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Post-doctoral Certificates in Health Information Systems
Career summary: Health Information Technicians
Average Salary
National Average, Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Career Outlook
22% job growth by 2022, which is much faster than average
Earn a degree in health information systems from an accredited college
One of the best ways to prepare for a career in health information systems is through a college education. A Post-doctoral Certificate will help you develop entry level skills, general health information systems know how and the basic health information systems experience you need to start your career off right. Please select health information systems school below.
Why would I want a degree in health information systems?
There are many benefits to getting a degree in health information systems. Some of them include regular working hours, good job outlook, quickness and ease in obtaining a degree, and a comfortable work environment. If you enjoy working in an office environment and like doing clerical work, then health information systems would be a good fit for you.
Job Description
What does someone with a health information systems degree do?
Usually people with health information degrees become health information technicians and medical record technicians. They are in charge of assembling patients' health information, which includes their medical histories, symptoms, examination results, diagnostic tests, treatment methods, etc. Technicians are trained to organize and manage this information in ways that insure accuracy, accessibility, and security. In this day and age when identity theft and medical malpractice is on the rise, their jobs have become more important than ever.
Technicians may also specialize in certain areas of medical records. For example, coding specialists are in charge of keeping track of medical reimbursements covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or other insurance programs. They do this by assigning a code to each diagnosis and medical procedure and recording them using special software. The classification system in the software determines the amount that is to be reimbursed by the insurance provider.
How much do health information system professionals make?
The annual median salary for health information system professionals is $30,610 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle 50% earned between $24,290 and $39,490. The lowest 10 percent earn less than $20,440, and the highest 10 percent earn more than $50,060. The median salaries for the places employing the largest amount of technicians are listed below starting from the places that employ the highest amounts of technicians.
- Physicians' Offices: $26,210
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals: $32,600
- Outpatient Care Centers: $29,160
- Nursing Care Facilities: $30,660
- Federal Executive Branch:$42,760
Career Outlook
How popular are health information systems jobs?
They are popular, and they are becoming more and more popular. The job outlook for this field is very good. Through the year 2018, jobs are expected to grow by 20%, which is much faster than the average job growth among all jobs.
The growth in this field is being spurred by the increased amount of procedures, medical tests, and treatments that are being done. With an aging population this trend should continue over the next decade and possibly beyond.
Career Path
How can I become a health information systems professional?
Due to the specific nature of the industry, most health information system professionals obtain at least an associate's degree in health information systems. Aside from classroom training, health information systems programs offer hands on training. Technology in the health field is changing so fast that the hands on training is key to making sure that graduates are up-to-date on the latest trends in the industry. The most common courses in health information systems programs include:
- Health Information Systems
- Advanced Databases
- Organizational Process Analysis
- Data Privacy and Security
Many employers like to hire people who have credentials in medical records and health information systems. There are a few different certificates that are common in the industry that you can get by passing their exams. In order to stay certified, recertification and continuing education are required. The most common certifications are from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), the Board of Medical Specialty Coding (BMSC), and the Professional Association of Health care Coding Specialists (PAHCS).
Salary and career outlook data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Lebbeus Woods
Acknowledging the parallels between society's physical and psychological constructions, architect Lebbeus Woods has depicted a career-long narrative of how these constructions transform our being. Working mostly, but not exclusively, with pencil on paper, Woods has created an oeuvre of complex worlds—at times abstract and at times explicit—that present shifts, cycles, repetitions within the built environment. His timeless architecture is not in a particular style or in response to a singular moment in the field; rather, it offers an opportunity to consider how built forms impact the individual and the collective, and reflect contemporary political, social and ideological conditions, and how one person contributes to the development and mutation of the built world. Lebbeus Woods, Architect brings together works from the past forty years by one of the most influential designers working in architecture. Beyond architects, he has been hailed by designers, filmmakers, writers, and artists as a significant voice in recent history, his works resonate across many disciplines for their conceptual depth, imaginative breadth, lasting beauty and ethical potency. The exhibition centers on transformation as a recurring theme, providing a framework for understanding the experimental nature of the work.
This exhibition originated at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and will be on view at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, November 22 through March 2, 2014.
Lebbeus Woods, Architect is curated by Joseph Becker, Assistant Curator of Architecture and Design, and Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher, Helen Hilton Raiser Associate Curator of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Lebbeus Woods, Architect is organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
The exhibition at The Drawing Center is made possible by the generous support of Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown, Steven Holl + 32BNY, Edward Cella Art + Architecture, Friedman Benda, and Stéphane Samuel and Robert Melvin Rubin. Additional support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
Special thanks to the Estate of Lebbeus Woods.
The media sponsor is The Architect's Newspaper.
Read Drawing Papers 114: Lebbeus Woods, Architect.
Buy the catalogue.
Image: Lebbeus Woods, Photon Kite, from the series Centricity, 1988, Graphite on paper, 24 in. x 22 inches, Purchase through a gift of the Members of the Architecture + Design Forum, SFMOMA Architecture and Design Accessions Committee, and the architecture and design community in honor of Aaron Betsky, Curator of Architecture, Design and Digital Projects, 1995-2001, © Estate of Lebbeus Woods.
Lebbeus Woods, Photon Kite, 1988
Lebbeus Woods, Concentric Field, 1987
Lebbeus Woods, Unified Urban Field, 1987
Lebbeus Woods, Nine Reconstructed Boxes, 1999
Lebbeus Woods, Untitled, 1999
Lebbeus Woods, San Francisco Project: Inhabiting the Quake, Quake City, 1995

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The Best Rock Vocalists
List Rules Only vocalists primarily associated with rock music
Update: Follow Ranker's official New Rock 2020 playlist on Spotify!
The best rock vocalists of all time are the frontmen of our favorite rock bands or those solo artists whose voices are some of the best ever. These talented men and women of rock could easily captivate audiences with just their vocals. Their voices set them and their bands above the rest and define them as the best rock singers of all time. List includes both men and women.
To be included on this list, the vocalists must be primarily known for their association with rock music and (obviously) must have a great voice. That really doesn't narrow down the many greatest rock singers in recent rock music history, though a certain few stand out as above and beyond all the rest. Greats like Robert Plant, David Bowie, Steve Perry and Neil Young come to mind, as do icons like Bono, Mick Jagger and Bruce Springsteen.
While there are many notable vocalists of today's rock music, arguably many of the best rock vocalists of all time are those from earlier generations. Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury from Queen, John Lennon from The Beatles, Jim Morrison from The Doors and Bob Dylan are only a few of some of the best rock vocalists ever but also some of the most influential singers of all time. Freddie Mercury especially had an amazing voice and was ranked second only to Mariah Carey by MTV for the best voices in music ever.
A perfect combination of range, power, articulation and control is needed to become one of the greatest vocalists of all time. All of those can be taught but the natural ability to have that golden voice, as all of these great rock vocalists possess, is nothing that can be learned. Have a favorite rock singer that we missed? Think one vocalist should be above another? Want to put these singers in your own order? You can do all that and more be voting on, re-ranking and adding rock vocalists below! Rock on!


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- Marussia news
Beating Chilton not the priority - Bianchi
- Drivers:
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- Max Chilton
- Teams:
- Manor
New Marussia driver Jules Bianchi has said beating team-mate Max Chilton will not be his main concern this year as he hopes to help the team move up the grid.
Bianchi was drafted in at the final test and has completed just a day and a half in the car ahead of the first race in Melbourne next weekend. He is going up against Chilton this year, who completed extra mileage during testing due to the uncertainty over his team-mate, but Bianchi said his primary concern is to help move Marussia off the back rows of the grid.
"Obviously we are always driving to be quick, but it's not only to beat your team-mate but also to improve the car and beat the other teams in the paddock," he said when asked about his targets for 2013. "We are trying to do our best and we will see."
Bianchi was also in talks for a Force India seat over the winter and is the only driver on the grid to have sampled two 2013 cars during testing.
Asked how the Marussia compared with the Force India, he said: "We are trying to improve but we need time. Maybe before Melbourne it will be a bit tight, but during the season I'm sure we will improve a lot."


