encourages patients, family, and visitors to play a role in their own care by helping health care professionals remember to clean their hands before and after touching patients. After the video was shown, patients were twice as likely to report reminding nurses to wash their hands, and doctors were twice as likely to report being asked by patients to wash their hands. In addition, after watching the video, the majority of patients:
SAN DIEGO BARCELONA — PacketVideo
(PV) announced today at Mobile World Congress that it is partnering with
TELUS to power Canada’s first over-the-air, DRM-free music service for
mobile subscribers.
Canadians now have the freedom to play back music purchased from the
TELUS Music shop on any of their digital music capable devices. DRM-free
music expands the TELUS music experience by enabling clients to transfer
the music they buy from TELUS to their own electronic devices including
cell phones, smartphones or PCs.
As part of this service upgrade, PV will continue to host and support
the TELUS Music shop based on PV’s MediaFusion™ platform. MediaFusion is
a white-label server-client solution for rich media applications,
supporting next generation purchase- and subscription-based business
models.
PV and TELUS partnered initially in 2006 to enable users to sideload
DRM-protected music tracks from a PC to mass market Java phones. The PC
software and Java music client on the phone were both developed by PV
based on its patented SDC DRM technology.
Current TELUS Music shop users can also enjoy the benefits of DRM-free
music by easily upgrading eligible DRM music files they already have in
their collections. The upgrade can be done through the TELUS media
player or via any DRM-free capable handset for $0.30 per track.
Innovation in HD, 3D, and Apps, Now Available to All
BARCELONA, Spain LONDON SAN FRANCISCO — The Symbian Foundation today unveiled the Symbian^3 (S^3) platform, the
first entirely open source release following the platform’s transition
to an open source license on 4 February, 2010, which was the largest of
its kind in history.
S^3 is expected to be “feature complete” by the end of Q1 and the
release will include: significant usability and interface advances,
faster networking, acceleration for 2D and 3D graphics in games and
applications, HDMI support (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), music
store integration, an improved user interface with easier navigation and
multi-touch gesture support, a feature-rich homescreen, and the ability
to run even more applications simultaneously.
Members of the Symbian community, including device creators, network
operators, hardware technology providers, professional services
companies and application developers are already engaged with S^3 and
the first devices using the platform are expected to ship as early as Q3
this year.
S^3 introduces major advances, which include:
Wi-REACH™ Classic creates mobile Internet cloud for up to 10
connections
BARCELONA, Spain — Connect One™, the Device Networking Authority™, today unveiled Wi-REACH
Classic, a compact, battery-operated, mobile, personal WiFi
hotspot that delivers high-speed Internet connectivity for laptops and
wireless devices such as cameras, PDAs, and multimedia players. Using
3G/4G mobile network technology, Wi-REACH Classic quickly and easily
provides multi-connection Internet access wherever you are, whether at
the beach, in the car, or on the train.
Wi-REACH Classic combines the connectivity of WiFi with the excellent
mobile coverage of 3G/4G cellular. This wireless broadband device
transforms an existing 3G USB modem into a personal Wi-Fi cloud that can
be easily shared between as many as 10 Wi-Fi devices. Wi-REACH Classic
is highly portable and completely cordless, fitting easily into a
pocket. Its built-in rechargeable battery delivers four to five hours in
normal use and can be recharged using the built-in USB connector.
Thanks to upgradeable software, Wi-REACH Classic is designed to support
up and coming networks such as WiMAX and LTE. Users can migrate to 4G
networks with a simple software upgrade by simply plugging their
next-generation USB modem into Wi-REACH Classic.
“Wi-REACH Classis is portable, flexible and ready for the future,” noted
Amir Friedman, Connect Ones CEO. “We designed Wi-REACH with ultimate
flexibility in mind. It moves with you, moves between wireless networks,
and keeps moving into the future.”
PRINCETON-BY-THE-SEA — Heavy surf at Mavericks Beach has injured several spectators this morning during the Mavericks Surf Contest, causing at least two people to be transported to a hospital. A series of powerful waves also swept away the awards stand and the medical and surfers tents by around 9 a.m. The tide was expected to be at its highest around 10 a.m. Paramedics took a man in his 60s away with an ankle injury. He was bloodied, having been trampled by the crowd after he was knocked over by a surge of water. “I got knocked over by one of those dumb waves,” she said. “It also took my camera away. I tried to brace myself but it tripped me and another wave washed over me.”
Wi-REACH™ Classic creates mobile Internet cloud for up to 10
connections
BARCELONA, Spain — Connect One™, the Device Networking Authority™, today unveiled Wi-REACH
Classic, a compact, battery-operated, mobile, personal WiFi
hotspot that delivers high-speed Internet connectivity for laptops and
wireless devices such as cameras, PDAs, and multimedia players. Using
3G/4G mobile network technology, Wi-REACH Classic quickly and easily
provides multi-connection Internet access wherever you are, whether at
the beach, in the car, or on the train.
