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Thursday 5 July 2012
Dr Hilary Cass: We must ensure paediatric units provide the right service for children
Children, like all patients, are entitled to the best medical care when they fall ill. As a children's doctor, I want and expect all children to be seen quickly and assessed properly, and I know every parent wants their child to be treated by doctors and nurses who have expertise in specific conditions.
The way that children's hospital services are currently arranged means that we're in danger of not providing children with the highest possible standard of healthcare. At the moment there are a large number of small units providing general care, but too few providing specialist services, meaning that not all children get the best specialist treatment.
That's why the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has set 10 minimum standards that all paediatric units should meet in order to provide the best healthcare for children. In some cases this means some services have to close and others merge to form larger, specialist units. Fewer, larger specialist paediatric units would have the best medical equipment and the best doctors who have been highly trained to specialise in specific children's medical conditions.
There may be hard decisions for doctors, managers, planners and local people when they have to decide a local service needs to close, but it's crucial to have the right service, even if it is further away, than the wrong service situated on your doorstep.
These kinds of decisions have now been made for children's heart services across England and Wales. The Safe and Sustainable review, which looks at the best options for delivering high quality care for children with congenital heart disease, has had to decide which centres currently providing children's heart surgery will become children's cardiology centres. The aim is to ensure children receive high standards of expert ongoing care closer to home, and those children who need an operation, receive care from a larger dedicated surgical team specialising in their condition.
Having fewer specialist centres would mean that everyone involved in a child's healthcare (from their GP and clinicians at their local hospital to the surgeons and cardiologists at the surgical centre) communicates with one another efficiently so the child's treatment is better co-ordinated. It will also mean that families receive appropriate advice and support from other clinical experts.
I understand that some parents will have concerns about sometimes travelling that extra distance for surgery, but I am confident that these changes will greatly improve healthcare for patients because children will be assessed and treated quickly by specialist doctors. The decisions that have been made today will ultimately save lives by ensuring children with congenital heart disease and those born in future years benefit from better healthcare.
Dr Hilary Cass is President of The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
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BEDEVILED : An Off Road Adventure Through the Historic Devil's Canyon Jeep Trail
Back in the mid-1800's, a stage route was established across the Jacumba Mountains which are located along the Mexican border and just south of the Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Its purpose was to connect the growing towns of San Diego, California and Yuma, Arizona and while improvements were made to help accommodate the very first automobiles back in the early 1900's, the route was abandoned after the completion of U.S. Highway 80 and the subsequent Interstate 8. Thanks to a major storm in the 1970's, a portion of the route that cut through Devil's Canyon was washed away and for the most part, all but lost to history.
Cindy and I first heard about Devil's Canyon about 10 years ago after reading about a few guys who went looking for this old stage route and to see if it could still be run. Soon after its rediscovery, it became one of the hottest trails to run in the San Diego and Imperial County area and because of it, the BLM quickly shut it down as the area was home to endangered Big Horn Sheep. Since that time, we had all but forgotten about this trail but after getting recent word that people were running it again and legally, we knew it was something we had to look into.
After doing some research, I found that the BLM was in fact allowing LIMITED access to Devil's Canyon but ONLY WITH A PERMIT. And, what I can tell you is that unless you're planning to run this trail with Tierra del Sol or another club that has access to it, you might as well still consider this trail to be CLOSED! Not only do you have to apply for a $100 permit 180 days in advance, you are only allowed to run the trail on one of seven Saturday's between October 1st and April 30th and it cannot be on a Saturday following a previous run. In addition to that, you are limited in the amount of vehicles that can participate, you will need to fill out a 27 page application that requires you to include plans for medical emergencies and evacuation routes which, really is all fair and reasonable enough but, what will ultimately stump most people and almost stumped us as well is the proof of liability insurance the BLM requires for $500,000 per occurrence and a $1,000,000 aggregate! I should note that just about every insurance company I called with the hopes of obtaining a one day policy like this laughed at me and told me that the BLM is effectively telling people that they don't want anyone on the trail! 7 months after I had applied for our permit and with any hopes of getting an an insurance policy starting to run out, Off Road Evolution stepped up to the plate and offered to let us ride on their policy. Needless to say, a BIG THANK YOU needs to go out to them for making this run and this film possible.
Unfortunately for us, by the time we got everything in order, the only Saturday left for us to run the trail was the last one of April. Needless to say, summer was already in full force down in the Yuha Desert and daytime temps were already well within the triple digits. Also, our 2007 Jeep JK Wrangler known as Moby was out of commission and so we would have to run it in our newer 2012 JK known as Rubicat. While this wouldn't normally be a problem, it had a blown power steering pump and we wouldn't be able to get a replacement until after the run. Of course, being that this was the only chance we might ever have at running this amazing trail, Cindy and I decided we needed to just do it regardless of having to do it handicapped.
