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I think it's quite easy to predict that 3-5 years from now, one of the top topics on this blog and in the EHR world as a whole is going to be around EHR data extraction or if you prefer EMR data conversion. I've previously predicted that by the end of the EHR stimulus money we're be lucky to achieve 50% EHR adoption. So, you'd think that in 3-5 years we'd still be talking about EHR selection and implementation. Certainly, that will still be a topic of discussion. Not to mention, which EHR vendor they should go to for their second EHR. However, I am certain that 3-5 years from now we're going to see a mass of doctors switching EHR vendors.
As part of my EHR blog week challenge (if you're a blogger, you should participate too), today I'm going to highlight one of the foremost EHR professional and technical services company's blog, Galen Healthcare Solutions which focuses on EHR data conversion.
I know I've written about EMR data conversion a number of times before. Although, I haven't written about it much for quite a while. I guess meaningful use and the EHR incentive money has kind of dominated the conversation. However, there's much that can and should be said about EHR data conversion.
The first thing anyone should know about EHR data conversion is that it's not easy. In fact, it's quite frankly an incredibly painful experience in almost every regard. Just take a look at this blog post summary of the EHR Clinical data conversion process by Justin Campbell of Galen Healthcare Solutions. He summarizes the steps as follows:
* Data Extraction
* Data Analysis: Cross-Referencing
* Design: Data Filtering, Matching (Provider, Patient Item), and Exceptions/Errors
* Testing
* Go-Live
I believe the most challenging item on this list is likely the Data Extraction. Sure, the data analysis and design are a pain to do and do well. However, the data extraction is often the most difficult part of an EHR data conversion, because you're often working with an unfriendly EHR vendor that has lost you as a customer. Unfortunately, many EHR vendors haven't heeded my call for EHR data independence, and so it can be a miserable experience trying to get the information and access you need to do an EHR data conversion. In some cases the EHR vendors will try and hold that data hostage.
The key for those selecting an EHR software is to be sure that the process for exporting your data from the EHR is part of your EHR contract. If it's not, then add it to your contract. If they won't add it to your contract, there are 300+ EHR vendors to choose from. Certainly it's a part of the EHR contract that you hope to never have to use. Don't take that risk.
Justin Campbell has also posted a few different data conversion success stories on the Galen Healthcare Solutions blog. Obviously, Galen has a lot of experience with the Allscripts Professional EHR software and so you'll note this bias throughout the blog. However, the experience of the conversion is very interesting.
Here's a paragraph from one of their data conversion success stories: Azalea Orthopedics.
To facilitate this conversion, flat-file extracts were obtained from MedManager for dictionaries, demographics and appointments. However, instead of using these extracts to import into Allscripts PM, an alternative approach was taken in which real-time appointment and demographic interfaces were deployed from the client's existing Allscripts Enterprise EHR to the new Allscripts PM environment. This offered the flexibility of having the PM data populate real-time. Interfaces were also required from Allscripts PM to Allscripts Enterprise EHR. Thus as part of the go-live, existing reg/sched interfaces from MedManager to Allscripts Enterprise EHR needed to be deployed.
I have to admit that this kind of complexity in healthcare is what drives so many doctors nuts. I'm sure there were some functional reasons that they had to do all these interfaces between the systems. What I don't understand is why the interfaces need to stay in place after the conversion is complete (at least if I understand it correctly). Did Galen really have to implement an interface between Allscripts PM and Allscripts Enterprise EHR? I'm sure there's some long history for why this has to happen, but it's such a terrible design. Certainly this isn't Galen's fault, but Allscripts. Interfaces are really great….when they work. When they don't work, they drive a clinic, the IT person and even the EHR vendor absolutely nuts. I'll be interested to learn more from Galen about why they did what they did.
I did find their report on the number of transactions processed fascinating:
Demographics: 156,900 processed in 491 minutes (8.18 hours)
Appointments; 313,280 processed in 1570 minutes (26.17 hours)
That's a lot of data being processed. Can you imagine having to run the 26 hour data conversion twice if you messed it up the first time? Yep, data conversion is a tricky thing and can be very time consuming if you're not really thorough in the process.
Imagine how much data will be collected 5 years from now with all these EHR implementations happening. Plus, the above data was only appointments and demographics. It doesn't even include the physicians charting and other clinical data.


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Silent Circle was founded by a veritable all-star team of crypto geniuses, including Phil Zimmerman, the creator of Pretty Good Privacy e-mail encryption standard and the ZRTP secure calling protocol, and Jon Callas, who cofounded the PGP Corporation among others endeavors. At the Mobile World Congress earlier this year, the $629 BlackPhone made waves as soon as it debuted. According to Mike Janke, the company's CEO, it was crazy-popular, and the new influx of cash is simply to deal with the demand.
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Silent Circle offers a proprietary calling, texting, and file transfer system that runs on top of existing mobile devices, including iOS and Android. The company charges a monthly service fee for this privilege. But its BlackPhone offers all of that running on a forked Android version known as PrivatOS designed to be as anonymous, secure, and private as possible. The BlackPhone is completely unlocked, and it can run on any carrier worldwide.
Silent Circle famously shut down its Silent Mail product in the wake of Lavabit ending (which was formerly Edward Snowden's e-mail provider of choice). But Janke added that the next iteration of Silent Mail, as part of the new DarkMail Alliance protocol, is expected to launch within the next 12 months.


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Divine Economics: Money or God?
Inequality stems from the primordial disregard of everyone being one and equal. 'God' apparently made everyone 'one and equal' – yet God exists as a concept, as the epitome of superiority/ almightiness/ magnificence above its reality (his/its reality as creator) – and even more so, demanding to be worshiped. Is such concept existent within Common Sense? No, it is Not standing one and equal as its own creation. This is the most elemental form of hierarchy we have accepted and allowed as the religious-construct based on the existence of something 'more' than ourselves and neglecting Life in Equality.
