| Townhomes remain option for Aspen's Lift One |
| ASPEN Developers hoping to build a hotel at the base of Aspen Mountain have been granted an 18 month extension on their backup plan to build townhomes if voters this spring fail to approve a master plan for the area (more) |
| How To Buy A Backpack |
| Filed under: Hiking, GearWhether you're floating around Europe for a couple of months or trekking through Asia, your most important piece of equipment will of course be your backpack It'll be your constant companion, your lifeline, and it will prote (more) |
| Long Island Insurance: Insuring Homes Near the Water in New York |
| OCEANSIDE, NY (MARKET WIRE) In New York, particularly on Long Island in Nassau County, Suffolk County, Queens County, Brooklyn County, and Richmond County in Staten Island, homeowners may be faced with the prospect of trying to obtain home insurance (more) |
| NC Auto Insurance Companies Ask For 1.4 Percent Rate Hike |
| Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that the Department has received the annual auto insurance rate filing from the North Carolina Rate Bureau (more) |
| Sheilas' Wheels home insurance celebrates first anniversary |
| Sheilas' Wheels home insurance celebrates first anniversary (more) |
| Senate passes Obama's economic recovery plan |
| WASHINGTON President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan has passed the Senate and is on its way to difficult House Senate negotiations (more) |
| Do Not Take Any Risks With Home Insurance |
| all because of the advice that they received from their insurance company With this sometimes being the case you need to make sure that the policy that you end up getting provides you with full cover (more) |
| Bowermaster's Antarctica -- Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands |
| Filed under: Activism, Climbing, Arts and Culture, Hiking, History, Learning, Paddling, Antarctica, Camping, Ecotourism
Six a m and the sea is clouded by a morning mist, making the always mysterious looking Elephant Island appear evermore myster (more) |
| Galley Gossip: A question about why flight attendants are fat, old, grumpy |
| Filed under: Galley GossipDear Heather,
Here's another you hate to hear but I will say it anyway Why is it that US domestic flight attendants are so much more fat, grumpy, lazy and uglier than their foreign counterparts? They are ALL drop dead go (more) |
| Aspen job forecast grim |
| ASPEN With a mounting pile of evidence suggesting that Colorado has followed the rest of the nation into recession, the employment outlook for job seekers in Pitkin County appears grim this year (more) |
| Australia Police Declare Bushfire Disaster a 'Crime Scene' |
| Australian police treated the country's entire bushfire disaster zone as a crime scene on Tuesday as investigators combed through a blackened wasteland to find clues to the culprits behind the (more) |
| December sales drop in Snowmass |
| SNOWMASS VILLAGE Snowmass Village saw a 9 8 percent drop in sales tax collections in December, according to data released Monday (more) |
| Home Owner Insurance - Quotes Guide |
| Getting the ideal landlord home insurance is now readily available using the internet, thus making the search process much easier For you to get your desired landlord insurance cover information, all you need to do now is connect to the internet, (more) |
| Pitkin County real estate transactions 2009 |
| A listing of real estate transactions recorded in Pitkin County in 2009 (updated through Feb 5) (more) |
| S&P Lowers Hartford's Ratings to 'A-'; On CreditWatch Negative |
| Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its counterparty credit rating on Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG) to 'A ' from 'A' S&P also placed its ratings on HIG and its operating (more) |
| Budget Travel: Ride the rails |
| Filed under: Budget TravelTravel by train means that you must enjoy 'getting there' as much as 'being there ' Since it takes a lot longer than flying, you have to make transportation part of the experience Don't just think about hopping on a train t (more) |
| Legislators hope to keep Rifle prison open |
| RIFLE, Colo Colorado Republican Sens Josh Penry and Al White said Tuesday they will fight to stop Gov Bill Ritter's plan to close a minimum security prison in Garfield County (more) |
