Tuesday, July 31, 2012

NJ, 12. girl grabs wheel when grandfather dies

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ? As the pickup truck she was riding in careened down the road at 80 mph, 12-year-old Miranda Bowman knew one thing: She had to stop it.

Miranda's grandfather, Paul Parker, was driving her home Tuesday from an afternoon of go-karting when he told Miranda he didn't feel well. He asked her to keep talking to keep him alert. She asked about things she spied on the side of the road ? the racetrack, the unfinished bleachers. A few seconds later Miranda heard her grandfather's head hit the driver's side window.

Parker, 63, had just died of a heart attack, and his foot was pressing on the accelerator.

"He was like, 'Miranda I'm scared, I've never felt like this before,'" Miranda said during a phone interview from her Burlington Township home. "I was scared because he would never say that. He was a tough cookie."

After a "30-second freak-out" during which she cried, "Pop-pop, Pop-pop, Pop-pop," Miranda realized the car was speeding up and drifting toward the side of the road. She undid her seat belt and tried to call 911 on her cellphone but she wasn't getting any service. She then climbed underneath the steering wheel and pressed her hand on the brake.

But even though the car was slowing down, it was still hurtling down the road.

Miranda popped up from underneath the steering wheel, wedged her right foot under her left and pressed on the brake as hard as she could.

"I was going to put it in park and I thought we were going too fast," she said. "I thought it would do the fish tail or flip over."

Instead she grabbed onto the steering wheel and tried to find a place where she could force the car to stop.

"I was looking around and thought, "Should I go into the corn field, should I keep going?'" she said. "Down the street was a red light and I saw woods. I said I can't hurt anybody else, I can only hurt myself,'" by putting the car into trees, she said.

Miranda said the pickup truck ran into a few trees. She tried to open the door, but it wouldn't budge. She wasn't able to smash out the window. She finally spied a broken part of the passenger's side door and kicked it open.

A woman driving behind the car saw it swerving and called 911 while following it. Miranda said she fell to her knees and wailed after getting out of the car. She then called her mother and grandmother.

"She said, 'Mom, we were in an accident and Pop-pop is dead,'" said Miranda's mother, Stephanie Bowman. "I keep thinking to myself, 'I don't know if I could have watched that happen to him and reacted the way she did.'"

Stephanie Bowman said the family is in shock from all that happened. Paul Parker was an active man who played fast-pitch baseball and started go-karting in his 60s. It was the first time Miranda watched her grandfather go-kart; she had long asked him to take her to the track.

"I'm very grateful to have my daughter be OK but losing my father at the same time, I'm just numb from the two emotions battling each other out," Stephanie Bowman said.

Miranda said she knew how to react in an emergency situation because her father is an EMT. She also said she watches a lot of "Law and Order" on television and thought about what might happen on the show. And she always watches what people do while driving a car, so she knew to head for the brake.

Miranda said she wants to be a sign language interpreter when she is an adult.

"I'm very amazed by her, very impressed by her," Stephanie Bowman said. "Where she got it from God only knows. He was her angel that day."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/nj-girl-grabs-wheel-grandfather-dies-135531272.html

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After Gurjeet Lidder and Arvinder Panesar?s paths crossed in Canada, the two came together using their expertise and knowledge to create Canuck Security Services Ltd. in 2006, a company that provides security guards and all types of electronic surveillance. In the last six years, Canuck Security which started with one employee has grown to 250 employees.

Lidder, a retired army colonel who served in the Indian army for 25 years, came to Canada in 2004, while Panesar, who has an engineering background, came in 2006. Panesar is an electronics specialist and Lidder brings his years of security expertise culminating in a state-of-the-art security company that strives to provide the highest quality of service and professionalism for their clients.

?I have been doing security all my life, starting with security at a national level defending India,? says Lidder. ?The basic concept is the same for our company, as we safeguard individual?s business or personal property, wealth and goods. It?s a challenging job, but rewarding at the same time, as you are strategically ensuring your client is protected at all times.?

Panesar adds to this sentiment, ?Canuck Security is advanced in its technological uses and equipment, which is the best in the industry. Our security guards not only undergo extensive training but they are also versed in technology and how to use the advanced equipment.?

The guards are educated at the Canuck School of Education, which is recognized for its excellent teaching programs that include Basic Security Training (BST); Advance Security Training (AST); First Aid; Fire Watch/Fire Extinguisher Training; Customer Service and Public Relations basics; and Site-specific training.

The guards are also trained to use technology equipment such as live scanner systems. When they arrive at a site, they use a scanner to check in and when they leave they scan out ? in the case of an emergency, guards can use their scanners to indicate they are safe while the company?s supervisors and police, if necessary, head to their location.