Sounds familiar?
"Capitalism existed before the world existed –it is when god became defined that a cap was placed on value and from then all when for a ball of shit" – Bernard Poolman
Well, our current monetary system as the structure we are currently living in, is based on this God principle wherein: without Money = you die, which gives it the same power 'god' has to decide who lives and who dies, who gets to 'heaven' and who remains in hell.
We all worship money as well
We can see that without it we would not be able to be writing/ reading these words and I would probably have no food in my stomach at the moment, nor would I know how to read, write or understand what I am about to explain here.
We have created the ultimate separation through and as Money as the God-construct wherein by the single acceptance of something/ someone having the power to divide/ segregate, neglect and decide upon someone's fate, we have all agreed upon our own enslavement as the current struggle everyone in the world is bound-to, as we see the economic system collapse while being held by some also almighty invisible hands just so that the fall doesn't end up bruising everyone – apparently. This is our creation, our own trap and enslavement through and as the belief and faith we have placed on Money and God or God as Money = whichever way, they have become interchangeable.
The Word of God
Following the 'word of god' as the ultimate say that money creates is then accepting and allowing a world wherein there can only be 'one winner' and the rest, would be bound to lose without having any possible choice to 'change their stars.' Ehm… didn't god endowed man with 'free will' and 'free choice'? Oh yes! You are then encouraged to 'keep trying' to win the Jackpot, which is the equivalent of fool-filling your eternal desires of becoming a God, translated as having multiple possibilities to satisfy all the earthly-lusty desires you may picture in your god-given consciousness: all the money and power in the world that could make you feel finally special, like you are finally 'one with god' in this make-believe reality.
And yes, I am aware that the joke is on us.
God as the laws that rule over our lives, that is able to punish and condone people's actions at the same time as the 'ambivalent force' it represents, moves according to its own self-righteous mechanisms that make no sense at all within the actuality that is here as this physical reality. All I see Here in this world is living beings coexisting in the same ecosystem, requiring to live and interact with each other and the environment in order to continue living. What has God created and imposed within this picture? Religions, separation, groups, delusions of having to pay for sins, having to wage war against those that 'don't believe in the same god', and even dare to commit all forms of atrocities 'in the name of God,' such as killing, mutilating, committing suicide and abusing life in various forms, beginning with the 'divine command' of converting others to believe in the same god.
At least religion has become an 'option' in this world – but: is Money as it currently exist an 'optional belief' here? No– unfortunately we can see which God is bigger here.
'But… God Made us All as Equals!'
What is an elemental form of abuse? the disregard of each other as equals. That single idea and disregard opens up the road to hell. What do we have at the moment as excuses in this world to not do what's best for all? The defense of 'free choice' and 'free will' as 'God-given-rights' wherein each one becomes equal and one to that single point of abuse and separation that God represents as a self-proclaimed 'higher being' in existence – whether you call it energy, love, god, higher consciousness, drugs or… Yourself! It's all equally created in our minds = there is No God In-Fact.
Who is then responsible for the current reality that is striving in separation? Each one of us by the single acceptance and allowance of the current monetary system as GOD that decides who lives and who starves.
The heaven that was promised by God is the same heaven that Money can create for you on Earth: a fictional bubble reality wherein all your pleasures and sensual desires are fulfilled – or even stocked in heaps – all at the expense of those that put the actual work-force in motion for your de.light, working as slaves to have you store hundreds of pairs of shoes, several cars, several houses, dressing up the women and men that you'll have sex with – all just for the sake of satisfying your senses, of making of this life something 'fantastic' and 'worth striving for.' What a wondrous plan have we created in this world.
Is being rich part of our free will? Is it our Free Choice? Is it available as a reality for someone that is born in starving conditions? Does a child that is born in war and only gets to live one month on Earth had such a choice as well? No? Then, who's made the rules on this Earth, by the way?
Money is God and Capitalism its Religion
Re-ligare means re-unite – 'God' as a superior being that separates itself from what is here is a tremendous paradox within any religious system. Why requiring to believe in something that you cannot see?
We can see money, it's just paper and coins – can we see such exorbitant values placed as ciphers upon the physical reality that is here as part of its 'inherent nature'? No.
Why having to resort to a made-up idea of there being something or someone that cares for you? We rather ask ourselves where and how come we haven't allowed ourselves to stand equal and one as the optimal condition wherein we can actually live heaven on Earth if we really wanted to? What stands in the way? Is it the god-given Human Nature that is the main obstacle for us at the moment? Yes it is. We can't feel special if everyone is equalized, we can't feel more than the rest, nor can we pretend to be 'out of the system' within such idea that sounds like a blasphemy for any regular religious being or well-bred capitalist.
It's all in the numbers currently, numbers as the economy of separation, the 'divine economy' wherein no one dares to question the belief in the numbers as the lies told by statistics wherein the GDP is more like 'God's Damned People' that serve well as slaves for Capitalism as the faith and religion to propagate to every corner of the world – yet their actual "Lives" are bound to a work wherein they are threatened to death if they leave, wherein they actually resort to commit suicide because of not being able to keep up with the high-demand – sounds familiar?
Time is Money and Money is God = This is the true capitalist faith
Why would a religion always try to keep its cohesive power upon threats about going to hell if the 'word of God' is not heard? – which means stopping going to mass and not clearing up your sin-bondage with the money out of your pocket and placed into the church's basket every Sunday. The same happens with all nations that have become Religions wherein the faith and trust in god is equal to and one with the faith in money – and even dare to make it as cynical as placing 'In God We Trust' on their bills.
I wonder what a homeless person in America goes through when taking out the last dollar out of their pocket to buy the last thing they can afford to eat and reading through such words – would there still be some space left to believe in God?
