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Thursday, April 4, 2013

Momentum Rental & Sales, New Rental Business, to Hold Grand ...

Momentum Rental & Sales, a brand new equipment rental company in Port Lavaca, Texas, is holding a grand opening next week to promote its new facility and strengthen relationships with customers and the general public. The new rental company, founded by former RSC Rental employee Joey Barrett, has been in business since the summer of 2012 and opened its new facility a month or so ago.

Barrett told RER he worked with RSC for almost 14 years and then decided to start his own rental business. His store is focused primarily on the industrial rental market, with a lot of contractor customers.

?We have everything from small chipping hammers up to 120-foot manlifts,? Barrett said. ?Of course we?re on a much smaller scale, but we have pretty much the same type of inventory as United Rentals and RSC when it existed.?

Barrett said the store has earthmoving equipment as well as a strong inventory of merchandise and supplies. The new store is about 60 feet by 250 feet in size, plus a 3,000-square-foot showroom. Momentum has nine employees, Barrett said.

Barrett added he hopes to be able to expand the company, south towards Corpus Christi and north towards Houston.

Source: http://rermag.com/headline-news/momentum-rental-sales-new-rental-business-hold-grand-opening

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So Close: Astros end Darvish's perfect game in 9th

Texas Rangers' Yu Darvish delivers a pitch against the Houston Astros in the ninth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Houston. Darvish pitched eight and two-thirds perfect innings before giving up a hit to Astros' Marwin Gonzalez in the Rangers' 7-0 win. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish is greeted by his teammates as he leaves the game after surrendering a hit in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Houston. Darvish pitched nine and two-thirds perfect innings before giving up a hit to Astros' Marwin Gonzalez in the Rangers' 7-0 win. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool)

Texas Rangers fan Justin Kirby puts up the 14th K for Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish's 14th strikeout against the Houston Astros, in the eighth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Houston. Darvish pitched eight and two-thirds perfect innings before giving up a hit to Astros' Marwin Gonzalez in the Rangers' 7-0 win. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Texas Rangers' Yu Darvish delivers a pitch against the Houston Astros in the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Houston. Darvish pitched eight and two-thirds perfect innings before giving up a hit to Astros' Marwin Gonzalez in the Rangers' 7-0 win. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish heads to the dugout at the end of the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in Houston. Darvish pitched eight and two-thirds perfect innings before giving up a hit to Astros' Marwin Gonzalez in the Rangers' 7-0 win. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

HOUSTON (AP) ? Yu Darvish literally came within inches of perfection.

Darvish was one out from a perfect game when Marwin Gonzalez grounded a clean single through the pitcher's legs, and Texas beat the Houston Astros 7-0 on Tuesday night.

A screen shot of the play showed the ball sail what looked to be less than a foot below the pitcher's glove and into the outfield.

"That was impossible to catch," Darvish said through a translator.

The celebrated right-hander from Japan struck out a career-high 14 and was in complete control before Gonzalez smacked the first pitch he saw up the middle. Darvish was unable to get his glove down in time and the ball skittered into center field well beyond a desperate dive by shortstop Elvis Andrus.

At that moment, one thought went through Darvish's mind.

"I can now go back to the dugout," he deadpanned. "Even if I got the complete game today, it's not going to translate to three or five wins. It's a win. A win's a win."

Darvish smiled and put up his hands ? as if to say, "Oh well, it happens." Texas' infielders quickly came to the mound, and manager Ron Washington joined them.

"I didn't want to be the last out," Gonzalez said. "I was trying to look for a good pitch to hit and put it in play. That's all I was thinking."

Washington patted Darvish on the chest and then signaled for a reliever. A crowd of 22,673 that included plenty of Rangers fans cheered Darvish as he walked off after 111 pitches. He stopped and tipped his cap before getting high-fives from teammates in the dugout. He sat on the bench to watch the rest of the game then joined the handshake line after the final out.

And if Darvish was upset about coming oh so close, he didn't show it.

"I went that far," he said. "I'm really satisfied."

