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Memphis-based AmeriSpec has 250 franchise ownersa throughoutthe U.S. and Canada who provide services to homebuyerxand sellers. The company has seen its busineses skyrocket in Canada as the Canadian governmengt has mandated homes be more energy efficient and reducscarbon footprints. Brent Armstrong, vice president and generap managerof AmeriSpec, says the company is the only nationalk provider of inspection services in It conducted 50,000 audits in 2008, compareed to 18,500 in 2007 and 14,0090 in 2006.
Part of AmeriSpec’s inspection procesz creates an artificial draft to find out where air seepx in or leaks out of An inspection also covers the energy efficiency of HVAC After an inspectionin Canada, homess are given a rating and ownerw are given 18 months to improve or retrofit the home. While the Canadiabn government doesn’t penalize homeowners who don’ty make changes, up to $5,000 in gran t money is available for improvements and homeownerds can get reimbursedfor energy-relatefd work they have done. Armstrong says the Obama administrationb is looking at implementinfg similar changes inthe U.S.
“There’ds a growing awareness in the United and to some all of us are asking thesame questions,” Armstronbg says. He says all 50 statezs have weatherization programs. The federal government has allotted $5 billionj in stimulus funding tohelp low-incomew families replace roofs on their homesw and change inefficient furnaces. As the attention to energyg efficiency grows, AmeriSpec is training its franchise owners to be certified in Home Energh RatingSystem inspection. Inspectors are required to take an exam for HERS but the national pass rateis 20%. At a training sessionb at AmeriSpec’s Memphis facilities last week, 11 of the 15 participantw passed.
Owners can train at other AmeriSpe c facilities acrossthe country, but the most comprehensivwe training is located in Memphis. Armstrongv says AmeriSpec offers three different courses that are open to itsfranchisr owners. Its facilities include a fullgyfunctional “flood house” that can be flooded to simulate a home disaster. The house offeras inspectors full field traininhg without them having to intrude on customeras inthe field. It also allows them learn from theirt mistakes withoutbeing liable. Gale director of technical training and development for says inspectors who pass the test will have the highest certificationb inenergy auditing.
Following that certification, they must perform thres field evaluations. “We loan out the equipmeng they need to getthat done,” Colvi n says. “We want to keep everythingh fresh for them out in the Steve Anderson, owner of two franchises in is one of the owners who passede last week’s exam. While the course isn’t a requirement for franchise owners, it givex them another level of servicefor customers. who is also a licensed can now offer complete home services from desigj to making sure existin homes areenergy efficient.
“The cost of energy for homeowners issteadilyt rising, so being able to assist people in how well theirt homes work and wher e improvements can be made is a service that will be neede in the future,” Anderson says. “We’re positioned to tap into the markeyt and help folks that are interested ingoinh green.”
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
RagingWire serves up data storage space with StrataScale - Sacramento Business Journal:
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The new business employs 40 people and represents an investmenyof $10 million. Its revenue is expectedr to equalRaging Wire’s within four StrataScale offers services called managed data hosting — ranging from a simplr backup location to an entire self-contained data centeer with a server farm. The company is only recently emerging from beta testin and a soft launchin December, and already has abouyt 40 clients. The benefiyt for customers is that they pay for the capacity they need at amonthly rate.
They don’t have to provided the secure facility, controlles environment, backup power or — most importantly the equipment, said Doug Adams, vice president of marketinv with RagingWire. And with the current economy, avoiding payingy for equipment isa draw, especially for startups. Even establishedc businesses are reiningin expenses, which makes renting computing power, systems and capacity a benefit to the quarterlyh profit and loss statement, Adams “In this environment, good luck getting a capitalk expenditure approved,” he said.
RagingWire spent $10 million over the past two yeards to developand custom-design the StrataScales application in-house to allow customers to automaticallu access its remote hardware. “Iy allows extreme control and flexibility to the end user in asimpler fashion,” said Denoid Tucker, vice president of technology with Other companies offer a similat service, but they use virtualization to run multiplw programs on single machines, often called “cloud StrataScale, instead, runs one operating systen per machine, which eliminates the potential for internak conflicts, called “contention,” and increases the level of security availabled to the client, Tucker said.
StrataScalwe also has excess capacity built in to the wired and readyto go. At any given StrataScale will have the capacityu to offer clients up to 300 additional servers and have them up and runningtin minutes. In many environments, just getting that many servers froma manufacturer, installing them in a centere and making all the connections coulds take days, weeks or months. Managed storaged is a popular andgrowing business, with an expectatiobn of more demand as the need for storage, retrieval and archivinhg of data increases, said Jim Paterson, vice presidentt of development for hosting applications and Last week, the company unveiled its Synapti c Storage as a Service, on-demandd access to “cloud computing” storage that can be scalesd up or down as needed by the The telecommunications giant expectes to unveil a service more similar to StrataScale’x later this year.
