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PPC Ranked #3 for Industry Impact on Nationwide Patent Board Scorecard
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PR Newswire – Jul 22, 2008 1:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Bob Evans to reopen Aug. 18
STEUBENVILLE - The next time Michael Morelli returns home for a visit, he may be able to have dinner in the restaurant he helped design.Morelli, a 2002 graduate of Catholic Central High School, is now a mechanical engineer for MS Consultants of Columbus."We actually design all Bob Evans Restaurants nationwide. I personally work on the HVAC, plumbing, power and electrical," said Morelli."Typi
Steubenville Herald-Star – Jul 22, 2008 1:31 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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STEUBENVILLE - The next time Michael Morelli returns home for a visit, he may be able to have dinner in the restaurant he helped design.Morelli, a 2002 graduate of Catholic Central High School, is now a mechanical engineer for MS Consultants of Columbus."We actually design all Bob Evans Restaurants nationwide. I personally work on the HVAC, plumbing, power and electrical," said Morelli."Typi
Steubenville Herald-Star – Jul 22, 2008 1:31 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Consumer Electronics Association Kicks Off Its Nationwide Free Trade Campaign at Audiovox Corporation Headquarters
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PR Newswire – Jul 22, 2008 1:07 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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CNN - Gas Prices Head Downward
Prices At The Pump Extended Their Decline Overnight, A Nationwide Survey Of Gas Station Credit Card Swipes Showed Tuesday.
Local10.com – Jul 22, 2008 11:41 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Prices At The Pump Extended Their Decline Overnight, A Nationwide Survey Of Gas Station Credit Card Swipes Showed Tuesday.
Local10.com – Jul 22, 2008 11:41 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Airport passenger counts down
Passenger traffic at Mobile Regional Airport fell nearly 15 percent in June compared with the same month in 2007 and is off 7.5 percent for the first six months of the year, a much steeper decline than nationwide or at neighboring airports. The drop came as airlines added more flights and larger planes in June, meaning some carriers saw their Mobile-bound planes only half-full on average. Airlines have announced that they will cut three weekday round-trips to Mobile after Labor Day, but officials warned Monday at a Mobile Airport Authority meeting that at least one more daily round-trip could be in jeopardy. "Fuel prices increased, fares increased and passengers are really looking for the best value," Aviation Director Thomas Hughes said. American Eagle, which added a fifth flight to and from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport as of June 1, has now warned that its planes are too empty to turn a profit, Hughes said. The airline's planes to and from Mobile, including a once-daily round trip to Chicago that will end after Labor Day, were 67 percent full in June, according to airport figures. "The fifth flight to Dallas is not as strong as it needs to be right now," Hughes said. The Air Transport Association says that with the current high price of jet fuel, the average plane needed to be 83.5 percent full to make a profit in the first quarter of 2008. Nationwide, the average plane was 77.2 percent full during that period. American Eagle had 21.3 percent of Mobile passengers in June. A subsidiary of AMR Corp., based in Fort Worth, Texas, the American Airlines regional carrier said last month that it would cut flights between Chicago and almost all Gulf Coast airports, part of a company-wide cost-cutting drive. Delta has said it will cut the number of round trips to Atlanta from seven to six after Labor Day and reduce its seat total on Mobile-Atlanta planes by 21 percent. Most of those seats were added at the start of summer. Mark Sixel, an airline consultant, said disappearing passengers are being driven away by high prices as airlines try to raise enough money to stay solvent "It's a fare issue at this point," said Sixel, president of the Sixel Consulting Group, based in Eugene, Ore. "As fares go up, you tend to make flying a less attractive alternative." Sixel said that business-oriented markets such as Mobile have seen the greatest fare increases. Markets that have discount carriers or and cater to leisure travelers, such as Gulfport and Pensacola, benefit because airlines "have to be much less aggressive or that traffic will disappear," he said. Traffic has fallen much less at Pensacola Regional Airport, 0.4 percent so far this year, while the number of fliers to and from Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport has risen 18.6 percent in the first six months of 2008. Worldwide, passengers on U.S. airlines rose 0.4 percent in the first five months of 2008, the Air Transport Association said, thanks to a 5.4 percent growth of international travelers. Domestic traffic fell 0.3 percent.
