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Business Wire, Nov 10, 2008
And reminds drivers about the dangers of deer collisions
WASHINGTON — When winter weather turns treacherous, GEICO provides the following tips for winterizing your car and driving safely in severe weather conditions.
According to Nancy Pierce, vice president of GEICO claims, “It’s important for motorists to drive carefully and defensively because the biggest hazard of winter driving is slippery roads. We want to make sure motorists are prepared for dangerous winter driving conditions.”
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For more information on safe driving, go to GEICO’s online auto safety library at http://geico.com/auto/safety/.
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GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is the third-largest private passenger auto insurer in the United States based on the latest 12 months written premium. It provides auto insurance coverage for nearly 8.5 million policyholders and insures more than 14.4 million vehicles.
In addition to auto insurance, GEICO offers customers insurance products for their motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s), boats, homes, apartments and mobile homes. Commercial auto insurance and personal umbrella protection and life insurance are also available
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Market Wire, December, 2009
ColoHouse, a premier Miami Data Center and Miami Colocation facility, and a
leading provider of carrier neutral data center services, is pleased to
announce completion of Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS70). SAS 70 is
an auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants (AICPA) designed to assess the internal controls of a
service organization in order to verify compliance with defined business
processes.
Through the certification process, ColoHouse’s Miami Data Center control
objectives were closely audited in the areas of organization structure,
administration, environmental controls, operational controls, as well as
physical and logical security controls.
“Obtaining our SAS 70 certification allows ColoHouse customers to rest easy
knowing that we are following through on our commitment to provide the very
best in Miami Data Center and Miami Colocation services, with a 3rd
party validation to ensure our customers ultra secure access with a 100%
uptime guarantee,” said Alan P. Sabourin, Chief Operating Officer of
ColoHouse.
ColoHouse’s SAS 70 audit, which was conducted by an independent service
auditor, focused on five key areas including control environment, risk
assessment, monitoring, control activities and information and
communication systems. The resulting Independent Service Auditor’s Report
concluded that ColoHouse had instituted the effective operational controls
within these areas
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With unemployment rates nearing 10% nationally, many uncertainties face our labor force respecting job protection rights, and what rights an employee is entitled to following a termination.
Unless you are a member of a labor union, or covered by a collective bargaining agreement, or employment contract, you may, in New Jersey, generally hired and fired at the will of your employer. That is, you can be fired with, or without cause. For example, an employer can fire an employee for a specific reason or simply because the employer does not like the personality of the employee.
However, discrimination in the workplace based on age, race, creed, color, nationality, disability or handicap is prohibited. An employee who is terminated because he or she is in one of the protected classes, may pursue a claim for wrongful termination through the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, or by filing a lawsuit in State or Federal Court. In either case, money damages, including back pay may be awarded, as well as job reinstatement. If you believe you were a victim of discrimination, and lost your job, the time to act is now, as there are specific, short time limitations in which to pursue and protect your rights.
CEPA, the Conscientious Employee Protection Act, prohibits an employer from taking any retaliatory action, including discharge, against an employee who discloses or threatens to disclose illegal activity of an employer, or who cooperates with outside agencies investigating such activity or who refuses to participate in illegal activity. An employee, who is discharged in violation of CEPA, may file a lawsuit against the employer seeking money damages.
An employee may have rights under a collective bargaining agreement if they belong to a labor union that sets forth the circumstances permitting a job termination, as well as rules and procedures for ending the employment relationship. If an employer fires an employee in violation of such an agreement, the union will generally file a grievance pursuant to the procedure set forth by the agreement. Back pay, other money damages and job reinstatement may be obtained on the employee’s behalf.
Whenever an employee is terminated from employment, whether voluntarily, or involuntarily, the employer must pay the employee all wages due no later then the next regular pay day. If part of an employee’s regular pay is based on an incentive system, the employer must pay a reasonable approximation until the exact computation is due.
Employees who were covered under a group health insurance plan are offered the option to continue coverage, at the group rate for a period of time following their termination. Currently, due to the Federal Stimulus package, an employee can continue group coverage for up to 9 months at 35% of the monthly cost of such coverage.
Certain employers are required under Federal Law to provide 60 days advance notice of plant closing or mass layoff. Failure to do so subjects the employer to penalties payable to each employee who suffers an employment loss, as well as continued benefits. New Jersey law requires similar notifications and includes those affected by a transfer of operations.