Along for the ride on this epic trek, we had Doug, his daughter Jessa, her boyfriend Jim, Moochie, Don, Et, Tony, Stephanie, Derek, Ray, his son Kevin and tagging along as a support photographer, we had our friends Dave and Laura joining us as well. In all, we had a total of 8 Jeep JK Wrangler in our group and most of which were just running 37″ tires. As far as lift kits go, a few in our group were running EVO Bolt-On coil overs, a couple had EVO DTD with EVO Levers and one was running a Full-Traction long arm kit. Aside from Doug who was running Dyantrac ProRock 60's front and rear, just about everyone else was running factory axles. Essentially, we were just a group of regular people in moderate to semi-well built rigs.
The Devil's Canyon trail is approximately 3 miles long and roughly parallels the westbound lanes of Interstate 8. If you run the trail east to west like we did, it's an uphill climb to the top, over large granite boulders more bodacious than Kim Kardashian's ass and with deep soft sand in between just to kick things up a notch. While it did ultimately take us 15 hours to run and required us to do some unintended night wheeling, it should be noted that EVERYONE in our group was encouraged to take on ALL the biggest obstacles and be individually filmed doing it as well. This slowed thing down for us tremendously and we really need to thank all our friends for their patience and understanding for what we were trying to do. If this was the only time we would ever get to run this trail, we wanted to make sure we documented everything as carefully as possible and we hope that you enjoy this film we made from it.
Ladies and gentlemen… BEDEVILED!
WAYALIFE EPIC TREX ADVENTURES are off-road films created by Cindy and I. We have been responsible for producing the JK-Experience (also known as the JKX) video series "KEEP IT TIGHT" which was made in 2011, the 2012 series "HEARTLAND", the 2013 series "WILD WILD WEST" and the 2014 "PACIFIC NORTHWEST". Our films are produced and paid for entirely by us and we receive absolutely NO funding from manufacturers or vendors to help subsidize our work.No comments
BEDEVILED : An Epic Off-Road Adventure Through Devil's Canyon [Offical Trailer]
Down by the Mexican border, there lies a historic stage route that once connected the towns of San Diego, California and Yuma, Arizona. Replaced by the modern Interstate 8, it has since all but become lost to time and nature. Today, Devil's Canyon continues to stand as a rugged off-road Jeep trail that can ONLY be run legally on 7 Saturdays a year and ONLY with a permit that's near impossible to get. This is the story of 15 regular guys and gals who worked hard to obtain a permit and ultimately took on this formidable trail in 8 of their Jeep JK Wranglers.
This is the official trailer for BEDEVILED and we hope it'll inspire you to watch the full length film that is scheduled to be released this August.No comments
2015 WAYALIFE Rockin Rubicon Run Photo Highlights
Without question, the WAYALIFE EPIC TREX Rockin Rubicon Runs are always a great time but with almost 30 Jeeps and well over 50 amazing people coming from as far away as Idaho, Ohio, New York and Massachusetts, I'd have to say that this was by far one of the best ones ever! Everyone was so much fun and I still can't stop laughing every time I think about the crazy good times we had at camp. Of course, Andrew proposing to Julie on the trail and her accepting was truly icing on the cake.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to take as many pics as I would have preferred but, below are a few that I was able to grab with my phone. It is my hope that others were able to snap a few as well and will add them to this thread.
2015 WAYALIFE Rockin Rubicon Run Photo HighlightsNo comments
WAYALIFE EPIC TREX : California or Bust Part 2 The Final Stretch
A year ago, 9 Jeeps and 15 members of WAYALIFE made our way back to Independence, Missouri, to embark on an epic trek back to California, in our modern day prairie schooners and by following the original Emigrant Trail and closely as possible. As was the case for so many of the emigrants 150 years ago, our journey west ended in a bust after one of the Jeeps in our caravan suffered a terrible accident crossing the Nevada desert.
On June 13, 2015, a handful of the original party and a few new members headed back out to the Nevada desert, to pick up where we left off and with the purpose of finishing what we started. Over the course of 4 days, we headed east to the town of Ely and along the way, made a stop over at Grimes Point, the Stokes Castle, Toquima Cave and Diana's Punch Bowl. From there, we headed north, visited the ghost town of Metropolis and then got back on the California Emigrant Trail and headed west. After a stop over at the California Trail Interpretive center before setting up camp at the Rye Patch Reservoir. The following day, we officially picked up where we left off the year before and crossed what most emigrants considered the most difficult length of the Carson Route - "the 40 mile desert" and then pulled into Virginia City to spend the night in the oldest and longest running hotel in the state of Nevada - The Gold Hill. To complete our trip, we crossed the Sierra Nevada Mountains along a historic route connecting Virginia City, NV to Marysville, CA known as the Henness Pass Trail and along the way, stayed the night in the old mining town of Downeyville.
