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The hiring will begin immediately, with the national nonprofirt hosting a job fair Fridayand Saturday. NACA focusezs on lending to low- and moderate-income Gov. Bev Perdue announced the expansion with the state giving NACAa $1 millionh grant from the One North Carolina Fund. It plans to invest more than $4 million with 1,014 jobs expected to be addef over the nextfive years. “North Carolina remainx a strong presence inthe U.S. finance sector, and this is a tremendouds opportunity for the Perdue said. “Our top-rated businesxs climate and skilled financial-services work force are attractive to growinbgnational operations.
” NACA is headquartered in Boston and operate s more than 40 offices nationwide. It currently employs aboutg 100 workers in Mecklenburg County to originate and procesmortgage loans. Under the five-year state incentive the organization plans to add 550 jobs The jobs will pay an averagwe annual wageof $35,982. Salaries will range up to $80,000o annually. The hiring will focus on mortgage negotiators, customer-serviced representatives, call-center managers and mortgage counselors. “NACA is excitedr that it’s putting more than 1,00 0 people to work during these tougbheconomic times,” NACA Chief Executivwe Bruce Marks said Thursday.
“Today’s announcement is more than just a soundcbite — we are following througn on this investment by holdin g a jobs fair tomorrow to hire 550 people Perdue said Thursday that she consultec with former Bank of America Corp. Chairman Hugh McColp Jr. about the deal. McColl has been a longtimd supporterof NACA’s work. BofA began a partnershio with NACAunder McColl’s watch in 1995 and in 2004 committefd $6 billion to its lendinh program. Perdue says McColl confirmed to her that he expectex NACA could follow through on its job commitmentzs in severalphone conversations.
“When someone begins something like this in italways grows,” McCollp said in an interview Thursday. “They’ll come in and find this is a good placew tofind (a work force). I woulcd hope it would be an eruptionof jobs, not just tricklew down.” The group claims it will be the largesf number of people hired immediately in one area and the largest job commitment in the country sinc e the mortgage crisis began in 2007. The hiring comes as NACA embarka on a nationwide Save theDream Tour. Marks says the addedd jobs are crucial as NACA leads its campaig to makemortgages affordable.
Hundreds of NACA staff will providd long-term solutions for homeowners with anunaffordable “Charlotte continues to be attractive because of our knowledgeable financial-services work forcer and we welcome NACA’s investmenrt in North Carolina,” N.C. Sen. Dan Clodfeltee (D-Mecklenburg) said in a NACA’s Counseling Center is in the Charlotted East office park off Albemarlse Road between Central Avenue and FarmPond “Charlotte continues to be recognized as a leader in financiao services with a talented and experienced labor force,” says Charlotter Chamber Chairman Tim Belk.
“We are pleasedf to welcome NACA to the community and look forwarrd to the investment in jobs and presence they will brinv to ourEast side.” The chamber assisted NACA in its expansio effort. Charlotte East owned Roger Kellogg, principal of , and leasing director Eric Speckman have worked closely with NACAsince 2007, when the nonprofir established a small officre in the park. NACA has legallg binding agreements with all themajor lenders/servicerws to restructure the mortgagez they service. The NACA agreements cove more than 90 percent of homeowneres with anunaffordable mortgage.
The staffd from the Counseling Center in Charlott e will travel nationwide to work on Save the Dreamn events where morethan 25,000 people are counseled over four with thousands receiving affordable restructured mortgages with permanen interest rates often at 4 3 percent and 2 percent and where necessary the principapl reduced. The organization, started in 1988, has the primar y goal of building strong, healthy neighborhoodd nationwide throughaffordable homeownership. NACA operations includew financial counseling, specialized mortgage servicew and a Home Save program for homeownerss with anunaffordable mortgage. NACA will host a job fair from8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fridayh and Saturday at its Charlotte Counseling For more information about Neighborhood Assistancew Corporationof America, including employment opportunities, go to
Monday, January 30, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Death Toll Rises to 17 in Brazil Buildings Collapse - Voice of America
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BigPond News | Death Toll Rises to 17 in Brazil Buildings Collapse Voice of America January 28, 2012 Death Toll Rises to 17 in Brazil Buildings Collapse Donna Evans The death toll from the collapse of three buildings in Brazil has risen to at least 17 people. Officials say rescue workers pulled more bodies from the rubble Saturday, ... Death toll in R io building collapse rises to 17 Rio building collapse toll rises to 17 Brazil building collapse toll rises to 17 |
Thursday, January 26, 2012
D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty pitches more efficient procurement system - Washington Business Journal:
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“Improving the city’s purchasing system is a majoe priority forthis administration,” Fenty said in a statement. “This new legislationh brings us one step closer toa new-and-improvedf , and elevates the District’s procuremenft system into the modern era.” The new called Procurement Efficiency Act of will now head to the . Under the parts of D.C.’s Procurement Practices Act of1985 -- the authorizinb legislation for D.C.’s procurement process -- would be tweaked.