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Salon sometimes, and with increasing frequency lately, publishes some genuinely pernicious crap. I notice they've been experimenting with click-baity titles and more lists (I am growing to hate lists on the internet), there is more and more gullible religious pandering, and some days I think they're experience huffpo envy — 'if only we were a little more schlocky and gossipy and threw in some more T&A, we'd get more traffic!' And now they've published some hysterical nonsense about cell phones causing cancer. Apparently there are no editors on the staff with even the slightest bit of scientific training who'd recognize that this claim is oft-debunked nonsense.
They even gave it the title "Your cell phone is killing you", although they did exercise some restraint in leaving off the expected six exclamation points afterwards. The content consists of selective mention (not citation — the author doesn't bother to give us enough information to track down the work) of only papers that show any purported effect of electromagnetic radiation at all, and hysterically concludes that we're all in the middle of a great experiment that will end with the bees all dead and all of us having gigantic tumors on one side of our heads, Alzheimer's disease, and with our sperm all limp and zombiefied, which is a good thing, because otherwise those sperm would spawn hideous mutant offspring.
Ho hum. In the 19th century, people were concerned about electricity leaking out of outlets if they weren't turned off (in houses that had open gas flames!). We've had the terrors of high tension wires zapping everyone passing under them with madness and death inducing magnetic fluxes. Now it's cell phones. They're next to your head! They're transmitting!
And you know what they're transmitting? Radiation.
Most notably, the entire power grid is an EMF-generation network that reaches almost every individual in America and 75% of the global population. Today, early in the 21st century, we find ourselves fully immersed in a soup of electromagnetic radiation on a nearly continuous basis.
Yes, we are. It's true. Of course, it's not just the 21st century: when early humans stepped out of their caves to throw sticks at antelope 100,000 years ago, they were fully immersed in a soup of electromagnetic radiation on a nearly continuous basis. The earth has a magnetic field of several hundred milliGauss, and visible light has a frequency of about 500 trillion Hz; yet you don't sense any effect of that magnetic field, and sunlight at that frequency merely warms your skin (higher frequency light, around 1000 trillion Hz, does damage cells severely — it's the UV that gives you sunburn).
Yet even if you live directly under a high tension line, that source is only providing about 1-2 milliGauss, and cell phones are radiating at at about one billion Hz, an insignificant fraction of the energy from the soup bath in electromagnetic reaction you get from just walking around outside, even when slathered in high SPF sunscreen.
However, while science has not yet answered all of our questions, it has determined one fact very clearly—all electromagnetic radiation impacts living beings.
This is certainly true! Here's James May cooking a hot dog and melting a steel plate by using a mirror to focus sunlight.
The inescapable conclusion of this experiment: we must ban flashlights. Otherwise, they might fall into the hands of small children who would then use them to disintegrate their playmates.
This is representative of what the author of this silly piece, Martin Blank, does throughout his article. He looks selectively at the literature, reports only on the cases that support his conclusions, and then makes sweeping assertions of disaster awaiting us all.
As I will discuss, science demonstrates a wide range of bioeffects linked to EMF exposure. For instance, numerous studies have found that EMF damages and causes mutations in DNA—the genetic material that defines us as individuals and collectively as a species. Mutations in DNA are believed to be the initiating steps in the development of cancers, and it is the association of cancers with exposure to EMF that has led to calls for revising safety standards. This type of DNA damage is seen at levels of EMF exposure equivalent to those resulting from typical cell phone use.
This is not true. The National Cancer Institute summarizes the effects of cell phones:
Studies thus far have not shown a consistent link between cell phone use and cancers of the brain, nerves, or other tissues of the head or neck. More research is needed because cell phone technology and how people use cell phones have been changing rapidly.
That last sentence, the one that begins "More research is needed"? That's what we call a CYA statement: a bureaucratic cover-your-ass bit of boilerplate to make sure that some remote happenstance doesn't cause them regret — it's also a standard appeal for "give us more money" from a funding agency. But read the rest: they describe many of the experiments and the evidence, and also summarizes the common flaws that lead some studies to contradict the sense and science of electromagnetic fields. The conclusion from all of the major organizations is that any effect of cell phones is so marginal that no significant consequence of cell phone use on your physiology is detectable. Compare that to Blank's claim.
Or you can get Steve Novella's opinion, or Orac's. It's not impossible that the teeny-tiny emissions of your cell phone might lightly tickle some cells in some subtle, unpredictable way, but the totality of the current evidence says no, it doesn't seem to have any significant effect.
If you're still worried, here are instructions on how to build a Faraday cage (short summary: lots of aluminum foil). Climb in, and turn the lights off. And no flashlights! You could incinerate someone with one of those!


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This is my first time posting here. I've been interested in building in Fn18 scale for some time now due to an interest in Fn3. S gauge (22.42mm) works out very nicely to 18" in F scale (1:20.3). Without suitable track and model.
Here is my concept model.
Here is my progress so far.
My motive power consists of a model power hustler that has been regauged by extending the axles with brass tubing. Track was hand laid with code 100 rail. Switches are atlas snap switches that were regauged. I'm currently test running with a battery pack but am planning on a remote control system.
Interested to hear from any one also interested in this scale/gauge combination.
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As the presidential nomination battles head into their next venues – Florida for the Republicans, South Carolina for the Democrats – candidates on both sides have much to prove.
And while neither contest will decide its party's nomination, both will provide clues.
In the GOP race, Florida's primary on Jan. 29 will be the first time all the candidates are competing in full. John McCain needs to show that he can win registered Republicans. So far, the Arizona senator has won two key primaries – New Hampshire and South Carolina – on the backs of independent voters. But in Florida and many of the 20-plus "Super Tuesday" contests on Feb. 5, the primaries are "closed" – registered Republicans only. If Senator McCain wins Florida, he will be the GOP front-runner, analysts say.
Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, has now won three contests – Wyoming, Michigan, and Nevada – but only Michigan was competitive. Mr. Romney has yet to register in national polls as a top contender, but a win in Florida would catapult him into the upper ranks, analysts say. And his personal fortune frees him from the money challenge faced by McCain. The question for Romney is whether the message of economic optimism that played well in his native state, recession-hit Michigan, can win in Florida and beyond.
Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas and a favorite among Evangelicals, has not won a race since the Iowa caucuses. He trails in funding and organization, but in a state where about 25 percent of GOP voters are evangelical, he cannot be counted out completely.
Then there's Rudolph Giuliani. The former New York mayor spent most of 2007 atop national polls, only to see that lead fade as he gave up on the early contests and put all his focus on Florida, the nation's fourth-largest state and home to many transplanted New Yorkers. So far, at least part of the gamble has paid off: There is no clear front-runner among Republicans, and the field is crowded; add to the mix libertarian favorite Rep. Ron Paul and former Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee. So even a modest plurality of votes could win Florida. And win he must, analysts say.
"It's do or die for Rudy," says Del Ali, an independent pollster whose survey of Florida last week shows a tight race there. "I don't think a close second counts. But if he wins, it gets crazier than it is now."
Among the Democrats, where the race is effectively a three-person contest, Hillary Rodham Clinton gained momentum by winning the Nevada caucuses last Saturday. But perhaps more important, the demographics of the New York senator's win demonstrated in stark terms the challenge faced by her Senate colleague, Barack Obama of Illinois.
Entrance polls showed Senator Clinton beating Senator Obama decisively among women (51-38 percent), Latinos (64-26 percent), whites (52-34 percent), and voters age 60 and over (60-31 percent). Obama beat her soundly among African-Americans (83-14 percent), voters age 18 to 29 (59-33 percent), and independents (47-33 percent). Obama also beat her among men (by two points) and among voters age 30 to 44 (46-38 percent).
The third candidate, former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, won just 4 percent in Nevada, compared with Clinton's 51 percent and Obama's 45 percent. But Mr. Edwards is sticking out the race at least through South Carolina, his native state, which holds its Democratic primary Saturday. Two questions surround Edwards's long-shot candidacy: While he's still a candidate, from whom does he take votes away, Clinton or Obama? If he were to drop out, where do his supporters go?
If Edwards stays in until the August convention, and the delegate counts between Obama and Clinton are close, Edwards could conceivably play king- or queen-maker, throwing his delegates behind one or the other front-runner.
But for Obama to overcome the demographic deficits revealed in Nevada (and New Hamsphire), he needs to broaden his appeal among women, older voters, and Latinos. And, in a contest where race took center stage in the past two weeks, he needs to hold onto his black vote. That begins in South Carolina, where half the Democratic electorate is African-American.
"Looking ahead, Obama has to win in South Carolina, period," says Ted Jelen, a political scientist at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "If he can't win there, it's unlikely he can win anywhere else."
Yet if Obama does win South Carolina, as expected, the Clinton camp will argue that he won because of the heavily black population, and the victory could be discounted.
If the trend toward identity politics continues beyond South Carolina, the Democratic candidates may find themselves battling for blacks and Hispanics until a clear winner emerges. Hispanics are numerically stronger out West. African-Americans are more numerous across the South and represent more voters in northern cities.
"Hillary has an advantage in California, and Obama will have a better chance in the Northeast and the Southeast," says Tom Schaller, a political scientist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
• Ariel Sabar contributed to this report from Columbia, S.C, and Ben Arnoldy contributed from Las Vegas.


