ABC News | Clark Kent And Lois Lane Are Done, Plus Other Iconic, Fictional Couples Who ... ABC News And here is their description of the new issue #1: "Clark Kent is single and living on his own. He has never been married. Lois Lane is dating a colleague at the Daily Planet (and his name isn't Clark Kent)." So sad. Below, other fictional couples who ... |
вторник, 26 июля 2011 г.
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воскресенье, 24 июля 2011 г.
Funeral processions themselves can be deadly - The Republic
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Funeral processions themselves can be deadly The Republic Funeral processions honor the dead, but they can be perilous for escorts who guide the stream of cars. Community Motorized Escort Service guides a recent procession. Owner Marcus Eddins said drivers often ... |
пятница, 22 июля 2011 г.
House votes to overhaul consumer agency - Washington Post
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USA Today | House votes to overhaul consumer agency Washington Post It employs about 400 people and has begun accepting complaints from consumers about their credit cards. Two people shared experiences with their financial providers within the first hour of the agency's launch of its Web site. ... CFPB Opens for Business, Starts Accepting Credit Card Complaints |
среда, 20 июля 2011 г.
Washington scores new indoor football team - Washington Business Journal:
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The team will play in the , a Baltimore-baserd league with 16 teams playing this The league is adding teamwsin Harrisburg, Pa., and the District for next Other teams in the league include the , the Florence Phantoms and the Huntington (W.Va.) Heroes. The Americanm Indoor Football Association (AIFA) is different from the , whichy plays in larger markets and has a television contract with Corey Barnette is headingg the team of investors that will own and operat ethe team. Beginning in the D.C.
Armor will play at leastt two pre-season games, seven regula r season games and an exhibition game on an artificialp turf field to be constructed in the There could be two to three playofdf games if theteam Barnette, who owns both and a Pittsburgh-base clinical trials company, said he had looked at investint in a number of sports teams but was attractexd to the AIFA because it offers exciting entertainment and teams that made connectionsz to their fan bases. Barnette said game will have entertainment in the parking lots beforeeach game, as well as performancesz and contests during the While many tickets to games cost more than $100 apiece, most D.C. Armo r tickets will cost arounrd $20.
“It will be highly geared towarxd making sure the fan has anamazinfg experience,” he said. The public is also inviteds to try-out for the team, in open tryout on a date to be announced. The group went through 400 or 500 team names beforer settling onthe D.C. Armor, which Barnettd said brings to mind both the locatiojn of the field and the competitive naturr ofthe sport. “It’s hard-hitting, it’s attack and defend. And that’s what armor is. Peoplew that come to our gamexs and come to play us should expect to getscorerd on,” he said. Another investor is Andre who ownsa D.C.-based LLC, a communications firm that represents D.C.
Councilmann Marion Barry, D-Ward 8, and formerly represented professional basketballp playerSteve Francis. Johnson and Barnettwe declined to name the othertwo investors. Johnson said the team is lookingv for sponsorship partnersand advertisers. “There’s nothing like it," Johnsonb said. "It is action-packed from the beginning to the end. It’e an offensive-intensive type game. It’s all abou t speed." The D.C. Armory is owned by federal government. The city leases the facility, and it is operatede by the D.C. .
The building fell badlyh out of shape in recent years and has no air Erik Moses, the commission’s chiefr executive since June, has been workin g to attract more tenants and frequently installz a temporary air system for events. Moses said he expectes that the football games will drawbetweenj 3,000 and 5,000 fans. The sports commissio n will receive rent and expensesd plus allparking revenue, a share of concessions and 25 percenty of sponsorship revenue. “It’s puttingg the facility on people’s he said. “We think the communityt will embrace this.” The D.C.
Armory is used about 50 days a year for events includinygthe ’s annual the step show, concerts and events for the Marind Corps Marathon.
The team will play in the , a Baltimore-baserd league with 16 teams playing this The league is adding teamwsin Harrisburg, Pa., and the District for next Other teams in the league include the , the Florence Phantoms and the Huntington (W.Va.) Heroes. The Americanm Indoor Football Association (AIFA) is different from the , whichy plays in larger markets and has a television contract with Corey Barnette is headingg the team of investors that will own and operat ethe team. Beginning in the D.C.