al.com - Everything Alabama – Jul 22, 2008 11:37 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Passenger traffic at Mobile Regional Airport fell nearly 15 percent in June compared with the same month in 2007 and is off 7.5 percent for the first six months of the year, a much steeper decline than nationwide or at neighboring airports. The drop came as airlines added more flights and larger planes in June, meaning some carriers saw their Mobile-bound planes only half-full on average. Airlines have announced that they will cut three weekday round-trips to Mobile after Labor Day, but officials warned Monday at a Mobile Airport Authority meeting that at least one more daily round-trip could be in jeopardy. "Fuel prices increased, fares increased and passengers are really looking for the best value," Aviation Director Thomas Hughes said. American Eagle, which added a fifth flight to and from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport as of June 1, has now warned that its planes are too empty to turn a profit, Hughes said. The airline's planes to and from Mobile, including a once-daily round trip to Chicago that will end after Labor Day, were 67 percent full in June, according to airport figures. "The fifth flight to Dallas is not as strong as it needs to be right now," Hughes said. The Air Transport Association says that with the current high price of jet fuel, the average plane needed to be 83.5 percent full to make a profit in the first quarter of 2008. Nationwide, the average plane was 77.2 percent full during that period. American Eagle had 21.3 percent of Mobile passengers in June. A subsidiary of AMR Corp., based in Fort Worth, Texas, the American Airlines regional carrier said last month that it would cut flights between Chicago and almost all Gulf Coast airports, part of a company-wide cost-cutting drive. Delta has said it will cut the number of round trips to Atlanta from seven to six after Labor Day and reduce its seat total on Mobile-Atlanta planes by 21 percent. Most of those seats were added at the start of summer. Mark Sixel, an airline consultant, said disappearing passengers are being driven away by high prices as airlines try to raise enough money to stay solvent "It's a fare issue at this point," said Sixel, president of the Sixel Consulting Group, based in Eugene, Ore. "As fares go up, you tend to make flying a less attractive alternative." Sixel said that business-oriented markets such as Mobile have seen the greatest fare increases. Markets that have discount carriers or and cater to leisure travelers, such as Gulfport and Pensacola, benefit because airlines "have to be much less aggressive or that traffic will disappear," he said. Traffic has fallen much less at Pensacola Regional Airport, 0.4 percent so far this year, while the number of fliers to and from Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport has risen 18.6 percent in the first six months of 2008. Worldwide, passengers on U.S. airlines rose 0.4 percent in the first five months of 2008, the Air Transport Association said, thanks to a 5.4 percent growth of international travelers. Domestic traffic fell 0.3 percent.
al.com - Everything Alabama – Jul 22, 2008 11:37 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Gas prices head downward
Prices at the pump extended their decline overnight, a nationwide survey of gas station credit card swipes showed Tuesday.
CNN.com – Jul 22, 2008 10:46 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Prices at the pump extended their decline overnight, a nationwide survey of gas station credit card swipes showed Tuesday.
