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Wed ,23/12/2009Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England), Dec 2, 2009
DRUMMOND -DORIS. (N e e S P I V E Y ). O n November 29th, 2009. Peacefully at home, with her family at her side, Doris, aged 87 years, of Oakes. Much loved wife o f t h e l a t e Thomas (Tommy). A loving mum of Mary, Betty, Tommy, Nancy, J o e y , J o h n , E m m a n u e l a n d Geraldine, dear step mum of June, a dear mum i n l a w a n d a devoted granny and great grandma. Requiem Mass and Service at St Joseph’s R C Church, S o m e r s e t R d , o n Tuesday December 8th at 10.00 a.m. followed by interment at Woodfield Cemetery, Lockwood. W i l l f r i e n d s p l e a s e accept this the only intimation. Family flowers only please, donations in l i e u i f d e s i r e d , t o Alzheimers Society for which a plate will be provided at the Service. Al l enquiries to The Taylor Funeral Service L t d. , T e l 6 5 6 1 5 6. Requiescat In Pace.
STEADMAN -JACK. On November 30, 2009. Suddenly but peacefully at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, aged 74 years of Oakes. Dearly loved husband of the l a t e Wendy, dear dad of Toni and Julie, respected father-in-law of Helen a n d N i g e l , l o v i n g grandad of Paul, John, Toni, Jason, Shaun and Benjamin, great-grandad of Jordan and Bailey, dear brother of Mary and Joan. Cortege will leave Huddersfield Funeral Home, St. Thomas Road on Wednesday, December 9 at 11.30 a.m. for Service and Committal at Huddersfield Crematorium at 12.00 noon. Family flowers only by request. Donations in lieu if so desired to The Yorkshire Cancer Centre at St. James’ Hospital, Leeds
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Harman denies crash allegations
Sun ,20/12/20090 Comments | Western Daily Press, Oct 5, 2009
Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman was facing a police investigation last night after she was involved in a traffic collision while allegedly using her mobile phone.
The crash happened in Dulwich, south east London, on the afternoon of July 3. Witnesses told the Mail on Sunday that the MP for Camberwell and Peckham stopped briefly to speak after the crash but drove off without leaving her insurance or registration details.
She is said to have struck a parked car, ending a mobile phone conversation.
Ms Harman, who is Leader of the House of Commons, denies any wrongdoing, her spokeswoman said.
Police are expected to take a statement from the MP but would not say if they had spoken to her or confirm any other details relating to the incident.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “We are investigating a minor traffic collision in Dulwich on July 3 and are in the process of taking statements from all parties concerned.”
A spokeswoman for Ms Harman said: “(She) strongly refutes the allegations but is co-operating fully with the police.”
A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings of Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company
Thu ,17/12/2009Business Wire, Dec 04, 2009
OLDWICK, N.J. — A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to B
(Good) from B (Fair) and issuer credit rating to bbb- from bb as
well as removed the ratings from under review with developing
implications for Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company
(Grain Dealers) (Indianapolis, IN). The outlook assigned to both ratings
is positive.
These rating actions follow the announcement that Grain Dealers and NGM
Insurance Company (NGM), the lead carrier of the Main Street
America Group (Main Street) (both of Jacksonville, FL), have
executed an affiliation agreement following the approval by the Indiana
Department of Insurance
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German-Turkish director boycotts Swiss over minarets
Thu ,17/12/20090 Comments | AFP, December, 2009
BERLIN (AFP) Prominent Turkish-German director Fatih Akin said Thursday he would not bring his new film to Switzerland in protest against a referendum vote that banned the construction of minarets in the country.
“This referendum conflicts with my understanding of humanism, tolerance and the belief that harmonious co-existence of peoples of differing backgrounds, races and religions must be possible,” Akin said in an open letter.
“As a child of Muslim parents who do not see minarets as symbols of political Islam but rather simply the complete architecture of their houses of worship, I feel personally affected by the referendum. That is why I refuse to travel to Switzerland.”
