Active-duty military personnel and their dependents will soon be able to enter every national park for free as part of an effort to thank service members and their families for the sacrifices they make, the Interior Department announced Tuesday.
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Madison Development Corp. said 15 loans the nonprofit organization made to local small businesses last year, totaling $2 million, helped create 230 jobs, with 192 of them full time.
That?s an increase from 2010 when a similar loan total resulted in 150 new hires.
Nordic Consulting Partners, a health care information technology consulting company, added 73 full-time employees in 2011, the largest job increase.
MDC specializes in loans to small businesses that may have a hard time getting money from a bank.
Originally posted: Small business loans from nonprofit helped create 230 jobs, MDC says
Madison Development Corp. said 15 loans the nonprofit organization made to local small businesses last year, totaling $2 million, helped create 230 jobs, with 192 of them full time.
That?s an increase from 2010 when a similar loan total resulted in 150 new hires.
Nordic Consulting Partners, a health care information technology consulting company, added 73 full-time employees in 2011, the largest job increase.
MDC specializes in loans to small businesses that may have a hard time getting money from a bank.
Read the original: Small business loans from nonprofit helped create 230 jobs, MDC says
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A motor insurance quote indicates the monthly and annual cost of the premiums on your insurance plan taking into account the information provided by the potential policy holder and the experience and claims history of the insurer. The quote will depend on the type of driver you are, the vehicle you will be driving and the type of driving you will be doing.
The nature of insurance is to spread the risk, in this case the possible high costs of a future accident (or theft of the vehicle) by having all policy holder paying a lower monthly or annual amount. As only a proportion of the drivers will claim each year the insurance companies can pay those claims and still have a surplus (profit) from the premiums received.
All drivers are not equal and insurers will charge more where they consider the driver poses a greater risk. All this will reflect on the quote given and will reflect more than just your personal driving history so that you will often pay more and this will include paying for other people's poor driving records.
There are however ways to minimise the costs. It is widely accepted that younger drivers pose a greater risk in insurance terms. If you are a more mature driver your premiums should reflect this but if you insure with a company that does not offer cover to drivers under the age of say 25 you avoid any chance of being charged for their errors.
Another area is in company car or fleet car insurance. This refers to an insurance policy for a company or business-related automobile. Getting a motor insurance quote for a company car would normally involve more risk as company cars cover more miles and are often driven by a number of un-named employees whose driving experience cannot be directly included in the estimation of risk in driving a company car.
The company would also often require more insurance for a company car because, in the case of an accident, the liability does not only reflect on the driver but on the company as a participant in the accident. In addition additional cover is required for goods carried by the vehicle. Company car insurance therefore carries more risk and consequently has a higher premium than personal car insurance.
So long as you do not use your car for business purposes excluding business use from the cover will normally result in a lower quote but if available consider a company that does not offer fleet or business cover..
The insurance policies may also differ from state to state. Because of legislative differences between states motor insurance in one state may contain different clauses and conditions than insurance for the same vehicle, from another state. In addition driving conditions in one state may differ from another.
Michigan car insurance, for example, takes into account the type of driving vehicle will most likely be doing in Michegan. Insurance taken out in Alaska will reflect the likely driving and conditions in Alaska. In addition a policy for driving a car in a more rural or unpopulated area may cost less than one covering a car in a large town or city.
Another variable risk factor the make and model of the vehicle that the driver intends to insure. If the driver insures a vehicle that is considered to be a sporty, such as a Corvette or a Porsche, the premiums will reflect that vehicle. A Porsche or Corvette is considered a higher risk because it is capable of being driven agressively and at high speed. As a direct result there is an increased likelyhood of an accident and therefore increased premiums are charged.
The premiums for driving a station wagon or a smaller compact car would likely be lower because of the lower risk associated with driving such a car. The premium also takes into account the resilience of a car in an accident and how that protects the driver or any passenger. Therefore cars that are known to have a strong frame or better safety features carry a lower risk and therefore the premiums for these "safer" cars are often considerably lower than for those considered less safe.
There is however a flip side to this. A car known to be strong, solid and secure for its occupants can be more dangerous to another vehicle or to persons crossing or walking at the side of the road. This increased risk will also be taken into account.
In determining car insurance quotes then, there are a number of factors to be considered. Car insurance companies take these all these risks and factors into account when they consider the rates and the premiums of your particular plan so that your particular plan matches up with you as a driver and with the type of driving that you plan to do.
One final consideration: Because there are many factors it is essential that you answer any questions asked honestly and in full. If you avoid giving a true answer or you answer a question incorrectly then, in the event of a claim, the insurance company will void the policy, often even if the incorrect answer was not relavant to the claim. You must fully answer all questions asked but if a question is not asked then, generally, you do not have to volunteer additional information.
Graham Johns spent many years in finance and insurance and now regularly contributes to a number of web sites on a range of topics including car insurance and online motor brokers
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We'll forgive you if you've forgotten, given the myriad Apple/Samsung legal shenanigans, but back in February, Apple attempted to obtain a preliminary injunction against Samsung to prevent the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and a few phones from being sold in the US. Samsung emerged victorious, as the district court denied Cupertino's request because it questioned the validity of a couple of Apple's patents and didn't see how Apple would be irreparably harmed if it failed to get Sammy's products banned. Naturally, Tim Cook's crew appealed that decision, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) has decided to give Apple another crack at obtaining an injunction. The CAFC upheld the lower court's ruling as to three of the four patents, but found fault with the District Court's holding that Apple's tablet design patent had substantial questions of validity.
Essentially, the lower court held that Apple's patent was likely no good because it was an obvious design in light of two tablets that were created long before Apple patented the iPad's look. However, the CAFC found that one of the previous slate's asymmetrical bezel and lack of an unbroken, all-glass surface (among other differences) were sufficient to render Apple's patent non-obvious. Basically, the appellate court found that the District court "construed the claimed design too broadly," and remanded the issue so that the district court could complete its preliminary injunction analysis. So, Apple's cleared a big hurdle towards getting the Galaxy Tab 10.1 off the US market, but the company's still got to persuade Judge Koh that it'll be irreparably harmed without the injunction. This decision assures even longer legal proceedings, but given how well both of these tech titans are doing these days, we're pretty sure they can afford the attorneys' fees.
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NATO has just asked the Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to attend the May 20-21 summit in Chicago. The AP says the overture signals that the rift between NATO and Islamabad may be coming to a resolution.
If you remember, after an American airstrike killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in November, Pakistan closed its Western border to Afghanistan, effectively stopping an important supply route for coalition troops.
The AP adds:
"The U.S. expressed regret for the airstrikes and has been quietly pressing Pakistan to reopen the routes over the last two weeks. Washington and NATO stepped up those efforts in recent days by making it clear Islamabad would not be welcome at the two-day summit beginning Sunday in Chicago unless it did so.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen phoned President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday afternoon to invite him to the meeting, according to a statement from the Pakistan government and NATO.
"'This meeting will underline the strong commitment of the international community to the people of Afghanistan and to its future,' NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said in Brussels, where the alliance is based. 'Pakistan has an important role to play in that future.'"
The AFP reports that Pakistan has all but accepted the offer and this marks a "return from the cold for Islamabad, which boycotted the last major international talks on Afghanistan, held in Bonn in December."
The wire service reports that a cabinet meeting on Wednesday is widely expected to approve the reopening of the supply routes.
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