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Surgical Mesh Lawsuit News: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Notes Current Creation of New Federal Vaginal Mesh Litigation in Southern District of West Virginia

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New York, NY (PRWEB) June 26, 2013

Surgical mesh lawsuit claims are continuing to move forward in a number of federal litigations at present underway in the Southern District of West Virginia, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports.

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According to court documents, a federal multi-district litigation for claims involving transvaginal mesh manufactured by Cook Healthcare, Inc. was authorized on June 11th by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. The initial status conference for this proceeding has been scheduled for August 1st at 9:00 a.m.* (In Re: Cook Medical, Inc., Pelvic Repair Technique Goods Liability Litigation – MDL No. 2440)

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Lawsuits alleging injuries brought on by the companys mesh are now pending in the federal proceeding underway in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, where claims involving merchandise from American Medical Systems, C.R. Bard, Boston Scientific and Johnson &amp Johnsons Ethicon unit have currently been filed in separate litigations. On the date the Cook Health-related litigation was approved, court records indicate there had been 13 instances filed against the manufacturer in eight federal jurisdictions in the U.S.

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Given how numerous women we hear from who have sustained mesh erosion, vaginal scarring and other injuries allegedly due to transvaginal mesh merchandise, we are not surprised that far more of these varieties of products are becoming the object of litigation, says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and medical devices. The Firm is actively filing transvaginal mesh lawsuits on behalf of women who allegedly suffered pain, vaginal scarring, mesh erosion, infection and other injuries.

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Surgical Mesh Lawsuits

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In addition to lawsuits now pending in the recently developed federal litigation involving Cook Health-related mesh devices, thousands of claims have been filed in the four other transvaginal mesh proceedings established in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. These lawsuits have been filed by women who allegedly seasoned complications stemming from mesh erosion by means of the vaginal tissue, which could manifest in infection, discomfort, vaginal scarring, and other injuries. As a result, plaintiffs in these circumstances allege they now endure a diminished quality of life.

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Bernstein Liebhard LLP partner, Jeffrey S. Grand, is serving on the Plaintiffs Steering Committees in the following four federal vaginal mesh litigations: In re: American Health-related Systems, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Merchandise Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2325) In re: Boston Scientific Corp., Pelvic Repair Systems Items Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2326) In re: C.R. Bard, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation (MDL No. 2187) and In re: Ethicon, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation ( MDL No. 2327).

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The scrutiny surrounding this class of devices has continued to mount given that 2008, when the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its initial public overall health alert warning the public that it had received far more than 1,000 adverse event reports from women implanted with the surgical material.** In 2011, the agency revised its stance on the frequency of these complications to occur from rare to not uncommon following finding that the number of complaints from vaginal mesh individuals improved 5-fold over a period of 3 years.***

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Girls who could have been injured by transvaginal mesh may be eligible to get compensation for out-of-pocket medical costs, as well as lost wages, pain and suffering and other damages. Find out far more about surgical mesh lawsuits by going to Bernstein Liebhard LLP’s site. To speak with a mesh lawyer straight, call 800-511-5092.

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Da Vinci Lawsuit News: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Notes Recent FDA Letter Stating Intuitive Surgical Could Have Violated Federal Regulations Regarding its da Vinci Robot

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New York, NY (PRWEB) June 27, 2013

In a current notice from the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) that might impact da Vinci lawsuit claims, the agency states that Intuitive Surgical possibly violated federal law by failing to initial alert regulators when it warned consumers about difficulties with the da Vinci Surgical Program, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports.

