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When 16-year-old Kayla Ham arrived at Capitol Mall early Sunday before the Kaiser Permanente Women's Fitness Festival, her goal was to complete her first 5K run. After jogging across the finish line holding hands with her stepmother, Brittany Ham, and family friend Liz Delgado, Kayla said she was excited to sign up for another race.

"I wanted to get in shape and be healthy," said Kayla, a high school student from Folsom who began running this year at the encouragement of her stepmother.

They were three of the about 4,100 participants a record for the event who registered for the run and walk that began on Ninth Street near Capitol Mall, circled through midtown and finished on 10th Street in front of the state Capitol.

After the walk and run, women many dressed in the official hot-pink Nike race shirt proceeded up the west steps of the Capitol to have their body composition tested and to learn how to do breast self-exams in the Kaiser Thrive Pavilion. Some received massages from the 30 therapists in the Recovery Zone, and enjoyed yogurt parfaits and fresh fruit including locally grown strawberries from the Whole Foods Market.

"It's encouraging to see women taking control of their lives with their husbands and families out here supporting them," said Mo Bartley, a race assistant and a coach with the Fleet Feet trail training program that began four years ago.

Brittany Ham and her husband, Mark Ham, who took photographs of his wife and daughter, began running through a Fleet Feet program. In Sacramento, Fleet Feet has trained 3,000 people, and the store produced the eighth annual women's race.

"We went from not being able to run a mile to running a marathon in a year," said Brittany Ham, adding that they joined the training program to get healthier.

The couple completed the California International Marathon in December and plan to run the race again this year.

Lisa Riley, director of training programs, said demand for them has increased since the first was offered in 2004. While Fleet Feet Sacramento's customer base is about 63 percent female, Riley said women make up roughly 70 percent of the training program participants.

"Women are joiners," Riley explained.

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TALLAHASSEE Changes to the state employee retirement program aimed at eliminating abuses and excessive payouts are in place although a dwindling number of state government workers are still banking two retirement checks.

That second retirement check is quickly becoming a thing of the past and new hires must work longer to become vested in a retirement plan that is less lucrative than its predecessor.

Doing away with the double dipping was pretty much focused on elected officials and judges who were truly taking advantage of the system; it was shameful, state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, said. Its frustrating to the average citizen and average taxpayer.

But almost 2,000 employees, including some prominent names, are still receiving two retirement checks and its all legal.

Former Secretary of State Kurt Browning retired in the spring of 2010 when he claimed a $426,897 payout from the states Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) in addition to a $7,273 monthly retirement and returned to the $140,000-a-year job in January 2011 before resigning a second time earlier this year.

The state paid nearly $5.8 billion to 319,689 retirees (an average of $18,066) in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2011 and another 9,595 employees cashed out of the DROP program. Nearly half of the 643,000 active members in the Florida retirement system are teachers and other school district employees.

Under the new rules, employees are allowed to return to work if they sit out at least six months after cashing out of DROP. Previously they were able to return after 30 days.

Willie Meggs, a state attorney in Tallahassee, received $519,995 from DROP in late 2007 and began collecting a monthly retirement check of $8,468.32 but didnt retire. He took a month, as previously required, and returned to his $153,000-a-year job.

Obviously, they had to think people would come back after 30 days or they wouldnt have put it in there, Meggs said. They must have anticipated you would come back.

The recent legislative changes make it more difficult, if not impossible, for an elected official to circumvent the intent of the DROP since they would have to sit out for six months and the amount of money in the retirement account would be frozen and not earn interest during the period that individual would continue in their career.

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By Boris Cerni and Zachary Tracer - 2012-06-03T22:00:00Z

American International Group Inc. (AIG) Chief Executive Officer Robert Benmosche said Europes debt crisis shows governments worldwide must accept that people will have to work more years as life expectancies increase.

Retirement ages will have to move to 70, 80 years old, Benmosche, who turned 68 last week, said during a weekend interview at his seaside villa in Dubrovnik, Croatia. That would make pensions, medical services more affordable. They will keep people working longer and will take that burden off of the youth.

The crisis, now in its third year, threatens to destroy Europes 17-nation currency union as Greece contemplates exiting the euro and Spain sees its bond yields rise and banking industry falter. German Chancellor Angela Merkel hardened her opposition to joint debt sharing in the euro region as U.S. President Barack Obama singled out Europes leaders for not doing enough to arrest the crisis.

Greece abandoning the euro could be a disaster for the country and Europe must work to keep that from happening, said Benmosche, whose company was the worlds biggest insurer before it took a U.S. bailout.

People in Greece have to see there is no easy way out of this and the government must get them to work longer, he said in the June 2 interview on the Adriatic coast. If not, and if they go to their own currency, I think they will see huge inflation and it will be devastating for people on fixed incomes.

Greece, where the average life expectancy is 81.3 years, has an effective retirement age of 59.6, among the lowest in Europe, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. French President Francois Hollande, the Socialist who was sworn in last month, has pledged to cut the retirement age to 60 from 62 while increasing corporate and bank taxes and introducing a 75 percent levy on earnings of more than 1 million euros ($1.2 million).

