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Sunday, October 30, 2011
Police arrest suspect in Irvine postal thefts - OCRegister
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Will Your Next Server Be Designed by Facebook? - ReadWriteWeb
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Will Your Next Server Be Designed by Facebook? ReadWriteWeb This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. Read the case study about how ... |
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Difficult times for retailers leave slew of vacant space on the market - Business First of Columbus:
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“Your community shopping centers that house the grocery storex anddrug stores, the ones within five miles of your they’ll weather the storm just fine, but the discretionary centers are taking more of a hit,” said Erin Hershkowitz, “Not a lot of retailers are expanding. It will be difficulyt to fill spaces now, but that doesn’t mean the spacess won’t fill eventually.” The difficult environment is startint to causesome casualties. In mid the operator of more than200 malls, includinf five in Ohio, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyy protection. Chicago-based sought protection from creditors, listing $29.5 billio in assets and about $27.
3 billion in debts, makinf it the largest real estate bankruptcygin U.S. history. The company’s shopping mall holdings in includes: Colony Square Mall in Beachwood Placeand Maumee’x Shops at Fallen Timbers. It also has a partial stake in the Florences Mall and KenwoodTowne Centre, both in Things are so desperate in the sector that malls are resortinb to gimmicks such as wave-making acccording to an April report by the New York The paper reported that severapl malls across the country are planning to install a contraption called the Flowridee in vacant retail Kelly Tackett, a senior consultantr with Columbus-based , said apparel shopsd and mall-based chains are struggling the and the developments that lean heavy on those stores are too.
The ones in a position to surviv are inthe value-oriented space. “Save-A-Lort and Aldi are accelerating theiropening pace. Wal-Martg will benefit. They’ve been reinvesting in theifr stores for years to upgradee theshopping experience,” Tackett said. Sageworkes Inc., a Raleigh-based financial researchu firm, singled out apparel, auto parts, building home furnishings and furniture stores as five of the worsy performing retail segmentsin 2008, all posting salee declines last year compared to 2007. Accordinh to Retail Forward’s annual ShopperScapre report, released in June, traffic at strilp malls, regional malls and lifestyles centers has declined forthree years.
Power centers, defined as strip centers with at least one discount department storeor superstore, and outlet malls were the only centers to gain traffidc between June 2006 and 2008. “Ths landlord with little debt and great liquidity reserves along with a strong balance sheet should maintainn a strong position forthe future,” said Avi senior leasing representative with Centro Propertiesd Group, which has corporate headquartersd in Australia. The names of businesses going away or alreadt gone include national players and and regional retailer s suchas , Mervyn’s LLC and Gottschalkse Inc.
And on April 22, Columbus-based said it unloaded its Filene’zs Basement division, telling investors the future of the chainnremains uncertain. Last year, Retail Venture sold off its Value City DepartmentStores chain. Filene’ s is under the control of a Californiz liquidation andturnaround firm. All that meansa a lot of square footagre is hittingthe market. Circuit City had five CentralpOhio stores. Value City closed its two remaining Columbus shops before Christmas, while a third has been convertedx into a Burlington Coat Factory. Linens ‘n’ Things shuttered two area Even retailerswho aren’t closing for good are curtailing growtnh plans.
said it only will open 10 U.S. location s this year, a steep decline from the 90 openedxin 2008. is cutting its capital expenditurewsto $200 million for 2009, down from $479 million last year and $749 millionj in 2007. The company plans 50 new stores, 27 of whic will be in Canada, versusw 145 new shops last year. is focused on converting its 560 Limitedf Too stores into themore value-priced and power-center-based Justics brand and will slow the growth of new stores. plan s 10 openings, down from 41.
“Your community shopping centers that house the grocery storex anddrug stores, the ones within five miles of your they’ll weather the storm just fine, but the discretionary centers are taking more of a hit,” said Erin Hershkowitz, “Not a lot of retailers are expanding. It will be difficulyt to fill spaces now, but that doesn’t mean the spacess won’t fill eventually.” The difficult environment is startint to causesome casualties. In mid the operator of more than200 malls, includinf five in Ohio, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyy protection. Chicago-based sought protection from creditors, listing $29.5 billio in assets and about $27.
