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MALVERN, Pa., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a strong demonstration of its commitment to increasing its presence in the Northeastern U.S., Allstate Insurance Company has announced that it is looking to appoint 140 new agency owners in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. The company is also offering a referral award to be paid upon appointment.
"We see a significant opportunity in the current economy to attract entrepreneurs and mid-career, mid-level managers who are looking to own and operate their own business* and represent Allstate," said Jeanette Beard, Allstate Insurance Recruiting Leader. "We currently work with our existing Allstate agents, business brokers and recruiters to find professionals with financial or sales backgrounds, or other qualified candidates from a number of diverse fields."
Candidates are required to meet a liquid capital minimum, all of which can be directly invested in their business to kick-start a successful agency. Even with the hints of an economic recovery under way, many are unsure if now is the right time to invest money needed to open a small business. ?The advantage of investing in Allstate is agency owners are able to leverage one of America's most recognized brands without ever having to pay a franchise or licensing fee.
"Allstate is unique among all other insurers because its agents own the economic interest in the business that they write from day one," said Beard. "Allstate agents can sell the economic interest in their agency. No other branded insurer has this option. If you enjoy working with people to help protect the things they value most and prepare them for the future you'll enjoy running an Allstate agency."
To bolster its candidate pool, Allstate is offering a $5000 referral award to anyone who refers a candidate who is determined as qualified by our team of recruiters and appointed as an Allstate agent in 2012.
"Allstate is now offering consumers the opportunity to cash in by helping to identify candidates who are dedicated to customer service," said Beard. "You may know someone who is looking for the opportunity to be their own boss, or is looking to start their second career. These could be ideal candidates for Allstate agency ownership ? and could earn you $5000."
Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont represent key consumer touch points in Allstate's broader strategy to aggressively expand the provider's auto insurance presence. From 2009 to 2011, the company deployed 220 agents in these states.
Interested candidates can apply to become an Allstate agency owner in any of these states by visiting www.allstateagent.com or by connecting with Allstate recruiters Phillip Scargill at 800-733-7010 Ext. 3324 or James West at 800-733-7010 Ext. 3527.
In addition, Allstate's new and existing insurance agencies in these six states plan to hire a minimum of 150 licensed sales professionals**. For more information on these opportunities, please contact Terry Tomon at 800-733-7010 Ext. 3540.
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer, serving approximately 16 million households through its Allstate, Encompass, Esurance and Answer Financial brand names. Widely known by its slogan "You're In Good Hands With Allstate?," Allstate offers insurance products (auto, home, life and retirement) and services through Allstate agencies, independent agencies, and Allstate exclusive financial representatives, as well as via www.allstate.com and 1-800 Allstate?. As part of Allstate's commitment to strengthen local communities, The Allstate Foundation, Allstate employees, agency owners and the corporation provided $28 million in 2011 to thousands of nonprofit organizations and important causes across the United States.
*subject to the terms and conditions of the Allstate Agency agreement.
**agency owners are independent contractors, not employees of Allstate Insurance Company
Contact: Chris Conner 610.251.3094 chris.conner@allstate.com
Making your tile floors a source of heat is easier and less pricey than you might think. Look into radiant heat equipment, especially if you want to replace your flooring anyway. You?ll be happy you prefabricated this decision- these radiant heat tiles feel great. Radiant heating is a feature most home buyer will appreciate.
If your space is limited, think about purchasing a small, stackable washer and dryer. These combo units are great space savers in apartments and homes with not a lot of extra space. You can find many combination machines that can fit in small spaces. A combo unit washes the clothes and when done switches to a dryer.
A easy and highly-beneficial project is replacing the caulk around your windows. This can help prevent moisture and mold damage, as well as stop cold drafts. Use a hammer and chisel to remove old caulk before applying new caulk.
Check for low areas of your property, especially near the home foundation. Any area that would grant water to pool up or run through the area must be filled with soil and compacted as well as doable to prevent alteration to your yard. Water at the foundation of your home can seep in your home and rot any wood.
Add some personality like a nice bold print if you think your room doesn?t have personality. Animal prints are a great way to add personality. Just add a small pillow, rug, or picture that features animal print and you are good to go.
