PanARMENIAN.Net | Russian Defense Ministry buys MiG-29Ks UPI.com The MiG-29K is a variant of the Russian air force's MiG-29 land-based fighter modified for carrier use, with folding wings, an arrester tail hook, a strengthened airframe and multirole capability. The MiG-29K had only been exported to India for use on ... Russian navy signs for MiG-29K fighters Russia To Acquire Mig-29K And MiG-29KUB |
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Russian Defense Ministry buys MiG-29Ks - UPI.com
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Catholic hospital chain backs out of joint venture with Centene - Business First of Buffalo:
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, founded by the Archdiocese of said it was withdrawing from the partnershilFriday night, just days before it was to take effectt Wednesday. Caritas plans to continue to participate inthe state-subsidized progra that will provide health-care servicesx for 165,000 low-income working adults who are not eligible for Medicaid or employer-sponsorede insurance. But the hospital system will participats only asa health-care provider, not a co-owner of the “By withdrawing from the joint venture and servingt the poor as a provider in the Connector, upholdinb Catholic moral teaching at all they are able to carry forwar d the critical mission of Catholifc health care,” Cardinal Seán O’Malley said in a statemenft Friday night.
“Our singular goal has been to provid for the needs of the poor and underservecd in a manner that is fully and completelyy in accord with Catholicmoralp teaching.” Sandy McBride, a spokeswoman for told the Boston Globe that the end of the joinr venture won’t have an impact on the healthj plan. She also said she couldn’t provide informatioh about the financial impact of the In March, Centene Corp.’es subsidiary, , a contract to manage health-carde services for thousands of low-income patients in partnership with Caritax Christi Health Care.
Centene had said it would consolidate the financial operations of the joint venture and by the fourthj quarterof 2010, had expected annual run rate revenure of $100 million to $125 million. St. Louis-based Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC), led by Chairman and Chief ExecutiveMichael Neidorff, provides managed care programs and relatesd services to individuals under Medicaid. It also operatesd health plansin Indiana, New Jersey, Texas and Wisconsin.
, founded by the Archdiocese of said it was withdrawing from the partnershilFriday night, just days before it was to take effectt Wednesday. Caritas plans to continue to participate inthe state-subsidized progra that will provide health-care servicesx for 165,000 low-income working adults who are not eligible for Medicaid or employer-sponsorede insurance. But the hospital system will participats only asa health-care provider, not a co-owner of the “By withdrawing from the joint venture and servingt the poor as a provider in the Connector, upholdinb Catholic moral teaching at all they are able to carry forwar d the critical mission of Catholifc health care,” Cardinal Seán O’Malley said in a statemenft Friday night.
“Our singular goal has been to provid for the needs of the poor and underservecd in a manner that is fully and completelyy in accord with Catholicmoralp teaching.” Sandy McBride, a spokeswoman for told the Boston Globe that the end of the joinr venture won’t have an impact on the healthj plan. She also said she couldn’t provide informatioh about the financial impact of the In March, Centene Corp.’es subsidiary, , a contract to manage health-carde services for thousands of low-income patients in partnership with Caritax Christi Health Care.
Centene had said it would consolidate the financial operations of the joint venture and by the fourthj quarterof 2010, had expected annual run rate revenure of $100 million to $125 million. St. Louis-based Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC), led by Chairman and Chief ExecutiveMichael Neidorff, provides managed care programs and relatesd services to individuals under Medicaid. It also operatesd health plansin Indiana, New Jersey, Texas and Wisconsin.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Hurricane
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What many can’t answer is how their businesses willrecovetr afterward. With current economi conditions, this is more crucial than ever. In the aftermatn of Hurricane Ike’s hammering of Houston and Galveston, last year, residents wanted to return to thei damaged property and were extremely frustrated when locapl officials denied them access forsafety reasons. Protests and rumors ensuexd while local civic and economic life ground to astiflinvg halt. Will your companyy survive if Ike’s successor hits Tampa Bay this year? Does it have a hurrican recovery plan? Here are some strategiew for creating one.