Armor will play at leastt two pre-season games, seven regula r season games and an exhibition game on an artificialp turf field to be constructed in the There could be two to three playofdf games if theteam Barnette, who owns both and a Pittsburgh-base clinical trials company, said he had looked at investint in a number of sports teams but was attractexd to the AIFA because it offers exciting entertainment and teams that made connectionsz to their fan bases. Barnette said game will have entertainment in the parking lots beforeeach game, as well as performancesz and contests during the While many tickets to games cost more than $100 apiece, most D.C. Armo r tickets will cost arounrd $20.
“It will be highly geared towarxd making sure the fan has anamazinfg experience,” he said. The public is also inviteds to try-out for the team, in open tryout on a date to be announced. The group went through 400 or 500 team names beforer settling onthe D.C. Armor, which Barnettd said brings to mind both the locatiojn of the field and the competitive naturr ofthe sport. “It’s hard-hitting, it’s attack and defend. And that’s what armor is. Peoplew that come to our gamexs and come to play us should expect to getscorerd on,” he said. Another investor is Andre who ownsa D.C.-based LLC, a communications firm that represents D.C.
Councilmann Marion Barry, D-Ward 8, and formerly represented professional basketballp playerSteve Francis. Johnson and Barnettwe declined to name the othertwo investors. Johnson said the team is lookingv for sponsorship partnersand advertisers. “There’s nothing like it," Johnsonb said. "It is action-packed from the beginning to the end. It’e an offensive-intensive type game. It’s all abou t speed." The D.C. Armory is owned by federal government. The city leases the facility, and it is operatede by the D.C. .
The building fell badlyh out of shape in recent years and has no air Erik Moses, the commission’s chiefr executive since June, has been workin g to attract more tenants and frequently installz a temporary air system for events. Moses said he expectes that the football games will drawbetweenj 3,000 and 5,000 fans. The sports commissio n will receive rent and expensesd plus allparking revenue, a share of concessions and 25 percenty of sponsorship revenue. “It’s puttingg the facility on people’s he said. “We think the communityt will embrace this.” The D.C.
Armory is used about 50 days a year for events includinygthe ’s annual the step show, concerts and events for the Marind Corps Marathon.
воскресенье, 17 июля 2011 г.
Local former Chrysler, GM dealers look to sell used cars - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:
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Tony Wilkerson, executive director of the , said his organizatio has begun to lend assistance to dealeras lost in thebankruptcy shuffle. “Our national organizatioh has already sent lettersw to them to let them know about our organizatio n and I plan to do the same thing for our Wilkerson said. “They were in the used car businesswanyway – but if you’re stuck like many of them are, the overheads costs for a used car dealershi p is nothing compared to a franchise.
” the expansion of the local used car markert comes as prices are increasing and the availabilitgy of late-model used cars is pinched, he But according to Morgan Murphy, president of the initial increase in prices should be looked at as merelh a short-term hurdle. “At firsty glance, that would strike the community as bad but in thelong run, it’sw good for resale values,” Murphy said. When local consumerw buy cars, they will be able to demaned more when they chooses tosell it, he said. In fact, the highetr resale values might actually revive American car dealerds inthe area.
“American manufacturing has been similaer and just as good as Japanese andKorean manufacturing, but the problej has been re-sale value and initial prices,” Murphg said. In the meantime, Birmingham dealers affected can capitalized on the unique landscape of the local market on the usedcar side, he said. Many are family-ownef and have been staples in the communitty formany decades. They are also encouraged by the fact that locao used car sales have seen an uptick amid the recessionn as buyers are more inclined to look for a bargai as a means tospend “Birmingham has a long and distinguished history of reputable dealers,” Murphy said.
“Don Drennemn has been in businesssince 1908. That’s 101 yearx of serving our community, so there’sz a culture around businesseslike that.” Their long-standing history could make local buyers more inclined to buy used cars from he said. Ward Drennen, president of Don Drennenb Buick Chryslerand Jeep, said aftet learning that his dealer agreement had been canceled with Chrysler, expanding his used car sales seemesd like a real possibility. “We are goinb to expand our used cardepartments drastically,” said who was left with more than $2 million in Chrysler parts and merchandise.
“We want to offetr a great value to peoplewho can’t affor d a new car.” Although he hasn’t stopped looking into becominhg a franchisee for otheer automotive manufacturers, he is open to the idea of makin the switch to stay in business. “It is possiblw that we could become a usedcar superstore,” said who also learned that GM will seek to cance l the dealership agreement he has for his Buick “We’ve been in Birmingham long enough that our reputation can keep us
Tony Wilkerson, executive director of the , said his organizatio has begun to lend assistance to dealeras lost in thebankruptcy shuffle. “Our national organizatioh has already sent lettersw to them to let them know about our organizatio n and I plan to do the same thing for our Wilkerson said. “They were in the used car businesswanyway – but if you’re stuck like many of them are, the overheads costs for a used car dealershi p is nothing compared to a franchise.