| NZ leaders express sympathy over bushfires |
| New Zealand's political leaders today joined to express their sympathy and extend their condolences to Australia following its devastating bushfires
The fires have claimed at least 173 lives, destroyed more than 750 homes, left (more) |
| Aspen camp helps autistic children find outlet with skiing |
| SNOWMASS It's late afternoon at Snowmass ski resort, and 13 year old Robert Doss lies in the snow, screaming (more) |
| State Auto Mutual Completes Acquisition of Missouri's Rockhill |
| State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co of Columbus, Ohio, has completed its purchase of Rockhill Insurance Group of Kansas City, Mo
Rockhill writes approximately $120 million in specialty (more) |
| N.C. auto insurance companies ask for rate hike |
| Auto insurance companies have requested an overall statewide increase of 1 4 percent for 2009, the state Department of Insurance said Monday (more) |
| Great Divide changes hands again |
| ASPEN Aspen's only music store has sold for the second time in a year, this time to a buyer who has a history of his own in the music business (more) |
| Higginbotham Adds 2 in Austin Office |
| Independent insurance and financial services firm Higginbotham & Associates added two brokers to its Austin, Texas, office
Higginbotham named Chris Camero an executive vice president for (more) |
| New York Fines Zurich $250K over Veterinarians E&O Rates |
| Zurich American Insurance Co has paid a $250,000 fine to the state of New York for charging unfiled rates on its errors and omissions policy for veterinarians, according to state regulators (more) |
| More Plaintiffs Join Abuse Lawsuit Against Jesuits |
| Twenty Alaska Natives have joined a lawsuit claiming they were abused by Jesuit priests or those supervised by Jesuits, and a lawyer said the head of the Roman Catholic order has been served with (more) |
| North Carolina Auto Insurance Companies Seek 1.4% Hike |
| North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has confirmed that his department has received the annual auto insurance rate filing from the North Carolina Rate Bureau The bureau, which (more) |
| Will Model T replicas replace horse-drawn carriages in NYC? |
| Filed under: NewsAnimal rights groups have long been trying to put an end to the carriage rides offered in New York City Essentially, they argue that the horses are mistreated and exposed to unsafe conditions Supporters of the carriages maintain (more) |
| Knives out for $600M in cuts to Colorado budget |
| DENVER State lawmakers are preparing to finalize millions of dollars in cuts to balance this year's budget (more) |
| Snow mostly skirts Aspen |
| ASPEN The storm that moved into Colorado late Monday slighted Aspen and Snowmass, leaving only 2 or 3 inches of fresh snow, though another 1 to 3 inches may fall Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service (more) |
| Will Your Home Insurance Cover the Big Freeze? |
| Icy weather has taken its toll on Britain with snowfall at its highest level in 18 years As a result there has been more than £40million in claims on home insurance lodged nationwide (more) |
| Colorado lawmakers kill bill on immigration job check |
| DENVER A Colorado state Senate committee has killed a bill that would have required all non governmental employers to verify the immigration status of job applicants (more) |
| Millennium Trust Company: Senior Staff Promotions Announced at Millennium T |
| OAK BROOK, IL (MARKET WIRE) Millennium Trust proudly announced that Karla Mansfield has been promoted from Vice President, Controller to Chief Financial Officer and Mary Hackbarth from Vice President, Health Savings Accounts to Senior Vice President (more) |
| Axis Capital reports drop in Q4 net income |
| Axis Capital Holdings, a provider of insurance and reinsurance products, has reported a net income of $131 million, or $0 88 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to $306 million, or $1 89 per diluted share, for the correspondin (more) |
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| Australia Bushfies 'a Climate Change Wake-up Call' Say Experts |
| Weekend bushfires in Australia that killed 173 people are a climate change wake up call for the public and politicians and a window to the future, experts said on Tuesday
With the death toll (more) |
| How to donate to the bushfire victims |