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According to the letter issued May 30th by the FDA, Intuitive Surgical received 134 complaints and filed 83 medical device reports stemming from use of the device between January 2010 and December 2011.* Following these reports, Intuitive sent a letter to buyers in October 2011 providing ideas and recommendations for appropriate use of the da Vinci Surgical Technique. According to a CNBC.com report published on June 25th, the FDA said Intuitive Surgical wrote to its customers in response to complaints concerning arcing by way of broken tip covers that caused patient injury.**

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Intuitive Surgicals failure to very first notify the FDA begs the question of whether or not they were attempting to hide one thing from the regulator. We will be watching this improvement carefully. Our Firm continues to hear from individuals who allegedly skilled surgical burns, excessive bleeding and other critical undesirable robot surgery complications stemming from use of the da Vinci Surgical Technique, says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and healthcare devices. The Firm is presently supplying totally free and confidential case evaluations to individuals who may have experienced robotic surgery complications after undergoing a procedure aided by the da Vinci Surgical System. Da Vinci Lawsuit Claims

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According to a statement issued April 19th by Intuitive Surgical, 26 da Vinci lawsuits alleging complications due to the surgery robot had been filed in the U.S. Court records indicate that the nations very first trial for a claim alleging robotic surgery complications concluded with a ruling in favor of Intuitive last month, but a May possibly 23rd report from Bloomberg.com stated that the lawyer for the plaintiff in the case was optimistic that future lawsuits more than the da Vinci Surgery Robot would result in favorable outcomes for allegedly injured sufferers.***(Estate of Fred E. Taylor v. Intuitive Surgical, 09-two-03136-5, Superior Court, State of Washington, Kitsap County)

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In a regulatory filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued by Intuitive on April 19th, the manufacturer reported that it had entered tolling agreements in specific bad robot surgery lawsuits more than its da Vinci Surgical System to allow additional time to evaluate the claims, to discover regardless of whether the claims have merit and whether they can be resolved without having litigation.**** As of March 14th, 2013, a notice entered in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana on March 14th indicated that Intuitive had settled a lawsuit alleging injuries sustained by a woman whose thyroid process was aided by the da Vinci robot. (Silvestrini v. Intuitive Surgical Systems Inc., No. 11-2704 (E.D. La.))

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The da Vinci Surgical Method was authorized in 2000 to aid surgeons performing minimally-invasive laparoscopic, urologic and gynecologic procedures. The device is now also utilized in thousands of hysterectomies, gall bladder and prostate removal surgeries, thyroid cancer procedures and heart surgeries, according to a Bloomberg.com report from February 28th.*****

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Individuals who knowledgeable robotic surgery complications may possibly be entitled to compensation for healthcare bills, lost wages, discomfort and suffering and other damages incurred by their injuries. Understand a lot more about bad robot surgery complications by visiting Bernstein Liebhard LLPs website. To speak with one of the Firms attorneys, please call 800-511-5092.

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da Vinci Surgical Robot News: Rottenstein Law Group LLP Comments on FDA Allegation That Intuitive Surgical Failed to Report Warning to Regulators

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(PRWEB) June 28, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has alleged that da Vinci surgical robot maker Intuitive Surgical warned customers before the FDA about a potentially hazardous problem with the da Vinci in 2011, breaking an established regulatory protocol. The Rottenstein Law Group LLP, a da Vinci law firm that explains da Vinci lawsuits and side effects at http://www.davincilawsuit.us, notes that this is however another FDA announcement involving the business following a preceding a single in April 2013.

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According to CNBC*, Intuitive notified surgeons about appropriate protocols for tip covers and for the correct generators to be utilized with those instruments. The FDA stated the correction was in response to complaints about problems with electrical currents jumping from the equipment to sufferers throughout surgery, major to injury. Nonetheless, the article said, the firm did not initial warn the FDA.

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The sort of letter the FDA sent Intuitive is not a final determination, but it does imply that the FDA considered Intuitive in violation of regulations, stated Rochelle Rottenstein, principal of the Rottenstein Law Group LLP. The situation addressedthe arcing of electricity from the surgical tools to the patientcould cause the patient internal burns, an alleged side impact that we usually hear about when fielding telephone calls from possible plaintiffs.

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Intuitive Surgical asserts that it is fully committed to superior instruction opportunities for surgeons and surgical teams in the use of its items, but notes that it does not participate in determining when a surgeon is adequately prepared to operate employing the da Vinci Surgical Method. According to a USA Nowadays post, the da Vinci surgical robot was employed in about 400,000 surgeries in 2012.** Recently CNBC aired a documentary about the da Vinci, focusing on the prospective dangers. In May 2013 Intuitive defeated a negligent instruction claim in court (Estate of Fred E. Taylor v. Intuitive Surgical Inc. 09-2-03136-5, Superior Court, Port Orchard, Wash.).