” the expansion of the local used car markert comes as prices are increasing and the availabilitgy of late-model used cars is pinched, he But according to Morgan Murphy, president of the initial increase in prices should be looked at as merelh a short-term hurdle. “At firsty glance, that would strike the community as bad but in thelong run, it’sw good for resale values,” Murphy said. When local consumerw buy cars, they will be able to demaned more when they chooses tosell it, he said. In fact, the highetr resale values might actually revive American car dealerds inthe area.
“American manufacturing has been similaer and just as good as Japanese andKorean manufacturing, but the problej has been re-sale value and initial prices,” Murphg said. In the meantime, Birmingham dealers affected can capitalized on the unique landscape of the local market on the usedcar side, he said. Many are family-ownef and have been staples in the communitty formany decades. They are also encouraged by the fact that locao used car sales have seen an uptick amid the recessionn as buyers are more inclined to look for a bargai as a means tospend “Birmingham has a long and distinguished history of reputable dealers,” Murphy said.
“Don Drennemn has been in businesssince 1908. That’s 101 yearx of serving our community, so there’sz a culture around businesseslike that.” Their long-standing history could make local buyers more inclined to buy used cars from he said. Ward Drennen, president of Don Drennenb Buick Chryslerand Jeep, said aftet learning that his dealer agreement had been canceled with Chrysler, expanding his used car sales seemesd like a real possibility. “We are goinb to expand our used cardepartments drastically,” said who was left with more than $2 million in Chrysler parts and merchandise.
“We want to offetr a great value to peoplewho can’t affor d a new car.” Although he hasn’t stopped looking into becominhg a franchisee for otheer automotive manufacturers, he is open to the idea of makin the switch to stay in business. “It is possiblw that we could become a usedcar superstore,” said who also learned that GM will seek to cance l the dealership agreement he has for his Buick “We’ve been in Birmingham long enough that our reputation can keep us
пятница, 15 июля 2011 г.
Uncompensated health care jumps 7 percent - bizjournals:
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The financial gap caused by bad charity care to the indigenand government-sponsored health plans increased 7 percentt in the first three monthss of 2009 from the first quarter of according to data provided by the (CHA). The figures reflecg the effects of the recession as more unemployed peoplwe rely on programs such as which only reimburse what hospitals say are the true costsx of medical services at 55 cents onthe dollar, said Stevenb Summer, president of the CHA. “We are clearly hearinyg about anincreased burden,” he said.
The CHA said uncompensatedf care in Colorado hospitals jumpedto $382 millio in the first quarter of 2009, up from $357 milliob in the first threde months of 2008. Summer said the numbers show the shortfalp fromthe “actual costs” of providing medical not the charge that showse up on the hospital The data also lacks numbers from _C5E225ECC4494ADCA63C80E000424B45.html"> HCA-HealthOnr LLC, the largest hospital systemj in Denver, with 13 hospitals. HealthOne doesn’t provide quarterly figuress tothe CHA, said Tiffany a spokeswoman for the association.
Leslied Horna, a spokeswoman for HealthOne, provided figures that showedx the companyreported $97 million in bad debt, charityg care and uninsured discounts in the first quarter. HealthOnw calculates uncompensated care differently than other localhospitals — basing it on billede charges rather than actual In the first quarter of 2008, HealthOne reportedr $87.4 million in uncompensated care. Todd Conklin, CFO for , said uncompensatecd care rose 8 percenyt in the first quarter forthe Denver-area hospital system, which he called “significant.
” who became CFO last September, said if the trend continues, the three-hospital system will continuew to delay capital construction projects and investment in new technology. Exempla — whichg has trimmed non-labor expenses, frozen employee salaries and newhires hasn’t ruled out cutting jobs. So far, that hasn’r been necessary because the organization is still meetinhgits budget, Conklin said. But he said the growint shortfallputs Exempla’s hospitals in a short-term financialk bind, especially since its contracts with major insurer s are current.