It can save a lot of money to get together with your neighbors and share tools with apiece other. There?s no reason for everyone in your neighborhood to own the same rarely used tools! This grants everyone on the block to save rental and buy fees by sharing tools and specialty equipment. You can also combine your home improvement know-how with your neighbor?s, so that you both benefit.
Make sure you get your plumbing and electric squared away before anything else. The wiring and plumbing is located inside your walls so any fixes to them will need to happen first. Additionally, it?s much easier and less pricey to get your plumbing and electrical maintentance done when walls are already torn open.
Most supplies for home improvement projects tend to be items that would be valuable theft targets. That?s why these supplies should be located in a secure spot whenever you are not using them. If a property is secure?all entries and windows are healthy to be locked?storing supplies inside is a good idea. If the home is not secure, however, rent or lease a storage container to use, instead.
As you can see, there is a lot more to home improvement than most people think. It might take a good bit of homework, but in the end you will find out that it was worth it when you and your family enjoy all the benefits of your improved home. Following the tips below will help you get started.
CTIA 2012 is wrapping up and we thought we'd spend a few minutes reminiscing about some of the more interesting devices we had a chance to see for the first time or that were launched here. Unfortunately for us -- and thereby for you, too -- the show lacked the bite we've seen at previous events, in fact it barely registered a nibble. We did catch up with five products we'd like to highlight so follow on after the break for our recap.
Costs of screening children for sudden cardiac death outweigh its benefitsPublic release date: 9-May-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Randi Triant rtriant@tuftsmedicalcenter.org 617-636-9845 Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Boston, MA An article, published in Circulation by Laurel K. Leslie, MD, MPH from the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and colleagues from Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, has evaluated the lifesaving benefits and costs of screening programs for the prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children and adolescents. The authors found that screening can save lives, but that because it targets rare conditions and available tests have limited accuracy, screening for SCD is costly, compared to other life-saving measures.
Although rare, SCD often receives widespread attention because it is unexpected and can occur during childhood. Those factors have prompted many parents and policy makers to support screening programs. To help decision makers and the public understand whether more SCD screening is warranted, the authors, including collaborating clinical researchers from Children's Hospital Boston, compared the potential life saving benefits (measured in terms of life years saved) to program costs. They considered two groups thought to be at elevated risk: school-aged children taking stimulants, which are often used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and adolescents playing organized sports. The research team determined that each year of life saved would cost from $90,000 (to screen adolescents before they participate in sports) to $200,000 (to screen children before they take ADHD medications).
Although there is no hard and fast line separating worthwhile and expensive public health interventions, programs can be compared to get an idea of their value. For example, interventions that cost $90,000 to $200,000 per life year saved are considered expensive, compared to other interventions, which often save life years at $50,000 to $100,000, or even less. The results of this study suggest that finite public health resources might be better spent elsewhere.
The "human cost" of screening suggests its true price may be even higher. Because conditions causing SCD are so rare, even an occasional "false positive" means that for every previously undiagnosed child accurately identified, many children who would never have died from SCD may be labeled as being at-risk.
The research team stressed that the cardiac conditions causing SCD in children are incredibly rare. Many are cardiac conditions are genetic and there may be a family history of early (
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Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, the study involved building simulation models incorporating disease prevalence, ECG characteristics, treatment algorithms, and diagnostic and treatment costs to determine the cost-effectiveness ratios. The research team included health policy, health economics, and decision-analytics researchers from Tufts Medical Center and pediatric cardiologists at Children's Hospital Boston. Additional support for the study was provided by the Tufts CTSI, the John R. Grey IV Cardiology Fellowship Endowment Fund, and the Sean Roy Johnson Fund for Electrophysiology Research. The article is available through the journal's website.
About the NIH
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. Helping to lead the way toward important medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives, NIH scientists investigate ways to prevent disease as well as the causes, treatments, and even cures for common and rare diseases. Composed of 27 Institutes and Centers, the NIH provides leadership and financial support to researchers in every state and throughout the world. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
About Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Tufts CTSI was established in August 2008 with Grant Number UL1 RR025752 from the National Center for Research Resources, now the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health. A collaboration of organizations, founded by Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University, Tufts CTSI accelerates the translation of laboratory research into clinical use, medical practice and health policy. It connects people to research resources, consultation, and education, and fosters collaboration with scholars of all disciplines and with community members, with the ultimate goal of improving the health of the public. Website: www.tuftsctsi.org.