What kind of God would threaten you with taking your life away anyways? What type of God would create a Hell just so that you could 'strive for a living,' living in constant fear, guilt and remorse for all the sins that apparently could not be absolved by Yourself – but only by this almighty God that gives you the right to 'be free' in a world wherein you are condemned to starve if you are born in Somalia – or condemned to be part of the sex trafficking business if your parents don't have enough money to feed you, resorting to sell you to those that will 'at least' give you some food in order to continue being just another money-making machine.
Where is God in that? I can only see Money being the primary motivation for such atrocities, Money as the equivalent to being God above others in reality.
God's Divine Plan
What is 'The Way'? – I read today 'Jesus is the way' and all I know about Jesus is he said: give to each other what you want for yourself – and that's exactly what we are saying within the Equal Money System: removing God's god-like power that we have endowed to this entity – our creation – which is money. As redundant as it may sound, the point is to make it obvious how it is a self-created mindfuck – God is then self abuse because within its concept and creation, we bow down to an entity that is certainly NOT considering what's best for all, it's not providing conditions that are equal in nature for all.
God Must cease to Exist in order for Life in Equality to flourish here.
That can be applied to both god as Money or an ethereal version of it – which is the same thing because the physical money in itself is just paper, is just coins as metals, it's 'gold' that has been elevated to the godlike honey-money type of delusion within our human minds –it's just metal. Same with any belief – we have been bound to create all types of fears around god or 'being judged by God', being expelled from the heavens… what worse judgment can we create other than perpetuating a world wherein we are bound to see poverty, suffering, wars, starvation and all forms of physical and mental abuse in our world every single day? What God would allow that?
Don't you dare to think and say that this is 'God's Divine Plan'? Can't you see the intrinsic evil implied in the sheer acceptance of such words?
If you can't, then we must all be equally mad as god, as the delusion that has perpetrated this current reality to the stage wherein we value more an idea of ourselves as 'money,' as 'superiority' other realizing who we are as the totality that is Here as Life – how foolish can we be! Casting ourselves out from what is here as the reality that we have depended upon through money, through our creation. And fascinatingly enough, that's exactly the same thing that 'the creators' of us human beings did, losing all sense and realization from the fact that what is here cannot be corrupted, abused and eventually depleted while pretending that 'everything is fine' or is following some type of 'divine path to illumination.'
The light of god is about to deplete.
God's Truth
The truth is we don't need a godly/divine power to exist in this world. See for yourself: what powers your physical body is the energy created through the chemical processes wherein every breath allows the necessary combustion to obtain the nutrients you get from food that is Of the Earth to continue living. God as Money/ Money as God are Not sustainable in a world wherein the natural cycles of such Earthly-provision are violated and raped in the name of making the most profit in the shortest amount of time, in this allowing the abuse and exploitation not only of human beings, but animals and natural resources that have kept our 'heavenly existence' functioning for such a long time already.
God or Money as we currently know it cannot possibly continue its existence in a World that is moving forward toward Equality.
The consequences of the belief of God and God-as-Money have lead us to the current state of the world we're "living" in wherein wars are fought, people are killed, children are abused, animals are going extinct, trees are being cut just because of being able to make money out of it.
Why would God allow such atrocities in its name?
Why have we created a monetary system that cannot exist without abuse?
Why can't we see that God/ Money is Our Own Delusional Creation?
Who's the Real Evil in this World? A concept as money or god?
Or the creators of such words in order to abdicate all forms of responsibility and justify the worst atrocities in its name?
God has been our excuse to abuse and enslave each other disregarding ourselves as Equals yet claiming that 'God' created us all as such –
That makes us All Responsible for what is here.
Losing Faith in God?
How have we allowed ourselves to be ruled by the infamous fear of god, living in perpetual survival-mode as the fear of not having enough money, which is translated to being 'dead' to a system that thrives on energy as money, as the literal oil that keeps our machine-driven world going.
The problem is the human being that has created a 'divine' system that seems untouchable, unquestionable, unchangeable, following its word as a 'must do' and 'must be' regardless of the insurmountable evidence that all that is here is based on relationships of abuse, rape, murder, trafficking of living beings, starvation, corruption, sexual depravation, playing god regardless of whoever has to suffer the consequences for such self-righteous act. This is the 'dot' in the I that we have placed as the 'coin' wherein we have conned ourselves to a reality of profit-making frenzy equated as the ultimate –and accepted in constitutions – 'pursuit of happiness' as 'man's natural disposition' in this world – no one ever specified if the ends would justify the means… I bet not.
Breaking the Divine Laws
Divine Economics as the holy laws that we have accepted and allowed as the 'rules of the system,' have been the shackles to make sure no one 'gets out of line' in the kingdom of God and all enter to play the game regardless of how fucked the rules of it are from the get-go– and oh! don't you dare to even challenge the system, because you are immediately exterminated or cast out to hell or the equivalent on Earth as Guantanamo bay.
Is God our responsibility then? Yes, we have created it, it is ourselves, it is that uncomfortable alter-ego that we have tried to bound ourselves-to simply because we thought we would not be able to do this all alone, by ourselves. The comfort that money gives you when being in your pocket can be equalized to the comfort that some may feel by having 'god' or 'Jesus' in their heart – it's a belief, it's a feeling, it's energy – certainly one is more useful than the other, because you can buy at least food with money but can't buy food with God, Jesus or Love.
"What keeps food on the table? Money or God?"
Hence in common sense, we can agree that God and Money as God is a self-created concept/idea that must be Stopped for once and for all if we are really here to support ourselves to live as Equals.
The Delusion begins and ends within ourselves. This is the time, this is the place and you that read these words can easily say:
Life is Equal in all ways – Equalize all Money as Life – this is the way to dissolve the 'magical super-hero powers' any 'Godly' concept as money or self-inflated ego may have upon this reality.
