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10/23/07
INSOLVENT PUBLIC MOTOR VEHICLE FUND
TO PAY $18 MILLION TO CREDITORS, EASING
COURT BACKLOG
Long-suffering accident victims will soon receive payment of their
claims from the insolvent New York Public Motor Vehicle Security
Fund (PMV) thanks to an $18 million one‑time infusion to the PMV
fund produced by the determined efforts of the New York Liquidation
Bureau. The cash
infusion will not only permit the long-delayed payouts but will also
speed up the processing of current PMV claims, reducing the large
backlog of cases that has bedeviled the court system for years.
“Funding $18
million into the PMV fund will allow the New York Liquidation Bureau
to begin paying claimants and processing PMV claims, two activities
that have been at a virtual stand-still since the fund became
insolvent. The people
who have been waiting for payment have been injured twice -- once at
the time of the accident involving a vehicle covered by the PMV
fund, and again when they were unable to promptly collect the money
awarded to them by the court,” said Mark G. Peters, Special Deputy
Superintendent in Charge of the Bureau.
"Whenever cases languish in the
courts, the public is not well served. We are pleased that these
cases, some of which have been pending for more than a year, will be
resolved and the claimants can access the funds that are due to
them. We appreciate the efforts of the Bureau to provide the
resources to make this possible,” said Judge Ann Pfau, New York
State Chief Administrative Judge.
"This action removes a long-standing obstacle to the resolution of
many outstanding claims made on behalf of individuals who have
waited far too long for justice and just compensation for their
injuries," said Assemblyman Joseph D. Morelle, who chairs the
Assembly’s
Standing Committee on Insurance.
"I commend the Liquidation Bureau for its diligence and commitment
in this matter."
The PMV Fund acts as a secondary
insurer for New York
public vehicles, such as taxis, buses and ambulances, where the
primary insurer is insolvent.
The PMV Fund is financed by annual contributions from solvent
New York
carriers that insure public vehicles, but those contributions have
been insufficient to pay either the PMV claims as they become due or
the expenses to process those claims.
As a result, claimants must typically wait eighteen months
for payment of their court-approved claims.
Also, because there is no money to process cases, even cases
that have been settled in principle by all parties, a large number
of PMV cases remain unresolved in the courts due to lack of funds.
Upon taking office in April 2007, the
Bureau’s new management immediately implemented an intensive reform
and housecleaning effort.
The PMV insolvency was identified as a priority and potential
solutions were investigated.
The NYLB determined that the PMV Fund was entitled to receive
from the New York Merchant Bakers Insurance Company an $18 million
infusion as an early access distribution.
“We are pleased that we have been
able to identify and implement this temporary solution to the
chronic PMV under-funding issue,” Mr. Peters said.
“While our plan will help claimants and the courts in the
near term, the $18 million will be fully disbursed in the next year
or two to pay court-ordered claims and to process pending claims.
After that, the PMV will again not have enough assets and
delays will build again.
That’s why a long-term solution is still needed to ensure that
claims are promptly processed and paid in the future.”
The New York Liquidation Bureau is a
non-governmental entity, independent of the New York State Insurance
Department, which carries out the responsibilities of the New York
State Superintendent of Insurance in his role as receiver, and acts
on his behalf to discharge his statutory duties to protect the
interests of policyholders and creditors of insurance companies that
have been declared impaired or insolvent.
For more information, visit
www.nylb.org. Email
PMV inquiries directly to PMV@nylb.org
or call 212-341-6401.
Contact: Erin
Carney
Phone: 212-341-6524
Cell Phone: 347-582-8359
Email: ecarney@nylb.org
10/22/07
Eddie Money to Headline Moody Gardens New Year’s
Eve Bash Midnight in the Gardens
- Party in Paradise Dec 31st Galveston, Texas -
Moody Gardens' renowned New Year's Eve black tie
celebration returns Dec. 31st. We've got your ticket to paradise and
invite you to ring in the New Year in grand style at the hottest
party of the season! "Midnight in the Gardens - Party in Paradise"
will feature non-stop live entertainment headlined by legendary rock
icon Eddie Money, known for such hits as “Shakin”, “Two Tickets to
Paradise”, “Take Me Home Tonight”, and more. The fabulous show band
Eclipse, a crowd favorite in years past, also will take the stage
with their electric sound and high energy show.