This thread highlights all the fun we had with our good friends and I hope you enjoy the photos.No comments
VIDEO : Moby Tackles a Big Ledge on the Rubicon Trail Wentworth Springs
Close to the end of the Wentworth Springs length of the Rubicon Trail, there's a big ledge that you can take on if you're running a big set of tires. Here's a short clip of Cindy rockin it in Moby, our big white Jeep JK Wrangler.No comments
VIDEO : Moby Floating Over the Rubicon Trail Buck Island Double Bumps
Here's a short clip of Cindy taking on the Rubicon Trail Buck Island Lake Double Bumps in our Jeep JK Wrangler known as Moby. With wet tires and slick granite, this can prove to be a real challenge but as you can see in this clip, Cindy floats Moby right up and over them.No comments
VIDEO : 2-Door Jeep Wrangler Takes on the Rubicon Trail Wentworth Sluice
Not as many people run the Rubicon Trail from Wentworth Springs anymore but, there are still a few obstacles on it that are a lot of fun to take on including the Wentworth Sluice. In this short video, Adam tries to take on a big line in his 2-door Jeep JK Wrangler running 35″ tires.No comments
VIDEO : Jeep Climbing out of Buck Island Lake on the Rubicon Trail
Climbing out of Buck Island Lake on the Rubicon Trail, there's a point where there are three different lines you can take. The one down the middle can be a bit tricky as the rocky face can push your Jeep into a tree on the driver side but, in this clip, you will see Garrett take his JK up with ease.No comments
VIDEO : Jeeps Fording a Deep Water Crossing on the Rubicon Trail
In spite of the lack of snow we've had up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains this year, there was still a good amount of water to be found on the Rubicon Trail. In fact, crossing the river in our Jeep JK Wranglers, guys with 37″ tires were getting sinking their tires all the way under and those with 35's actually took on a bit of water. Check it out.No comments
VIDEO : Chris Taking on the Buck Island Double Bumps
This is a short clip of Chris Kelly taking on the Rubicon Trail Buck Island Lake Double Bumps in his Jeep JK Wrangler which can be tricky not only because of the slick granite you have to climb but also because you have to hit them with your tires wet! As you will see in this clip, there's more then one way to get to the top but if you're the one doing the filming, you had better stand clear or be quick on your feet!No comments
VIDEO : Russ Descending the Rubicon Trail Old Sluice
Russ had to wait two years to take on the Rubicon Trail Old Sluice but, as you can see in this short clip, he descended the last and toughest section in his Jeep JK Wrangler like a champ. Check it out!No comments
VIDEO : Moby Takes on the Rubicon Trail Soup Bowl
On our recent trip across the world famous Rubicon Trail, Cindy and spent a lot of time filming our adventures and this thread was started to highlight some of our best clips. This first video is of Cindy taking Moby, our big white JK up the ever challenging Rubicon Trail Soup Bowl. I hope you enjoy.No comments
From Beginning to End and Everything in Between Rubicon Trail Run 2015
It's been a real long time since Cindy and I have had a chance to run the Rubicon with a small group and felt fortunate when Adam (Overlander JK) asked if we could lead a trip across it with a few of his friends. Of course, as luck would have it, his friends Chris (Irish JK) and Kristen, Garrett (SDG), Russ (ttfhell) and Doug (Trail Bud) just happen to be our friends as well and all of them have built up rigs running ProRock axles and EVO coil overs. With this in mind, we decided to run the trail all the way from the Wentworth Springs end and take on some of the big boy lines along the way - or at least, whoever was willing to chance some carnage. Unfortunately, we weren't able to take anywhere as near as many pics as we normally do but are hoping some of the others who joined us can add a few of theirs to fill in the gaps. We did shoot a lot of video though and if we can, we'll try to post up some short clips as soon as possible. For now, here are just a handful of pics from our recent Rubicon run. I hope you enjoy.
From Beginning to End and Everything in Between - Rubicon Trail Run 2015 PhotosNo comments
WAYALIFE Memorial Weekend Kick-Off to Summer Camping Trip Report 2015
Being a major holiday weekend at the tail end of spring, Cindy and I have always used Memorial Day Weekend as way to kick off summer and get back up into the mountains and do some camping. Ironically, the last few years had been more of a "winter finale" than anything and unfortunately, this year was pretty much more of the same or at least, for the first part of our trip. In spite of the fact that we decided to head out into the middle of Nevada where it should have been warm, we instead found ourselves in a storm that left the desert soggy and filled with mud. Still, we were able to have a ton of fun and the rest of the weekend ended up being nice, sunny and relaxing. Here are some photos from our trip, I hope you enjoy.
