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McCain, Clinton, Obama: Who is the Best Leader-Manager?

Great leaders must also be great managers -- vision doesn't implement itself. Do the three presidential candidates have what it takes to translate their demonstrated leadership skills into management acuity? The jury is still out on each of them, says Joseph Nye Jr. in a recent...

Tags: Strategy, Sean Silverthorne, Nye, Organizational Skill, leadership, leader

Blog posts 2008-04-30

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Humana Completes Acquisition of UnitedHealth Group's Individual Medicare Advantage Business in Las Vegas

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) today announced it has completed the purchase of the Medicare Advantage contract and related assets associated with the Las Vegas, Nevada individual SecureHorizons Medicare Advantage HMO business of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH). The transaction had previously been approved by the Department of Justice...

Articles 2008-05-01

Device shows importance of seat belts

As if death or dismemberment wasn't enough of an enticement to wear a seat belt, Weber State University students have created a teaching tool to help influence increased use of restraints while driving or riding in a car. Eight students have spent nearly a year conceptualizing, designing...

Articles 2008-04-26

RSM Activities at the Goldwedge Project, nye County, Nevada

ROYAL STANDARD MINERALS INC., "RSM"(TSX VENTURE: RSM)(OTCBB: RYSMF), The Company has completed plans for the construction of the first dewatering well and three monitoring wells, drilling has commenced. The permitting process is currently in progress to include the permit renewal and modifications to the surface water discharge permit of mine...

Articles 2008-04-24

Atna Technical report recommends development of reward gold project in Nevada

GOLDEN, CO, April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atna Resources Ltd. ("Atna") - (TSX:ATN) is pleased to announce that it has filed an NI 43-101 technical report ("Technical Report") titled "NI 43-101 Technical Report, Reward Gold Project, Nye County, Nevada." The Technical Report, prepared by Chlumsky, Armbrust & Meyer LLC of...

Articles 2008-04-03

The First District Court of Appeal Finds in Favor of Palm Medical Group - Decision Reinstates $1.13 Million Judgment against State Fund, Reports Roxborough, Pomerance & nye

SAN FRANCISCO -- Roxborough, Pomerance & Nye LLP today announced that Palm Medical Group, Inc received a final victory from the First District Court of Appeal which reinstated a $1.13 million judgment (possibly $1.4 million after interest) in a dispute with State Fund (Palm Medical Group v. State Compensation Insurance...

Articles 2008-03-27

Literary footnotes

LANT PRITCHETT, professor of the practice of economic development, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and author of more than 50 papers as well as "Let Their People Come: Breaking the Policy Deadlock on International Labor Mobility," will deliver a lecture on "Global Capital and Labor in the 21st Century,"...

Articles 2008-03-23

Excalibur Intersects 721.69 g/t Silver and 2.34 g/t Gold Over 4.30 m of True Width at Needles Property, nye County, Nevada.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Mar 11, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Excalibur Resources Ltd. (the "Company") (CNQ:EXBR)(FRANKFURT WKN:A0MMDH) is pleased to provide an update of drilling activities on the Needles Property, located in Nye County, Nevada. Arrowhead Mine Area: Two drill holes were...

Articles 2008-03-11

Tender Spot: Selected Poems

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TENDER SPOT SELECTED POEMS By Naomi Shihab Nye published by Bloodaxe Books ISBN 978 1 85224 791 1 price 8.95 [pounds sterling] paperback Tender Spot is a collection of poems by wandering poet Naomi...

Articles 2008-03-01

LinkedIn Unveils New Web Application for Mobile Users

Wireless News02-27-2008LinkedIn Unveils New Web Application for Mobile UsersWIRELESS NEWS-February 27, 2008-LinkedIn Unveils New Web Application for Mobile Users (C)2008 10Meters - http:// www.10meters.com LinkedIn, a professional network, announced over 19 million members can now access a LinkedIn web application via mobile devices with Internet browsers like iPhone and...

Articles 2008-02-27

Fitch Upgrades Sierra Health Services IDR to 'A' Following Acquisition by UnitedHealth

CHICAGO -- Sierra Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: SIE) and its primary insurance subsidiaries have been upgraded following the close of its acquisition by UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH). The acquisition was announced in March 2007 and is valued at $2.6 billion. The Rating Outlook is Stable. As a condition...

Articles 2008-02-26

UnitedHealth Group Completes Acquisition of Sierra Health Services

* Companies Receive Approval from U.S. Department of Justice; UnitedHealth Group Agrees to Divest Individual Medicare Advantage Plans in Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada; * Combined Company Will Provide a Comprehensive Range of Affordable Products and Services to Health Care Consumers in the Southwest MINNEAPOLIS &...

Articles 2008-02-26

Humana Announces Intent to Acquire UnitedHealth Group's Medicare Business in Las Vegas

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the Medicare Advantage contract and related assets associated with the Las Vegas, Nevada individual SecureHorizons Medicare Advantage HMO business of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH). The transaction has been approved by the Department of...

Articles 2008-02-26

LinkedIn Debuts Web Application for Mobile Users at m.linkedin.com

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, today announced over 19 million members can now access a LinkedIn web application via mobile devices with Internet browsers like iPhone and iPod touch, Blackberry, and other web-enabled wireless phones. "Let's face it, every professional...

Articles 2008-02-25

Fortune River Receives Drill Permit for East Manhattan; Wind Mountain Update.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Feb 20, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Fortune River Resource Corp. (TSX VENTURE:FRX)(FRANKFURT:RG7A) announced today that the U.S. Forest Service has approved a permit and bond for 14 drill sites at the East Manhattan Au-Ag project, which is located in Nevada's Nye County...

Articles 2008-02-20

Neighbor saves pregnant woman, children from fire

OREM -- An Orem man saved a pregnant mother and her two children from a blazing apartment fire Sunday night. Eric Baker noticed smoke filling the apartment building at 244 W. 1040 North in Orem and left his apartment. Once outside, he heard a...

Articles 2008-02-13

Commentary: Office Visit: The great science debate?

It's official. On April 18, four days before the Pennsylvania primary, Philadelphia will play host to the presidential Science Debate 2008. The question is: If you hold it, will they come? And, of course, if the candidates do come, will their handlers let them...

Articles 2008-02-13

Futuristics in K-12 classrooms: a challenge for globalization: teaching young learners how to scan the horizons

Do yourself a favor. Casually ask youngsters in your school system to share their expectations of the future. A few, of course, may reveal dark anxieties, and some may offer only an opaque silence. Most, however, will quickly earn your smile as they invite you to time-travel with them to...

Articles 2008-02-01

Royal Standard Minerals: Goldwedge Progress, nye County, Nevada.

MANHATTAN, NEVADA, Jan 29, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- ROYAL STANDARD MINERALS INC. (TSX VENTURE:RSM) (OTCBB:RYSMF) The Company is currently in a renewal phase of its mining permit for the Goldwedge project with the State of Nevada. This renewal includes plans for the...

Articles 2008-01-29

Molycor Gold Corp.: Assay Results and New Claims Added to the Davis Gold Property, Nevada.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jan 29, 2008 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Molycor Gold Corp. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:MOR)(PINK SHEETS:MLYFF)(FRANKFURT:M1V) is pleased to announce results from rock samples collected during field examination in late 2007 and the addition of 123 new unpatented mining claims on the Davis Gold...

Articles 2008-01-29