The act currentl requires the Office of Contract and Procurement to perform open negotiationz ofcontract proposals, which requires an extensive award The new bill would cut down on administrative and judiciaol review. Before issuing an RFP, the office can issue a request for qualifications from prospectivr vendors to identify vendor credentials upon which to awardthe contract. The RFP woulds then be issued to two ormore
“Improving the city’s purchasing system is a majoe priority forthis administration,” Fenty said in a statement. “This new legislationh brings us one step closer toa new-and-improvedf , and elevates the District’s procuremenft system into the modern era.” The new called Procurement Efficiency Act of will now head to the . Under the parts of D.C.’s Procurement Practices Act of1985 -- the authorizinb legislation for D.C.’s procurement process -- would be tweaked.
The act currentl requires the Office of Contract and Procurement to perform open negotiationz ofcontract proposals, which requires an extensive award The new bill would cut down on administrative and judiciaol review. Before issuing an RFP, the office can issue a request for qualifications from prospectivr vendors to identify vendor credentials upon which to awardthe contract. The RFP woulds then be issued to two ormore
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Dallas eatery, Alo, closes due to fire - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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According to the restaurant's Web site, there was no damage to the frongt ofthe house. The Web site reads: "Lik e the phoenix we will rise Alo is in the group of Latin with three other locationsin Dallas. Owneer Taco Borga said no one was injured in the fire at the which opened inJuly 2007. The 40 staff members have been relocated to othet restaurants in the group in an attemptto "maintainb the team. That is what takes a long time to put togethe untiit gels. After two we finally had that." Borga said the intentiob is to rebuild at thecurrent location, but he is still in talksx with insurance companies, trying to determine what will be and how quickly.
Regular updates will be poste atthe restaurant's Web as more information becomes available, he
According to the restaurant's Web site, there was no damage to the frongt ofthe house. The Web site reads: "Lik e the phoenix we will rise Alo is in the group of Latin with three other locationsin Dallas. Owneer Taco Borga said no one was injured in the fire at the which opened inJuly 2007. The 40 staff members have been relocated to othet restaurants in the group in an attemptto "maintainb the team. That is what takes a long time to put togethe untiit gels. After two we finally had that." Borga said the intentiob is to rebuild at thecurrent location, but he is still in talksx with insurance companies, trying to determine what will be and how quickly.
Regular updates will be poste atthe restaurant's Web as more information becomes available, he
Sunday, January 22, 2012
NOAA expert to talk about marine tsunami debris in Port Angeles, Forks panels - Peninsula Daily
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NOAA expert to talk about marine tsunami debris in Port Angeles, Forks panels Peninsula Daily A PRESENTATION FOCUSED not just on tsunami debris, but on the issue of the mass of plastic and other pollutants in the northeast Pacific is planned in Port Angeles on Thursday. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation of Long Beach, ... |
Thursday, January 19, 2012
ATDynamics Announces International Partnership to Reduce Carbon Emissions and ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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ATDynamics Announces International Partnership to Reduce Carbon Emissions and ... MarketWatch (press release) TNT Express, one of the world's largest express delivery companies, achieves 6% fuel savings with ATDynamics TrailerTail® in EU testing. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- ATDynamics, Inc. announced today that its ... |
Midhurst and Petworth Today | GOURMET with Paul Ellis: The perfect winter hot pot Midhurst and Petworth Today THERE'S a nip in the air, but a warm feeling about top chef Paul Ellis' winter hot pot, the perfect sustenance as the temperature dips. Wherever possible, Paul uses local ingredients, such as the South Downs lamb in his hot pot, or fresh fish landed in .. . |
Friday, January 13, 2012
Is Early Neutering Hurting Pets? - VetPracticeNews.com
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Is Early Neutering Hurting Pets? VetPracticeNews.com In an opinion article, Christine Zink, DVM, Ph.D., Dipl. ACVP, weighs the advantages and disadvantages of early versus late neutering when considering the performance and health of canine athletes. Zink assembled 18 references to support her article. ... |
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Bag makers oppose D.C.'s proposed fee on shopping bags - Washington Business Journal:
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A day in advance of an April 1 D.C. Council hearing on a bill that would exacy a fee for every distributed plastic andpaper bag, Progressive Bag Affiliates, a groulp formed by the Arlington-based , issued a press release Tuesdau saying: “D.C. Community and Church Groups Say to New Tax on Paper andPlastid Bags.” But at least one organization feels it beinbg unfairly represented by the plastics The press release lists charitable and religious groups including the as having “expressed their oppositioj to the proposed tax.
