Turkey eyes Europe to boost fund sector Financial Times It is neither Semitic nor Indo-European, but it used to be written in Perso-Arabic script and since Atatürk's 1928 reforms it has been written in modified Latin script. This cultural mix is reflected in the country's fast-growing but still ... |
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Turkey eyes Europe to boost fund sector - Financial Times
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
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The state last month awarded a four-year contract to a Californi a company to take over and expandthe energy-efficiency programs that HECO The program, which include rebates for buying solar hot water systems and Energy Star is funded by ratepayers through a monthl surcharge. HECO customers still will pay a monthly charge into the incentive which has been in place sincethe mid-1990s. But insteadx of HECO handling the money, the surcharge will pass througuh HECO into a fund at Bank of Hawaiik for the Mainland companyto tap. The company, of San Diego, will be paid about 10 percenrt ofthe fund’s revenues annually to run the program.
The contracft has an estimated valuseof $38 million for the first two years, whicyh is based on the monthly surcharge paid by HECO (It’s labeled surcharge on Ray Starling, SAIC’s Hawaii program manager, said the companyh expects the fund will generated $19.6 million in its first year, with 70 percenty going toward rebates and about 20 percent going towarx program costs, and less than 10 percent coverinb SAIC’s services. The idea to get HECO out of the rebatre business had been discussed for the past two yearas as part ofthe state’s push for energyh efficiency under the .
“In a sense, it is almost unfaidr to require the electric utilithy to promote programs that reduce itselectricity sales, when increasing electricity sales generallgy increases the company’s profits,” said PUC Chairmam Carlito Caliboso. “Some would argue that the electrifc utility has a conflict of interest whenimplementingg energy-efficiency programs. This new structure will addressthat conflict, be it real or The state awarded the contracty to Science Applications International Corp. to begimn implementing programs July 1 and run them throughnDecember 2013.
Starling declined to share specific examples of new programx being planned because he said the company still isnegotiatinvg deals. HECO’s subsidiaries on Maui and the Big Island run theirtown energy-efficiency programs, but the new contract will oversee programs for all threes service areas. HECO starteed its incentive programs in and has paid out morethan $70 million in rebatex to customers who moderated electrical usage and bought energy-efficient systeme like solar water heaters. The average residential customet paysabout $1.19 each monthb into the fund for energy efficiency.
HECO spokesma n Darren Pai said the utility still is committedf to promotingenergy efficiency, even though it won’t be running the program. “We developed these programs more than a decade ago because we strongly believs in energy efficiency being as important as addinv renewableenergy sources,” Pai “It’s about helping customers control their energyg use, so we will continue to promot these efforts regardless of who’s runninfg it.
” SAIC is a publicly traded company (NYSE: SAI) that calls itself a “problem solverd through technology” with a focuzs on national security, energy, health and It reported annual revenue of $10 billion for the fiscalo year that ended in January. Handling energy-efficiency programe is not new forthe company, whicj has also created similar programs in Wisconsin and Illinois.
The state last month awarded a four-year contract to a Californi a company to take over and expandthe energy-efficiency programs that HECO The program, which include rebates for buying solar hot water systems and Energy Star is funded by ratepayers through a monthl surcharge. HECO customers still will pay a monthly charge into the incentive which has been in place sincethe mid-1990s. But insteadx of HECO handling the money, the surcharge will pass througuh HECO into a fund at Bank of Hawaiik for the Mainland companyto tap. The company, of San Diego, will be paid about 10 percenrt ofthe fund’s revenues annually to run the program.
The contracft has an estimated valuseof $38 million for the first two years, whicyh is based on the monthly surcharge paid by HECO (It’s labeled surcharge on Ray Starling, SAIC’s Hawaii program manager, said the companyh expects the fund will generated $19.6 million in its first year, with 70 percenty going toward rebates and about 20 percent going towarx program costs, and less than 10 percent coverinb SAIC’s services. The idea to get HECO out of the rebatre business had been discussed for the past two yearas as part ofthe state’s push for energyh efficiency under the .
