Unconstitutional Retaliation by Health Agency (NYSDOH) Cost Taxpayers $25 Million

The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) agreed to pay the owners of the Beechwood Nursing Home, located in Rochester, New York, $25 Million dollars to settle litigation in which a federal jury had already determined that NYSDOH officials, in a context of malfeasant comportment, had illegally revoked the operating license of the facility in 1999 in retaliation against its owners, resulting in Beechwood’s closure. The jury was scheduled to decide how much to award in damages when the parties reached a settlement.

The NYSDOH, known for disregarding Fourteenth Amendment rights (such as the right to have witnesses for one’s defense) in its actions against the state’s health professionals, has been challenged to conform to proper judicial practices, most notably via bills introduced by the New York State Legislature. All bills were vetoed by Governor George E. Pataki in 2004. According to Dr. Gérard Sunnen, a New York psychiatrist with long experience caring for patients in city hospitals and nursing homes, “the closure of the Home undoubtedly tore apart the social fabric and the connective support sustaining its tenants and patients, likely resulting in serious stress reactions, with all attendant consequences, physical and psychological.”

The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle filed this report on the unconstitutional retaliation settlement. According to its August 22, 2012 article, the presentation of provocative e-mails, written by NYSDOH officials in the wake of Beechwood’s closure, was a key point in the case. Jurors in the case “pointed to the e-mails as the proof they needed of the state’s malice.” Although Beechwood’s owners sued multiple NYSDOH officials at the outset of the litigation in 2002, five were eventually found liable for the illegal revocation of the operating license: current Health Department officials Susan Baker and Cynthia Francis, and former officials Laura Leeds, Sanford Rubin, and Sharon Carlo. These individuals will not be personally liable for the $25 Million settlement.

New York State taxpayers, however, are the ones to shoulder the burden of the full award.

Contact details:

Gérard Sunnen, MD
200 East 33 Street
New York, NY 10016
gsunnen@aol.com
http://www.triroc.com/sunnen

 

SmartTOP Convertible Top Controller for Mercedes-Benz SL R231 Roadster Available January 2013

The aftermarket SmartTOP convertible top controller offered by Mods4cars will be available in January for Mercedes-Benz SL R231. It enables opening and closing of the convertible top with one-touch operation while driving at slow speeds. Top and windows can also be controlled from afar with a simple key sequence on the original factory key fob. A custom designed plug and play wiring adapter ensures simple installation.

Las Vegas, NV (USA), December 27, 2012 — Aftermarket automotive specialist Mods4cars will ring in the New Year with a new product. The SmartTOP convertible top controller for the just recently introduced Mercedes-Benz SL R231 Roadster will be ready to ship in January 2013. This end-user installable module allows opening and closing of the convertible top at slow speeds of up to 60km/h (~38mph). The top switch only needs to be tapped once. No more holding down for the duration of the operation is necessary.

Raising and lowering the top from the existing factory key fob remote is also possible with one-touch convenience: Up to the full RF range of the remote and without the need to hold down any button.

“Our customer can now close the top at the first sign of rain from within the street cafe.” explains PR-Manager Sven Tornow one of the many advantages of the SmartTOP module.

Also the optional factory Keyless-Go feature was integrated into Mods4cars’ newest product design. “Owners of the new SL can open or close the top by simply touching the driver’s side door handle while keeping the key in their pocket.” Sven Tornow continues. Additionally, the windows can be controlled separately from the top and optionally the starting or stopping of the engine will not interrupt an ongoing top operation. When needed, the entire module can be quickly disabled while retaining all user settings.

Installation and configuration of the convertible top module is simple and straightforward. A custom designed plug-and-pay wiring adapter is part of the kit. It connects the SmartTOP module to the vehicle electronics in a plug in between fashion without the need to tamper with any wires. The module sports a fully integrated setup mode, which allows adjusting all user configurable settings on the in-dash LCD with full and clear English text output. Thanks to the standard USB connection all settings and firmware updates can also be done with a Windows or Mac laptop. Updates and manuals are available free of charge at Mods4cars’ website.

The convertible top convenience extension kit for Mercedes-Benz SL R231 Roadster can be ordered now for 299 Euro + tax.

Add-on convenience and top modules are also available for: Alfa, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Ford, Infiniti, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Nissan, Opel, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Volkswagen and Volvo.

