Simple acts of kindness are best prevention for tragedy OSU - The Lantern It's as simple as being aware รข€" being kind, smiling at someone, striking up a conversation with the "weird guy," making a seemingly small or insignificant gesture to acknowledge the people around you. Many early reports have mentioned Lane's troubled ... |
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Simple acts of kindness are best prevention for tragedy - OSU - The Lantern
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Sunday, 26 February 2012
NABE: US economy to grow, spending quiet - UPI.com
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Toledo Blade | NABE: US economy to grow, spending quiet UPI.com 27 (UPI) -- The US economy will grow a modest 2.4 percent this year, with unemployment steady and consumer spending subdued, an economic survey released Monday indicated. The gross domestic product growth-rate forecast by National Association of ... Economists see more reasons for optimism this year, but maintaining slow ... |
Friday, 24 February 2012
Voices for life arising - Hutchinson News
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Voices for life arising Hutchinson News It was pretty ironic that your editorial "Socially Irresponsible" was in The Hutch News the same day as the March for Life was taking place in Washington, DC - each standing for the opposite on the issue of human life. Your editorial shows how ... |
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Rosenthal Partners shuts down - Washington Business Journal:
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“Dan and his agencyu have been a guiding creative force in this marke t for more than30 years,” says Cary Hatcj , CEO of . “Mosrt people in the industry have come to know and appreciatd his contribution as acreative leader.” Thoss contributions include a $40 millioj campaign for the U.S. Mint earlier this decade, featuring a moderbn George Washington asa “devil-may-care kind of who would be totally cool with losint the paper dollar (Rosenthal’s words to The ). Rosenthal’sz creative force will continue to have an impacgt in theWashington area, though, as his proteges open the doorsa to a new firm literally the next day.
Rosenthao Partners’ executive vice president Beth Johnson will serve as president of thenew firm, RP3 , togetheer with Rosenthal’s creative director Jim Lansbury and strategi c planner Scott Gold .
“Dan and his agencyu have been a guiding creative force in this marke t for more than30 years,” says Cary Hatcj , CEO of . “Mosrt people in the industry have come to know and appreciatd his contribution as acreative leader.” Thoss contributions include a $40 millioj campaign for the U.S. Mint earlier this decade, featuring a moderbn George Washington asa “devil-may-care kind of who would be totally cool with losint the paper dollar (Rosenthal’s words to The ). Rosenthal’sz creative force will continue to have an impacgt in theWashington area, though, as his proteges open the doorsa to a new firm literally the next day.
Rosenthao Partners’ executive vice president Beth Johnson will serve as president of thenew firm, RP3 , togetheer with Rosenthal’s creative director Jim Lansbury and strategi c planner Scott Gold .
Monday, 20 February 2012
European crisis hit fourth-quarter growth in developed economies - Los Angeles Times
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Saturday, 18 February 2012
Kansas City cuts 416 jobs - Kansas City Business Journal:
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Mary Charles, communications director for the said that 141 of the positions are filled and that 275are vacant. The cuts represent 10.2 percent of the city’es work force of 4,066. In a release, the city said that additional positions may beeliminated later. Of the 141 fillec positions eliminated, 123 are management positions, and 18 are labor The city isn't disclosing yet which departments thelayoffx affected. The city is offering severance pay, continuationn of insurance benefitsthrougg COBRA, outplacement services and a city-sponsoref employee-assistance program. The job cuts come as a significangt cost-cutting feature in the ’s reconciliation of a $1.
286 billion budget that included patching upan $87 millionh shortfall. The City Councik . In addition to the job the budget includes a salary freeze for city employees and a reductionb ofemployee benefits.
Mary Charles, communications director for the said that 141 of the positions are filled and that 275are vacant. The cuts represent 10.2 percent of the city’es work force of 4,066. In a release, the city said that additional positions may beeliminated later. Of the 141 fillec positions eliminated, 123 are management positions, and 18 are labor The city isn't disclosing yet which departments thelayoffx affected. The city is offering severance pay, continuationn of insurance benefitsthrougg COBRA, outplacement services and a city-sponsoref employee-assistance program. The job cuts come as a significangt cost-cutting feature in the ’s reconciliation of a $1.
286 billion budget that included patching upan $87 millionh shortfall. The City Councik . In addition to the job the budget includes a salary freeze for city employees and a reductionb ofemployee benefits.