Canuck Security has a revolutionary command centre, which monitors its guards and security sites/properties around the clock to ensure both the guard?s safety and the protection of the site/property. The company has an added service and holds keys for clients who are out-of-town for a few weeks and months to years. If there is an incidence at the residence, the company can rectify it and ensure the property and its contents are safe and secure.

In addition, they have created a group of related companies: the Canuck School of Education, which offers in-depth training and English speaking/writing courses for potential security guards; Canuck Flagging Group, a traffic control division that provides flaggers; C Vision Protection Group Inc., a camera division; and Canuck Security?s sister company ? Express Security that offers advanced security guards for high-rise buildings, hotels, plazas and financial institutions.

?With these group of companies, our goal is to provide a range of security services under one roof,? says Panesar.

A great bonus for clients is the technology associated with Canuck Security, for example, clients are provided with a username/password to log onto the company?s website, which re-directs the customer to their own web page. This feature ?gives clients the opportunity to view what is going on at their site providing peace-of-mind. They can also view on their cell phones and from their home computer,? says Panesar. A time-saving feature for clients is the ?Click to Call? icon that directly connects the caller to the company. This exclusive feature on the Canuck Security website is efficient and the caller is not charged for making the call.

Lidder and Panesar?s mission is ?to provide the best possible service to our clients,? and their goal is to extend Canucks Security?s services throughout Canada and to eventually work at an international level. The company has numerous government contracts and is looking to expand their services to airports, ports, hospitals and financial institutions.

Canuck Security Services Ltd.
#393 ? 8148 128th Street
Surrey, BC V3W 1R1
Tel: 604-598-2424 (24 hrs.)
Toll Free: 1-877-6CANUCK (226825)
Email:? business@canucksecurity.com
www.canucksecurity.com

Canuck School of Education
#392 ? 8148 128th Street
Surrey, BC V3W 1R1
Tel: 604-507-2448
Toll Free: 1-877-6CANUCK (226825)
Email:? info@canucksecurity.com
www.canucksecurity.com

Canuck Flagging Group
Dispatch: 604-764-5700
Toll Free: 1-877-6CANUCK
Email:info@canuckflagging.com
www.canuckflagging.com

Express Security
Tel: 778-558-3681
Email: info@xpresssecurity.ca
www.xpresssecurity.ca

C Vision Protection Group Inc.
Tel: 604-364-3000
Email: info@cvisionprotection.com

Source: http://www.darpanmagazine.com/2012/07/business-profile-canuck-security-services-ltd/

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Monday, July 30, 2012

Chinese protest Communist propaganda in Hong Kong Schools

Obama Hu DarkTens of thousands of Hong Kong residents have joined a protest against a government plan for Chinese patriotism classes in local schools.

The protesters Sunday called on the government to drop the plan, which they fear will lead to the brainwashing of children with Communist propaganda.

Organizers said the march from the city's Victoria Park to the government headquarters drew 90,000 people, while police gave a lower estimate of 32,000.

Thousands of parents brought their children to the march, some pushing strollers with infants and others walking with students of elementary and high school age. The protesters also included many teachers and pro-democracy activists.

Hong Kong's government is encouraging elementary schools to adopt a new curriculum in September, with classes aimed at "building a sense of national pride and belonging toward China." It rejects protesters' complaints that the curriculum amounts to brainwashing.

This mass protest is the latest sign of growing public discontent with Beijing's interference in the former British colony. Britain returned Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 under a Beijing promise for the territory to retain a high degree of autonomy.

More than 100,000 people joined an annual pro-democracy march on July 1, the highest turnout in eight years. Many of the protesters demanded the resignation of the city's new leader, Leung Chun-ying, who had taken office earlier that day after being selected by a committee comprised mostly of Beijing loyalists.

The city's deputy leader, Chief Secretary Carrie Lam, responded to Sunday's protest by announcing the formation of a committee to monitor the implementation of the patriotism classes. The government wants elementary schools to adopt the classes on a voluntary basis for a three-year trial period, before making them compulsory in 2015.

The new curriculum includes a teaching booklet called ?The China Model? that praises the one-party rule of the Chinese Communist Party and makes no mention of its deadly 1989 crackdown on protesters in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

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Surfing the internet lately, consumers are bombarded with 30-day free offers. Most of the time, this marketing trick is devised to get your credit card number, and charge you for shipping and handling. Other times, you are charged up to $99.99 if you do not cancel after 30 days.