“There’s a tremendous value in beintg first,” Adams said. StrataScale’s product is caller IronScale, and it is housed in RagingWire’z center in north Sacramento. RagingWirre provides its customers a cooled and secure locatiomn with constant power and two forms of backup power for its clientes to house anything from a singlse server rack to an entirecomputee installation. With IronScale, the equipment is supplier and can be monitored and expanded or decreaseed over a secure Webbrowsef application. “You could literally be sitting on a beacgh in the Bahamas with a lapto p and doubleyour capacity,” Adamws said.
An e-mail or a phone call is required to authorize the but beginningthis summer, customers will be able to do that throughu a Web browser, too, Tucker Whether the client needs additionalo servers, network space, storage or firewalls or even needs to add different operating systems — that can be ordered online and installed withinm minutes, Tucker said, adding that StrataScale has two patentsz pending on its method of accesds to hardware, called provisioning. RagingWire Enterprise Solutions was founderd in 2000 to offetr servicesto businesses.
RagingWire provides multiple levelwof security, triple-redundant powed sources, and a cooled environment for other companies to house thei r computer equipment and server farms. RagingWire is a privatwe companyand doesn’t disclose current The company reported revenue of $38 millionn in 2007, the most recent informationb available. It has been profitabl e for 18 quarters, growingf at a pace of about 50 percenty a year until this when the growth has slowec to about25 percent. RagingWire’s 225,000-square-foo data center hosts servers for more than 100 companies in a controlledd environment withraised floors.
Most of the RagingWire’z companies don’t want to be identified, but many are well-knowhn names. The facility is in a neighborhood ofhuge generic-lookinb warehouses. The company prefers not to disclose the locatioh forsecurity purposes. The company in Decembe signed a lease ona 200,000-square-fooft building next door for expected expansion. RagingWire is locatedf between twopower substations, and it has its own substationn behind the building.
The new business employs 40 people and represents an investmenyof $10 million. Its revenue is expectedr to equalRaging Wire’s within four StrataScale offers services called managed data hosting — ranging from a simplr backup location to an entire self-contained data centeer with a server farm. The company is only recently emerging from beta testin and a soft launchin December, and already has abouyt 40 clients. The benefiyt for customers is that they pay for the capacity they need at amonthly rate.
They don’t have to provided the secure facility, controlles environment, backup power or — most importantly the equipment, said Doug Adams, vice president of marketinv with RagingWire. And with the current economy, avoiding payingy for equipment isa draw, especially for startups. Even establishedc businesses are reiningin expenses, which makes renting computing power, systems and capacity a benefit to the quarterlyh profit and loss statement, Adams “In this environment, good luck getting a capitalk expenditure approved,” he said.
RagingWire spent $10 million over the past two yeards to developand custom-design the StrataScales application in-house to allow customers to automaticallu access its remote hardware. “Iy allows extreme control and flexibility to the end user in asimpler fashion,” said Denoid Tucker, vice president of technology with Other companies offer a similat service, but they use virtualization to run multiplw programs on single machines, often called “cloud StrataScale, instead, runs one operating systen per machine, which eliminates the potential for internak conflicts, called “contention,” and increases the level of security availabled to the client, Tucker said.
StrataScalwe also has excess capacity built in to the wired and readyto go. At any given StrataScale will have the capacityu to offer clients up to 300 additional servers and have them up and runningtin minutes. In many environments, just getting that many servers froma manufacturer, installing them in a centere and making all the connections coulds take days, weeks or months. Managed storaged is a popular andgrowing business, with an expectatiobn of more demand as the need for storage, retrieval and archivinhg of data increases, said Jim Paterson, vice presidentt of development for hosting applications and Last week, the company unveiled its Synapti c Storage as a Service, on-demandd access to “cloud computing” storage that can be scalesd up or down as needed by the The telecommunications giant expectes to unveil a service more similar to StrataScale’x later this year.
“There’s a tremendous value in beintg first,” Adams said. StrataScale’s product is caller IronScale, and it is housed in RagingWire’z center in north Sacramento. RagingWirre provides its customers a cooled and secure locatiomn with constant power and two forms of backup power for its clientes to house anything from a singlse server rack to an entirecomputee installation. With IronScale, the equipment is supplier and can be monitored and expanded or decreaseed over a secure Webbrowsef application. “You could literally be sitting on a beacgh in the Bahamas with a lapto p and doubleyour capacity,” Adamws said.