Akin was to have presented on December 16 in Zurich his new comedy “Soul Kitchen”, which…
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Investigates Possible Breach of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of QuadraMed Corp. – QDHC
Wed ,16/12/2009Business Wire, Dec 08, 2009
NEW YORK — Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of QuadraMed
Corp. (QuadraMed or the Company) (NasdaqGM: QDHC) for possible
breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in
connection with their attempt to sell the Company to private equity firm
Francisco Partners. Under the terms of the deal, Francisco Partners will
acquire all outstanding shares of QuadraMed common stock for $8.50 per
share and the Series A Cumulative Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
for $13.7097 per share, for a total transaction value of approximately
$126 million.
The investigation concerns whether the QuadraMed Board of Directors
breached their fiduciary duties to QuadraMed shareholders given that the
offer price is only a small premium over the $7.94 price the Company’s
shares traded at as recently as October 14, 2009 and at least one
analyst set a price target for QuadraMed stock at $11.00 per share.
If you own common stock in QuadraMed and wish to obtain additional
information, please contact us at the number listed below or visit http://www.zlk.com/qdhc1.html.
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IDS Scheer Named a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools
Wed ,16/12/2009Business Wire, Dec 01, 2009
BERWYN, Pa. — IDS Scheer AG, the leading international solution provider of Business
Process Management (BPM), today announced it has been positioned in the
Leaders Quadrant of the Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for Enterprise
Architecture Tools. Published on November 12, 2009 by Chris Wilson and
Robert Handler, the recent research
note, the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Architecture Tools, positions
vendors in a particular market segment based on their vision and ability
to execute on that vision.
According to Gartner, Leaders have a broad range of capabilities to
support EA, combined with the ability to deliver these capabilities to a
diverse group of stakeholders. They all provide good capabilities to
assist EA’s mission to translate business vision and strategy into
effective enterprise change. In addition, they have a clear vision of
where EA is going and maturing.
ARIS Solution for Enterprise Architecture Management (EA) from IDS
Scheer is an integrated solution for standardizing and harmonizing
business processes and the associated IT infrastructures. Combining EA
and BPM in a central repository ensures the coherency needed to plan IT
environments in accordance with strategic objectives, reduce IT costs,
and deliver flexible support for business processes. Established EA
frameworks and standards, such as DoDAF, NAF, TOGAF, Zachman, IAF, and
ArchiMate, are supported.
We believe Gartner naming us to the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise
Architecture Tools is validation of our unique approach in this sector,
said Peter Grard, CEO and president of IDS Scheer AG. We believe that
business processes play a central role in tying corporate strategy with
EA. Our customers are able to get a company-wide view of their people,
processes, and IT assets.
About the Magic Quadrant
The Gartner Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 2009 by Gartner, Inc., and is
reused with permission
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NanoPacific Holdings, Inc. Announces Exclusive License from the University of California at Los Angeles for Supramolecular Nanoparticles for Molecular Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Wed ,16/12/2009Business Wire, Dec 09, 2009
LOS ANGELES — NanoPacific Holdings, Inc. (NPH) announces the acquisition of an
exclusive license from University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
for a suite of supramolecular nanoparticle technologies. Under the terms
of the agreement between NPH and UCLA, NPH will have an exclusive
worldwide license of a system composed of a ternary mixture of modular
components that self-assemble into supramolecular nanoparticles. The
technology enables the synthesis of new-generation nanoparticles with a
high degree of size and morphological control, as well as tunable
surface charge and chemistry. These properties enable the production of
biodegradable nanoparticles that display improved physiological
stability, longer blood retention times, low acute toxicity and low
immunogenicity. The tunable surface properties allow several types of
functionality to be easily incorporated for imaging (optical, magnetic
and nuclear), targeting and controlled delivery of cargo. This is
synergistic with NPHs materials science platform.