The black-tie celebration will feature lavish food
stations serving the extraordinary culinary creations of Executive
Chef Urs Schmid, an open bar, a champagne toast at midnight and
deluxe party favors.
Midnight in the Gardens - Party in Paradise will be
held in the beautiful Moody Gardens Convention Center providing a
dazzling, tropical party atmosphere to count down to 2008. The
festivities will begin at 7:30 p.m. and run until 1:00 a.m.
The event is priced at $500 per couple, which
includes admission to the party and one night accommodations in the
luxurious Moody Gardens Hotel. For an additional $60 per child,
guests' children can attend the private Moody Gardens Children's
Party (spaces are limited).
Non-room packages are also available and are priced
at $450 per couple or $225 for a single and include admission to the
New Year's Eve party.
Join us for a rockin’ New Year’s Eve and a whole lot
of shakin’ with the money man! For reservations or additional
information, call 888-388-8484.
About Moody Gardens Moody Gardens is a public,
non-profit educational destination utilizing nature in the
advancement of rehabilitation, education, conservation, recreation
and research.
For more information visit
www.moodygardens.com
Contact: Kristi J. Moers
kmoers@sbcglobal.net
832-816-0714
Jamie Weir
jweir@moodygardens.com 409-683-4411
www.moodygardenshotel.com
10/15/07
The Presentation Source Celebrates National AV Week at
their new Conference Center in Bushnell’s Basin -
Rochester, NY Thursday, October 25, 2007
The Presentation Source will
host an Audio-Visual Tradeshow and Seminar Program on Thursday,
October 25th at their Conference Center in Bushnell’s Basin.
The Presentation Source event will showcase
the latest AV products and provide the opportunity for you to meet
one-on-one with manufacturers and representatives from Extron,
Canon, Epson, Casio, AMX, Polyvision, Shure, Ashly, Revolabs,
Premier Mounts, Clearone, SMART Technologies, Tandberg, and Digital
Projection. Seminars will be conducted throughout the day.
AV Week is being celebrated
throughout the week of October 21-27. During AV Week, a host
of companies and organizations from around the world will be
celebrating AV Week with special events at schools, job fairs,
community outreach activities. To learn more, please visit
www.avweek.org .
The audiovisual industry is an integral part
of information communications technology that includes new media,
projectors, high definition TV’s, digital signage, and remote video;
video and collaborative conferencing; interactive display, systems
integration, and security systems. The industry’s scope also
includes presentation professionals and lighting and staging for
corporate events, entertainment, sports and concerts. The
audiovisual industry is a $55 billion dollar industry worldwide.
The audiovisual industry is changing the way
the world learns, works and lives,” said Randel A. Lemke, PH.D.,
Executive Director, InfoComm International, the professional
audiovisual trade association. “AV is impacting lives by
assisting medical technicians in diagnosing patients, engaging
students through distance learning, enabling companies to meet with
investors from around the world without leaving their boardroom,
keeping government infrastructure safe through sophisticated command
and control centers and creating comfortable home and work
environments through automated systems.”
To learn more about the Trade Show and
Seminar Program, please visit
www.presentationsource.com or call
Nancy Jacobson at 585 381-3070 x201.
The Presentation Source is a multimedia
systems integrator serving customers since January 1990. They offer
the latest in cutting-edge presentation solutions including digital
signage, interactive whiteboards, video conferencing, digital
projectors and displays and associated peripherals.
