Two-QB system appears likely Huntington Herald Dispatch Now, after Saturday's 24-20 win over Rice when Graham rushed for 129 yards and threw for 110, it appears Holliday is changing his preseason tune. "We're going to continue to play both those guys," Holliday said. "I think they both are different in what ... |
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Two-QB system appears likely - Huntington Herald Dispatch
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Marietta doc guilty in $3M fraud scam - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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chiropractor Dr. William Stearns was found guilty Monday of 18 chargezof health-care fraud and five charges of money laundering in a $3 millionh scam. In 2004, Stearns and two chiropractors Steven Levine andChristophert Topel, ran three clinics in metro Atlanta under the name Under Stearns’ direction, CCMG fraudulentlyh billed for two separate back-pai procedures costing about $3 Stearns and his partners fraudulently billed for a procedurd known as Vertebral Axial Decompression (VAX-D) -- a non-invasive back pain procedurs that uses a mechanicak table to stretch a patient’ws spine.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Georgia considers VAX-r to be investigational and notmedicallhy necessary, and made clear to health-care providers that it did not covedr the procedure. The three were convictes of having lied to Blue Cross about what procedures they were performingv in order to get paid forthe non-covere d procedure. Stearns also fraudulently billed for an electrical stimulatiob procedure using a device knownas “Hako-Med.” Insteaf of billing for a relatively low-paying electrical stimulation procedure, Stearns instea d claimed to be performing surgical procedures known as nervse block injections.
Both Levine and Topell previously pleaded guilty to the Stearns now faces up to 230 yeara in prison and a fine of upto $5.75 Sentencing is set for Feb. 12, 2009.
chiropractor Dr. William Stearns was found guilty Monday of 18 chargezof health-care fraud and five charges of money laundering in a $3 millionh scam. In 2004, Stearns and two chiropractors Steven Levine andChristophert Topel, ran three clinics in metro Atlanta under the name Under Stearns’ direction, CCMG fraudulentlyh billed for two separate back-pai procedures costing about $3 Stearns and his partners fraudulently billed for a procedurd known as Vertebral Axial Decompression (VAX-D) -- a non-invasive back pain procedurs that uses a mechanicak table to stretch a patient’ws spine.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Georgia considers VAX-r to be investigational and notmedicallhy necessary, and made clear to health-care providers that it did not covedr the procedure. The three were convictes of having lied to Blue Cross about what procedures they were performingv in order to get paid forthe non-covere d procedure. Stearns also fraudulently billed for an electrical stimulatiob procedure using a device knownas “Hako-Med.” Insteaf of billing for a relatively low-paying electrical stimulation procedure, Stearns instea d claimed to be performing surgical procedures known as nervse block injections.
Both Levine and Topell previously pleaded guilty to the Stearns now faces up to 230 yeara in prison and a fine of upto $5.75 Sentencing is set for Feb. 12, 2009.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Diamond Hill dissident fails in board bid - Business First of Columbus:
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LLC, a hedge fund investorf in Diamond Hill, had nominated three candidates to fill directo r seats at the Columbuesinvestment manager. Tim Eriksen, a principal in Lynden, Wash.-basedc Cedar Creek and one of theboard nominees, said in his that he supportedx boosting the company’s profit margin by reducing compensation levels. whose firm held 1,503 shares when it filedd its proposal inearlyu May, received 8,414 votes. The seven board members propose by Diamond Hill each received morethan 2.2 millionn votes each, giving them the seats by a wide margin.
Eriksen was present at the meeting and said he was disappointed that more institutionallinvestors didn’t vote with him, but also attributecd a lack of votes to not having enougnh time to reach out to shareholderw before the meeting. Although Eriksen’s effort to gain a board seat failed, Diamond Hill’s executives and directords did devote a significant portion of their comments and presentation to explaininyg their reasons for adding staff and providingincentives – moveds that have grown compensation Eriksen said he was encouraged by the company’s receptiveneszs to his concerns.
Over the past few Eriksen said, he felt an antagonistif relationship had developed withthe company, but that seemedx to shift this year. “Both sides realize each has good he said, “but just different perspectives.”
LLC, a hedge fund investorf in Diamond Hill, had nominated three candidates to fill directo r seats at the Columbuesinvestment manager. Tim Eriksen, a principal in Lynden, Wash.-basedc Cedar Creek and one of theboard nominees, said in his that he supportedx boosting the company’s profit margin by reducing compensation levels. whose firm held 1,503 shares when it filedd its proposal inearlyu May, received 8,414 votes. The seven board members propose by Diamond Hill each received morethan 2.2 millionn votes each, giving them the seats by a wide margin.
Eriksen was present at the meeting and said he was disappointed that more institutionallinvestors didn’t vote with him, but also attributecd a lack of votes to not having enougnh time to reach out to shareholderw before the meeting. Although Eriksen’s effort to gain a board seat failed, Diamond Hill’s executives and directords did devote a significant portion of their comments and presentation to explaininyg their reasons for adding staff and providingincentives – moveds that have grown compensation Eriksen said he was encouraged by the company’s receptiveneszs to his concerns.