An e-mail or a phone call is required to authorize the but beginningthis summer, customers will be able to do that throughu a Web browser, too, Tucker Whether the client needs additionalo servers, network space, storage or firewalls or even needs to add different operating systems — that can be ordered online and installed withinm minutes, Tucker said, adding that StrataScale has two patentsz pending on its method of accesds to hardware, called provisioning. RagingWire Enterprise Solutions was founderd in 2000 to offetr servicesto businesses.
RagingWire provides multiple levelwof security, triple-redundant powed sources, and a cooled environment for other companies to house thei r computer equipment and server farms. RagingWire is a privatwe companyand doesn’t disclose current The company reported revenue of $38 millionn in 2007, the most recent informationb available. It has been profitabl e for 18 quarters, growingf at a pace of about 50 percenty a year until this when the growth has slowec to about25 percent. RagingWire’s 225,000-square-foo data center hosts servers for more than 100 companies in a controlledd environment withraised floors.
Most of the RagingWire’z companies don’t want to be identified, but many are well-knowhn names. The facility is in a neighborhood ofhuge generic-lookinb warehouses. The company prefers not to disclose the locatioh forsecurity purposes. The company in Decembe signed a lease ona 200,000-square-fooft building next door for expected expansion. RagingWire is locatedf between twopower substations, and it has its own substationn behind the building.
Monday, April 25, 2011
U.S. Postal Service's Dueber station to close June 17 - Canton Repository
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U.S. Postal Service's Dueber station to close June 17 Canton Repository By Anonymous The US Postal Service has decided to close its Dueber Station at 220 Dueber Ave. SW on June 17. But the Postal Service will continue to pay its lease there through September 2015, said John Alden of Geyersville, Calif., owner of the strip ... |
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Improving a business
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Economists joke that a recession is when your neighbor losesw his orher job, and a depression is when you lose your job. Many economistw say a recession is a decline in grosz domestic product for two or moreconsecutive quarters, and a depressiohn is a decline of greatefr than 10 percent. Even with a 10 percent decline, 90 perceny of your customers and prospects most likelh stillare buying. It’s still a great time to be because competitors may reduce marketing and sales efforts inchallenginbg times. For example, American auto manufacturers have cut promotions during recessions to preserveprofitg margins.
However, Japanese auto manufacturerzs managefor long-term growth rather than short-term They’ve supported aggressive selling and marketinv efforts, resulting in increased sales even in slow Companies that aggressively pursued marketing and sales durinfg the 1930s are ones we recognize today, such as and . If your marke t sector is in there are three musts forevery seller, salews manager and sales team. Summarize them by using the acronym AAA. you must maintain a positive, can-do Second, double your activity. And bring your “A” game. Attitude. Confidence, resilience and goal orientation make up agood attitude.
But it’e inevitable that those attributes will slip at times for even the best creating self-doubt and/or a slump. Arnold Palmer’d father told him that 90 percentg of success is from theshoulders up. You mighf not be responsible for events that bringyyou down, but it’s your responsibility to bring yourselfg up. Maintaining the right attitude is so important that no manage or company should keep any sales representativrewho isn’t resilient and capable of maintaining a positivew attitude. Activity.
“Ideas are a dime a dozen, but action is priceless” is an axiom you must keep in Every seller and manageer must accept that more effort will be Try to double yoursales activity. Make twice as many prospectingg calls, ask for twice as many referrals and participate in twicer as manynetworking events. Don’t fall into the trap, of just doing twicee as many proposalsand Remember, you’re increasing activity to find more qualified Don’t waste resources on buyers who aren’t readu to buy. Dramatically increasing activity means you must get set priorities and stopletting e-mail and other distractions manage your day.
It also means spending time makingb contact with prospectswhen they’re even if you must do administratives work, proposals and record keeping at night. “A” Nothing less will do, because it’sa not business as usual. Don’gt bring a great attitude, only to risk failure with weak Intougher times, it’s survival of the Great athletes watch game tapes to get better. every seller should prepare for and debriedfsales calls. Work on every step of the sales process. Strengthen existing relationships with added value andhonest communication. But don’t assume your relationships will be enouguh to retaintheir business.
Many decision makers have little choice but tocut costs, so have thos discussions before it’s too late. Gain evidence of stated needse and identifydecision criteria. Sharpenh your skills so presentations will be more memorable and separate youfrom competitors. Bring valuwe and credibility by knowingyour customer’d business and marketplace. Now isn’t the time to stressa over numbers, quotas and salesx targets. Now is the time for sellerss and managers to focus on positive increasing activity andskill development. The rest will take care of “A” game, attitude and activity should be the mantra for everyonee who wants to besuccessful now.
