By Larry Magid
Instead of Galaxy S4, Samsung should have called its new phone the KS, for “kitchen sink,” because when designing this phone, Samsung threw in “everything but the kitchen sink.”
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VA Provides Substandard Care For Veterans
The veteran sits in his home on hold yet again with the veteran’s administration healthcare facility that is two hours from his home. It is not his closest facility, but it is the only one he can get an appointment at, and now that appointment needs to be changed. He has been on hold for over an hour when he screams in frustration that he was now disconnected and will have to begin his wait anew.
That veteran is yours truly, and I was trying to make intake appointments for my wife and me at the Mountain Home VA Hospital in Johnson City, TN. We are both disabled veterans and have been part of the VA healthcare system for years; but since we moved from California to Tennessee, we had to start all over and reapply for our benefits. They could not simply transfer us in the computer; and to make matters worse, we were told we cannot have appointments at the local clinic and will have to drive over two hours to see a doctor.
Our story of frustration is felt time and again on a daily basis across the country by disabled veterans who are treated poorly by the very system built to help them. Operators and phone personnel are rude, offices do not talk with one another, or computer systems are incompatible and make communications difficult or impossible. Veterans who have been in the VA system for years are subjected to re-testing just to maintain the medication that has helped them in the past. Veterans entering the system are subject to the same re-testing despite providing complete medical records to the VA time and again.
In a tearful plea for help, Vietnam veteran Carl Harmon of Linn Valley, KS writes, “So here I sit in the middle of the night after two months without pain meds.”
Harmon tells a tale of his wife losing her job due to layoffs and this forcing him to turn to the VA for his long term care for several chronic conditions. According to the letter written by Harmon, he provided VA care providers with several copies of his medical records. Despite this, the VA insisted he take tests he has already had that were documented in his medical records; until the tests can be scheduled, administered, and scored, Harmon will have to survive without his pain and anti-depression medication.
Unlike a private practice doctor who is held accountable by the courts for malpractice, it appears no such accountability exists for the VA. Attempts to hold the VA accountable by several patients have ended only in frustration, according to various websites dealing with VA complaints.
Several attempts to contact the VA regarding this issue of lower-than-standard care for America’s veterans went unanswered at the time of publication.
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Enter the Game of Thrones Sweepstakes Presented by Time Warner Cable for a Chance to Own the Throne
By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool
Filed under: Investing
Enter the Game of Thrones Sweepstakes Presented by Time Warner Cable for a Chance to Own the Throne (Seriously)
Grand Prize package includes life-size replica of the Iron Throne from the popular HBO series!
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– As part of a partnership with HBO, Time Warner Cable is helping customers Enjoy Shows Better with the launch of the Game of Thrones Sweepstakes on Facebook. Beginning today, entrants will have a chance to win their very own life-size replica of the “Iron Throne” from HBO‘s Game of Thrones along with a home entertainment center so they can watch the show like never before. In addition, five First Prize winners will win a Game of Thrones customized Xbox 360 and prize pack, while three Second Prize winners will receive a Game of Thrones prize pack.
The Grand Prize package also includes:
- A flat-screen HDTV and home theater system
- Time Warner Cable Digital TV and Broadband Internet service plus HBO and Cinemax subscription for 12 months.
- Game of Thrones customized Xbox 360
- Game of Thrones prize pack
To enter the Sweepstakes, entrants must be a fan of the Time Warner Cable or Mi Cultura Facebook page and fill out and submit the online registration form by April 12. The Grand Prize winner will be selected on or around April 15.
Check out the actual making of the Thronereplicaon Time Warner Cable‘s YouTube channel:YouTube.com/TWC. Game of Thrones Season 3 premieres March 31st at 9/8c on HBO.
