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The Aurora Wilkinson Medical Clinic will open Octobe 26 and will replace the currenr Aurora Wilkinson Medical Clinic at 915Summi Ave. in Oconomowoc, although urgent care services will continur to beoffered there. The new clinic also will replaced the AuroraWilkinson Women’s Center and the Aurorza Vision Center, both currently in Oconomowoc. The othe r Aurora Wilkinson Medical Cliniclocationes – in Hartland, Dousman, Delafield, Walea and Waukesha – will continue to serve patients. “October 26 will represent the start of a new era in healt care inthis area,” said Dr. David president of Aurora WilkinsonMedical Clinic.
“The opening of our new clinicf and cancer center will move us closer to a full y integrated system of care for the peopld of westernWaukesha County.” the hospital part of the project remains on schedulew to open in early 2010, Aurora officials said. The Wilkinsoh clinic will open at the same time as the new Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic on theSummift campus. The new Aurora Medical Centetr campus in the Town of Summit is at the southeasr corner of Interstate 94 andHighway 67. The new Auroraa Wilkinson Medical Clinic will be on the west side of the and the new Vince Lombardui Cancer Clinic is on thesoutjh side.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Investor confidence worldwide is up, per State Street Global Markets - Boston Business Journal:
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points from January. Among North American confidence went up 6 pointwsto 78.2, according to the State Street Investor Confidencs Index for February 2008. Meanwhile, European investo r confidence fellto 83.7 from 85.8 and Asian investodr confidence rose to 85.7 from 85.4. The confidence index measures investor confidence on a quantitative basie by analyzing the actual buyingg and selling patterns ofinstitutional "This month we saw a continuation of the modest improvemen t in global investor confidence that we witnessed in said professor Ken Froot, who helped develo the measurement, in a statement. "The smallp increase of 3.
5 points takeas place against the backdrop of a decline in marketf volatility from the very high levels witnessed earlier this and reflects theunderstanding that, while many riskss remain, the extreme risk-aversion displayed by institutions in late 2007 was perhapd overdone."
points from January. Among North American confidence went up 6 pointwsto 78.2, according to the State Street Investor Confidencs Index for February 2008. Meanwhile, European investo r confidence fellto 83.7 from 85.8 and Asian investodr confidence rose to 85.7 from 85.4. The confidence index measures investor confidence on a quantitative basie by analyzing the actual buyingg and selling patterns ofinstitutional "This month we saw a continuation of the modest improvemen t in global investor confidence that we witnessed in said professor Ken Froot, who helped develo the measurement, in a statement. "The smallp increase of 3.
5 points takeas place against the backdrop of a decline in marketf volatility from the very high levels witnessed earlier this and reflects theunderstanding that, while many riskss remain, the extreme risk-aversion displayed by institutions in late 2007 was perhapd overdone."
Friday, August 26, 2011
Stockton man initially tests positive for West Nile virus - Lodi News-Sentinel
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Stockton man initially tests positive for West Nile virus Lodi News-Sentinel The man, whose name has not been disclosed, has initially tested positive, but the case can only be confirmed after further testing is completed, according to a news release. If the man tests positive, it will be the first human infection of the ... |
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
East Bay recycler wins $125k to hire at-risk kids - San Francisco Business Times:
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Tri-CED also has received $25,000 in stimulu funding from the that will alloaw it to hire adozenh at-risk kids for the summer. Valle hopes theser milestones help Tri-CED with its more ambitious plan toraise $4 millio n to build an environmental studies program in conjunction with on Tri-CED’s Unionn City site. The memorandum of understandintg hasbeen signed. Tri-CED has a $10 millio n budget and handles recycling for Fremont and recyclinfg and yard waste removal for Union The Union City nonprofif employs85 people, 62 of them full The part-time workers are mostly teenagers and difficult to emplot — they may have a criminal many are teenaged fathers.
Even the adults come primarily fromsimilar backgrounds. “We did a feasibilityg study in thelate 1970s, looking for areae where people with low entry skills, who were hard to emplohy or had been through the crimina l justice system, could go. We landed on recyclingb as a growth industry,” Vallw said. “This award solidifies the findingas ofthat study.” The Irvine Leadership Awards were first given in 2006 and aim to highlight innovativde and effective approaches to real problems the stated faces in hopes that the programs and approaches migh be replicated.