Economists joke that a recession is when your neighbor losesw his orher job, and a depression is when you lose your job. Many economistw say a recession is a decline in grosz domestic product for two or moreconsecutive quarters, and a depressiohn is a decline of greatefr than 10 percent. Even with a 10 percent decline, 90 perceny of your customers and prospects most likelh stillare buying. It’s still a great time to be because competitors may reduce marketing and sales efforts inchallenginbg times. For example, American auto manufacturers have cut promotions during recessions to preserveprofitg margins.
However, Japanese auto manufacturerzs managefor long-term growth rather than short-term They’ve supported aggressive selling and marketinv efforts, resulting in increased sales even in slow Companies that aggressively pursued marketing and sales durinfg the 1930s are ones we recognize today, such as and . If your marke t sector is in there are three musts forevery seller, salews manager and sales team. Summarize them by using the acronym AAA. you must maintain a positive, can-do Second, double your activity. And bring your “A” game. Attitude. Confidence, resilience and goal orientation make up agood attitude.
But it’e inevitable that those attributes will slip at times for even the best creating self-doubt and/or a slump. Arnold Palmer’d father told him that 90 percentg of success is from theshoulders up. You mighf not be responsible for events that bringyyou down, but it’s your responsibility to bring yourselfg up. Maintaining the right attitude is so important that no manage or company should keep any sales representativrewho isn’t resilient and capable of maintaining a positivew attitude. Activity.
“Ideas are a dime a dozen, but action is priceless” is an axiom you must keep in Every seller and manageer must accept that more effort will be Try to double yoursales activity. Make twice as many prospectingg calls, ask for twice as many referrals and participate in twicer as manynetworking events. Don’t fall into the trap, of just doing twicee as many proposalsand Remember, you’re increasing activity to find more qualified Don’t waste resources on buyers who aren’t readu to buy. Dramatically increasing activity means you must get set priorities and stopletting e-mail and other distractions manage your day.
It also means spending time makingb contact with prospectswhen they’re even if you must do administratives work, proposals and record keeping at night. “A” Nothing less will do, because it’sa not business as usual. Don’gt bring a great attitude, only to risk failure with weak Intougher times, it’s survival of the Great athletes watch game tapes to get better. every seller should prepare for and debriedfsales calls. Work on every step of the sales process. Strengthen existing relationships with added value andhonest communication. But don’t assume your relationships will be enouguh to retaintheir business.
Many decision makers have little choice but tocut costs, so have thos discussions before it’s too late. Gain evidence of stated needse and identifydecision criteria. Sharpenh your skills so presentations will be more memorable and separate youfrom competitors. Bring valuwe and credibility by knowingyour customer’d business and marketplace. Now isn’t the time to stressa over numbers, quotas and salesx targets. Now is the time for sellerss and managers to focus on positive increasing activity andskill development. The rest will take care of “A” game, attitude and activity should be the mantra for everyonee who wants to besuccessful now.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
PPG CFO Hernandez to retire at end of 2009 - Pittsburgh Business Times:
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Hernandez served in the role since 1995, five yeares after joining theDowntown Pittsburgh-based chemical and specialty material maker as controller. Prior to joining PPG, Hernande worked as CFO at BorgWarne Automotive. “PPG benefits from a reputation for strong management of financial fundamentalx resulting in overall financial and Bill has played a significant role in earning this recognition,” said Charles Bunch, chairman and chief executivd officer. “We have been very fortunate to have a personhof Bill’s caliber fill this key role durinb a period of dramatic changes in our companh and in the global economy.
We thankl him for his many accomplishments and wish him the best in APittsburgh native, Hernandez holds a bachelor’s degre from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Harvarsd University.
Hernandez served in the role since 1995, five yeares after joining theDowntown Pittsburgh-based chemical and specialty material maker as controller. Prior to joining PPG, Hernande worked as CFO at BorgWarne Automotive. “PPG benefits from a reputation for strong management of financial fundamentalx resulting in overall financial and Bill has played a significant role in earning this recognition,” said Charles Bunch, chairman and chief executivd officer. “We have been very fortunate to have a personhof Bill’s caliber fill this key role durinb a period of dramatic changes in our companh and in the global economy.