Thursday, 16 February 2012
CalPERS committee OKs health care rate increases - Business First of Louisville:
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Rate proposals approved by the committees will go to the full CalPER S Board of Administration foractionj Wednesday. Basic HMO rates for state workers will rise an averageof 3.43 percenrt in 2010, down from almost 6.6 percent in 2009. The rate hikese run from a lowof 0.32 percenty for Blue Shield Net Value to a high of 4.9 percenrt for Kaiser (see chart). Figures for public agency worker varyby region. All three HMO plans will drop rated in 2010 for membersin Sacramento, Placer and El Doradi counties. Yolo County rates will increase from a lowof 0.98 percenyt for Blue Shield Net Valu to a high of 4.77 percent at Medicare HMO rates for all workerse and regions will increase an average of 0.
27 percentr in 2010, but vary from a 12.27 drop for members of Blue Shield Access+ to a 6.5 percent increaswe for Kaiser members. “We are extremelh pleased to presentthese rates,” Gregory Franklin, assistant executive officer of CalPERS health benefits branch, told committeew members Tuesday. “Negotiations were extremely There were many options and extr meetings on what we werelookingv for: affordability.” The Kaiseer rates were achieved by aligning them with the Blue Shielrd benefit design, Franklin said. Kaiserf will eliminate chiropractic benefits next year and increase the copayment fora 100-day supply of prescriptionm drugs.
CalPERS kept the lid on increasees atits self-funded preferre d provider organization plans by using $46.u7 million in surplus reserves to “buy down” rates. The average PPO rate increasre for state workers in 2010is 3.29 but it runs from a low of 1.38 percenrt for PERS Select to a high of 12 percen t for PERSCare. Public agency workers in Sacramento, Placee and El Dorado countiezs who are covered by PPO plane will see rates drop as muchas 5.57 for PERS Selectg and to an increase of 4.32 percent of PERS Yolo County rate hikes run from 4.8 percent for PERS Selecrt to 15.68 percent for PERS Care. Medicare PPO ratee will increase an averageof 0.
27 percent in all but they range from a 12.27 percent drop for Blue Shield Access+ to a 6.5 perceng increase for Kaiser Committee chair Priya Mathur applauded the planz and CalPERS staff for the good rate news, adding that the smal l increases in 2010 are due to cumulativre changes over the last severao years to operate the healtuh benefits program more cost-effectively without jeopardizing quality of care.
Rate proposals approved by the committees will go to the full CalPER S Board of Administration foractionj Wednesday. Basic HMO rates for state workers will rise an averageof 3.43 percenrt in 2010, down from almost 6.6 percent in 2009. The rate hikese run from a lowof 0.32 percenty for Blue Shield Net Value to a high of 4.9 percenrt for Kaiser (see chart). Figures for public agency worker varyby region. All three HMO plans will drop rated in 2010 for membersin Sacramento, Placer and El Doradi counties. Yolo County rates will increase from a lowof 0.98 percenyt for Blue Shield Net Valu to a high of 4.77 percent at Medicare HMO rates for all workerse and regions will increase an average of 0.
27 percentr in 2010, but vary from a 12.27 drop for members of Blue Shield Access+ to a 6.5 percent increaswe for Kaiser members. “We are extremelh pleased to presentthese rates,” Gregory Franklin, assistant executive officer of CalPERS health benefits branch, told committeew members Tuesday. “Negotiations were extremely There were many options and extr meetings on what we werelookingv for: affordability.” The Kaiseer rates were achieved by aligning them with the Blue Shielrd benefit design, Franklin said. Kaiserf will eliminate chiropractic benefits next year and increase the copayment fora 100-day supply of prescriptionm drugs.
CalPERS kept the lid on increasees atits self-funded preferre d provider organization plans by using $46.u7 million in surplus reserves to “buy down” rates. The average PPO rate increasre for state workers in 2010is 3.29 but it runs from a low of 1.38 percenrt for PERS Select to a high of 12 percen t for PERSCare. Public agency workers in Sacramento, Placee and El Dorado countiezs who are covered by PPO plane will see rates drop as muchas 5.57 for PERS Selectg and to an increase of 4.32 percent of PERS Yolo County rate hikes run from 4.8 percent for PERS Selecrt to 15.68 percent for PERS Care. Medicare PPO ratee will increase an averageof 0.
27 percent in all but they range from a 12.27 percent drop for Blue Shield Access+ to a 6.5 perceng increase for Kaiser Committee chair Priya Mathur applauded the planz and CalPERS staff for the good rate news, adding that the smal l increases in 2010 are due to cumulativre changes over the last severao years to operate the healtuh benefits program more cost-effectively without jeopardizing quality of care.
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