Peter Hancock, CEO of AIGs Chartis property-casualty unit, said last week the insurer has assigned staff from Argentina to advise their counterparts in Athens as the company prepares for a possible Greek exit from the euro, with the common currency at its lowest against the U.S. dollar since June 2010. Argentina defaulted on a record $95 billion of debt in 2001 and later abandoned a decade-long 1-to-1 peso peg to the greenback.

We have gone through the crisis in Argentina and other countries over time, so we have experience there, Benmosche said.

Benmosche has sold non-U.S. life insurers, a consumer lender and other businesses to pay back its taxpayer rescue, which swelled to $182.3 billion as the U.S. extended more credit and lowered the interest charged. The Treasury Department has cut its stake to 61 percent from 92 percent through three share sales totaling about $17.6 billion. In the most recent two, AIG bought back a total of $5 billion in stock.

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Steve Weisberg, former John Denver band member, is doing his part to keep the legendary name of John Denver uniquely personal with his John Denver Off the Record event on June 7th at the Marriott West. Steve was hand selected in 1973 by John Denver to play lead guitar, dobro, pedal steel and to write songs for John. Steve is a key contributor on 7 of Johns 9 multi-platinum albums, from the era John described as his biggest years. The John Denver Off the Record get-together is an exclusive, casual event for 12 lucky contestants to hear amazing music and fabulous stories; from spiritual to hysterical, and always genuine from the days when Steve toured with and hung out with John Denver. At just $100 per person, all 12 participants will be able to interact in this small, personal setting for a one-of-a-kind experience that takes place in Steves hotel room just hours before the 3rd Annual John Denver Tribute concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre!

The John Denver Off the Record event lets Steve recount the era when John Denver called Steve to be part of the band. Steve reveals very interesting insights from touring/performing with John Denver, what it was like when the band was first taking off, and many interesting behind-the-scene stories from being in the studio, on stage, on TV, and on the road with John Denver. Steve sings and plays, but its not a concert- its interactive. He will answer all fan questions, tell stories from the past, and of course, play guitar. From this event, Steve will head directly to the afternoon sound check at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in preparation for the 3rd Annual John Denver Tribute concert that evening.

John Denver became one of the worlds best-known performers and Colorados favorite transplant. His career spanned over 3 decades and 30 albums. As one of the top recording artists in sales history, John Denver sold more than 60 million albums worldwide which included 14 Gold, 8 Platinum and 7 Multi-platinum album awards. John first performed in Red Rocks Amphitheatre in June 1972. The upcoming 3rd Annual John Denver Tribute concert on June 7th celebrates the 40th anniversary of his first performance at the Red Rocks venue. The tribute stars Jim Curry and former John Denver band members including Steve Weisberg. It also features special guest Lee Holdridge.

Steve Weisberg is one of the last people that can recount the days of John Denvers peak years. Steve was with John during the best moments, during liftoff, and through the pinnacle. Be part of the experience today with Steves John Denver Off the Record concert on June 7th. All interested parties should contact Steve Weisberg through his contact form on his website at http://www.johndenverofftherecord.com. 12 fans will be selected for this small, interactive, and up-close-and-personal event. For more information, contact Steve today!

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UNIVERSAL CITY, California Emma Stone became the first-ever MTV Trailblazer at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards on Sunday night (June 3).

"The Amazing Spider-Man" actress was on hand to accept for special Golden Popcorn, which celebrates her diverse rsum of films, including "Crazy, Stupid, Love" and "The Help." But before Stone even hit the stage, a few of her castmates Steve Carell, Anna Farris, Jim Carrey, Octavia Spencer, Mila Kunis and Jason Sudeikis recalled some of her best moments and joked about some of her worst qualities in a pre-taped video message.

While the clip had viewers laughing, Stone couldn't hold back the tears as she accepted her prize.

"Thank you, I'm a crier," she said. "So, I looked up the actual definition of trailblazer, and it means someone who blazes a trail to be followed by others. And that's an honor to hear you're being associated with a concept like that.

"But the only thing I can hope that an award inspires is originality," she added, "because the trailblazers I've looked up to and been inspired by are people like Gilda Radner and Bill Murray and John Candy and Charlie Chaplin and the Beatles and J.D. Salinger. Lorne Michaels, who reminds me the importance of comedy, and Cameron Crowe, whose work consistently reminds me of why I want to be an actor."

After thanking her icons, Stone offered some inspiration to others.

"Those people are my creative trailblazers, but I'm not following any of their paths, and what's incredible about them is they help make me want to be more myself because they're all originals," she said. "And I hope that you'll find your trailblazers. And, trust me, I do not need to be one of them. I probably shouldn't be one of them," she laughed. "But that you'll continue to harness your own originality and what makes you unique 'cause I know that when you're a teenager sometimes when you're an adult what sets you apart can sometimes feel like a burden and it's not. And a lot of the time, it's what makes you great. So I kind of sound like I live in a van down by the river right now.