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The Rottenstein Law Group LLP encourages men and women to pay a visit to its site to download a free brochure to aid them determine if they are eligible to file a da Vinci lawsuit.

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For the most current news on defective medicines and healthcare devices and associated lawsuits, visit the Rottenstein Law Group LLPs Injury Lawyer Newswire at injurylawyernewswire.com. Readers can subscribe to the news websites stories and videos to remain on prime of individual injury news.

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Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit News: Federal Judge Overseeing American Healthcare Systems Surgical Mesh Lawsuits Selects Bellwether Instances, Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reports

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New York, New York (PRWEB) July 02, 2013

Transvaginal mesh lawsuit claims involving items manufactured by American Medical Systems, Inc. continue to move forward in a federal multidistrict litigation underway in U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. According to a Pretrial Order issued by the Court on July 1, 2013, four surgical mesh lawsuits have been chosen for the litigations bellwether trials. The proceedings initial trial is scheduled to start on December 3, 2013, even though a second is slated to start off on Might six, 2014. U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin will soon establish which of the 4 bellwether instances will go to trial on those dates, according to the Order. (In Re: American Health-related Systems, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Items Liability Litigation – MDL No. 2325)

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We are incredibly pleased to see these claims moving forward. The bellwether trials will give important clues into how other juries may possibly weigh claims in similar surgical mesh lawsuits involving American Medical Systems, says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing victims of defective drugs and health-related devices. The Firms vaginal mesh lawyers are currently representing hundreds of girls who allegedly suffered mesh erosion, discomfort, scarring, infection and other serious injuries, allegedly due to transvaginal mesh merchandise marketed by American Health-related Systems and other manufacturers. Bernstein Liebhard LLP partner, Jeffrey S. Grand, is serving on the Plaintiffs Steering Committee in the American Healthcare Systems litigation.

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American Health-related Systems Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits

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Court documents indicate that a lot more than 7,700 surgical mesh lawsuits have been filed against American Healthcare Systems in the Southern District of West Virginia. All of the lawsuits pending in the litigation allege that American Healthcare Systems failed to provide adequate warnings with regards to the dangers linked with surgical mesh utilized to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. It is additional alleged that plaintiffs suffered a range of serious complications due to the defective nature of these items, including chronic infections, organ harm, and mesh erosion and shrinkage.

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The litigation surrounding transvaginal mesh devices utilized to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence has been expanding given that October 2008, when the U.S. Food &amp Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public that it had received a lot more than 1,000 reports of serious complications linked with vaginal mesh products over a 3 year period.* Less than 3 years later, in July 2011, the FDA warned that complaints related with transvaginal prolapse repair had grown 5-fold because the 2008 alert, and stated that it no longer regarded as these varieties of injuries to be uncommon.**

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American Healthcare Systems is just 1 of many producers involved in litigations for surgical mesh lawsuits established in the Southern District of West Virginia. Bernstein Liebhard LLP partner, Jeffrey S. Grand, is also serving on the Plaintiffs Steering Committees for proceedings involving Boston Scientific Corp., (MDL No. 2326) C.R. Bard, Inc., (MDL No. 2187), and In re: Ethicon, Inc. (MDL No. 2327). Court documents show that the very first of the litigations bellwether trials, involving a C.R. Bard product, is scheduled to start on July 8, 2013.

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Mr. Grand has also been named Co-Liaison Counsel in two consolidated litigations established for C.R. Bard and Ethicon transvaginal mesh lawsuits that are at present underway in New Jerseys Atlantic County Superior Court. He was also a member of the trial group on the very first Ethicon trial in that proceeding, which ended in March with an $ 11 million verdict for the Plaintiff. (In re: Pelvic Mesh/Gynecare Litigation, No. 6341-ten In re: Pelvic Mesh Litigation/Bard, No. L-6339-ten)

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Ladies who have allegedly suffered severe complications related with transvaginal mesh may possibly be entitled to compensation for their healthcare bills, discomfort and suffering, and other injuries. A wealth of data with regards to transvaginal mesh lawsuits is obtainable at Bernstein Liebhard’s web site. To arrange for a free of charge legal consultation with an experienced mesh lawyer, please get in touch with the Firm these days by calling 800-511-5092.