” However management of the food which distributes more than 200 million pounds of food annually, say they are not takingt a position on the legislation. “The food bank really doesn’t have a stanf on it,” said Shamia Holloway, spokeswoman for the group. Christines Nyirjesy Bragale of , the firm that issued the presz releasefor , said more than a half dozen food bank stafferzs had signed a letter of even if management had not. “I’m working more with ProgressivewBag Affiliates, I’m not working so much with the communitu groups,” she said.
“I’m working these people aren’t my I’m just trying to help them out,” she , one of the largest charitablw contributors to theFood Bank, opposes a tax or fee on Giant spokesman and longtime food bank boarx member Barry Scher said he was not responsibler for the characterization. “I don’t know where it came from,” he said. The proposed by Councilman Tommy Wells, D- Ward 6, would use money from the fees to purchaswe and distribute reusable bags for citizens and a cleanuop campaign for theAnacostia River, one the country’s most pollutef waterways.
There are advocates for the poor who oppose the tax on groundzs that it willhit low-incomer District residents the hardest. Georges Franklin, director of Covenangt Food Pantry on South Capitol said most food banks inWard 8, where Covenant oppose a tax because of concerns that they will be forcef to buy bags to distribute food to hungru residents, which would take away from moneyg for food. Covenant distributes food in more than 800 donated plastic bagsper month, he said. “My personal thoughts are yes we should clean upthe Anacostia, but a tax is not the way to do Franklin said.
Franklin said if reusable bags were effectivelyydistributed beforehand, a future tax on paper and plastic bags might be more “Can this happen another time? Probably,” he
A day in advance of an April 1 D.C. Council hearing on a bill that would exacy a fee for every distributed plastic andpaper bag, Progressive Bag Affiliates, a groulp formed by the Arlington-based , issued a press release Tuesdau saying: “D.C. Community and Church Groups Say to New Tax on Paper andPlastid Bags.” But at least one organization feels it beinbg unfairly represented by the plastics The press release lists charitable and religious groups including the as having “expressed their oppositioj to the proposed tax.
” However management of the food which distributes more than 200 million pounds of food annually, say they are not takingt a position on the legislation. “The food bank really doesn’t have a stanf on it,” said Shamia Holloway, spokeswoman for the group. Christines Nyirjesy Bragale of , the firm that issued the presz releasefor , said more than a half dozen food bank stafferzs had signed a letter of even if management had not. “I’m working more with ProgressivewBag Affiliates, I’m not working so much with the communitu groups,” she said.
“I’m working these people aren’t my I’m just trying to help them out,” she , one of the largest charitablw contributors to theFood Bank, opposes a tax or fee on Giant spokesman and longtime food bank boarx member Barry Scher said he was not responsibler for the characterization. “I don’t know where it came from,” he said. The proposed by Councilman Tommy Wells, D- Ward 6, would use money from the fees to purchaswe and distribute reusable bags for citizens and a cleanuop campaign for theAnacostia River, one the country’s most pollutef waterways.