A demonstration of the features for SL R231 can be seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiwvVLzS6cM

Further details and purchasing information:
http://www.mods4cars.com

About Mods4cars:
Mods4cars was founded in 2002 with the idea to add a highly demanded feature to the otherwise almost perfect Porsche Boxster: Comfort One-Touch roof operation while driving at slow speeds. The resulting product offered not only that, but also allowed quick and easy installation by just swapping out a relay box, thus leaving no traces and no permanent changes on the vehicle. The first SmartTOP roof controller was born.

The success of their first products in Germany and Europe prompted them in late 2004 to move operations to the USA, to be able to serve the American market as well as all other English speaking countries such as Australia, UK and South Africa from one central location. Their business has grown to a full-fledged international corporation with an office in Las Vegas and a full line of innovative products as well as distributors and installation partners all over the globe.

Being highly specialized in the development and distribution of aftermarket roof- and comfort controllers since 2002 allows them to offer an unsurpassed level of competence and product quality. Their main goal is optimization of each individual product to a maximum in compatibility, usability and intuitive operation. They put greatest effort into development and quality checks of all their products to achieve this goal and meet all expectations of their customers.

The extraordinary success of their products is also based on the great communication with their customers, which usually already starts for each new product during the development and prototyping phase.

Press & Media Contact:
Anja Lehmann
Mods4cars LLC
1350 E. Flamingo Rd #3100
Las Vegas, NV 89119 – USA
+1-310-9109055
lehmann@mods4cars.com
http://www.mods4cars.com

Luxury Travel Ltd to Showcase its Expertise and New Products at ATF Laos 2013

Luxury Travel Ltd (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) to showcase its expertise and teach Luxury Tour Operators and Travel Partners ATF Laos (atflaos.com) 2013 in VTE Laos from 21 to 25 Jan 2013. Stand G11.

Hanoi, Vietnam, December 26, 2012 – Each year, the hosting of ATF is rotated among the member countries. ATF 2013 marks the 32nd anniversary of this event since its inauguration in Malaysia in 1981. Lao PDR will host ATF for the second time come 2013. The country and its host city Vientiane is all geared up to welcome over 1,600 delegates which includes some 150 ASEAN tourism ministers and officials, 800 ASEAN exhibitors, 400 international buyers, 150 international and local media as well as 100 tourism trade visitors.

The representatives of Luxury Travel Ltd from the USA, Laos Office and Hanoi offices will participate in the ATF 2013 as exhibitor and buyer. The aim is to promote the Vietnamese high end tourism product in the leisure luxury segment, which is addressed to people who want to live a unique experience, with personalized service, privacy, tranquility and simplicity. Different destinations combining history, culture and cuisine or an exotic destination with an excellent service and unique experience.

“Head quarter is based in Vietnam, with our management offices in Laos, ASEAN Tourism Forum 2013 is a chance for us to establish our business relationship with all of you who look for a reliable full travel service agency and a luxury tour operator,” said Pham Ha Founder and CEO of Luxury Travel Ltd.

Benefits of the face to face meeting at the ATF show, according to the company include:

· Meet and talk with a multi-languages team: Vietnamse, Laos, French, German, English

· Updating fresh Indochina tourism products

· Understanding what luxury and luxury travel really means to you

· Discussion about fam trips to Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia/Myanmar

· Seeing for yourself before you sell your real experience to customers

· What niche travel products are available for luxury travelers

· How to sell luxury travel products to the mass, class and everyone in between

· How to increase your sales volumes and maximize profits for luxury tour operators, travel agencies with worry free to work with local experts

· How Luxury Travel Ltd’s brochure and luxury travel guide book help travel professionals reach their peak sales performance

· How local luxury travel advisor team works and collaborates with the travel experts effectively around the clock for the benefits of their customers

· How to exceed customer’s expectations and become lifetime customers for the travel company

· Get a confidential tariff book for 2013-2014 with 3 French, Engish and German

All local tour operators are the same? If the tour operators you are looking for are an award winning luxury tour operator to Vietnam/Indochina destinations. Luxury Travel Ltd is promoting five countries in one destination. For further business discussion with Luxury Travel representatives, book an appointment in advance at ATF13@luxurytravelvietnam.com , check website at www.luxurytravelvietnam.com or drop by Lux’s stand G11.