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UHY LLP News Alert – A Tax Holiday Prior to Independence Day!

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Late yesterday afternoon, in an unexpected announcement, the White Residence administration announced that it will delay the employer mandate costs until 2015. This indicates those big employers who are nevertheless scrambling to implement an inexpensive and acceptable overall health care plan will have an additional year of reprieve prior to the non-deductible penalties take effect initially scheduled for January 1, 2014.

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A single of the crucial provisions in the Patient Protection and Cost-effective Care Act (PPACA) calls for employers with 50 or far more complete-time equivalent employees to offer you an reasonably priced and acceptable well being care strategy or face significant penalties. These penalties can be up to $ two,000 per full-time employee, per year, or the lessor of $ three,000 per year for those workers receiving federal subsidies through the exchange system.

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The administration has cited the difficulties in the implementation and reporting of this complex provision as the main cause behind the announcement of the delay.

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Even though the employer responsibility charges have been delayed, there are numerous provisions of this act that are nonetheless proceeding as planned. By October 1, 2013, employers need to distribute the Notice of Exchange to all employees which explains a little bit about the wellness insurance coverage exchange created for men and women to buy their own well being insurance coverage coverage. The federal exchange is anticipated to be up and operating just before the finish of the finish of the 2013 year which will enable taxpayers to comply with the person mandate requiring them to maintain wellness insurance coverage coverage or be subject to an person tax penalty on their 2014 Type 1040 filing.

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Da Vinci Lawsuit News: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Comments on Enhanced Use of Robotic Surgery to Treat Low-Grade Prostate Cancer

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New York, New York (PRWEB) July 04, 2013

As da Vinci lawsuit claims alleging injury due to the use of the da Vinci Surgical Technique continue to move forward in courts all through the country, Bernstein Liebhard LLP notes that a new study has located that robotic surgery is being increasingly used to treat men with low-grade prostate cancer, even even though these varieties of procedures could not offer you them any added rewards. According to the study, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on June 26th, the use of robotic surgery and other advance treatments in males with low-grade prostate cancer rose from 32 percent to 44 percent amongst 2004 and 2009.*

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Low-grade prostate cancer is defined as slow-increasing cancer that doesnt pose a threat to a patients life. According to a report from NPR.com, the new study has raised issues, as there is small data to indicate that robotic surgery gives added advantages to individuals with this type of prostate cancer, and might even have harmful effects. Robotic procedures are also far far more high-priced compared to standard types of surgery and radiation.**

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As the NPR report points out, several sufferers are drawn to robotic procedures because of marketing and advertising claims promising shorter recoveries and other benefits. However, as the developing quantity of da Vinci surgery lawsuits makes clear, the true dangers of robotic surgery nevertheless want to be fully evaluated, says Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationwide law firm representing the victims of defective drugs and health-related devices. The Firm is presently providing free legal evaluations to individuals who allegedly suffered severe robotic surgery complications in procedures involving the da Vinci Surgical Technique, including da Vinci prostatectomy.

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The da Vinci Surgical System was brought to industry in 2000 by Intuitive Surgical, Inc., and is the only robotic surgery platform approved in the U.S. for soft tissue procedures. According to a June 14th report from NBC News, the robot was utilised in more than 400,000 procedures final year, like thousands of men who underwent a da Vinci prostatectomy. The very same broadcast also revealed that the U.S. Food &amp Drug Administration (FDA) has received much more than 200 reports of da Vinci patients who suffered burns, cuts and infections since 2007, such as 89 that involved patient deaths. The developing number of da Vinci complications has attracted scrutiny from the FDA, and in January it launched a survey of medical doctors to determine if the increase was related to a problem with the technology. ***