| New Zealanders wanting to help Australians who have lost homes and loved ones in the bushfires that ravaged Victoria can donate money to the Red Cross and the Salvation Army
Volunteers from the Australian Red Cross branch are (more) |
| Bankers in legal fight for unpaid bonuses |
| STAFF at banks including Royal Bank of Scotland are preparing multi million pound legal actions over unpaid bonuses they claim they are entitled to (more) |
| MaintenanceNet: MaintenanceNet, Inc. Adds Technology Industry Veteran Fritz |
| CARLSBAD, CA (MARKET WIRE) MaintenanceNet(TM), Inc , the leading provider of extended warranty and maintenance contract management services, today announced that Fritz Hesse, a technology industry veteran with experience as both an entrepreneur and (more) |
| Karen Clark & Co. Launches Mobile Inspection Technology |
| Catastrophe risk and cat modeling firm, Karen Clark & Co , launched a new software product that helps insurance companies collect and analyze data from property inspections
The application, (more) |
| Land legislation worth backing |
| Dear Editor: Congress will soon vote on the Omnibus Public Land Management Act, a far reaching bill that will protect wilderness areas, rivers, heritage sites, and parks on public lands across the United States (more) |
| The Air New Zealand Pink Party Plane is back for 2009! |
| Filed under: Australia, Airlines, Travel DealsAir New Zealand is once again flying their pink party plane for the 2009 Sydney Mardi Gras We've covered the party plane before, but it is clearly a success, as they keep bringing it back for more fun!Ti (more) |
| Product review - The Cruising Caddy |
| Filed under: Gadling Gear ReviewBy now, I'm sure most of you are used to my product reviews involving items with buttons and lights Still, every now and then I'll run into a product that is not battery operated, but interesting enough to warrant a c (more) |
| Texas House Bill Would Require Ignition Interlocks After All DWIs |
| Texas State Rep Bill Callegari of Katy has filed a measure to require all convicted drunk drivers to install ignition interlock devices in their cars, including first offenders If approved, (more) |
| Frommer pleads guilty to multiple felonies |
| ASPEN Check fraud artist Peter Frommer pleaded guilty Monday to two felonies and one misdemeanor in connection with writing a string of bad checks to local merchants and others in the winter of 2006 07 (more) |
| Teen ID'd as victim in I-70 rollover |
| GRAND JUNCTION, Colo Investigators say alcohol and texting are suspected as factors in a crash on Interstate 70 that killed a Grand Junction woman (more) |
| Tour the world's vandalism |
| Filed under: Activism, Photos, Europe, North America, Estonia, France, Iceland, Canada, United StatesEyesore or art, graffiti is part of any culture's public dialogue Vandalism is visual profanity, and we all swear in our own f ing ways I've been (more) |
| The UK's 'environment czar' doesn't want people to go anywhere |
| Filed under: United Kingdom, NewsDamn the man who's saving the empire?Adair Turner, chairman of the independent Committee on Climate Change, who is cheekily called the 'environment czar' of Great Britain, made a proposal on Thursday that nobody's gon (more) |
| XL to Announce Q4, FY 2008 Results Today; Conference Call Details |
| Bermuda's XL Capital Ltd expects to release its Fourth Quarter and Year End 2008 results after the close of regular stock market trading hours today, Tuesday, February 10, 2009 A conference call (more) |
| AXIS Capital Q4 Net Down 57%; Full Year Declines by 66.7% |
| Bermuda based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2008 of $131 million, or $0 88 per diluted common share, compared with net income of $306 million, or (more) |
| 5 Things You Don't Know About London |
| There hasn't been a better time to visit London affordably in a decade As one of the hippest, most multicultural, forward thinking cities in the world, there's a lot of discover, both for first timers and those who think they already know it well (more) |
| EastNets: EastNets to Showcase NACHA IAT Screening With Its Top Ranked Filt |
| NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) EastNets, a leading global provider of compliance and payments solutions and services, announced today that it will be an exhibitor at the 9th Annual Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA) AML Compliance Conferen (more) |