That's the way to crack capitalism, the last human religion.
That's the way to end consumerism as the sporadic fool-fillment that we have dubbed as 'happiness.'
That's the way to start honoring ourselves as one and equal as who we really are – as Life
No more masters, no more slaves – no more God, no more Divine Eco-no-me.
Equal Money for All as Life in Equality
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What would happen if you graded all video games by publisher, giving points for higher Metacritic scores? With a little help from GameQuarry, we now know. The site, which respected game designer David Perry called "a Metacritic expert," crunched the numbers based on Metacritic scores and found Rockstar Games to be the most consistent publisher. Note: the "numbers" link requires a password, which is bluesbrothers.
Who can't seem to get the high review scores on a consistent basis? Read on to find out.
Rounding out the type five were TellTale, Blizzard, Microsoft, and Valve, according to the analysis. Stardock, Bethesda, Nintendo,
2D Boy, and Sqaure Enix finished in the top 10. The least
consistent publishers—or the worst students in the class—were
Ubisoft, Activision, THQ, Dreamcatcher, and Konami in that order.
Sega, Namco, Eidos, Majesco, and Strategy First finished at the bottom.
Surprised by any of these findings? The analysis comes as the validity of the Metacritic scores
has increasingly come into question. Last month, Edge Magazine argued the website should be used as "a general guide" to game quality, not the final authority as it often is treated. In January, Sega's European president said Metacritic is more important to "high-end PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 games" than others.
The aggregate review site is not immune to controversy. For example, it "assigns" review scores to outlets that don't use review scores—such as the New York Times—presumably so they can still be listed. High-profile games have also seen their share of gaming when it comes to user-review scores listed on the site, reports VG247. To put it bluntly, this isn't the last word in who is releasing the best games.
Ben's thoughts
Still, the data shows us that overall, Rockstar hits far more than it misses. Besides, should we punish companies that have a wide variance in review scores? I'd much rather follow a company with hits and misses as it tries new things than a company that always goes for the safe bet.


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How much is your vote worth?
Oh, to be in a swing state.
Super PACs and other outside groups are spending about $6 per voter in Nevada and New Hampshire, compared to just a penny in blue California.
NPR, doing its best impersonation of the documentary series "How the States Got Their Shapes," examines the electoral college sweepstakes and per capita spending by external political groups in this must-see video.


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Governor Cuomo Announces Opening of the Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the opening of the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, a new state agency that will implement the toughest standards and practices in the nation to protect the special needs community from abuse and neglect. The Justice Center was created through legislation the Governor spearheaded last year to reform how the state cares for people with special needs. The agency will begin operations tomorrow, Sunday, June 30th.
Starting tomorrow, the Justice Center will be dedicated to implementing the strongest protections in the nation for over one million New Yorkers with special needs, Governor Cuomo said. Last year, we passed critical legislation which represented a commitment to establish these long overdue protections and now we are living up to that commitment with the opening of this new, state of the art agency. The Justice Center will provide tough oversight and transparency for facilities across the state responsible for the care of special needs individuals, prevent neglect and abuse, and ensure that anyone committing crimes will be swiftly caught and penalized for their actions. Under the Justice Center, we will work around the clock to safeguard the rights and protections of our most vulnerable citizens.
The Justice Center will dramatically strengthen the level of monitoring, oversight and accountability of state operated, licensed or certified programs and facilities that serve more than one million New Yorkers with developmental disabilities, mental illness, substance abuse disorders and children in residential facilities. The agency will track, investigate and prosecute the most serious allegations of abuse and neglect against vulnerable individuals.
A key feature of the Justice Center is its operation of a statewide hotline and incident reporting system staffed by more than 70 trained professionals who receive reports of allegations of abuse and neglect 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Once a report is received by the Vulnerable Persons Central Register (VPCR) Hotline, it is logged and assessed. Serious cases of abuse or neglect will be assigned to Justice Center investigators or to a local law enforcement agency for a follow-up investigation.
The Justice Center seeks to root out individuals who should not be working with people with special needs. The agency maintains a statewide registry of all persons who have been found to be responsible for the most serious or repeated acts of abuse and neglect and who, under the new law, are prohibited from ever working again with people with disabilities or special needs.
The Justice Center also tracks systemic progress and makes recommendations with regard to the care and treatment of New Yorkers served by state facilities and provider agencies.
Jeffrey Wise was recently confirmed by the New York State Senate to serve as the Executive Director of the Justice Center. Mr. Wise brings over 25 years of service in the public and not-for-profit sectors. Most recently, Mr. Wise served as president of the NYS Rehabilitation Association (NYSRA), a statewide trade association of community organizations providing support services to people with intellectual/developmental disabilities, mental health issues, and other disabilities. He has also served as a research attorney for the NYS Law Revision Commission, legislative coordinator for the Community Health Care Association of New York State, and as a senior policy analyst at the Manhattan-based Coalition for the Homeless.
The Justice Center is committed to the fundamental principle that all New Yorkers with special needs are to be protected from abuse and neglect, and receive the best care possible, said Executive Director Jeffrey Wise. Our goal is that New York State is second-to-none in the nation in its system of care, support and service.
Patricia Gunning serves as Special Prosecutor and Inspector General for the Justice Center who will investigate reports of abuse and neglect and prosecute allegations that rise to the level of criminal offenses. Ms. Gunning brings with her a decade of law enforcement experience in prosecuting crimes against vulnerable people.