We are pleased to have licensed this technology. This further
illustrates our ability and commitment to selectively add important
technologies to our platform. This technology, developed by Dr. Tseng
along with several other collaborators at UCLA has profound implications
for drug delivery, gene transfection centering on siRNA, and companion
diagnostics, stated Joseph A. Boystak, Chairman & Co-CEO.
This technology should facilitate our ability to collaborate with a
variety of corporate partners, research institutions and other academic
researchers, said Michael Flesch, Vice Chairman & Co-CEO.
I am pleased that my interaction and involvement with NPH will
accelerate the development of the supramolecular nanoparticle systems
toward applications in biology and medicine, said Dr. Tseng, Associate
Professor, Molecular and Medical Pharmacology at UCLA.
About the University of California at Los Angeles – UCLA
is Californias largest university, with an enrollment of nearly 37,000
undergraduate and graduate students. The UCLA College of Letters and
Science and the Universitys 11 professional schools feature renowned
faculty and offer more than 33 degree programs and majors
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IBM’s management software selected by Insurance.com
Tue ,08/12/2009Telecomworldwire, Feb 13, 2009
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-13 February 2009-IBM’s management software selected by Insurance.com(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
Information technology company IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced on Thursday (12 February) that Insurance.com, an online independent auto insurance agency in the US, has selected the IBM Cognos performance management software to improve its sales centre results.
Insurance.com is reportedly using the IBM software to provide staff with live up-to-the-second operational visibility required to deliver peak sales centre performance for its customers.
IBM Cognos Now! Is reportedly the industry’s first BI solution with a continuous business monitoring appliance designed to help decision makers proactively track, monitor, and respond to updated operational metrics.
IBM said that the initial installation for Insurance.com was implemented in just three weeks and the IBM Cognos software now enables users across the enterprise to monitor all of their critical applications in real-time.
Financial details were not available.
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Mobility team celebrates in its new home
Mon ,07/12/20090 Comments | Herald Express; Torquay (UK), Dec 3, 2009 | by EMMA PEARCY
A NEW Shopmobility centre in Dawlish has been officially opened.
The new offices in the Barton Hill car park houses the staff and volunteers of Dawlish Community Transport where people with limited mobility can hire manual and powered wheelchairs and scooters to get around town.
The Shopmobility service will run alongside their established community transport services, including ring and ride, group hire and health transport journeys.
The centre has been developed with financial support from Devon County Council, including Pounds 25,000 from the proceeds of the sale of Exeter Airport and Pounds 30,000 from Devon County Council’s Local Transport Plan.
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The project has been keenly supported by local county councillor John Clatworthy (pictured) who launched the new service and premises on Sunday.
He said: “This new building offers excellent accommodation for our community transport organisation, with Shopmobility facilities now added.
“This is most welcome and has been made possible by partnership working with the vision and drive from Dawlish Community Transport chairman John Adcock and manager Jan Green.”
Jan Green, Dawlish Community Transport manager, added: “I am absolutely thrilled we have now moved into our new office, after at least five years of hard work and planning.
“We can now provide the service of Shopmobility for Dawlish and surrounding areas, not forgetting the many requests for this service from holidaymakers who visit Dawlish.
“This is a much-needed and deserved service which I am sure will go from strength to strength.”
Echo Towing Service, Inc. & Echo Marine, Ltd. Embrace Web-Based MarineCFO Live Offering
Mon ,07/12/2009Market Wire, December, 2009
MarineCFO Inc., the leading provider of On-Vessel, Marine Operations, Personnel, Fleet Maintenance and Financial Management Software Solutions to the Marine Transportation Industry, announced today that Echo Towing Service, Inc. / Echo Marine, Ltd., has embraced MarineCFO Live! for use throughout its company.
“Since 1972 Echo Towing Service Inc. & Echo Marine Ltd. have been committed to providing excellent service to our customers,” said Tommy Echols, President of Echo Towing Services Inc. / Echo Marine Ltd. “We chose MarineCFO Live! because it was a full-featured, cost-effective solution that didn’t require servers and complex IT requirements
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