| Clickatell: Enterprises, Governments and Communities Worldwide Need SMS Eme |
| REDWOOD CITY, CA (MARKET WIRE) Clickatell, global provider of mobile messaging solutions, today announced several new customers who rely on SMS to save lives and connect people by providing critical information during times of tragedy The world exp (more) |
| Colorado lawmakers back phasing out business tax |
| DENVER A plan to phase out an unpopular Colorado business tax got bipartisan support Monday in its first hearing at the state Capitol (more) |
| Banking giant cuts 2000 jobs |
| GLOBAL banking giant UBS today announced plans to cut at least 2000 more jobs as it unveiled huge losses for the final three months of 2008 (more) |
| Hearing postponed in Basalt attempted murder |
| EAGLE, Colo A hearing for a man charged with attempted murder for allegedly attacking his ex girlfriend with a knife Sept 29 at a Basalt area trailer park was postponed Tuesday until Feb 27 (more) |
| Product review - Solio Magnesium edition hybrid battery charger |
| Filed under: Gadling Gear ReviewWe've covered Solio before here on Gadling, so when they announced their most advanced charger ever, I just had to take it for a spin The new Solio Magnesium edition hybrid charger features a 3 panel solar charger AC (more) |
| Western Insurance Agency Joins CAA |
| Austin, Texas based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced it has welcomed Tom Boren Insurance Agency Inc , dba Western Insurance Agency of Copperas Cove, Texas, as its 38th member agency (more) |
| Lindsey Vonn has operation on injured thumb |
| VAL D'ISERE, France Pouring champagne proved a dangerous business for Lindsey Vonn (more) |
| Aspen woman's Atlantic swim carries an asterisk |
| Jennifer Figge is a hero to multitudes of wannabe athletes, but she didn't even come close to swimming across the Atlantic Ocean (more) |
| Courts: Assault victim will not have to testify |
| ASPEN A judge Monday turned down a request from the defense that would have compelled the victim in the Cooper Street Pier sexual assault to testify in a pre trial hearing about the matter (more) |
| NetSol Technologies, Inc.: NetSol Technologies to Announce Fiscal Second Qu |
| EMERYVILLE, CA (MARKET WIRE) NetSol Technologies Inc 'NetSol' (NASDAQ: NTWK) (NASDAQ DUBAI: NTWK), a U S corporation providing global business services and enterprise application solutions to private and public sector organizations worldwide, will (more) |
| Colorado's rural areas may lose reception after DTV switch |
| DENVER Thousands of people in Colorado and elsewhere may soon have dark television screens because aging devices that relay signals to rural areas will stop working after the nationwide switch to digital television (more) |
| Home Insurance - Landlord Free Quotes and Guide |
| Now, landlords do not have to stress themselves searching for home insurance the old traditional way While in the comfort of their homes, they can source providers online, get free quotes and compare prices making sure they get rates that suits the (more) |
| Unfinished Mandarin Oriental hotel in Beijing is on fire |
| Filed under: China, Hotels and Accommodations, NewsWhat was supposed to be the flagship hotel of the Mandarin Oriental chain in China, has turned into a 40 story inferno The fire has lit up the Beijing skyline, and took place in the final hours of th (more) |
| Storms Hit France, UK, Switzerland |
| A storm swept across northern France on Tuesday, cutting off more than 600,000 homes from the power grid, while high winds and gales hit Britain and Switzerland
It was the second major storm (more) |
| In Matters of the Heart, Luck Can Make All the Difference |
| To get diagnoses and treatment plans right, we need doctors who know us over time, and who have the time to know us (more) |
| National Contractors Insurance Co. Redomesticates in Montana |
| National Contractors Insurance Co Inc , a risk retention group specializing in general liability insurance for licensed residential and commercial general and artisan contractors, has (more) |
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| LJ Erspamer: Guest Opinion |
| Civic involvement reflects pride, sacrifice and determination to create a better community (more) |