No Purchase Necessary. Void where prohibited. Enjoy Shows Better: The “Game of Thrones” Sweepstakes presented by Time Warner Cable is open to legal U.S. residents who reside in a serviceable area of Time Warner Cable or Insight Communications and those living in the same household in the following states/areas: AL, AZ, CA, CO (only in Gunnison), GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MA, MI, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV, or WI, and 18 years of age or older. Starts 10:01 a.m. ET 3/16/13 & ends 11:59 …read more
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KKR, RED Legacy Complete Acquisition of Legends Outlets Kansas City
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KKR, RED Legacy Complete Acquisition of Legends Outlets Kansas City
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with its affiliates, “KKR”), a leading global investment firm with a global real estate team, and RED Legacy, a real estate development firm focused on value add acquisitions, ground up development, asset management and suburban and infill redevelopment opportunities, announce today that KKR and RED Legacy have jointly completed the acquisition of Legends Outlets Kansas City located in Kansas City, KS, following their successful bid at a receiver-mandated court auction held earlier this year.
Legends Outlets Kansas City is home to nearly 100 designer and brand name stores, restaurants and entertainment venues including anchor store Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, Ann Taylor Factory Store, Brooks Brothers Factory Store, Cole Haan, Levi’s Outlet, Nike Factory Store, Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store and Under Armour, among many more. Located in Village West, the property opened to shoppers in 2006 and is poised to become a leading shopping destination for both Kansas City residents and visitors to the market as it attracts additional leading designer and top outlet center retailers where shoppers save up to 65 percent off regular retail prices.
According to KKR Head of Real Estate Ralph F. Rosenberg, “The closing of Legends Outlets Kansas City, our first collaboration with RED Legacy, represents the joint vision our firms share in acquiring high-quality assets that benefit from diverse demand drivers with significant rent-growth potential. Moving forward we are confident Legends Outlets Kansas City’s already impressive traffic and sales numbers will increase as our leasing and marketing efforts get underway.”
While the new ownership transition is planned to be seamless for customers, future focus will be to attract additional outlet center retailers to the development that are unique to the Greater Kansas City marketplace.
“Our ultimate goal is for Legends Outlets Kansas City to be the region’s premiere shopping destination,” said RED Legacy Managing Partner Dan Lowe. “Legends Outlets Kansas City draws significant traffic from across the greater metropolitan region and from across the country. We look forward to beginning our work to give customers an enhanced mix of uses and more leading and favorite brands to shop, as well.”
ABOUT KKR
Founded in 1976 and led by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, KKR is a leading global investment firm with …read more
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CorEnergy Schedules 2013 Annual Stockholders Meeting
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Filed under: Investing
CorEnergy Schedules 2013 Annual Stockholders Meeting
LEAWOOD, Kan.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (NYS: CORR) today announced that its 2013 Annual Meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at 2:00 PM Central Time at the Overland Park Convention Center, 6000 College Blvd. Overland Park, KS 66211. The Board of Directors has established March 8, 2013 as the record date for determining shareholders entitled to vote at the 2013 Annual Meeting.
About CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. (NYS: CORR) , primarily owns midstream and downstream U.S. energy infrastructure assets subject to long-term triple net participating leases with energy companies. These assets include pipelines, storage tanks, transmission lines and gathering systems. The Company’s principal objective is to provide stockholders with an attractive risk-adjusted total return, with an emphasis on distributions and long-term distribution growth from participating lease terms. Formerly Tortoise Capital Resources Corp., CorEnergy previously traded under the ticker TTO. CorEnergy is managed by Corridor InfraTrust Management, LLC. Corridor is an affiliate of Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C., a registered investment adviser with over $10.5 billion of assets under management in the U.S. energy infrastructure sector as of Feb. 28, 2013. For more information, please visit www.corridortrust.com.
Corridor InfraTrust Management
Rachel Stroer, 877-699-CORR (2677)
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Report: GM investing $600M in plant that produces Malibu, LaCrosse
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Buick, Chevrolet, GM
General Motors, committed to investing upwards of $2 billion in plant upgrades, has just announced that it is making a $600 million investment in its Fairfax Assembly and Stamping Plant in Kansas City, KS – it is one of the largest investments GM has ever made in a single plant.
Construction is set to begin later this year, and the work will increase the footprint of the facility by 15 percent, bringing its total to to 3.7 million square feet. Production schedules will be unaffected by the work, meaning 4,000 employees will stay on the job.
Fairfax Assembly currently produces the Buick LaCrosse and Chevrolet Malibu. Operating three shifts, a completed vehicle rolls out the door every 58 seconds. The present facility was completed in 1987, but since it first opened in 1945 Fairfax has manufactured more than 12 million vehicles.
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