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We hope to attract 1200 attendees.
We will have:
- 1 show kite field
1 main event field
1 professional field
1 demo/training field
1 fun field
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- food vendors
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area for small children's play
kite making tent
wind/science exhibit
We will have security from the park district and the local police auxiliary. Any suggestions would be most welcome.


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Minnesota Grown to Present Farmers' Market Data
WAITE PARK (AP) - Farmers market managers and vendors from across Minnesota gather in Waite Park on Thursday for the Minnesota Farmers' Market Association's Spring Conference.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says they'll be the first to hear the results of customer research conducted by the department's Minnesota Grown Program.
Last summer the Minnesota Grown Program conducted a customer survey at 57 farmers markets throughout the state. More than 1,100 customers participated.
Program Coordinator Paul Hugunin says the research will help growers better understand which services and products are most important to their customers, and help them target their marketing resources.
The conference runs all day Thursday at the American Legion in Waite Park.


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For whom is this financial crisis? For us and everyone else in this world, definitely. During this meltdown, hardly any nation is left to flourish by itself, not impacted by the crisis. Then, why ask this question? Is it not already obvious?
Surely, people are losing their jobs, prices are rising, and so on. But what does it all mean? What does it mean, a "$700 billion bailout"? What is exactly $700 billion, do we even naively understand it? Does it not, instead, belong in the same realm of hermeneutics as the distance between stars or the age of the universe — numbers too great to integrate to our stupid daily existence? I am not only speaking for us, the idiotic common people having nothing to do with all the great economic system, but also for the very players of economy themselves — do they not able to understand these numbers, the prices of their stocks, government funding, etc, only through office desks, formal letters, and computer screens?
Such is precisely the point. Do we not, today, rather consider this entire financial crisis as a marvelous tragic spectacle happening before our very eyes? A fascinating common reaction today to this news is how we struggle to relate it to our daily lives: yes, we are suffering from this crisis, yes, prices are going up, yes, people are getting fired, so this must all be a real thing. This spectacle of financial crisis takes effort to relate to, especially because not many of us understand how the economy works. The crisis today is so big and marvelous that the only way to integrate it to our symbolic existence is to take it as an awesome spectacle. There is hardly any other hermeneutics. It feels like a war without a bad guy, a natural disaster without the embarrassing trees falling down. A virtual disaster, a disaster of numbers, a real-life interactive movie.
But what does this all mean?
So many people today talk about this crisis as the so-called "end of capitalism." Indeed, the first thing we relate to when dealing with the notion of some global system of important numeric entries we never really understand is this vague blur called capitalism. We talk of its limits, as everybody today champions Keynes over Hayek and Friedman. But at the same time, we have of course all these discussions that all the while we have never really been a true free market capitalist, we have always been state-controlled ("military-imperialistic Keynesian"), etc.
We all know perfectly well that today's global capitalism runs precisely on its self-distantiation — the you-can-only-get-rich-if-you-do-not-want-to ideology, the spiritualization of global capitalism so trendy even for the Left today. And what better way to strengthen such ideological workings than pretending it no longer works for us, that the system no longer exists, and all that is left to do is to work out a way to do a more humanitarian and spiritual economics? Let us have no illusions: capitalism is a system that thrives on its very crisis. It will emerge stronger than ever. And we know it will.
Yes, of course we do. Is that not why we blindly trust all the government, the big companies, and the banks? Is that not why we take this whole crisis as some kind of (pseudo-)natural disaster without being able to clearly blame people? Is that not why we do not question why the government suddenly has $700 billion to save capitalism, while all these years, as Alain Badiou put it, "at the least demand from the poor, the same characters responded by turning their pockets inside out, saying they hadn't a cent"?
What is the economic system, really? What do we understand of it? It is a giant system of non-people, of desires turned objective numbers, and that is it. It is a system of no clear bad guys and no exact scientific tools. Even the best advice Naomi Klein — today's possibly most popular icon of the Left — gives is for us to brace ourselves as disaster comes, to be able to resist exploitation. Alain Badiou calls for a politics of grassroots economics, while Mario Tronti suggests us to focus on the problem of worker exploitation. But what to do? Do we understand anything at all? For whom is this financial crisis? Because for those who suffer most, the crisis is not a financial one — it is, first and foremost, a crisis of true democracy, a lack of a system that truly engages.


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12 March 2015 - LUCCA, Italy
Tagetik to Showcase Solvency II Solutions during European Roadshow
Company to share strategies with insurers and reinsurers to address January 2016 deadline for Solvency II compliance reporting requirements
Tagetik, a visionary leader in global performance management software solutions, today announced its 'Solvency II European Roadshow,' which will visit the UK, Netherlands, France, Sweden and Spain during March and April. The event series, specifically targeted toward insurance and reinsurance professionals that need to prepare for the January 2016 deadline, is organized in collaboration with Tagetik's partners and customers, including Accenture, Dina Försäkringar, E&Y, FCG - Financial Compliance Group, PwC, Sofia and TVM Verzekeringen. Dates and locations include:
- London, UK, today 12 March
- Arnhem, The Netherlands, 19 March
- Paris, France, 24 March
- Madrid, Spain, 24 March
- Stockholm, Sweden, 30 March
During the events, Tagetik will be demonstrating its pre-packaged Solvency II application that ensures compliance with both current and future European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) requirements.
"Today, more than 40 insurance companies spanning many European countries rely on Tagetik to automate Solvency II compliance reporting," said Sabrina Rosati, executive vice president and head of professional services, Tagetik. "This roadshow is intended for attendees to learn best practices and share experiences to address preparedness across all three pillars of Solvency II. Automating these requirements in 2015 is a top priority for insurance and reinsurance companies, but a 'quick-fix' approach will result in cost and risk that can easily be avoided with proper planning. At Tagetik, we are approaching Solvency II compliance as a strategic opportunity as well as an integral part of a company's overall financial reporting and disclosure processes, not simply a compliance burden."
"The Tagetik pre-packaged solution for Solvency II helped us create one main source for reporting,"added Martin Hemmen, Finance & Solvency II project manager, Stichting Menzis Beheer."We now control and manage the full process of (non-) financial and consolidated data from local GAAP to additional Solvency II guidelines in a way that is consistent with our goals and achievements."
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Nicole Scherzinger's gig on The X Factor may not have ended too well, but does that mean she's hating on Britney Spears for likely landing a seat at the judges' table for the second season for $15 million?
Read on to find out what the Pussycat Dolls singer told us just last night about the pop princess...
"Britney is so bubbly and warm and everyone loves her anyway, so she just has to be herself," Scherzinger told E! News at the Elle Women in Music party at the Avalon Hollywood.
"I think that it's something that we can't deny, but there's something about Britney that we...are always rooting for her and behind her no matter what," she told reporters while rocking a hot, short, dark blue Tony Ward dress.
British pop star Jessie J, who's currently a coach on The Voice UK, also gave us her thoughts on Spears' new job.
"I think it's really important to have people who have lived it," the "Domino" singer said. "They can understand what these artists who are auditioning go through and really know how it feels to have rejection and have success. And I think that she's someone who's shown how to have a career with longevity. I think it's definitely something that the show [needs]."
As E! first told you just yesterday, Spears is thisclose to joining Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid for the second season of The X Factor. Spears' fiancé, Jason Trawick, is apparently going to become a producer on the show, too.
Now we want to hear from you. Do you think Spears will make a good X Factor judge? Sound off below.