Many companies or products use the 30-day free offer to catch you eye. However, in the cases of many diet supplements, get rich free offers, or miracle medication ? its deals can have you losing a lot more than just a little weight, or curing invisible ailments.

You?ve seen the ads. They?re the latest miracle supplements ? acai berry, resveratrol, colon-cleansers ? all promising to make you feel better, look better, live better, with news reports that seem to back up the claims.

?My wife thought it would help with the weight,? said John Lawless, a scam victim. ?We?re open to trying things ? nutritional supplements, things like that.?

Lawless says the news reports helped sway him and the price was right: 99 cents for a trial offer of resveratrol ultra.

But instead of one bottle, he was sent three, at a price of 99 cents for the first one and more than $87 for each of the other two.

When he called the company, he was told that the trial offer automatically turned into a monthly subscription after 15 days. It was all, the company said, in the fine print.

?Must be very fine print,? said Lawless, who said he felt he had been scammed, ?to put it mildly.?

?The scam is once they have the credit card number they proceed from shipping and handling to monthly orders and billing you month after month,? said Mike Galvin of the Better Business Bureau.

Galvin has received more than 3,000 similar complaints so far this year. ?It?s one complaint after another,? he said.

And for each one, he says, there are many more customers who don?t even bother to register a complaint. The company behind the resveratrol ads, FWM Labs, has an ?F? rating.

?An F is a flag, an F is a failure. An F is the lowest grade that you can possibly have and that should be a sign to the public not to deal with that company,? Galvin said.

The problem is customers don?t know who they?re dealing with. The company has dozens of Web sites but none of them are registered to FWM. Internet security expert Alex Stamos says it?s not how a reputable company would operate.

?I?m guessing it?s a very important part of their business model to stay ahead of the customer complaints and stay ahead of people being able to figure out who they are,? Stamos said.

CBS News tracked down FWM at a warehouse in Hollywood, Fla. where dozens of workers were processing, packing and shipping out pills as fast as the labels would print.

?We have a customer service center,? said Brian Weiss, FWM?s 29-year-old CEO. ?If we have complaints we contact the customer immediately.?

But they spoke to dozens of customers who found it next to impossible to get through to FWM. Many vented their frustrations on online forums like complaintsboard.com, calling FWM?s business a ?fraud? and a ?rip-off.? A Google search for ?FWM? turns up page after page of such complaints.

?We?ve sold to million and a half customers since November,? Weiss said. ?So in the overall picture, the number of complaints seems high, but it?s low when compared to the number of orders we?ve shipped out.?

In fact, FWM is one of the most complained-about companies in the nation. The Florida Attorney General is investigating the company and the Federal Trade Commission is looking into the marketing tactic they ? and companies like them ? use. News organizations including CBS have tried to get FWM and others to stop misusing their reports to sell products.

As for John Lawless, he returned all three bottles of resveratrol ultra unopened. A phone representative told him he?d receive a full refund for the bottles.

FWM did send him a refund ? for a single bottle.

Here are some websites for avoiding internet scams:

Federal Trade Commission fact sheet on dietary supplements (PDF). The fact sheet deals both with the fact that commercially marketed supplements may be ineffective or even dangerous and with sellers? unscrupulous marketing practices. It reminds consumers to deal only with companies that have a listed name, address and phone number and to ?Get all promises in writing and read all paperwork before making any payments or signing any contracts. Pay special attention to the small print.?

FBI tip sheet on Internet fraud.

National Consumer League page on Internet fraud.

Center for Science in the Public Interest article (PDF) about Internet scams, particularly those promoting acai berries for weight loss. The article exposes the marketers? use of fake blogs by supposed working mothers (really just marketing text with stock photos of models) and misappropriation of celebrity endorsements and product reviews.

New York Times article discussing unsubstantiated health claims about acai berries and consumer complaints about shady online selling practices.

Better Business Bureau article on supplement scams, mentioning specific companies to avoid.

Better Business Bureau general tips for shopping online.

Better Business Bureau page on FWM ? read about the company?s track record or file a complaint.

Consumer Reports blog about resveratrol and acai berry scams.

Florida Attorney General?s page on investigation of FWM.

The Nutrition Business Journal.

Complaintsboard ? a site to share experiences with other Web users and get advice on dealing with online businesses.

Ripoff report ? another site where users can post complaints and share with others.

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Source: http://www.fightback.com/2012/07/beware-of-30-day-free-scams/

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The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association has published the latest edition of its vehicle funding guide to help businesses exploring their fleet funding options.

Available now from the BVRLA?s website, the Guide to Vehicle Funding has been produced taking into account tax changes from March?s Budget and to help fleet bosses choose the most appropriate way of financing their vehicles.