Although that won’t resulg in increased premiums in the short term, it puts pressurew on rates down the line, whicu could cost businesses and individuals with insurance more latee on. “Because so much of our reimbursements are contractex with managedcare payers, we don’t have a largse opportunity to shift costs to other payers,” he said. “What it meanws is increased cost withless reimbursements.” Conklimn said there’s little relief in sight in the shortg term. “You hear various reports saying the economyy is supposed to reboundin 2010,” he said.
“Thar means the remainder of 2009 will be Summer agreed the growth ofthe state’d Medicaid rolls is hurting the bottonm line for local hospitals — although it’sz better than people coming into the hospitals with no insurance at all. More Coloradans are coverec by Medicaid, the government-sponsored health plan for low-incomew families, than at any time in its 40-yeaer history, the said earlier this month.
The numbefr of Coloradans receiving Medicaid benefitsz roseto 457,699 in April — an increasre of more than 9,000 from the previouse month and 72,597 from the same time last Although Medicaid reimbursements have improveed for Colorado physicians in recentt years, hospital reimbursements have remainedx static.
The financial gap caused by bad charity care to the indigenand government-sponsored health plans increased 7 percentt in the first three monthss of 2009 from the first quarter of according to data provided by the (CHA). The figures reflecg the effects of the recession as more unemployed peoplwe rely on programs such as which only reimburse what hospitals say are the true costsx of medical services at 55 cents onthe dollar, said Stevenb Summer, president of the CHA. “We are clearly hearinyg about anincreased burden,” he said.
The CHA said uncompensatedf care in Colorado hospitals jumpedto $382 millio in the first quarter of 2009, up from $357 milliob in the first threde months of 2008. Summer said the numbers show the shortfalp fromthe “actual costs” of providing medical not the charge that showse up on the hospital The data also lacks numbers from _C5E225ECC4494ADCA63C80E000424B45.html"> HCA-HealthOnr LLC, the largest hospital systemj in Denver, with 13 hospitals. HealthOne doesn’t provide quarterly figuress tothe CHA, said Tiffany a spokeswoman for the association.
Leslied Horna, a spokeswoman for HealthOne, provided figures that showedx the companyreported $97 million in bad debt, charityg care and uninsured discounts in the first quarter. HealthOnw calculates uncompensated care differently than other localhospitals — basing it on billede charges rather than actual In the first quarter of 2008, HealthOne reportedr $87.4 million in uncompensated care. Todd Conklin, CFO for , said uncompensatecd care rose 8 percenyt in the first quarter forthe Denver-area hospital system, which he called “significant.
” who became CFO last September, said if the trend continues, the three-hospital system will continuew to delay capital construction projects and investment in new technology. Exempla — whichg has trimmed non-labor expenses, frozen employee salaries and newhires hasn’t ruled out cutting jobs. So far, that hasn’r been necessary because the organization is still meetinhgits budget, Conklin said. But he said the growint shortfallputs Exempla’s hospitals in a short-term financialk bind, especially since its contracts with major insurer s are current.
Although that won’t resulg in increased premiums in the short term, it puts pressurew on rates down the line, whicu could cost businesses and individuals with insurance more latee on. “Because so much of our reimbursements are contractex with managedcare payers, we don’t have a largse opportunity to shift costs to other payers,” he said. “What it meanws is increased cost withless reimbursements.” Conklimn said there’s little relief in sight in the shortg term. “You hear various reports saying the economyy is supposed to reboundin 2010,” he said.
“Thar means the remainder of 2009 will be Summer agreed the growth ofthe state’d Medicaid rolls is hurting the bottonm line for local hospitals — although it’sz better than people coming into the hospitals with no insurance at all. More Coloradans are coverec by Medicaid, the government-sponsored health plan for low-incomew families, than at any time in its 40-yeaer history, the said earlier this month.
The numbefr of Coloradans receiving Medicaid benefitsz roseto 457,699 in April — an increasre of more than 9,000 from the previouse month and 72,597 from the same time last Although Medicaid reimbursements have improveed for Colorado physicians in recentt years, hospital reimbursements have remainedx static.
среда, 13 июля 2011 г.
Police Arrest Man Accused Of Killing Infant Niece - WLWT Cincinnati
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Police Arrest Man Accused Of Killing Infant Niece WLWT Cincinnati Stoinoff held the baby for a short period of time, and then witnesses said he began to violently beat the infant. The suspect's mother and sister said they struggled to take the baby away from him, and they locked themselves in a room to c » |
понедельник, 11 июля 2011 г.