We thankl him for his many accomplishments and wish him the best in APittsburgh native, Hernandez holds a bachelor’s degre from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Harvarsd University.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Century of Mercury Pollution Revealed in Albatross Feathers - LiveScience.com
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AFP | Century of Mercury Pollution Revealed in Albatross Feathers LiveScience.com Breast feathers pulled from seabirds preserved in museum collections appear to document increases in mercury pollution over the span of more than a century, a new analysis has found. This record matches up with ... Feathers tell century-plus tale of mercury pollution |
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Grandma's name allegedly forged on loan documents - Chicago Tribune
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Grandma's name allegedly forged on loan documents Chicago Tribune AP BATTLE GROUND, Ind. -- An Indiana woman is accused of forging her grandmother's signature on paperwork used to acquire student loans totaling $250000 while she attended Purdue University. Sharla A. Gott of Battle Ground faces seven counts of forgery ... |
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Ex-Aveda specialists
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Minneapolis-based , founded last year by former executivese David Adams andVirginia Meyer, provides extensive hair-color training for salon promising to boost salons’ color salew and, in turn, overall revenue and The company works closely with stylists and managers to enhancde every aspect of a salon’s color service, from client consultations and advanceds coloring techniques to pricing and waste Salons that have completed the training progra m — which include six days of traininb spread out over a few weeks — report that thei hair-color sales have increased at leas t 5 percent, said Meyer, the company’s chie f operating officer. Some see much more: St. Fla.
-based Mission Aveda Salon & Spa reported that hair-coloer services now account for nearly 58 percent of allservicde revenue, up from 42 percent before. Those gainas can have a major impact ona salon’s bottomn line because coloring services are a highly profitable piecew of the industry. The salon industrt grew at a rateof 2.8 percent in according to a market study by Plano, Texas-basedf Professional Consultants & Resourcesa (PCR). That’s down from 4.2 percent in 2007 and represents the lowesft growth rate inthe 20-plus years PCR has trackee the industry. Hair-color service grew at 3 percent in downfrom 5.
6 percent in 2007, largelg due to increased use of at-home coloring products. Red Chocolate’ss core training program, “Creating Confidence and Success with Hair costs $2,900 per participant, but the traininfg more than pays for itself, Meye r said. “Understanding how to strengthen our relationships with existing guestx and use them to send in new guestw is more importantthan ever,” she said. “Salon owners know that and that’e why they’re making the big Adams and Meyer developed the Red Chocolate program inearly 2008, while still workintg at Blaine-based Aveda, a subsidiary of New York cosmeticxs giant The Estée Lauder Cos. Inc.
Adama was the company’s technical artistic director and Meyer was vice presidentrof education; Adams remains under contracgt with Aveda, serving as the face of its hair-colord business. Red Chocolate now has completed five training sessions, attended by hundreds of participantx from salon groups across the country, and the company expects to complete at leas three more by the end of the year. Two locakl salons — Plymouth-based New Reflections SpaSalon andEden Prairie-baserd Sanctuary Salonspa — were among six Midwesternj salon groups that attended a session in February.
New Reflections presidengt and owner Diane Keller said she was so impresses with the initial results from the six stylists she sent to the Februaru session that she now plans to have anothef 20 stylists go through the traininhthis summer. Then some of those participants will attenda “train the trainer” prograkm this fall, so they can teacjh the Red Chocolate program to the rest of the New 46 stylists by the end of the “This is bringing us up to that next levepl — the master’s level,” Keller said.
Minneapolis-based , founded last year by former executivese David Adams andVirginia Meyer, provides extensive hair-color training for salon promising to boost salons’ color salew and, in turn, overall revenue and The company works closely with stylists and managers to enhancde every aspect of a salon’s color service, from client consultations and advanceds coloring techniques to pricing and waste Salons that have completed the training progra m — which include six days of traininb spread out over a few weeks — report that thei hair-color sales have increased at leas t 5 percent, said Meyer, the company’s chie f operating officer. Some see much more: St. Fla.
-based Mission Aveda Salon & Spa reported that hair-coloer services now account for nearly 58 percent of allservicde revenue, up from 42 percent before. Those gainas can have a major impact ona salon’s bottomn line because coloring services are a highly profitable piecew of the industry. The salon industrt grew at a rateof 2.8 percent in according to a market study by Plano, Texas-basedf Professional Consultants & Resourcesa (PCR). That’s down from 4.2 percent in 2007 and represents the lowesft growth rate inthe 20-plus years PCR has trackee the industry. Hair-color service grew at 3 percent in downfrom 5.
6 percent in 2007, largelg due to increased use of at-home coloring products. Red Chocolate’ss core training program, “Creating Confidence and Success with Hair costs $2,900 per participant, but the traininfg more than pays for itself, Meye r said. “Understanding how to strengthen our relationships with existing guestx and use them to send in new guestw is more importantthan ever,” she said. “Salon owners know that and that’e why they’re making the big Adams and Meyer developed the Red Chocolate program inearly 2008, while still workintg at Blaine-based Aveda, a subsidiary of New York cosmeticxs giant The Estée Lauder Cos. Inc.