Readers can compare the key features and accounting treatments of different funding methods including contract hire, finance lease, contract purchase, hire or lease purchase and outright purchase.

BVRLA Chief Executive John Lewis said: ?Credit is not as easy to find as it used to be, but locating independent information about different funding methods is almost as great a challenge.

?With companies focusing so hard now on the whole-life cost and tax-efficiency of their fleets, it is more important than ever to choose the right type of vehicle finance.?

Dan Rees from Deloitte, which helped produce the guide along with Peugeot, said: ?Various changes to tax rules have meant that there can be a big difference between the least and most expensive options, which is accentuated by the financial position of the acquiring company and the type of vehicle.

?We recommend checking the financial comparison between buying or leasing a fleet car, particularly if this hasn?t been reviewed for some years.?

Click here to view the guide.

See also:

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  • ACFO teams up with BVRLA, FTA and ITM
    June 18, 2012
  • RAC guide to perfect paintwork and a polished interior
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  • ?Serious price cuts? needed to wake-up flawed electric van market, says BVRLA
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  • BVRLA?s guide to 2012, ABD suggest alternative for ?32b pot earmarked for HS2 and IAM give us top tips on saving fuel and money?
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Grace Keillor, mother of Garrison Keillor, dies - NewsOn6.com ...

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) - Grace Keillor, the mother of "A Prairie Home Companion" host Garrison Keillor, has died at age 97.

Garrison Keillor says his mother died Friday at her home in Minnesota "with her children around her holding her hand and singing hymns."

Keillor says his mother "had a good long life and was still lucid a couple weeks ago and even had a good laugh about a dream she had."

Grace Ruth Denham was born in Minneapolis on May 7, 1915. She married John Keillor in 1936, and the couple raised six children in a Brooklyn Park house that John Keillor built in 1947.

John Keillor died in 2001. Garrison Keillor says his mother stayed in the house, "entertaining her family, playing Scrabble, reading, singing hymns and praying for her loved ones."

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Friday, July 27, 2012

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Microsoft kicked off public beta for 2012 Xbox Live update, but quickly ran out of space

Microsoft kicked off public beta for 2012 Xbox Live update, but quickly ran out of space

And just like that, it was all over. Shortly after the well-known, always-informative Major Nelson announced that this year's upcoming Xbox Live update had officially opened its beta doors to the public, he soon followed up with a note saying it was already "full and no longer accepting sign-ups." For the lucky ones, though, the public beta will give them early access to a slew of anticipated Xbox Live features, such as personalized dashboard recommendations, improved category / discovery features and, best of all, a look at Internet Explorer on Microsoft's entertainment console. Sadly, Major Nelson didn't say whether or not there's going to be more spaces opening up soon, but we'll keep you in the loop if anything changes.

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Journal Communications Reports Positive Q2 - RADIO ONLINE ?

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Journal Communications Reports Positive Q2

Journal Communications, Inc. today announced results for its second quarter ended June 24, 2012. "Journal Communications had a strong second quarter with operating earnings up 17% driven by political and issue advertising and a continuing recovery in many of our local broadcast markets," said Steven Smith, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Journal Communications. "We continued to pursue our JS Everywhere strategy, launching a new Milwaukee Journal Sentinel iPad app in May. We were pleased to close on the purchase of our two new radio stations at the beginning of the third quarter for $11.7 million, creating a strong cluster in Tulsa Oklahoma. While we expect to continue to actively pursue growth opportunities in broadcast, we also expect to use our cash to pay debt and repurchase shares." For the second quarter, revenue of $95.5 million increased 6.0% compared to $90.1 million. Operating earnings of $13.5 million increased 17.1% compared to $11.5 million. Net earnings were $7.6 million compared to $6.1 million. Second Quarter 2012 compared to Second Quarter 2011
  • Revenue of $95.5 million, up 6.0%
  • Broadcast revenue up 18.4% or 16.5% excluding revenue from the new Tulsa station local marketing agreement
  • Broadcast TV revenue up 22.5% or 7.1% excluding political and issue advertising revenue
  • Operating earnings of $13.5 million, up 17.1%
  • Diluted EPS of $0.13 or $0.14 excluding a $1.0 million pre-tax publishing workforce reduction charge, up from $0.10
  • Notes payable to banks of $21.4 million, a reduction of $19.9 million from year end 2011
  • Repurchased 132,589 class A shares for $0.6 million
  • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel launched new iPad app
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The operating margin was 14.1% for the second quarter compared to 12.8%. EBITDA (net earnings (loss) excluding the earnings/loss from discontinued operations, net; total other expense, net; provision (benefit) for income taxes; depreciation; amortization; and, if any, non-cash impairment charges) was $19.4 million compared to $17.3 million, an increase of 11.7%. (07-26-12) Menu | Contact Us | Subscribe | Advertise | Privacy Policy | About Us

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

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Acid Reflux as well as Heartburn Natural Remedies

Here is a list of natural remedies that you can use when you?ve got acid reflux or even heartburn. No need to take antacids, that have unwanted side effects and also consist of aluminum, that has been connected with senility as well as Alzheimer?s disease.