3 billion in debts, makinf it the largest real estate bankruptcygin U.S. history. The company’s shopping mall holdings in includes: Colony Square Mall in Beachwood Placeand Maumee’x Shops at Fallen Timbers. It also has a partial stake in the Florences Mall and KenwoodTowne Centre, both in Things are so desperate in the sector that malls are resortinb to gimmicks such as wave-making acccording to an April report by the New York The paper reported that severapl malls across the country are planning to install a contraption called the Flowridee in vacant retail Kelly Tackett, a senior consultantr with Columbus-based , said apparel shopsd and mall-based chains are struggling the and the developments that lean heavy on those stores are too.
The ones in a position to surviv are inthe value-oriented space. “Save-A-Lort and Aldi are accelerating theiropening pace. Wal-Martg will benefit. They’ve been reinvesting in theifr stores for years to upgradee theshopping experience,” Tackett said. Sageworkes Inc., a Raleigh-based financial researchu firm, singled out apparel, auto parts, building home furnishings and furniture stores as five of the worsy performing retail segmentsin 2008, all posting salee declines last year compared to 2007. Accordinh to Retail Forward’s annual ShopperScapre report, released in June, traffic at strilp malls, regional malls and lifestyles centers has declined forthree years.
Power centers, defined as strip centers with at least one discount department storeor superstore, and outlet malls were the only centers to gain traffidc between June 2006 and 2008. “Ths landlord with little debt and great liquidity reserves along with a strong balance sheet should maintainn a strong position forthe future,” said Avi senior leasing representative with Centro Propertiesd Group, which has corporate headquartersd in Australia. The names of businesses going away or alreadt gone include national players and and regional retailer s suchas , Mervyn’s LLC and Gottschalkse Inc.
And on April 22, Columbus-based said it unloaded its Filene’zs Basement division, telling investors the future of the chainnremains uncertain. Last year, Retail Venture sold off its Value City DepartmentStores chain. Filene’ s is under the control of a Californiz liquidation andturnaround firm. All that meansa a lot of square footagre is hittingthe market. Circuit City had five CentralpOhio stores. Value City closed its two remaining Columbus shops before Christmas, while a third has been convertedx into a Burlington Coat Factory. Linens ‘n’ Things shuttered two area Even retailerswho aren’t closing for good are curtailing growtnh plans.
said it only will open 10 U.S. location s this year, a steep decline from the 90 openedxin 2008. is cutting its capital expenditurewsto $200 million for 2009, down from $479 million last year and $749 millionj in 2007. The company plans 50 new stores, 27 of whic will be in Canada, versusw 145 new shops last year. is focused on converting its 560 Limitedf Too stores into themore value-priced and power-center-based Justics brand and will slow the growth of new stores. plan s 10 openings, down from 41.
Monday, October 24, 2011
John Mayer recovering from throat surgery - Reuters
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ThirdAge | John Mayer recovering from throat surgery Reuters An inflamed growth known as a granuloma was removed from just above Mayer's vocal cord, the Grammy-winning performer said Thursday on Tumblr. "It's been a very long process in waiting to see if time was an alternative to surgery, but ... there was no ... John Mayer Recovering from Throat Surgery John Mayer Has Throat Surgery John Mayer Takes Complete Vocal Rest After Throat Surgery |
Friday, October 21, 2011
Regents continue support of possible changes for Wichita Area Technical College - Wichita Business Journal:
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Robinson acknowledged that there are issues with the way is saysCamille Kluge, president of WATC. Klugd says Robinson encouraged each local institutionj to identify what their issues are and bring them to the Together they can make policyu changes to make it she says. The proposal to change the governancr is being considered by the Kansas WATC is currently governed by the Wichita school district.
Kluge says she came away from the meetinyg feeling positive that any issues arising from a governancwe change will beworked "I think the plan is very aggressivse and it is but Wichita has positioned itselfg as strategically as it can to assure what is best for Wichitaw and the Wichita Kluge says.
Robinson acknowledged that there are issues with the way is saysCamille Kluge, president of WATC. Klugd says Robinson encouraged each local institutionj to identify what their issues are and bring them to the Together they can make policyu changes to make it she says. The proposal to change the governancr is being considered by the Kansas WATC is currently governed by the Wichita school district.
