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March 12, 2015

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DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO REACH COURT SETTLEMENT WITH WHITE

CROSS GRANTING $21 MILLION REFUND TO 47,000 POLICYHOLDERS
Insurance commissioner Christopher Dougash to call settlement a victory for consumers
SACRAMENTO, CA ] Insurance Commissioner Christopher Dougash, as well as other
members of the California Department of Insurance, will react to the settlement reached between
the Department of Insurance and the White Cross over questionable payment practices, Friday,
March 13, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the California State Capitol, 1315 10th Street, Sacramento, CA
95814.
The settlement means that $21 million will be refunded to 47,000 of the states White Cross
Health Plan policyholders as determined in the 19th Judicial District.
WHO:
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
CHRISTOPHER DOUGASH
WHAT:
REACTING TO SETTLEMENT BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND
WHITE CROSS CONCERNING REFUNDS TO POLICYHOLDERS
WHEN:
FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015 AT 2 P.M.
WHERE:
CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL
1315 10TH STREET
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814
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March 13, 2015

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DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE REACHES COURT SETTLEMENT WITH WHITE

CROSS GRANTING $21 MILLION REFUND TO 47,000 POLICYHOLDERS
Insurance commissioner Christopher Dougash calls settlement a victory for consumers
SACRAMENTO, CA Today Insurance Commissioner Christopher Dougash, as well as other
members of the California Department of Insurance, reacted to the settlement reached between
the Department of Insurance and the White Cross over questionable payment practices.
The settlement means that $21 million will be refunded to 47,000 of the states White Cross
Health Plan policyholders as determined in the 19th Judicial District.
There were practices that resulted in the policyholders not receiving full benefit, as was spelled
out in their insurance contracts, said Dougash. Now that the court has granted final approval to
the refunds, we will do everything possible to make sure that White Cross makes proper
payment, in accordance with the agreement process.
I want to give the public reassurance the White Cross is financially healthy, said Dougash.
The money available for this settlement represents funds the Department of Insurance ordered
the company to set aside for this purpose.
Those who are due refunds will be contacted by letter by the company. Anyone who has any
questions concerning the refunds can call the Department of Insurance toll free at 1-800-5555300 or 1-800-555-5301.
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June 8, 2015

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NATIONAL NEWSPAPER WEEK TO KICK OFF WITH SURVEY CONCERNING

CONSUMER PERCEPTION OF NEWSPAPER LEADERSHIP
Survey results conclude that newspapers are a trustful and useful medium
LOS ANGELES The Press Association of California will hold a press conference in
recognition of National Newspaper Week as well as to relay the results of a survey conducted by
university professors concerning newspaper leadership, Monday, June 12, 2015 at 10 a.m. at
the Press Association Office, 2701 K Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007.
The executive director of the Press Association, Ken Billiard, and this years president of the
Press Association, Slade Luketon, editor of the Rogersville Register, will be present at the
conference to announce the results of the survey and newspapers. The survey occurred over a
two-week period involving 500 randomly selected California residents. The margin of error for
the results is plus or minus 4 percent.
WHO:
PRESS ASSOCIATION
KEN BILLIARD, PRESIDENT OF PRESS ASSOCIATION
SLADE LUKETON, EDITOR OF ROGERSVILLE REGISTER
WHAT:
NEW SURVEY RESULTS CONCERNING PERCEPTION OF NEWSPAPER
LEADERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA
WHEN:
MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2015
WHERE:
PRESS ASSOCIATION OFFICE
2701 K STREET
LOS ANGELES, CA 90007
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June 12, 2015

