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Has Simon Moutter had the right stuff to lead Telecom, or has he stuffed it?
Back in August 2012, as he became CEO, I asked "Simon Moutter: The right stuff to lead Telecom?"
His company's king-hit 4G spectrum bid this week provides an opportune moment to assess his first 18 months on the job overall, and ask if he has had the right stuff, or whether he's stuffed it.
The winning $83 million bid (the reserve was $22 million), in part reflects the differences between Telecom [NZX:TEL] and its chief rival. Vodafone NZ is part of a multinational with much deeper pockets, but Moutter and his management team only had to convince their board, not layers of regional management (Vodafone can point out it still owns a third more spectrum, but obviously it was not keen for Telecom to close the gap as round-after-round of bid and counter-bid in $1 million increments).
In part it reflects the new Telecom boss's appreciation of the importance of 4G (which will be no surprise to NBR readers. Asked about the importance of the spectrum during a November 2012 Keallhauled session, he said, "It's reasonably inevitable that New Zealand market revenue will continue to bias towards mobile and mobile will get bigger than fixed. That's happening everywhere else in the world and it won't be any different here. Mobile revenue will dominate. We've barely started."
But it also reflects Moutter's aggressive style.
If you look at the past 12-months, there's an obvious pattern of Moutter being decisive, and going on the front foot.
Science Media Centre manager and technology commentator Peter Griffin frequently dealt with Moutter during his first tour of duty (1999-2008, most of it as chief operating officer). Back in August 2012, he told me:
"[Moutter] may not be the visionary CEO with game-changing plans. But with Telecom likely to go through more pain, trimming of head count and re-organisation, his brute-force approach to pushing through changes while prioritising efficiency may be what Telecom needs in the post-Reynolds period."
And we've certainly seen that brute force approach. Earlier this year, Telecom laid off up to 1230 staff in a single sweep of its ongoing restructure (the company had more than 7000 employees as Moutter took control).
Getting laid off is always horrid for all concerned, of course, but Moutter's rip-the-bandaid-off approach at least didn't lead to any drawn-out period of uncertainty. Orion Health boss Ian McCrae noted that dumped Telecom staff were at least entering an IT jobs market defined by a shortage of staff (if not rich in well-paid middle management jobs, as NZICT's Candace Kinser added). And it does not seem to have affected market performance. Telecom has made modest gains in the model and retail broadband markets since.
And there's been more culling. The Moutter era has seen Telecom's services division, Gen-i, withdraw from Australia and, last month, Telecom sell its AAPT division.
Again, some layoffs were involved. But after years of dithering, there was a finally a black-and-white answer to whether Telecom's under-performing Aussie operations should go hard or go gome. And the sale of AAPT for $A450 million ($NZ486 million) but some more cash in the kitty.
So as predicted, Moutter can destroy, and do it in decisive fashion. Can he also build.
During his first tour of duty at Telecom, Moutter was wide seen as Theresa Gattung's enforcer - the cost-controller and axe-wielder during a time that didn't see a lot of innovation.
But when I spoke to Gattung shortly after Moutter was appointed CEO (following a golden run as Auckland Airport chief executive) she said that was unfair. The former boss credited Moutter with a role in three of Telecom's better moves during the 2000s.
"And chief operating officer is not just about focusing on costs," she said. (And yes, this is how she spoke, in human PowerPoint fashion):
"He was instrumental in terms of working with Kevin Kenrick [now TVNZ CEO] to turn around mobile.
"He was instrumental in our decision to purchase Gen-i [Eric Watson's IT services business, in 2004, beating Datacom] which was very successful.
"He was instrumental in our decision to sell the Yellow Pages because we thought the business had peaked and everybody would be on Google."
Fourthly, she also said Moutter was instrumental in a Telecom plan to organisationally separate itself, putting Chorus at arm's length, before the government leapt in (in the event, Telecom's in-house scheme was preempted by Labour's move - under then ICT Minister David Cunliffe - to organisationally separate the company, which of course was followed by National's more interventionist move to structurally separate Telecom with Chorus' spin-off into a separate company in preparation for the UFB).
Gattung's theory about Moutter haviing a big of creative flair - or at least the nous to back those who do - has been backed up by events such as slashing Aussie roaming to a flat daily rate (with more of a shock-and-awe approach than a regulatory that demanded), rolling out a nationwide phone box wi-fi network (a brilliant move, in my book), and the pending launch of the no data-cap ISP Big Pipe.
Moutter gets it. He's got a blunt appreciation that modern telecommunications are all about the data, and what this means for competition. But he's got an equally blunt pragmatic streak (Telecom's UFB plans launched without a voice-over-fibre product. Overall, the company's UFB push has been a bit colourless, but it will be interesting to see what value-added services Telecom Digital Ventures brings to the table this year in areas like home automation, home security and, maybe, content).
With restructuring costs and repositioning, it's hard to give a verdict on Moutter's commercial performance yet (Telecom's full-year 2013 earnings, reported August 23, were toward the bottom of guidance; its first-half FY2014 results will be reported next month).
The answer to the question, Does Simon Moutter have the right stuff still hangs in the balance.
But for now, I'm leaning toward "probably".
Comments and questions8
Moutter is good as a hatchet man, but has limited creativity for expansion.
A lot of the good staff left with redundancy but the worst offending senior managers are still there. This means their re-engineering projects are a mess of changing PMs and other staff as these same managers who caused the initial strife are in charge of fixing it. Sold my telecom shares.
Utter Clap trap - redundancies are still rolling and more restructures are in the pipe line for all of 2014. The staff are exhausted, overworked and never quite sure if and when their number is up.
Mr Moutter stood in front of us this time in 2013 and said it would be one massive sweep then getting on with it.
This is not the case.
Telecom's looking a lot like a bride shedding weight to fit into the dress ahead of her big wedding.
Telecom is a company that has a Mission and Vision that is unclear.
Curretnly its only a pipe provider and services is something that just happens.
Its about time Teleocm set itself as a leader or follower, rather than being reactive.
but behind all this remains the elephant in the room - diabolical service
We're so focussed on shrinking our business. The only strategy for holding market share is cutting margin. Hardly revolutionary stuff.
I thought one of the previous re-structures to be product led was a great idea, but poorly executed, ultimately destroyed by internal politics/egos. I couldn't make sense of the new org chart - too complex. Telecom needs to realise that in a global context it's just a small telco, and it needs to engineer itself along those lines, rather than maintaining its 'big fish' mentality. NZ depends upon Telecom succeeding. Re-engineering programme needs a new GM to lead rather than just manage.