New Jersey law does not require severance pay to employees who are involuntarily terminated from employment. However, often times employers will offer severance pay either as a show of good will, gratitude for an employee’s hard work, or as incentive for the employee to leave voluntarily. In exchange, employees are often requested or required to execute an agreement releasing any claims arising out of the employment against the employer. The employee may obtain the assistance of a lawyer in reviewing such severance agreements. Certain requirements are necessary for enforcement. Generally, releases must be written in clear and simple language. They must give the employee the right to seek legal counsel
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The auto glass repair and replacement industry is a large business because of the fact that windshield damage is a very common occurance. This glass is meant to shield people from flying objects while driving down the road. The issue is the fact that the smallest pebble can create a chip or crack to appear in your windshield. What are the rules of thumb as to whether you repair or do you replace the entire windshield. Read on further for some advice on how to determine what the best approach might be.
Should you turn to auto glass repair or should you have a shop replace the entire windshield? Well, this depends. Sometimes you may have a small chip, but later that can turn into a crack. Even a little crack can continue to grow as well as you continue to drive the vehicle around. Whenever you drive the vehicle, the bumps in the road can cause the glass in the windshield to flex. This can make the crack get worse and worse, especially if you drive on rough roads. Even the weather can cause the cracks or chips on a windshield to get larger, especially as the temperatures change.
Once you see a crack or a chip in the windshield, it’s a good idea to go to an auto glass repair shop and have it repaired. However, if the fracture is allowed to get too big, it won’t be able to be repaired and you’ll have to entirely replace the windshield. It’s definitely a whole lot more expensive to replace your windshield than it is to repair it. In many cases your insurance company will pay for the windshield replacement, but often you’ll have to pay a deductable.
You’ll find that all small cracks and chips can be repaired by auto glass repair companies
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Contact: Jon D. Wilke of Faith Comes By Hearing, 1-505-881- 3321, jwilke@fcbhmail.org
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Faith Comes By Hearing, the world’s foremost Audio Bible ministry, has a goal of implementing two million Bible listening groups and recording the New Testament in 2,000 languages by 2016. This international Audio Bible ministry is teaming up with like-minded organizations to reach and disciple the world’s poor and illiterate peoplewith the pure Word of God.
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Among the Bench people in southwest Ethiopia, there are more than 580 groups regularly gathering for a time of Bible listening, followed by discussion. Local leaders say God’s Word has been a difference maker, bringing understanding, instruction, hope, and transformation.
“I have seen a real change in our spiritual life as we started to hear the Audio New Testament in our heart language,” said Negasi, a Bench evangelist. “Nobody was seen asking questions in times of teaching before, but now, many questions are raised during the Bible listening sessions.”
There are more than 85 known indigenous languages in Ethiopia
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Business Wire, Dec 07, 2009
HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. — What would you do with more than 1 million minutes of international
calling time? If you were a member of the U.S. military stationed in the
Middle East on Thanksgiving, you could have been one of the thousands of
soldiers who took advantage of a Free Call Day sponsored by
Harleysville Insurance and its independent agents via Operation Uplink.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) established Operation Uplink in 1996
to provide free telephone talk time to active-duty U.S. military
personnel and hospitalized veterans.
Over the span of 24 hours on Thanksgiving Day, troops stationed in
Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait made 94,034 telephone calls to the U.S
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PR Newswire, Dec 1, 2009
FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ — ProResource LLC (http://www.proresource.com/) today announced the release of the Help Without Hiring Toolkit, a set of 50 templates, checklists and worksheets that help small business owners outsource work more effectively to freelancers and virtual assistants.
The toolkit provides a system for helping any small business owner or self-employed professional:
-- Decide what to outsource, -- Find a qualified person to do the work, -- Get that person up to speed quickly, and -- Ensure that the project is completed successfully.
The documents in the toolkit include a list of the top 12 projects that are most often outsourced successfully, project checklists, tips for writing a great job posting, interview questions, an applicant screening checklist, an ROI calculator, a project definition template, a training plan, a creative brief, status report templates, tips for giving constructive criticism, and a list of free software tools that improve long-distance collaboration.
The toolkit also includes instructions for seven “Easy Projects.” The business owner simply fills in the project worksheet and gives the instructions to a virtual assistant or freelancer. These projects are easy to outsource successfully and provide an ideal starting point for a new assistant.