About Tufts Medical Center
Tufts Medical Center is an exceptional, not-for-profit, 415-bed academic medical center that is home to both a full-service hospital for adults and Floating Hospital for Children. Located in downtown Boston, the Medical Center is the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine. Floating Hospital for Children is the full-service children's hospital of Tufts Medical Center and the principal pediatric teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine. Tufts Medical Center is affiliated with seven community hospitals and with New England Quality Care Alliance, its community physicians' network. For more information, please visit www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
About Children's Hospital Cardiovascular Program
The Cardiovascular Program at Children's is the largest pediatric heart program in the United States. For more than 50 years, Children's cardiac specialists and investigators have played a vital role in the field of cardiac research, pioneering treatment approaches and major advances in the care and treatment of children with congenital and acquired heart defects.
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Costs of screening children for sudden cardiac death outweigh its benefitsPublic release date: 9-May-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Randi Triant rtriant@tuftsmedicalcenter.org 617-636-9845 Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Boston, MA An article, published in Circulation by Laurel K. Leslie, MD, MPH from the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and colleagues from Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, has evaluated the lifesaving benefits and costs of screening programs for the prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children and adolescents. The authors found that screening can save lives, but that because it targets rare conditions and available tests have limited accuracy, screening for SCD is costly, compared to other life-saving measures.
Although rare, SCD often receives widespread attention because it is unexpected and can occur during childhood. Those factors have prompted many parents and policy makers to support screening programs. To help decision makers and the public understand whether more SCD screening is warranted, the authors, including collaborating clinical researchers from Children's Hospital Boston, compared the potential life saving benefits (measured in terms of life years saved) to program costs. They considered two groups thought to be at elevated risk: school-aged children taking stimulants, which are often used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and adolescents playing organized sports. The research team determined that each year of life saved would cost from $90,000 (to screen adolescents before they participate in sports) to $200,000 (to screen children before they take ADHD medications).
Although there is no hard and fast line separating worthwhile and expensive public health interventions, programs can be compared to get an idea of their value. For example, interventions that cost $90,000 to $200,000 per life year saved are considered expensive, compared to other interventions, which often save life years at $50,000 to $100,000, or even less. The results of this study suggest that finite public health resources might be better spent elsewhere.
The "human cost" of screening suggests its true price may be even higher. Because conditions causing SCD are so rare, even an occasional "false positive" means that for every previously undiagnosed child accurately identified, many children who would never have died from SCD may be labeled as being at-risk.
The research team stressed that the cardiac conditions causing SCD in children are incredibly rare. Many are cardiac conditions are genetic and there may be a family history of early (
###
Funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, the study involved building simulation models incorporating disease prevalence, ECG characteristics, treatment algorithms, and diagnostic and treatment costs to determine the cost-effectiveness ratios. The research team included health policy, health economics, and decision-analytics researchers from Tufts Medical Center and pediatric cardiologists at Children's Hospital Boston. Additional support for the study was provided by the Tufts CTSI, the John R. Grey IV Cardiology Fellowship Endowment Fund, and the Sean Roy Johnson Fund for Electrophysiology Research. The article is available through the journal's website.
About the NIH
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. Helping to lead the way toward important medical discoveries that improve people's health and save lives, NIH scientists investigate ways to prevent disease as well as the causes, treatments, and even cures for common and rare diseases. Composed of 27 Institutes and Centers, the NIH provides leadership and financial support to researchers in every state and throughout the world. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
About Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Tufts CTSI was established in August 2008 with Grant Number UL1 RR025752 from the National Center for Research Resources, now the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health. A collaboration of organizations, founded by Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University, Tufts CTSI accelerates the translation of laboratory research into clinical use, medical practice and health policy. It connects people to research resources, consultation, and education, and fosters collaboration with scholars of all disciplines and with community members, with the ultimate goal of improving the health of the public. Website: www.tuftsctsi.org.