Vietnam’s first luxury tour operator/DMC (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) is based in Hanoi, with offices throughout Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Luxury Travel is exceptional at designing tailor-made tours and providing unique travel experiences. Opened in 2004, the Luxury Travel Company Limited has its own offices, luxury vehicles, luxury travel advisors, and representative offices in California, London, Berlin, Paris, and Sydney. The company’s depth of experience and large infrastructure enable it to create unique itineraries with the operational confidence to fulfill client expectations. Luxury Travel Ltd. has won numerous travel awards for excellent performance including the most recent “The Years’ Best” of the Guide Awards in 2012. www.facebook.com/luxurytravelcompany

Contact:
Linh Doan
Luxury Travel Ltd
05 Nguyen Truong To Str.,
Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi 84444
Vietnam
84439274120
marketing12@luxurytravelvietnam.com
http://www.LuxuryTravelVietnam.com

Titan Holdings Inc., Enters Major Deal to Partner on Fracking Water Processing at Bakken Oil Fields

Titan Holdings Inc. will partner with a major natural gas producer to process hydraulic fracturing waste water resulting from production at the Bakken oil fields. Remediation will be a major boon to natural gas production.

Singapore – December 27, 2012 — Titan Holdings Inc., a Nevada-based environmental company which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scalada Holdings Ltd., announced today that it has a mega contract pending with a major natural gas producer to process hydraulic fracturing wastewater resulting from production at the Bakken Oil Fields. Also involved in the deal is joint venture partner Cherokee Holdings, LLC, an engineering firm.

The Bakken Formation is rock unit occupying approximately 200,000 square miles (520,000 sq. km) of the subsurface of the Williston Basin, underlying parts of Montana, North Dakota, and Saskatchewan. Besides being a widespread prolific source rock for oil when thermally mature, there are also significant producible reserves of oil within the Bakken formation itself. The most recent estimates place the total reserves, recoverable and non-recoverable with today’s technology, at about 18 million barrels.

New rock fracturing technology available since 2008 has yielded a boom in Bakken production. By 2010 Q4, oil production had reached 458,000 barrels (72,800 m3) per day, outstripping the capacity to ship oil out of the Bakken or to deal with the wastewater produced by fracking.

The purpose of the proposed contract is to recycle the frack water flowback. Currently, each new well uses from 3,000,000 to 10,000,000 gallons of fresh water. However, a shortage of available water in the formation severely hampers efforts to complete all the drilling required. In addition to providing technological and logistical expertise, Titan’s installation of Scalada’s unique and patented onsite Elemental Ionization System for frack water remediation will allow the recycling of water and assure completion and maximum use of wells.

To learn more about Scalada Holdings Ltd. and its business of bringing green solutions to the global marketplace that produce sustainable outcomes, visit http://www.scaladaholdings.net.

For more information, Contact Jeremy Merritt, Vice President
Scalada Holdings Ltd
Contact Phone: +65 6809 2235
Contact Email: info@scaladaholdings.net
Website: http://www.scaladaholdings.net

Press & Media Contact:
Jeremy Merritt
Scalada Holdings Ltd
77 Robinson Road
Singapore 068896
65 6809 2235
info@scaladaholdings.net
http://www.scaladaholdings.net

Rubber Research, Inc. Announces Purchase of New Manufacturing Plant in Minnesota

Rubber Research, Inc. (RRI) announces the purchase of a manufacturing plant located in Ogilvie, Minnesota, USA. Plant formerly belonged to Hi-Rubber, Inc.

Hong Kong – December 27, 2012 — Rubber Research, Inc. (RRI) announces the purchase of a manufacturing plant located in Ogilvie, Minnesota, USA. The plant, which consists of 2.4 acres of land and three buildings, was the former home of Hi-Tek Rubber, Inc.’s manufacturing operations. RRI recently signed an agreement to purchase Hi-Tek.

In 2009, after the property was sold to an independent investor, a fire damaged most of the structures. RRI has contracted with Mularoni & Company Architecture, LLC to provide integrated project delivery services in relation to the renovation and reconstruction of the building facilities. Once completed, the facility will once again produce the innovative rubber roofing products that Hi-Tek was known for.