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A Gilbert man says he has paid hundreds of dollars more in property taxes over the past decade due to a title company error, but he could have easily spotted the problem early and not been harmed.
Mike Martin says he has never rented his Gilbert home. He has lived in it for ten years. In March 2012, Martin says he just happened to be online checking property values in his neighborhood when he found something startling.
"What I discovered was my property taxes were significantly higher than my neighbors," Martin said.
Martin says he had been paying hundreds of dollars more each year for a decade because Maricopa County had his home classified as a "4", a rental property, not a "3", a primary residence. After he appealed, the Maricopa County Assessor changed Martin's classification and reimbursed his overpayments for the prior three years. That left about $1300 in overpayments from earlier years. For that he turned to Security Title.
"They didn't attempt to show any goodwill on their part," Martin said.
Martin provided CBS 5 News with a signed/notarized document that he says proves Security Title, the company that handled his closing, indicated to Maricopa County, in error, that the property was to be rented to someone, not to be occupied by the owner. Martin says Security Title denied his request for a refund, claiming the statute of limitations had expired and the company couldn't investigate because his documents had been destroyed.
"It was my problem, I should have looked at the yearly notice that comes from the county," Martin said.
Martin could have easily found out this information on his own at any time. It's on the Property Notice of Valuation card Maricopa County sends all homeowners every year. Under the title "valuation" and the sub-title "legal class", homeowners will find the number three, which means primary residence, and the number four which means rental.
"Nobody looks at that, they look at the value of the tax being raised or lowered, nobody looks at the classification," Martin said.
But every homeowner should look, if there is a mistake, this little number can cost you lots of dollars.
"If it isn't class three, and you live-in and own the property, then you need to contact the county assessor's office to get it changed," Martin said.
There are many homeowners in Maricopa County that could have a misclassified home, but for a different reason. Twice a year for the past couple of years, Maricopa County has been mailing notices to approximately 42,000 Maricopa County homeowners telling them to take action or their property classification may be automatically switched from primary residence to rental. Such a change would result in higher taxes for the homeowner as rental properties are assessed at a higher rate. It is part of a Maricopa County program to identify homes that are rentals and not paying the higher rate. Homeowners may have received one of these Maricopa County notices if they have a different mailing address for the property, they own multiple properties in the county, and/or they previously submitted a rental application on the property. So, if you see a "4" on your Property Notice of Valuation card and you live in the house, you should contact the assessor right away.
If you don't want to wait to receive the card, homeowners can find the information right now at mcassessor.maricopa.gov. Put your property address in the search bar and you will see your home's legal class, a "3" or a "4", under valuation data.
Security Title was under no legal obligation to act in this case due to the statute of limitations expiring, but when CBS 5 News contacted the company, Security Title acknowledged it may have played a role in the problem.
As a gesture of goodwill, Security Title issued Martin a check for $750. CBS 5 News thanks Security Title for their efforts in bringing this case to a fair and satisfactory conclusion.
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As a result, Heroku pledged to improve documentation for its service.
"We failed to explain how our product works. We failed to help our customers scale. We failed our community at large," wrote Heroku General Manager Oren Teich, in a blog post. "I want to personally apologize, and commit to resolving this issue."
As organizations become more comfortable with cloud services and use them for ever-larger workloads, cloud providers such as Heroku must continue to learn how to accommodate these large jobs, as well as support their customers with new issues in scalability that may arise.
In a widely read blog item posted earlier this week, James Somers, an engineer from Internet service Rap Genius, charged that Heroku's Ruby on Rails service had degraded since the PaaS moved to a new setup for load balancing incoming requests among multiple servers.
Heroku previously used an intelligent load-balancing algorithm that would distribute incoming requests evenly among the servers (or "dynos" in Heroku parlance), but had changed to an algorithm that distributes work randomly to different dynos. Because the workload is not distributed as efficiently, Rap Genius would have to procure 50 times as many servers to get the same performance as it did with the previous load balancing scheme, Somers estimated.
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I had a suspicion when Mark Richt said he'd wait until the team was in Orlando before talking about whether everyone was eligible for the bowl game that Georgia had not made it through exams unscathed this season.
As it turned out, only one player was scratched from playing against Nebraska because of academic issues, but the one who didn't make it is a big loss in more ways than one.
John Jenkins, sometimes called "Motel 6," took up a lot of real estate in the middle of the defensive line at 6-foot-3 and 358 pounds and accounted for 50 tackles and two tackles for loss this season, starting at nose guard and sometimes shifting over to tackle in tandem with Kwame Geathers.
Jenkins would be a major loss for UGA in any game, but especially as the Dogs prepare to go against the No. 8 rushing offense in the country.
Geathers, who himself might not be long for the Georgia roster as the NFL beckons, will be the starter against Nebraska and, if nothing else, will have a great opportunity in the bowl game to show what he can do and improve his draft stock.
Also ameliorating somewhat the loss of Jenkins will be the likely return of senior defensive end Abry Jones, a longtime starter who missed the last half of the season after ankle surgery.
Richt said Jones is expected to be able to play, although "what type of condition he'll be in and how many plays will he be able to play will be another story. It might create more of an opportunity for a guy like Mike Thornton and Ray Drew. … Sterling Bailey has practiced well so he might get some reps as well."
Whoever clogs the middle of Georgia's defensive line, the rest of the front seven are going to have to step it up a bit or the Dogs could find themselves getting gashed by the Cornhuskers' running attack. Hopefully, a challenge like this will help sharpen their focus a bit in the wake of the disappointment over spending the postseason in a Florida city other than Miami.
Hope everyone has been having a wonderful holiday season.
As my UGA freshman daughter put it, we had a very red and black Christmas this year at the King homestead. Olivia alone had a chair full of Bulldog-related gifts, including a nifty "college sweetheart" jacket and Georgia Toms, but just about everyone got something showing our family's devotion to the school in Athens.
One thing I always make sure my son and brothers get is the Vintage Georgia calendar published each year by Asgard Press. The 2013 calendar is the seventh edition in the line, which reproduces the covers of classic UGA game programs from past years in a large 11″x15″ format printed on stiff stock and with each month's image perforated for easy framing.
The programs reproduced in this year's calendar range from the 1923 game against Auburn, with a drawing of an old-fashioned Georgia Bulldog wearing a G cap on the cover, on through the 1930s, '40s and '50s to the 1964 Georgia-Georgia Tech program featuring kicker Bobby Etter.
Most of the months feature the sort of stylized art popular in sporting circles a few decades back and the calendar looks really great on the wall of a Bulldog room or even in an office. With the new year about here, if you haven't yet gotten a 2013 calendar, this one is highly recommended. You can find more information here.