About Tufts Medical Center
Tufts Medical Center is an exceptional, not-for-profit, 415-bed academic medical center that is home to both a full-service hospital for adults and Floating Hospital for Children. Located in downtown Boston, the Medical Center is the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine. Floating Hospital for Children is the full-service children's hospital of Tufts Medical Center and the principal pediatric teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine. Tufts Medical Center is affiliated with seven community hospitals and with New England Quality Care Alliance, its community physicians' network. For more information, please visit www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
About Children's Hospital Cardiovascular Program
The Cardiovascular Program at Children's is the largest pediatric heart program in the United States. For more than 50 years, Children's cardiac specialists and investigators have played a vital role in the field of cardiac research, pioneering treatment approaches and major advances in the care and treatment of children with congenital and acquired heart defects.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) ? JaVale McGee went out with the attitude that Game 5 was the last game of his life. The other Denver Nuggets played their own mental games, some drawing inspiration from Lakers center Andrew Bynum's comment about how closeout playoff games can sometimes be easy.
The Nuggets went deep into their motivational wells for an impressive win at Staples Center, and not even Kobe Bryant could prevent the Lakers from getting on a plane back to Denver.
Andre Miller scored 24 points, including two free throws with 12.8 seconds left, and Denver survived Bryant's late scoring barrage in a 43-point performance, avoiding playoff elimination with a 102-99 victory over Los Angeles on Tuesday night and trimming the Lakers' series lead to 3-2.
McGee had 21 points and 14 rebounds for the sixth-seeded Nuggets, who barely survived a frenetic finish. Denver had a 15-point lead midway through the fourth quarter against the lifeless Lakers, but Bryant engineered a swift comeback before his final three shots missed.
"I was just glad we didn't go to overtime," Miller said. "There was too much energy in the building. A veteran team like that will fight their way back, and they know how to finish games. We found a way to contain them."
Bryant scored 12 points over the final 4:45, hitting four 3-pointers that trimmed the Nuggets' lead to 98-96 with 59 seconds left. Bryant then missed a potential tying 5-footer and a 3-pointer, but Denver missed two of four free throws before Ramon Sessions hit a 3-pointer with 12.8 seconds left, trimming the Nuggets' lead to one point.
Los Angeles had two more chances to tie after the veteran Miller's free throws, but Bryant and Sessions missed 3-pointers near the buzzer.
"It definitely means a lot, but we're still down, and we still have games to win ? in a row, at that," said McGee, who had the best game of his first career playoff series. "It's really hard to stop Kobe, but if we stop the bigs, then Kobe can do what he does, and we'll have a really good chance to win."
Game 6 is Thursday night in Denver. The third-seeded Lakers are one win from a second-round date with Oklahoma City, but they've still got work to do.
Coach George Karl gratefully fed Bynum's offhanded post-practice comment to his players, and they played like a team that isn't going anywhere.
"I've been blessed to win a few series, and it's the hardest thing in the world to win the fourth game," Karl said. "I don't care who you're playing, it's hard. ... His feeling on closeouts is a little different than mine."
McGee threw down a mind-boggling array of dunks and converted alley-oop passes while dominating the Lakers' superstar duo of 7-footers. McGee dunked on a 60-foot alley-oop pass from Miller early in the fourth quarter, and he stared down the Lakers' fans after dunking while getting fouled with 6:35 to play.
Arron Afflalo scored a career playoff-high 19 points and Danilo Gallinari added 14 for the Nuggets, while rookie Kenneth Faried had 10 points and nine rebounds. Miller scored 10 points in the fourth quarter and 17 in the second half, calmly leading his young teammates to the win.
The Nuggets still must win two games to advance to the second round for just the second time in nine years, but they have already accomplished something rare by winning Game 5. Los Angeles had closed out a playoff series on the first try in 11 of its previous 12 opportunities, and the Lakers won 12 of their last 13 closeout games under departed coach Phil Jackson.
"That's true, closeouts can be easy," Bryant said. "Tonight wasn't one of those nights. ... Did it pump them up? Probably. You never want to give anybody bulletin board material, but if you're going to be a champion, you've got to play through things like that."
Bynum had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers, who lost a closeout playoff game at home for the first time since May 4, 2006, against Phoenix.