WAYALIFE Memorial Weekend Kick-Off to Summer Camping Trip Report 2015No comments
A Bucking Run Up Bronco Canyon
The last run we got to do with our good friend Adam while he was visiting us here in Northern Nevada, was one up a trail just east of Reno and known as, Bronco Canyon. As luck would have it, Trail Bud and getoverit (Russ and Naomi) were both able to join us as well as an unexpected guest all the way from Oregon, JK_b/c_yolo (Bobbie). Here are just a few pics from all the fun we had out on the trail. I would have taken more but I was doing most of the driving this day and Cindy was doing some filming. Still, I hope you enjoy what I was able to take.
A Bucking Run Up Bronco Canyon Trip ReportNo comments
SHHH - It's a Secret…
Secret Canyon is just one of the many awesome trails that we have up here in Northern Nevada and really, it's trails like this that make us love living here. Close to town, short enough to do in a day and yet, hard enough to be a real challenge and of course, a ton of fun. While our good friend Adam was up here visiting us earlier in the week, we decided to do a run up this awesome trail and if you click on the link below, you can see some photos from our day out on this Secret trail.No comments
Rock Krawler Triple Rate vs. TeraFlex Coil Test
Over the weekend, our good friend Adam (OverlanderJK) came up to Camp WAYALIFE to get away from the hustle and bustle of SoCal living and spend a few days relaxing and wheeling with us up here in beautiful Northern Nevada. While he was up here, he agreed to let us use his 2-door JK to install a set of new Rock Krawler Triple Rate coils that had been sent out to us a while back for testing. To help understand what we would be comparing them to, Adam was running a set of TeraFlex 3″ coils that yielded over 4″ of lift on his 2-door JK and had paired them up with a set of new Rancho RS5000X shocks. For our purposes, we would only be swapping out the coils and keeping everything else exactly the same so that we could get an apples to apples comparison. Our goal was to get a lower ride height, one that would still offer the same amount of droop without unseating a coil and with any luck, obtain a softer ride as well. Click on the link below to see some photos of the initial testing we did with the existing TeraFlex coils, the installation of the new Rock Krawler coils and then some more testing out on Prison Hill.
Rock Krawler Triple Rate vs. TeraFlex Coil TestNo comments
2015 WAYALIFE EPIC TREK to MOAB
For more years that I can remember, Cindy and I have always headed out to Moab to attend the annual Easter Jeep Safari and spend a week there wheeling whatever trails we could. For 2015, we decided to change things up a bit and do something that we've been wanting to do for a long time, and that was to make the long journey out to Moab into an EPIC TREK. Essentially, our plan was to take a series of "long cuts" if you will and explore some of the cool places that most people don't even know they're missing along the way. For our purpose, our adventures would begin in the town of Laughlin, NV, take us east across the historic Route 66, drop us down to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, take us back up to the top of the South Rim, bring us north up through Monument Valley, traverse the historic Hole in the Rock trail and only then deliver us into Moab to wrap up the week and have some fun on the slick rock out there.
Click on the link below to see some of the photos we took of the 14 Jeeps and 27 people that joined us for this epic trip. I hope you enjoy.
2015 WAYALIFE EPIC TREK to MOABNo comments
WAYALIFE Last Chance Canyon Newbie Run
Because we've all been newbies at one point and time and we've all had a lot to learn, Cindy and I like to do a newbie run once a year to help teach the basics to people who are new to the world of Jeeps and them out on the trail. Last Chance Canyon is where we typically like to do this as it is short enough and has just the right amount of obstacles to help someone learn how to use their Jeep off-road. Of course, being that there's so much more to what we consider "the Jeep WAYALIFE" than just driving over stuff, we always make sure to throw in a bit of sightseeing, history and camping out under the stars.
In this short video presentation, you'll get to see all the fun we have on our most recent WAYALIFE Last Chance Canyon Newbie run. I hope you enjoy what you see and if you're new to the world of Jeeps, I hope you'll join us on our next run.No comments
Bronco Canyon Monday Fun Day Run
Ahhh - gotta love Monday's!! I mean, what better way to kick off the work week then to get back in the office and get right to work. Of course, when your office is a local trail and your desk is your Jeep, who can complain, right? Fortunately, Cindy and I were able to get our good friend MTG to join us for our Monday Fun Day Run and the trail we got to play on was Bronco Canyon. Located just east of Reno, we started our run off I-80 so that we could work our way up the canyon and make a few stops along the way including one to the historic Choppa Ranch and the Lagomarsino Petroglyph site. From there, we took on the boulders strewn trail and ending our day in Virginia City. Here are some pics from our day at work, I hope you enjoy.