Anise, peppermint, and lavender

Here?s a new tea that you could make that will help you having acid reflux or heartburn. It will help you lessen the quantity of acid you?ve in your stomach. Combine together the same quantities of aniseed, peppermint and lavender. Make the infusion of the tea:

* boiling 2 cup distilled water

* pour this water over a tsp from the herbal combination

* let this tea sit for 3- 5 minutes

* strain the particular green tea as well as add a little bit of honey if you want.

* place this green tea in a thermos

Drink as much as Eight ounce each morning as well as 8 oz at night to have alleviation involving acid reflux.

Aniseed or anise ? is really a potent herb that can help within digestive circumstances and has a number of other advantages for your health. Make use of just the ash-colored anise called green anise, European anise or sweet anise. There tend to be two other types of anise, star anise and also caraway, which shouldn?t be utilized here.

Peppermint ? is an additional highly effective herb regardingfor stomach circumstances or perhaps heartburn. That works well for digestion, stomach distension, cramps, ulcers, as well as gas.

Lavender ? recognized for it scent offers enormous healing action for you. Is additionally a great stomach aid. It?s helpful in lessening acid in the stomach.

Betain, Pepsin, and also Papaya digestive enzymes

As you get more mature, your own stomach weakens with its capability to create hydrochloric acid to digest protein. It?s undigested protein that leads to acid reflux or even heartburn. Use digestive enzymes that contain Betain, pepsin, or HCl with each food to ensure that you digest all of your protein.

Papaya digestive enzymes, that have papain, are excellent for protein digestion as well as you can make use of them with each food. Make use of 500mg or maybe more of papaya enzymes for every food.

Pineapples

Pineapples really are a store house of enzymes and consist of bromelain, an enzymes that minimizes protein. Pineapples help digestion, lessen swelling, and supports injury healing. The refreshing juice includes a high level of enzymes that will help you quit the acid reflux.

You can also buy bromelain as tablet and acquire 200 ? 500mg per meal.

Chicory Root

Chicory comes from a group of bitter herbs that have endive and also escarole. Boil 1 glass of chicory root for 5 ? 10 minutes. After it colds to room temperature, drink this tea to improve acid reflux or even heartburn.

Adding these herbs to your salad will also have benefits in stopping acid reflux. Consuming these foods which are alkaline is the best way to avoid acid reflux and also heartburn.

With all the remedies right here can give relief coming from your own acid reflux. However more importantly add a salad in your diet daily and you will have much less acid reflux in your life.

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Zynga slashes outlook as shares plunge

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc, the social gaming company, slashed its 2012 earnings outlook after its second-quarter results badly missed Wall Street's targets, sending its stock plunging more than 40 percent to a record low.

The huge miss for Zynga, creator of the "Farmville and "Hidden Chronicles" games, dragged down shares of Facebook Inc, which relies on the game publisher for some 15 percent of its revenue.

Zynga slashed its 2012 earnings outlook to 4 to 9 cents a share, down from a previously projected 23 to 29 cents.

Zynga was a star in the tech world when it debuted on public markets last December. But since then Wall Street has turned its back on the company as it has begun to flounder in the face of intense competition from rival casual games makers and users who have abandoned its predominantly Web-based games for mobile titles.

"The quarter is a disaster," said Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia. "I think that it's looking more and more like this was a fad because they've introduced so many new games, yet EBITDA continues to come down," he said, referring to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

"The company has been saying for some time that declining traffic doesn't matter and clearly it does. The decline in some of their top games in terms of traffic has been huge."

Zynga, founded by CEO Mark Pincus, reported quarterly revenues of $332.4 million, below the average analyst estimate of $344.12 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Shares in Zynga plummeted 35 percent to as low as $3.00 in after-hours trade, from a close of $5.078 on Nasdaq.

Shares of Facebook slid almost 7 percent to $27.33, from a close on the Nasdaq of $29.34. Zynga is the largest provider of games on Facebook, which is due to report quarterly results on Thursday .

On an adjusted basis, Zynga reported a loss of $22.8 million, or 3 cents a share, compared with a profit of $1.3 million a year ago.