Most recently, she served as the Chief of the Special Victims Unit with the Rockland County District Attorneys office. In that position, she managed all phases of the prosecution of cases involving the abuse and neglect of individuals with mental and physical disabilities, the physical and sexual abuse of children and the elderly, as well as victims of domestic violence. In addition, she conducted training on issues related to special victims for law enforcement officials, medical professionals and local community groups. From 2003 to 2008, Ms. Gunning was an Assistant District Attorney for Kings County, where she served in the Crimes Against Children Bureau. In this position, she also managed cases involving the abuse of individuals with disabilities, working closely with law enforcement and crime victims at all stages of the criminal prosecution, both pre and post arrest. During her tenure, she handled a large volume of both misdemeanor and felony cases.
"I have spent my career seeking justice for vulnerable victims," Patricia Gunning said. "I am grateful for this unprecedented opportunity to ensure that individuals who abuse or neglect New Yorkers with special needs will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. While these cases can be challenging, the Protection of People with Special Needs Act provides the Justice Center with unparalleled tools to hold individuals who commit crimes against this population accountable for their actions and further develop measures to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future."
Agencies under the jurisdiction of the Justice Center include: The Department of Health (DOH); the Office of Mental Health (OMH); the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD); the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS); the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS); and the State Education Department (SED).
With its creation, the Justice Center also assumed most of the functions and responsibilities of the former Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CQC). Federal Protection and Advocacy and Client Assistance Programs previously managed by the Commission have been re-designated by Governor Cuomo to Disability Rights New York, a not-for-profit entity.
Other protections and improvements now in place include the following:
- A consistent definition of abuse and neglect that applies to all state facilities and provider agencies;
- Uniform standards for investigative procedures including staff qualifications and training and training for mandated reporters;
- A Code of Conduct containing the basic ethical standards to which all individuals working with people with special needs and disabilities have signed and are being held accountable to;
- Consolidation of background check procedures, including a review and evaluation of the criminal history of any person applying to be an employee, volunteer, or consultant at any facility or provider agency operated, licensed, or certified by OMH, OPWDD and OCFS;
- Establishment of a new database that contains central register reports, results of investigations, and types of corrective actions taken. This information will be used to identify patterns and trends relating to abuse and reporting of abuse that can lead to improvements in the care and treatment of people served by the states disability programs;
- An Advisory Council that will provide guidance to the Justice Center in the development of policies, regulations, plans and programs. Members include persons with experience in the care and treatment of people with disabilities, advocates, and individuals -- or members of families of individuals -- who have participated in programs or received services from provider agencies; and
- A new level of transparency for private facilities and programs licensed or certified by the state to serve people with disabilities and special needs. These entities must now follow transparency guidelines based on FOIL for information requests regarding cases of abuse or neglect of the people they serve.
When fully staffed, the Justice Center will employ between 250 and 300 people at its headquarters at 161 Delaware Avenue in the Albany suburb of Delmar and will have investigators in four regions of the state.
Additional information about the functions of the Justice Center can be found on its website at www.justicecenter.ny.gov.
The Governor's legislation was developed, in part, from recommendations outlined in The Measure of a Society: Protection of Vulnerable Persons in Residential Facilities Against Abuse and Neglect, a special report prepared by Mr. Clarence Sundram, the Governor's Special Advisor on Vulnerable Persons. A copy of this report is available at: http://www.governor.ny.gov/assets/documents/justice4specialneeds.pdf
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This is the joint that holds the Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island. Last month, Joey Chestnut scarfed 69 Nathan's franks to set a record.
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# Problem 1: Black screen during calls
A lot of few people have encountered persistent problems with their screen going black whenever they make or receive a call on their Windows Phone 8 device. This makes it unresponsive, so it's difficult to cancel or end the call. It seems to be a problem for the Lumia 920 specifically.
If you tap the power button twice the screen should blink back to life, but you may have to act quickly to end the call.
Potential fixes
* This is likely to be an issue with the proximity sensor. Make sure that you don't have a screen protector covering it. It's located next to the front-facing camera at the top of the front face of the phone.
* You should also make sure there's no dirt covering it.
* Give it a wipe or try using compressed air on the top edge to blast any dust away.
* Some people have reported success by pushing on the screen where the proximity sensor is located, which suggests a build issue.
* You could ask for a replacement unit, although some people have encountered the same issue on more than one device.
# Problem 2: Camera not working
Some people have had problems with their camera on their Windows Phone 8 device. In some cases the camera button and camera app icon simply don't seem to trigger anything. In other cases a message will appear about the camera failing to initialize.
Try pressing and holding the camera button for a couple of seconds and see if that starts it. Press and hold the volume down button and the power button together for 10 seconds. Your phone will restart and the camera should be working again, but the problem might reoccur.
Potential fixes
* Make sure that your software is up to date; check your device manufacturer's website.
* Back up any important files and reset your phone via Settings > About > Reset your phone.
* If the problem persists then it's time to talk to your retailer, carrier, or manufacturer about a replacement handset.
Problem 3: Duplicate songs
A lot of people have run into issues with their music collections on Windows Phone 8 devices. Sometimes songs appear twice or even three times. If you look in the folder on your phone there will only be one track, but in the music app you'll see multiple copies. Unfortunately this can be a tricky problem to solve.
* A few people have found that turning off Xbox Music cloud collection helps. Go to Start > Music
+ Videos > More > Settings and turn off Xbox Music cloud collection.
Potential fix
* Make sure that you have a complete back up of your music collection.
* Now delete all of the music on your phone and on your SD card.
* Make sure that you back up anything precious on your phone and reset it via Settings > About > Reset your phone.
* Put the SD card into your PC and reformat it.
* Create a folder called Music on the blank card and manually drag and drop all the music you want into that folder.
* Now put the SD card back into your phone and wait for it to update.
* When you want to add new tracks take the SD card out of the phone and put it in your computer and drag and drop the new track into the folder, then put the card back in your phone.