Henry G. Withers
hwithers@presentationsource.com
www.presentationsource.com
(585)381-3070 ext. 209 (888) 551-7575 ext. 209
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Nancy Jacobson
585-381-3070 ext.201
njacobson@presentationsource.com
The Presentation Source, Inc 1160A Pittsford-Victor
Road Pittsford, NY 14534
www.presentationsource.com
10/10/07
Thirst* A film about one of the world's most critical resources
7:00 PM, Thursday, October 18, 2007 Brighton Library, 2300
Elmwood Avenue, Brighton - Is water part of a shared "commons?" A
Human right for all people? Or is it a commodity to be bought, sold
and traded in a global marketplace? Thirst tells the stories of
committees in Japan, Bolivia, India, and the United States that are
asking these fundamental questions as water becomes the most
valuable commodity of the 21st century."Thirst is a remarkable film.
The looming freshwater crisis is the greatest environmental and
human rights crisis of out time. Not surprisingly, the move is on by
powerful corporations and governments to commodify and cartelize the
world's water supplies for power and profit. Thirst is the story of
this assault and the fight to stop it." - Maude Barlow, Chair,
Council of Canadians and Co-author, Blue Gold. Laura Arney will
present the film and lead a brief discussion afterwards. The program
will end at 8:45PM -- From Rochester Regional Group of the Sierra
Club More info at
http://newyork.sierraclub.org/rochester/thirst_2007.htm.
10/10/07
Mentors Wanted
Compeer Rochester has just received federal funding
to continue its Mentoring Children of Promise Program for another
three years. This program gives community volunteers the opportunity
to mentor youth ages 4 to 17 who have one or two incarcerated
parents. Mentors spend four hours a month with youth doing fun
activities they both enjoy. Interested volunteers and families with
eligible children should contact Wendy Jones at 546-8280 Ext. 105 or
send an email to
WJones@compeer.org.
10/9/07
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ADOPTING FROM
CHINA
Saturday, October 13, 2007 10:30am to 12:30 pm
Brighton Memorial Library 2300 Elmwood Avenue Rochester, NY 14618
FREE EVENT. Every family that attends receives a coupon for $25 off
our application fee. Great Wall families will receive 2 hours credit
of the mandatory 10 hours of Hague Training. Considering adopting?
China has one of the longest running international adoption
programs, a reliable process, and best of all, healthy, beautiful
children! Join us to learn more about China’s orphaned children and
how you can bring a beautiful child into your loving home. Learn
about China’s eligibility requirements, overcome your fears of the
home study process, and meet some of the families with their
beautiful children who have already completed their Chinese adoption
dreams!
For more information about Great Wall China Adoption
go to www.gwca.org or please call
888.GW.FAMILY. If you would like to register for this workshop, you
may go to:
http://www.gwca.org/events/workshops/view?1772
If you have any questions, please contact Tracy &
Jeremy Meltzer
jeremy.ny@gwca.org. Additional workshop locations, dates, and times
are also listed at:
www.gwca.org/events/workshops. 585-244-1327.
10/9/07
Project Management Institute, Rochester Chapter, to Host, Ashok
Gupta, PMP of Shell Oil Company on October 18, 2007
Rochester, NY, October 10, 2007: The Project
Management Institute Rochester Chapter will host Ashok Gupta, PMP,
Senior Project Manager at Shell Oil Company of Houston, TX, who will
speak about “Managing Project Risks, Key to Project Success,” at a
breakfast meeting, 7:00 AM, October 18, 2007, at the Rochester
Airport Marriott Hotel, 1890 West Ridge Road.
The cost for the event is $20 for PMI Rochester or AACE members,
$25 for non-members.
The Agenda is as follows:
7:00 - 7:30 - Sign in and networking
7:15 - 8:00 - Breakfast Buffet
8:00 - 9:00 - Presentation
9:00 - 9:30 - Q/A & Wrap up
All Project Managers and those interested in becoming Project
Managers are invited to attend. Registration is now open for
this event through the following link:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=143038
For more information about the Project Management Institute
Rochester Chapter visit:
http://www.pmirochester.org.
Overview
A plane crash is an uncontrolled landing. The pilot and his/her
team manage and mitigate the risk to the extent that each and every
time the plane lands safely and without incident. Using that
philosophy this presentation will look at project risk management.