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December 27th, 2012
10:58 am
Big loss w/o Jenkins. Hope he does well in the pros. Dawgs have to step up, won't be easy.
December 27th, 2012
11:08 am
I'm sorry for Jenkins he won't get to play. He's a DGD. Hit those books, John and graduate!
December 27th, 2012
11:10 am
Any word on who UGA staff may be pursuing to replace Mr. Rodney as DL coach and who would step up in the role of Recruiting Coordinator?
December 27th, 2012
11:14 am
Jenkins is a big loss…he could sure stack it up at the line and clutter things up. And losing Coach Rodney is a HUGE loss. We'll see now who was the REAL recruiter, him or Coach Richt. (Hate to admit it, but Gus Malzahn is compiling a good coaching staff over at Auburn.)
December 27th, 2012
11:16 am
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December 27th, 2012
11:50 am
Oh well, one dog don't stop the show.
A loss for sure, but we have plenty of others looking to make their mark.
If the offense is clicking, the score board will be lit up like a pinball machine.
December 27th, 2012
12:22 pm
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December 27th, 2012
12:54 pm
First off Happy Holidays Bill glad you and your family had a good one ! Second this is no real shock JJ went to JUCO cause of his grades out of H.S not surprised he let his school work slip at the end of his playing career. It will be a challenge to replace him but perhaps it will help us figure out who that will be now and give us a little idea head star in figuring out who is best suited for that key position.
December 27th, 2012
1:46 pm
Hate that Jenkins does not get to play one last time. He has given an effort consummate with his size – monumental!
Thanks for your hard work Motel 6!
December 27th, 2012
1:48 pm
Walsh a Pro-Bowler…in his first year. Last year this time he did a "flop" vs Sparty! Coaching or what? Sad…..
December 27th, 2012
2:02 pm
Malzahn is indeed bringing in some good coaches, including himself…
I suspsect they'll be a few War Eagles leaving the nest in the next several months, similar to what happened at UF when Muschamp got there.
December 27th, 2012
2:04 pm
Walsh is a funny character. Remember his freshman year, he got in a funk and finished poorly. Then, the next two season…Al Groh and All American consideration. Then…..senior year, just got in a funk and never climbed out of it.
This year….back to his old self. Strange dude……
December 27th, 2012
2:18 pm
Wait a sec….AL Groh? That's the old GT coach……what is it called the Grosa Award? Something like that…….heh heh heh
December 27th, 2012
3:42 pm
I woudn't worry about missing Jenkins. When you've got a defense made up entirely of future NFLers, you don't have to worry about stopping the run. Talent will show, it always does in big games, right?
December 27th, 2012
3:43 pm
A lot of these defensive players will play it safe, more worried about getting injured and ruining and NFL career than winning one meaningless Bowl game.
Geathers, Jones would qualify for guys in that category.
Can't blame them.
Don't expect anything from Jarvis, Jones, Jenkins, Ogletree, Williams, Commings, Rambo, in this game, too much NFL future at stake.
Trust me, they won't risk an injury, it won't happen.
Remember how AJ played in the UCF game in 2010? Expect more of the same.
What to do if you're Grantham?
If I were Grantham, if that appears to be the case, and they are getting run over, then I'd pull them, bench them, and put in unproven hungry guys anxious to make their mark like a Thornton, a Drew, you know Garrison Smith will bring it, I've never seen him take a PLAY off, much less a game. He just needs someone to rotate with to keep him fresh, and then you need a 2 deep at the the other positions that are focused on one thing—WINNING THE GAME. I'd keep moving guys around during the Bowl game, until you find a 2 deep in the game, that want to WIN.
The other thing Grantham can do if that happens is put your young guys in, stack 8 in the box and do a lot of run blitzes.
If you're still getting beat, start doing slants, at least it's a 50/50 shot at winning the battle at the line.
December 27th, 2012
3:46 pm
Alabama has the #17 ranked rushing offense, and they laid 350 yards on this defense, so it's unnerving to think how many yards, and points, #8 ranked rushing offense Nebraska will roll up on this defense.
Especially when the NFL bound guys have nothing to play for.
December 27th, 2012
4:19 pm
Hope they all have a fun and safe game.
December 27th, 2012
5:56 pm
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December 27th, 2012
6:02 pm
With/without jenkins, the dawgs won't stop this rushing attack. Our offense had better be cooking cause it will take 45 plus to win this one.
December 27th, 2012
6:03 pm
any word on replacement for garner. good luck to jenkins – glad he came. looks like to me we have some good guys coming along on ol and dl – which has been a short coming to some extent = future looks good to me.
December 27th, 2012
8:00 pm
UGa would have the #1 rushing offense in the nation if they played in the Big 10……. And Nebraska would be around 30-40 if they were in the SEC.
December 27th, 2012
9:14 pm
If you know you are going to be drafted and your degree is worthless, why go to class? I'd say take it easy and enjoy the rest before the combine.
December 27th, 2012
9:41 pm
What the hell does this mean:
"before talking about whether everyone was eligible for the bowl game that Georgia had not made it through exams unscathed this season."
December 27th, 2012
11:04 pm
we haven't seen that much air between an Uga's chest and the ground in 50 years at least.
December 28th, 2012
8:59 am
The Bulldog on the Official Football Programme is a much healthier specimen than Uga. If you like Bulldogs and want to see a better example, you should see the Bulldog mascot for Mississippi State University or any of the Handsome Dans at Yale (some have lived as long as 10 years). I don't understand why Georgia fans accept the unhealthy, miserable examples that become Uga. The breeder ought to be ashamed.
December 28th, 2012
10:12 am
There will be no drop off because they can drop off much further vs the run. Jenkins was awful all year, it was like he was on roller skates. UGA's defense stinks in general.
December 28th, 2012
1:02 pm
Yes- Nebraska can run the ball… but they did it against inferior defenses. Bama can run and throw it. Sure Nebraska has had some explosion but they aren't anywhere near as complete an offense as Bama. I'm not worried about losing Jenkins. I think we may find that we might be better off without him. Why? Because teams have controlled him in the middle and turned him into a giant moving pick that shields off the LB's. Watch film and see how many times he is used this way. We don't necessarily need mass… we need someone to penetrate. Is Bama's NG huge? Was there a giant drop off when Mt.Cody left? And there you have it.