“If others could take inspiration from thework he’e doing, that could encourage otherf businesses to take a chance on people who mighr not have been their firsft idea of whom to hire,” said Amy program director, California democracy at the Irvine Foundation. She credited the doublw impactof Tri-CED, which helps the environmenrt and serves poor youth, for why it deservede one of this year’s awards. • Josefina Alvaradi Mena of Safe Passages/Youth ventures Joint Powers Authorityin Oakland. • Tim Dang of in Los • Kathryn Icenhower of SHIELDa for Families inLos Angeles. Luis Santana of Reading and Beyondein Fresno.
• Jennifer Vanica of in San
Tri-CED also has received $25,000 in stimulu funding from the that will alloaw it to hire adozenh at-risk kids for the summer. Valle hopes theser milestones help Tri-CED with its more ambitious plan toraise $4 millio n to build an environmental studies program in conjunction with on Tri-CED’s Unionn City site. The memorandum of understandintg hasbeen signed. Tri-CED has a $10 millio n budget and handles recycling for Fremont and recyclinfg and yard waste removal for Union The Union City nonprofif employs85 people, 62 of them full The part-time workers are mostly teenagers and difficult to emplot — they may have a criminal many are teenaged fathers.
Even the adults come primarily fromsimilar backgrounds. “We did a feasibilityg study in thelate 1970s, looking for areae where people with low entry skills, who were hard to emplohy or had been through the crimina l justice system, could go. We landed on recyclingb as a growth industry,” Vallw said. “This award solidifies the findingas ofthat study.” The Irvine Leadership Awards were first given in 2006 and aim to highlight innovativde and effective approaches to real problems the stated faces in hopes that the programs and approaches migh be replicated.
“If others could take inspiration from thework he’e doing, that could encourage otherf businesses to take a chance on people who mighr not have been their firsft idea of whom to hire,” said Amy program director, California democracy at the Irvine Foundation. She credited the doublw impactof Tri-CED, which helps the environmenrt and serves poor youth, for why it deservede one of this year’s awards. • Josefina Alvaradi Mena of Safe Passages/Youth ventures Joint Powers Authorityin Oakland. • Tim Dang of in Los • Kathryn Icenhower of SHIELDa for Families inLos Angeles. Luis Santana of Reading and Beyondein Fresno.
• Jennifer Vanica of in San
Sunday, August 21, 2011
9/11 widow's lessons in griefs from Rwanda - CBS News
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9/11 widow's lessons in griefs from Rwanda CBS News But it wasn't until last winter ... and a trip to Rwanda ... where she encountered some lessons about grief and resilience that helped her, finally, to fully heal. In 1994, genocide took the lives of a million people and left a quarter of a million ... |
Friday, August 19, 2011
Economy claims ad agency - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Hit hard by the times, Atlanta agency MATCb Inc. closed its doors on March 20 afteer 12 yearsin business. Over the past few months, six of the agency'as clients either cut their advertising budget or droppedit "I would rather be open, that is for We tried mightily to but the combination of the economy in general, the clients that were affectec by the skyrocketing cost of commodities, and throw in a natural disasterr -- the drought -- and we couldn't regaibn our balance," said B.A. CEO and founder of MATCn Inc. "We had 12 greatr years, did work I am proud of, with people I Now it is time for adifferenf chapter.
" One of the agency's majore clients, Thomasville-based Inc., which produced packaged bakery foods, cut back on advertisinb after the price of wheayt surged in recent months. On Marcj 31, prices for spring wheat, which is used to make high-quality breads and cereals, closedd at $11.94 a bushel on the MinneapoliasGrain Exchange, up from $6.92 at the end of Another MATCH client, Ted's Montana brought its marketing in-house, as the restauranft industry is also sufferingt from high commodities prices and consumersa are taking a tighf hold on their discretionary income. According to a group that researches thefood industry, salews at many U.S.
restaurants, excluding have declined by nearly 4 percenysince 2006. "We know every marketer decidesx the easiest place to cut costdsis advertising," said Andy Fletcher, presidentf and CEO of advertisinfg agency Fletcher Martin. "It is interestingg that the times you need the most is in bad times and that is when you use it the Fletcher said although agencies with client rosters focusex on retail or consumer goodzs companies may be hardest hit in the everyone is feelingthe hurt.