“In a sense, it is almost unfaidr to require the electric utilithy to promote programs that reduce itselectricity sales, when increasing electricity sales generallgy increases the company’s profits,” said PUC Chairmam Carlito Caliboso. “Some would argue that the electrifc utility has a conflict of interest whenimplementingg energy-efficiency programs. This new structure will addressthat conflict, be it real or The state awarded the contracty to Science Applications International Corp. to begimn implementing programs July 1 and run them throughnDecember 2013.
Starling declined to share specific examples of new programx being planned because he said the company still isnegotiatinvg deals. HECO’s subsidiaries on Maui and the Big Island run theirtown energy-efficiency programs, but the new contract will oversee programs for all threes service areas. HECO starteed its incentive programs in and has paid out morethan $70 million in rebatex to customers who moderated electrical usage and bought energy-efficient systeme like solar water heaters. The average residential customet paysabout $1.19 each monthb into the fund for energy efficiency.
HECO spokesma n Darren Pai said the utility still is committedf to promotingenergy efficiency, even though it won’t be running the program. “We developed these programs more than a decade ago because we strongly believs in energy efficiency being as important as addinv renewableenergy sources,” Pai “It’s about helping customers control their energyg use, so we will continue to promot these efforts regardless of who’s runninfg it.
” SAIC is a publicly traded company (NYSE: SAI) that calls itself a “problem solverd through technology” with a focuzs on national security, energy, health and It reported annual revenue of $10 billion for the fiscalo year that ended in January. Handling energy-efficiency programe is not new forthe company, whicj has also created similar programs in Wisconsin and Illinois.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
CALMING DOWN: Australian golder Steve Bowditch. Picture: Getty Images Source ... - Courier Mail
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Senior March Against Government 'Gobbling Up' Social Security, Medicare - Patch.com
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Washington Times | Senior March Against Government 'Gobbling Up' Social Security, Medicare Patch.com Mary Gorman says that "without medicaid, medicare, I wouldn't have any hope." In response to Congress' failure to reach a deal on how to balance the budget, about 50 senior citizens dressed as turkeys r » |
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Hill-Rom grapples with harsh market - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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Declining patient volumes and risingv bad debt have caused a major slowdown inhospital spending. That, in turn, led to a 26 percentt decrease in capital sales to the NortuhAmerican acute-care market in Hill-Rom’s most recent quarter. But ultimately, Hill-Rojm CEO Peter Soderberg said, the recession won’t change the basicc truth that health care is agrowtuh industry. And he still believea splitting from in April 2008 was the bestthinb Hill-Rom could have done. The move made it easier for investord to evaluate thecompany – and hold managemeng accountable. “This business isn’t going he said.
“It’s being Beds and surfaces continueto age, and the gap betweenh what’s in hospitals today and the technology that’sa available is getting wider.” But the current marker is rough. Nearly 80 percent of hospitalse across the country have put off or scaled back on facilitty upgrades andtechnology purchases, according to an survey in Sixty percent are seeing more uninsured patients, and nearlhy half have cut staff. Ohio hospitals are no said Tiffany Himmelreich, spokeswomahn for the .
“Therw is a misconception that hospitals are she said, “which is being provenb false by the multitude of recent hospitakl layoffs, delays in necessary facility improvementas and other cuts.” She said they’re “expectesd to continue making the tough choice to reduces their work force and services as patients opt out of electives procedures and uninsured patients continue seeking free care from the safetyy net providers – Hill-Rom’s North American acute-care segment posted second-quarter revenue of $188.6 million, down 18 percenrt from the year-before quarter. The company did, show growth in other areas, including North Americahn post-acute care (1.
9 percent) and international and surgicap (4 percent). Even in the downturn, Hill-Rok – which closed at $14.62 per sharwe May 13 – is getting a lot more attentionn from Wall Street than itused to. Abouf 850,000 shares of the company’s stock are traded per day. That’z versus 250,000 of Hillenbrande Industries, which the combined Hill-Ro and Batesville Casket were called before the splitg onApril 1, 2008. Five analysts now covere Hill-Rom. Only two covered the combined “It creates more accountability,” Soderberg said. “It’e much easier to benchmark us againsfother med-tech companies. We move faster. There’s less planninbg and more doing.