Wi-REACH Classic combines the connectivity of WiFi with the excellent
mobile coverage of 3G/4G cellular. This wireless broadband device
transforms an existing 3G USB modem into a personal Wi-Fi cloud that can
be easily shared between as many as 10 Wi-Fi devices. Wi-REACH Classic
is highly portable and completely cordless, fitting easily into a
pocket. Its built-in rechargeable battery delivers four to five hours in
normal use and can be recharged using the built-in USB connector.
Thanks to upgradeable software, Wi-REACH Classic is designed to support
up and coming networks such as WiMAX and LTE. Users can migrate to 4G
networks with a simple software upgrade by simply plugging their
next-generation USB modem into Wi-REACH Classic.
“Wi-REACH Classis is portable, flexible and ready for the future,” noted
Amir Friedman, Connect Ones CEO. “We designed Wi-REACH with ultimate
flexibility in mind. It moves with you, moves between wireless networks,
and keeps moving into the future.”
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, today announced the publication of new clinical data demonstrating reduced hospital stay and complications associated with the use of its minimally invasive FloTrac system for monitoring critical care patients when compared to standard hemodynamic monitoring.
The randomized, controlled clinical trial of 60 high-risk abdominal surgery patients found that enhanced hemodynamic monitoring with the FloTrac system reduced hospital stay by more than 20 percent when compared to standard monitoring (15.1 /- 4.1 days versus 19.7 /- 8.6 days). In addition, patients monitored with the FloTrac system experienced 60 percent fewer complications than the control group (20 percent complication rate versus 50 percent). The single-center study was performed at Klinikum Ludwigshafen in Ludwigshafen, Germany and the data were published today in the journal Critical Care.
“These new data represent clinical evidence that a hemodynamic monitoring protocol optimized by using the FloTrac system may improve patient outcomes, an end-goal that all critical care clinicians seek,” said Dr. Joachim Boldt, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum Ludwigshafen. “These results are encouraging for patient outcomes, and by reducing hospital stays, there is also potential to lower costs.” Boldt provides paid consulting services to Edwards for education and research and development for critical care technologies.
“We strive to provide clarity of patient information for clinicians to enable informed decision-making that leads to optimal outcomes,” said Carlyn D. Solomon, Edwards corporate vice president, Critical Care. “We are gratified to be building a portfolio of evidence that demonstrates the clinical value of this advanced method of monitoring to enhance the care of the critically ill.”
STEVEN DAVIS has insisted Robbie Keanes arrival at Celtic will do little to derail Rangers push to retain their SPL title. The Northern Ireland m i d f i e l d e r welcomes Keanes loan move from Tottenham as “a boost for Scottish football” but admitted he has been surprised at the major surgery to the squad at Parkhead during the last window. With the Ibrox club sitting at the top of the table, confidence is high in the Ibrox camp. “There is a long, long way to go and I am sure both teams will drop points between now and the end of the season,” he said.
Robert Scott Robert Scott Fulkerson, 36, of Lexington, South Carolina, beloved husband of Mikelene Oliveira Fulkerson, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2010.
Cupids arrow piercing a heart has become an iconic symbol of Valentines Day, but it could also symbolize the fact that more American women die of heart disease than any other ailment. Heart failure, its symptoms and treatment, is the topic for this months Deseret News/Intermountain Healthcare hotline. Saturday, from 10 a.m. to noon, cardiologist Dr. Deborah Budge and cardiac nurse James Neider, both with the heart failure prevention and treatment program at Intermountain Medical Center, will answer questions during a free call-in program. “Women are not as aware of their own risk factors as men,” Budge said. “Here in Utah, women are very good at taking care of their families and others, but they may not pay enough attention to their own health.” “More women die of heart disease than of breast cancer,” but women are not as aware of their risk for the former, she said. Men are regularly advised — often by their wives, mothers or girlfriends — that they need to pay attention to their blood pressure and their cholesterol intake. The advice doesnt seem to go the other way as often.
When someone encounters a serious medical event, a life- threatening chronic condition or a terminal illness, family members easily can be overwhelmed by the medical situation and their own stress. Add a barrage of well-meaning inquiries from concerned family, friends and others, and the family is stressed even further. For 13 years, CaringBridge.org has been serving millions of families dealing with illness and death. Many are referred to the site by nurses, social workers, hospice providers and other health care specialists. CaringBridge.org sites cost the family nothing and doesnt carry ads. It usually only takes a few minutes for a designated family member to set up a site. CaringBridge.org provides design templates and privacy options, that enable the family to provide photos, quick updates, anecdotes, requests for help and responses to site visitors. Friends, family and others who visit the site can upload photos, respond to updates, and share prayers, stories, tips and offers of assistance. One user applauded the site after his family, overwhelmed by phone calls, e-mails and text messages, set up a site for his brother, who had life-threatening cancer. More than 4,000 people from all over the country and abroad visited the site, and more than 400 left messages. The site created a virtual community of support for people who mostly did not know each other, but who bonded in support of a man who meant something to each of them. The family found “comfort, laughs, love and hope.” Even though it could not provide the medical miracle they were hoping for, the digital miracle eased their suffering and lifted their spirits.
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