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On Might 30th, the FDA issued a 483 letter to Intuitive Surgical soon after an agency inspection of its headquarters revealed that the organization had not informed the FDA of a letter it sent to buyers in October 2011 concerning a problem with the da Vinci that had the potential to harm individuals. According to the FDA letter, Intuitive Surgical had received 134 complaints and filed 82 healthcare device reports associated to tip cover issues amongst January 2010 and December 2011 that allowed electricity to arc, or jump, inside individuals during surgery.**** Just weeks prior, on May 8th, Intuitive sent an Urgent Healthcare Device Notification to its clients after figuring out that micro-cracks in an instrument used with the da Vinci could result in surgical burns. The business has redesigned the instrument and is now shipping replacements.*****

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Intuitive Surgical also acknowledged in an April 19th filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it had been named in 26 da Vinci surgery lawsuits filed on behalf of patients who allegedly suffered critical complications in robotic procedures.****** Although Intuitive lately won the nations 1st trial involving a da Vinci lawsuit, Reuters reported on May possibly 28th that plaintiffs attorneys expect hundreds of similar filings in the future. ******* (Estate of Fred E. Taylor v. Intuitive Surgical Inc., 09-two-03136-five, Superior Court, State of Washington, Kitsap County (Port Orchard))

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Victims of severe injuries allegedly brought on by the da Vinci Surgical System could be entitled to compensation for healthcare expenditures, lost wages, discomfort and suffering, and far more. To find out much more about filing a da Vinci surgery lawsuit, please visit Bernstein Liebhard LLPs site. Free of charge, no-obligation legal evaluations can also be arranged by calling 800-511-5092.

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OKWU Ranks at Prime by Forbes and U. S. News

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Oklahoma Wesleyan University has been listed among America’s Very best Colleges by each Forbes and U.S. News &amp World Report. Each ranking is based on various criteria and is hugely sought amongst America’s institutions of greater education.

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Six Hundred institutions are ranked by Forbes, which includes national study universities and smaller liberal arts colleges. Forbes ranks OKWU as #155 in the nation. That tends to make it the highest ranked university (on Forbes’ list) of any kind in Northeast Oklahoma, and second in Oklahoma, ahead of OU, OSU, TU, UCO and ORU.

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According to a Forbes press release, “Traditionally, institutions of higher education have been categorized by their Carnegie classification. U.S. News &amp Planet Report and some other rankings use, occasionally with a bit of modification, categories such as National Study Universities or Liberal Arts Colleges. Usually a distinction is also created among public and private schools. In its core rankings, we eschew that approach, preferring to list all schools in a single ranking. It is our belief that college students go to college to receive a bachelor’s degree and generally are open to getting it from diverse varieties of institutions.”

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Forbes goes on to say, “As in 2008, we base 25% of the rankings on student satisfaction with their course instruction. Also, like last year, we base yet another 25% on indicators of post-graduate employment success, and one-sixth (16.67%) on the likelihood of graduation from college inside four years. Final year, we weighted the estimated typical 4-year student loan debt at a single-sixth (16.67%) in the rankings. Provided the increasing charges, debt levels and linked issues with this concern, we have enhanced the weight to 20% this year.”

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The U.S. News &amp World Report 2010 edition of America’s Ideal Colleges locations OKWU at #9, Ideal in the West, for baccalaureate colleges and the #7 Greatest Worth in the West. U. S. News &amp Globe Report breaks the 1400 colleges and universities into acceptable categories for comparisons. It states, “This 2010 edition of America’s Best Colleges uses the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s 2006 Standard version of its classifications. Carnegie groups American colleges and universities according to their mission as defined by variables such as the highest level of degrees conferred by discipline.”

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“U.S. News &amp World Report collapses nine of those Carnegie categories into four primary groupings: National Universities, Liberal Arts Colleges, Universities-Master’s, and Baccalaureate Colleges. The schools in the Universities-Master’s and Baccalaureate Colleges categories are placed into one particular of four geographic regions: North, South, Midwest, and West.”

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U. S. News &amp World Reports defines a baccalaureate college as a single that focuses “mostly on undergraduate education, just as the liberal arts colleges do, but grant fewer than 50 percent of their degrees in liberal arts disciplines. At these schools, at least 10 percent of undergraduate degrees awarded are bachelor’s degrees. There are 319 baccalaureate colleges, ranked inside 4 regions: North, South, Midwest, and West.” The west includes Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii and Alaska.

