Minnesota WWII Plane Museum Needs Fire Sprinklers
April 4th, 2011
Members of a nonprofit Minnesota group that maintains a collection of World War II-era planes are scrambling to find money for fire sprinklers for the hangar that houses the vintage exhibit.
Officials in South St. Paul have told the all-volunteer organization that it can no longer hold fundraisers in the hangar at Fleming Field or rent it out for events because the hangar lacks fire sprinklers, which could cost as much as $80,000.
The Minnesota Wing of the Commemorative Air Force has leased the hangar from the city since 1971.
Without the events, “it would be hard to pick up that kind of cash flow someplace else,” wing leader Amy Lauria told the St. Paul Pioneer Press. “Th
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Florida State Regulations for Phlebotomist
March 28th, 2011
Phlebotomists work with patients to draw blood for analysis. Such a person must be comfortable working with people and needles, and have an easygoing manner to help put people at ease. Working in proximity to blood requires an understanding and the practice of the necessary health and safety protocols, not only to protect the patient, but also to protect you from infectious diseases often found in the blood.
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Federal Government Lifts Cargo Insurance Requirement for Truckers
March 26th, 2011
The federal government is no longer requiring that about 76,000 of the nation’s for-hire truckers carry cargo liability insurance.
Over the objections of shippers and transportation brokers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a rule effective March 21 that lifts the requirement for these for-hire motor common carriers that represent about 30 percent of the nation’s truckers.
Household goods motor carriers and household goods freight forwarders will continue to be subject to the FMCSA’s cargo insurance requirement.
The agency said it does not believe it is necessary for it to mandate cargo insurance that benefits commercial shippers. “Comm
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‘ObamaCare’: A Healthcare Business Killer
March 25th, 2011
What is the shape of the healthcare business? By next year, more than 60 percent of America’s practicing doctors will be salaried employees of hospitals or health plans.
Big health insurers like Aetna and United Healthcare are continuing to get out of the business of taking actuarial risk for the health of their members. They’re gobbling up data and technology businesses, and morphing into service providers. Their aim is to sell products like electronic health records, data, and information technology programs to the person taking all the budgetary risk in the future – Uncle Sam.
Read Tom Miller’s related article, “One Year In, Americans Want a Divorce from ObamaCare.”
Hospitals, for their part, are going to try to turn themselves into regional health plans by consolidating local medical providers. Their
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Americans Worry About The Need For Long-Term Care But Fail To Prepare
March 24th, 2011
As retirement savings have taken a serious hit in the last few years, the cost of long-term care services has continued to rise, causing many Americans to doubt their ability to pay for the services they may need in the future. Prudential’s recent study, Long-Term Care Insurance: A Piece of the Retirement & Estate Planning Puzzle , finds 71 percent of those surveyed are concerned about the possibility of needing extended care service. Yet, 63 percent do not have confidence in their ability to pay for this care. Read full post…
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First Community Seeks 23% Florida Homeowners Insurance Rate Hike
March 21st, 2011
A group of Florida homeowners could see a double-digit increase in their property premiums if regulators go along with their insurer’s rate request.
Florida regulators are holding a public hearing today to consider the First Community Insurance Co.’s request that it can raise its rates on dwelling and fire policies by a statewide average by 23.3 percent.
If approved, the rate changes would apply to new policies as of April 1 and renewal policies as of April 26.
The public rate hearing is not the first on this filing. Last October, regulators met with the insurer’s executives to consider a 26.7 percent rate increase. At th
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Diabetes: How to get tested, what to look for
March 20th, 2011
I recently wrote about one of the affects of diabetes: the peril of your feet. Diabetes can affect your feet, and not taking care of it can result in sores on your feet, or even worse, amputation.
But the big question on most peoples minds is: what is the difference between Type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
Type 1 diabetes is a disorder where your body does not make enough insulin (a naturally produced substance in your body that helps digest sugar). The body turns on the pancreas (the creator of insulin) and attacks it, resulting in a insulin deficiency. This type of diabetes is usually discovered earlier in life. It can be linked to genetics. The is no treatment for Type 1 diabetes.
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Social Bookmarking
March 19th, 2011
After the introduction of Web 2.0 Internet more interactive and more important way of communicating with customers. It can now exchange information and social and business contacts.
In this new era in information technology trial in the district on the importance of social bookmarking in SEO (Search Engine Optimization) field is not waiting for an explanation.
What is Social Bookmarking?
If you look at the web pages (blog) Sometimes youll see a button called Flash or Delic.io.us or something. What are they? They are the shortcuts of some of the social bookmarking sites. What are their responsibilities? They help these bookmarks from any computer with Internet access.
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