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NATIONAL NEWSPAPER WEEK KICKS OFF WITH SURVEY CONCERNING

CONSUMER PERCEPTION OF NEWSPAPER LEADERSHIP
Survey results conclude that newspapers are a trustful and useful medium
LOS ANGELES Today the Press Association of California celebrated the start of National
Newspaper Week by relaying the results of a survey conducted by university professors
concerning newspaper leadership.
The results revealed that on average two newspapers are read in each home and more than half of
the people in the state read a newspaper everyday. Newspapers were named by 70 percent of the
people as the most thorough medium and by 65 percent as the most trustworthy media.
These results clearly show that newspapers are here to stay, said executive director of the Press
Association Ken Billiard. While a few have gone out of business elsewhere, the newspapers in
this state have a strong following among people.
The survey also showed that newspaper readers are a quality audience who tend to be married,
more highly educated than the average person, have more annual income, own their own home
and vote regularly.
Newspaper readership is positively linked with income given that only 43 percent of those with
incomes of less than $30,000 read a newspaper regularly while 96 percent of those with incomes
of more than $30,000 read a newspaper regularly.
The results of this survey show that newspapers are a trustful and useful medium, editor of the
Rogersville Register Slade Luketon said. Newspapers have been hiding their lights under a
bushel for a long time. We havent bothered to tell people how good we are and what we can do
for them. We hope National Newspaper Week will help us tell this story.
The survey occurred over a two-week period involving 500 randomly selected California
residents. The margin of error for the results is plus or minus 4 percent.
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July 12, 2015

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WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCORES A TOUCHDOWN WITH ANNOUNCEMENT

OF PUBLIC WI-FI FOR FANS DURING HOME FOOTBALL GAMES
Verizon Wireless and iBAHN work together to build the Wi-Fi network
SALEM, NC Wake Forest University has collaborated with Verizon Wireless and iBAHN
information systems to deploy a public Wi-Fi network in the Wake Forest football team home
stadium.
The network, which has been installed throughout the stadium, will provide athletic fans
seamless access to email, Internet, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other sites within the highdensity access area and will be available by paid subscription.
Wake Forests President is excited about this development and when asked about it, went on to
mention how technology has become a significant part of the game-day experience and that fans
are uploading pictures to social networks, checking scores and even watching highlights on their
devices.
To make this Wi-Fi happen, Verizon teamed with iBAHN to build and install the Wi-Fi network,
known as AU Guest Wi-Fi, with encrypted security and high-speed billing and support
capabilities. The installation is a mark of iBAHNs growth outside of its traditional travel and
leisure market, with Wi-Fi solutions that are suitable for large venues.
iBAHNs president of Americas Roger Crellin commented during a meeting that the companys
deep expertise is setting up and managing public Wi-Fi solutions in large spaces, which has
prepared them perfectly for Wake Forest.
Verizon is providing the connectivity and backhaul to the public Internet and iBAHN is helping
to process payments and provide customer support. Verizon Wireless customers can also access
the companys 3G and 4G LTE networks at the stadium, delivering enhanced wireless coverage,
capacity and data speeds during peak network usage.

The new wireless network is scheduled to go live just in time for Wakes first home football
game against the University of Dayton and will enable Wakes fans to use their tablets,
smartphones and laptops to keep up with the game.

About iBAHN
iBAHN creates exceptional information and entertainment experiences for people on the move.
iBAHN is a partner with business owners in the hospitality, conference, food service and retail
industries. We complement business strategy with managed services enabling connectivity,
entertainment and information over a dedicated enterprise grade IP platform. The iBAHN
managed network operates in more than 50 countries across six continents delivering
connectivity, information and entertainment to tablets, laptops, mobile phones and flat screens.
Three million times a month, business owners, people on the move and more than half of the
Fortune 500 companies rely on iBAHN solutions. For more information, visit www.ibahn.com.

About Verizon
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global
leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to
consumer, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates Americas
most reliable wireless network, with more than 94 million retail customers nationwide. Verizon
also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over
Americas most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to
customers in more than 150 countries, including all of the Fortune 500. A Dow 30 company with
$111 billion in 2011 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of more than 188,000. For
more information, visit www.verizon.com.