Project risk management is defined as the processes concerned with
identifying, analyzing and responding to project risk. A risk is any
future event or condition that could prevent the project from
achieving its objectives. To achieve maximum benefit, it must be
viewed as an ongoing activity whose major components have multiple
iterations during the execution of the project. Risk management is
made up of six major risk related processes namely Risk Management
Planning, Risk Identification, Qualitative Risk Analysis,
Quantitative Risk Analysis, Risk Response Planning and Risk
Monitoring and Control. We will, in the presentation look at each
component and identify deliverables, tools and techniques to
mitigate and manage these risks effectively to ensure project
success.
Bio:
Ashok Gupta joined Shell as Global Senior Project Manager in July
2000. He has over 20 years' experience in Information Technology,
project management and finance, predominantly in the Publishing,
Pharmaceutical and Energy sectors. Prior to Shell, Ashok spent six
years with Glaxo Smith Kline as an IT manager and seven years with
Tribune Company, initially as Systems analyst and then as IT
manager. During his tenure at Shell, Ashok has been involved as
Program Manager for multi million global projects in Financial Off
shoring, Oil exploration and Retail. He is currently managing an
asset integrity project for pipelines and tanks for Shell
Distribution. He has an MBA, a Masters in Computer Science, and a
certification in Project Management (PMP) and in Change Management
(CMP) from the Wharton School. Ashok is married, with one daughter.
He was educated in India and US and now lives in Rochester, NY, US.
For More Information or for an Interview about PMI Contact:
Maria Vetri
Phone: 585.729.9611
mariavetri@vetricom.com
10/1/07
Project Management Institute, Rochester Chapter, to Host, Ashok
Gupta, PMP of Shell Oil Company on October 18, 2007
Rochester, NY, October 1, 2007: The Project Management
Institute Rochester Chapter will host Ashok Gupta, PMP, Senior
Project Manager at Shell Oil Company of Houston, TX, who will speak
about “Managing Project Risks, Key to Project Success,” at a
breakfast meeting, 7:00 AM, October 18, 2007, at the Rochester
Airport Marriott Hotel, 1890 West Ridge Road.
The cost for the event is $20 for PMI Rochester or AACE members,
$25 for non-members.
The Agenda is as follows:
7:00 - 7:30 - Sign in and networking
7:15 - 8:00 - Breakfast Buffet
8:00 - 9:00 - Presentation
9:00 - 9:30 - Q/A & Wrap up
All Project Managers and those interested in becoming Project
Managers are invited to attend. Registration is now open for
this event through the following link:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=143038
For more information about the Project Management Institute
Rochester Chapter visit:
http://www.pmirochester.org.
Overview
A plane crash is an uncontrolled landing. The pilot and his/her
team manage and mitigate the risk to the extent that each and every
time the plane lands safely and without incident. Using that
philosophy this presentation will look at project risk management.
Project risk management is defined as the processes concerned with
identifying, analyzing and responding to project risk. A risk is any
future event or condition that could prevent the project from
achieving its objectives. To achieve maximum benefit, it must be
viewed as an ongoing activity whose major components have multiple
iterations during the execution of the project. Risk management is
made up of six major risk related processes namely Risk Management
Planning, Risk Identification, Qualitative Risk Analysis,
Quantitative Risk Analysis, Risk Response Planning and Risk
Monitoring and Control. We will, in the presentation look at each
component and identify deliverables, tools and techniques to
mitigate and manage these risks effectively to ensure project
success.
Bio:
Ashok Gupta joined Shell as Global Senior Project Manager in July
2000. He has over 20 years' experience in Information Technology,
project management and finance, predominantly in the Publishing,
Pharmaceutical and Energy sectors. Prior to Shell, Ashok spent six
years with Glaxo Smith Kline as an IT manager and seven years with
Tribune Company, initially as Systems analyst and then as IT
manager. During his tenure at Shell, Ashok has been involved as
Program Manager for multi million global projects in Financial Off
shoring, Oil exploration and Retail. He is currently managing an
asset integrity project for pipelines and tanks for Shell
Distribution. He has an MBA, a Masters in Computer Science, and a
certification in Project Management (PMP) and in Change Management
(CMP) from the Wharton School. Ashok is married, with one daughter.