Working from the stretch throughout ? even though he never needed to ? Darvish became the first pitcher to lose a perfect game with two outs in the ninth inning since Armando Galarraga on June 2, 2010. Of course, the Detroit pitcher was denied only because of an infamous missed call at first base by umpire Jim Joyce, who later admitted he blew the play.

On the second full day of the major league season, Darvish nearly picked up right where baseball left off last year, when there were a record three perfect games, thrown by Philip Humber, Matt Cain and Felix Hernandez.

"He threw all seven of his pitches in, out, up, down and every way you could throw a ball tonight," said Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski, who caught Humber's perfect game for the White Sox last season. "You get to that point and you start thinking it's going to happen, but it just wasn't meant to be."

Darvish's 14 strikeouts matched a Minute Maid Park record and were the most by a Rangers pitcher since Hall of Famer and current team CEO Nolan Ryan had 14 in July 1991 against the Angels.

Darvish arrived in the majors last year with much fanfare, having already been a five-time All-Star and two-time MVP in Japan. The Rangers paid more than $107 million to get him for five seasons.

The 6-foot-5 righty quickly settled in with Texas, becoming an All-Star last year on the way to going 16-9 with 221 strikeouts. He also once flirted with perfection, retiring the first 17 batters at Kansas City on Sept. 3.

"I think I got lucky today. I felt I pitched better against the Royals last year," Darvish said. "I had better command in that outing."

If he had been able to finish the job Tuesday, it would have been the earliest perfecto in history.

Darvish didn't really need a dazzling play from his defense as he shut down the Astros and chased the 24th perfect game in big league history ? including the one Don Larsen tossed in the 1956 World Series, and two in 1880.

Andrus was disappointed he couldn't get to Gonzalez's single.

"He hit the ball really good right up the middle," Andrus said. "I tried really hard to get to it. I think I dove and it was like 10 feet from me. I was praying that at least his glove would touch it and slow it down, but he hit it pretty hard."

It was almost the second time in 10 months the overmatched Astros failed to put a runner on base. Cain's perfect game for the World Series champion San Francisco Giants came against Houston on June 13 last year.

Many expect the Astros to be the worst team in the majors this year, after two straight 100-loss seasons and a major league-low payroll under $22 million. But they cruised to an 8-2 win over Texas in the major league opener and their American League debut Sunday night.

The 26-year-old Darvish carried over a strong showing in spring training this year into near perfection in his first regular-season start. The Astros looked totally lost against him, often taking wild swings at breaking balls that bounced.

With the crowd on its feet and a mixture of cheers and "Yuuus" filling Minute Maid Park, Chris Carter took Darvish to a full count before striking out on the ninth pitch of the at-bat for the first out of the eighth inning.

Rick Ankiel followed by striking out and Justin Maxwell hit an easy grounder to second baseman Ian Kinsler.

Darvish looked toward the sky for a couple of seconds before retreating to the dugout.

He began the ninth by getting two easy groundouts before Gonzalez ruined his bid. The 24-year-old Gonzalez made his big league debut last year, hitting .234 in 80 games for Houston.

Darvish, who played seven professional seasons in Japan before joining the Rangers, set rookie franchise records for wins and strikeouts last season. He finished third in AL Rookie of the Year voting behind winner Mike Trout and Oakland outfielder Yoenis Cespedes.

The win gives Darvish five straight regular-season victories dating to last season. He took the loss in the Rangers' 5-1 loss to Baltimore in the AL wild-card game.

Using his dizzying array of pitches, including a fastball that topped out at 97 mph, a slider, and 95 mph cutters, Darvish bedeviled the mostly inexperienced Houston hitters.

Darvish (1-0) sailed through the first four innings, striking out nine, including the side in the second and fourth.

Carter hit a long fly that looked as though it could be gone before David Murphy caught it just in front of the left-center wall for the first out of the fifth.

"I really thought it was a home run," Darvish said.

Michael Kirkman relieved Darvish after Gonzalez's hit. Jose Altuve followed with a single before Kirkman fanned pinch-hitter J.D. Martinez to end it.