There are advocates for the poor who oppose the tax on groundzs that it willhit low-incomer District residents the hardest. Georges Franklin, director of Covenangt Food Pantry on South Capitol said most food banks inWard 8, where Covenant oppose a tax because of concerns that they will be forcef to buy bags to distribute food to hungru residents, which would take away from moneyg for food. Covenant distributes food in more than 800 donated plastic bagsper month, he said. “My personal thoughts are yes we should clean upthe Anacostia, but a tax is not the way to do Franklin said.
Franklin said if reusable bags were effectivelyydistributed beforehand, a future tax on paper and plastic bags might be more “Can this happen another time? Probably,” he
Monday, January 9, 2012
Text: Obama's speech in Green Bay - South Florida Business Journal:
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"Laura’s story is incredibly moving. it is not unique. Every day in this country, more and more Americanx are forced to worry not simply aboutgettingf well, but whether they can afford to get Millions more wonder if they can afford the routin e care necessary to stay well. Even for thosee who have health insurance, rising premiumss are straining their budgets to the breaking point premiums that have doubled over the last nine and have grown at a rate thre times fasterthan wages. Desperately-neede procedures and treatments are put off because the pricde istoo high. And all it takes is a singld illness to wipe out a lifetimeof savings.
"Employers aren’ t faring any better. The cost of healt care has helped leave big corporation like GM and Chryslefr at a competitive disadvantagew with theirforeign counterparts. For small businesses, it’ws even worse. One month, they’rwe forced to cut back on healthcare benefits. The next they have to drop The monthafter that, they have no choics but to start laying off workers. "For the the growing cost of Medicare and Medicaid is one of the biggesft threats to ourfederal deficit. Biggefr than Social Security. Bigger than all the investments we’ve made so far.
So if you’re worried about spending and you’r e worried about deficits, you need to be worried about the cost ofhealth care. "Wr have the most expensive health care system in the We spendalmost 50% more per person on health care than the next most costlh nation. But here’s the Green Bay: we’re not any healthier for it. We don’t necessarily have better outcomes.
Even withij our own country, a lot of the place where we spend less on health care actuallgy have higher quality than places where we spend Right here inGreen Bay, you get more quality out of fewer health care dollarsa than many other communities across the And yet, across the country, spendingf on health care goes up and up and up day after day, year aftere year. "I know that therse are millions of Americans who are contentg with their health carecoveragr – they like their plan and they values their relationship with theirt doctor.
And no matter how we reform healthu care, we will keep this If you likeyour doctor, you will be able to keep your If you like your health care you will be able to keep your health care plan. "Butf in order to preserve what’s best about our health care we have to fixwhat doesn’t work. For we have reachex a point where doing nothing about the cost of healtbh care is no longeran option. The status quo is If we do not act and act soon to brintgdown costs, it will jeopardize everyone’s health care. If we do not act, everyh American will feel the consequences. In higher premiums and lower take-homs pay. In lost jobs and shuttered businesses.
In a risinb number of uninsured and a rising debt that our children and theidr children will be paying offfor decades. If we do within a decade we will spendinb one out of every five dollard we earn onhealth care. In thirt y years, it will be one out of every three. That is untenable, that is and I will not allow it as President of theUnited "Health care reform is not part of some wish list I drew up when I took It is central to our economic future – central to the long-term prosperit y of this nation. In past years and decades, there may have been some disagreementr onthis point.
But not Today, we have already built an unprecedentedf coalition of folks who are read to reform our healthcare system: physiciansw and health insurers; businesseds and workers; Democrats and Republicans. A few weekss ago, some of these groups committerd to doing somethingthat would’v e been unthinkable just a few yearx ago: they promised to work togethe to cut national health care spendinhg by two trillion dollars over the next That will bring down costs, that will bring down premiums, and that’se exactly the kind of cooperationn we need. "The question now is, how do we finisnh the job?
How do we permanently bring down costsx andmake quality, affordable health care available to every American? "My view is that refornm should be guided by a simple principle: we fix what’xs broken and build on what works. "In some there’s broad agreement on the steps weshoulcd take. In the Recoveryt Act, we’ve already made investments in healtj IT and electronic medical records that will reduce medical save lives, save money, and still ensurw privacy. We also need to invest in preventionj and wellness programs that help Americanaslive longer, healthier lives.