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Oklahoma Wesleyan University is a 4-year, Christian university of the liberal arts and sciences that is accredited by the North Central Association. OWU also receives specialist accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), and the International Assembly of Collegiate Company Education (IACBE). It is a member of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities as well as the Council of Independent Colleges and Universities and the Association of Oklahoma Independent Colleges and Universities.

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Leapfrog Lighting News & Insights: Increasing Power Prices Encourage Theft of LED Lamps from Warehouses, Streetlights and Hotel Rooms

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Ottawa, Canada (PRWEB) June 25, 2013

Leapfrog Lighting News and Insights reports on the rise in theft of LED lamps. In a peculiar endorsement of the recognition and efficiency of LED lamps, theft of the well-liked bulbs is a developing issue around the planet as power prices climb into higher double digits per kWh in some nations.

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“Even in the US and Canada, exactly where power prices are much lower than in Europe, bulb theft in hotels is quite high,” stated Stephen Naor of Leapfrog Lighting. “When thieves target LED lamps, it indicates just how desirable they are in the industry.” Study much more…

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In a poll, 57% of hotel guests admit to obtaining stolen bulbs from hotel, according to The Telegraph. This is second only to towels, and ahead of Bibles, curtains, artwork, image frames and cutlery. This isn’t discouraging widespread adoption of LED lamps in hotels thoughwhere energy costs nonetheless outweigh theft expenses.

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High relative power fees were almost certainly the motive in a main robbery of a warehouse in Chile, exactly where electricity prices typical 23.1 cents per kWh. 40,000 useful LED lamps had been stolen in Santiago, according to Chile’s national police. In Chile, the average Chilean loved ones only earns $ 240 per month, making the average $ 28 per household energy bill a main expense. Read more…

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As of 2013, the US consumes 61 million tons of coal, 1.6 million barrels of oil, 335,000 tons of Petroleum Coke and 588 million Mcf of Organic Gas, generating it inevitable electricity rates will continue to rise as these non-renewable resources rise in cost.

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Leapfrog Lightings lamps provide improved glare control, light distribution and color consistency, mentioned Canadian Federal Minister Gary Goodyear, at a recent press event announcing an investment in Leapfrog Lightings ongoing analysis and development. The Minister of State for Science and Technologies praised measurable improvement on lighting top quality needed by facility managers, institutions, architects and retail firms.

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Inman News Announces Innovator Award Finalists Representing the Ideal in Genuine Estate Technologies

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Alameda, CA (PRWEB) June 24, 2010

Inman News announces its list for their annual Innovator Awards finalists. The firms and individuals nominated are these that represent the quite best in genuine estate innovation and technology. The Innovator Awards are a properly-respected and time-honored tradition at Real Estate Connect San Francisco.

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Because their inception in 1997, the annual awards have recognized businesses like LendingTree, Coldwell Banker, Sawbuck Realty, Redfin, ActiveRain, vFlyer and Closing.com, and folks like Frank LLosa of Frankly Realty and FranklyMLS.com, Bob Hale of the Houston Association of Realtors, and Mark Lesswing of the National Association of Realtors’ Center for Realtor Technologies.

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The winners of the 2010 Inman News Innovator Awards will be announced in the course of the Genuine Estate Connect conference in San Francisco, which runs from July 13-15 at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square hotel.

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The finalists are grouped into five categories: Brokerage or Franchise, New Technology, Web Service, Blog, Media Web site, with an further person award for Innovator of the Year (finalists for this category are not announced).

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Also, new this year, the awards will recognize a “People’s Selection” innovator, selected by a common vote of Inman News readers from the list of finalists. Anyone who would like to vote may possibly do so at the Innovator Award page on the Inman News site.