December 28th, 2012
1:27 pm
Not only are the players not going to risk injury, the coaches seem to care more about the "Star" player's stats and NFL standing than the team as a whole, the University, and the Dawg Nation. (Society of the Miserable). i believe McGarity will get the picture as ole' Larry used to say when the Big Dawgs let him know what they expect out of Mark Richt going forward. Let me say that I am very proud of the way the team has progressed in 2011 and 2012, despite the losses, but it has taken YEARS for Richt to build up to get in the position he was in before the Bama loss, and I do not believe he will have the luxury of having YEARS to build up to that point again. At Georgia, it seems that the huge exodus of underclassmen ALWAYS outweighs the incoming talent. I'm not saying that true freshman should be able to come in and replace NFL caliber talent in their first year, but by the time they have had a redshirt year, they should be viable depth, and the sophomores and redshirt sophomores should be in place to take the sting out of losing the underclassmen that make the jump. It just does not seem to happen this way in Athens. I realize that when all of your neighbors are winning the BCS that it is hard to get seventeen and eighteen year olds to not want to go be a part of that, especially when those said programs are paying them to come play for them, but something has to give. Obviously the NCAA is not going to do anything to stop the cheating, so Georgia will somehow just have to overcome it. The 2013 class just may be what it takes to overcome.
I hope the headlines read "The Golden Domers whip the Mobile Homers"!
December 28th, 2012
3:09 pm
UGA Football – 32 years and counting!
December 28th, 2012
3:36 pm
"did it against inferior defenses"
Did any of those "inferior" defenses average giving up 280 yds a game like the great and mighty UGA defense has against quality teams this season?
Hate to break it to ya, but UGA has not been much above an inferior defense for most of the season.
December 28th, 2012
9:56 pm
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City hires Public Art Administrator and puts public art online
Louisville's public art profile is on the rise, Mayor Greg Fischer announced today, with the hiring of Sarah Lindgren to be the city's new Public Art Administrator, and progress made on goals of the city's Commission on Public Art.
Lindgren will serve as the administrative manager for the Commission. She will advise, direct and evaluate the application for grants and donation proposals to Louisville Metro, and she is responsible for developing a plan for the care, conservation and maintenance of the Louisville Public Art Collection, both of which were called for the in the Public Art Master Plan, among other things.
"With a dedicated public art administrator now on board, we expect to see public art take a front seat in development discussions, and elevate the role of public art in our built environment," Fischer said. "Sarah is a great addition to our team and fills a need for our artist community looking to be able to contribute to our public landscape."
The Louisville Public Art Master Plan is the Commission's guiding document, adopted in 2010, which calls for a public art administrator, who will set public art policies, identify a framework for documenting and maintain existing public art, and identify potential funding sources for the care and creation of public art.
Lindgren comes most recently from the Speed Art Museum, as director of Principal Gifts and Membership and director of Corporate and Foundation Development. She also was Assistant Registrar at the Saint Louis Art Museum. Lindgren was hired on a renewable annual contract which was competitively bid and awarded. She begins on January 6, 2014.
The Commission on Public Art also has recently written and approved siting guidelines, which were signed into policy by Fischer this month. These guidelines will ensure that all artwork in public spaces is sited through an open and transparent process that is implemented with care and attention to issues of safety, accessibility, and excellence in quality. They will instruct both Metro staff responsible for managing public spaces, and any person that wants to put artwork in public spaces, about the standard processes required for the review, approval, installation, and maintenance of artwork.
"Most importantly, this means that we can engage with artists and potential donors to increase the amount of public art in our community," Fischer said.
Louisville's existing public art also is now accessible online, through a new public art database, which catalogs artworks in Louisville by keywords, artist name, medium, date, and other details. Virtual exhibits also are available online, which are selected pieces of the full public collection and which contain extended explanations about the works and their background. These exhibits are curated by the city's collection management consultant, Commission interns and guest curators.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recent opening of the Morganza Spillway diverted water from the Mississippi River and spared New Orleans and Baton Rouge from flooding disaster. But homeowners in the rural Atchafalaya Basin who are in the pathway of the water may be up a creek if they don't have flood insurance.
That's because damage from flooding is not covered under standard home insurance policies, regardless of whether the flooding is caused by nature or intentional government action. And the government is not legally responsible for making you whole even if it intentionally flooded your land.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal told reporters May 17 that more than 3,000 people had been evacuated so far from the spillway area. Officials estimated more than 14,000 homes and businesses could be impacted by flooding from the spillway.
Residents and businesses with flood insurance are covered, but anyone without a policy will have to hope for assistance from government and volunteer agencies. Post continues after video.
Just 29% of Louisiana households have flood insurance, and only 40% of victims of the Hurricane Katrina floods had flood insurance coverage, according to the Louisiana Department of Insurance.
Who needs flood insurance?
Flood insurance is sold by insurance agents and made available through the National Flood Insurance Program. Under federal law you have to buy flood insurance if you live in a high-risk flood zone and have a federally backed mortgage.
Policies are also available to homeowners in low- to moderate-risk flood zones. A flood insurance policy in a low-risk area costs as little as $119 a year, according to the National Flood Insurance Program.
Some communities that might be impacted by the Morganza Spillway's opening are in high-risk flood zones, but others may not be in high-risk areas, according to a blog post by Ed Connor, acting administrator of the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.
"Flood insurance is definitely the topic of conversation over here," says Brad Bourg, president of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Louisiana and of the Bourg Insurance Agency Inc. in Donaldsonville, La. "Our phone has been ringing off the hook with inquiries concerning flood insurance."
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Marc Eagan, president-elect of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Louisiana, says he cringes when he hears people say they don't buy flood insurance because they don't live in a high-risk zone.
"I think everybody could be [in] a flood zone, especially in Louisiana," he says.
Almost 20% of all flood insurance claims come from low- to moderate-risk areas, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which administers the National Flood Insurance Program.
Eagan, president of Eagan Insurance Agency Inc. in Metairie, La., near New Orleans, says his office is fielding numerous calls from people who want to increase their flood insurance coverage and from those who are seeking new coverage.
"With the national press this is getting, everyone's thinking about flood insurance," he says.
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Some people decide not to purchase coverage because they assume the government will come to their aid after a disaster, Eagan says.
But federal disaster aid to individuals is capped at $30,000 per person and is often in the form of low-cost loans. For individuals and communities to receive federal money for disaster assistance, the president must make a formal declaration of disaster at the request of the state's governor.
Thus far, President Obama has signed an emergency declaration for the state, which authorizes FEMA to coordinate disaster relief efforts and to provide help for emergency measures to protect lives and property. But a full disaster declaration has not yet been made.
"We try to discourage people from counting on disaster assistance, and we highly recommend flood insurance," Eagan says.
If you already have flood insurance and are worried about rising water, federal officials recommend locating your policy and contacting your insurance company to learn what information you'll need in case you have to file a claim.
