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In Rodale Layoffs, A Glint Of Hope For Magazines
11.04.08,
11:07 AM ET
publisher Rodale is the most recent high-profile magazine company to lay off staff in anticipation of a rocky 2009. It sent 111 packing Monday afternoon. But amid the gloom, there may be reason for hope.
“In a really bad economy everyone went back to the most traditional forms of media that they knew,” says MaryAnn Bekkedahl, executive vice president, group Read the rest of this entry »

JEDDAH: A campaign to promote awareness about organ donation will be launched across the Kingdom early next year. The campaign, in association with Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT), will run in all Saudi schools, universities, companies, malls, public places and media outlets.
According to reports compiled by SCOT, there is a huge backlog of patients on the waiting list for organ transplants; the majority of them are in the 30-40 year Read the rest of this entry »

_Increased assessments and reduced funding for hospitals, clinic
and nursing homes that could be passed on to consumers and
employers through higher health insurance premiums.
_An “obesity tax” of about 18 percent on non-diet sodas to
raise $404 million.
_A 3.3 percent cut in school aid spending, now over $20 billion
a year.
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That’s about a 14 percent increase. It would increase tuition at
by $600, about 15 percent.
_Create a $1 million Read the rest of this entry »

“Our business and the market as a whole have been hit harder by the economy and related unit cost and utilization trends than we have experienced in the past,” he said, adding the trends will continue into 2009.
The company’s board announced Gellert will no longer oversee company operations and will focus instead on strategy. James Woys, chief operating officer, will take over “responsibility for all operational matters of the company.” Stephen Read the rest of this entry »

Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Tuesday, the Mental Health Commission in Santa Barbara County opened up about the services and funding available in the county.
A lot of the focus was on money. Last year, county
dealt with a nearly $7 million budget shortfall, and the current money crunch is making a difficult situation more difficult.
In April of 2008, community organizations publicly urged the county
not to take away funding for mental health. Read the rest of this entry »

Joel Yuhas will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Neil Todhunter at UPMC Northwest.
UPMC Northwest has named a new interim president to fill the vacancy created with the retirement of longtime hospital president Neil Todhunter.
Joel Yuhas will serve in that position, said UPMC Northwest, as the hospital conducts a nationwide search for Todhunter’s replacement.
Dave Martin, president of UPMC St. Margaret and UPMC’s vice president Read the rest of this entry »

Learn the art of “meditation in motion” with the slow, flowing, yet strong movements of tai chi. Become a master of mental and physical challenges by taking part in a 10-week tai chi course. Sessions take place Tuesdays Jan. 6 through March 10. Beginner classes take place 8:15 a.m. and advanced classes take place 9:30 a.m. at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Ca ada Flintridge. Registration is $150. Reservations are required; no walk-ins. Read the rest of this entry »

Naperville police late Wednesday were continuing their investigation into a burglary at a newly-opened health club, in which three lockers were looted and a car was stolen using one of the victim’s keys.
The break-ins and theft occurred sometime between 6 and 7:55 p.m. Wednesday. That was when police were called to L.A. Fitness at 1836 Freedom Drive, just south of Interstate 88, on the city’s far northeast side.
Police Cmdr. James Montanari said Read the rest of this entry »

Like many other Americans this past Tuesday, I was moved by
’s inspiring call to duty.
“Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans,” he said during his
address. “Their memories are short, for they have forgotten what this country has already done, what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose and necessity Read the rest of this entry »

EUREKA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A man was injured Thursday after a wooden box left in his
driveway released a highly concentrated fertilizer when he
opened it, authorities said.
The victim, a 27-year-old resident of Montcalm County’s
Eureka Township, was taken to United Hospital in Greenville.
Spokesman Bruce Rossman said the victim requested no
information about his condition be released, but unnamed
hospital officials told The Grand Rapids Read the rest of this entry »