Bob Gernot, Port St. Lucie Letter: Smorgasbord of various and miscellaneous thoughts If I had a nickel for every time that I said, I cant take it anymore, I could buy a new Rolls-Royce (luxury edition). Hey Slats, why is it that very few preachers in the area write letters to the editor? American pastors [...]
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DC Council rejects Internet gambling
Posted at 02:57 PM ET, 02/07/2012 D.C. Council rejects Internet gambling By Tim Craig The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to repeal the city’s controversial Internet gambling law, capping a year-long debate about whether it improperly snuck the concept past the public without proper vetting. After supporters unsuccessfully mounted a last-minute effort to salvage the measure, [...]
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TALLAHASSEE — A House panel Monday approved a proposal to overhaul the states public-health system, shifting responsibilities and potentially thousands of jobs from the Florida Department of Health to counties. The proposal (PCS for HB 1263) drew concerns and, in some cases outright opposition, from pediatricians, a statewide public health group and county [...]
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The Obama administrations requirement that most employee health insurance plans must cover contraceptives could close down every Catholic school, hospital, and other public ministries of our Church, Bishop Daniel Jenky says in a letter he wants read over the weekend in every parish in the Catholic Diocese of Peoria. The strongly worded statement is a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »In Piracy Debate, Deciding if the Sky Is Falling
When Fred Wilson, a prominent New York venture capitalist who has backed Twitter and Zynga, wanted to watch the Knicks game last month, he got an unpleasant surprise. Time Warner Cable was not showing the game because of a contract dispute. Enlarge This Image Michael Appleton for The New York Times Hundreds protested antipiracy bills [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Obama Administration Defends Contraception Rule Amid Mounting Criticism
US Catholic bishops have slammed the Obama administration for a regulation finalized on January 20 that would require health insurance to include birth control and other preventative health services for women. The leaders contend the policy infringes on religious liberty because the church does not condone birth control of any kind. Over the weekend, Catholic [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Health Services expands patient numbers, services
Whether it be for a flu shot, a checkup or a sprained ankle, WKU’s Health Services Center is looking to become the first choice in non-emergency medical care for both WKU faculty and students. Since Health Services moved into its new facility in 2008, the center has served almost double the number of patients — [...]
Read the rest of this entry »AfriConnect Zambia Deploys Aradial AAA Enforcer for WiMAX and Internet Services
TORONTO, February 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Aradial ( http://www.aradial.com ), a global provider of AAA, billing, customer management and policy control solutions for IP service providers (including WiMAX, Wi-Fi, ADSL, LTE, VoIP, IPTV and mobile data), today announced that AfriConnect Zambia, an Internet Solutions Provider in the Vodacom Group of companies, has deployed [...]
Read the rest of this entry »On Navy Warships, the Web Slows to a Crawl
ABOARD THE USS. WASP This 40,000-ton assault ship can launch deadly sea and air attacks against enemies ashore and afloat. Just dont expect it to load a website in under three minutes. The big-deck ship is a formidable floating base for sailors and Marines who had better prefer to stay in limited contact with the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Under Armour CFO talks new products, Tide Point expansion
I caught up with Under Armour Under Armour Latest from The Business Journals Under Armour named official outfitter of Loyola athletic teamsUnder Armour CEO Plank sells .6M in company stockUnder Armour expansion gets planning commission OK Follow this company ‘s finance chief Brad Dickerson on Thursday after the Baltimore sportswear maker reported fourth-quarter earnings growth [...]
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