(Editing by Leslie Adler)

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Director of Quality Assurance, Risk Management-US Mortgage Lending

Job ID: 10637731
Position Title: Director of Quality Assurance, Risk Management-US Mortgage Lending
Company Name: Top 5 Mortgage Lender
Job Function: Banking, Credit Risk, Enterprise Risk Management, Operational Risk, Risk Management
Location(s): Missouri, United States | Texas, United States ?
Posted: July 25, 2012
Entry Level: No
Job Type: Full-Time
Min Experience: 7-10 Years
Contact Person:&nbsp Justin Power
  • To lead front-end quality assurance around originations and underwriting for the bank?s US mortgage business
  • Develop, implement and manage the key business indicator framework that will define our client?s Quality Control process and results
  • Perform detailed analysis of the bank?s change control requests, facilitating test scenario walk through with the QA and Risk Teams as well as business units to ensure test coverage for each new request.
  • Communicate results internally and externally to regulators and recommend specific actions to be taken to minimize defects and reduce risk
  • Present data/analysis to Senior Management to ensure understanding of identified risks and where appropriate, recommend solutions and manage their implementation
  • Work collaboratively with Sales, Marketing, Originations, Servicing and other business partners to develop and execute performance improvement plan
  • Support the in-business Chief Risk Officer in tracking and reviewing Risk Management and business objectives against all forms of Operational Risk, including appropriate capacity levels, outsourcing and vendor management, appropriate pricing, REO levels and contractual obligations to our investors
  • Perform analytics to track, interpret and improve Q/C results with our business in order to optimize earnings and minimize risk.
  • Use broad discretion in developing solutions for cross-functional business reporting issues.
  • Manage a variety of broad based and complex relationship and Operational issues requiring conceptual analysis.
  • Serve as a key resource for interpreting all data/metrics related to Risk.?
  • Manage multiple high priority visible projects. Leverage and allocate necessary resources.
  • Manage ongoing interaction with all agencies including calibration, QA plan review, monthly meetings, etc.
  • Use broad discretion in developing solutions for cross-functional business reporting issues
  • 15+ years of progressive work experience in the US residential mortgage industry managing Risk and working within an Operations function
  • Experience working within the GSE landscape (Fannie, Freddie, etc.) preferred
  • Demonstrated track record of success in risk policy, operations, people management, and underwriting
  • Demonstrated track record working with regulators
  • Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Strong Leadership, superior interpretive and problem solving skills are required
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Contact Person:&nbsp Justin Power

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Police: Cal Ripken's mom abducted, now safe

By ALEX DOMINGUEZ

updated 6:20 p.m. ET July 25, 2012

ABERDEEN, Md. - Cal Ripken Jr.'s 74-year-old mother was found with her hands bound in the back seat of her car Wednesday after she said she was kidnapped at gunpoint a day earlier at her home outside Baltimore and driven around blindfolded by her abductor, police and neighbors said.

Investigators do not know the kidnapper's motive and there was no ransom demand for Vi Ripken's release, Aberdeen Police Chief Henry Trabert said at a news conference.

The gunman forced Ripken into her silver Lincoln Continental between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Tuesday, police said. She was found bound and unharmed but shaken about 6:15 a.m. Wednesday near her home in Aberdeen, about 30 miles northeast of Baltimore.

When asked if police believe the kidnapper knew who he was abducting, Trabert did not answer, saying investigators don't know the motive or if the suspect has any ties to the Ripken family.

A next-door neighbor said Vi Ripken told him her kidnapper didn't seem to know that her son was the Hall of Fame infielder nicknamed "Iron Man" for playing in 2,632 consecutive games during his 21-year career with the Baltimore.

Gus Kowalewski said he spoke with Vi Ripken later Wednesday morning and she told him the gunman tied her hands and put a blindfold on her, but said he wouldn't hurt her.

"He lit cigarettes for her, they stopped for food," Kowalewski said. "He said, 'I'm not going to hurt you. I'm going to take you back,' and that's what he did."

Kowalewski said Ripken told him the gunman originally planned to put tape over her eyes.

"But he didn't do that because she said 'please don't do that 'cause I'm claustrophobic,'" said Kowalewski, a 72-year-old retired autoworker.

Instead, the gunman put some type of mask or blinders on her, and she could see somewhat out the sides, he said.

Ripken told her neighbor the gunman also didn't seem to know she was part of the Ripken family, who is well-known throughout the Baltimore area and to baseball fans all over.

"He said he just wanted money and her car," Kowalewski said.