| 67,000 acres pulled from Colorado oil, gas auction |
| DENVER The U S Forest Service has withdrawn nearly 67,000 acres of National Forest land from a Thursday auction of oil and gas leases in southwestern Colorado (more) |
| Video: Should you buy wedding insurance? |
| Wedding insurance can cover some of your costs if the wedding doesn't take place But read the fine print changes of heart aren't covered (more) |
| Panel: Kansas Drunken Driving Laws 'Dysfunctional,' Need Overhaul |
| A state board appointed to examine drunken driving laws in Kansas has concluded that the whole system needs a major overhaul
The Kansas Substance Abuse Policy Board says the state's system (more) |
| 17,000 people overtake London Liverpool street station - for a Flashmob |
| Filed under: Festivals and Events, United Kingdom, Video, News Flashmobbing is not new in fact, the last time a massive flashmob took place at a railway station, it became one of the most popular posts we've ever covered here on Gadling This newes (more) |
| United Risk Solutions Names Cracraft Producer of the Year |
| Les Cracraft, employee benefits consultant at Medford, Ore based United Risk Solutions Inc , has been named the firm's producer of the year for the second consecutive year His work accounts for (more) |
| Losing more than ice time |
| Dear Editor: On Feb 10, you will consider budget cuts for Aspen, including your city manager's proposal to close the Aspen Ice Garden for almost half of the year (more) |
| Insurance bureau requests to raise rates |
| It could cost more to keep your car on the road, if the auto insurance industry gets its way (more) |
| District attorney to probe allegations against Vallario |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS The Garfield County commissioners on Monday referred allegations of misconduct against Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario to the 9th Judicial District (more) |
| Cattle-chasing canines spoiling dog party in Carbondale |
| CARBONDALE It's the start of calving season, and the last thing rancher Marty Nieslanik needs to worry about is loose dogs chasing and stressing out his pregnant cows (more) |
| South Carolina Gets Tougher with Drunk Drivers Starting Today |
| Drunken drivers in South Carolina will start facing different penalties depending on whether they're tipsy or trashed
The new law that takes effect today ties tougher sentences to the amount (more) |
| Integrated Asset Services: Latest Report Shows U.S. House Prices Fell 13.8% |
| DENVER, CO (MARKET WIRE) Integrated Asset Services, LLC (IAS) (www iasreo com), a leader in default management and residential collateral valuation, today released its IAS360(TM) House Price Index for December Based on the timeliest and most granul (more) |
| Gas cleanup in Old Snowmass could take years, CDOT says |
| OLD SNOWMASS Officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation suspect the cleanup of 1,600 gallons of spilled gasoline from the Old Snowmass Conoco could take years, a spokeswoman for the agency said Tuesday (more) |
| Otterbourg: Otterbourg Celebrates Its Centennial |
| NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, P C , a law firm that focuses on the representation of financial institutions and creditors, including commercial banks, investment banks, asset based lenders, hedge funds, insurance (more) |
| CDOT: Trains on plains equals $1.5B in benefits |
| DENVER A Colorado Department of Transportation study says moving freight trains away from the Front Range and onto the eastern plains could have up to $1 5 billion in benefits over 19 years (more) |
| Palisades Outclasses Other Auto Insurance Companies in Statewide Survey of |
| A recent survey of New Jersey auto repair shops conducted by USA DIRECT Inc , an independent research firm, showed there are significant differences in repair quality, speed of repairs, and customer experience when it comes to how well auto insuranc (more) |
| Photo of the Day (2.9.09) |
| Filed under: Festivals and Events, Photos, North America, United States, Photo of the DayTry as I might, I could not stop staring at this shot captured by ultraclay! and uploaded into our Gadling Flickr pool Ultraclay! apparently took this photograp (more) |
| Starkweather & Shepley Hires Fotopulos |
| Andrew Fotopulos has joined Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc in Providence, Rhode Island as senior vice president