Darvish has never thrown a complete game in the majors.

Lucas Harrell (0-1) allowed six hits and one run with four strikeouts in six innings for Houston.

Lance Berkman had a run-scoring single in the third against his former team. Kinsler hit a two-run homer off Rhiner Cruz in the seventh to make it 3-0. Texas added two runs in the eighth and two in the ninth.

NOTES: The last no-hitter by a Rangers pitcher was Kenny Rogers' perfect game against the Angels on July 28, 1994. ... These teams wrap up the series Wednesday when Humber makes his Astros debut against Texas RHP Alexi Ogando.

Associated Press

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HBT: D-backs top Cardinals in 16-inning marathon

No one told Josh Collmenter and Mitchell Boggs that it?s too early in the season for games to be lasting past 3 a.m.

It took nearly 5 1/2 hours, but the Diamondbacks edged the Cardinals 10-9 in 16 innings Wednesday to claim two out of three in the opening series in Arizona. Cliff Pennington singled in Jason Kubel against a fatigued Fernando Salas to end it.

Salas was working into a third inning for just the third time in his career. The winning pitcher for Arizona, Josh Collmenter, pitched five innings out of the pen.

The Cardinals were ahead four times in the game, but never could make a lead stick. They were up 4-1 in the fifth, 7-5 in the sixth, 8-7 in the eighth and 9-8 in the 12th. Trevor Rosenthal and Mitchell Boggs both took blown saves for the club. Boggs, who is acting closer with Jason Motte sidelined, blew his chance in the 12th.

Gerardo Parra, Martin Prado, Paul Goldschmidt and Pennington all had three hits apiece for the Diamondbacks. Parra, Martin Prado and Goldschmidt homered.

The Cardinals got a scare in the contest when Allen Craig, making his first outfield start of the year, injured a knee in a wall collision in right, but he was able to stay in. He finished the game back at first base.

Daniel Descalso had four hits for the Cardinals.

While the offense was very good, the obvious key for the Diamondbacks tonight was that they were never forced to turn to Heath Bell out of the pen. Collmenter was able to go five innings after throwing as many as four in a game this spring. Bell would have followed him to the mound, but the Diamondbacks wanted to stay away from him after he gave up two homers, retired just one of the six batters he faced and ruined a perfectly good relationship on Tuesday.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/04/diamondbacks-top-cardinals-in-16-inning-marathon/related/

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Duke Energy has already written off DNC loan guarantee

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Duke CEO Jim Rogers spoke at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

For accounting purposes, Duke Energy has already written off the $10 million guaranteed line of credit the company signed to help Charlotte secure the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

For purposes of money actually out of the pocket, CEO Jim Rogers says he is content to wait until the end of the month ? when the line of credit comes due ? to find out if Duke shareholders will have to pony up the money.

?We?ve got a couple weeks to go,? he said Wednesday. ?But let's take a worst-case scenario that we can?t raise the money. I think the fact that a third party found it benefited the community by over $160 million and has a great positive benefit for the city ... I think it's a great investment for our community.?

Rogers was referring to a report by Tourism Economics, a Philadelphia company asked to assess the economic impact of the convention ? held Sept. 4-6 ?to Mecklenburg, Anson, Cabarrus, Gaston and Union and York counties.

Came up short

Duke signed the line of credit to make sure the city would have the money to put on the convention. The Charlotte in 2012 Host Committee needed to raise almost $37 million to pay the city?s share of the convention costs. Rogers himself was in charge of the fundraising.

The group came up about $8 million short, after all the bills were paid. The committee tapped the line of credit Duke had guaranteed. And the question ever since has been whether the additional money would be raised or if Duke shareholders would be on the hook for it.

It is clear that the money has not been raised. In the third quarter, Duke took an after-tax charge of $6 million against earnings to account for the line of credit. That amounts to a little less than a penny charge against Duke?s earnings.

Rogers is not prepared to say yet that the money is gone. But he is saying that if it is, it was money well spent.