Gary Ziehr, CEO of Rubber Research, Inc. and Hi-Tek Founder/President Gordon Cell issued a joint statement noting that the purchase is “the ultimate building block of our newly-formed team dedicated to environmentally sound and cost effective scrap rubber remediation.”

Rubber Research Inc. and its subsidiaries have long been at the forefront of the development of processes unique in the field of rubber reuse and recycling, especially through its patented TireCycle® technology. TireCycle® is the only technology in the world that reactivates used crumb rubber to virgin rubber equivalent in an environmentally sound and cost savings manner.

Hi-Tek Rubber, Inc. was established in response to governmental and environmental pressure for removal of rubber from the environmental waste stream, as well as the need for cost competitive alternatives for slate and cedar shingles.

Rubber Research Group specializes in sourcing, designing, and installing real time solutions, including energy and material recovery, in order to reduce the rapidly increasing number of end-of-life tires discarded annually.

To learn more about Rubber Research, Inc. and its leadership in field of end-of-life rubber tire re-use, visit http://www.InternationalTireSolutions.com.

For more information about Rubber Research, Inc.
Contact: Norman Thayer at info@internationaltiresolutions.com
Contact phone: +852 2824 8695
Rubber Research Group Ltd
32/F Tower 1, Millennium City, Kwan Tong, Hong Kong

Press & Media Contact:
Norman Thayer
Rubber Research, Inc
32/F Tower 1, Millennium City
Kwan Tong, Hong Kong
+852 2824 8695
info@internationaltiresolutions.com
http://www.InternationalTireSolutions.com

Luxury Travel Ltd to Showcase Its Expertise and New Products at ATF Laos 2013

Luxury Travel Ltd (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) to showcase its expertise and teach Luxury Tour Operators and Travel Partners ATF Laos (atflaos.com) 2013 in VTE Laos from 21 to 25 Jan 2013. Stand G11

Hanoi, Vietnam, December 27, 2012 — Each year, the hosting of ATF is rotated among the member countries. ATF 2013 marks the 32nd anniversary of this event since its inauguration in Malaysia in 1981. Lao PDR will host ATF for the second time come 2013. The country and its host city Vientiane is all geared up to welcome over 1,600 delegates which includes some 150 ASEAN tourism ministers and officials, 800 ASEAN exhibitors, 400 international buyers, 150 international and local media as well as 100 tourism trade visitors.

The representatives of Luxury Travel Ltd from the USA, Laos Office and Hanoi offices will participate in the ATF 2013 as exhibitor and buyer. The aim is to promote the Vietnamese high end tourism product in the leisure luxury segment, which is addressed to people who want to live a unique experience, with personalized service, privacy, tranquility and simplicity. Different destinations combining history, culture and cuisine or an exotic destination with an excellent service and unique experience.

“Head quarter is based in Vietnam, with our management offices in Laos, ASEAN Tourism Forum 2013 is a chance for us to establish our business relationship with all of you who look for a reliable full travel service agency and a luxury tour operator,” said Pham Ha Founder and CEO of Luxury Travel Ltd.

All local tour operators are the same? If the tour operators you are looking for are an award winning luxury tour operator to Vietnam/Indochina destinations. Luxury Travel Ltd is promoting five countries in one destination. For further business discussion with Luxury Travel representatives, book an appointment in advance at ATF13@luxurytravelvietnam.com, check website at http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com or drop by Lux’s stand G11.

Vietnam’s first luxury tour operator/DMC (http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) is based in Hanoi, with offices throughout Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Luxury Travel is exceptional at designing tailor-made tours and providing unique travel experiences. Opened in 2004, the Luxury Travel Company Limited has its own offices, luxury vehicles, luxury travel advisors, and representative offices in California, London, Berlin, Paris, and Sydney. The company’s depth of experience and large infrastructure enable it to create unique itineraries with the operational confidence to fulfill client expectations. Luxury Travel Ltd. has won numerous travel awards for excellent performance including the most recent “The Years’ Best” of the Guide Awards in 2012. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/luxurytravelcompany.

Media Contact:
David Nguyen
Sales and Marketing Manager
Luxury Travel Group Ltd
05 Nguyen Truong To Str.,
Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi 84444
Vietnam
84439274120
marketing@luxurytravelvietnam.com
http://www.LuxuryTravelVietnam.com