Problem 4: 'Other' storage filling up
A lot of people suffer from a flaw in the WP8 system which caused the available storage to gradually fill up. Go into Settings > Phone storage and tap on the bar to get a breakdown of categories and see how much space your music and videos, pictures, apps, and system are taking up. There's also an 'other' category which covers attachments from emails, app & game data, and other temporary files. Unfortunately, this category fills up and there is no way of clearing it out without wiping the phone. Microsoft has finally addressed the issue and there are a couple of other ways round it.
Potential solutions
* Microsoft's GDR2 update addresses this bug. The "other" category will still fill up, but it should be automatically cleared out when the storage reaches capacity.
* Nokia released a Storage Check tool which can help you gain an insight into what is eating up space and clear away temporary files.
* There is also a free app called Shrink Storage which enables you to fill your storage and then restart your device and trigger the clear up to empty it out.
Problem 5: Push notifications not working
It's fairly common to encounter issues with push notifications. Sometimes updates do not come through to your device like they should. This can result in issues with apps like Facebook or WhatsApp where no notifications come through, but when you open the app there are a ton of updates queued up. Many Windows Phone 8 users have been complaining about push notifications not working properly on the platform with a number of popular apps. There are some things you can try.
*Try restarting your device by holding down the Power button for 10 seconds then tapping to turn it on again.
Potential solutions
* Check your Wi-Fi or data connection.
* Poor coverage will impact on push notifications.
* Go to Settings > Wi-Fi > Advanced and tick the box next to Keep WiFi on when screen times out.
* Go to Settings and make sure that Battery saver isn't turned on as it can disconnect you in order to save power.
* If you are using your network, then make sure that your data limit hasn't been exceeded.
* You should also check your limits in the Data Sense app and make sure it isn't restricting you.
* Uninstall the app you are having a problem with, restart your device, then reinstall the app to see if that helps.
* Some people reported success by turning Location and Find my phone in Settings off or on and then restarting the device.
Problem6: Volume won't change
There have been a lot of reports about people listening to music and finding that they are unable to change the volume using the volume buttons during a specific track – the volume doesn't change until the track has ended. This bug also impacts ringtones, which no longer fade the music in and out when a call comes in. Some users also report generally low volume which they are unable to increase.
* Restart the device. Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds and then tap it to turn the phone back on. The problem should be temporarily gone.
* If you own a Lumia device, use the Nokia Music app instead. It doesn't appear to suffer from the volume issue.
* Low volume that won't change is generally associated with a specific app, use an alternative and you shouldn't have the same problem.
Problem 7: Random rebooting
Toward the end of last year a number of WP8 users began to complain about random rebooting. The issue seemed to be common on the HTC 8X and Nokia Lumia 920, although it didn't affect every handset. The smartphones would simply reboot without warning. There was also some suggestion that a syncing problem was related.
* Microsoft investigated and then released an OTA update in North America in December, known as 'Portico,' which fixed the random rebooting issue (this is still rolling out to other markets). * To make sure you have the latest update go to App list > Settings > Phone update > Check for updates and follow the prompts.
* Some users reported the issue persisting, even after the update. It's always worth trying a restart. Press and hold the Power button and then slide down when you see Slide down to power off. Turn it back on again and see if the problem repeats.
* You could also try removing the battery and replacing it.
* Your final option is to try a factory reset. Make sure you backup first by going to App list > Settings > Backup and choose App list + settings and then Back up now. Then go to About > Reset your phone and tap Yes and Yes again when prompted.
Problem 8: Auto-brightness
A number of WP8 users with Nokia Lumia 920 handsets reported wildly fluctuating screen brightness, possibly due to the Portico update. It seems a bug may have been introduced that impacts on the auto-brightness and causes the screen to flicker as it struggles to find the right brightness setting.
* You could disable auto-brightness and set the phone to Medium brightness just to prevent it from changing repeatedly.
* Some users reported success, or at least a reduced fluctuation, by turning on the phone in a completely dark environment and allowing the sensors to calibrate to the darkness.
Problem 9: Screen freezing
If you find your WP8 device just freezes and the touchscreen is unresponsive then you are not alone. This issue could have various causes, but the methods to fix it are the same.
Potential solutions
* Press and hold the Volume down and the Power button simultaneously for 10 seconds. Your device should restart and work as normal.
* If the problem persists, check that you have the latest updates via App list > Settings > Phone update > Check for updates.
* Some people have reported that turning Wi-Fi off solves the freezing problem, but obviously it also deprives you of Wi-Fi, which is no good as a long-term fix.
Problem 10: Fast battery drain
Some users have complained that their WP8 device is running out of battery juice very quickly. This could be caused by poorly optimized apps, syncing problems, or something else entirely. There are a few things worth trying to see if you can solve the issue. Obviously turning off NFC, Wi-Fi, mobile data, and other phone features when they aren't needed is a good start.
Potential solutions
* Try uninstalling and reinstalling the Skype and Facebook apps. Some users have reported both apps as major battery hogs, but insist that uninstalling and reinstalling results in improved performance.
* A number of apps have been cited as potential drains including Nokia Drive Beta, various messenger and music apps, and even some games. Nokia advised people to exit apps using the back button so that they close rather than continue to run in the background.
* You can also go to Settings > Applications > Background tasks and block any apps you don't want running in the
Problem 11 : Sync not working, can't send or receive emails or texts
Reports of problems syncing email accounts and also sending or receiving texts or emails have cropped up. For some WP8 users this issue has also affected their contacts and other accounts on the device. It seems to have been caused by the Skype app.
Potential solutions
* Uninstall the Skype app and then force a sync of all problem accounts. This should resolve the issue and you should be able to reinstall the Skype app without further problems.
* If step 1 doesn't work then try turning off Wi-Fi and mobile data and then reboot the phone and turn them on again.
* If you still have problems, try unlinking your Microsoft account from your Skype account and repeat the process from step 1.