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Mike Small now stands alone in Illinois golf.
Mike Small now stands alone in Illinois golf. By winning the 85th Illinois PGA Championship, Small established himself as the dominant player in state tournament history. Small's three-stroke victory over Roy Biancalana at Stonewall Orchard Golf Course in Grayslake brought him the heretofore unachieved Illinois Triple Crown. Earlier in the year, he won the section's match play title. Earlier in the month, he won the Illinois Open for the third straight year. "It's an honor," Small said of his achievements, which include wins in 11 state majors over the last seven years. "Ten years ago, I didn't think I'd be in this position. I've learned how to win." And win and win, doing so when he moonlights from his day job as head coach of the University of Illinois men's golf team. This was his fifth straight section title and record sixth triumph in the last seven years. Runner-up Biancalana, a PGA Tour veteran, paid Small the ultimate compliment. "We're playing against the best player the section's ever seen, by a mile," Biancalana said. "He's 'Tour' good. He's the best ball-striker I've ever played with." Biancalana, who also lost to Small in the match play final, had a close-up view of Small's final round of 2-under 70. It featured three birdies in the first four holes, enough to counteract what Small called "stalling out on the back nine." That hardly hurt his cause. Small finished at 14-under 202, believed to be a record score for the Illinois PGA Championship, and collected $14,500. That ran his earnings in the three Triple Crown wins to $38,424. Add in a third-place finish in the PGA Club Pro tournament and making the cut in the PGA Championship, and Small's had another sensational summer. Biancalana, who scored 4-under 68, closed the gap to three strokes with three holes to play when Small bogeyed the par-4 15th. Biancalana parred it. "Roy got my attention on the 15th," Small said. "I think I made him think a little, at least for half a hole," said Biancalana, whose total of 11-under 205 would have won any of the past 28 section titles. For Small, there's one goal that won't be achieved this year. He won't play in the last of the four state pro majors, the Fall Classic, at the end of September at Eagle Ridge Resort in Galena. It's in conflict with the college tournament Illinois is hosting at Olympia Fields Country Club. That leaves the state's Grand Slam left to be won. Maybe next year. More golf news is at www.dailysouthtown.com/sports.


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"Coquitlam Calls" - A poem about Coquitlam's History
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The item consists of a copy of Stephen A. Carter's poem, "Coquitlam Calls."
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"Coquitlam Calls" - A poem about Coquitlam's History
The item consists of a copy of Stephen A. Carter's poem, "Coquitlam Calls."
Carter, Stephen A.
The item consists of a piece of sheet music composed in honour of Coquitlam's centennial in 1991. The song was composed by Del Gachallan and is entitled, "Coquitlam, My Town." The song dedication message reads, "This song is de...
Gachallan, Del
The collection consists largely of research materials and notes created in the preparation of Boire's book "With Hearts and Minds" published in 2016. The remainder of the collection consists of materials collected by Boire from Cais...
Boire, Alain Joseph
The fonds consists of photographs taken for the various Black Press publications in the Lower Mainland, including the Tri-City News. It also includes microfilm reels containing copies of the newspaper from 1985-1986 as well as several special edit...
Black Press
The fonds consists of the administrative and operational records created and received by the Burquitlam Lions Club from 1969 to 2016. The materials are related to the club's initiatives serving both the local community as well as international pro...
Burquitlam Lions Club
Caisse Populaire Maillardville Credit Union fonds
The fonds consists of banking ledgers, photographs, promotional materials and newspaper clippings.
Caisse Populaire Maillardville Credit Union
Canadian Federation of University Women - Coquitlam fonds
The fonds consists of the administrative and operational records of the Canadian Federation of University Women - Coquitlam. Record types include: constitution & bylaws, meeting minutes, newsletters, reports, correspondence, financial records,...
Canadian Federation of University Women - Coquitlam
Canadian Western Lumber Company Limited fonds
The fonds consists of correspondence, financial ledgers, manuals, personnel files, photograph prints, and slides relating to the Canadian Western Lumber Company Limited., its predecessor, subsidiary, and successor companies (e.g. Crown Zellerbach ...
Canadian Western Lumber Company Limited
The collection consists of three panoramic photographs. One photograph shows the congregation of Our Lady of Fatima (Notre Dame de Fatima) gathered around the travelling statue of Our Lady of the Cape (Notre Dame du Cap) in 1950. The second photog...
Peregrine Photographics
City of Coquitlam Archives map collection
The collection consists of assorted maps of the Coquitlam area that have been donated or transferred to the City of Coquitlam Archives and are not part of a specific fonds or collection.
City of Coquitlam Archives photograph collection
The collection consists of photographs collected by the City of Coquitlam Archives that are not part of a specific fonds or collection.
City of Coquitlam Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
The fonds consists of records generated in the course of municipal business by the City Clerk's office and City Council, including the provision of public safety, health and welfare and in the execution of public works, the licensing and the ...
City of Coquitlam. Council and Office of the City Clerk
The fonds consists of Columbian Newspaper clippings and B&W photographs arranged by subject and by person. The files were created by Columbian staff members and accessed to provide information about a given person or subject.
Columbian Company
The fonds consists of records pertaining to the development and administration of the Como Lake Preschool from its inception in 1952 through to its dissolution in 2011. The fonds consists of committee meeting minutes, administrative records, newsl...
Como Lake Preschool
Coquitlam 100 Years collection
The collection consists of approx. 640 photographic prints used for the "Coquitlam 100 Years: Reflections of the Past" publication produced by the District of Coquitlam in 1991. The collection also includes the transcripts of interviews ...
Pioneer Tales Book Committee
Coquitlam Crunch Newspaper Clipping
The accession consists of a single newspaper article, "Ready, set, go on the Coquitlam Crunch", published by the Tri-City News upon the founding of the Coquitlam Crunch trail.
Tri-City News (newspaper)
The item consists of a scrapbook containing photographs that depict life in the construction camp for the second phase of the Coquitlam Dam between 1912 and 1913. The photographs show the camp, the bridge, Coquitlam Lake, salmon jumping in the lak...
The fonds consists of operational records of the Coquitlam Foundation, including financial records, photographs, minutes, lists of board members, copies of bylaws and correspondence.
Coquitlam Foundation
Coquitlam Heritage Society collection
The collection consists of material accumulated by the Coquitlam Heritage Society over the course of its existence. The collection includes the following: records related to Fraser Mills (later the Canadian Western Lumber Company, then Crown Zelle...
Coquitlam Heritage Society
Coquitlam Satellites Women's Hockey collection
The collection consists of records pertaining to the Coquitlam Satellites Women's Hockey Team from 1975 to 1982. The collection includes: two scrapbooks containing newsclippings, ribbons, and patches; programs for tournaments; programs and ma...
The fonds consists of Board of Directors annual reports from 1998 to 2006 (note that 2002 is missing) as well as one scrapbook containing photographs, programs, and news clippings related to club members taken and collected between 1963 and 1980.
Coquitlam Skating Club
Coquitlam Teacher-Librarians' Association fonds
The fonds consists of the operational records of the Coquitlam Teacher Librarians' Association from 1964 to 2017. The records include the constitution, meeting minutes, grant and funding information, award information, statistics, contacts li...
Coquitlam Teacher-Librarians' Association
The fonds consists of photographs (prints and negatives), as well as textual material produced or accumulated by Craig Hodge as part of his various functions. Series 01 includes photographs and textual material accumulated as part of his duties on...
Hodge, Craig
The fonds consists of an album containing photographs of a visit from a sister city delegation of the Tochigi Prefecture in Japan that took place in August, 1996.
The fonds consists of records created and accumulated by Don Cunnings, documenting his involvement in sport and recreation in Coquitlam. The archivist arranged the fonds into two series. One series documents the activities of Cunnings during his t...
Cunnings, Don
The fonds consists of colour photographic prints and negatives depicting the stables, barns, houses, and roads around Minnekhada. They were taken in 1998 as part of a university project by the photographer/donor.
Rodman, Donna
Eagle Ridge Residents' Association fonds
The fonds consists of the operational records of the Eagle Ridge Residents' Association from its foundation in 1981 until 2003.
Eagle Ridge Residents' Association
The fonds consists of three police log books dated 1914, 1915, and 1918.
Paré, Emeri
The fonds consists of black and white photographs, some black and white negatives, and the occasional colour photograph taken by photographers working for the Enterprise Newspaper. Notations on the backs of the photographs indicate that they were ...
Enterprise Newspaper
Evacuation Practice at Essondale
The item consists of one photograph (b&w) taken by the Audio-Visual Department at Essondale (Riverview) Hospital in 1953. The photograph shows an evacuation practice drill of bed-ridden patients..
British Columbia. Provincial Mental Hospital, Essondale: Audio-Visual Department