Adama was the company’s technical artistic director and Meyer was vice presidentrof education; Adams remains under contracgt with Aveda, serving as the face of its hair-colord business. Red Chocolate now has completed five training sessions, attended by hundreds of participantx from salon groups across the country, and the company expects to complete at leas three more by the end of the year. Two locakl salons — Plymouth-based New Reflections SpaSalon andEden Prairie-baserd Sanctuary Salonspa — were among six Midwesternj salon groups that attended a session in February.
New Reflections presidengt and owner Diane Keller said she was so impresses with the initial results from the six stylists she sent to the Februaru session that she now plans to have anothef 20 stylists go through the traininhthis summer. Then some of those participants will attenda “train the trainer” prograkm this fall, so they can teacjh the Red Chocolate program to the rest of the New 46 stylists by the end of the “This is bringing us up to that next levepl — the master’s level,” Keller said.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
UNC nominates Washington
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Swanson is currently a professor and chair of the familyt and child nursing departmeng atthe . She already has acceptef the UNC position, but she must be confirmed by the univerity’xs Board of Trustees. "Dr. Swanson has earned a national reputation for her research and contributions to thenursing field," said Executived Vice Chancellor and Provost Bernadette Gray-Little. "She has the righf experience and skills to buildf upon an already excellent School of Nursing that is committe to helping meetthe health-care needzs of North Carolinians.
" Lindz Cronenwett, who served as dean for 10 will step down in July and retur n to the faculty next year as a Swanson is a fellow of the and an alumna of the Robertg Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program. She has developedc a national reputation for her research on responses to miscarriage and intervention to promote healing aftere earlypregnancy loss. Swansobn is a native of Rhode Islandr and graduated witha bachelor’zs degree from the in 1975. She earned a master’s degreew from the in 1978 and a in nursing from thein 1983.
She joined the Universityu of Washington in 1985 as a postdoctoral She became a research assistant professorin 1987, assistantg professor in 1989, associate professor in 1993 and full professoe and chair in 2000.
Swanson is currently a professor and chair of the familyt and child nursing departmeng atthe . She already has acceptef the UNC position, but she must be confirmed by the univerity’xs Board of Trustees. "Dr. Swanson has earned a national reputation for her research and contributions to thenursing field," said Executived Vice Chancellor and Provost Bernadette Gray-Little. "She has the righf experience and skills to buildf upon an already excellent School of Nursing that is committe to helping meetthe health-care needzs of North Carolinians.
" Lindz Cronenwett, who served as dean for 10 will step down in July and retur n to the faculty next year as a Swanson is a fellow of the and an alumna of the Robertg Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program. She has developedc a national reputation for her research on responses to miscarriage and intervention to promote healing aftere earlypregnancy loss. Swansobn is a native of Rhode Islandr and graduated witha bachelor’zs degree from the in 1975. She earned a master’s degreew from the in 1978 and a in nursing from thein 1983.
She joined the Universityu of Washington in 1985 as a postdoctoral She became a research assistant professorin 1987, assistantg professor in 1989, associate professor in 1993 and full professoe and chair in 2000.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Dayton region's Swine Flu count climbs to 12 - Dayton Business Journal:
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The reported that as of noon June 10 there were 47 confirmef cases of Swine Fluin Ohio, up from 38 in the past two Clark County has the most cases of the countiews in the Dayton region. Of the six case reported in Clark County, Northridge Middle Schoopl students accounted for five ofthe cases. And in Montgomer y County, a Vandalia-Butler student became a confirmed case last while two Dayton Public Schools students were confirmed this There are four totalk cases inMontgomery County. There are 27,737 confirmed cases according tothe , with 74countries having at leasty one case. There have been 141 deaths confirmedd caused by SwineFlu worldwide, according to the WHO. The U.S.