Bronco Canyon Monday Fun Day RunNo comments

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By Jermaine Wright
September 8, 2014
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By Justin B. Terry-Smith
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A remarkable rookie and a 40-year-old goalie have kept the Stanley Cup series alive, helping the New Jersey Devils beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Wednesday night to avoid a sweep in the finals.Adam Henrique scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:29 to play and Martin Brodeur made 21 saves for the Eastern Conference champion Devils, who forced the NHL to pack up the Cup for another cross-country trip before they host Game 5 on Saturday night.Patrik Elias and Ilya Kovalchuk also scored third-period goals for the Devils, who lost the first three games of the series. "It's a tough situation, but we live another day,'' Brodeur said. "We wanted to at least have one more game in our building for our fans. Hopefully, we'll make the best of it and come back here."The Kings have won all 10 of their road playoff games this spring and 12 straight overall - both NHL postseason records. But after never trailing in the Stanley Cup finals, the Kings never led in Game 4."I think (wrapping it up) was definitely on our minds, but they found a way to get a late goal,'' Kings captain Dustin Brown said. "We've just got to hit the reset button. We've been in this situation now four times in the playoffs, and we've always come back with a big rebound game.''Devils delightAfter two tense, scoreless periods in front of fans hoping to see the Kings win their first title in their 45-year history, Elias scored on a rebound with 12:04 to play - but Drew Doughty scored a tying power-play goal for the Kings 1:02 later.Henrique then scored his third enormous goal of the postseason, taking a pass from David Clarkson and rocketing a wrist shot past Jonathan Quick, the Kings' nearly unbeatable goalie. The Calder Trophy finalist ended two of the Devils' first three playoff series with overtime goals, and he kept New Jersey alive with his latest."That's probably the best feeling I've ever had in my whole career,'' said Clarkson, who took the questionable penalty that led to Doughty's goal.
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"I saw (Henrique) coming, so I got it to him, and the shot was incredible.''Quick stopped 21 shots for the Kings, but lost his streak of nearly 139 shutout minutes right when he probably could have wrapped up the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. The Kings had allowed just one third-period goal in their previous nine games.Kovalchuk added an empty-netter that sent fans streaming forlornly out into a warm evening in Southern California - and put the Devils back on their plane with a chance."We stayed alive,'' said Elias, who has two of the Devils' five goals in the series. "Marty had to work hard, but he gave us a chance. All we've got to do it keep playing hard."
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Carlbo Named PTR Professional of the Year
Hilton Head Island, SC — Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) presented its annual awards last night during the PTR International Tennis Symposium. The event, which includes 50-plus on court and classroom presentations for tennis teachers and coaches, a trade show and tournament, will be held May 2-5, 2013, at the Sonesta Resort on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA.
Robert Carlbo, of Palm Harbor, Florida, has been named as PTR Professional of the Year. This award is presented to the PTR Professional who has displayed the highest standards of conduct and service to both tennis and PTR. Areas of consideration include service to PTR; participation in national, sectional or local tennis organizations; personal or student rankings/performance; exhibitions or speaking engagements; publication of articles; tournaments; coaching; tennis related volunteer/community service; and continued education.
In the past year, no PTR member has pursued education and professional development more vigorously than Robert Carlbo. A glutton for education, he is certified to teach wheelchair tennis and holds an Etcheberry Certification in Strength, Conditioning and Movement in Tennis. He is Steg 1 and 2 with the Swedish Tennis Association and USPTA P1. Robert Carlbo is the first — and so far the only — person to complete all four PTR certification pathways, earning Professional ratings in each.
Yearning to learn more, Carlbo completed the rigorous requirements and earned two PTR Masters of Tennis in Junior Development and Performance. A PTR Clinician and Tester, Carlbo never misses a PTR symposium or conference, and no doubt he'll be the first in line for future educational opportunities.
Carlbo is the Head Coach of the East Lake High School boys' tennis team, and teaches junior development tennis for the 11 to 17 age group. He runs a 10 and Under Tennis program at the North Pinellas YMCA and at surrounding elementary schools, and teaches a variety of adult clinics. Carlbo coaches some of the top juniors in Florida and is visited regularly by ATP and WTA touring pros. He mentors coaches from Sweden, China, Great Britain and the US.
PTR is the largest global organization of tennis teaching professionals with more than 14,000 members in 117 countries. It has the greatest percentage of multicultural and women members of any such organization. PTR is dedicated to educating, certifying and servicing tennis teachers and coaches around the world in order to grow the game.
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On July 16, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray spoke about how far the bureau has come on its four-year anniversary and the fifth anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act. He said to date, the bureau's enforcement activity has secured more than $10 billion in relief for more than 17 million consumers. Read on to learn more.
Janet Allen will be leading the residential sales and business development efforts of Republic Title of Texas Inc. in her new position as vice president of residential sales. She will also oversee customer relations and sales for all of the company's residential branch locations.
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Purchase activity is climbing as part of lenders' overall mortgage volume according to Ellie Mae. Lenders' closing rate on all purchase loans is at its highest level since Ellie Mae began tracking the data in 2011. Keep reading to learn more.