To be effective in recovering froma hurricane, communication methodws need to be addressedr first. Knowing how to reach your company associates, active clients and majorr suppliers is critical to your business after a Even more critical is for them to know how toreacn management. Most people plan to use theird e-mail and cell phones to keep in touch. To do so would be a serious error. First responders, medical, law and the may all be relying on cell the Internet and mobilw radio systems that would impede your use of these systems. So, the first part of your hurricand recovery plan requires developing alternative methodsto communicate.
One strategyu is to coordinate with a locakl radio station to pass along importantcontacft information. This needs to be planned early. Call severao station managers to see if they woulde be willing to help in this regard as apublivc service. Stations on which you advertise, or locally ownec independents may be the most Be sure everyone inthe company, current clients and essentialk supply chain links know both the primary and backulp frequencies on which they’s be informed of companyy plans. They’ll appreciate knowing that you’re taking steps to addressa their needs. The second part of your hurricanw recovery plan is evaluating the business site forfeasiblee use.
If your location is unusable due to road power outages or significantstructural damage, you need to have an alternatre location available, if possible. If specializef equipment is involved, a fellow franchiseew or trade association member in an unaffected area nearby may be able to sharequarters temporarily. Consider working out reciprocal arrangementsw in advance to protect both ofyour businesses. If speciapl equipment is not a consideration, a hotel, convention center or office suite rentall facility may be a goodtemporarg location. First, you’ll need to establishn roles, responsibilities and chain of command in the eveng that management is unavailable after a hurricane.
Everyone should be fullgy trained in their potential recovery Schedule the time and make participation mandatory by all Ask key suppliersif they’d send your reps to as well. Roles and responsibilitiesx can be divided intothreee areas. The first area is To mitigateyour liability, you don’t want your employees, clientsx or vendors traveling to the workplace if it is not As part of your training, driv e the routes to your work site and look for potential such as flooding or downed trees. After a two well-trained staff members or even local volunteers trained in damaged assessment should be assigned to determine the safetyh of both your workplace and trave routes inand out.
Use your communication plan to relayu this informationto employees, clients and key supplierx alerted to tune in for it. The second area is While it is hoped that people will keep some emergencyh cashon hand, appreciate that not everyone will be prepared in this regard. Designate primary and backul personnel who can be responsible for handlingfinanciakl hardships, along with petty cash for small repairs, watedr bottles and the like. too, that employees know who they are, and what provisionsa have been made. The final component of your hurricane recoverg planis post-incident management analysis — lessons learned.
Keepinhg a paper trail of the good, the bad, the ugly and the completelyt overlooked elements of how your firm handled the crisis will allow youto re-focus your planning for the next
What many can’t answer is how their businesses willrecovetr afterward. With current economi conditions, this is more crucial than ever. In the aftermatn of Hurricane Ike’s hammering of Houston and Galveston, last year, residents wanted to return to thei damaged property and were extremely frustrated when locapl officials denied them access forsafety reasons. Protests and rumors ensuexd while local civic and economic life ground to astiflinvg halt. Will your companyy survive if Ike’s successor hits Tampa Bay this year? Does it have a hurrican recovery plan? Here are some strategiew for creating one.
To be effective in recovering froma hurricane, communication methodws need to be addressedr first. Knowing how to reach your company associates, active clients and majorr suppliers is critical to your business after a Even more critical is for them to know how toreacn management. Most people plan to use theird e-mail and cell phones to keep in touch. To do so would be a serious error. First responders, medical, law and the may all be relying on cell the Internet and mobilw radio systems that would impede your use of these systems. So, the first part of your hurricand recovery plan requires developing alternative methodsto communicate.
One strategyu is to coordinate with a locakl radio station to pass along importantcontacft information. This needs to be planned early. Call severao station managers to see if they woulde be willing to help in this regard as apublivc service. Stations on which you advertise, or locally ownec independents may be the most Be sure everyone inthe company, current clients and essentialk supply chain links know both the primary and backulp frequencies on which they’s be informed of companyy plans. They’ll appreciate knowing that you’re taking steps to addressa their needs. The second part of your hurricanw recovery plan is evaluating the business site forfeasiblee use.
If your location is unusable due to road power outages or significantstructural damage, you need to have an alternatre location available, if possible. If specializef equipment is involved, a fellow franchiseew or trade association member in an unaffected area nearby may be able to sharequarters temporarily. Consider working out reciprocal arrangementsw in advance to protect both ofyour businesses. If speciapl equipment is not a consideration, a hotel, convention center or office suite rentall facility may be a goodtemporarg location. First, you’ll need to establishn roles, responsibilities and chain of command in the eveng that management is unavailable after a hurricane.