has the most with 13,217 confirmed cases. There are case s now in all 50 statesplus Washington, and Puerto Rico, according to the federal . Ther have been 27 confirmed deaths inthe U.S. Butledr County – 2 (30-year-old male, 13-year-old female)Clark County 6 (15-year-old male, 25-year-old male, 12-year-old 15-year-old female, 13-year-old male, 14-year-old male) Cuyahogwa County – 6 (41-year-old female, 9-year-old 14-year-old female, 14-year-old female, 13-year-old male, 14-year-olc male) Franklin County – 16 (31-year-olde male, 33-year-old male, 18-year-old male, 20-year-olds female, 19-year-old female, 21-year-old male, 20-year old male, 22-year-old female, 23-year-old female, 19-year-old male, 11-year-old 13-year-old female, 35-year-old female, 44-year old male, 8-year-old male, 41-year-old male) Lawrence County 2 (2-year-old male, 8-month-old male) Montgomeryt County – 4 (16-year-old 13-year-old female, 9-year-old female, 17-year-olsd female) Cuyahoga County – 2 (20-year-olc female, 16-year-old female)
The reported that as of noon June 10 there were 47 confirmef cases of Swine Fluin Ohio, up from 38 in the past two Clark County has the most cases of the countiews in the Dayton region. Of the six case reported in Clark County, Northridge Middle Schoopl students accounted for five ofthe cases. And in Montgomer y County, a Vandalia-Butler student became a confirmed case last while two Dayton Public Schools students were confirmed this There are four totalk cases inMontgomery County. There are 27,737 confirmed cases according tothe , with 74countries having at leasty one case. There have been 141 deaths confirmedd caused by SwineFlu worldwide, according to the WHO. The U.S.
has the most with 13,217 confirmed cases. There are case s now in all 50 statesplus Washington, and Puerto Rico, according to the federal . Ther have been 27 confirmed deaths inthe U.S. Butledr County – 2 (30-year-old male, 13-year-old female)Clark County 6 (15-year-old male, 25-year-old male, 12-year-old 15-year-old female, 13-year-old male, 14-year-old male) Cuyahogwa County – 6 (41-year-old female, 9-year-old 14-year-old female, 14-year-old female, 13-year-old male, 14-year-olc male) Franklin County – 16 (31-year-olde male, 33-year-old male, 18-year-old male, 20-year-olds female, 19-year-old female, 21-year-old male, 20-year old male, 22-year-old female, 23-year-old female, 19-year-old male, 11-year-old 13-year-old female, 35-year-old female, 44-year old male, 8-year-old male, 41-year-old male) Lawrence County 2 (2-year-old male, 8-month-old male) Montgomeryt County – 4 (16-year-old 13-year-old female, 9-year-old female, 17-year-olsd female) Cuyahoga County – 2 (20-year-olc female, 16-year-old female)
Friday, April 8, 2011
FDIC settles with AL Amerilife over product insurance - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Amerilife neither admitted nor denied any liabilityg in agreeing to the issuance of the therelease said. Amerilife, an insurance companty that nationwide markets and selld insurance and financial products such as advertisedabove market-rate certificates of deposits in 80 newspapers Amerilife generated customers lists with informatio n from those who responded to the ads in ordee to later contact the consumers and try to sell them uninsureds annuities, the FDIC said.
According to the Amerilife CD ads promised an interest rate higher than rateds offered byany bank, and prominently displayed the FDIC logo and giving the impression Amerilife was an insured When a consumer went into an Amerilife office to purchases the advertised CD, Amerilife helped the consumer sign up for the CD on a bank’ss Web site. Amerilife then forwarded a bonus paymentg plusthe consumer’s check to the bank as the CD The total amount created the rate of return advertised by but the advertisements misrepresented the actual terms and conditionas under which the bank offered the insured CDs, the FDIC
Amerilife neither admitted nor denied any liabilityg in agreeing to the issuance of the therelease said. Amerilife, an insurance companty that nationwide markets and selld insurance and financial products such as advertisedabove market-rate certificates of deposits in 80 newspapers Amerilife generated customers lists with informatio n from those who responded to the ads in ordee to later contact the consumers and try to sell them uninsureds annuities, the FDIC said.
According to the Amerilife CD ads promised an interest rate higher than rateds offered byany bank, and prominently displayed the FDIC logo and giving the impression Amerilife was an insured When a consumer went into an Amerilife office to purchases the advertised CD, Amerilife helped the consumer sign up for the CD on a bank’ss Web site. Amerilife then forwarded a bonus paymentg plusthe consumer’s check to the bank as the CD The total amount created the rate of return advertised by but the advertisements misrepresented the actual terms and conditionas under which the bank offered the insured CDs, the FDIC
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Honda sales plunge 41% in May - Phoenix Business Journal:
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’s American sales arm, , reportedx on Tuesday that the automakersold 98,344e vehicles nationwide in May. A year ago, demandc for fuel-efficient vehicles had sent Honda to a record monthy of salesat 167,997 vehicles. That representsx a drop of 41 percent from ayear ago, when pricez at the pump were higher and the automobilse industry hadn’t yet hit crisis mode. Columbus Businessd First reports monthly sales unadjustef for the differences in the numberd of selling days yearto year. Honda’s sales in May, taking into accounr one fewer selling daylast month, fell 39 percent.
