Pakistan to send envoy to Kabul to push peace talks
Pakistan plans a high level official trip to Kabul to mend fences with Afghanistan and urge broader Taliban representation in talks. The move follows the Taliban office uproar in Qatar and stalled U S backed peace talks as Kabul and Islamabad trade blame.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
U.S
Taliban
Gulf
Qatar
Afghanistan
Islamic Militant Movement
Hamid Karzai
Sartaj Aziz
Associated Press
Kabul
High Peace Council
Aziz
Karzai
Mohammad Ismail Qasimyar
India
Boehner Says Picture Of Health Law Bad Reality
The bitter political clash over the Affordable Care Act continues as the House votes to repeal. The White House defends the law citing a DHHS report showing premiums in 11 states and DC nearly 20 percent lower than projected. Senate Republicans warn of new taxes despite refunds, while Obama argues lawmakers are pursuing political games.
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House of Representatives
Department of Health and Human Services
District of Columbia
Kathleen Sebelius
Secretary of Health and Human Services
White House
Senate
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
McConnell
Obama
John Boehner
Ohio
Washington
House
Rising data demand drives billions in telecom investments
Ohio faces a surge in data use as wireless and broadband must expand to meet demand. About 11.8 million wireless devices serve 11.5 million residents, with households averaging 52 GB monthly. Industry leaders warn of the financial strain and the need to engineer reliable service as fiber, coax, and wireless expand.
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Ohio
Stu Johnson
Connect Ohio
Charles R. Moses
Ohio Telecom Association
Johnson
Ohio wireless by the numbers and slow transition
Ohio faces a growing shift to wireless with 90 percent of residents owning wireless phones and 41.3 percent of homes wireless only. The industry totals 6.8 billion dollars in Ohio and cites copper land lines’ role in health care, ATM networks, and safety. Federal and military regulators warn of risks if copper lines are rapidly replaced. AT&T and Verizon push 4G LTE deployments in Dayton to expand mobile Internet speeds.
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Johnson
Department of Defense
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Aviation Authority
Terrance A. Spann
U.S. Army Legal Services Agency
Wireless
Ohio
Ohio Telecom Association
At&t
Dayton
Verizon Wireless
Middletown’s turnaround credit through public private partnerships
The May June 2013 OML magazine highlights Middletown as a revived city after Forbes labeled it dying in 2008. Partnerships with Atrium Medical Center Cincinnati State Mason Community Center TriMeall Group Health Bethesda Rehab and Assurex Health spurred growth. Tax incentives rent income tax gains and co located tenants like Assurex fuel ongoing expansion and attract bio health ventures. City manager Judy Gilleland and Mayor David Nichols stress outside the box thinking to sustain redevelopment.
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Middletown
OML
Forbes Magazine
Atrium Medical Center
Cincinnati State Campus
Pendleton Art Center
Ieee of Maryson
Mason Community Center
TriMealt
Group Health
Mason
Hansen
Assurex
Sharon Nursery
West
Jim Burns
Judy Gilleland
David Nichols
City of
TriHealth
Group Health Associates
Bethesda Rehabilitation Services
Assurex Health
Greatnch
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