0 Comments | Daily Mirror, The; London (UK), Jul 8, 2010 | by Penman
1 A national centre for asbestos disease research.
2 Compensation for victims of “pleural plaques” – scars on the lungs caused by asbestos.
3 An employers’ liability insurance scheme to compensate sufferers of asbestos-related diseases, even if their old employers and insurers cannot be traced.
4 A public register of all asbestos surveys on public buildings
Business Wire, July 30, 2010
SAN DIEGO — Robbins
Umeda LLP has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of
fiduciary duty and other violations of the law by certain officers and
directors at Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (“Gentiva” or the “Company”)
(NASDAQ:GTIV). Gentiva provides home health services in the United
States. The Company offers skilled nursing and therapy services,
paraprofessional nursing services, and homemaker services primarily to
adult and elderly patients through licensed and Medicare-certified
agencies. Gentiva was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Atlanta,
Georgia.
Robbins Umeda LLP’s investigation concerns whether the Company’s
directors and officers damaged Gentiva by causing or allowing it to
unfairly take advantage of the Medicare reimbursement system by
increasing the number of in-home therapy visits, some of which were not
medically necessary.
On May 14, 2010, Gentiva announced that the Senate Finance Committee
sent the Company a letter requesting that it provide various data
related to the utilization of services
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0 Comments | Bangor Daily News, May 29, 2010 | by DIANA BOWLEY
SANGERVILLE – A Portland-area man has submitted a plan to town officials for the construction of a gentlemen’s club-nightclub- lounge at 1185 North Dexter Road.
Stephen D. Cardelli recently notified the town that he intends to complete the project by September. According to his application, Cardelli plans to sell food and offer entertainment. Although the application does not specify what kind of entertainment will be offered, at least one resident is concerned it will be a “strip joint.”
A former house on Cardelli’s property burned in February 2009 after a renter stored hot ashes too close to a wall, according to authorities. Only an enclosed in-ground pool remained on the property after the fire.
Cardelli plans to construct a building to house the nightclub- lounge, according to George Tozier, Sangerville’s code enforcement officer
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If you aren’t aware of what you got going for you, then you are missing out on feeling good about those good things. Being happy requires at least some recognition of what makes life valuable and worthwhile. The more you are aware of the good things in life, the more joy and pleasure you will feel. And to help stay alert generally, do what you can to stay healthy, exercise often, and strive for variety and new experiences.
Go about making your life better -
Take an interest in self-improvement. Be concerned with ways to make your life better. That will allow you to see opportunities to make it better. Some of those opportunities won’t work out. The ones that do, make your efforts well worth it.
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Business Wire, August 06, 2009
HOUSTON — Litton Loan Servicing is pleased to announce it has signed the agreement
with the U.S. Department of the Treasury to participate in the Home
Affordable Modification Program (HAMP). Since March, Litton has offered
more than 38,000 modifications to struggling homeowners using terms in
accordance with the broad principles of HAMP, and has built
infrastructure to fully implement the program.
Litton has been a pioneer in the mortgage servicing industry by
providing innovative foreclosure avoidance solutions to homeowners for
more than 20 years. The company has been, and continues to be, a
proponent of thoughtful and practical loan modifications that provide
affordability to homeowners.
Our company has used modifications as the primary method of helping
homeowners avoid foreclosure. In the 12 months prior to the announcement
of the Home Affordable Modification program, we modified more than
44,000 loans, representing about 10% of our loan portfolio. As the
details of the federal program emerged, we continued to modify loans,
and by adopting this program, we will continue to make every effort to
keep homeowners in their homes, said Larry B. Litton, Jr., Littons
president and CEO.
Litton customers who are having difficulty making their mortgage
payments are encouraged to call (800) 247-9727 or visit www.littonloan.com
to determine if they are eligible for a modification or other loan
workout solution. Homeowners who are interested in learning more about
the Home Affordable Modification program may find details at www.makinghomeaffordable.gov.
Houston-based Litton Loan Servicing LP is a mortgage servicing
company specializing in loss mitigation and default management for
residential loans. Since its inception in 1988, Littons primary
objective is to help customers avoid foreclosure and preserve
homeownership
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You certainly couldn’t keep my clients waiting outside your business for an hour when they have an appointment — you’d be out of business!
So what can your small business learn from this?
- If you have a reception area, make sure your clients or customers are made to feel like they are important to your business. This area should match the look and feel of what your company values.
- It’s a good thing to have policies and procedures, but don’t post it on signs all around your office for the world to see.
- Make sure the first person your customers find when they visit your office is the “Creator of Great First Impressions,” not the gatekeeper.