To promote the toolkit, ProResource is making one of the documents in the Help Without Hiring Toolkit available at no charge each week for the coming year. Each Monday the company will announce which document will be free that week. The announcement will be made in the company’s email newsletter, as well as on Facebook and Twitter.
The first free document, “Avoid 13 Common Mistakes,” lists the mistakes that are most commonly made by business owners when they outsource. The document can be downloaded at http://www.proresource.com/freetemplate.html.
> “There are so many small business owners out there who would love to be able to delegate more but just find it very hard to do,” said Judy Schramm, CEO of ProResource LLC
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Business Wire, Dec 04, 2009
NAPW Thrives As Leading Professional Women’s Association During Reception
NEW YORK — Theres positive news for professional organizations that cater to the
interests and concerns of professional women. While many trade
associations are reporting reduced membership and less participation at
events, some professional womens associations appear to be bucking the
trend.For example, one group, the National
Association of Professional Women (NAPW), says it is experiencing
unprecedented, double-digit membership growth and a flurry of local
market activity in cities across the country, with over 13 local
chapters opening in the past six months and 40 more opening by December.NAPW
projects some 40,000 new members are expected to join in 2009 alone.Discussions
with members over the past two and a half years demonstrate that
professional women want what associations like NAPW provide, said
Matthew Proman, president of NAPW. Professional women want powerful
business-growth resources and services, including interactive online
networking forums, access to seminars, webinars, podcasts and keynote
speakers.According to Proman, the group is the
fastest-growing professional womens association in the United States.
Said Proman, Our associations mission to inform, educate and provide
members with tools and forums to achieve ad maintain success within
their chosen profession in resonating well with professional women who
are looking for a place to network with like-minded women.While
economic slowdowns affect everyone, professional women are often
disproportionately impacted due to their limited business networks,
said Cindy Burns, the organizations director of chapter development.NAPWs
mentorship program has generated special interest. The associations
mentorship programs are designed to fill whats perceived as a void in
the marketplace, helping professional women become more productive and
more resourceful. Here, members can interact with accomplished women who
are senior to them in their field of interest, noted Proman.The
needs, wants and desires of our membership have grown along with the
economic downturn, said Burns. Increasingly, our members want the
opportunity to meet other neighboring members
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PR Newswire, Dec 1, 2009
ALL FOSSIL FUEL VEHICLES CAN BECOME HYBRIDS USING THE HH2 HYDROGEN SYSTEM. HH2(TM) HYDROGEN WATER FUEL CELL CLEAN AIR COMBUSTION SYSTEM at LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW, KENTIA HALL, K-830 DECEMBER 2ND THRU 13TH 2009. Breakthrough HYDROGEN invention cleans toxic emissions, boosts engine power, adds performance and improves fuel economy mileage. LOWERS CARBON FOOTPRINT. Patent pending system using Hydrogen and Oxygen extracted separately from water to input both of the gases directly into the vehicles Air Cleaner intake system. The aftermarket device can fit most vehicles and can be installed on new vehicles by manufactures. The HH2 system works with all New and Used Vehicles, gasoline, Diesel and CNG. The HH2 system creates Hydrogen and Oxygen gases from water in the vehicle as it drives. No on board storage required, no stopping to fill up Hydrogen from a station. Unit licensing will be available to Auto Makers, OEM’s and manufacturers worldwide.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Derek Zupancic, creator of the patent pending HH2 Hydrogen Generator Water Fuel Cell Clean Air Combustion Systems, will show new and improved products in the Los Angeles Auto Show in Kentia Hall, exhibit K-830, located in the lower level of the LA Convention Center.
The unique system extracts separated Hydrogen and Oxygen gases from distilled water in a book-sized device installed in a vehicle. The unit uses a little of the vehicles excess energy to produce just the right amount of Hydrogen and Oxygen gases required to blend with existing fuel sources causing complete combustion of fuel inside the engine combustion chambers.
HH2 HYDROGEN completely incinerates most fuel toxins, poisons and particulate matter due to the high instant burn temperature of the Hydrogen (Octane 130), resulting in a clean warm moist air exhaust discharge.
The gases go into the vehicle air intake system separately from each other, and never can combine to become water or HHO/Browns gases (HHO and Browns Gases are Highly Explosive).
Vehicles that require premium fuels now can use regular fuel when using HH2 Hydrogen systems. CARB Executive Order D-643 for vehicles using Gasoline and Diesel fuels
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