Posted March 1st, 2012
by Alexander Holland
USAID Deputy Administrator Ambassador Donald Steinberg writes in the White House Council on Women and Girls blog, “I am proud to say that USAID” last week released “a new policy on gender quality and female empowerment, the Agency’s first in 30 years,” “achieving great strides and reaffirming our commitment to close the gender gap in international development.” He continues, “From Presidential initiatives like Feed the Future , the Global Health Initiative , and Global Climate Change to the full range of the Agency’s programs, we are ensuring that gender is not just being included, but fully incorporated.Eliminating gender bias and empowering women isn’t just a question of fairness or equity: it’s simply good business practice” .
This article was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with permission from the Henry J.
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Posted February 24th, 2012
by admin
If you own a van, chances are you would already have obtained van insurance for it. That is very sensible as it will protect you against any eventualities. After all, you do not want your van to be involved in an accident and then realise that you have to fork out a huge sum of money for the damages incurred on your van. However, you have been scratching your head and wondering just how you can actually reduce the amount of money you pay for your van insurance. There are actually a few factors which can actually affect prices of the insurance policies for vans. Read more…
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Posted February 23rd, 2012
by Alexander Holland
Determining your retirement number — the amount you’ll actually need to retire comfortably — can be unpleasant, but it’s a necessary process. Unfortunately, a recent survey found only 42% of Americans have actually crunched the numbers.
Luckily, finding your retirement number isn’t that difficult. Any number of online calculators and tools are available to help, though they often rely on your input of unpredictable estimates. Here are a few assumptions you’ll have to make and some reasonable estimates to keep in mind:
– Inflation assumption: 4.5% (higher than where we are today, but most economists believe that inflation is headed up in the coming years).
– Rate of investment return both before and after retirement: Consider your risk tolerance and err on the side of being conservative. If yo
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Posted February 16th, 2012
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When we hear the term life insurance, more often than not our initial reaction is- But I am not going to die anytime soon. We think it’s too far-fetched to imagine our own deaths and thus, dismiss the idea of getting a good life insurance. However, if you ponder over it for some time, you will realize just how important life insurance is for your family and loved ones.
So, what exactly is life insurance? In very simple words, life insurance is one way of insuring that your family remains financially secure in case the earning member of the family dies in some unforeseen circumstances. I Read more…
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Posted February 13th, 2012
by Alexander Holland
The Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, formerly Anglo Irish Bank, has filed contempt of court proceedings against former Quinn Insurance boss Seán Quinn, his son Seán Quinn jnr, and his nephew Peter Darragh Quinn.
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Posted February 2nd, 2012
by Alexander Holland
Cyanotech Corporation , a world leader in microalgae-based, high-value nutrition and health products, today announced financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal year 2012, ended December 31, 2011.
Third Quarter 2012
For the third quarter of fiscal 2012 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2011, revenues were $6,706,000 compared to $3,919,000. Gross profit was $2,827,000, with gross profit margin of 42%, compared to gross profit of $1,232,000 and gross profit margin of 31%. Net income was $1,113,000 or $0.20 per diluted share, compared to net income of $10,000 or $0.00 per diluted share.
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