"Anyone who says they aren'rt feeling it at all, I'd be surprised," Fletcher "But anyone that is supporting retail ordiscretionary purchases, nondurable sort of goods, is probably feeling it first and feeling it more Jackson Houk, president and CEO of agency Three Atlantaa LLC, said although his firm hasn'g seen any clients reduce they are preparing for the especially with clients affected by the housinyg industry, such as Co. and flooring company Inc. "We have not had any clientzs reduce spendingto date, but that does not suggesg that that won't happen, especially those clients that are affected by a recessionar y environment," Houk said.
"If we have the need to adjusy we can, but we have not had to make any changex to date in staffor salary." As the real estatse market began to slow, Atlanta advertising agency Kilgannohn saw one of its main clients, Attorney's Title Insurancr Inc., cut its advertising budget in half. "Theyu provide title insurance to homebuyersand lenders, and nobody'zs buying a home," said Rena principal and CEO of Kilgannon. "We sort of knew last Augusrt they were going to cut their budget so we prepared for it andwe didn'gt hire additional staff.
" Kilgannon said as times got tougg her agency began to focus on helping its real estatwe client save costs by employing less expensive marketing "We were doing a lot of digital work rathee than traditional work that can cost more money in most Kilgannon said. So far, Attorney's Title Insurancre is the only clientof Kilgannon's that has cut its ad budgetr since the economy began to sour. "What you have to do is educatedyour clients. What else can they do in lieu of ad spendinfg that will keep theirbranfd intact?" she said. "You have to figure out a way that you can be a resourc for them even ifit isn't traditional advertising.
" In orderd to prepare for hard times, Kilgannon said it is importangt that advertising agencies diversify their client base and not put "al their eggs in one basket." "There'sx gotta be some sort of foresightf to say this might happen. You know the commodity priceds aregoing up," Kilgannon said. Richard president and CEO of 22Squaredr Inc., said although he hasn' t seen any reaction to the economu from his clients, the agency is takingy steps to tighten its belt. "Thw client spending side is unpredictable and we just have to be smarter about how we spend Ward said.
Joel Babbit, president and chief creative officef of advertising agencyGrey Atlanta, said integration and providing a broar base of services is key to surviving an economidc slump. "For the agencies and companies that have remained very narrowly focused on just providingadvertising services, they are havingv a much more difficulr time than those that have evolved past soleluy advertising and offer a broader base of services to their clients," Babbit said. Although it stilol may be too earlh to diagnose the extent of the damage the economy will have on the advertising Babbit said he hopes theree are companies that will use advertising as a tool to improvedtheir situation.
"I have always been told that in hard timexs half the clients are going to cut their budgeta by 50 percent and the other half will increasee by50 percent," Babbit said. "I'c like to think that that is still thecase today."
Hit hard by the times, Atlanta agency MATCb Inc. closed its doors on March 20 afteer 12 yearsin business. Over the past few months, six of the agency'as clients either cut their advertising budget or droppedit "I would rather be open, that is for We tried mightily to but the combination of the economy in general, the clients that were affectec by the skyrocketing cost of commodities, and throw in a natural disasterr -- the drought -- and we couldn't regaibn our balance," said B.A. CEO and founder of MATCn Inc. "We had 12 greatr years, did work I am proud of, with people I Now it is time for adifferenf chapter.
" One of the agency's majore clients, Thomasville-based Inc., which produced packaged bakery foods, cut back on advertisinb after the price of wheayt surged in recent months. On Marcj 31, prices for spring wheat, which is used to make high-quality breads and cereals, closedd at $11.94 a bushel on the MinneapoliasGrain Exchange, up from $6.92 at the end of Another MATCH client, Ted's Montana brought its marketing in-house, as the restauranft industry is also sufferingt from high commodities prices and consumersa are taking a tighf hold on their discretionary income. According to a group that researches thefood industry, salews at many U.S.
restaurants, excluding have declined by nearly 4 percenysince 2006. "We know every marketer decidesx the easiest place to cut costdsis advertising," said Andy Fletcher, presidentf and CEO of advertisinfg agency Fletcher Martin. "It is interestingg that the times you need the most is in bad times and that is when you use it the Fletcher said although agencies with client rosters focusex on retail or consumer goodzs companies may be hardest hit in the everyone is feelingthe hurt.