He was educated in India and US and now lives in Rochester, NY, US.
For More Information Contact:
Maria Vetri
Phone: 585.729.9611
mariavetri@vetricom.com
10/01/2007
1st Annual Walk the Water for Jessi's House
Place: Lakeshore Blvd & Kings Highway (Parking in
lot B)
Date: 10/07/07
Time: 8:30 AM
Sunday October 7, 2007 will be our 1st Annual Walk the Water for
Jessi's House fund raising event which will take place along the new
Irondequoit Lakeshore Trail that runs from St. Paul Boulevard to
Culver Road on the Lake Ontario Waterfront. This event is beng
sanctiond by the USATF. Donations by Bill Grays Restaurants, South
Paw Designs, Dane's Welding Supply, Sheet Metal Workers Local 46, St
John Fisher Campus Ministry, St. John Fisher First Generation
Scholars, Wegmans Hudson Ave, Nothnagle Realtors, Westcott Insurance
Company and many other local businesses to support this event.
Please visit
http://www.jessishouse.com for more information.
Registration is at 8:30 AM (Donation of $25.00 includes walk,
entertainment, Bill Gray's discounts and T-shirts. (T-shirts are
limited, so please come early)
10/01/2007
WHO: Project URGE, Inc.
WHAT: URGEnt Presentation and
Caravan Tour of Rochester
Service Organizations & Ministries
WHERE: Browncroft Community Church
2530 Browncroft
Blvd.,
Rochester, NY 14625
WHEN: November 3rd – 9am – 12:30pm –
REGISTRATION: contact –
jane@projecturge.org - or phone 458-5927 xt.104
Please register by Friday, October 26th
COST: FREE
*People may bring new or gently used coats, gloves, hats, towels,
as well as canned goods or non-perishables to be distributed to
homeless shelters, soup kitchens and other organizations who serve
the under-served.
Project URGE invites the community to learn more about
Rochester’s committed service organizations
and ministries, by meeting some of the organizations and hitching a
ride directly to the action.
On Saturday morning, November 3rd, beginning at Browncroft Community Church
at 9am to 12:30pm, participants will get a chance to hear
presentations and meet with those who serve the under-resourced,
abused, and at-risk youth. Pre-registration is required and seating
is limited!
This is the fifth year participants will hear from and visit a
broad spectrum of organizations, which include: after-school
programs and summer camps for at-risk youth, soup kitchens, clothing
ministries, entrepreneurial education, drug and alcohol rehab, food
pantries, health/wellness and more. Foodlink, Rochester Teen
Challenge, Community Lutheran Ministry, Rochester Recovery House,
Project URGE, Sanctuary House and Grace
Community
Village are just a
sampling of some of the organizations that will be represented.
This URGEnt event will help inform those who may be searching for
opportunities to serve. Participants will choose an area where they
will visit 5-6 sites and they’ll have an opportunity to meet with
approximately 20 organizations prior to the tour. A continental
breakfast will be offered with juice and coffee.
The trip will provide an in-depth view of the good work being
done daily, as well as expose some of the profound needs in the Rochester community. Come
discover specific ways and places to mend the brokenness in our
city.
Project URGE, Inc. is a local faith-based 501(c)3 non-profit
organization that connects and unites churches, organizations to
break down barriers of poverty, race and despair.
10/01/2007
VisualDxHealth Goes Live to Promote Wellness and
Prevention
New Online Health Resource Uses Medical Images and
Information to Educate Consumers
ROCHESTER, NY,
October 1, 2007 – The search for medical answers has been advanced
by the launch of VisualDxHealth,
http://www.visualdxhealth.com, a unique online consumer health
resource developed by the doctors and health care professionals at
Logical Images, Inc. Much more than the typical health Web site,
VisualDxHealth provides consumers with image-based health tools that
pinpoint disease information and promote prevention through early
detection. VisualDxHealth gives viewers current health information
on a variety of topics, from skin cancer to bug bites and more.
Turning to the Internet for health answers is increasingly
common among adults in the U.S. According to a poll by Harris
Interactive, 71% of people have used the Internet to search for
health-related information this year. VisualDxHealth is dedicated to
providing consumers quality, trusted health information online.