John Downey covers the energy industry and public companies for the Charlotte Business Journal.

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Claims Examiner - Workers Compensation - Insurance Claims Jobs

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CLAIM YOUR FUTURE AS A GREAT PERFORMER!

Providing both satisfying and challenging work along with a highly professional and friendly work atmosphere, Sedgwick has a strong commitment to its colleagues and its clients. If you are seeking place where you can do great things for those whose lives you touch while maximizing your own career possibilities, Sedgwick is the place for you. As the largest and most innovative Third Party Administrator in the claims industry and the first and only TPA to receive both recognition as the Best TPA in America and the coveted Employer of Choice designation, we invite you to come be a part of our team and, ?Claim Your Future.?

PRIMARY PURPOSE : To analyze complex or technically difficult claims to determine benefits due; to work with high exposure claims involving litigation and rehabilitation; to ensure ongoing adjudication of claims within service expectations, industry best practices and specific client service requirements; and to identify subrogation of claims and negotiate settlements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES

Analyzes and manages complex or technically difficult claims by investigating and gathering information to determine the exposure on the claim; manages claims through well-developed action plans to an appropriate and timely resolution.

Assesses liability and resolves claims within evaluation.

Negotiates settlement of claims within designated authority.

Calculates and assigns timely and appropriate reserves to claims; manages reserve adequacy throughout the life of the claim.

Calculates and pays benefits due; approves and makes timely claim payments and adjustments; and settles clams within designated authority level.

Prepares necessary state fillings within statutory limits.

Manages the litigation process; ensures timely and cost effective claims resolution.

Coordinates vendor referrals for additional investigation and/or litigation management.

Uses appropriate cost containment techniques including strategic vendor partnerships to reduce overall cost of claims for our clients.

Manages claim recoveries, including be not limited to subrogation, Second Injury Fund excess recoveries and Social Security and Medicare offsets.

Reports claims to the excess carrier; responds to requests of directions in a professional and timely manner.

Communicates claim activity and processing with the claimant and the client; maintains professional client relationships.

Ensures claim files are properly documented and claims coding is correct.

Refers cases as appropriate to supervisor and management.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES

Performs other duties as assigned.

Supports the organization's quality program(s).

Travels as required.

QUALIFICATION

Education & Licensing
Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university preferred. Professional certification as applicable to line of business preferred. Licenses as required.

Experience
Four (4) years of claims management experience or successful completion of Claims Representative training required. BS/BA degree may substitute for two (2) years of required experience.

Skills & Knowledge

In-depth knowledge of appropriate insurance principles and laws for line of business handled, recoveries offsets and deductions, claim and disability duration, cost containment principles including medical management practices and Social Security and Medicare application procedure as applicable to line of business
Excellent oral and written communication, including presentation skills
PC literate, including Microsoft Office products
Analytical and interpretive skills
Strong organizational skills
Good interpersonal skills
Excellent negotiation skills
Ability to work in a team environment
Ability to meet or exceed Service Expectations

WORK ENVIRONMENT
When applicable and appropriate, consideration will be given to reasonable accommodations.

Mental: Clear and conceptual thinking ability; excellent judgment, troubleshooting, problem solving, analysis, and discretion; ability to handle work-related stress; ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously; and ability to meet deadlines

Physical: Computer keyboarding, travel as required

Auditory/Visual: Hearing, vision and talking

NOTE : Credit security clearance, confirmed via a background credit check, is required for this position.

The statements contained in this document are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a colleague assigned to this description. They are not intended to constitute a comprehensive list of functions, duties, or local variances. Management retains the discretion to add or to change the duties of the position at any time.

Sedgwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Source: http://jobs.insuranceclaimsweb.com/c/job.cfm?site_id=1635&jb=12293664

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Matthew Morrison on Will's Wedding, a "Big Feud" and His "Rejuvenated" Return to Glee

Last week, millions of Glee fans were shocked - and more than a little horrified - to see Finn (Cory Monteith) lay one on Emma (Jayma Mays) days before she ties the knot. And they weren't alone.