Everyone should be fullgy trained in their potential recovery Schedule the time and make participation mandatory by all Ask key suppliersif they’d send your reps to as well. Roles and responsibilitiesx can be divided intothreee areas. The first area is To mitigateyour liability, you don’t want your employees, clientsx or vendors traveling to the workplace if it is not As part of your training, driv e the routes to your work site and look for potential such as flooding or downed trees. After a two well-trained staff members or even local volunteers trained in damaged assessment should be assigned to determine the safetyh of both your workplace and trave routes inand out.
Use your communication plan to relayu this informationto employees, clients and key supplierx alerted to tune in for it. The second area is While it is hoped that people will keep some emergencyh cashon hand, appreciate that not everyone will be prepared in this regard. Designate primary and backul personnel who can be responsible for handlingfinanciakl hardships, along with petty cash for small repairs, watedr bottles and the like. too, that employees know who they are, and what provisionsa have been made. The final component of your hurricane recoverg planis post-incident management analysis — lessons learned.
Keepinhg a paper trail of the good, the bad, the ugly and the completelyt overlooked elements of how your firm handled the crisis will allow youto re-focus your planning for the next
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Obama gets more realistic about American dream - Himalayan Times
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Obama gets more realistic about American dream Himalayan Times AP President Barack Obama speaks at a production facility of a Boeing plant in Everett, Wash., Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. ASSOCIATED PRESS The goals can seem almost humdrum in comparison with some of the rhetoric from Obama's 2008 White House campaign. |
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Sunscreen, dogs figure in Baltimore newspaper
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That’s the advice the Baltimore Sun offers its readera in an online travel piece Mondayoffering “tips for a successfuo Denver family vacation.” “They don’t call it the ‘Milwe High City’ for nothing! If you’re from lowerf altitudes, take it easy your first few and drink lots of water, the newspape advises. The city gets “morre than 300 sunny days a theSun says, so visitors should bring lotion and lip balm.
“Denveritew love their dogs — and your pet will feel righ athome here,” the piece “There are plenty of pet-friendlh hotels and places for Fido to And, “Many Denver attractions offer discount pricing if you purchasd tickets online or at King Soopers, a local grocery chain,” the Sun says. Amongt the Denver attractions mentioned in writertJanna Graber’s piece: , Jeffersobn County Open Space and the “stunning Rocky .
That’s the advice the Baltimore Sun offers its readera in an online travel piece Mondayoffering “tips for a successfuo Denver family vacation.” “They don’t call it the ‘Milwe High City’ for nothing! If you’re from lowerf altitudes, take it easy your first few and drink lots of water, the newspape advises. The city gets “morre than 300 sunny days a theSun says, so visitors should bring lotion and lip balm.
“Denveritew love their dogs — and your pet will feel righ athome here,” the piece “There are plenty of pet-friendlh hotels and places for Fido to And, “Many Denver attractions offer discount pricing if you purchasd tickets online or at King Soopers, a local grocery chain,” the Sun says. Amongt the Denver attractions mentioned in writertJanna Graber’s piece: , Jeffersobn County Open Space and the “stunning Rocky .
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Zeevex signs deal with Beckett Media - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The startup has inked a deal with Dallas-based to providwe a virtual currencymicropaymentr option. In a digital age wherde readers expect their newsfor free, "old-school" mediqa is flirting with the concept of micropayments -- allowing readersw to pay for only the articles they rather than an all-you-can-read subscription. Zeevex was launchedr last year by three videpo game and socialnetwork executives. The startup has raisefd an undisclosed amount of seed financing and is considerin g another roundthis summer. While Zeevec targets gamers with itsvirtual currency, it's not quitr clear if it will get mainstream traction -- eithe from users, or the media.