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The point in the life of a mortgage-backed security guaranteed or issued by the Government National Mortgage Association, the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation when half the principal has been repaid.
Half Life
In a pool of mortgages underlying a mortgage-backed security, the length of time it takes for half the aggregate principal to be repaid. A half life is normally about 12 years, but this may vary depending on how often homeowners refinance their mortgages (which pays off all principal at once). Half lives are calculated for mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and Ginnie Mae.
Weighted Average Life
The amount of time for the principal on a loan or a mortgage to be paid off. The length of the weighted average life depends on the amount of principal paydowns and how often they are made. Once the WAL is calculated, one can determine how long it will take to pay off half of the remaining principal.
The length of time before half the principal on a debt is expected to be repaid through amortization or sinking fund payments. For example, a 25-year bond issue may require the issuer to retire 5% of the beginning principal commencing 5 years after the issue date. Thus, the bond issue has a half-life of 5 years plus the number of years required to retire half the issue, or 15 years. Mortgage-backed securities often have a relatively short half-life because many homeowners pay off or refinance their mortgages early. Also called average life.


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Everybody loves a comeback.
After undergoing months of grueling cancer treatment, "Wall Street" star Michael Douglas has revealed his tumor is gone and he's likely "beat" the disease.
"I feel good, relieved," Douglas, told NBC's Matt Lauer in a "Today" interview set to air on Tuesday.
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"The tumor is gone. But, you know, I have to check out on a monthly basis now to maintain," he said, according to People mag.
After being diagnosed last summer with Stage 4 throat cancer, Douglas reportedly underwent three intensive chemotherapy sessions and another seven weeks of daily radiation treatment.
Photos have shown the Oscar-winner appearing gaunt and frail, though he was healthy enough to take take his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and their children, 10-year-old son Dylan and 7-year-old daughter Carys to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and Disney World over Thanksgiving.
Douglas said his wife "had a good cry when she heard" the good news about his health.
"We are so grateful for the wonderful care Michael has received and of course for this happy news," Zeta-Jones told People magazine. "It's an incredible way to start the New Year."
Last month, Douglas joked after learning he'd been nominated with a Golden Globe nomination for reprising financial villian Gordon Gekko in "Wall Street 2" that he was "ready for some good news."
The 66-year-old "Wall Street" star reportedly told Lauer he shed about 32 pounds during treatment, but has gained 12 back.
"I'm eating like a pig," he said, MSNBC's Scoop column reported.
He added that doctors have cautioned him to "keep the cardio down" at the gym to help pile on more pounds.
Douglas reportedly told Lauer his cancer experience has made affection from family, friends and fans "hit me at a much deeper level than I would have ever imagined before."
"And I've talked to other cancer survivors about this, that -- that happens, that you just really, really appreciate what's important in life," he said.
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Chef Gordon Ramsay, the overbearing Brit who berates chefs and restaurant owners on his reality TV cooking shows, has gone public with his fight against his wife's parents.
Ramsay, the man behind "Kitchen Nightmares" and "Hell's Kitchen," penned an open letter to his mother-in-law which was published in the London Evening Standard. In it, he justifies firing his father-in-law, former Gordon Ramsay Holdings CEO Chris Hutcheson, admits having him folllowed by detectives and begs his wife Tana's mum Greta Hutcheson not to hold it against his family.
"I'm not expecting a birthday card, but you're punishing your daughter and our four children, for all the wrong reasons, it's so sad," Ramsay, 44, wrote. "She's an amazing woman and you've been a fantastic mum ... please don't stop!!!"
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A friend of Hutcheson told he paper Ramsay booted his father-in-law unceremoniously.
"It would have been nice to have ended a 12-year relationship in an orderly way over a drink but Gordon chose to lock him out of the office without notice. That is what's caused the family rift."
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|Far Harad
|General Information
|Far south of Gondor and Mordor
|A vast hot area, filled with deserts and jungles
|Haradrim; Troll-men
Far Harad, a part of the larger region known as Harad, was a name used in Northwestern Middle-earth for a distant, unknown land far to the south of Gondor.[1] The name simply means the Far South (Sindarin harad, "south"),[2] as opposed to Near Harad, the more familiar southern lands.
Some of the people of Far Harad travelled north at the time of the War of the Ring, and fought on the side of Sauron at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. These warriors (which were described as Half-trolls) had black skin.[1]
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Tolkien stated that Gandalf might have made (although unlikely) a visit to Far Harad during one of his travels, but that it was too short a visit for there having "acquired a special name".[3]
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- Far Harad (said to be called Bozisha-Miraz in the local tongue) is fleshed out with detailed descriptions of the geography, flora and fauna, peoples, etc.[4]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Pronunciation of Words and Names", "Consonants"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Istari"
- ↑ Charles Crutchfield (1988), Far Harad: The Scorched Land (#3800)


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If we expect another pivot from the White House, don't expect it to be on the economy. The first quarter of 2014 turned into a turkey that barely avoided a decline, with annualized GDP growth coming it at a mere 0.1% in the advance estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis:
Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property
located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 0.1 percent in the first quarter (that is, from the fourth quarter of 2013 to the first quarter of 2014), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, real GDP increased 2.6 percent.
The Bureau emphasized that the first-quarter advance estimate released today is based on source
data that are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency (see the box on page 3 and "Comparisons of Revisions to GDP" on page 5). The "second" estimate for the first quarter, based on more complete data, will be released on May 29, 2014.
The increase in real GDP in the first quarter primarily reflected a positive contribution from
personal consumption expenditures (PCE) that was partly offset by negative contributions from exports, private inventory investment, nonresidential fixed investment, residential fixed investment, and state and local government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, decreased.