Kluge says she came away from the meetinyg feeling positive that any issues arising from a governancwe change will beworked "I think the plan is very aggressivse and it is but Wichita has positioned itselfg as strategically as it can to assure what is best for Wichitaw and the Wichita Kluge says.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Fabulous Father's Day activities available at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
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Book now and receive The Sandestihn Father's Day Deal including two free Zipline passesx and two free Dunese PuttingCourse passes. Exceptional summer rates are also Standard rooms at Bayside Inn starttat $169 and include breakfast for two at Anothe r Broken Egg. One bedroomn units with full kitchens are available at just steps fromthe beach, at rate s starting at $209. Also included is a packerd list of free amenities suchas tennis, bike rentals, kayaks, canoes, fitnesws center access for adults and resort Tram Special Father's Day weekenfd activities at Sandestin include the Annuak Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic, one of the top bill fish tournaments in the world.
The boat parades on June 18 will help kick offthe event. The spectacularf night time weigh-ins will take place June 19 and 20 startingg at4 p.m. at the Baytowne Marins and are open tothe public. YOLO Boarf Stand-Up Paddle Series will also be making a stop on June 19 at YOLO Boards are available at the Baytowne Marina and can be used to explorethe bay. Othet activities will keep dad and the whole family entertained for Options include four championshipgolf courses, 15 tennid courts, beautiful white sand catch and release ponds for the Dunes Miniature Golf Putting Course, 19 swimming poolw plus miles of bike and walkiny trails from the beach to the bay.
Dad will enjoyy all the dining options including the newly opened Finz Beachside The Village of Baytowne Wharf and The Marke t Shops at Sandestin also offer a variety of lunch and dinner choices ranging from seafoo dto steak. For reservations and information, visigt or call 1-866-91-BEACH. Sandestin offers the most complet resort experience inNorth America. Locatefd on Northwest Florida's Gulf Sandestin is a 2,400-acre destination resort for all A member of Beaches ofSouth Walton, Sandestin inviteas guests to enter a world of 30 charming neighborhoods featurint 1,600 condominiums, villas, town homes and a variethy of hotel accommodations.
The resort also features more than sevenn miles of sugar whitr beaches and pristinebay front, four championship golf 15 world-class tennis courts, 19 swimming pools, a 98-sli marina, certified children's programs, a fitness center and spa, 65,000 square feet of meeting spaced and a pedestrian village with boutique casual and fine dining restaurants and nightlife Sandestin is part of Intrawest, a world leader in destination
Book now and receive The Sandestihn Father's Day Deal including two free Zipline passesx and two free Dunese PuttingCourse passes. Exceptional summer rates are also Standard rooms at Bayside Inn starttat $169 and include breakfast for two at Anothe r Broken Egg. One bedroomn units with full kitchens are available at just steps fromthe beach, at rate s starting at $209. Also included is a packerd list of free amenities suchas tennis, bike rentals, kayaks, canoes, fitnesws center access for adults and resort Tram Special Father's Day weekenfd activities at Sandestin include the Annuak Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic, one of the top bill fish tournaments in the world.
The boat parades on June 18 will help kick offthe event. The spectacularf night time weigh-ins will take place June 19 and 20 startingg at4 p.m. at the Baytowne Marins and are open tothe public. YOLO Boarf Stand-Up Paddle Series will also be making a stop on June 19 at YOLO Boards are available at the Baytowne Marina and can be used to explorethe bay. Othet activities will keep dad and the whole family entertained for Options include four championshipgolf courses, 15 tennid courts, beautiful white sand catch and release ponds for the Dunes Miniature Golf Putting Course, 19 swimming poolw plus miles of bike and walkiny trails from the beach to the bay.
Dad will enjoyy all the dining options including the newly opened Finz Beachside The Village of Baytowne Wharf and The Marke t Shops at Sandestin also offer a variety of lunch and dinner choices ranging from seafoo dto steak. For reservations and information, visigt or call 1-866-91-BEACH. Sandestin offers the most complet resort experience inNorth America. Locatefd on Northwest Florida's Gulf Sandestin is a 2,400-acre destination resort for all A member of Beaches ofSouth Walton, Sandestin inviteas guests to enter a world of 30 charming neighborhoods featurint 1,600 condominiums, villas, town homes and a variethy of hotel accommodations.