Education funding still falls short despite federal stimulus infusion - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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That was the sentiment of an eight-membedr panel of education, training and government experts gathered by the South Florida Business Journalo to examine howthe $787 billionb federal stimulus package is impacting the region’w education and workforce training The panel marked the third in the Businesw Journal’s ongoing stimulus series, aimed at tracking and analyzing the flow of moneh from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into Soutbh Florida.
Florida’s Legislature was the only one nationally to requesgt a federal waiver that allowesd it to take money from education and replac e it with stimulus dollars while other stated used stimulus dollars to augmentthe budget. The situationj concerned paneliststate Sen. Eleanor “We are not starting at the starting line. The school districtf in Broward County and those throughout the state are startinh behind thestarting line,” Sobe said. “They have had problems for yearws and they areall scrambling.
” Vetera n educator Robert Parks, a member of the Browarde County School Board, said, “Many of the large urbam districts in the nation are afraid of one which is basically a bait and switch with those What’s even more worrisome to some experts is that the stimulus money will eventually run out. “I’m reallhy concerned about in three years; what’s going to said José Vicente, president of ’sx North Campus. “This is a Band-Aid.” He said the college’sz operating budget was cut $22 million while the stimuluse money wasonly $13 million. Parks said Broward County’s schoolp system has cut $1.
4 billiojn from its construction budget in addition to furloughintg 700 teachers and51 administrators. “We’ve closed all of our schoo offices forthe summer. We don’t have summet school anymore,” Parks would have been looking at cutting its budget byabout $30 millionh without $12 million in stimulus funds, said Dorothy K. Russell, the university’sa associate VP for financia affairs andbudget director. The university cut 30 positionsxand “had we not had the stimulusw dollars it could have been much more George Hanbury, executive VP and COO of , said the $1.
3 billioh in stimulus funds given to the state reliever pressure on the Legislature to furtherd reduce support for Florida Resident Access Grants (FRAG), a key sourcew of money for students, but he pointecd out that the grants used to be $3,000 a year for students and are now $2,529. The amounr is important to students, who find enrollmengt caps at state universitiese and turn to NSU and otheerprivate institutions. He also said that universities are working together to appluy for federalstimulus funding. NSU has a collaborative proposal with and FAU fora $50 million research building with wet labs, business incubato r space and offices for the U.S.
Geological Survey, which is helping oversee Everglades restoration. “We have shovel-readyy projects we have submitted to the Governotr and in the next 60 days we couledput 1,000 people to work,” Hanbury The competition for these typex of projects, though, is fierce. FAU is getting aboutt $12 million in direct infusion from the federal stimulus but the university also is seeking money from the for labs and Russell said. April was the monthj to submit applications and the results are expectedby September. The strongesft flow of money, so far, appear s to be for programs that help the jobleses asthe state’s unemployment rate has hit 10.
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That was the sentiment of an eight-membedr panel of education, training and government experts gathered by the South Florida Business Journalo to examine howthe $787 billionb federal stimulus package is impacting the region’w education and workforce training The panel marked the third in the Businesw Journal’s ongoing stimulus series, aimed at tracking and analyzing the flow of moneh from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into Soutbh Florida.
Florida’s Legislature was the only one nationally to requesgt a federal waiver that allowesd it to take money from education and replac e it with stimulus dollars while other stated used stimulus dollars to augmentthe budget. The situationj concerned paneliststate Sen. Eleanor “We are not starting at the starting line. The school districtf in Broward County and those throughout the state are startinh behind thestarting line,” Sobe said. “They have had problems for yearws and they areall scrambling.
” Vetera n educator Robert Parks, a member of the Browarde County School Board, said, “Many of the large urbam districts in the nation are afraid of one which is basically a bait and switch with those What’s even more worrisome to some experts is that the stimulus money will eventually run out. “I’m reallhy concerned about in three years; what’s going to said José Vicente, president of ’sx North Campus. “This is a Band-Aid.” He said the college’sz operating budget was cut $22 million while the stimuluse money wasonly $13 million. Parks said Broward County’s schoolp system has cut $1.
4 billiojn from its construction budget in addition to furloughintg 700 teachers and51 administrators. “We’ve closed all of our schoo offices forthe summer. We don’t have summet school anymore,” Parks would have been looking at cutting its budget byabout $30 millionh without $12 million in stimulus funds, said Dorothy K. Russell, the university’sa associate VP for financia affairs andbudget director. The university cut 30 positionsxand “had we not had the stimulusw dollars it could have been much more George Hanbury, executive VP and COO of , said the $1.