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Pennsylvania's public employee pension system has moved to revoke Jerry Sandusky's pension after his conviction and sentence in the child sexual abuse scandal.
The State Employees' Retirement System notified Sandusky by letter Wednesday that his crimes triggered forfeiture of his pension. The former Penn State assistant football coach was sentenced Tuesday to at least 30 years in prison for molesting 10 boys.
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Sandusky's lawyer, Karl Rominger, contended the retirement system has no legal grounds for revoking Sandusky's pension and said Sandusky will fight any attempt to do so.
Sandusky's pension is a reported $59,000 per year. He also collected a $148,000 lump sum payment when he retired from the university in 1999.
Pennsylvania's pension forfeiture law, originally passed in 1978, primarily applies to public employees convicted of a financial crime related to the office "or when his public employment places him in a position to commit the crime." But It also applies to any public school employee convicted of a sex crime against a student.
Rominger argued in part that since Sandusky wasn't convicted of molesting a Penn State student, the forfeiture law does not apply to him. Sandusky's young victims came to him through The Second Mile, his charity for troubled youth.
"I have looked at the issue. and I don't think there is anything they can do to his pension," Rominger said. "There is no reason for them to even attempt to do it. If they did attempt to do it, obviously it would be vigorously defended.''
Sandusky could also argue that, because he was on Penn State's payroll, he doesn't count as a public school employee under the law. Penn State is considered to be a ``state-related'' university; it is not state-owned and operated.
But Philadelphia attorney Alaine Williams, an expert on public employee labor law, said courts have broadly construed the forfeiture law.
"I think he's got a very serious problem,'' she said. "I think he is potentially looking at forfeiture of his pension.''
The forfeiture statute permits an employee to keep his or her contributions without interest, minus any fees or restitution association with the employee's conviction. Employees subject to forfeiture can appeal to the board of the State Employees' Retirement System, then through the state court system.
Sandusky was sentenced Tuesday on 45 counts of child sex abuse, and some of the abuse took place while he worked as Penn State as a state employee. The sentence will likely keep Sandusky, who is 68, in jail for the rest of his life. Thirty years is the minimum time he must spend and 60 years is the maximum.
Before his sentence was handed down, Judge John Cleland told Sandusky that the convicted pedophile's crime was not just what he did to the bodies of his victims, but to their psyche and their soul.
For his part, Sandusky rambled for 18 minutes in court, giving a statement that some observers described as delusional and self-serving, but without remorse.


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Your 28-year wait for the "Tron' sequel is finally over, Yogi Bear will be terrorizing parents all across the land, James L. Brooks returns and Nicole Kidman's bold turn as a grieving mother all open. Meanwhile, two of our favorites films of the year are finally moving into cities other than LA and New York.
"Tron: Legacy"
The long-time-coming sequel with Jeff Bridges returning as super-programmer Kevin Flynn, who mysteriously disappeared two decades ago. Kevin's son, Sam (Garret Hedlund), one day discovers that his dad is trapped inside The Grid and dives in to rescue him. In theaters everywhere, read our review and watch the trailer
"Yogi Bear"
A live action-CGI hybrid in which a documentarian turns his eye on Jellystone Park, only to discover everyone's favorite ursine pic-a-nic-basket thief, Yogi Bear (voiced by Dan Aykroyd) and his teeny-tiny sidekick, Boo-Boo (voiced by Justin Timberlake). Co-stars Anna Farris and Tom Cavanaugh. In theaters everywhere, read our review and watch the trailer
"How Do You Know"
Writer-director James L. Brooks' first film in six years tells the story of Lisa (Reese Witherspoon), a woman recently cut from her pro softball team who's dating Matty (Owen Wilson), a pitcher for the Washington Nationals, until one day she meets runs into George (Paul Rudd), a business wrongly accused of a financial crime. We all know where this is headed, right? In theaters everywhere, watch the trailer
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Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart give gripping performances as Becca and Howie, a well-to-do couple trying to navigate the grief brought on by their 4-year-old son's death. Directed by John Cameron Mitchell of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" fame. In limited release, read our review and watch the trailer
"Casino Jack"
Kevin Spacey is super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff in this comedic retelling of one of the most shameless and audacious power-brokers in recent American history. In limited release, watch the trailer
"Black Swan"
Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis star in director Darren Aronofsky's psychological thriller set in the world of professional ballet. Expanding into new markets, read our review and watch the trailer
"The Fighter"
A blast--a funny, energetic, exciting ride set to a high octane soundtrack and featuring great performances from Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Melissa Leo. Expanding into new markets, read our review and watch the trailer
"The Tempest"
While Julie Taymor struggles to bring Spider-Man to Broadway, you can see her singular vision brought to bear on Shakespeare's story about the survivors of a shipwreck stranded on an island. In this version the lead of Prospero is now Prospera, and played by Helen Mirren, co-starring Russell Banks, Alfred Molina and Djimon Hounsou. Expanding into new markets, watch the trailer


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(The Root) — For music fans who experienced the club-hopping '70s, Donna Summer will long be remembered as the quintessential diva of disco, the oft-derided genre that rose and quickly faded within the span of a decade.
While many of her contemporaries were one-hit wonders, Summer was one of the few artists of the disco era to become a genuine star. "There was no question I would be a singer; I just always knew," Summer said in a 1989 interview with the Associated Press. "I had credit in my neighborhood; people would lend me money and tell me to pay it back when I got famous."
Born LaDonna Adrian Gaines on Dec. 31, 1948, right outside Boston, Summer honed her vocal chops singing gospel in church and dabbling in psychedelic rock during the '60s. But by the middle of the following decade, she had emerged as the undisputed disco queen.
Summer parlayed her considerable singing and songwriting skills into a fruitful career that is notable for the release of the 1975 stereo-erotica hit "Love to Love You Baby." Co-written by Summer, the stunningly sinful track was produced by Euro-synth wiz Giorgio Moroder, whom the singer met in Germany while touring with the musical Hair.
Signed in the States to Casablanca Records, where her labelmates included George Clinton and Kiss, Summer took the advice of the imprint's visionary boss, Neil Bogart, who suggested that the tune needed to be remixed. Both its three-minute radio edit and an extended club version that ran nearly 17 minutes became monster hits.
With its seductive grooves and Summer's hot-and-heavy breathing, "Love to Love You Baby" was an aural pleasure for the era's dance-floor devotees, even as it shocked airwaves across more than a few nations. The BBC banned it completely.
"I actually found it very hard to sing," a 26-year-old Summer told Blues and Soul magazine in 1976. "When we first started, there were no words other than 'Love to Love You Baby,' so I made it up as it went along, in the hope that what I was saying fitted the mood of the music. It took four-and-a-half hours in all just to put my vocal track on — and I ended up handling it the way it is … It got me to such a point that I threw everybody out of the studio except my producer, and he calmed me down by telling me just to sing it the way I felt it, rather than the way I felt it should be sung. Let's face it: It's in every woman to be seductive — whether she is a teacher or a whore."
In addition to ushering in the rhythmic revolution, the track also inspired numerous artists, including Diana Ross with her equally wonderful "Love Hangover." Years later, Beyoncé sampled the song for her 2003 single "Naughty Girl."
With a career that spanned more than 30 years, Donna Summer went on to have hits that included the Oscar-winning "Last Dance" (1977), "MacArthur Park" (1978), "Bad Girls" (1979) and "She Works Hard for the Money" (1982). Mary J. Blige called Summer "a game changer," while singer Gloria Estefan tweeted: "Few singers have impacted music & the world like Donna Summer! It's the end of an era."
At the height of Summer's fame, the singer was considered by many in the gay community to be an icon on a par with Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe. Yet when she became a born-again Christian in the late 1980s, a smear campaign circulated the rumor that she had said that AIDS was God's revenge against homosexuals for their hedonistic lifestyle.
Although Summer always maintained that she never made such statements, her album and concert sales suffered. Her last disc, Crayons, was released in 2008. This year Summer was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but was passed over for induction.
After news of her death Thursday at age 63, Grammy-winning performer and gay activist Elton John recalled her profound artistry. "Her records sound as good today as they ever did. That she has never been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a total disgrace, especially when I see the second-rate talent that has been inducted," he said. "She is a great friend to me and to the Elton John AIDS Foundation, and I will miss her greatly."
Meanwhile, this from RuPaul: "Donna Summer, your last dance will remain in our hearts forever."
Michael A. Gonzales is a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based pop journalist who also writes for Wax Poetics, Juicy and One Robot.