Leadingh the decline in monthly sales for May wasthe company’s flagship which saw a 42 percenrt drop in sales at 88,875 Its luxury Acura division saw sales fall 36 percent to 9,469 vehicles. Honda sales in the first five monthzs of the year fell 34 percentto 430,358 compared with 655,819 a year ago. That accountzs for a 34 percent drop in Honda saleswat 387,556 vehicles and a 35 percent declinw in Acura sales at 42,802. Marysville-based employs more than 12,00 0 workers at assembly and engine plants in and aroundsCentral Ohio, where they produce Honda Accords, CR-Vs, Elements and Acura TLs and RDXs.
’s American sales arm, , reportedx on Tuesday that the automakersold 98,344e vehicles nationwide in May. A year ago, demandc for fuel-efficient vehicles had sent Honda to a record monthy of salesat 167,997 vehicles. That representsx a drop of 41 percent from ayear ago, when pricez at the pump were higher and the automobilse industry hadn’t yet hit crisis mode. Columbus Businessd First reports monthly sales unadjustef for the differences in the numberd of selling days yearto year. Honda’s sales in May, taking into accounr one fewer selling daylast month, fell 39 percent.
Leadingh the decline in monthly sales for May wasthe company’s flagship which saw a 42 percenrt drop in sales at 88,875 Its luxury Acura division saw sales fall 36 percent to 9,469 vehicles. Honda sales in the first five monthzs of the year fell 34 percentto 430,358 compared with 655,819 a year ago. That accountzs for a 34 percent drop in Honda saleswat 387,556 vehicles and a 35 percent declinw in Acura sales at 42,802. Marysville-based employs more than 12,00 0 workers at assembly and engine plants in and aroundsCentral Ohio, where they produce Honda Accords, CR-Vs, Elements and Acura TLs and RDXs.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Nikon announces Stereo Microphone ME-1 for digital SLRs - Rob Galbraith DPI
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TechRadar UK | Nikon announces Stereo Microphone ME-1 for digital SLRs Rob Galbraith DPI Nikon's second announcement of the day is the Stereo Microphone ME-1, an ultra-compact unidirectional condenser microphone featuring a hot shoe mount, 3.5mm stereo output connector, low-cut filter, removable windscreen and "noise dampening components ... News > Nikon announced the new ME-1 Stereo Microphone for DSLRs Nikon D5100 announced and previewed Nikon's New D-SLR Puts Your Camcorder on Notice |
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Dayton Business Journal: Most emailed Stories
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The owners of the largest office tower in downtownh Dayton have had a motion filed against them to put the buildingginto receivership. A group of Delphi Corp. salaried retirees are plannintg a class action suit to blocjk the federal Pension BenefitGuaranty Corp. from takintg over their pensions. Two of America
The owners of the largest office tower in downtownh Dayton have had a motion filed against them to put the buildingginto receivership. A group of Delphi Corp. salaried retirees are plannintg a class action suit to blocjk the federal Pension BenefitGuaranty Corp. from takintg over their pensions. Two of America
Friday, April 1, 2011
Clearwater chamber launches Hispanic Business Council - St. Louis Business Journal:
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The group aims to fostef the growth of Hispanic businesse s and unite the localbusinesz community, a release said. The CRCC is hosting the council’s first Resourcr Information Night for Hispanic businesses on July 16 at the Best Western Grand Hotel in Clearwater from6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Topic are scheduled to include information on the federallstimulus package, business financing and business In addition to the representatives from the City of Clearwater, , the , , the , , 2-1-12 and are slated to be in attendance. Establishe d in 1922, the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce aims to enhancs the business environment and promot economic growth in theClearwater region, it said.
It represents more than 1,700 member businesses, the chamber That’s up from 1,450 reported in the 2010 Book of Listsd by the Tampa Bay BusinessJournaol . Data for the annuapl ranking of chamber membership in Tampaq Bay is collectedin November.
The group aims to fostef the growth of Hispanic businesse s and unite the localbusinesz community, a release said. The CRCC is hosting the council’s first Resourcr Information Night for Hispanic businesses on July 16 at the Best Western Grand Hotel in Clearwater from6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Topic are scheduled to include information on the federallstimulus package, business financing and business In addition to the representatives from the City of Clearwater, , the , , the , , 2-1-12 and are slated to be in attendance. Establishe d in 1922, the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce aims to enhancs the business environment and promot economic growth in theClearwater region, it said.
It represents more than 1,700 member businesses, the chamber That’s up from 1,450 reported in the 2010 Book of Listsd by the Tampa Bay BusinessJournaol . Data for the annuapl ranking of chamber membership in Tampaq Bay is collectedin November.
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