There was a bright light of hope — well, not bright, but more of a spot of slightly-brighter murk — in the real final sales numbers. That increased a meager 0.7%, still a bad number, but an indication that some of the problem may have been in inventory management. Even the relatively-good numbers came with a caveat. For instance, current-dollar personal income rose 3.5%, but that came primarily from government benefits, not actual income growth.
This will crowd out the slightly better news from ADP that shows 220,000 private-sector jobs were added to the economy in April. That's the best number in six months, and it lands above the year-long rolling average for ADP as well. However, ADP usually comes in significantly higher than the BLS report, which is due on Friday. The GDP report is a better indication of whether businesses felt comfortable enough to add jobs, so expect to see a disconnect between ADP and BLS again this month.
The Wall Street Journal, among others, pointed to the harsh winter as one explanation for the steep drop in GDP growth. But the WSJ also notes that the slowdown extended into areas where weather shouldn't have much of an impact:
The report offered the first official gauge of the economy's output from January through March, months that were abnormally cold in much of the country. The weather likely slowed consumer spending on goods, which rose at a mere 0.4% pace during the quarter. But households spent more on sevices–including energy to heat their homes and health care–causing total consumer consumption to rise at a 3.0% pace, only slightly below the fourth quarter's 3.3% rate.
However, business spending on items such as equipment, buildings and intellectual property fell at a 2.1% pace in the first three months of the year. That was the first decline in a year and reversed in part the 5.7% gain the prior period. The slowdown in investment coincided with weaker hiring during the quarter.
U.S. exports fell at a 7.6% pace in the fourth quarter. That was the largest drop since the recession ended. Declining exports show that shaky economies in Europe and Asian are generating weak demand for U.S. goods and services. Imports into the U.S. declined at a 1.4% pace, reflecting weaker consumer demand for foreign goods.
The latest numbers continue a familiar pattern. The nation's economic recovery, which started in mid-2009, has been marked as much for its choppiness as its slow pace.
That's because we keep treating economic symptoms rather than stagnation's causes. We add regulation where we should be eliminating it, we offer short-term incentives that end up subsidizing normal behavior, and our tax and regulatory policies keep capital sidelined. The massive expansion of hiring costs have employers looking to pare down, so consumers have less money to spend and less reason to take their own risks.
Sam Ro at Business Insider sees a glimmer of optimism:
However, personal consumption grew by 3.0%, which was better than the 2.0% expected. This contributed to 2 percentage points of growth in GDP. …
"The deceleration in real GDP growth in the first quarter primarily reflected downturns in exports and in nonresidential fixed investment, a larger decrease in private inventory investment, a deceleration in PCE, and a downturn in state and local government spending that were partly offset by an upturn in federal government spending and a downturn in imports," said the BEA.
The inventory adjustment cuts both ways. It does mean that the GDP drop may not have been quite as bad as it looks, but it also means that businesses aren't terribly optimistic about the near future, either.


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I love kinetic typography, and the latest video by David Guetta, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO9THtRWb2s uses it in an interesting way. Instead of just using text as a 2D element, they've made text a part of the environment.
Could you guys please help me out with the various fonts w/ typefaces used in this here? (images linked)
I've added the images in this imgur album link, http://imgur.com/a/8Fz8U
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- Chris 'Frog Queen' Davis said...
Great image. Besides frogs, have a soft spot for cats. And this is quite an interesting blog. Thanks for sharing.
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To celebrate ash tree awareness, Governor Shumlin has designated Friday, May 2 as Vermont's official 2014 Arbor Day. This year's Arbor Day theme celebrates Vermont's 160 million ash trees (genus Fraxinus) and the benefits they bring. Vermont's official Arbor Day celebration will be held in Johnson this year to recognize the community's proactive initiatives and support local efforts to prepare for the possible arrival of emerald ash borer (EAB). Arbor Day also marks the culmination of Ash Tree Awareness Week in Vermont.
Johnson was chosen as the location for this year's celebration to highlight its leadership in promoting healthy forests. Local leaders in Johnson are currently spearheading a five-town initiative with Hyde Park, Fletcher, Morrisville, and Cambridge that focuses on planning for the arrival of EAB, an invasive forest pest which threatens all ash trees. All five towns are conducting ash tree inventories and developing outreach in anticipation of written preparedness plans. Other partners include Vermont Electric Coop, Lamoille County Planning Commission, and VT Cartography. Friday's celebration plans include the planting of two trees with students from Johnson Elementary School, a presentation by Johnson State College students about a campus ash tree inventory they conducted, and special EAB-themed fare offered by local restaurants. The celebration will continue on Saturday, in conjunction with Green Up Day, including public displays about ash trees and EAB and a "sASHay" down Main Street to highlight the town's new downtown streetscape, which features about 60 new trees.
The Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation sponsors an annual youth Arbor Day Growing Works of Art contest for grades 1-8 in conjunction with Arbor Day festivities. This year's contest theme celebrated the benefits of Vermont's ash trees. The seven winners drew a picture of an ash tree and included five facts about the benefits that ash trees provide. Their creations were made into a set of tree trading cards that will be collected and enjoyed by students across the state. Close to a dozen Vermont communities, utilities, and campuses are also being acknowledged by the Arbor Day Foundation for the proactive care and management of trees. For more information about the Growing Works of Art Contest and Arbor Day Foundation awards visit www.vtcommunityforestry.org.
Governor Shumlin encourages Vermonters to celebrate and recognize the valuable contribution of trees.
While the official state Arbor Day Ceremony will take place in Johnson, events and celebrations will be held across the state. Visit www.vtinvasives.org to find an event near you.


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Delightful voyage from Bagan with Pandaw Cruises7 nights with the Pandaw II
Outside Cabin
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Attire is smart casual. Pandaw slippers are provided for your comfort on board the vessel. When ashore guests should use comfortable but safe walking shoes.
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