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SUNNYVALE — Vice President Joe Biden made a campaign-style appearance in Silicon Valley on Saturday with U.S. Rep. Mike Honda, dropping by a local Hobee's restaurant to work the crowd on behalf of the veteran Democratic congressman, who is facing an unusually strong primary election challenge next year.
Startled restaurant patrons gave Biden and Honda, D-San Jose, a warm reception, applauding when they walked into the coffee shop shortly before 11 a.m. As the two worked the room, diners lined up to introduce themselves and have their photos taken with the pair.
"Mr. Vice President! I love you," said 64-year-old Carrie Vaughn, who gave Biden a big hug after waiting her turn to speak with him.
While the event was clearly political, it was low-key. Biden could be seen gesturing to Honda and praising him to Hobee's patrons, but there appeared to be little discussion of the seven-term incumbent's anticipated re-election challenge from Ro Khanna, an ambitious, 36-year-old attorney with extensive ties to Silicon Valley's tech industry.
Honda has said he's not taking his re-election for granted. "I'm always concerned. Anybody that says they're not concerned is dropping their guard," he said Saturday.
The district is heavily Democratic and Asian-American, and the incumbent is a longtime local politician with ties to labor and the district's sizable Latino minority. Honda reacted to Khanna's early interest in the race by locking up endorsements from President Barack Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
But Khanna, a former Obama administration Commerce Department official, is well-funded and has tapped a cadre of former Obama campaign advisers to help him with the race.
"I welcome Vice President Joe Biden to the heart of Silicon Valley — a place where the currency of ideas is what matters and the innovations that result change the world," Khanna said. "It is always an honor to have the vice president in the 17th district, and I hope to welcome him back sometime soon."
Neither Biden nor Honda spoke formally at the restaurant, and they took only a few questions from reporters. Honda said later that they talked about education and the local economy with several restaurant patrons, including longtime Honda supporter Shelly Kapoor Collins, the CEO of a technology services contractor called Enscient.
Biden at one point sought to distance himself from criticism of government data-gathering programs that were revealed two weeks ago by a former National Security Agency contractor, Edward Snowden, who fled to Hong Kong.
In recent days, civil liberties groups, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, have been promoting a video clip of a 2006 interview in which Biden, then a U.S. senator from Delaware, voiced strong concerns about a National Security Agency program that collected telephone "meta-data" — records of calls made by Americans during the administration of President George W. Bush.
Obama defended the collection of similar "meta-data" when he gave a speech in San Jose on June 7, while stressing that the government doesn't listen to actual phone conversations. Biden had rejected that defense when it was offered by the Bush administration previously.
"I don't have to listen to your phone calls to know what you're doing. If I know every single phone call you made, I'm able to determine every single person you talk to," he told CBS News in 2006. "I can get a pattern about your life that is very, very intrusive."
But when asked by this newspaper if he had changed his views, Biden said Saturday, "No — I was talking about a different program then. It was a different program."
The Bush administration program was controversial in part because it was undertaken without court approval. Obama administration officials say the current program was authorized by a secret national security court and conducted with the knowledge of congressional leaders.
Most of the conversation at Hobee's was light, as Biden lifted several small children in his arms and jokingly told a muscular, 28-year-old Google worker named Jason Dobbs: "Hey, you gotta work on your biceps."
"I felt so close to him," said Vaughn, who had come with her family from San Lorenzo to visit the nearby Great America amusement park. "Whenever I see him on TV, he just seems like a regular guy. This just seemed like he was coming into my living room, so I wanted to give him a hug."
Biden, who headlined a Democratic campaign fundraiser in San Francisco on Friday night, said he was headed to Stanford University on Saturday afternoon to see a grandniece, who is receiving her master's degree this weekend, before returning to Washington, D.C.
Staff writer Josh Richman contributed to this report. Contact Brandon Bailey at 408-920-5022; follow him at Twitter.com/BrandonBailey


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The Christian life is something we do together. We all need to encourage one another in the grace of God. Central to our life together at Crossway Church are our small groups, called Caregroups. We realize that folks are coming to us from many different backgrounds and experiences. We've learned that an introductory small group experience is a great way to begin. In the Experience course we have dinner together, take in a teaching on fellowship and then take a few minutes to practice what we just learned. See our calendar for the Experience course schedule. Dinner and childcare are provided. For registration or more information, please contact the church office.
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The summer edition of House of Fifty is a very impressive lifestyle magazine that is definitely on my Sunday morning reading list. Their photography is amazing with double page spreads of stunning design and decorating ideas. They are unexpectedly different with their layout… very engaging!
So, I've put the coffee on and my first article to read is "Does your Decor Tell Your Age"…. OH OH! Gawwwd, I don't mind if my decor tells my age… I just don't want it discussing my MENOPAUSE!!! Arghhhh!
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This intermediate level program will provide an update on elder law and special needs planning, including how to draft a plan that works and takes into account future incapacity of the client and benefiicaries. Use of trusts will be discussed, as well as appropriate trust distribution standards.
Bernard A. Krooks is the founding partner of the New York law firm Littman Krooks LLP and chair of its elder law and special needs department. He is past president of the Arc of Westchester, the largest agency in Westchester County, NY serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
A frequent presenter at the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning and other national estate planning conferences, Mr. Krooks is immediate-past Chair of the Elder Law Committee of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and Chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs Planning Group of the Real Property, Trust & Estate Law (RPTE) Section of the American Bar Association. He is past president and fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), past president and founding member of the New York Chapter of NAELA, past Chair of the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, and past president of the Special Needs Alliance, a national invitation-only non-profit organization dedicated to assisting individuals with special needs and their families.
Mr. Krooks, author of numerous articles on elder law and related topics, is chair of the Elder Law Committee of Trusts & Estates Magazine, and serves on the Wolters Kluwer Financial and Estate Planning Advisory Board and the Advisory Committee of the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning.
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Fans of Bruce Springsteen can now own a piece of rock history -- the New Jersey home where The Boss wrote "Born to Run" is up for sale.
For just $299,000 you can live in the small, Long Branch home where Springsteen lived when he wrote and recorded the title track to the album that launched his career, according to the Red Bank Orbit.
The address isn't on "Thunder Road," but rather at 7-1/2 West End Court. The Boss wrote hits like "Born to Run," "Thunder Road" and "Backstreets" within its four walls while living there from 1974 to 75, reported Stan Goldstein of NJ.com.
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After "Born to Run," Springsteen moved on to to superstardom and nicer digs.
The cottage-style home is "bigger than it looks at 828 square feet," realtor Susan McLaughlin told the Orbit.
The house was assessed at $216,400, according to Monmouth County tax records. So, there is a bit of an upcharge for Springsteen fans to be "The Boss" in this home.


