| Elderly sexual predator remains in secure treatment facility
DES MOINES (AP) - An 84-year-old sexual predator who was expected to be released from a treatment facility over the weekend is still in custody. That's because the nursing home he'd planned to move into rejected him. Carlton Ward, a former Fairfield man, was convicted of sexually molesting five boys.Last month, a jury ruled that Ward is now likely too old to reoffend. Jefferson County District Court ordered him discharged from the Department of Human Services Civil Commitment Unit for Sexual Offenders. Nursing home staff called the treatment unit, however, to say they had changed their minds and no longer wished to accept a high risk offender.That's according to DHS spokesman Roger Munns. He says it's now up to Ward's family and the attorneys to find a suitable placement for him. .
State may increase cost of license plates, registration to pay for Real ID
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois drivers could have to pay more for their license plates and registration renewals because of a new federal driver's license law.A spokesman for Secretary of State Jesse White says lawmakers will have to decide how to pay for what's needed to comply with the federal Real ID act. But White won't push for increased fees."It's up to the General Assembly to decide how to pay for it," said spokesman Henry Haupt.The Real ID act says all residents who want to board a plane or enter a federal building will have to have a nationally standardized identification card by 2013. States have to pay for the technology and staffing upgrades to be ready by May 2008.White estimates that could cost Illinois taxpayers about $150 million over five years. The price tag could have been more, but Illinois already has bought some of the necessary advanced photo systems.Like other officials around the country, White has called for Congress to foot more of the bill because it was the idea of congressmen.
Thomas Cook selects Partners for booking engine
Bremen-based fares technology expert Partners Software has been selected to develop a multi-source air fares booking engine and management system for Thomas Cook.
The deal is part of Thomas Cooks multi-million pound Project GLOBE. GLOBE is a pan-European business model with one of the main objectives being the creation of a uniform production platform for all Thomas Cook Tour Operating Brands. Over the next three years, Thomas Cook will replace, or substantially integrate, the 11 distinct reservations systems it is currently using. GLOBE is being designed to combine new functionality with existing systems in order to respond faster and more flexibly to customer demands. Partners Solutions is providing a system based on its LOW.FAREpremium technology, which aggregates airfares from global distribution systems as well as net, consolidator, low-cost and web fares.
Seacoast Area Obituaries
NORTH HAMPTON -- Maggie L. Forbes, 94, of North Hampton, former longtime resident of Medford, Mass., died Saturday, March 10, 2007, at the Haven Health Center at Seacoast in Hampton. She was born in Ripley, Tenn., March 15, 1912, the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Lillie May (Reynolds) Voss. She moved to North Hampton in 2000 after living on Ashcroft Road in Medford for 55 years. She was the wife of the late Clarence W. Forbes, who died in 1975, and was predeceased by a daughter, Lucille A. Merrill. Survivors include two daughters, Shirley N. Fuller of North Hampton and Lois M. Bee of Ocala, Fla.; seven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; one great great grandson; two sisters, Mildred Tarpley of Winter Springs, Fla., and Alma Jean Thompson of McAlpin, Fla.; and nieces and nephews.
Medical Staffing Network Holdings to Present at BMO Capital ...
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MRN), a leading healthcare staffing company and the largest provider of per diem nurse staffing services in the nation, announced today that management will give a presentation on Thursday, March 22, 2007, at 1:30 p.m., Eastern Time, at the BMO Capital Markets Healthcare Staffing Forum in New York, New York. The Company also announced that a live broadcast of its conference presentation will be available on Thursday, March 22, 2007, at 1:30 p.m., Eastern Time. To access the broadcast, as well as the Company's slide presentation for the conference, listeners should go to the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, http://www.msnhealth.com, approximately 15 minutes prior to the event to register and download any necessary software, Microsoft Media Player or RealPlayer.
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