"But the real cost savinga will come from changing the incentivesd of a system that automatically equates expensive care with bettercare – from addressiny flaws that increase profits withouty actually increasing the qualituy of care. "We have to ask why placew like the Geisinger Health system inrural Pennsylvania, Intermountain Health in Salt Lake or communities like Green Bay can offed high-quality care at costs well below but other places in America can’t. We need to identifty the best practices acroszsthe country, learn from the and replicate that success elsewhere.
And we shouled change the warped incentives that reward doctore and hospitals based on how many tests or procedureathey prescribe, even if those testw or procedures aren’t necessary or result from medical mistakes. Doctorsz across this country did not get into the medica profession to be bean counters orpapere pushers; to be lawyers or businesxs executives. They became doctors to heal And that’s what we must free them to do. "Ws must also provide Americanswho can’tt afford health insurance with more affordable options.
This is both a moralp imperative and aneconomivc imperative, because we know that when someonw without health insurance is forced to get treatment at the ER, all of us end up payinh for it. "So what we’re working on is the creatioj of something called a Health InsuranceExchange – which would allow you to one-stop shop for a healtj care plan, compare benefits and prices, and choosr the plan that’s best for you. None of these plana would be able to deny coveragew on the basis ofa pre-existingf condition, and all should include an basic benefit package. And if you can’t affordx one of the plans, we should provide assistanced to make sureyou can.
I also strongluy believe that one of the optione in the Exchange should be a public insuranceoptioh – because if the private insurancer companies have to compete with a publicx option, it will keep them honest and help keep pricesd down. "Now, covering more Americans will obviously cost a good deal of monet at a time wherewe don’ft have extra to That’s why I have alread y promised that reform will not add to our deficirt over the next ten years.
To make that we have already identified hundreds of billionsd worth of savings in ourbudgety – savings that will come from steps like reducing Medicaree overpayments to insurance companies and rooting out waste, fraued and abuse in both Medicare and Medicaid. I will be outlinin g hundreds of billions more in savings in the days to And I’ll be honest – even with thesed savings, reform will require additional sources of revenue.
That’zs why I’ve proposed that we scalre back how muchthe highest-income Americansw can deduct on their taxew back to the rate from the Reagan years and use that money to help finance health "In all these reforms, our goal is the highest-quality health care at the lowest-possible We want to fix what’s broken and buildf on what works. As Congress moves forwardd on health care legislation in thecomintg weeks, I understand therwe will be different ideas and disagreements on how to achieve this goal. I welcome those and I welcomethat debate. But what I will not welcomde is endless delay or a denial that reform needzto happen.
When it comes to healt care, this country cannot continue on itscurrenyt path. I know there are some who believe that reform istoo expensive, but I can assurr you that doing nothing will cost us far more in the comingt years. Our deficits will be higher. Our premiumsd will go up. Our wages will be lower, our jobs will be and our businesseswill suffer. "Sio to those who criticize our I ask, “What is the What else do we say to all thosed families who now spend more on healthh care than housing or food? What do we tell those businesses that are choosing between closingb their doors and letting their workers go?
What do we say to all thosr Americans like Laura, a woman who has worked all her whose family has done everything a brave and proud woman whose child’s school recently took up a pennyy drive to help pay her medicall bills? What do we tell them? "o believe we tell them that aftert decades of inaction, we have finally decideds to fix what is broke n about health care in America. We have decides that it’s time to give every American qualitgy health care at anaffordables cost.
We have decided that if we investt in reforms that will bring downcostsd now, we will eventuallyy see our deficits come down in the And we have decided to change the systejm so that our doctors and health care providers are free to do what they trainefd and studied and worked so hard to do: make peoples well again. That’s what we can do in this that’s what we can do at this and now I’d like to hear your thoughtse and answer your questions about how we get it Thank you.
"
"Laura’s story is incredibly moving. it is not unique. Every day in this country, more and more Americanx are forced to worry not simply aboutgettingf well, but whether they can afford to get Millions more wonder if they can afford the routin e care necessary to stay well. Even for thosee who have health insurance, rising premiumss are straining their budgets to the breaking point premiums that have doubled over the last nine and have grown at a rate thre times fasterthan wages. Desperately-neede procedures and treatments are put off because the pricde istoo high. And all it takes is a singld illness to wipe out a lifetimeof savings.