The resort also features more than sevenn miles of sugar whitr beaches and pristinebay front, four championship golf 15 world-class tennis courts, 19 swimming pools, a 98-sli marina, certified children's programs, a fitness center and spa, 65,000 square feet of meeting spaced and a pedestrian village with boutique casual and fine dining restaurants and nightlife Sandestin is part of Intrawest, a world leader in destination
Saturday, October 15, 2011
In Bellevue, Beverly Hills meets its match - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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Drawing 10-mile rings around the two shopping zones, a retaik consulting firm found a larger pool of affluent consumers aroundr Bellevue thanBeverly Hills. The data were compilesd for the Puget Sound Business Journal bythe Calif.-based , and bolster some belief that the Seattle area is developing the wealth and fashiobn sense to support a largerf armada of luxury retailers. “It’s been the most dramativc over the last three tofour years,” said Wayne a executive who helped pick Bellevue for the high-end chain’ first Northwest store, whicb opens in September.
While the recessiomn has cast a pallover high-end shopping, the long-ternm trend for the Seattle-Bellevu e area, some say, is toward a growing cohort of prosperous, aginvg professionals primed to embrace a more formalp lifestyle — for example, buying splashy clothes for charityt events. “It’s not so much lifestyle, but the next levelp above that — life stages,” said Jim CEO of in Bellevue. “Lifs changes. Now it’s cool to buy a cool to have a Mercedes or a new And that extends to saidTom Woodworth, senior investment director at Schnitzer West, which is developing Neimann Marcus’ Bellevue store at The Bravermn mixed-use project.
If the demographics are any indicator, Woodworthh said, the Bellevue Neiman Marcu could be within the top quarter of storee inthe chain. A 10-milw ring around downtown Bellevue nets theMicrosofty campus, Sammamish Plateau, Lake Washington’s “Gold Coast” and most of A 10-mile ring around Beverly Hills, Calif., yieldws three times as many residents overalp — but a smaller proportion of the classd of consumers that ESRI defines as most Some Northwesterners might be shockedc to see Bellevue win a demographic smackdown with the nation’s most famously affluent ZIP Beverly Hills 90210 (alsp home to one of the highest-grossing Neiman Marcu stores in the country).
But compared with the 10 miles surroundingBeverly Hills, the 10-mile ring withinm reach of Bellevue yields three times the proportion of householdsa in the demographic tier ESRI callzs High Society — affluent, marriee professionals with a median household income of High Society covers seven subsegments of prosperous, well-educated urban and suburban homeowners. Twenty-sevenn percent of residents within Bellevue’s reacy belong to High Society, compared with 7 percent around Beverly Insheer numbers, the 2.8 million populationn within 10 miles of Beverly Hills’ Rodeop Drive is nearly three times that in the 10 milee surrounding downtown Bellevue.
Even so, Bellevue’s ring containz more High Society types thanBeverly — 280,271 versus 193,804. On the othere hand, the Beverly Hillxs ring has more than four times as many residents in the very wealthiesrt subsegment ofHigh Society, which ESRI calls Top The Top Rung segment — people with substantialk stock portfolios who play a prominenr civic role — also accounts for a higher shars of the population surrounding Beverly Hillsx (4 percent, compared with Bellevue’s 2.3 But Bellevue bests Beverl Hills in ESRI’s next-wealthiesrt major demographic tier: Upscalde Avenues.
These consumers have a media n household incomeof $70,504 and constitutwe one in four people in the Bellevue ring, comparefd with 8 percent of people surroundingb Beverly Hills. Locating a store in Bellevue allows Neiman’s to capture the upscale neighborhoods on the Issaquahn plateau while still reaching mostof Seattle. Puttinyg the store in Seattle woulde have placedthose far-Eastside shopper s outside the 10-mile radiusx that many retailers view as theitr prime consumer market. Nevertheless, Neiman’s Husseu shares local developers’ belief that the concentrationof high-end retaip in Bellevue will draw wealthgy shoppers from throughout the Northwest and Wester Canada.
While luxury sales are down becausw ofthe economy, Hussey said, “We make these decisionws not for the short but the long term.”
Drawing 10-mile rings around the two shopping zones, a retaik consulting firm found a larger pool of affluent consumers aroundr Bellevue thanBeverly Hills. The data were compilesd for the Puget Sound Business Journal bythe Calif.-based , and bolster some belief that the Seattle area is developing the wealth and fashiobn sense to support a largerf armada of luxury retailers. “It’s been the most dramativc over the last three tofour years,” said Wayne a executive who helped pick Bellevue for the high-end chain’ first Northwest store, whicb opens in September.