Eagan says take important papers with you if you have to evacuate and save receipts for any major items you purchase.
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The Glycoscience Group is an interdisciplinary team with a focus on the development of novel high throughput glycoanalytical technologies and application of glycans, lectins and their mimics in biomedical and industrial research.
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1. Kavanaugh D, Kane M, Joshi L, Hickey RM. 2013. Detection of Galectin-3 interaction with commensal bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology . Accepted
3. *Cunningham S, Starr E, Shaw I, Glavin J, Kane M, Joshi L. 2013. Development of a convenient competitive ELISA for the detection of free and protein-bound non-human Gal-alpha-(1,3)-Gal epitope based on novel highly specific chicken scFvs. Analytical Chemistry. 85(2):949-955.
4. *Kilcoyne M, Gerlach JQ, Kane M, Joshi L. 2012. Evaluation of surface chemistry and linker effect on lectin-carbohydrate recognition for glycan microarrays. Analytical Methods. 4:2721-2728.
5. Kilcoyne M, Sharma S, McDevitt N, O'Leary C, Joshi L, McMahon SS. 2012. Neuronal glycosylation differentials in normal, injured and chondroitinase-treated environments. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 420(3):616-22.
6. Liu Y, Liu Y, Feng H, Wu Y, Joshi L, Zeng X, Li J. 2012. Layer-by-layer assembly of chemical reduced graphene and carbon nanotubes for sensitive electrochemical immunoassay. Biosens Bioelectron. 15;35(1):63-8.
7. *Kilcoyne M, Gerlach, JQ, Gough R, Gallagher M, Kane M, Carrington S, Joshi L. 2012. Construction of a natural mucin microarray for biologically relevant glyco-epitopes. Analytical Chemistry. 84(7):3330-8.
8. *Gerlach JQ, Kilcoyne M, Farrell M, Kane M, Joshi L. 2012. Differential release of high mannose structural isoforms by fungal and bacterial endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidases. Molecular Biosystems. 8(5):1472-81.
9. *Kilcoyne M, Gerlach JQ, Farrell MP, Bhavanandan VP, Joshi L. 2011. Periodic acid-Schiff's reagent assay for carbohydrates in a microtiter plate format. Anal Biochem. 416 (1): 18-26.
10. *Gerlach JQ, Kilcoyne M, Eaton S, Bhavanandan V, Joshi L. 2011. Non-carbohydrate-Mediated Interaction of Lectins with Plant Proteins. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2011; 705:257-69.
11. Nandakumar V, Bishop D, Alonas E, LaBelle J, Joshi L, and Alford TA. 2011. A Low-Cost Electrochemical Biosensor for Rapid Bacterial Detection. IEEE Sensors Journal. Vol 11 (1), 210-216
12.*La Belle JT, Shah M, Reed J, Nandakumar V, AlfordTA, Wilson JW, Nickerson CA, Joshi L. 2009. Label-Free and Ultra-Low Level Detection of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. Electroanalysis. 21(20): 2267-71.
13.*Bhavsar K, Fairchild A, Alonas E, Bishop DK, La Belle JT, Sweeney J, Alford TL, Joshi L. 2009. A Cytokine Immunosensor for Multiple Sclerosis Detection Based Upon Label-Free Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Using Electroplated Printed Circuit Board Electrodes. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 25(2): 506-9.
14.*Gerlach JQ, Bhavanandan VP, Haynes PA,Joshi L. 2009. Vicilin family glycoprotein from Nicotiana sylvestris: characterization as a potential allergen. Journal of Botany Vol 2009, 1-12.
15.*Kilcoyne M, Shah M, Gerlach JQ, Bhavanandan VP, Nagaraj VJ, Smith AD, Fujiyama K, Sommer U, Costello CE, Joshi L. 2009. Mucin-type O-glycosylation and O-GlcNAc modification on rice alcohol soluble proteins. Journal of Plant Physiology. 166(3):219-32.
16. *Nandakumar V, La Belle JT, Reed J, Shah M, Cochran C, Joshi L, and Alford TL. 2008. A methodology for rapid detection of Salmonella typhimurium using label free electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 1;24(4):1045-8.
17. Foley KJ, Forzani ES, Joshi L and Tao NJ. 2008. Detection of lectin-glycan interaction using high resolution-surface plasmon resonance. Analyst. 2008 Jun; 133(6):744-6.
18.Wilson JW, Ott CM, Honer Zu Bentrup K, Ramamurthy R, Quick L, Porwollik S, Cheng P, McClelland M, Tsaprailis G, Radabaugh T, Hunt A, Fernandez D, Richter E, Shah M, Kilcoyne M, Joshi L, Nelman-Gonzalez M, Hing S, Parra M, Dumars P, Norwood K, Bober R, Devich J, Ruggles A, Goulart C, Rupert M, Stodieck L, Stafford P, Catella L, Schurr MJ, Buchanan K, Morici L, McCracken J, Allen P, Baker-Coleman C, Hammond T, Vogel J, Nelson R, Pierson DL, Stefanyshyn-Piper HM, Nickerson CA. 2007. Space flight alters bacterial gene expression and virulence and reveals a role for global regulator Hfq. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 104(41):16299-304
19.*La Belle JT, Bhavsar K, Fairchild A, Das A, Sweeney J, Alford TL, Wang J, Bhavanandan VP, Joshi L. 2007. A cytokine biosensor for multiple sclerosis detection based upon label-free electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Biosensor and Bioelectronics. 23(3):428-31
20.*La Belle JT, Gerlach JQ, Svarovsky S, Joshi L. 2007. Label-free real-time impedimetric detection of carbohydrate-lectin interactions. Analytical Chemistry. 79(18):6959-64.
21.*Dai Z, Kawde A-N, Xiang Y, La Belle JT, Gerlach JQ, Bhavanandan VP, Joshi L*, Wang J*. 2006. Nanoparticle-based bioelectronic sensing of glycan-lectin interactions. J Am Chem Soc. 128: 10018-10019. * Corresponding authors
22.*Tangkuaram T, Gerlach JQ, Xiang Y, Kawde A-N, Dai Z, Bhavanandan VP, La Belle, JT Veerasai W, Joshi J*, Wang J*. 2006. Sensitive and rapid electrochemical bioassay of glycosidase activity. The Analyst. 131: 889-891. * Corresponding authors
23.Bogani F, McConnell E, Joshi L, Chang Y, Ghirlanda G.2006. A designed glycoprotein analogue of Gc-MAF exhibits native-like phagocytic activity. J Am Chem Soc. 128(22):7142-3.