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Disability cases to be sent to Seattle
The federal government on Monday promised to expedite disability hearings for injured workers in the Charlotte area who endure delays among the longest in the nation. Many suffer with no income, lose their homes or die while waiting to hear whether they will receive Social Security disability benefits.U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick, a Republican, said at a news conference the government would transfer 300 cases from Charlotte's Disability Adjudication and Hearing Office to Seattle. Judges at that office, which has a smaller backlog, will conduct hearings of N.C. workers by video teleconferencing. Charlotte's office had about 8,700 pending cases last year.The move comes nearly a year after a series of Observer reports highlighted extraordinary wait times at Charlotte's hearing office. In one case, a Gastonia man killed himself by jumping off a highway overpass. His family said he could not afford medicine to treat his mental illness while he awaited a hearing.Officials said the latest push is an expansion of ongoing efforts to take advantage of technology and to transfer cases to faster offices. If the program succeeds, it may be extended. “People have been talking about this, but it's good to see some action,” said Logan Stewart, a spokeswoman for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, mid-Atlantic chapter. “People have their entire lives stripped away.”Long processTaxes are deducted from nearly all American workers' paychecks in case they become too ill to work. Applicants must produce a raft of documents on their work and medical histories to get benefits. That's when the wait begins.After months of processing, most initial claims are rejected. Many appeal, but their applications are usually rejected again.Those who press on request a hearing with an administrative law judge.In Charlotte, they must wait an average of 705 days for a hearing, the 13th longest among 143 hearing offices, according to Allsup Inc., an Illinois company that tracks the issue.The wait nationally averages 508 days.Critics say the delays are unfair because in most cases judges rule in favor of the applicant. Recipients collect an average of about $1,000 a month.Stewart, of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, said many of her group's clients use the money for basics like food and medicine. In some cases, she said, medication can cost $50,000 a year. Federal officials blame the long waits nationwide on staffing shortages and a surge in cases. Areas where manufacturing jobs are prevalent, such as North Carolina, often have long backlogs. ‘Encouraging' planThe Charlotte office covers a wide geographic area, stretching from Asheville to Lumberton.Each of the nine judges has more than 700 pending cases on average.The new plan represents an expansion of two ideas officials have deployed in the past. In recent years, they have conducted more hearings by video teleconference. From fiscal year 2006 to summer 2007, the government transferred more than 1,100 cases from Charlotte to other hearing offices across the country. Officials said Monday's announcement could represent a permanent solution. Nancy Griswold, a Social Security Administration deputy chief administrative law judge, also said working with an office on the west coast essentially extends Charlotte's operating hours. There is a three-hour time difference between Seattle and Charlotte. After the Observer investigation, Myrick pressed the Social Security Administration for reforms. One of the most common complaints lawmakers receive is about wait times for hearings. Myrick called the new plan “very encouraging.” The change will come too late for Tommy Yarborough, who waited two years until he had his hearing Monday. Yarborough has been diagnosed with neurosarcoidosis, a nervous system disorder that causes pain and muscle weakness.Yarborough said he presented his case to a Charlotte disability judge and will wait for a ruling.Yarborough first applied for disability in 2005, but was turned down and later became homeless.“I've gone through all the emotions,” he said. “It reaches a point where you can't dwell on it, or that will make you sick.”