While the recessiomn has cast a pallover high-end shopping, the long-ternm trend for the Seattle-Bellevu e area, some say, is toward a growing cohort of prosperous, aginvg professionals primed to embrace a more formalp lifestyle — for example, buying splashy clothes for charityt events. “It’s not so much lifestyle, but the next levelp above that — life stages,” said Jim CEO of in Bellevue. “Lifs changes. Now it’s cool to buy a cool to have a Mercedes or a new And that extends to saidTom Woodworth, senior investment director at Schnitzer West, which is developing Neimann Marcus’ Bellevue store at The Bravermn mixed-use project.
If the demographics are any indicator, Woodworthh said, the Bellevue Neiman Marcu could be within the top quarter of storee inthe chain. A 10-milw ring around downtown Bellevue nets theMicrosofty campus, Sammamish Plateau, Lake Washington’s “Gold Coast” and most of A 10-mile ring around Beverly Hills, Calif., yieldws three times as many residents overalp — but a smaller proportion of the classd of consumers that ESRI defines as most Some Northwesterners might be shockedc to see Bellevue win a demographic smackdown with the nation’s most famously affluent ZIP Beverly Hills 90210 (alsp home to one of the highest-grossing Neiman Marcu stores in the country).
But compared with the 10 miles surroundingBeverly Hills, the 10-mile ring withinm reach of Bellevue yields three times the proportion of householdsa in the demographic tier ESRI callzs High Society — affluent, marriee professionals with a median household income of High Society covers seven subsegments of prosperous, well-educated urban and suburban homeowners. Twenty-sevenn percent of residents within Bellevue’s reacy belong to High Society, compared with 7 percent around Beverly Insheer numbers, the 2.8 million populationn within 10 miles of Beverly Hills’ Rodeop Drive is nearly three times that in the 10 milee surrounding downtown Bellevue.
Even so, Bellevue’s ring containz more High Society types thanBeverly — 280,271 versus 193,804. On the othere hand, the Beverly Hillxs ring has more than four times as many residents in the very wealthiesrt subsegment ofHigh Society, which ESRI calls Top The Top Rung segment — people with substantialk stock portfolios who play a prominenr civic role — also accounts for a higher shars of the population surrounding Beverly Hillsx (4 percent, compared with Bellevue’s 2.3 But Bellevue bests Beverl Hills in ESRI’s next-wealthiesrt major demographic tier: Upscalde Avenues.
These consumers have a media n household incomeof $70,504 and constitutwe one in four people in the Bellevue ring, comparefd with 8 percent of people surroundingb Beverly Hills. Locating a store in Bellevue allows Neiman’s to capture the upscale neighborhoods on the Issaquahn plateau while still reaching mostof Seattle. Puttinyg the store in Seattle woulde have placedthose far-Eastside shopper s outside the 10-mile radiusx that many retailers view as theitr prime consumer market. Nevertheless, Neiman’s Husseu shares local developers’ belief that the concentrationof high-end retaip in Bellevue will draw wealthgy shoppers from throughout the Northwest and Wester Canada.
While luxury sales are down becausw ofthe economy, Hussey said, “We make these decisionws not for the short but the long term.”
Thursday, October 13, 2011
BlackBerry Says Services Have Improved After Worldwide Outage - Fox News
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The Hindu | BlackBerry Says Services Have Improved After Worldwide Outage Fox News AP Photo/Oliver Lang BlackBerry users were hit with service disruptions to their smartphones for a second day on Tuesday Oct. 11, 2011 after an unexplained glitch cut off Internet and messaging services for large numbers of users across Europe, ... BlackBerry Users Hit By Service Outage BlackBerry Still Disrupted In Asia, Some Services Starting To Return To Normal |
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Aquire Launches InSight 2.0 and Compensation 1.5 at HR Tech - MarketWatch (press release)
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Aquire Launches InSight 2.0 and Compensation 1.5 at HR Tech MarketWatch (press release) Now available as pre-configured solutions, organizations benefit from built-in industry-accepted best practices and proven methodologies, as well as a low total cost of ownership and faster implementation. New features in each product give ... |
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Union extends deadline for new Safeway contract - Orlando Business Journal:
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The extension was announced late Thursday by the United Food and Commerciapl Workers UnionLocal No. 7, whicg represents about 17,000 Denver-area grocery workers now negotiating new contractswith Safeway, Albertson’sd and . It is the thirs extension in the Safeway which began inearly April. Safewa workers voted last month to call for a strikweif necessary, but neithere side has indicated that a strike is likelt in the near future. Both Albertson’s and King Soopers workerz are operating without contractsright now. Negotiationds center around the issues of pension benefitsand health-care plans.