WFG National Title Insurance Co. named a new agency support manager for the New England region of its agency division. She will focus on collaborating with WFG agents, determining their needs in order to strengthen and build the agency relationship. Keep reading to learn more.
In RealtyTrac's Midyear 2015 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report foreclosures were down 13 percent from the previous six months and 3 percent from the same time period in 2014. Vice President Daren Blomquist said foreclosures not only returned to pre-housing crisis levels, they have fallen well below those pre-crisis levels. Keep reading to learn more.
Auction.com announced the finding from its Second Quarter 2015 Real Estate Investor Activity Report. Executive Vice President Rick Sharga said he is seeing two major trends driving the numbers. Read on to learn more.
All 12 Federal Reserve Districts indicated that economic activity was expanding from mid-May through June. Reports on residential and commercial real estate markets were positive, according to the July 15 Beige Book released by the Federal Reserve. Keep reading to see how real estate, construction and financial markets fared.
A panel of lenders talked about what to expect through TRID and after at the 2015 National Settlement Services Summit (NS3). They said communication between all the players in a transaction is going to be more critical than ever. Keep reading to learn more.
During his presentation at the 2015 National Settlement Services Summit, Greg Wright, founder and president of Wright Consulting Group, shared his insight into how title insurance agents can improve their sales. He said many come to him and say they have a marketshare problem or a competition problem, a location or tech problem, but it's often the way we think about the problem that's the actual problem. Read on to learn more.
To further its expertise and drive growth, Chicago Title Commercial hired a new director of marketing. She will work closely with the firm's leadership to elevate the Chicago title Commercial brand. Keep reading to learn more.
Entrust Solutions has brought its Nexus program and centralized disbursing into Ohio. Read on to learn what founder and Managing Member Jonathan Yasko said.
After significant growth over the past few months, RynohLive has appointed a Midwest sales representative. He will cover 10 states. Keep reading to learn more.
eLynx announced its latest release of Expedite, a cloud-based platform for managing and delivering all loan documents. It will enable lenders to comply with the CFPB's TRID rule, according to the company. Read on to learn more.
MortgageFlex Systems, Inc. released a new TRID supportive version of its LoanQuest loan origination system. The company chose to maintain pre-TRID functions to preserve all of their customer's existing system functionality while developing new Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure forms. Keep reading to learn more.
RedVision announced that it has completed the restructuring of its Customer Relationship Management team. The goal of the changes is to align resources across all points of the customer lifecycle, the company said. Read on to find out the details.
At this year's National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) Corporate Development Services Business Valuations Director Joe Piernock and Alliant National Title Insurance Co.'s Senior Vice President and Southeast Regional Manager Katherine Stevens offered tips to agents considering expansion. Research and communication are critical components. Read on to learn more.
Putnam County, Fla., implemented eRecording of documents through Simplifile. Recording Supervisor Melanie Bryan said the county is accepting all real estate documents commonly recorded in the Official Record. Read on to learn more.
Arch Mortgage Insurance Co. launched a new online resource to provide information and resources to lenders to help them prepare for the expected Oct. 3, 2015, launch of the CFPB's TRID rule. Read on to learn more.
LenderLive Network Inc. integrated its GuardianDocs document preparation service with Calyx Software. Users now can order and complete initial disclosures and closing packages without leaving Point. Keep reading to learn more.
LoyaltyExpress released CustomerManager 6.0, an enhanced version of its CRM technology. It builds on the company's initial integration with Ellie Mae's Encompass. Read on to learn more.
As representatives of their industry, trade associations have been lobbying the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for months about TRID. The past two weeks, however, title agents large and small had their opportunity to make their voice heard as well. Read on to see what agents believe the CFPB should know about TRID.
With industry commenters clamoring for a restrained enforcement/safe harbor/hold-harmless period for the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rules, the Senate has taken steps to push the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to adopt the period. Two senators introduced a hold-harmless bill this week. Read on to find out how this move could affect the CFPB's decision.
When representatives from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission, the American Land Title Association and the Mortgage Bankers Association got together for an open forum at the National Settlement Services Summit, they didn't just dig into TRID. They also discussed concerns on the settlement and lender side over additional settlement forms, as well as third-party liability, standardized mortgage data, and marketing services agreements. Read on for all their insight.
Stewart Title named a new group sales manager of Stewart Title Direct Operations. He will lead the company's sales initiatives and strengthen customer relationships. Keep reading to learn more.
According to RealtyTrac only 24.6 percent of all single family home and condo sales in May were all-cash purchases. This is 28.5 percent less than in April and 30.4 percent from last year at the same. Read on to learn more.