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The Innovator Award Finalists Are Listed Here (listed alphabetically by category):

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Brokerage or Franchise:&#13

AtHomes&#13

CondoDomain&#13

Connect Realty&#13

The GoodLife Group&#13

Hawaii Life True Estate Solutions&#13

M Realty&#13

True Estate 1&#13

Style Estate Agents&#13

WaLaw Realty&#13

NeighborCity

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New Technologies:&#13

Greater Houses and Gardens True Estate Property Selection Assistant app&#13

DocuSign ESIGNControl app&#13

NearBuy Real Estate Search app&#13

Realtor.com app&#13

Redfin app&#13

Roost Social True Estate Platform Facebook app&#13

Trulia app&#13

Stroll Score app&#13

Zillow iPad app&#13

ZipRealty HomeScan app

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1000Watt Index&#13

BlueScape Search&#13

Cloud CMA&#13

DsIDXpress&#13

“Locate” search tool, Move Inc.&#13

Follr Enhanced Actual Estate Social Card&#13

Fuzedagent&#13

ListGlobally.com&#13

MLSCloud &#13

NabeWise&#13

Realtor Match &#13

Realtors Home Resource (RPR)&#13

SmartGFE.com

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Blog:&#13

1000Watt weblog &#13

Weblog By The Bay &#13

Blue Matter&#13

Bubbleinfo.com &#13

Property Equity &#13

Immobilier two. &#13

Maintaining Current Matters &#13

True Estate Relativity &#13

Tech Savvy Agent &#13

Urban Trekker &#13

Vendor Alley

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Media Internet site:&#13

BlockShopper &#13

HouseLogic &#13

Housing Watch &#13

HousingWire&#13

That Interview Guy &#13

New York Occasions True Estate &#13

Planetizen &#13

ProPublica Eye on Loan Modifications &#13

RE Technology Inc. &#13

Actual Estate Channel

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Any individual who would like to vote, may do so at the Innovator Award web page on the Inman News web site.

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To obtain a free press pass or for extra information, contact Katie Lance, Marketing and advertising Manager at katie(at)inman(dot)com

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About Inman News | Inman News (http://www.inman.com) is the major supply of independent actual estate news, data, tips, analysis, technologies, opinion and commentary for industry professionals and buyers alike. Inman’s unbiased and hard-hitting stories are known all through the actual estate industry. Agents and brokers globally trust Inman News as their very first source of correct, innovative and timely day-to-day true estate news. For far more info, go to http://www.inman.com.

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For over 14 years, Inman News has been hosting Real Estate Connect. Genuine Estate Connect San Francisco, a semi-annual real estate conference for actual estate agents, leading brokers, mortgage specialists, technology business CEOs, directors and managers, entrepreneurs, press, analysts and investors from throughout the U.S. and about the globe, will be held this year on July 13 – 15, 2010, at a brand new place, the Hilton San Francisco Union Square.

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Inman News Announces eight Innovator Award Winners at Real Estate Connect San Francisco

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Eight ground-breaking companies have been recognized at Real Estate Connect San Francisco on July 15, 2010 at the Hilton Union Square and have been awarded the Inman News Innovator Award. These eight innovative firms are using technologies to break new ground in the planet of actual estate and advertising and marketing and are providing intriguing technologies in the regions of mobile devices, technology, web 2., social media and significantly a lot more.

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Each year, Inman News announces the launch of the Inman News Innovator Awards procedure with a call for nominations many months prior to the Genuine Estate Connect conference. Nominations are open to all and are submitted online. An Inman News review team considers the nominations and selects a list of finalists, and the finalists are drawn from the nominees and a list of other prospects suggested by the Inman News editorial group. The review group selects the winners from the list of finalists.

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Winners had been announced in 5 categories, with an extra two individual awards. Also, one particular finalist was honored with a very first-ever People’s Selection Innovator Award, chosen based on voting in an on the web survey.

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The winners are:

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Most Revolutionary Brokerage or Franchise: The GoodLife Team&#13

The GoodLife Group, a boutique real estate firm based in Austin, Texas, requires an agent group approach to its brokerage. The small business has a focus on training and technologies and is led by Krisstina Smart, principal and broker. The web site characteristics home, neighborhood and school specifics and details about region activities.