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Another development cycle is coming to an end. Bruno released libpano13 2.9.17 and paved the way for Hugin 2010.2.0. This version of Hugin will bring a lot of new features, amongst others a versatile masking tool and finer grained control of the control point (CP) detection process, courtesy of Thomas Modes. Good news for Windows user as well: galvanized by Emanuele Panz and his new NSIS based installer that solves the issues with distribution of patented software, also the Windows users community is on the forefront this time.
Time to do some cool stuff with Hugin: mosaics. The basic functionality for mosaics has been in the repository for about a year, and it has matured well. This morning I set out to shoot and stitch a mosaic.
Stitched mosaics differ from traditional stitched panorama in two major ways:
- In an ideal mosaic, all images depict a single, perfectly flat subject.
- The images are taken from different points of view.
Mosaics present a few challenges of their own. Think of them as protrusions and intrusions from/into the perfectly flat imaginary plane that you are trying to shoot.
Not much is flat in the real world. If parallax prevented seamless concordance in a traditional stitched panorama, depth and perspective prevent seamless concordance in a mosaic. While parallax can be almost completely eliminated with accurate camera positioning on the no-parallax point, perspective is a given and will be with us throughout the process and into the finished product. You need to be aware of it while shooting a mosaic more than you need to be aware of moving objects when shooting a stitched panorama. The tools to deal with it are the same: overlap (plenty!); masking; and, inevitable in this case, retouching/editing.
For this kind of shooting, I first walk parallel to the subject watching how protrusions and intrusions move relative to the imaginary ideal plane as I move along. I look for vertical (not necessarily straight) lines in the plane that could act as stitching seams, i.e. will be unencumbered by protrusions in two adjacent shots. If I can't find such a virtual seam line I will have a hard time masking and retouching the seam. In a second pass I shoot images straight at the subject, one between every pair of the still virtual seam lines, with a lot of overlap. In a third pass, I take pictures at different angles to "get around" protrusions such as trees that hide areas of interest of the subject.
All images were shot hand held. Like for traditional panoramas, constant exposure and color are important.
I found that order matters. I get best results when starting from an anchor image in the middle of the mosaic and working my way to the edges. To simplify the work flow, once the images are loaded I re-order them in the Images tab, making sure the anchor image is the top one.
Setting the Stage
Start a recent version of Hugin. You will be switching forth and back between the main window and the fast preview window, so if you have two displays, open them side by side. Unlike Terry Duell's suggestions I found that it is not necessary to add images individually to the project, but a little bit of pre-planning is necessary. There will be some inevitable forth and back as this is an iterative process.
Generate Control Points
Bad news first: you most likely will have to enter CPs by hand. That said, it's easy.
It is paramount that all CPs are on the same plane and no currently existing CP detector known to me meets the condition. Even small depth errors (e.g. relief on a wall) has big impact. Avoid CPs between non-contiguous images. Three or four well distributed (i.e. not on a straight line) CPs are enough. If vertical lines are present, add one vertical CPs on each image that has them. Conceptually, the three corners of a triangle in space are enough to define a plane and you are looking to define the common plane between two images.
Start with a Calibrated Lens
I found mosaics optimization to be much more sensible to the starting parameters than spherical optimization; and the outcome to be much more sensible to lens distortion than traditional panoramas. Get lens distortion out of the way before starting. If you have saved calibration data for your lens load it now. Else, here's a quick fix.
In the Fast Preview window:
- Hide all images but one with plenty of lines that should be straight in the real world.
- Select rectilinear projection.
- Center the preview on the visible image and zoom in on it with the field of view (FoV) sliders.
Your goal is to make straight lines look straight, and the Fast Preview window will give you valuable visible feedback. In the Control Points tab, set a few line CPs:
- Select the visible image into both the left and right panes and start adding CPs on lines.
- For vertical lines, click on one end of a vertical line in the left pane and on the other end in the right pane.
- For all other lines do the same, but check that the CP-type drop down says "another line" and the table says "line" and a number. The name of horizontal CPs is misleading. Horizontal lines are to identify the horizon itself, not lines parallel to it.
With six well distributed lines you can already get a good approximation. In the Optimizer tab:
- Select to optimize "the custom parameter below"
- Select "only use control points from images visible in the preview window"
- Deselect all parameters
- Select only Pitch and Roll of the above image
- Run a first optimization (and adjust the view in the Fast Preview window if necessary)
- Deselect all parameters
- Select Barrel
- Run a second optimization
- Select Pitch, Roll and Barrel and optimize them all
- Now deselect Barrel, and leave the lens parameters alone
There is more to proper lens calibration, but this should be enough approximation for the project at hand. Confirm visually that the lines are straight in the Fast Preview window before continuing.
Start from the Center
Start with only your anchor/calibration image visible in the middle of the Fast Preview (in rectilinear projection) and all other images hidden.
In the Optimizer tab:
- Select to optimize "the custom parameter below"
- Select "only use control points from images visible in the preview window"
- Optimize for Pitch and Roll of the anchor image. Make sure it's X/Y/Z parameters are 0 (in the Images tab).
Optimize Image after Image
Repeat the following for each image, always verifying the visual result in the Fast Preview after each optimization.
In the Fast Preview window:
- Visually check that the current result is approximately OK
- Adjust the FoV sliders if necessary
- Make the next image visible
In the Images tab:
- Select the image that just became visible in the Fast Preview window
- Edit it's X value. Enter a negative value if it is to the left or a positive one if it is to the right. Over time you will get a feel for the magnitude. Start with +/-1. Make sure it is roughly positioned where it belongs, slightly more to the outside than to the inside.
In the Optimizer tab
- Select to optimize "the custom parameter below"
- Select "only use control points from images visible in the preview window"
- Optimize for Yaw, Pitch, Roll, X, Y, Z of the newly visible image
Repeat for all images. At the end do one more optimization run, optimizing Yaw, Pitch, Roll, X, Y, Z for all images but the anchor image, and only Pitch and Roll for the anchor image.
Improve Slowly
This is a step by step, image by image process. And we're not finished yet. You may find that the project needs further tweaking. It's not an issue of mathematical precision but rather one of controlling the position and warping in critical areas where the different perspectives from the different pictures collide.
Terry suggested dragging the image in the Fast Preview window instead of the above step in the Images Tab. And indeed the Fast Preview has a Move/Drag tab with mosaic mode. Unfortunately dragging an image will automatically drag all other images connected by CPs, so unless you do this only once before adding CPs, dragging won't work. I found the way through the numeric input in the Images tab to be preferable. It enabled me to go back and rework the positioning of individual images without losing the work done on CPs.
Move/drag in the Fast Preview window is useful associated with cropping functionality. I use manual cropping in this case, it's fast and intuitive. When the mosaic looks good in the Fast Preview window, head to the Stitcher tab and render it. Make sure to output both the blended panorama and all remapped images by checking the appropriate check boxes. Hit the Stitch Now button, enter a prefix and go get a deserved break while the computer churns away.
Hugin has a built in masking tool. Masking in the input images is more useful for panoramas than for mosaic, because in a well shot panoramas it is reasonable to assume that the images align naturally and the masking is only needed to exclude / include details. With mosaics, the assumption is wrong, and I prefer to do masking in output images, already warped and aligned, together with editing and some other unspecified fiddling to achieve a visually pleasant result.
Post Processing
Below is a scaled rendering of the blended mosaic. No post-processing applied yet. The original is about 21.000 pixels wide. It's not bad, but "perspective collisions" are visible at the seams and will require retouching. It's time to prepare the project for your favorite image editor.
Copy all the rendered images into a single TIFF file. On the command line, enter:
$ tiffcp prefix* layeredmosaic.tif
Open the resulting file with Gimp. The layers will be perfectly aligned. Add mask layers to them and start editing, or export to a Photoshop file if you are more comfortable with that image editor. My Photoshop CS 2 (quite old, but still does the job) is not able to open properly the multi-page TIFF file.
This was a quick proof of concept / tutorial. If I was to do something serious with this image, I would probably re-shoot it, taking advantage of the building regularity and adding more images, one in between every pair of columns.
Reaching this advanced stage in the image creation process was relatively easy with Hugin. Now, depending on your level of perfectionism and intended purposes, there are still hours of editing ahead before the file can be declared good to print. I don't have enough wall space available for this 3.5m / 11 feet long mosaic. If you have and are interested in this or similar commissioned work, I'd like to hear from you.
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Forget room service -- order a bike
By Jill Becker, Special to CNN • Updated 5th May 2014
Hotels have introduced all sorts of fun amenities over the years, from iPads to pet goldfish. One of the features that seems to be growing in popularity is bicycles, which are no doubt a great way for guests to discover a new destination.
While some properties charge for the privilege, many don't, such as these 10 hotels across the globe that have free loaner bikes so their guests can get out and explore everything the area has to offer. So strap on your helmet, stretch out your quads and start pedaling.