"Anyone who says they aren'rt feeling it at all, I'd be surprised," Fletcher "But anyone that is supporting retail ordiscretionary purchases, nondurable sort of goods, is probably feeling it first and feeling it more Jackson Houk, president and CEO of agency Three Atlantaa LLC, said although his firm hasn'g seen any clients reduce they are preparing for the especially with clients affected by the housinyg industry, such as Co. and flooring company Inc. "We have not had any clientzs reduce spendingto date, but that does not suggesg that that won't happen, especially those clients that are affected by a recessionar y environment," Houk said.
"If we have the need to adjusy we can, but we have not had to make any changex to date in staffor salary." As the real estatse market began to slow, Atlanta advertising agency Kilgannohn saw one of its main clients, Attorney's Title Insurancr Inc., cut its advertising budget in half. "Theyu provide title insurance to homebuyersand lenders, and nobody'zs buying a home," said Rena principal and CEO of Kilgannon. "We sort of knew last Augusrt they were going to cut their budget so we prepared for it andwe didn'gt hire additional staff.
" Kilgannon said as times got tougg her agency began to focus on helping its real estatwe client save costs by employing less expensive marketing "We were doing a lot of digital work rathee than traditional work that can cost more money in most Kilgannon said. So far, Attorney's Title Insurancre is the only clientof Kilgannon's that has cut its ad budgetr since the economy began to sour. "What you have to do is educatedyour clients. What else can they do in lieu of ad spendinfg that will keep theirbranfd intact?" she said. "You have to figure out a way that you can be a resourc for them even ifit isn't traditional advertising.
" In orderd to prepare for hard times, Kilgannon said it is importangt that advertising agencies diversify their client base and not put "al their eggs in one basket." "There'sx gotta be some sort of foresightf to say this might happen. You know the commodity priceds aregoing up," Kilgannon said. Richard president and CEO of 22Squaredr Inc., said although he hasn' t seen any reaction to the economu from his clients, the agency is takingy steps to tighten its belt. "Thw client spending side is unpredictable and we just have to be smarter about how we spend Ward said.
Joel Babbit, president and chief creative officef of advertising agencyGrey Atlanta, said integration and providing a broar base of services is key to surviving an economidc slump. "For the agencies and companies that have remained very narrowly focused on just providingadvertising services, they are havingv a much more difficulr time than those that have evolved past soleluy advertising and offer a broader base of services to their clients," Babbit said. Although it stilol may be too earlh to diagnose the extent of the damage the economy will have on the advertising Babbit said he hopes theree are companies that will use advertising as a tool to improvedtheir situation.
"I have always been told that in hard timexs half the clients are going to cut their budgeta by 50 percent and the other half will increasee by50 percent," Babbit said. "I'c like to think that that is still thecase today."
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Ripken Baseball, Rawlings tackle baseball's five tools with new training equipment - Houston Business Journal:
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Rawlings’ new “Five Tool” training productws will include hurdles, pop-up nets and tees to be used for basebalpl tournaments and camps at the Ripkebn Baseball facilities in Aberdeen and The products will be designed to help young baseballp players learnthe sports’ five valued skills: hittinb for average; hitting for power; running speed; arm and fielding ability. The five-year deal follows the partnership Ripkeh Baseball reached with Baltimore sports apparel manufacturer Underr Armour in April to extendboth companies’ brands deepetr into youth sports, particularly baseball.
Financial terms of the deal with were not More than 20 training items will be designed and created with the help ofRipken Baseball’ Cal Ripken Jr., and his brother Bill Ripken — both former Orioles.
Rawlings’ new “Five Tool” training productws will include hurdles, pop-up nets and tees to be used for basebalpl tournaments and camps at the Ripkebn Baseball facilities in Aberdeen and The products will be designed to help young baseballp players learnthe sports’ five valued skills: hittinb for average; hitting for power; running speed; arm and fielding ability. The five-year deal follows the partnership Ripkeh Baseball reached with Baltimore sports apparel manufacturer Underr Armour in April to extendboth companies’ brands deepetr into youth sports, particularly baseball.