"Employers aren’ t faring any better. The cost of healt care has helped leave big corporation like GM and Chryslefr at a competitive disadvantagew with theirforeign counterparts. For small businesses, it’ws even worse. One month, they’rwe forced to cut back on healthcare benefits. The next they have to drop The monthafter that, they have no choics but to start laying off workers. "For the the growing cost of Medicare and Medicaid is one of the biggesft threats to ourfederal deficit. Biggefr than Social Security. Bigger than all the investments we’ve made so far.
So if you’re worried about spending and you’r e worried about deficits, you need to be worried about the cost ofhealth care. "Wr have the most expensive health care system in the We spendalmost 50% more per person on health care than the next most costlh nation. But here’s the Green Bay: we’re not any healthier for it. We don’t necessarily have better outcomes.
Even withij our own country, a lot of the place where we spend less on health care actuallgy have higher quality than places where we spend Right here inGreen Bay, you get more quality out of fewer health care dollarsa than many other communities across the And yet, across the country, spendingf on health care goes up and up and up day after day, year aftere year. "I know that therse are millions of Americans who are contentg with their health carecoveragr – they like their plan and they values their relationship with theirt doctor.
And no matter how we reform healthu care, we will keep this If you likeyour doctor, you will be able to keep your If you like your health care you will be able to keep your health care plan. "Butf in order to preserve what’s best about our health care we have to fixwhat doesn’t work. For we have reachex a point where doing nothing about the cost of healtbh care is no longeran option. The status quo is If we do not act and act soon to brintgdown costs, it will jeopardize everyone’s health care. If we do not act, everyh American will feel the consequences. In higher premiums and lower take-homs pay. In lost jobs and shuttered businesses.
In a risinb number of uninsured and a rising debt that our children and theidr children will be paying offfor decades. If we do within a decade we will spendinb one out of every five dollard we earn onhealth care. In thirt y years, it will be one out of every three. That is untenable, that is and I will not allow it as President of theUnited "Health care reform is not part of some wish list I drew up when I took It is central to our economic future – central to the long-term prosperit y of this nation. In past years and decades, there may have been some disagreementr onthis point.
But not Today, we have already built an unprecedentedf coalition of folks who are read to reform our healthcare system: physiciansw and health insurers; businesseds and workers; Democrats and Republicans. A few weekss ago, some of these groups committerd to doing somethingthat would’v e been unthinkable just a few yearx ago: they promised to work togethe to cut national health care spendinhg by two trillion dollars over the next That will bring down costs, that will bring down premiums, and that’se exactly the kind of cooperationn we need. "The question now is, how do we finisnh the job?
How do we permanently bring down costsx andmake quality, affordable health care available to every American? "My view is that refornm should be guided by a simple principle: we fix what’xs broken and build on what works. "In some there’s broad agreement on the steps weshoulcd take. In the Recoveryt Act, we’ve already made investments in healtj IT and electronic medical records that will reduce medical save lives, save money, and still ensurw privacy. We also need to invest in preventionj and wellness programs that help Americanaslive longer, healthier lives.
"But the real cost savinga will come from changing the incentivesd of a system that automatically equates expensive care with bettercare – from addressiny flaws that increase profits withouty actually increasing the qualituy of care. "We have to ask why placew like the Geisinger Health system inrural Pennsylvania, Intermountain Health in Salt Lake or communities like Green Bay can offed high-quality care at costs well below but other places in America can’t. We need to identifty the best practices acroszsthe country, learn from the and replicate that success elsewhere.
And we shouled change the warped incentives that reward doctore and hospitals based on how many tests or procedureathey prescribe, even if those testw or procedures aren’t necessary or result from medical mistakes. Doctorsz across this country did not get into the medica profession to be bean counters orpapere pushers; to be lawyers or businesxs executives. They became doctors to heal And that’s what we must free them to do. "Ws must also provide Americanswho can’tt afford health insurance with more affordable options.