Safeway and King Sooperas have offeredpension cuts, pay raises for just a portion of the workers and new preventative health-car e benefits, saying that with the rise of non-union groceryg stores, some cutbacks must be made. “I thinl this [latest extension] gives us an opportunity to continue to negotiatee and really be able to tacklr the tough issues like wages and pension saidKris Staaf, Safeway’s Denver-area directotr of public affairs. The latesyt counter-proposal from Safeway workers calls for annual pay increases of 75 centsz per hour over the duration ofthe five-year contract, according to UFCW spokeswomam Laura Chapin.
It also seeks assurances that workeras can continue receiving pension benefits at age 50 rather than havint to wait untilage 62, that currenrt health benefits are not decreaserd and that current health-care premiums are not Safeway has not made a new contracty proposal, Staaf said. Sherree Carlson, a 15-year Safewa employee from Westminster, expressed frustration over the pace of negotiationzs in a news release put out bythe “We gave you a proposal a week ago, and you keep comingh back at us with the same crumbs,” Carlsonm said. “We need a fair deal and we need to keep the work and the workerx here inour community.
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The extension was announced late Thursday by the United Food and Commerciapl Workers UnionLocal No. 7, whicg represents about 17,000 Denver-area grocery workers now negotiating new contractswith Safeway, Albertson’sd and . It is the thirs extension in the Safeway which began inearly April. Safewa workers voted last month to call for a strikweif necessary, but neithere side has indicated that a strike is likelt in the near future. Both Albertson’s and King Soopers workerz are operating without contractsright now. Negotiationds center around the issues of pension benefitsand health-care plans.
Safeway and King Sooperas have offeredpension cuts, pay raises for just a portion of the workers and new preventative health-car e benefits, saying that with the rise of non-union groceryg stores, some cutbacks must be made. “I thinl this [latest extension] gives us an opportunity to continue to negotiatee and really be able to tacklr the tough issues like wages and pension saidKris Staaf, Safeway’s Denver-area directotr of public affairs. The latesyt counter-proposal from Safeway workers calls for annual pay increases of 75 centsz per hour over the duration ofthe five-year contract, according to UFCW spokeswomam Laura Chapin.
It also seeks assurances that workeras can continue receiving pension benefits at age 50 rather than havint to wait untilage 62, that currenrt health benefits are not decreaserd and that current health-care premiums are not Safeway has not made a new contracty proposal, Staaf said. Sherree Carlson, a 15-year Safewa employee from Westminster, expressed frustration over the pace of negotiationzs in a news release put out bythe “We gave you a proposal a week ago, and you keep comingh back at us with the same crumbs,” Carlsonm said. “We need a fair deal and we need to keep the work and the workerx here inour community.
”
Thursday, October 6, 2011
30-doctor GCAP group wants to leave Alliance - Business First of Buffalo:
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GCAP, a primary care group with about 30 joined the hospital system only 20months ago. Now it’se claiming a litany of contract violationsthat “havew seriously affected the ability of the physicians to provide excellent health care for their many In a June 3 letter to Health Alliancee CEO Ken Hanover, the doctord list 15 complaints, including: • Lack of 12 notice on changes in contractuaol arrangements, including payment of benefits; • failure to pay leading to the “embarrassing shutdown of services necessaryh to operate our The doctors on Wednesday filedx a complaint in Hamilton County Commoj Pleas Court.
They ask to be release d from service to the Health Alliance and for damagesd andattorney fees. When it joined the Healt h Alliancein 2007, GCAP was the only independent practice of its type in the It became a wholly owned subsidiary of the hospitall system, which includes University, Jewish and Fort Hamilto n hospitals, and the . The practices had hoped to benefit from a complete electronic healtnh records system that coulcd interact withthe Alliance’s hospitals, as well as the abilityh to expand geographically and recruit doctorxs more effectively.
Health Alliance spokesman Tony Condia, in a writtenb statement, said the health syste m was "surprised and by the letter and complaint. He said the Allianc had initially tried to negotiatd withthe physicians, then offered independent arbitration, which the practicde refused. The Alliance was preparing for preliminary discussion to sever the relationship when the lawsuigwas filed. "This litigation violates the terms of the service which requires us to resolvw disputes such as this with aneutralk arbitrator.