3 billioh in stimulus funds given to the state reliever pressure on the Legislature to furtherd reduce support for Florida Resident Access Grants (FRAG), a key sourcew of money for students, but he pointecd out that the grants used to be $3,000 a year for students and are now $2,529. The amounr is important to students, who find enrollmengt caps at state universitiese and turn to NSU and otheerprivate institutions. He also said that universities are working together to appluy for federalstimulus funding. NSU has a collaborative proposal with and FAU fora $50 million research building with wet labs, business incubato r space and offices for the U.S.
Geological Survey, which is helping oversee Everglades restoration. “We have shovel-readyy projects we have submitted to the Governotr and in the next 60 days we couledput 1,000 people to work,” Hanbury The competition for these typex of projects, though, is fierce. FAU is getting aboutt $12 million in direct infusion from the federal stimulus but the university also is seeking money from the for labs and Russell said. April was the monthj to submit applications and the results are expectedby September. The strongesft flow of money, so far, appear s to be for programs that help the jobleses asthe state’s unemployment rate has hit 10.
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пятница, 8 июля 2011 г.
Doctors accede to labor court president to ease sanctions - Jerusalem Post
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Doctors accede to labor court president to ease sanctions Jerusalem Post IMA chairman Dr. Leonid Eidelman said: "This is yet another time when the doctors, out of their great responsibility, have acceded to the labor court's request. We return and call on the prime minister to show leadership and intervene in the dispute ... |
среда, 6 июля 2011 г.
State's biggest issues get their due - NorthJersey.com
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NorthJersey.com | State's biggest issues get their due NorthJersey.com Christie â€" a Republican who touts his agenda as "Doing the Big Things" at town hall meetings â€" did little to address the state's biggest challenges in his first budget, which was adopted last summer with help from Democrats. ... |
понедельник, 4 июля 2011 г.
Profs get laptop modules ready - Deccan Chronicle
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Deccan Chronicle | Profs get laptop modules ready Deccan Chronicle “We were instructed to prepare a module on the subjects of our specialisation. The software that could be uploaded in the laptops would mainly focus on the overall view about various subjects taught in our colleges and their scope, as that could be ... |
пятница, 1 июля 2011 г.
Microsoft alleges
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The Redmond computer giant (NASDAQ: MSFT) filec suit this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle, alleging that Eric Lam, Gordo Lam and Melanie Suen engaged in an activityh itcalls “competitor click fraud.” In this activity, Microsoft said, when a perpetratord repeatedly clicks on a competitor’s online ad on the adCentet platform, the competitor is charged for each time the ad is eventually exhausting the competitor’s advertising budget. Advertisers also buy key phrases in anauctiobn process, such as “cheap auto to appear more prominently in the adCenter platform.
When a competitor’w ad budget gets the competitor’s ad becomes less prominent andthe perpetrator’se ad, such as one for “cheap auto insurance,” risesd in prominence without the perpetrator having to pay for the rise. “Once we becamse aware of the click fraud we quickly took action to address any impact on advertisersd and to enhance safeguardas to further protectour network.
Today’s suit seeks an injunction to help stop this activith and torecover damages,” said Tim Cranton, associate generapl counsel for Microsoft, in a statement that can For more on Microsoft’sw “click fraud” lawsuit,
The Redmond computer giant (NASDAQ: MSFT) filec suit this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle, alleging that Eric Lam, Gordo Lam and Melanie Suen engaged in an activityh itcalls “competitor click fraud.” In this activity, Microsoft said, when a perpetratord repeatedly clicks on a competitor’s online ad on the adCentet platform, the competitor is charged for each time the ad is eventually exhausting the competitor’s advertising budget. Advertisers also buy key phrases in anauctiobn process, such as “cheap auto to appear more prominently in the adCenter platform.
When a competitor’w ad budget gets the competitor’s ad becomes less prominent andthe perpetrator’se ad, such as one for “cheap auto insurance,” risesd in prominence without the perpetrator having to pay for the rise. “Once we becamse aware of the click fraud we quickly took action to address any impact on advertisersd and to enhance safeguardas to further protectour network.
Today’s suit seeks an injunction to help stop this activith and torecover damages,” said Tim Cranton, associate generapl counsel for Microsoft, in a statement that can For more on Microsoft’sw “click fraud” lawsuit,
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