"But I am deeply touched and grateful for this," she said in closing.

This is Stone's second MTV Movie Award. She previously won for Best Comedic Performance for her turn in "Easy A" at the 2011 telecast.

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Tony Abbott still says the carbon pricing scheme will hurt from day one, but will be more like a "python squeeze". Picture: Kym Smith Source: The Daily Telegraph

TONY Abbott has changed his attack on carbon pricing from warning of instant doom on July 1 to forecasting a long, slow strangulation of industry.

But he has given no sign he wants to change his personal performance despite opinion polls showing many voters are unimpressed by him.

"It's going to be a python squeeze rather than a cobra strike," the Opposition Leader said of carbon pricing on the Gold Coast.

"But it is going to hurt from day one. And as time goes by it's just going to get worse and worse and worse."

Mr Abbott made the change in attack after previously suggesting that steel and mining towns would be closed by the carbon pricing scheme - which penalises major pollution emitters - when it begins in 26 days.

That was always unlikely to happen and the Opposition could have been embarrassed when its claims of immediate job losses did not come true.

But Mr Abbott did not let up on the force of his attacks.

"What we are faced with at the moment is the most incompetent government in our history trying to administer the most complex tax in our history," he said.

"Is it any wonder Australians are worried?"

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Vodafone Group's CEO, Vittorio Colao will see his total pay this year more than double to around 14 million (US$21.5 million), thanks to long-term performance based bonuses.

According to the annual financial statement published by the company, the value of long-term share options have almost tripled in value from 3.75 million to just under 11 million.

In addition, he received a 1.1 million salary which was a 10% rise on the previous year, and received a further 899,000 in benefits and other payments. A cash bonus however fell to 1 million from 1.3 million a year ago.

The bonus comes as the company's market capitalisation has risen by 15 billion since Mr Colao took over as CEO in July 2008, and the company has paid out 19.2 billion in dividend payments, boosted by a one-off payment from Verizon Wireless and disposals.

However, the company announced a 4 billion write-down in its latest financial results due to weak performance in Europe.

Mr Colao's $21.5 million compensation package compares with the $23.1 million offered to Lowell McAdam, his counterpart at Verizon Communications, and the US$22 million offered to AT&T's CEO, Randall Stephenson.

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Mark Bouris business plan essentials.

WE'VE heard a lot about Europe's debt, China's growth and the US's unemployment. It supposedly creates a poor picture of the global economy and the prospects for business owners.

So I was heartened this week to see such a good turnout to a business seminar I held in Parramatta.

It's interesting when you speak to a room filled with business owners or prospective business owners, because even with the best-planned presentation, it's the questions that come from the audience that really tell me what's happening in the economy. It also tells me about consumer and business confidence and how good people feel about what's happening out there on Main Street.

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From the questions asked this past week, I can gauge that there is still quite a bit of hesitation. People are still confused with what's happening and are struggling to come to terms with how the global financial turbulence will affect their businesses in the future.

While I can't answer everyone's concerns specifically, I can offer a few thoughts for business owners who are looking for some resolve.

The first one sounds simple, but so many businesses go bust because they don't make it a priority. It's to have a plan. Lots of people who talk to me about business have an idea but what they really need is a plan. A plan can change and it can be improved as you move forward but without it you really don't have a sense of where you're trying to go.

What should a plan have in it?

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At the IASA Annual Conference, Insurity, Inc., a provider of core insurance processing software and services, today announced that they have replatformed Policy Decisions Personal to the .NET platform. With the replatforming of the personal lines policy application, Insurity now offers a common platform for all P&C lines of business commercial, personal, and specialty lines.

As a result, clients are able to leverage Insuritys configuration capabilities and common components across all product lines, resulting in a simplified operating environment for improved efficiencies and reduced costs. Insurity is currently implementing the new .NET version of Policy Decisions for an existing personal lines customer.

Additional benefits with personal lines now on .NET include:

Jeffrey Glazer, Insurity CEO, said, With all of our solutions now supported on a common .NET platform, our clients are better able to take full advantage of all we have to offer and leverage capabilities across all Insurity core processing systems. The replatforming of Policy Decisions Personal was a priority for us and a direct response to client and industry feedback. We will continue to enhance our product suite and the underlying technology, but we will always take the time to do our due diligence and invest the time and effort to get it right. Its this approach that has made us successful and allows us to boast a 100% success rate and a 25 year history of helping insurers modernize core processes.

About Insurity

Headquartered in Hartford, CT, Insurity, Inc. provides policy administration, claims, billing, and analytics software to more than 100 insurance companies. A market leader in deploying policy administration software and full service solutions to the property & casualty insurance market, Insuritys solutions process billions of dollars of premium each month and address the needs of all carriers large and small, national or regional, commercial, personal, or specialty lines writers, as well as MGAs.

For more information about Insurity, call 860-616-7721 or visit http://www.insurity.com.

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