Branched from the expert knowledge base of Logical Images’
professional tool VisualDx, VisualDxHealth visually presents health
conditions from a database of over 2,000 medical images. “Having
actual disease images for the consumer to compare to helps them
better identify and understand their health concerns, a visual
‘that’s me’ experience,” said Dr. Art Papier, Chief Scientific
Officer for Logical Images..
VisualDxHealth has a growing number of easy-to-use,
innovative health tools including My Disease Finder, the trusted
health search based on Google’s custom search engine technology, and
a series of interactive Web widgets. These tools give the consumer
medically reviewed and managed information tailored to their actual
input. Additionally, blogs or other health care Web sites can add
the VisualDxHealth widgets to their site by visiting
http://visualdxhealth.com/tools.htm – providing readers expert
disease information right on their site.
About VisualDxHealth
VisualDxHealth, http://www.visualdxhealth.com, is an online
consumer health resource developed by Logical Images, Inc – the
creators of the professional clinical decision support software,
VisualDx. Dedicated to providing trusted medical knowledge to anyone
at anytime, VisualDxHealth is developed by doctors and health care
professionals and is accredited by the Health On the Net Foundation
(http://www.hon.ch/). VisualDxHealth focuses on “visually
identifiable” conditions and diseases including over 2,000
medical-quality images and information on over 150 diseases.
VisualDxHealth provides a growing number of innovative health tools
such as a skin disease identifier tool, Web widgets, and a trusted
health search based on Google’s custom search engine technology.
About Logical Images
Based in Rochester, NY,
Logical Images,
http://www.logicalimages.com, develops visual health care
tools to elevate diagnostic accuracy, enhance medical education, and
heighten patient knowledge. A company of digital imaging experts,
leaders in computer-based design and knowledge management, skilled
image archivists, and practicing physicians, our products are
designed to speed disease visual recognition for faster, more
effective clinical decision making and patient understanding.
Logical Images’ comprehensive digital medical image library and
expert-based resources help clinicians deliver better quality care
and provide consumers with better medical knowledge.
10/1/2007
“Hope for Rochester”
Rochester area Christians cross
denominational borders to share 15-nights of biblical study on a
variety of topics.
Start Date:
Friday, September 28 thru October 13th 2007
Meeting Time Each Night:
7:00PM
Locations:
For site locations visit:
www.hopeforrochester.com (23 site locations across Rochester and
Monroe County)
Cost: Free
Details:
With so many devastating world events happening each day people are
desperately searching for answers. “Hope for Rochester” was
organized to bring biblical understanding to many of these
unanswered questions, like: Why so much suffering? Why so many
denominations? Can the Bible be trusted?
The seminars
will be held each night at 7:00PM from Friday, September 28th thru
October 13th (15-nights straight). The grand finale of these
seminars will be held at the new auditorium located at Robert’s
Wesleyan College from October 11th thru the 13th. Seminar sites will
be located all across Rochester and Monroe County (23 sites total).
Site locations available at:
www.hopeforrochester.com.
Rochester has never witnessed a spiritual
journey like this before!
Seminar Dates / Topics:
- Sept. 28 - The Man of Mud and Medal
- Sept. 29 - Why So Much Suffering?
- Sept. 30 - Don’t Be Fooled
- Oct. 1 - Move Your Hand
- Oct. 2 – It All Adds Up
- Oct. 3 – Your Day in Court
- Oct. 4 – Whatever Happened to Right and Wrong?
- Oct. 5 – Memory Lapse and Monkey Business
- Oct. 6 (Morning) – Mister One-Day-Late
- Oct. 6 (Evening) – How to Start Over Again
- Oct. 7 – Where Do We Go When We Die?
- Oct. 8 – A Thousand Years In Jail
- Oct. 9 – Who Framed God?
- Oct. 10 – Why So Many Denominations?
- Oct. 11 – Survivors of the Longest War
- Oct. 12 – The Holy Spirit and the Unpardonable Sin
- Oct. 13 – Is Heaven Real?
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