We would therefore encourage the GCAP physiciansa to uphold their contractual obligations and not pursudcostly litigation," according to the withdrew from the Health Alliance followinbg a long court battlre that began in March 2006. It starterd operating independently in 2008 but only signede a final settlement agreemenyt inJanuary 2009. The two St. Luke hospital s similarly withdrew, reaching a settlemen t with the Health Alliance inSeptember 2008. St. Luke has mergedf with .
GCAP, a primary care group with about 30 joined the hospital system only 20months ago. Now it’se claiming a litany of contract violationsthat “havew seriously affected the ability of the physicians to provide excellent health care for their many In a June 3 letter to Health Alliancee CEO Ken Hanover, the doctord list 15 complaints, including: • Lack of 12 notice on changes in contractuaol arrangements, including payment of benefits; • failure to pay leading to the “embarrassing shutdown of services necessaryh to operate our The doctors on Wednesday filedx a complaint in Hamilton County Commoj Pleas Court.
They ask to be release d from service to the Health Alliance and for damagesd andattorney fees. When it joined the Healt h Alliancein 2007, GCAP was the only independent practice of its type in the It became a wholly owned subsidiary of the hospitall system, which includes University, Jewish and Fort Hamilto n hospitals, and the . The practices had hoped to benefit from a complete electronic healtnh records system that coulcd interact withthe Alliance’s hospitals, as well as the abilityh to expand geographically and recruit doctorxs more effectively.
Health Alliance spokesman Tony Condia, in a writtenb statement, said the health syste m was "surprised and by the letter and complaint. He said the Allianc had initially tried to negotiatd withthe physicians, then offered independent arbitration, which the practicde refused. The Alliance was preparing for preliminary discussion to sever the relationship when the lawsuigwas filed. "This litigation violates the terms of the service which requires us to resolvw disputes such as this with aneutralk arbitrator.
We would therefore encourage the GCAP physiciansa to uphold their contractual obligations and not pursudcostly litigation," according to the withdrew from the Health Alliance followinbg a long court battlre that began in March 2006. It starterd operating independently in 2008 but only signede a final settlement agreemenyt inJanuary 2009. The two St. Luke hospital s similarly withdrew, reaching a settlemen t with the Health Alliance inSeptember 2008. St. Luke has mergedf with .
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Obamacare Legal News Gone Wild - Cato @ Liberty
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Obamacare Legal News Gone Wild Cato @ Liberty Developments in the Obamacare lawsuits are coming at us so quickly that it's hard to keep up. After a month and a half of speculation on what the administration would do after it lost in the 26-state/NFIB lawsuit (Florida v. US Dept. of Health & Human ... |
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Chatham creates School of Sustainability and the Environment - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The school is expected to providwe undergraduate, graduate and professionapl programs to prepare students to identif and solve challenges related to the environment and The University will begin a search fora dean, and will house the new school's operations at its Eden Hall Farm Campuss in Richland, north of Pittsburgh. The administration anticipatese that the programs offered through the School will both attracyt new students and drive the Eden Hall Farm master plan. The first program offerecd through the new school willbe Chatham's newest graduatr program, the Master of Arts in Food Studies.
The degrese is designed to provide studentswith "a deep understandinv of the issues surrounding food such as the environmenta costs of food production and cultural issues, sustainability of and safety of the food supply," according to a releaswe from the school. Classed will begin in sprin g 2010 at the Eden Hall Farm campus and the Shadysides campusin Pittsburgh's East End, and will include courses such as agricultural production systems, food processing, industrialization and waste, sustainability and health, and food and
The school is expected to providwe undergraduate, graduate and professionapl programs to prepare students to identif and solve challenges related to the environment and The University will begin a search fora dean, and will house the new school's operations at its Eden Hall Farm Campuss in Richland, north of Pittsburgh. The administration anticipatese that the programs offered through the School will both attracyt new students and drive the Eden Hall Farm master plan. The first program offerecd through the new school willbe Chatham's newest graduatr program, the Master of Arts in Food Studies.
The degrese is designed to provide studentswith "a deep understandinv of the issues surrounding food such as the environmenta costs of food production and cultural issues, sustainability of and safety of the food supply," according to a releaswe from the school. Classed will begin in sprin g 2010 at the Eden Hall Farm campus and the Shadysides campusin Pittsburgh's East End, and will include courses such as agricultural production systems, food processing, industrialization and waste, sustainability and health, and food and
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