24.*Tran, N., Baral, C., Nagaraj, V.J. and Joshi, L. 2005. Knowledge-based framework for hypothesis formation in cellular biochemical networks. Bioinformatics. 21 (Suppl 2):ii213-ii219.
25.*Flynn CR, Brophy CM, Furnish EJ, Komalavilas P, Tessier D, Thresher J, Joshi L. 2005. Transduction of phosphorylated heat shock-related protein 20, HSP20, prevents vasospasm of human umbilical artery smooth muscle. J Appl Physiol. 98(5):1836-45.
26.Lopes LB, Brophy CM, Furnish E, Flynn CR, Sparks O, Komalavilas P, Joshi L, Panitch A, Bentley MV. 2005. Comparative study of the skin penetration of protein transduction domains and a conjugated peptide. Pharm Res. 22(5):750-7.
27.Dreiza CM, Brophy CM, Komalavilas P, Furnish EJ, Joshi L, Pallero MA, Murphy-Ullrich JE, von Rechenberg M, Ho YS, Richardson B, Xu N, Zhen Y, Peltier JM, Panitch A. 2005. Transducible heat shock protein 20 (HSP20) phosphopeptide alters cytoskeletal dynamics. FASEB J. 19(2):261-3.
28.Fletcher SP, Geyer BC, Smith A, Evron T, Joshi L, Soreq H, Mor TS. 2004. Tissue distribution of cholinesterases and anticholinesterases in native and transgenic tomato plants. Plant Mol Biol.; 55(1):33-43.
29.Tessier DJ, Komalavilas P, Liu B, Kent CK, Thresher JS, Dreiza CM, Panitch A, Joshi L, Furnish E, Stone W, Fowl R, Brophy CM. 2004.Transduction of peptide analogs of the small heat shock-related protein HSP20 inhibits intimal hyperplasia. J Vasc Surg. 40(1):106-14.
30.McConnell EJ, McLemore EC, Talac R, Joshi L, Nelson H. 2004. Depletion of activated Vbeta8+ T cells disrupts bispecific antibody directed antitumor immunity. J Surg Res.;122(1):103-12.
31.McLemore EC, Tessier DJ, Flynn CR, Furnish EJ, Komalavilas P, Thresher JS, Joshi L, Stone WM, Fowl RJ, Brophy CM. 2004. Transducible recombinant small heat shock-related protein, HSP20, inhibits vasospasm and platelet aggregation. Surgery. 136(3):573-8.
32.*Shah, MM, Fujiyama, K, Flynn, CR and Joshi, L. 2003. Presence of sialylated endogenous glycoconjugates in plant cells. Nature Biotechnology. 21(12):1470-1471.
33.Tessier D, Komalavilas P, Panitch A, Joshi L, Brophy CM. 2003. The small heat shock protein (HSP) 20 is dynamically associated with the actin cross-linking protein actinin. J Surg Res. 111(1):152-7.
34.Flynn, CR, Komalavilas, P, Tessier, D, Thresher, J, Niederkofler, EE, Parmiter, C, Nelson, RW, Panitch, A, Joshi, L, Brophy, CM. 2003. Transduction of biologically-active motifs of the small heat shock-related protein, HSP20, leads to relaxation of vascular smooth muscle. Faseb J Express. 17(10):1358-60.
35.*Joshi, L, Shuler, MJ and Wood, HA. 2001. Production of a sialylated N-linked glycoprotein in insect cells. Biotechnology Progress. 17, 822-827.
36.Kalidas, C, Joshi, L and Batt, C. 2001. Characterization of glycosylated variants of beta-lactoglobulin expressed in Pichia pastoris. Protein Engineering. 14(3), 201-7.
37.*Joshi, L, Davis, TR, Mattu, TS, Rudd, PM, Dwek, RA, Shuler, ML, and Wood, HA. 2000. The influence of baculovirus ? host cell interaction on glycosylation of a recombinant protein. Biotechnology Progress. 16, 650-656.
38.*Joshi, L and St. Leger, RJ. 1999. Cloning, functional expression and substrate specificity of carboxypeptidase. A secreted by the pathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274 (14), 9803-9811.
39.St. Leger, R.J., Joshi, L. and Roberts, D.W. 1998. Ambient pH is a major determinant in the expression of cuticle degrading enzymes and hydrophobin by Metarhizium anisopliae. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 64 (2), 709-713.
40.*Joshi, L, St. Leger, RJ and Roberts, DW. 1997. Isolation of a cDNA encoding a novel subtilisin-like protease (Pr1B) from the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae using differential display-RT-PCR. Gene. 197, 1-8.
41.St. Leger, RJ, Joshi, L and Roberts, DW. 1998. Adaptation of proteases and carbohydrates of saprophytic, phytopathogenic and entomopathogenic fungi to the requirements of their ecological niches. Microbiology. 143, 1983-92.
42.St. Leger, RJ, Joshi, L, Bidochka, MJ and Roberts, DW. 1996. Construction of an improved mycoinsecticide overexpressing a toxic protease. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA). 93, 6349-6354.
43.St. Leger, RJ, Joshi, L, Bidochka, MJ, Rizzo, NW and Roberts, DW. 1996. Characterization and ultrastructural localization of chitinases from Metarhizium anisopliae, M. flavoviride, and Beauveria bassiana during fungal invasion of host (Manduca sexta) cuticle. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 62 (3), 907-912.
44.St. Leger, RJ, Joshi, L, Bidochka, MJ, Rizzo, NW and Roberts, DW. 1996. Biochemical characterization and ultrastructural localization of two extracellular trypsins produced by Metarhizium anisopliae in infected insect cuticles. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 62(4),1257-64.
45.Bidochka, MJ, St. Leger, RJ, Joshi, L and Roberts, Donald W. 1995. A novel inner cell wall protein (cwp1) from conidia of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana. Microbiology. 141, 1075-1080.
46.*Joshi, L, St. Leger, RJ and Bidochka, MJ. 1995. Cloning of a cuticle-degrading protease from the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 125, 211-218.
47.St. Leger, RJ, Joshi, L, Bidochka, MJ and Roberts, DW. 1995. Protein synthesis in Metarhizium anisopliae growing on host cuticle. Mycological-Research. 99 (9), 1034-40.
48.St-Leger, RJ, Shimizu, S, Joshi, L, Biodochka, MJ and Roberts DW. 1995. Co-transformation of Metarhizium anisopliae by electroporation or using the gene gun to produce stable GUS transformants. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 131 (3) 289-294.
49.St-Leger, RJ, Joshi, L, Biodochka, MJ, and Roberts DW. 1995. Multiple aminopeptidases produced by Metarhizium anisopliae. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 65 (3) 313-314.