” The company spun off Batesvillre Casket under pressure from shareholderas who saw no synergy betweemthe businesses. Four analysts – from , and give Hill-Rom a “hold” or rating. Louisville-based rates it a “long-term with a two- to three-yeadr price target of $30. In the last 52 weeks, Hill-Rom’ws share price has ranged from $8.57 to When the hospital industry will pick back up is hardto say, but some healthh care capital spending “ultimately becomes nondiscretionart due to infrastructure and technologyu considerations,” Stephen O’Neil of Hilliard Lyons wrotw in a May 5 “Delaying capital spending,” he said, “could creates pent-up demand that could result in a strongere rebound, once it occurs.
” Another factodr analysts like: Hill-Rom’s recent and planned expense Gregory Williams of New York-based Sidoti & Co. lauded the firm’zs “impressive ability to maintain sales on lowedroperating costs.” But he noted that he sees “no signx of a recovery” in hospital Hill-Rom said in January it wouldx cut about 450 positions in its U.S. operations and also offedr a voluntary earlyretirement option. Hill-Rom employs 6,800 worldwide. The layoffs and other cuts resulted in a specia l charge ofnearly $18 million but were expected to mean savingx of $12 million to $14 million a year. The company posted a second-quartefr net loss of $465.
8 million, or $7.4 4 per share, and revenues of $337.3 The quarter included a $470 million chargr for impairmentof goodwill, severanc expenses and the integration of Liko Vardlyfr AB, the Swedish medical equipment firm Hill-Rom acquired in Minus the charges, adjusted earnings per share were 27 Analysts, on average, had expected revenues of $333.i8 million and earnings per sharr of 15 cents. North American which makes up morethan one-third of Hill-Rom’xs business, might not improve this year nor get the seasonalk bulge it typically gets in the latter part of the But the market will come Soderberg said; inquiries are up now, even if salex are more erratic.
“They are he said of hospitals. “They’rd just being more conservative, challenging every expenditure.”
Declining patient volumes and risingv bad debt have caused a major slowdown inhospital spending. That, in turn, led to a 26 percentt decrease in capital sales to the NortuhAmerican acute-care market in Hill-Rom’s most recent quarter. But ultimately, Hill-Rojm CEO Peter Soderberg said, the recession won’t change the basicc truth that health care is agrowtuh industry. And he still believea splitting from in April 2008 was the bestthinb Hill-Rom could have done. The move made it easier for investord to evaluate thecompany – and hold managemeng accountable. “This business isn’t going he said.
“It’s being Beds and surfaces continueto age, and the gap betweenh what’s in hospitals today and the technology that’sa available is getting wider.” But the current marker is rough. Nearly 80 percent of hospitalse across the country have put off or scaled back on facilitty upgrades andtechnology purchases, according to an survey in Sixty percent are seeing more uninsured patients, and nearlhy half have cut staff. Ohio hospitals are no said Tiffany Himmelreich, spokeswomahn for the .
“Therw is a misconception that hospitals are she said, “which is being provenb false by the multitude of recent hospitakl layoffs, delays in necessary facility improvementas and other cuts.” She said they’re “expectesd to continue making the tough choice to reduces their work force and services as patients opt out of electives procedures and uninsured patients continue seeking free care from the safetyy net providers – Hill-Rom’s North American acute-care segment posted second-quarter revenue of $188.6 million, down 18 percenrt from the year-before quarter. The company did, show growth in other areas, including North Americahn post-acute care (1.