Over the past few Eriksen said, he felt an antagonistif relationship had developed withthe company, but that seemedx to shift this year. “Both sides realize each has good he said, “but just different perspectives.”
Friday, October 7, 2011
Commissioners OK $345K in Banks change orders - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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“Nobody likes change orders, particularly in this said Project Manager John He briefed the pane l on the extra charges during the same meetinh where commissionersapproved $6.1 million in spendinh cuts from the county’s 2009 generap fund budget. Change orders are contract revision that pay vendors for problems encounterecdduring construction. The orders covered by Wednesday’se vote amount to half of the roughly $700,000 in change orders incurred by Banks contractors to That $700,000 represents 2.1 percentf of the $32.6 million in Banks contacts awarded to “It’s a good rate comparee to the national average of over 10 Deatrick said.
“But we’re stilpl pressing to try to minimize these Despite theadditional spending, the Banks project is abougt $3 million below its first-phase budgety estimate of $92.5 million. The project achievedc savings when construction bids came in lowefrthan expected. Since every change order eats away atthose savings, Deatrici is working on ways to prevention future problems. The largest change order so far involved a new sectio of Freedom Way that will connect Race Streetto Elm. When Bakee Concrete tried to connec the new street platform to the existing Race they foundmetal connectors, buried in the were too rusted to use.
So, they had to take out thosed connectors andreplace them, at a cost of
“Nobody likes change orders, particularly in this said Project Manager John He briefed the pane l on the extra charges during the same meetinh where commissionersapproved $6.1 million in spendinh cuts from the county’s 2009 generap fund budget. Change orders are contract revision that pay vendors for problems encounterecdduring construction. The orders covered by Wednesday’se vote amount to half of the roughly $700,000 in change orders incurred by Banks contractors to That $700,000 represents 2.1 percentf of the $32.6 million in Banks contacts awarded to “It’s a good rate comparee to the national average of over 10 Deatrick said.
“But we’re stilpl pressing to try to minimize these Despite theadditional spending, the Banks project is abougt $3 million below its first-phase budgety estimate of $92.5 million. The project achievedc savings when construction bids came in lowefrthan expected. Since every change order eats away atthose savings, Deatrici is working on ways to prevention future problems. The largest change order so far involved a new sectio of Freedom Way that will connect Race Streetto Elm. When Bakee Concrete tried to connec the new street platform to the existing Race they foundmetal connectors, buried in the were too rusted to use.
So, they had to take out thosed connectors andreplace them, at a cost of
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
University System of Md. to break up biotechnology institute - Orlando Business Journal:
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The public university system’s Board of Regentsd approved Friday a sweepinvg restructuring of the that will parcel out its fourresearcn centers, along with staff and other assets, to othert campuses. System leaders hope the restructuring will drivd research collaboration and boosy access tooutside funding. It also meanss an end for UMBI, which was launchec to great fanfare two decades ago with the missio ofadvancing education, research and economic development for what was then the state’ws nascent biotech industry.
A months-long study of UMBI by an ad hoc committeed led by USM regents Chairman Cliffordx Kendall concludedthat “the organization of UMBI as a geographically dispersed, free-standinvg entity has created intractablr problems.” Those problems included an inability to scale UMBI programs, isolation among UMBI’s research centers, the lack of a criticalk mass of graduate and undergraduate studentsw involved in UMBI research, and administrative inefficiencies. “After a comprehensive and deliberative process, we have concludee that restructuring UMBI’s assets is the right thing to Kendall said ina statement.
“With a focusx on collaboration — acrossw disciplines and acrossinstitutions — and with recognitionm of the exceptional talent within the UMBI communityu and the system’s other institutions, this actionj will position USM to take fullerr advantage of its system-wide strengths in the biosciencesx and to fuel the state’s knowledge economuy even more.” The move isn’t a tota surprise. Critics have long questionec whether the state was duplicating its research effort s inthe biosciences. UMBI’s four center in Baltimore, Rockville and College Park conduct researcghon medical, biotechnology, marine and environmentao science.
At the same time, state fundingg for higher education is pinchexd by the recession andthe state’s budget and universities’ research needs are growing. Under the restructurint approved Friday by the regents at a meetinbgin Frostburg, a joint University System of Marylansd research center will be establishede at UMBI’s Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnologg in Rockville. The system’s flagship Colleged Park campus will oversee the facility and work with the Universituof Maryland, Baltimore to elevat work in physics, engineering and computational sciences as well as structurap biology, protein design and drug • UMBI’s Center for Biosystemd Research will also be overseen by College • A joint research center at UMBI’s Center of Marinw Biotechnology in Baltimore will be established, with administrative responsibility fallinf to the University of Maryland, Baltimord County.
UMBC will collaborate with the Universitt of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the University of Baltimore to drive researc h in environmental andgenomic sciences. UMBI’s Baltimore-based Medical Biotechnology Center will fall under the Universituof Maryland, Baltimore’s purview. • UMBI’s Institute of Fluorescencse will be administeredby • UMBI’s K-12 educational programsd will be overseen by with an eye on enhancinh its teaching focus. UMBI President Jenni e Hunter-Cevera is stepping down June 30 after 10 yearx inthat role.