Invited review articles
1. Kavanaugh D, Kane M, Joshi L, and Hickey RM 2013 Nutritional and microbial factors which modulate the human intestinal glycome. International Journal of Food Microbiology. Accepted.
2. *Gupta A, Moran AP, Joshi L. 2011. Sweet-Talk: role of host glycosylation in bacterial pathogenesis of the gastrointestinal tract. Gut. 60(10): 1412-25.
3. *Gerlach JQ, Cunningham S, Kane M, Joshi L. 2010. Glycobiomimics and glycobiosensors. Biochem Soc Trans. 38(5):1333-6.
4. *Cunningham S, Gerlach JQ, Kane M, Joshi L. 2010. Glyco-biosensors: recent advances and applications for the detection of free and bound carbohydrates. Analyst. 135(10): 2471-80.
5. *Cunningham, S, Gerlach JQ and Joshi L. GlycoSensors: Current Status and Potential. In ?Biosensors: Properties, Materials and Applications.' NovaSciences. 2009.
6. *Kilcoyne M and Joshi L. 2007. Carbohydrates in therapeutics. Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem. 5(3):186-97.
Book chapters
1. *Gerlach JQ, Sharma S, Leister KJ, Joshi L. 2012. A tight-knit group: protein glycosylation, endoplasmic reticulum stress and the unfolded protein response. In Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Health and Disease, Agostinis, P and Samali A. (Eds.) Springer, pp23-40.
2. *Kilcoyne M, Gerlach JQ, Spillane C, Joshi L. Biotechnology Crops ? Applications for Biopharmaceutical Production. Springer Series on Biotech Plants ?2010.
3. *Cunningham S, Joshi L. Marine Algae/Plant Biotechnology. Springer Series on Biotech Plants ?2010.
4. *Cunningham, S, Gerlach JQ and Joshi L. GlycoSensors: Current Status and Potential. In ?Biosensors: Properties, Materials and Applications.' NovaSciences. 2009.
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The first TEDxGalway was held on Friday June 11th 2010 on the campus of NUI Galway and attendees were treated to a range of fascinating presentations and performances spanning aspects of Irish culture to the latest scientific research, celebrating the diversity of intellectual and cultural life in this small but vibrant city.
Prof. Lokesh Joshi was one of the speakers and presented on "Glycoscience - the sweet and sticky language of biology". All the presentations were recorded and uploaded to the TEDxTalks youtube site and can be accessed from the TEDxGalway Web site.
Lenihan Launches Science Foundation Ireland-funded Alimentary Glycoscience Research Cluster at NUI Galway - October 2009
Launching the Strategic Research Cluster, Minister Lenihan said: "The AGRC is dedicated to conducting invaluable study into key research areas that impact enormously on each of us, directly or indirectly at some point in our lives. Its multi-disciplinary team of 36 researchers, together with industry partners and Government agencies, is the physical manifestation of the Government's 'Smart Economy' aspiration, and over the next five years will work steadfastly towards unearthing ground-breaking discoveries of benefit to wider society. The participation of leading Industry and government agency partners - Agilent Technologies Ireland Ltd, Alimentary Health, Biomining Inc. and Bristol Myers-Squibb, Teagasc and NBRT - illustrates the ambition and pharmaceutical expertise that the cluster possesses from the outset.
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Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mary Coughlan T.D., announced the establishment of 5 new Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Strategic Research Clusters (SRCs), representing a €23.9million investment in ground-breaking, collaborative research activities involving seven academic institutions and 22 companies.
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Tánaiste, Mary Coughlan T.D., Director General, SFI, Frank Gannon and the AGRC Team.
Glyco scientists at NUI Galway will play a leading role in the newly formed GlycoScience Ireland group launched today in the new Science Museum in Trinity College Dublin (Tuesday, 8 April). Glycoscience is the study of the glycans (complex sugars) that surround all cells including human cells. GlycoScience Ireland brings together scientists working in this field in order to apply their expertise to the Biopharmaceutical and Food industries.
GlycoScience Ireland will encourage inter-disciplinary collaboration between glycoscientists, biologists, chemists, engineers, information scientists and clinicians. The Group will also provide a forum for communication and interaction between Irish glycoscientists and industry representatives for the translation of glycoscience discoveries into commercial realities.
NUI Galway's involvement is being led by Professor Lokesh Joshi, who recently joined the University's National Centre for Biomedical Engineering as Stokes Professor of Glycosciences.
Professor Joshi explained "Glycans play crucial roles in almost all biological interactions at molecular and cellular levels, including fertilization, immune regulation, cancer and infectious diseases. Despite their underpinning role in biological processes, study in this area has lagged behind genomics and proteomics. With the global competition in biotechnology and biopharmaceutical research continually shifting, Ireland needs to harness the synergy of existing skills to remain in the leadership position in this emerging research frontier".
GlycoScience Ireland Launch was being co-sponsored by The National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) and the Centre for BioAnalytical Sciences (CBAS), of which Professor Joshi is Associate Director. For further information visit http://www.glycoscienceireland.ie/
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Over the course of two meetings members of the Spencer County Board of Education took a significant step in ameliorating the deficit situation with the Kentucky School Boards Insurance Trust.
During the first meeting held on July 28, Spencer County School Superintendent Chuck Adams said that the situation was slightly better than originally anticipated. Adams said that current estimates placed the payment due and owing by the school at just over $486,000 instead of the $639,000 originally projected.
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I would like to say that last week marked my first foray in a Spencer County Board of Education meeting and I would like to say I'm impressed.
For many months I listened as former Spencer Magnet reporter, now freelancer, Mallory Bilger sung the praises of the school board's efficiency. Now after experiencing it myself I must agree.
For those of you with little or no experience dealing with the board, you should know that their agendas are generally the easiest to follow of any county agency I have dealt with so far.
Spencer County Bears Soccer to host alumni game
Saturday, August 9th beginning at 7pm at the High School stadium, the Spencer County Bears are hosting an Alumni Soccer Game. This year, not only will they be holding a game between the current SCHS team and a team of alums, but we are also inviting an Alumni Band to play and an Alumni Cheerleading Squad to cheer the players on.
The Spencer County Fiscal Court took up two matters of ongoing concern for the magistrates including how to handle the change in the administrative code regarding the recycling supervisor position and the 911 contract bid process.
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The following are property transfers collected from the Spencer County Clerk's office for June, 2014:
June 16, 2014: David Westphal and Kimberly Westphal of Appalousa Dr., Taylorsville to National Residential Nominee Services, Inc. of Crosstown Circle, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, tract 6-A of Prevallet Farms as shown in plat cabinet 4, slide 80 in the Spencer County Clerk's office, $230,000.