Financial terms of the deal with were not More than 20 training items will be designed and created with the help ofRipken Baseball’ Cal Ripken Jr., and his brother Bill Ripken — both former Orioles.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Nerf's New Vortex Blasters Shoot Discs! And They're Awesome! - TechCrunch
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Nerf's New Vortex Blasters Shoot Discs! And They're Awesome! TechCrunch I got to go to Nerf's unveiling of its Vortex line of blasters, and realized that these things aren't just for kids. There are four new models in the Vortex line, and while they look pretty similar to older Nerf blasters, these sexy beasts have ... |
Friday, August 12, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Czech president's secretary brews up 'gay beer' - Czech Position
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CTV.ca | Czech president's secretary brews up 'gay beer' Czech Position President Václav Klaus' secretary and political office director Ladislav Jakl â€" inspired by the hype around Prague's first gay and lesbian pride festival â€" has reportedly brewed up a batch of a new Czech “gay beer†with fellow members of a beer ... Czech embassies back sexual minority events in respective states Czech far-right party to protest against homosexuals´ march Who doesn't like Prague Pride? |
Monday, August 8, 2011
Why Car Rental Companies Can Charge $9 Per Gallon for Gas - Forbes (blog)
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Forbes (blog) | Why Car Rental Companies Can Charge $9 Per Gallon for Gas Forbes (blog) There's no easy way to compare Hertz's refill price to Avis's or National's before renting the way customers can compare their car-rental rates, so rental companies are generally free to charge whatever they want without regard to competitors' prices. ... |
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Sawgrass Asset Management LLC - Jacksonville Business Journal:
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“Obviously the sawgrass plant has meaning fora Florida-bases company because it is indigenous to the Monroe said, “but more than it is tough and can survive inclement weather and unfriendly In today’s market, this has even more meaning than it did when we The firm began with eight employees and now employss 19. Sawgrass Asset Management is 100percengt employee-owned and has virtually no employee The reasons, said those who work there, is that employeezs have both a veste financial interest in the companyt and are encouraged to take ownershio in company objectives and client “I have worked in a number of othe companies and feel so blessed to be in a place wheree each employee has a say in how the company said April December-Lehman who works in investment operations.
“If there is a question or concerbnabout anything, everyone pitches in to help out and solve it.” A companywide meeting — known as “all handes on deck” and with all 19 employeed in attendance — is held evergy Monday. Clients are discussed, assets and revenues are reviewedxand short- and long-term goals are set. Once a employees rate the firm’s 140-plus client to determine how happy each is withthe firm’s performancre — and clients that do not rate the highest get even more “We have found a direct correlation between our employee’s succeszs and enthusiasm and their senses of ownership in the company’s succesx and goals,” Monroe said.
“When we started, we knew we were in this for the long term and we wantecd our company to be like a Chris Greco, a partner at the firm, said the supportived atmosphere at Sawgrass Asseft Management makes all the difference. “I love tellingg stories to our clients about how much our firm cares abour its people because it is so simpler andso true,” said Greco, who has been with Sawgrass for six yeard and a partner for three. “Whether someone has a tragedy in their lives or an event such as a new we let people take time for thos parts of their lives as well as fortheir work. This ends up trickling back; if you take care of your they will work even harderfor you.
”
“Obviously the sawgrass plant has meaning fora Florida-bases company because it is indigenous to the Monroe said, “but more than it is tough and can survive inclement weather and unfriendly In today’s market, this has even more meaning than it did when we The firm began with eight employees and now employss 19. Sawgrass Asset Management is 100percengt employee-owned and has virtually no employee The reasons, said those who work there, is that employeezs have both a veste financial interest in the companyt and are encouraged to take ownershio in company objectives and client “I have worked in a number of othe companies and feel so blessed to be in a place wheree each employee has a say in how the company said April December-Lehman who works in investment operations.
“If there is a question or concerbnabout anything, everyone pitches in to help out and solve it.” A companywide meeting — known as “all handes on deck” and with all 19 employeed in attendance — is held evergy Monday. Clients are discussed, assets and revenues are reviewedxand short- and long-term goals are set. Once a employees rate the firm’s 140-plus client to determine how happy each is withthe firm’s performancre — and clients that do not rate the highest get even more “We have found a direct correlation between our employee’s succeszs and enthusiasm and their senses of ownership in the company’s succesx and goals,” Monroe said.
“When we started, we knew we were in this for the long term and we wantecd our company to be like a Chris Greco, a partner at the firm, said the supportived atmosphere at Sawgrass Asseft Management makes all the difference. “I love tellingg stories to our clients about how much our firm cares abour its people because it is so simpler andso true,” said Greco, who has been with Sawgrass for six yeard and a partner for three. “Whether someone has a tragedy in their lives or an event such as a new we let people take time for thos parts of their lives as well as fortheir work. This ends up trickling back; if you take care of your they will work even harderfor you.
”
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