Fotopulos will lead the brokerage's financial institutional (more) |
| FirstBest Systems: Independent Research Firms Recognize FirstBest Systems i |
| BEDFORD, MA (MARKET WIRE) FirstBest(R) Systems, Inc , developer of advanced Underwriting Management Systems(TM) (UMS) for commercial insurance carriers, announced today that the company and its solution has received special recognition in recent rep (more) |
| Colorado lawmakers refuse to block new oil, gas rules |
| DENVER Colorado lawmakers killed a bill Tuesday that would have barred state regulators from issuing new rules to protect wildlife from oil and gas drilling if the rules would curtail production from existing wells (more) |
| Aspen hospital to open 'after-hours' clinic in Basalt |
| BASALT Midvalley residents needing off hours medical care, mental health counseling or help with cancer treatment issues soon will be able to get all that without driving up to Aspen or down to Glenwood Springs (more) |
| WIAA Insurance Services Adds Everest National as Workers' Comp Carrier |
| Rancho Cordova, Calif based WIAA Insurance Services, the agency arm of the Western Insurance Agents Association (WIAA), has expanded its carrier portfolio with the addition of Everest National (more) |
| Q&A with Aspen chamber's Julie Theisen |
| Julia Theisen, the new vice president of sales and marketing for the Aspen Chamber Resort Association, recently entered the local marketplace, which is proving to be a challenge (more) |
| Transworld Systems Inc.: Transworld Systems Inc. and Strunk & Associates L. |
| SANTA ROSA, CA (MARKET WIRE) Transworld Systems Inc , an industry leader in profit recovery, and Strunk & Associates L P have formed a strategic alliance to offer financial institutions a more comprehensive and efficient approach to collecting unre (more) |
| Why Lovers Should Check Their Home Insurance |
| If you're a romantic you may be planning to pop the question on Valentine's Day but if buying a ring you should be careful not to waste money on in store insurance policies when your home insurance could provide all the cover you need According (more) |
| Winter puts fresh face on Grizzly Creek |
| GLENWOOD SPRINGS Nothing makes an old, familiar hike new again like seeing it in a different season (more) |
| Carbondale newspaper to debut |
| CARBONDALE The valley's newest newspaper, The Sopris Sun, will debut in Carbondale on Thursday, according to a member of the newspaper's board of directors (more) |
| A-Rod admits using performance enhancers |
| NEW YORK Alex Rodriguez admitted Monday that he used performance enhancing drugs from 2001 03, saying he did so because of the pressures of being baseball's highest paid player (more) |
| Uni-Ter Underwriting Management Corporation: Promotions Announced at Uni-Te |
| PEARL RIVER, NY (MARKET WIRE) Uni Ter Underwriting Management Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the insurance and financial services firm, U S RE Companies, Inc , has promoted key executives as part of a strategic plan to support future gro (more) |
| Brown & Brown, Inc.: Brown & Brown, Inc. Announces 2008 Fourth-Quarter Earn |
| DAYTONA BEACH, FL and TAMPA, FL (MARKET WIRE) Brown & Brown, Inc (NYSE: BRO) announces that it will release its 2008 fourth quarter earnings on Monday, February 16, 2009 On Tuesday, February 17, 2009, J Hyatt Brown, Chairman and Chief Executive O (more) |
| PIMCO: PIMCO Launches Unconstrained Tax Managed Bond Fund |
| NEWPORT BEACH, CA (MARKET WIRE) PIMCO, a leading investment management firm, has launched the PIMCO Unconstrained Tax Managed Bond Fund, offering the firm's active fixed income management in a portfolio that is free from benchmark constraints while (more) |
| OneBeacon Insurance reports Q4 net loss of $171.9 million |
| OneBeacon Insurance has reported a net loss of $171 9 million, or $1 81 diluted per share, for the fourth quarter of 2008, as compared to a net income of $45 5 million, $0 46 diluted per share, for the fourth quarter of 2007 (more) |
| Aperture Health, Inc.: Aperture Health Announces Direct-to-Consumer Health |
| MISSION VIEJO, CA (MARKET WIRE) Aperture Health, Inc (OTCBB: APRE) today announced the launch of its unique health and wellness lifestyle magazine 'wellness360 ' (more) |
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