Three years after voluntarily ending his Iron Man streak, Ripken Jr. retired in 2001. He is the chairman and founder of Ripken Baseball Inc., which he runs along with his brother, Bill.

He owns three minor-league baseball teams, including the Single A IronBirds based at the Ripken Baseball complex in Aberdeen, a middle-class area of about 15,000 people. Kowalewski said Ripken told him the gunman asked her about items in the car related to the Ironbirds and did not seem to know about the team.

Mike Hudson, 43, whose mother lives across the street from Ripken, said he was surprised the kidnapper came back to the neighborhood because police were swarming over the area about midnight.

"It's just hard to believe the guy came all the way back on the street and dropped her off. That makes me believe he was local, very local," said Hudson, who is staying at his mother's house while visiting with his daughter.

"I came out again at like five something, and all that scene was gone, I remember that. When I came out at eight, it was all crazy again with helicopters going over and I saw the car right away," Hudson said.

Ripken's car didn't appear to be damaged, he said.

"This has been a very trying time for our family, but we are grateful and relieved that mom is back with us, safe and healthy," the Ripken family said in a statement. "We want to thank everyone for their tremendous support, especially all of the law enforcement agencies that worked so hard and quickly."

Investigators determined that Ripken was missing Tuesday night after talking to Baltimore County Police, who notified the media about her disappearance shortly before she was found. The county borders the one where Aberdeen is located.

Aberdeen authorities have asked Baltimore County Police not to release its 911 tapes because the investigation is continuing. Police also would not say whether Ripken's credit or ATM cards had been used.

Vi Ripken described her abductor as a tall, thin white man with glasses wearing camouflage clothing, but police had no other details. The FBI and Maryland State Police were also involved in the investigation.

Ripken's brother, Bill, played second base in the major leagues. The two were managed for a time on the Orioles by their father and Vi's husband, Cal Ripken Sr., who died in 1999.

The family said that it could not comment further due to the ongoing investigation.

After the gunman left, Ripken honked her car's horn until a neighbor found her, Kowalewski said. He said he was surprised the honking didn't wake him up. Someone reported a suspicious car to authorities and she was found, police said.

Vi Ripken is founding chairwoman of the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, which, according to its website, helps to build character for disadvantaged young people. Besides Cal and Bill, she has another son and a daughter.

The Ripken Baseball complex also is home to the annual Cal Ripken World Series for 11- and 12-year-olds. Cal Ripken Baseball is the name for the 5-to-12-year-old division of the Babe Ruth League.

Ripken's business empire also includes youth baseball camps and clinics, a minor-league stadium design firm, a merchandising arm and a charitable foundation. Ripken has no formal role with the Orioles but has spoken about his desire to return to the team.

Ripken works as a studio analyst for TBS during its postseason baseball coverage. He is a pitchman for brands including Energizer, Under Armour and Chevrolet.

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Associated Press writers Eric Tucker and Ben Nuckols contributed to this story from Washington.

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The Tech Industry and Construction Industry find a bridge to merge ...

There is no escaping from the fact that construction projects require a lot of work. Materials, labor, and meeting project deadlines are the most common issues that need to be addressed. It is almost impossible to find all these factors taken care of in just one stroke. But, as always, the World Wide Web comes to our rescue with the launch of BidsList.

There are some platforms that offer the ability to find construction workers, or reviews regarding past projects from contractors. However they are still lacking several aspects when it comes actually hiring a service worker for your job.? The biggest problem on any service job isn?t necessarily finding a worker, its finding a worker who is going to perform up to your expectations. BidsList provides not just one area of service, but the entire package.? BidsList creates a process, similar to an attorney, to ensure both parties are treated equal throughout the entire project.?

Bidslist offers full service verification process for residential as well as commercial construction projects in the United States. The main reason to choose BidsList is not for their advanced technology, but for the process BidsList has created.? The platform was made to be fairly simple since the target audience is not always the tech savvy type.? Any construction jobs must be seen in person prior to a professional providing an accurate estimate.? That is why BidsList provides a live person to facilitate every aspect of a construction project for both the BidsList client, as well as the professionals chosen to bid on the project.

Bidslist also addresses the geographical factor for your construction project. For example; if you are a consumer based in San Diego, you will be recommended with quality providers from San Diego instead of say San Francisco.? Anybody can pull up the internet and find a provider, but with BidsList, you actually have a live human to help you decide what professional is best for your specific project.? This feature of saving of time is particularly useful in commercial construction, where time is the essence. In some cases you may have deadlines or simultaneous projects going on at once.? Having a neutral 3rd party to arrange meetings, create contracts, and facilitate funds allows professionals the ability to focus on their work instead of all the minor details.

