Patient care not as good at for-profit nursing homes, analysis shows

For-profit nursing homes are more likely to provide worse care than their nonprofit rivals, according to a USA TODAY analysis of the government’s first ranking of nearly 16,000 nursing homes.
The new Zagat-like rating system, released Thursday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, assigns homes one to five stars for their quality, staffing and health inspections, plus an overall score.
The scores reflect tens of thousands of inspection Read the rest of this entry »

December 27, 2008 | , , , , , , ,
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Investing in gold pays off over 2008

With the global economic turmoil having increased demand for gold bullion over the last 12 months, the yellow metal is set to be the only commodity to improve its position year-on-year.
According to Reuters, gold is set to have increased its value by three percent over the course of 2008, setting it apart from oil - which has fallen in price by 60 percent - and base metals.
"Gold is the only (metal) that has been up this year," confirmed Nick Read the rest of this entry »

December 23, 2008 | , , , ,
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Profit strategies program aids long-term success

Is your dairy positioned for long-term success? Not sure how to answer this question? Understanding the factors that limit profitability in different herd sizes and how shifts in management strategies can improve profitability can help you establish long-term viability in your operation.
"Profit Strategies," a Penn State Dairy Alliance program, will show producers how to select a business model that will position their dairy business to be more Read the rest of this entry »

December 18, 2008 | , , , , , ,
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Every company needs a viable online presence

Published: January 5, 2009
If your business does not have a presence online, better get with it.
Every business should have a Web presence, experts say. Increasingly that's where shoppers, competitors and prospective business partners can be found.
For $1,000 to $5,000, you can put your company online, either by yourself if you're savvy or by hiring a professional Web development team, said Hardy Koska, a counselor at Richmond SCORE, which advises Read the rest of this entry »

December 17, 2008 | , , , , ,
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Callidus Software Recognized With “Positive” Rating From Leading …

Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the
leader in
(SPM), today announced that it received a "positive" rating
in the latest North American MarketScope for Insurance
(ICM) Applications(1) by Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT), the
world's leading information technology research and advisory company.
Authored by Steven Leigh, Kimberly Harris-Ferrante and Michael Dunne,
Callidus Software was recognized with a "positive" rating in this important
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December 16, 2008 | , , , , , , ,
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Fed gives meaning to 'free money'

The federal government announced a history-making plan to start giving away money for nothing, and the stock market loved it.
on Tuesday cut its benchmark interest rate to as little as zero, a record-low level showing its commitment to slaying the economic dragon of recession at all costs.
By pumping cash into the banking system, the Fed aims to jump-start growth right away, without worrying about the inflation likely to follow in years ahead. Read the rest of this entry »

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Strategists See 17% S&P 500 Rise After Saying ‘Buy’

Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The same Wall Street strategists who
told investors to buy stocks in the
since 1937 are
even more bullish than a year ago, predicting the Standard &
Poor’s 500 Index will rise 17 percent.
UBS AG, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Deutsche Bank AG say the
Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates to as low as
zero percent will help revive the U.S. economy and drive
investors back to equities. Cheaper fuel prices and more Read the rest of this entry »

December 12, 2008 | , , ,
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Daily Stock Market Commentary

Stock Market: investors are seriously concerned about the economic outlook.
Bond quality spreads are Bearish. LQD/TLT Relative Strength Ratio fell to multi-year new lows on 12/19/08. This implies that Bond investors are seriously concerned about the economic outlook.
Stocks appear vulnerable to renewed decline.
The stock price recovery/consolidation since the low of 11/21/08 appears to be taking the shape of a potential Bearish Rising Wedge Read the rest of this entry »

December 11, 2008 | , , ,
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How to end a 'decade of neglect' in US-Latin America relations

Has this been a good decade for Latin America?
It started horribly and then improved. It was good after the commodities boom began in 2003 until it ended a few months ago. As with past booms, people thought it would last forever. I gave a speech in Chile in July at which the speaker before me predicted oil would end the year at $250 a barrel. The notion that prices would stay high and prosperity remain unstoppable was silly. What people didn't understand Read the rest of this entry »

December 10, 2008 | , , , ,
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Exec seeks more money for med school

When William Crist was recruited for the University of Arizona's newly created position of vice president for health affairs, one of his chief duties was to spur the growth of the new medical-school campus in downtown Phoenix.
Crist took the $650,000-a-year position in August with the idea that the startup campus in downtown Phoenix would have nearly $500 million to spend on a health-science education building and a state-of-the-art research building.
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