Charlotte.com – Jul 22, 2008 10:26 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The federal government on Monday promised to expedite disability hearings for injured workers in the Charlotte area who endure delays among the longest in the nation. Many suffer with no income, lose their homes or die while waiting to hear whether they will receive Social Security disability benefits.U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick, a Republican, said at a news conference the government would transfer 300 cases from Charlotte's Disability Adjudication and Hearing Office to Seattle. Judges at that office, which has a smaller backlog, will conduct hearings of N.C. workers by video teleconferencing. Charlotte's office had about 8,700 pending cases last year.The move comes nearly a year after a series of Observer reports highlighted extraordinary wait times at Charlotte's hearing office. In one case, a Gastonia man killed himself by jumping off a highway overpass. His family said he could not afford medicine to treat his mental illness while he awaited a hearing.Officials said the latest push is an expansion of ongoing efforts to take advantage of technology and to transfer cases to faster offices. If the program succeeds, it may be extended. “People have been talking about this, but it's good to see some action,” said Logan Stewart, a spokeswoman for the Multiple Sclerosis Society, mid-Atlantic chapter. “People have their entire lives stripped away.”Long processTaxes are deducted from nearly all American workers' paychecks in case they become too ill to work. Applicants must produce a raft of documents on their work and medical histories to get benefits. That's when the wait begins.After months of processing, most initial claims are rejected. Many appeal, but their applications are usually rejected again.Those who press on request a hearing with an administrative law judge.In Charlotte, they must wait an average of 705 days for a hearing, the 13th longest among 143 hearing offices, according to Allsup Inc., an Illinois company that tracks the issue.The wait nationally averages 508 days.Critics say the delays are unfair because in most cases judges rule in favor of the applicant. Recipients collect an average of about $1,000 a month.Stewart, of the Multiple Sclerosis Society, said many of her group's clients use the money for basics like food and medicine. In some cases, she said, medication can cost $50,000 a year. Federal officials blame the long waits nationwide on staffing shortages and a surge in cases. Areas where manufacturing jobs are prevalent, such as North Carolina, often have long backlogs. ‘Encouraging' planThe Charlotte office covers a wide geographic area, stretching from Asheville to Lumberton.Each of the nine judges has more than 700 pending cases on average.The new plan represents an expansion of two ideas officials have deployed in the past. In recent years, they have conducted more hearings by video teleconference. From fiscal year 2006 to summer 2007, the government transferred more than 1,100 cases from Charlotte to other hearing offices across the country. Officials said Monday's announcement could represent a permanent solution. Nancy Griswold, a Social Security Administration deputy chief administrative law judge, also said working with an office on the west coast essentially extends Charlotte's operating hours. There is a three-hour time difference between Seattle and Charlotte. After the Observer investigation, Myrick pressed the Social Security Administration for reforms. One of the most common complaints lawmakers receive is about wait times for hearings. Myrick called the new plan “very encouraging.” The change will come too late for Tommy Yarborough, who waited two years until he had his hearing Monday. Yarborough has been diagnosed with neurosarcoidosis, a nervous system disorder that causes pain and muscle weakness.Yarborough said he presented his case to a Charlotte disability judge and will wait for a ruling.Yarborough first applied for disability in 2005, but was turned down and later became homeless.“I've gone through all the emotions,” he said. “It reaches a point where you can't dwell on it, or that will make you sick.”
Charlotte.com – Jul 22, 2008 10:26 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Jalapeno warning issued
The Food and Drug Administration's food safety chief says the discovery of the same strand of salmonella in the nationwide outbreak on the pepper is a "very important break."
WCBD.com – Jul 22, 2008 10:25 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The Food and Drug Administration's food safety chief says the discovery of the same strand of salmonella in the nationwide outbreak on the pepper is a "very important break."
WCBD.com – Jul 22, 2008 10:25 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Salmonella Saintpaul Contaminated Jalapenos Found In Texas
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that a sample of jalapeno pepper from a food distribution centre in McAllen, Texas, was a genetic match to the strain of Salmonella Saintpaul strain behind the current outbreak of Salmonella that has so far infected over 1,200 people nationwide.
Medical News Today – Jul 22, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that a sample of jalapeno pepper from a food distribution centre in McAllen, Texas, was a genetic match to the strain of Salmonella Saintpaul strain behind the current outbreak of Salmonella that has so far infected over 1,200 people nationwide.
Medical News Today – Jul 22, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Salmonella traced to one jalapeno
WASHINGTON -- Inspectors finally have a big clue in the nationwide salmonella outbreak: They found the same bacteria strain on a single Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper handled in Texas -- and issued a stronger warning for consumers to avoid fresh jalapenos.
Chicago Sun Times – Jul 22, 2008 09:52 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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WASHINGTON -- Inspectors finally have a big clue in the nationwide salmonella outbreak: They found the same bacteria strain on a single Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper handled in Texas -- and issued a stronger warning for consumers to avoid fresh jalapenos.
Chicago Sun Times – Jul 22, 2008 09:52 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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