In anticipation of the impending changes under the new TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rules, Mortgage Information Services, Inc. successfully integrated its title insurance and settlement fees with Encompass360. MIS Regional Vice President David Stroop said integrations with Encompass360 offer clients an easier way to manage the title and closing process. Read on to learn more.
Fitch Ratings affirmed the Issuer Default Rating and Insurer Financial Strength of the First American Title Insurance Companies. The rating is based on the company's strong capitalization, moderate financial leverage and continued profitability. Keep reading to learn more.
National Investors Title Insurance Co. named a new president and agency manager for the Texas market. She joined the company in 2010 as vice president supporting and growing the National Investors agent network. Keep reading to learn more.
World Wide Land Transfer, a Pennsylvania-based national title agency, hired a new Mid-Atlantic regional president to spearhead its new D.C. offices. She is responsible for managing and developing production for the company title agency operations. Keep reading to learn more.
Ellie Mae named a new executive vice president of technology and operations. In this newly created role he will be responsible for leading all of Ellie Mae's technology groups. Keep reading to learn more.
Bilingual closings aren't entirely uncommon. In his northern Florida title insurance agency, Stephen Collins does them often. He communicates using American Sign Language (ASL). Stephen Collins, owner and CEO of Land Title of America, Inc. spoke with The Title Report about his community. Keep reading to learn more.
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Title Alliance announced Preferred Closing Services, LLC has appointed two managers. Regional Director Nancy Marsden said she was confident that their appointments mark the beginning of great growth for Preferred Closing Services. Keep reading to learn more.
reQuire, LLC appointed an industry veteran to its account management team. She will be responsible for bringing the reQuire release tracking solution to existing and future title industry partners in Florida. Keep reading to learn more.
Clark County became the 45th county in Wisconsin to implement eRecording. Register of Deeds Peggy Walter said her decision to implement eRecording stemmed from the CFPB regulations going to effect later this year. Keep reading to learn more.
Empower version 5.1.4 will enable clients to perform production-level testing of the capabilities designed to support the TRID rule. As testing of the latest version is finalized, Black Knight may release additional version of the LOS in the coming months. Keep reading to learn more.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) went live with an enhanced public-facing consumer complaint database. It includes for the first time more than 7,700 consumer accounts of problems they are facing with financial companies concerning mortgages, bank accounts, credit cards and debt collection. Keep reading to learn more.
The United Services Automobile Association (USAA) signed an agreement to implement Black Knight's Closing Insight. Lenders and their service providers can begin using the new Closing Insight solution when the CFPB's TRID rule deadline goes into effect later this year. Keep reading to learn more.
Stewart appointed a new sales director for the western states agency district. He will responsible for building an effective sales strategy to attract new independent agencies and service existing ones. Keep reading to learn more.
NextAce named a new chief operating officer. He will responsible for day-to-day operations of the company. Keep reading to learn more.
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Agents National Title Insurance Co. successfully completed the SSAE 16 SOC 1 audit. Read on to learn more.
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STRATMOR Group announced the results of a recent PeerViews Survey on the industry's readiness to comply with the CFPB's TRID rule. According to the survey, lenders would not have been ready to comply with the Aug. 1 deadline. Keep reading to learn more.
Randy Bradley, executive vice president and board member of Mother Lode Holdings Co. sat down with The Title Report to discuss industry regulations. He said despite varying state laws and the CFPB his team will be ready to implement TRID. Keep reading to learn more.
Easy Soft's new EasyCDF real estate closing software helps attorneys facilitate closings in-house. It takes users through the entire closing process step-by-step with built-in safeguards that help eliminate the possibility of errors. Keep reading to learn more.
Adeptive integrated with NotaryLoop. This allows title agencies to submit loan information to their preferred notary signing services. Read on to learn more.
NAILTA named its third president of the association. He succeeds Anthony Affatati. Read on to learn more.
San Diego County in California now is accepting electronic land documents. San Diego County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk Ernie Dronenburg said he estimates 74 percent of the documents are qualified to use this process. Keep reading to learn more.
Title Alliance appointed a manager to its Virginia Beach office. She recently has passed her Virginia state title insurance licensing exam and is awaiting state appointment. Keep reading to learn more.
RealtyTrac released its first quarter 2015 U.S. Home Purchase Down Payment Report. It showed the average downpayment for single family homes, condos and townhomes in the first quarter was 14.8 percent. Keep reading to learn more.
The California Title Co. appointed a new president as Jim Waterman announced his retirement. The new leader has a "tremendous amount of experience, knowledge and leadership," the company said. Keep reading to learn more.
The NAIC is continuing to update and modernize the U.S. system of state-based insurance regulation, according to President-Elect and Missouri Insurance Director John Huff. He said regulators are moving forward with the tools they need to protect consumers, especially in light of recent cyberattacks. Read on to learn more.