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Law school addresses gender dysphoria as free speechBy Erin Mansfield
cORRESPONDENT | April 05,2014SOUTH ROYALTON Vermont Law School students and professors have been celebrating the First Amendment with celebrations of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender culture and making just enough people uncomfortable in the process that they might spark a cultural revolution.
The project, inspired by a series of Evie Lovett photographs that take you backstage at the Rainbow Cattle Co. in Dummerston to showcase drag queens, has caught the attention of hundreds of law students, social justice advocates and the governor.
Events so far have included a movie screening, an exhibition of Lovetts photos, and Wednesday night, a panel discussion on the rights of transgender people those who identify with the opposite gender.
Transgender people are the most marginalized people in the community, said panelist Jennifer Levi, a transgender rights attorney with Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders.
People have been beaten to death, she said. People have been denied emergency medical care.
In the cases she has litigated, Levi said, transgender children have been denied access to the bathroom of their choice because of the disconnect between the childs sexual organs and the childs gender identity, and some were banished to separate bathrooms in an effort to accommodate the them.
Its the next civil-rights issue, said VLS professor Gregory Johnson.
Indeed, transgender people cannot openly serve in the U.S. military, and in all but 16 states can legally be discriminated against, he said.
Much like homosexuals once were, transgender people were until recently labeled as having a medical disorder and were given only mid-level scrutiny in the judicial system.
But the medical term for being transgender is now called gender dysphoria the feeling of disconnect with ones native gender and in 2007 Vermont passed a law banning discrimination based on gender identity.
We have made more progress on this critical civil-rights issue in the past 12 years than has been made in the past 100 years, Gov. Peter Shumlin said in his keynote address.
Advocating that Vermonters make acceptance the norm, and demonstrating how the state sparked a movement to make marriage equality the status-quo across the country, the governor highlighted the vitriolic debate 15 years ago about civil unions.
They realized they were their friends, and they didnt have anything to fear, he said. I think marriage equality is the example for all equality.
What we need is a presence, Johnson said. Who are we talking about, and why does this matter?
There was a time when there were more transgenders than gays in the media, Johnson said, showing pictures of pop culture icons who have experienced gender dysphoria.
Among them are Laura Jane Grace (formerly Tom Gabel), of the punk band Against Me!; Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning, formerly of the U.S. Army; and Jared Letos character in the Academy Award-winning movie, Dallas Buyers Club.
Its almost like Harvey Milks line, Johnson said: Come out! Come out! Wherever you are!
Levi said, Typically, social conventions drive laws. The biggest challenge is getting relevant decision-makers to understand. ... A transgender girl is a girl. A transgender woman is a woman. A transgender boy is a boy. A transgender man is a man.
Event attendee Brett Hubbard said, I still dont understand what the big deal is. If you call yourself a boy, Ill call you a boy.
Third-year law student Emma Hempstead said, We accommodate disabilities; we should accommodate gender ambiguities as well. Of course they should be allowed to serve (in the military). I think its absurd. Thats not even a question.
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JPMorgan thinks these health care providers are a healthy bet.
By Nelson Hem
The hospital stocks featured here have seen some large gains, but a research call from JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Tuesday indicated even more upside in the industry.
Community Health Systems (CYH), HCA Holdings (HCA), Tenet Healthcare (THC) and Universal Health Services (UHS) were all initiated with "overweight" ratings and price targets higher than the consensus estimate.
The analyst also started Lifepoint Hospitals (LPNT) at "overweight," but saw less potential upside in Health Management Associates (HMA) and Vanguard Health Systems (VHS). They both were started with "neutral" ratings.
Community Health Systems
This Franklin, Tenn., provider of hospital health care services has a market capitalization of about $2.8 billion. The long-term earnings per share (EPS) growth forecast is more than 1%, and the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is less than the industry average. But the return on equity is only about 9%. The short interest was more than 5% of the float at the Nov. 30 settlement date.
Only 10 of the 22 analysts surveyed by Thomson/First Call who follow the stock recommend buying shares, though none recommend selling. Their mean price target, or where they expect the shares to go, is hardly any higher than the current share price. But JPMorgan's new $38 target represents more than 16% upside.
If one ignores a brief spike in the share price following the presidential election, the stock would be currently trading near a 52-week high. The share price is about 76% higher year to date. The stock has outperformed the likes of HCA Holdings and Lifepoint Hospitals over the past six months.
HCA Holdings
This owner and operator of hospitals and other health care facilities sports a market cap of about $14 billion. It is headquartered in Nashville. Its P/E ratio is much lower than the industry average, and the long-term EPS growth forecast is more than 11%. The operating margin is higher than the industry average and the return on investment is almost 18%. The short interest is more than 3% of the float, the second highest number of shares sold short this year.
All but three of the 24 analysts surveyed recommend buying shares; nine of them rate the stock a "strong buy." They believe the stock still has some room for growth, as their mean price target is more than 11% higher than the current share price. JP Morgan's $39 target represents about 18% potential upside.
Despite pulling back a bit in the past week following the announcement of a secondary offering, shares are more than 44% higher year to date. But the stock has underperformed competitors Health Management Associates and Tenet Healthcare over the past six months, though it has outperformed the S&P 500.
Tenet Healthcare
This Dallas health care services company has a market cap near $3.5 billion and just reached a new 52-week high. The forward earnings multiple is less than the industry average P/E ratio. The long-term EPS growth forecast is more than 12%, but the return on equity is more than 7%. The short interest is almost 8% of the float, the second highest number of shares sold short this year.
All but five of the 21 polled analysts recommend holding shares, but none recommends selling. JPMorgan's $41 target represents about 20% potential upside and is a level shares have not seen since 2005.
The share price is more than 61% higher than six months ago. The stock has outperformed competitors HCA Holdings and Universal Health Services, as well as the broader markets, over the past six months.
Universal Health Services
The market cap of this owner and operator of hospitals and health care centers is about $4.5 billion, and the company offers a dividend yield near 0.4%. The P/E and PEG ratios are a lower than the industry average, and the long-term EPS growth forecast is more than 23%. It has a return on equity of more than 16%. Shares sold short are a little over 1% of the float.
Of the 18 analysts polled, 16 rate the stock at "buy" or "strong buy." The $59 price target set by JPMorgan is more than 18% higher than the current share price. The share price has not been above $50 since July of 2011.
This stock also spiked right after the presidential election, and shares have almost reclaimed that level after rising about 8% in the past month. Over the past six months, the stock has outperformed the broader markets but underperformed competitors Community Health Systems and HCA Holdings.
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