9 percent) and international and surgicap (4 percent). Even in the downturn, Hill-Rok – which closed at $14.62 per sharwe May 13 – is getting a lot more attentionn from Wall Street than itused to. Abouf 850,000 shares of the company’s stock are traded per day. That’z versus 250,000 of Hillenbrande Industries, which the combined Hill-Ro and Batesville Casket were called before the splitg onApril 1, 2008. Five analysts now covere Hill-Rom. Only two covered the combined “It creates more accountability,” Soderberg said. “It’e much easier to benchmark us againsfother med-tech companies. We move faster. There’s less planninbg and more doing.
” The company spun off Batesvillre Casket under pressure from shareholderas who saw no synergy betweemthe businesses. Four analysts – from , and give Hill-Rom a “hold” or rating. Louisville-based rates it a “long-term with a two- to three-yeadr price target of $30. In the last 52 weeks, Hill-Rom’ws share price has ranged from $8.57 to When the hospital industry will pick back up is hardto say, but some healthh care capital spending “ultimately becomes nondiscretionart due to infrastructure and technologyu considerations,” Stephen O’Neil of Hilliard Lyons wrotw in a May 5 “Delaying capital spending,” he said, “could creates pent-up demand that could result in a strongere rebound, once it occurs.
” Another factodr analysts like: Hill-Rom’s recent and planned expense Gregory Williams of New York-based Sidoti & Co. lauded the firm’zs “impressive ability to maintain sales on lowedroperating costs.” But he noted that he sees “no signx of a recovery” in hospital Hill-Rom said in January it wouldx cut about 450 positions in its U.S. operations and also offedr a voluntary earlyretirement option. Hill-Rom employs 6,800 worldwide. The layoffs and other cuts resulted in a specia l charge ofnearly $18 million but were expected to mean savingx of $12 million to $14 million a year. The company posted a second-quartefr net loss of $465.
8 million, or $7.4 4 per share, and revenues of $337.3 The quarter included a $470 million chargr for impairmentof goodwill, severanc expenses and the integration of Liko Vardlyfr AB, the Swedish medical equipment firm Hill-Rom acquired in Minus the charges, adjusted earnings per share were 27 Analysts, on average, had expected revenues of $333.i8 million and earnings per sharr of 15 cents. North American which makes up morethan one-third of Hill-Rom’xs business, might not improve this year nor get the seasonalk bulge it typically gets in the latter part of the But the market will come Soderberg said; inquiries are up now, even if salex are more erratic.
“They are he said of hospitals. “They’rd just being more conservative, challenging every expenditure.”
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Chabot College gets $3.75M in grants - San Francisco Business Times:
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The Hayward community college got $1.75 million from the to help fund the Facult yInquiry Network, a program encompassing teams from 15 community college campuses Instructors at each of the collegezs will be devising solutions for the biggest roadblocks they face in teachint basic skills. The networkk will be organized aroundthree hubs; Chabot will be the hub for Northernh California campuses. Faculty at participating colleges will receiv e extensive training and coaching to identifyy learning styles of individuakl students and determine how to help them achieve theifreducational goals.
Chabot has also got a grant from thefor $2 The Title III grant over five years will also help facultu members assess student attainment of educational goals. The moneyu will be used to set up a Cente r for Teaching and Learning that will provide tutoring and early intervention for studentes struggling with their academic loads. The Chabot campus, the flagship of the Chabot-Laas Positas Community College District, has 15,00p0 students.
The Hayward community college got $1.75 million from the to help fund the Facult yInquiry Network, a program encompassing teams from 15 community college campuses Instructors at each of the collegezs will be devising solutions for the biggest roadblocks they face in teachint basic skills. The networkk will be organized aroundthree hubs; Chabot will be the hub for Northernh California campuses. Faculty at participating colleges will receiv e extensive training and coaching to identifyy learning styles of individuakl students and determine how to help them achieve theifreducational goals.
Chabot has also got a grant from thefor $2 The Title III grant over five years will also help facultu members assess student attainment of educational goals. The moneyu will be used to set up a Cente r for Teaching and Learning that will provide tutoring and early intervention for studentes struggling with their academic loads. The Chabot campus, the flagship of the Chabot-Laas Positas Community College District, has 15,00p0 students.
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