"I couldn't believe it. I was like, 'What happened? What did he do?' It just didn't make any sense," Matthew Morrison tells TVGuide.com. "It still kind of doesn't make sense in my mind, but a lot of things in this show are kind of funny."

Despite the brief smooch between the bride and the best man, Thursday's special Valentine's Day episode (9/8c on Fox), entitled "I Do," will feature the long-awaited wedding of Wemma, one of Glee's most beloved on-and-off couples. "It was kind of messed up, but it leaves room for a lot of drama and tension," Morrison says of the kiss. "I think the wedding is going to go pretty smoothly, but I think there will be some aftermath in some episodes to come. ... It's going to be a nice big feud for a couple episodes."

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However, it's not just Finn's surprising betrayal that will create drama for the couple. The time apart during Will's months-long exodus to Washington D.C., will prove to be a major hurdle for the couple. "Will and Emma have been apart for so long. ...Their relationship is a little tepid, a little on the rocks. They have to find their way back to each other," Morrison says. "There's some trying to figure out what is the right thing to do and ultimately, it happens how it happens. You have to see it to believe what happens."

Thursday's episode is a particularly big one for Will, who returns after months away from both his fianc?e and his beloved glee kids. "It's a re-introduction of Will," Morrison says. That time away from the grinding Glee schedule had a huge impact on Morrison. "I think everyone on the show needs to have that kind of time off because I came back so rejuvenated and ready to go and I came back and all the crew and cast looked kinda tired," he says. "It was wonderful for my soul and just for getting stuff done in my life. It was a really great time off."

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The break not only breathed new energy into Morrison but also into his alter-ego, who will (finally!) get back to performing upon his return. "This is some of my favorite stuff that I've ever done on the show," he says. Morrison specifically points to a dance number featured in the March 7 episode. "I get to do this very famous dance that one of my very favorite dancers of all time got to do - it kind of defies gravity. It's just an amazing number," he says. "It's just been a lot of really fun stuff. It's good for me to be able to perform on the show because it's been awhile." (Sadly, no word yet on when, if ever, Mr. Schue will rap again. "I think I need to get my white-boy rapping skills back in check," he jokes.)

Will's return is far from the only one fans can expect for the big V-day ceremony. Most of last year's grads, including Rachel, Kurt, Quinn, Santana and Puck will visit Lima to witness their old teacher tie the knot. "We haven't all been in the same room like that in a while and it was very nostalgic. It was fun having that energy and people you're so familiar with being in the same room, and also it was a chance for some of the old cast members to hang out with some of the new kids in the glee club," Morrison says. "It was a big family reunion."

New photos: Glee is going to the chapel! Who is coming back for Will and Emma's big day?

Morrison says reconnecting with the current glee club kids will be a challenge for Mr. Schue because of heir brief disqualification after Marley's "Gangnam Style" fainting spell. "[He's got to] get them back into shape," he says. And what will he think of how closely Finn followed in Will's footsteps while he was gone? "When I first saw some of his outfits, I was like, 'Oh my gosh,'" Morrison jokes about Finn's sudden penchant for sweater vests. "But Mr. Schue has always been like a father figure to him so I think he learned from his mentor and he was trying to emulate Mr. Schue in a lot of ways."

Trying to emulate his mentor, however, won't excuse last week's lip-lock so easily. "I think it's going to be interesting with Will finding out about the kiss and seeing what their relationship is going to become now," Morrison says. "I think it's going to take a while for them to get back in each other's good graces."

And what about the other pair of lips involved? Even if Will and Emma do say "I do" on Thursday's episode, it sounds like their problems are far from over. However, Morrison is optimistic Wemma can work it out. "In the long run, I hope so because they've been wanting this opportunity for so long and I think the audience has been really longing for this to happen," he says. "I think it would be a great thing for the show and for them."

Glee airs Thursdays at 9/8c on Fox. Do you think Will and Emma should tie the knot? Or do they need to hit the pause button after that smooch?

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