This is both a moralp imperative and aneconomivc imperative, because we know that when someonw without health insurance is forced to get treatment at the ER, all of us end up payinh for it. "So what we’re working on is the creatioj of something called a Health InsuranceExchange – which would allow you to one-stop shop for a healtj care plan, compare benefits and prices, and choosr the plan that’s best for you. None of these plana would be able to deny coveragew on the basis ofa pre-existingf condition, and all should include an basic benefit package. And if you can’t affordx one of the plans, we should provide assistanced to make sureyou can.
I also strongluy believe that one of the optione in the Exchange should be a public insuranceoptioh – because if the private insurancer companies have to compete with a publicx option, it will keep them honest and help keep pricesd down. "Now, covering more Americans will obviously cost a good deal of monet at a time wherewe don’ft have extra to That’s why I have alread y promised that reform will not add to our deficirt over the next ten years.
To make that we have already identified hundreds of billionsd worth of savings in ourbudgety – savings that will come from steps like reducing Medicaree overpayments to insurance companies and rooting out waste, fraued and abuse in both Medicare and Medicaid. I will be outlinin g hundreds of billions more in savings in the days to And I’ll be honest – even with thesed savings, reform will require additional sources of revenue.
That’zs why I’ve proposed that we scalre back how muchthe highest-income Americansw can deduct on their taxew back to the rate from the Reagan years and use that money to help finance health "In all these reforms, our goal is the highest-quality health care at the lowest-possible We want to fix what’s broken and buildf on what works. As Congress moves forwardd on health care legislation in thecomintg weeks, I understand therwe will be different ideas and disagreements on how to achieve this goal. I welcome those and I welcomethat debate. But what I will not welcomde is endless delay or a denial that reform needzto happen.
When it comes to healt care, this country cannot continue on itscurrenyt path. I know there are some who believe that reform istoo expensive, but I can assurr you that doing nothing will cost us far more in the comingt years. Our deficits will be higher. Our premiumsd will go up. Our wages will be lower, our jobs will be and our businesseswill suffer. "Sio to those who criticize our I ask, “What is the What else do we say to all thosed families who now spend more on healthh care than housing or food? What do we tell those businesses that are choosing between closingb their doors and letting their workers go?
What do we say to all thosr Americans like Laura, a woman who has worked all her whose family has done everything a brave and proud woman whose child’s school recently took up a pennyy drive to help pay her medicall bills? What do we tell them? "o believe we tell them that aftert decades of inaction, we have finally decideds to fix what is broke n about health care in America. We have decides that it’s time to give every American qualitgy health care at anaffordables cost.
We have decided that if we investt in reforms that will bring downcostsd now, we will eventuallyy see our deficits come down in the And we have decided to change the systejm so that our doctors and health care providers are free to do what they trainefd and studied and worked so hard to do: make peoples well again. That’s what we can do in this that’s what we can do at this and now I’d like to hear your thoughtse and answer your questions about how we get it Thank you.
"
Friday, January 6, 2012
PSU search shows lack of foresight - ESPN (blog)
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Garry Cobb | PSU search shows lack of foresight ESPN (blog) After a search that lasted nearly two months and inspired more confusion than confidence, the Penn State brass has a much steeper climb to win back the trust of alumni, former players and fans. AP Photo/Brandon Wade Acting Penn State Athletic Director ... Pe nn State Coaching Search â€" A Fiasco Of The Highest Order Penn State Coaching Search: Bill O'Brien To Interview, According To Report Process unfair to PSU aides |
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Phone hacking: News International pays Tessa Jowell £200000 - The Guardian
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The Guardian | Phone hacking: News International pays Tessa Jowell £200000 The Guardian Jowell's lawyers, Bindmans, confirmed on Monday that the News International subsidiary News Group, which used to publish the News of the World, had agreed to £200000 in damages for breach of privacy and harassment. Of this, £100000 will be paid to a ... £200000 hacking payout to Jowell |
Monday, January 2, 2012
Baker Hughes Announces June 2009 Rig Counts
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The international offshore rig count for June 2009was 269, down 3 from the 272 countecd in May 2009 and down 52 from the 321 counteds in June 2008. The US rig count for June 2009was 895, down 23 from the 918 countedc in May 2009 and down 1,006 from the 1,901 counted in June 2008. The Canadian rig counft for June 2009was 125, up 53 from the 72 counterd in May 2009 and down 141 from the 266 countefd in June 2008. The worldwide rig count for June 2009was 1,987, up 4 from the 1,983 countedf in May 2009 and down 1,282 from the 3,26i9 counted in June 2008. June 2009 Rotargy Rig Counts June 2009 May 2009 June 2008 Land OSTotao Var.