Denise O’Berry helps small business owners take action to grow their business.
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Pawnbroker opens first Welsh store
0 Comments | South Wales Evening Post, May 19, 2010
THE UK’s largest independent pawnbroking business has opened its first outlet in Wales.
The Neath store of Ramsdens Financial is the first of several planned for South Wales in the coming weeks.
It will open another branch in Port Talbot in June as well as launching further outlets in Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff. As well as traditional pawnbroking, the chain sells, repairs, buys and values jewellery as well as offering cheque cashing, payday loans and foreign currency.
Ramsdens bought a Scottish group of jewellers in February last year and now has 16 outlets there out of its 59 nationwide.
The firm’s chief executive officer Peter Kenyon said: “This is proving to be a boom period for pawnbroking and gold buying which are our two main services.
“The reception we have received in Scotland over the last year has given us the confidence to expand into Wales where I am sure we will be equally welcomed, if not more so.”
The Neath shop, in Angel Street, will be managed by local woman Judith Ireland who will oversee two staff.
Ramsdens was founded in the North East of England by the father of its current executive chairman, Stewart Smith.
In September last year the company became the first high street pawnbroker to set up an online service in the UK.
Burglar filled suitcase with haul at flat
0 Comments | Evening Post; Bristol (UK), Jul 27, 2010
AN 18-YEAR-OLD burglar was caught on CCTV entering his victim’s flat with a suitcase to fill with DVDs and computer games, a court heard.
Ross Madden was living in Bristol Foyer in the city centre, which provides accommodation for homeless youngsters, when he burgled two other residents last year.
Madden, who now lives with his girlfriend in Ashley Down Road, admitted the offences at Bristol Crown Court yesterday.
He was given a community order with an 18-month supervision requirement 1 and ordered to complete 160 hours of unpaid work as well as programme requirements.
Richard Posner, prosecuting, told the court that the first incident took place in October.
A resident at Bristol Foyer had to give in his flat keys as a deposit for playing pool, and Madden got hold of the keys and used them to enter the flat and steal 50 DVDs, two games consoles and 20 games, worth about Pounds 1,000.
Madden was seen on CCTV in the block of flats entering the victim’s flat with a suitcase, and leaving with it a while later.
The second offence took place between December 12 and 16, when he burgled the home of a woman who had only been living at the Foyer for five weeks.
When she went away on holiday, Madden broke in by smashing a window on her balcony.
Mr Posner said he stole a novelty light, a stereo and a laptop, worth Pounds 1,200, and then vandalised her room by turning over her mattress, taking everything off her shelves and emptying moisturiser over the walls.
Timothy Rose, defending, said that other people had been involved with the burglary in December, and that Madden had not been the one to vandalise the room.
Mr Rose told the court that Madden had been an ambassador for Knightstone Housing, who runs the Foyer, but had fallen in with the wrong crowd.
He said: “He simply did not understand the impact of these offences on the victims or the seriousness of the offences and how they would be viewed in the criminal justice system.
“But this lesson has now been lear ned.”
Medication is not always a panacea in depression treatment of adults and children, although is very useful in severe cases. But antidepressant drugs are a dangerous matter when they are diagnosed to a child.
After being evaluated by a psychiatrist specialized in children treatment, a depressed child shall follow the treatment diagnosed by him. Medication shall be diagnosed only if it is needed, since therapy will be the best choice in children treatment.
The doctor or other therapist, such as a psychologist or a social worker along with the parents of the depressed child will play an important role on the disease situation of their child either in therapy and/or receiving medication.
It is known that the number of children and teens diagnosed with depression in the United States have doubled between the years 1995 and 2004, as well as the use of antidepressant drugs have increased too. The use of psychotherapy or counseling, however, has declined.
According to experts, there may be a quantity of cases, where exist an inappropriate prescribing situation to children, as guidelines state that children shall be treated in a better way with either mental health counseling or a mix of counseling and medication.
Therefore, antidepressants should not replace talk therapy in kids as says FDA warnings, though new research shows an increase in prescriptions for the mood-altering drugs as therapy sessions declined.
Researchers of Stanford University School of Medicine stated that many teens received only medication, including drugs not approved for use by children, instead psychotherapy for treating children depression.
Article written by Hector Milla, editor of MyDepressionSymptoms.com; visit for Depression Symptoms Information at http://www.mydepressionsymptoms.com, or you may read their last article Mifepristone and Psychotic Depression at http://www.mydepressionsymptoms.com/1/mifepristone-and-psychotic-depression.html
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