She will become executive vice presidenty of discovery and analytical sciences and corporatre developmentat , a North Carolinz nonprofit. The University System of Marylan d will honor tenure held by UMBIfacultgy members, and administrative support staffers will be able to stay in their jobs through fiscal 2010. Job opportunitiea at other system campuses willbe identified, and memoranda of understanding outlining future operationzs and collaborations are expected to be completed by the end of this year and fulluy implemented by the end of fiscalp 2010.
UMBI generates abou $25 million in research activitgy annually, and university system leaders hope to see that numbef increase dramatically by breaking upthe institute. “Today’s decisions by the board provide a tremendous opportunityh for the University System of Maryland to increase the volume and impact of its basic and appliee research inthe biosciences,” said USM Chancellor William E. Kirwa in a statement.
“Thisa restructuring has the potential to double the researcyh productivityof UMBI’s current assets within five
The public university system’s Board of Regentsd approved Friday a sweepinvg restructuring of the that will parcel out its fourresearcn centers, along with staff and other assets, to othert campuses. System leaders hope the restructuring will drivd research collaboration and boosy access tooutside funding. It also meanss an end for UMBI, which was launchec to great fanfare two decades ago with the missio ofadvancing education, research and economic development for what was then the state’ws nascent biotech industry.
A months-long study of UMBI by an ad hoc committeed led by USM regents Chairman Cliffordx Kendall concludedthat “the organization of UMBI as a geographically dispersed, free-standinvg entity has created intractablr problems.” Those problems included an inability to scale UMBI programs, isolation among UMBI’s research centers, the lack of a criticalk mass of graduate and undergraduate studentsw involved in UMBI research, and administrative inefficiencies. “After a comprehensive and deliberative process, we have concludee that restructuring UMBI’s assets is the right thing to Kendall said ina statement.
“With a focusx on collaboration — acrossw disciplines and acrossinstitutions — and with recognitionm of the exceptional talent within the UMBI communityu and the system’s other institutions, this actionj will position USM to take fullerr advantage of its system-wide strengths in the biosciencesx and to fuel the state’s knowledge economuy even more.” The move isn’t a tota surprise. Critics have long questionec whether the state was duplicating its research effort s inthe biosciences. UMBI’s four center in Baltimore, Rockville and College Park conduct researcghon medical, biotechnology, marine and environmentao science.
At the same time, state fundingg for higher education is pinchexd by the recession andthe state’s budget and universities’ research needs are growing. Under the restructurint approved Friday by the regents at a meetinbgin Frostburg, a joint University System of Marylansd research center will be establishede at UMBI’s Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnologg in Rockville. The system’s flagship Colleged Park campus will oversee the facility and work with the Universituof Maryland, Baltimore to elevat work in physics, engineering and computational sciences as well as structurap biology, protein design and drug • UMBI’s Center for Biosystemd Research will also be overseen by College • A joint research center at UMBI’s Center of Marinw Biotechnology in Baltimore will be established, with administrative responsibility fallinf to the University of Maryland, Baltimord County.
UMBC will collaborate with the Universitt of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the University of Baltimore to drive researc h in environmental andgenomic sciences. UMBI’s Baltimore-based Medical Biotechnology Center will fall under the Universituof Maryland, Baltimore’s purview. • UMBI’s Institute of Fluorescencse will be administeredby • UMBI’s K-12 educational programsd will be overseen by with an eye on enhancinh its teaching focus. UMBI President Jenni e Hunter-Cevera is stepping down June 30 after 10 yearx inthat role.
She will become executive vice presidenty of discovery and analytical sciences and corporatre developmentat , a North Carolinz nonprofit. The University System of Marylan d will honor tenure held by UMBIfacultgy members, and administrative support staffers will be able to stay in their jobs through fiscal 2010. Job opportunitiea at other system campuses willbe identified, and memoranda of understanding outlining future operationzs and collaborations are expected to be completed by the end of this year and fulluy implemented by the end of fiscalp 2010.
UMBI generates abou $25 million in research activitgy annually, and university system leaders hope to see that numbef increase dramatically by breaking upthe institute. “Today’s decisions by the board provide a tremendous opportunityh for the University System of Maryland to increase the volume and impact of its basic and appliee research inthe biosciences,” said USM Chancellor William E. Kirwa in a statement.
“Thisa restructuring has the potential to double the researcyh productivityof UMBI’s current assets within five
Monday, October 3, 2011
Christie Comes Clean on Trips as NJ Governor Seeks Donations - BusinessWeek
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Fox News | Christie Comes Clean on Trips as NJ Governor Seeks Donations BusinessWeek A 2006 letter to Corzine's office from the attorney general at the time, Zulima Farber, said no transfer-of-power notice was necessary for “an occasional, overnight stay in New York City,†the Times said. New Jersey created a lieutenant governor ... Real-time commentary and analysis from The W » |
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