The Lakers thought they had taken control of the series with a final-minute rally to win a tight Game 4, but the Nuggets have outplayed the third-seeded Lakers for long stretches of the series. Denver was sharper and more determined from the opening tip in Game 5, while the Lakers played a disorganized, disinterested 3? quarters until the late rally.
The Lakers never trailed in the first two games of the series, but they never led in Game 5 after their very first basket made it 2-0. Denver enforced its preferred speedy tempo on the walk-it-up Lakers for long stretches, repeatedly beating the Lakers back with fast breaks and sharp passes.
"They were daring us to take outside shots," Lakers coach Mike Brown said. "We were getting shots we couldn't make. But to me, that's not the difference in the game. There were so many things we could have done to win this ballgame. ... I'm more disappointed in our defense and our lack of protecting the paint."
Pau Gasol had just nine points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, while Matt Barnes scored 11 points.
The Lakers failed to complete their first playoff series victory under Brown exactly one year after Dallas swept the Lakers in the second round of last year's postseason, ending 11-time NBA champion coach Jackson's career ? for now, anyway.
Los Angeles' loss means starting forward Metta World Peace will finish his seven-game suspension during the first round. World Peace was banned for viciously elbowing Oklahoma City's James Harden in the Lakers' penultimate regular-season game.
Notes: Before the game, Brown chuckled mirthlessly at the conspiracy theory suggesting the Lakers might tank Game 5 to burn off World Peace's suspension before facing Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. ... Miller was hit with a technical foul in the second quarter after a hard foul on Bynum, who got a T of his own in the third quarter for shoving Faried after a basket. ... Afflalo finally awoke offensively after averaging just nine points in the first four games of the series. ... Fans near courtside included Larry David, British boxer Amir Khan and comedian Harland Williams.
Real-time analytics startup Chartbeat is making two big announcements today. The first should be pretty obvious to anyone who uses the service ? it's unveiling a big redesign. And it's not stopping there, since the second announcement is a $9.5 million Series B round of funding. The redesign is pretty similar to the preview that I saw about a month ago. The big goal is to start providing numbers that go beyond how many people are looking at a website or article at a given moment. So at the top of the new dashboard, in addition to the familiar meter showing the number of concurrent visitors to a site, there's a new widget telling you how much time visitors have spent engaged on the site in aggregate ? for example, I learned that by the middle of the Sunday afternoon, TechCrunch readers that day had collectively spent two years and six months engaged with our content (which is kind of scary). It also shows the average engagement time per user and per page.
High-tech public relations firm to exhibit recent data center white papers and strategic communications campaigns developed on behalf of colocation facilities and data center solutions providers
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Milldam Public Affairs, a full-service strategic communications firm serving data center, facilities, telecomm and green-technology companies, today announced that it will be exhibiting at The Northern California Data Center Summit, taking place this Thursday, April 12 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California.
?Milldam is excited to share recent data center white papers and publicity campaigns it has executed on behalf of data center operators and vendors?
During the event, Milldam will provide examples of its recent accomplishments in the data center space - including output from Milldam?s newly created data center White Paper Writing Service. Additionally, Milldam will highlight strategic public-relations campaigns it has provided to a number data center solutions providers and colocation operators.
Last October, Milldam appointed seasoned technical writer Loraine Lamsa to oversee content for the Data Center White Paper Writing Service, which provides technical yet readable papers tailored to the audiences of data center trade publications. Over the last five months, Ms. Lamsa has overseen the creation of white papers on a number of subjects in the mission critical space.
In addition to the white-paper writing services, representatives will be available to discuss a range of other services that Milldam provides, including:
Media Relations
Byline Articles
Case Studies
Press Releases
Business Development
Strategic Partnerships
?Milldam is excited to share recent data center white papers and publicity campaigns it has executed on behalf of data center operators and vendors,? said Adam Waitkunas, President of Milldam Public Affairs. ?For over seven years, Milldam has been immersed in the data center space and is well positioned to assist companies reach the right data center audience.?
About Milldam Public Affairs
Concord, Massachusetts-based Milldam Public Affairs is a full-service public relations firm that provides competitively priced communications, media-relations, event-management, business-development and strategic-partnership services to small and midsize technology, energy, telecommunications and facilities companies. Clients include Bluestone Energy Services, Future Facilities, Hurricane Electric and the Technology Convergence Conference.
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