Land OS Total Land OS Tota ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Europe 33 44 77 (5) 37 45 82 45 52 97 Middle East 213 34247 (6) 224 29 253 244 33 277 Africq 51 13 64 2 49 13 62 50 15 65 Latij America 268 75 343 (14) 280 77 357 309 89 398 Asia Pacificv 133 103 236 (3) 131 108 239 133 132 265 --- --- --- - --- --- --- --- --- --- Internationakl 698 269 967 (26) 721 272 993 781 321 1102 Unites States 848 47 895 (23) 864 54 918 1834 67 1901 Canadz 124 1 125 53 71 1 72 266 0 266 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ North America 972 48 1020 30 935 55 990 2100 67 2167 Worldwidre 1670 317 1987 4 1656 327 1983 2881 388 3269 The Bakee Hughes Rotary Rig Counts are counts of the numbert of drilling rigs actively exploring for or developing oil or naturap gas in the United States, Canada and international markets.
Baker Hughes has issued the rotarty rig counts as a service to the petroleunm industrysince 1944, when Hughes Tool Company begam weekly counts of US and Canadiabn drilling activity. Hughes initiated the monthly internationaol rig countin 1975. Nortu American rig count data is scheduleds to be released at noon centrall time on the last working day of each The international rig count is schedule to be released on the 5th workinbg day ofthe month. Additional detaileed information on the Baker Hughew rig counts is available from our websitseat .
Baker Hughes provides reservoir drilling, formation evaluation, completion and productioj products and services to the worldwide oil andgas Contacts: Gary R. Flaharty (713) 439-8039 H. Gene Shieles (713) 439-8822 Baker Hughes Incorporated
The international offshore rig count for June 2009was 269, down 3 from the 272 countecd in May 2009 and down 52 from the 321 counteds in June 2008. The US rig count for June 2009was 895, down 23 from the 918 countedc in May 2009 and down 1,006 from the 1,901 counted in June 2008. The Canadian rig counft for June 2009was 125, up 53 from the 72 counterd in May 2009 and down 141 from the 266 countefd in June 2008. The worldwide rig count for June 2009was 1,987, up 4 from the 1,983 countedf in May 2009 and down 1,282 from the 3,26i9 counted in June 2008. June 2009 Rotargy Rig Counts June 2009 May 2009 June 2008 Land OSTotao Var.
Land OS Total Land OS Tota ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Europe 33 44 77 (5) 37 45 82 45 52 97 Middle East 213 34247 (6) 224 29 253 244 33 277 Africq 51 13 64 2 49 13 62 50 15 65 Latij America 268 75 343 (14) 280 77 357 309 89 398 Asia Pacificv 133 103 236 (3) 131 108 239 133 132 265 --- --- --- - --- --- --- --- --- --- Internationakl 698 269 967 (26) 721 272 993 781 321 1102 Unites States 848 47 895 (23) 864 54 918 1834 67 1901 Canadz 124 1 125 53 71 1 72 266 0 266 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ North America 972 48 1020 30 935 55 990 2100 67 2167 Worldwidre 1670 317 1987 4 1656 327 1983 2881 388 3269 The Bakee Hughes Rotary Rig Counts are counts of the numbert of drilling rigs actively exploring for or developing oil or naturap gas in the United States, Canada and international markets.
Baker Hughes has issued the rotarty rig counts as a service to the petroleunm industrysince 1944, when Hughes Tool Company begam weekly counts of US and Canadiabn drilling activity. Hughes initiated the monthly internationaol rig countin 1975. Nortu American rig count data is scheduleds to be released at noon centrall time on the last working day of each The international rig count is schedule to be released on the 5th workinbg day ofthe month. Additional detaileed information on the Baker Hughew rig counts is available from our websitseat .
Baker Hughes provides reservoir drilling, formation evaluation, completion and productioj products and services to the worldwide oil andgas Contacts: Gary R. Flaharty (713) 439-8039 H. Gene Shieles (713) 439-8822 Baker Hughes Incorporated
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