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Volunteer center to present financial awareness program
Students have a new financial resource to help them with managing credit card debt, student loans and other financial concerns. The Student Volunteer Center has added the My Money, My Life, My Choices program to create awareness, provide information about and encourage implementation of sound financial planning skills and techniques to help college students, said Louise Schroeder, a certified financial planner. Joyce Montgomery, student activities officer, said many young people are not aware of their finances, but Oklahoma is the only state offering financial education for youth, According to the Oklahoma Money Matters database, Ad Council reported that more people filed for bankruptcy than graduated from college in 2002. Also, a recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education reported that financial concerns are the No.
Paragon Launches Extranet Application for TPD Customers
Paragon Strategic Solutions Inc., a member company of Benfield, the world's leading independent reinsurance and risk intermediary, today announced the launch of a new Extranet application to enhance its Third-Party Deductible (TPD) services. Recognizing the need for easy access to specific TPD billing and recovery details, Paragon has developed this value-added service for its TPD customers. “We are very pleased to offer this new application as an enhancement to our TPD service offerings," said Mike O'Loughlin, President of Paragon's Asset Recovery division. “Our TPD Extranet gives customers access to on-line deductible recovery information, enhanced management control over the process, and the ability to provide even better service to their insureds." Through the TPD Extranet application, Paragon provides its customers with real-time access to all TPD activity for their given accounts.
South Africa: Centre to Help Zimbabweans Find Work in SA
A RECRUITMENT centre to help Zimbabweans get jobs in SA and reduce the number of illegal immigrants in the country is to be opened at the Beitbridge border post on Friday. Thousands of Zimbabweans have fled their homes for SA to escape the economic and political turmoil in that country. Zimbabwe's inflation of nearly 1000% is considered the highest in the world. About 200 Zimbabweans are deported from SA a week, but most are known to come back quickly thereafter. Labour department spokesman Mokgadi Pela said the centre would help Zimbabweans seeking employment in SA with legal documents. Those applying to work in SA would be checked before receiving approval documents. They would be allowed to enter the country only after employers had gone to the centre to recruit them, he said.
The Darkness ( Preview )
"Now here at Leipzig we have new stuff to show you," Andersson promises."It's the introduction of the game, so it's before Jackie receives any kind of Darkness powers. It's more a traditional shooter in this first segment up to the point he gets possessed basically on his birthday." .
Bluestreak Expands in New York and London, Grows Sales Team ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 2006--Bluestreak, a leading provider of digital marketing technologies and services, today announced it has opened a new office in New York, relocated its office in London, grown its sales team, and launched a new corporate identity program and supporting print and advertising campaign. The company, based in Providence, RI, recently opened a sales office in New York City and relocated its UK office from Richmond to Central London in order to have closer access to its client base and new business efforts. The company does a great deal of business in both the US and the UK. In addition, the company recently grew its sales team significantly under the leadership of Mary Byrne, SVP, Global Sales, Marketing and Services in order to better service existing clients and recruit new prospects.
Mahdani effect: Other prisoners too get an ayurvedic check-up
Chennai, August 6:If the ayruvedic treatment for Abdul Nasser Mahdani, prime accused in the Coimbatore blast case, kicked up a controversy for the DMK government, it also caused much heartburn among the 2,000-odd prisoners in the high-security prison. Prison sources say there have been murmurs of protests among the prisoners about the PDP leader being given VIP treatment. .
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