Hotel Monaco
(Portland, Oregon)
Back in July, Kimpton announced that all of its hotels would now offer free loaner bikes. This Kimpton property happens to be in Portland, one of America's most bike-friendly cities -- boasting miles and miles of well-marked bike paths, including the esplanade along the scenic Willamette River. In addition to a fleet of 18 beach cruisers, city bikes and road bikes for guests to tool around town on, the hotel has a special bike with a built-in beer tap and coffee spout that's on display when staffers aren't out cruising around in it.
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Ace Hotel & Swim Club
(Palm Springs, California)
Not only does the retro-funky Ace Hotel sport a hopping pool scene where they host weekly DJ dance parties, a dog park and design touches such as concrete floors and kiva fireplaces, it also features tandem bikes for those guests who prefer to share the pedaling with a pal. Single-cyclist cruisers are available as well.
Element Vaughan Southwest
(Vaughan, Ontario, Canada)
This brand new property, the first of Starwood's extended-stay Element brand to open outside the United States, boasts loaner bicycles as part of its eco-conscious practices (think water-efficient faucets and a chlorine-free pool). Guests can use its colorful Strada track bikes to go in search of the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum, scenic Boyd Conservation Area and other local attractions. If they're more ambitious, they can pedal the 19-odd miles to downtown Toronto.
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Twin Farms
rnard, Vermont)
This quaint but luxurious property in a centuries-old farmhouse that was once the home of Nobel Prize-winning writer Sinclair Lewis, equips interested guests with either a high-end mountain bike or more casual cruiser -- along with chef-prepared box lunches -- for the 10-mile trip down the hill into the village of Woodstock. Better yet, they'll pick you up once you get there so you don't have to pedal back up the hill.
Holiday Inn Express Playa
del Carmen
(Playa del Carmen, Mexico)
Budget-conscious vacationers seeking sun, sand and surf in Mexico's popular Riviera Maya often opt for this clean, straightforward member of the IHG family. It's five blocks from the beach and its myriad activities -- from snorkeling to swimming with the dolphins -- and even closer to the bustling 5th Avenue Corridor. If you don't want to take the hotel's complimentary shuttle to the shoreline or beyond, then grab one of their loaner bikes and get there via pedal power.
Jane Hotel
(New York)
This trendy mariner-themed boutique lodging in lower Manhattan has offered bikes to its guests since opening in 2008, but they just recently upgraded the fleet to Brooklyn Cruiser's cool new three-speed Driggs and Willow models. "Our bike program has been hugely popular with our guests," proprietor Sean MacPherson commented at the time of the changeover, which also included the bikes at his and partner Eric Goode's other NYC properties: the Bowery and Maritime hotels. "The uniquely New York style of Brooklyn Cruiser is a natural fit for our hotels and guests."
Le Meurice
(Paris, France)
What more fitting way to get around the City of Light than on a classic European two-wheeler complete with a wicker basket you can stuff with baguettes, French wine or other Parisian goodies you pick up along your journey? The landmark Le Meurice hotel makes it possible. In fact, if you become especially enamored with your sweet ride, they'll let you buy it and take it home with you.
El Encanto
(Santa Barbara, California)
The gorgeous El Encanto, which reopened in March after a $134 million makeover, sits on seven lush acres in the hills of Santa Barbara. Which perhaps helps explain why all of its loaner bikes are electric. They'll give you that extra oomph you may need to get up some of the steeper inclines surrounding the resort.
Heywood Hotel
(Austin, Texas)
Austin's hip Heywood Hotel may be small when you count the number of rooms (seven), but it's big on style, including the spiffy Republic bicycles boasting one green wheel and one white wheel that, according to owner and GM Kathy Setzer, mimic the design of the hotel ("it looks like a bungalow in front and modern courtyard in back"). The bikes have proven such a popular amenity since the Heywood opened a year and a half ago that Setzer has created a special bicycle scavenger hunt with photographic clues to area sights. Complete the tour and post photos of your finds and you win a few Heywood T-shirt.
Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club
(Nanyuki, Kenya)
With a few rare exceptions, Fairmont hotels all feature BMW bikes for their guests' complimentary use. But it'd be hard to beat the scenery you'll find on a cruise through the forested reserve surrounding this particular Fairmont, a restored '50s-era hunting lodge located at the base of Africa's second-highest peak. Don't forget to take along a camera.
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Kia Optima stretches to high tech
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Kia's Optima has undergone a facelift, debuted at the New York motor show, which pushes it into the ring with well-seasoned campaigners like Toyota's arguably quite bland but undeniably successful Camry repmobile/family four-door combo.
The next-gen Optima's front end has morphed into an even more purposeful stance, and its rear has been given a stretch and a new decklid line that gives it the appearance of being longer than it is.
Optima, the first Kia to sell 150,000 in a calendar year (that's half as many again as New Zealand's entire new car segment did in 2012) has been treated to a significant interior and technology overhaul.
A new 4.3-inch LED screen is at the centre in the instrument cluster, and there's an 8-inch screen in the middle of the dashboard that's powered by Android. Blind spot monitoring and rear parking sensors will be an option on the US model.
As we went to press within a few hours of Kia's press conference, which features will be available to Kiwi shoppers had not been confirmed.
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British Airways' new Airbus A380 and Boeing 787s are equipped with the Thales-provided TopSeries In-Flight Entertainment System.
The airline, which has ordered a total of 12 A380s and 24 787s, took delivery in the United Kingdom of the first A380 in July and first two 787s in June. The second A380 is due to be delivered in September.
The TopSeries System, which British Airways agreed to buy in 2008, allows passengers to watch movies and TV, follow breaking news, play games, and listen to music, radio and podcasts. The system also includes a 3-D moving map application. Arrival and flight-connection information is also available.
"Thales is looking forward to more passengers being able to experience in-flight entertainment products and services fitting of the new state-of-the-art aircraft," said Andrew Musgrave, Thales vice president for in-flight entertainment for the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The new aircraft will be maintained at the Thales London Heathrow maintenance hub, which already services 31 British Airways aircraft.
British Airways has 18 Boeing 777-200s in service with Thales in-flight entertainment equipment.
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Characteristics that can bring about real change for the better among your dairy's employees.
By Shaun Duvall, Puentes/Bridges
I promised in this article to write about ways to be a servant leader on your dairy. I have to start, however, by saying that this style of leadership suffers from a negative image.
When we think of the business world, we don't think of servantship. Rather the opposite. And that was my thinking when I began learning about leadership. I thought being a leader was telling people to do stuff and making sure they do it. Though it can be this, there is so much more, and so much more ability to cause real change for the better in your organization.
I found four characteristics of a servant leader from Wikipedia which I'll briefly describe below, and then a way to practice that on your dairy.
1. Listening. The servant leader particularly needs to pay attention to what is spoken and unspoken in the management setting. This means relying on his inner voice in order to find out what the body, mind and spirit of subordinates are communicating.
When you have an employee meeting, plan for time to really listen to your employees. It should be more than just a cursory "Is everything OK? Or anything else?" Your intuition, if you listen, can tell you also so much. This is certainly a help with employees of a different culture than yours.
2. Empathy. A servant leader understands and empathizes with others. Workers may be considered not only as employees but also as people who need respect and appreciation for their personal development. As a result, leadership is seen as a special type of human work, which ultimately generates a competitive advantage. A servant leader tries to help people solve their problems and conflicts in relationships, because he wants to encourage and support the personal development of each individual. This leads to the formation of a business culture, in which the working environment is dynamic, fun and free of the fear of failure.
Here, an example is helping an employee with some issue they are having. If you are in a position to make a small loan and deduct later from a paycheck, do so. If you can help him or her arrange housing, do so. Remember, you owe them more than just a check.
3. Persuasion. Servant leaders don't take advantage of their power and status by coercing compliance. Rather, they try to convince those they manage. This element distinguishes servant leadership most clearly from traditional, authoritarian models. If you want people to follow you, you need to convince them of what you want to do.
Continuous training in milking procedure is an example. When they don't do it the way you want, just keep explaining without getting angry. Your job is to train them. Excel at it.
4. Building community. A servant leader identifies means to build a strong community within his organization and wants to develop a true community among businesses and institutions.
This goes far beyond having Christmas parties. It means travelling to meet families of your Latino workers if possible. It means you may need to attend their children's baptisms, things like that. It means helping them, and allowing them to help you as well.
Food for thought. I'm interested in your reactions.
Puentes/Bridges is a nonprofit organization that, under Shaun Duvall's direction, promotes cultural understanding, particularly in the dairy industry. Duvall also operates SJD Language & Culture Services, LLC, a translation and interpretation business. For more information, contact Shaun Duvall at [email protected] or (608) 685-4705.