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Most Innovative New Technologies: ZipRealty’s HomeScan&#13

The ZipRealty HomeScan iPhone app function incorporates multiple-listing-service-based home data with augmented reality — users can point their wise phone’s camera inside the neighborhood where they are standing to view an overlay of nearby houses that are for sale or recently sold. ZipRealty’s app also offers photographs, maps and details on for-sale properties in about 4,900 cities.

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Most Revolutionary Web Service: Houston Association of Realtors’ Realtor Match&#13

Realtor Match, designed by the Houston Association of Realtors, permits customers to search for Realtors based on ratings from customer surveys and based on their transaction history, such as sactive listings and closed sales. Users could search for Realtors by map area. Agent complaints prompted the association to cut the search tool from its common Realtor-search tools accessible at HAR.com, though this award honors the innovation as initially created and launched.

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Most Revolutionary Blog: Tech Savvy Agent blog&#13

The Tech Savvy Agent blog functions three real estate voices, which includes Stephen Pacinelli, Suzanne Roy and Chris Smith. The web site offers up hardware and software testimonials, videos, tech advice and tips, and integration with social media. A recent post sparked more than 300 tweets on Twitter and 264 “shares” on Facebook.

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Most Revolutionary Media Site: ProPublica Eye on Loan Modifications&#13

ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit news agency that has a mission to create investigative journalism in the public interest. ProPublica’s Eye on Loan Modifications project continues to shine a light on actual efficiency of huge servicers participating in the federal government’s loan-mod applications and serves to connect these property owners who have sought loan mods with journalists who are functioning on connected articles.

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People’s Option Award: DocuSign’s ESIGNControl app&#13

The DocuSign ESIGNControl app allows genuine estate professionals to send and obtain documents from their iPhone to be electronically signed by purchasers and sellers, and also permits specialists to oversee document information and corrections.

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Innovator of the Year No. 1: Sherry Chris, president and CEO of Better Houses and Gardens Actual Estate LLC.&#13

Sherry Chris has served in executive roles for a range of big brokerages across the nation and in Canada, including Royal LePage, True Living, Prudential and Coldwell Banker, and most recently served Realogy Corp. in launching the Far better Homes and Gardens real estate franchise. Her forward-thinking approach to social media, technology and branding has helped to develop this new franchise. Throughout the Real Estate Connect conference Chris discussed a just-launched “Beta Brokers” Internet project that profiles a quantity of real estate sector innovators.

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Innovator of the Year No. 2: Dale Stinton, CEO, National Association of Realtors.&#13

Dale Stinton, CEO for the National Association of Realtors, helped to launch the association’s Second Century Ventures, an incubator for tech innovation. His leadership has also brought about the deal to form Realtors Home Resource — a enormous national house database project now in improvement. He also oversaw a partnership by NAR with e-signature provider DocuSign, and the launch of the Game Changers system that has fostered innovation at Realtor associations across the country, as well as the Proper Tools, Proper Now initiative to place helpful resources into the hands of member Realtors.

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Since their inception in 1997, the annual awards have recognized firms which includes LendingTree, Coldwell Banker, Sawbuck Realty, Redfin, ActiveRain, vFlyer and Closing.com, and people which includes Frank LLosa of Frankly Realty and FranklyMLS.com, Bob Hale of the Houston Association of Realtors, and Mark Lesswing of the National Association of Realtors’ Center for Realtor Technology.

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For further details, please speak to Katie Lance, Marketing Manager, Inman News at (510) 658-9252 ext. 147 or katie (at) inman (dot) com

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About Inman News | Inman News (http://www.inman.com) is the major source of independent actual estate news, information, tips, study, technology, opinion and commentary for business specialists and consumers alike. Inman’s unbiased and challenging-hitting stories are identified all through the genuine estate sector. Agents and brokers globally trust Inman News as their first source of accurate, revolutionary and timely everyday news.

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Inman News produces the executive level Actual Estate Connect conference twice a year, after in New York and after in San Francisco. This three day, high-level event focuses on the future of true estate marketing and technologies. Inman News also produces Agent Reboot, a one particular-day occasion geared toward actual estate agents to get them up to speed on the newest true estate technologies and strategies. Agent Reboot will be accessible in 12 cities in 2010.

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