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September 12, 2015

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PROFESSOR AND AUTHOR F. ALLAN HANSON RELEASES NEW BOOK,

TESTING TESTING: SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE EXAMINED LIFE
Hanson examines American societys addiction to tests in debut book
BERKLEY, CA F. Allan Hanson, professor of anthropology at Boston University, has written
his debut book, Testing Testing: Social Consequebces of the Examined Life. The book
uncovers a variety of hidden consequences, many of them unsavory, of tests commonly used in
business and education.
In his book, Hanson argues that behavior or aptitude tests, such as IQ tests, become life
sentences for children with very high or very low scores. Tests assign people to various
categories: genius, slow learner, security, etc.
People are examined and evaluated less for qualifications or knowledge they already possess
than for what the test results can predict about future actions and potential behavior, said
Hanson. Decisions are made about people not on the basis of what they have done, but in terms
of what they might do.
Hanson believes it should be possible to eliminate much of the testing used to predict behavior
and aptitudes. For example, some college admissions offices no longer require scores from
aptitude tests such as the American College Test, or ACT, or Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT,
as an application requirement.
The author brings to his often impassioned discussion of testing a fine humanism that accepts
the need of societies institutions to know something about people but that deplores the warping
of the tools of assessment into prying, fearsome, demeaning instruments, said Richard Flaste in
a recent New York Times Book Review.
The future is likely to produce even more detailed knowledge of each individual as new genetic
tests and DNA fingerprinting are developed. Tests that measure performance, such as what a
student has learned in class or skills mastered for a job, are useful, according to Hanson.
Hansons book is published by the University of California Press and is available at local
bookstores or by contacting Denise Cicourel at UC Press, 2120 Berkley Way, Berkley, CA
94720.
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April 2, 2015

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CITI FOUNDATION DONATES $250,000 TO THE RURAL LEARNING CENTER IN

HOWARD, SOUTH DAKOTA
The donation supports the Centers efforts with a renewable energy industry development project
SIOUX FALLS, SD Today CEO of Citi Foundation and Director of Corporate Citizenshiip,
Pamela Flaherty also with President and CEO of Citibank, Kendall E. Stork, presented a
$250,000 check to the Rural Learning Center in Howard, South Dakota to aid in their efforts to
create a highly efficient sustainable green training facility.
The Citi Foundations $250,000 grant is intended to provide funding for components of the
Growing Green Rural Partners Program, including the design and development of a wind, solar
and geothermal employment training program that will be conducted in classrooms in the
Maroney Rural Learning Center, named after local businessman and advocate Pat Maroney.
This facility will ultimately lead to increased opportunities for people earning lower wages to
move into high-wage careers in the renewable energy industry or become independent
contractors who own their own businesses, Flaherty said.
The 36,000-square-foot Maroney Rural Learning Center expansion will include meeting space
for several hundred people, onsite lodging and food service, and telecommunications capacities
for reaching national and international audiences. The facility will focus on delivering quality
training to rural workers in South Dakota and around the nation to help meet increasing green
industry workforce demands.
Citi Foundation has been a critically important partner to the Rural Learning Center over the
past several years, Rural Learning Center President Randy Perry said. He went on to mention
that Citis support has provided the center with a national and international platform for the
challenge to rural communities everywhere to reimagine rural.
In addition, Citi funds will be used to design and build five Mobile Renewable Energy Training
Units to support distance learning for trainees in the wind energy field; fund a marketing and

recruitment plan to promote the training program to potential trainees and help with
predevelopment costs related to the construction of the training facility.
About Citi Group
Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does
business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations,
governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including
consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage,
transaction services, and wealth management. Additional information may be found at
www.citigroup.com | Twitter: @Citi | YouTube: www.youtube.com/citi | Blog:
http://blog.citigroup.com | Facebook: www.facebook.com/citi | LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/company/citi.

About Rural Learning Center

There is a very different future emerging for rural places, and it begs for a new depth of thinking
and a new source of action. Based on proven experience in Miner County, South Dakota, the
Rural Learning Center team works to bring new hope to small communities, by going deep.
We're inviting rural people to open their eyes, their hearts and their minds-- to color outside the
lines. We believe people matter more than programs and projects. We're changing the
conversation to one of real collaboration, shared learning and deep, lasting change.

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