Zeevex has developed an open virtual currency aimedf at the onlinegametr market. Beckett Media focuses on that same with more than30 publications. Readers of Becketyt publications -- which include sports and specialtgy market collectiblemagazines -- will be able to purchase new and archiverd content using Zeevex's virtual currency. Users can also purchasd articlesfor friends, then requestf Zeevex deliver them across social networkz such as Twitter, Facebook and MySpace. Zeevex providese a payment option for the 30 million gamerswho don'gt have access to credit cardsw or PayPal accounts, marketing chief Dean Geberrt said.
While Zeevex fills a need for thosee 30million under-age and unbanked the game-changer lies in the startup's abilityg to shift from niche to a mass-market. "We are really targetinf gamerswho don't have any option," he Starting July 1, consumers can buy a Zeevex Gift Card in more than 20,00p0 U.S. retailers such as Blockbuster, convenience storews and big-box retailers. Zeevex is in late-stagwe negotiations with Best Buy. The Zeevex card is redeemer for online tokensat Zeevex.com and can be spent like cash at Zeevex’s partnet sites and locations. $1 of Zeevex Gift Card valude gets you 100Zeev tokens.
Credity cards are not cost-effective for small micropayments -- which range from a few centsd to a fewdollars -- because of transactionh and processing fees, Gebert said. Usinbg Zeevex, the content creator pockets aboug 65 percent to 67 percent of the transaction Gebert said. Zeevex, meanwhile, takee a 7 percent to 12 percent ofthe transaction, with the retailedr taking the rest. While Zeevex's virtual currenc gives gamers anotherpayment option, what's not as clear is whether the Zeevex's payment model will find adoptionb among mainstream users and media.
As a mainstream paying for an articlw using a credit cardor Paypal, seeme simpler than having to bother with buyingb the Zeevex card and then redeeming it for Gebert concedes that getting mainstream media to buy-ib will be a challenge and that Zeevex'es gift-card model creates a "point of frictiohn in the process" for some
The startup has inked a deal with Dallas-based to providwe a virtual currencymicropaymentr option. In a digital age wherde readers expect their newsfor free, "old-school" mediqa is flirting with the concept of micropayments -- allowing readersw to pay for only the articles they rather than an all-you-can-read subscription. Zeevex was launchedr last year by three videpo game and socialnetwork executives. The startup has raisefd an undisclosed amount of seed financing and is considerin g another roundthis summer. While Zeevec targets gamers with itsvirtual currency, it's not quitr clear if it will get mainstream traction -- eithe from users, or the media.
Zeevex has developed an open virtual currency aimedf at the onlinegametr market. Beckett Media focuses on that same with more than30 publications. Readers of Becketyt publications -- which include sports and specialtgy market collectiblemagazines -- will be able to purchase new and archiverd content using Zeevex's virtual currency. Users can also purchasd articlesfor friends, then requestf Zeevex deliver them across social networkz such as Twitter, Facebook and MySpace. Zeevex providese a payment option for the 30 million gamerswho don'gt have access to credit cardsw or PayPal accounts, marketing chief Dean Geberrt said.
While Zeevex fills a need for thosee 30million under-age and unbanked the game-changer lies in the startup's abilityg to shift from niche to a mass-market. "We are really targetinf gamerswho don't have any option," he Starting July 1, consumers can buy a Zeevex Gift Card in more than 20,00p0 U.S. retailers such as Blockbuster, convenience storews and big-box retailers. Zeevex is in late-stagwe negotiations with Best Buy. The Zeevex card is redeemer for online tokensat Zeevex.com and can be spent like cash at Zeevex’s partnet sites and locations. $1 of Zeevex Gift Card valude gets you 100Zeev tokens.
Credity cards are not cost-effective for small micropayments -- which range from a few centsd to a fewdollars -- because of transactionh and processing fees, Gebert said. Usinbg Zeevex, the content creator pockets aboug 65 percent to 67 percent of the transaction Gebert said. Zeevex, meanwhile, takee a 7 percent to 12 percent ofthe transaction, with the retailedr taking the rest. While Zeevex's virtual currenc gives gamers anotherpayment option, what's not as clear is whether the Zeevex's payment model will find adoptionb among mainstream users and media.
As a mainstream paying for an articlw using a credit cardor Paypal, seeme simpler than having to bother with buyingb the Zeevex card and then redeeming it for Gebert concedes that getting mainstream media to buy-ib will be a challenge and that Zeevex'es gift-card model creates a "point of frictiohn in the process" for some
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