CATIC has been educating Realtors and lenders in preparation for the TILA-RESPA rule deadline and recently rolled out its new software CATIC PrepExpress. Director of Industry Relations Bob Skalstad sat down with The Title Report to discuss these activities. Keep reading to learn more.
Three Washington D.C.-based title companies aligned to create the TitleConnect Alliance. With 18 offices spread across Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C., the companies said they can better service their clients by utilizing any closing location within the network. Read on to learn more.
The industry may be given more time to implement the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule. In an announcement June 17, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said it will be issuing a proposed amendment to delay the effective date of the TRID rule until Oct. 1, 2015. Keep reading to learn more about this proposal.
Lighthouse Group strengthened its marketshare and expertise in West Michigan with its merger with Safe Title and its six locations in Holland, Grand Haven, Muskegon, Manistee, Grandville and Grand Rapids. Both have taken agencies from one office to multiple locations in more than a decade. Keep reading to learn more.
Ernst Publishing Co. rolled out a new collaborative fee management system at the recent National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) in Atlanta. The system allows settlement agents to work with lenders to negotiate and manage fees. Keep reading to learn more.
Meridian Title has implemented Axis AI's Advanced Document Classification and Data Extraction software. The process of installing the solution will be complete in a matter of weeks and will be part of the company's title plant automation initiative going forward. Read on to learn more.
CoreLogic released its April 2015 National Foreclosure Report. It showed foreclosure inventory declined by 24.9 percent. Read on to learn more.
North American Title's Estero, Fla., branch will open in March 2016. In preparation, the company has hired a business consultant with 18 years of closing experience. Read on to learn more.
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It's likely that IT network and security staff would agree that HTML5 WebSockets has the potential for high levels of disruptions (and arguments) across the data center. Developers want to leverage the ability to define their own protocols while reaping the benefits of the HTTP-as-application-transport paradigm. Doing so, however, introduces security risks and network challenges as never-before-seen protocols start streaming through firewalls, load balancers, caches and other network-hosted intermediaries that IT network and security pros are likely to balk at.
IUsually because they're the last to know, and by the time they do – it's already too late to raise objections.
Aside from the obvious "you folks need to talk more" (because that's always been the answer and as of yet has failed to actually occur) there are other answers. Perhaps not turn-key, perhaps not easy, but there are other answers.
One of them points to a rarely discussed benefit of SDN that has long been true for ADN but is often overlooked: extensibility through programmability.
In addition, leveraging the SDN controller's centralized intelligence, IT can alter network behavior in real-time and
deploy new applications and network services in a matter of hours or days, rather than the weeks or months needed today. By centralizing network state in the control layer, SDN gives network managers the flexibility to configure, manage, secure, and optimize network resources via dynamic, automated SDN programs. Moreover, they can write these programs themselves and not wait for features to be embedded in vendors' proprietary and closed software environments in the middle of the network.
-- ONF, Software-Defined Networking: The New Norm for Networks
The ability to alter behavior of any network component in real-time, to make what has been traditionally static dynamic enough to adapt to changing conditions is the goal of many modern technology innovations including SDN (the network) and cloud computing (applications and services). When developers and vendors can create and deploy new protocols and toss them over the wall into a production environment, operations needs the ability to adapt the network and delivery infrastructure to ensure the continued enforcement of security policies as well as provide support to assure availability and performance expectations are met.
Doing so requires extensibility in the network. Ultimately that means programmability.
EXTENSIBILITY through PROGRAMMABILITY
While most of the networking world is focused on OpenFlow and VXLAN and NVGRE and virtual network gateways, the value of the ability to extend SDN through applications seems to be grossly underestimated. The premise of SDN is that the controller's functionality can be extended through specific applications that provide for handling of new protocols, provide new methods of managing flows, and do other nifty things that likely only network geeks would truly appreciate.
The ability to extend packet processing and add new functions or support for new protocols rapidly, through software, is a significant part of the value proposition of SDN. Likewise, it illustrates the value of the same capabilities that currently exist in ADN solutions.
ADN, too, enables extensibility through programmability. While varying degrees of control and capabilities exist across the ADN spectrum, at least some provide complete programmatic control over traffic management by offering the ability to "plug-in" applications (of a sort) that provide support for application-specific handling or new (and often proprietary) protocols, like those used to exchange data over WebSockets-transported connections.
What both afford is the ability to extend the functionality of the network (SDN) or application traffic management (ADN) without requiring upgrades or new products. This has been a significant source of value for organizations with respect to security, who often turn to the ADN solutions topologically positioned in a strategic point of control within the network to address zero-day or emerging exploits for which there are no quick fixes.
When it comes to something like dealing with custom (proprietary) application protocols and the use of WebSockets, for which network infrastructure services naturally has no support, the extensibility of SDN and ADN are a boon to network and security staff looking for ways in which to secure and address operational risk associated with new and heretofore unknown protocols.
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