Professionals are never swindled out of their payment with the process BidsList created. In order for a consumer or business to use Bidslist?s service, one must have funds verified into their BidsList account before scheduling times for estimates take place.? Each job is case by case and must be seen in person to provide an accurate estimate.? BidsList gives you a good understanding of past projects in your area so you have some idea of price range.? Obviously materials, labor, and location are still big factors when pricing out a project.?

BidsList Reps makes sure every participant in the project knows what to expect before they start, as well as makes the professional list BidsList as an additional insured on their insurance policy.? This weans out the contractors who do not stand by their work performance.? If a contractor is afraid to use BidsList as a service, it might mean that they are not willing to take fault for any accidents they might cause on the job.

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Weak economy breeds more office rivalries

By Allison Linn, TODAY

If your office sometimes feels more like an Olympic boxing ring than the collaborative environment you hear about in human resources materials, you can at least take comfort?that you?re not alone.

A newly released survey finds that nearly half of senior managers at U.S. companies think employees are more competitive with each other than they were a decade earlier.

The telephone survey, of 1,013 senior managers at companies with 20 or more employees, found that only 4 percent of the managers think employees are less competitive with one another than a decade ago.

It was conducted in August 2011 and released last week by Office Team, a temporary administrative staffing agency.

Blame the years of living with the uncertainty of a tight job market and a high unemployment rate. Experts say?there are many more workers than jobs, which?means workers have started to feel threatened by their peers.

?There?s only so much room in the lifeboat,? said Jane Cranston, a New York career coach.

That, in turn, means people will try harder to stand out individually, in some cases even if it comes at the expense of succeeding as a group.

?A lot of the competition at work is (because) you want to look good for the boss so that if someone gets fired, it?s the other guy and not you,? said Ron Humphrey, a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University?s business school.

Those fears aren?t wholly unfounded. Although companies aren?t cutting workers like they were a few years ago, employment growth has remained painfully slow. The unemployment rate stood at 8.2 percent in June.

Of course, there are plenty of benefits to being competitive. Timothy Judge, a management professor at the University of Notre Dame, noted that research has shown that the best athletes are also the most competitive.

But particularly in U.S. office environments that focus on teamwork and collaboration, you can get into trouble if your competitive streak makes you the jerk at work.

?There?s some optimal range. If you seem arrogant and imperious, you may get a certain level of respect, but I think you?ll be seen as difficult,? Judge said.

But on the other hand, he noted, ?If you continually undersell yourself, you?re not going to get recognized.?

Judge also noted that there?s another possible explanation for the fact that more people appear to be out to one-up their co-workers: Narcissism. He said research also has shown that narcissism is on the increase, and ?narcissists like to show off.?

Experts say there are ways to stand out from your peers without coming across as a jerk, or a narcissist. Here are some tips.

Work smarter, not necessarily harder: Cranston, the career coach, notes that many women fall into the trap of working hard but never getting noticed. She recommends that employees try to make sure they are devoting at least some time to the right work, including the projects people at the top care about, and not sweating all?the small stuff.

Humphrey notes that it?s the person who seeks out the tough, complex assignment that is more likely to get noticed.

?Some people work really hard at some of the more simple, mundane tasks. They think the way to get ahead is to be a busy worker bee, but that just proves you?re a busy worker bee," he said. "The way you get promoted is by showing you can take on the leadership tasks."

Take credit for good work: Cranston also notes that many women shy away from giving themselves a pat on the back, instead letting the group take credit for their efforts.

?Women say ?we? when it?s ?I,?? she said.

Another problem is the boss who takes credit for everyone else?s work. To mitigate that problem, she recommends developing a signature style so leaders will recognize you did the work even if your boss is the one presenting it.

Network: If you want to get promoted, or just avoid a pink slip, Cranston recommends that you make sure the people in the top positions get to know you -- even if that means riding the elevator a few extra times or making extra trips to the bathroom.

?I think it?s harder to fire a face,? she said. ?It?s easier to lay off a name on a chart.?

Build loyalty: Humphrey?s research has shown that people who are pushy or aggressive about forcing themselves into a leadership position don?t necessarily do well.

On the other hand, people who are high on empathy are more likely to emerge as the leader because they understand better what motivates people.

?Instead of trying to dominate, they build support,? he said.

Are you feeling the co-worker rivalry? Join us for a chat about the rise in workplace competition in a tough job market at 10:30 am ET Wednesday. Sign up here.?

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Source: http://lifeinc.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/25/12933152-weak-economy-breeds-more-co-worker-rivalry?lite

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