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ALTER USER (Transact-SQL)
Renames a database user or changes its default schema.
Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
ALTER USER userName
WITH <set_item> [ ,...n ]
<set_item> ::=
NAME = newUserName
| DEFAULT_SCHEMA = { schemaName | NULL }
| LOGIN = loginName
| PASSWORD = 'password' [ OLD_PASSWORD = 'oldpassword' ]
| DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = { NONE | <lcid> | <language name> | <language alias> }
Specifies the name by which the user is identified inside this database.
LOGIN **=**loginName
Re-maps a user to another login by changing the user's Security Identifier (SID) to match the login's SID.
NAME **=**newUserName
Specifies the new name for this user. newUserName must not already occur in the current database.
DEFAULT_SCHEMA = { schemaName | NULL }
Specifies the first schema that will be searched by the server when it resolves the names of objects for this user. Setting the default schema to NULL removes a default schema from a Windows group. The NULL option cannot be used with a Windows user.
PASSWORD = 'password'
Specifies the password for the user that is being changed. Passwords are case-sensitive.
This option is available only for contained users. See Contained Databases and sp_migrate_user_to_contained (Transact-SQL) for more information.
OLD_PASSWORD ='oldpassword'
The current user password that will be replaced by 'password'. Passwords are case-sensitive. OLD_PASSWORD is required to change a password, unless you have ALTER ANY USER permission. Requiring OLD_PASSWORD prevents users with IMPERSONATION permission from changing the password.
This option is available only for contained users.
DEFAULT_LANGUAGE ={ NONE | <lcid> | <language name> | <language alias> }
Specifies a default language to be assigned to the user. If this option is set to NONE, the default language is set to the current default language of the database. If the default language of the database is later changed, the default language of the user will remain unchanged. DEFAULT_LANGUAGE can be the local ID (lcid), the name of the language, or the language alias.
This option may only be specified in a contained database and only for contained users.
The default schema will be the first schema that will be searched by the server when it resolves the names of objects for this database user. Unless otherwise specified, the default schema will be the owner of objects created by this database user.
If the user has a default schema, that default schema will used. If the user does not have a default schema, but the user is a member of a group that has a default schema, the default schema of the group will be used. If the user does not have a default schema, and is a member of more than one group, the default schema for the user will be that of the Windows group with the lowest principal_id and an explicitly set default schema. If no default schema can be determined for a user, the dbo schema will be used.
DEFAULT_SCHEMA can be set to a schema that does not currently occur in the database. Therefore, you can assign a DEFAULT_SCHEMA to a user before that schema is created.
DEFAULT_SCHEMA cannot be specified for a user who is mapped to a certificate, or an asymmetric key.
The value of DEFAULT_SCHEMA is ignored if the user is a member of the sysadmin fixed server role. All members of the sysadmin fixed server role have a default schema of dbo.
You can change the name of a user who is mapped to a Windows login or group only when the SID of the new user name matches the SID that is recorded in the database. This check helps prevent spoofing of Windows logins in the database.
The WITH LOGIN clause enables the remapping of a user to a different login. Users without a login, users mapped to a certificate, or users mapped to an asymmetric key cannot be re-mapped with this clause. Only SQL users and Windows users (or groups) can be remapped. The WITH LOGIN clause cannot be used to change the type of user, such as changing a Windows account to a SQL Server login.
The name of the user will be automatically renamed to the login name if the following conditions are true.
The user is a Windows user.
The name is a Windows name (contains a backslash).
No new name was specified.
The current name differs from the login name.
Otherwise, the user will not be renamed unless the caller additionally invokes the NAME clause.
The name of a user mapped to a SQL Server login, a certificate, or an asymmetric key cannot contain the backslash character (\).
Beginning with SQL Server 2005, the behavior of schemas changed. As a result, code that assumes that schemas are equivalent to database users may no longer return correct results. Old catalog views, including sysobjects, should not be used in a database in which any of the following DDL statements have ever been used: CREATE SCHEMA, ALTER SCHEMA, DROP SCHEMA, CREATE USER, ALTER USER, DROP USER, CREATE ROLE, ALTER ROLE, DROP ROLE, CREATE APPROLE, ALTER APPROLE, DROP APPROLE, ALTER AUTHORIZATION. In such databases you must instead use the new catalog views. The new catalog views take into account the separation of principals and schemas that was introduced in SQL Server 2005. For more information about catalog views, see Catalog Views (Transact-SQL).
A user who has ALTER ANY USER permission can change the default schema of any user. A user who has an altered schema might unknowingly select data from the wrong table or execute code from the wrong schema.
To change the name of a user requires the ALTER ANY USER permission.
To change the user name, target login, or SID of a user having CONTROL permission on the database requires the CONTROL permission on the database.
To change the default schema or language requires ALTER permission on the user. Users can change only their own default schema or language.
A. Changing the name of a database user
The following example changes the name of the database user Mary5 to Mary51.
USE AdventureWorks2012;
ALTER USER Mary5 WITH NAME = Mary51;
B. Changing the default schema of a user
The following example changes the default schema of the user Mary51 to Purchasing.
USE AdventureWorks2012;
ALTER USER Mary51 WITH DEFAULT_SCHEMA = Purchasing;
C. Changing several options at once
The following example changes several options for a contained database user in one statement.
USE AdventureWorks2012;
ALTER USER Philip
WITH NAME = Philipe
, DEFAULT_SCHEMA = Development
, PASSWORD = 'W1r77TT98%ab@#' OLD_PASSWORD = 'New Devel0per'
, DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = French ;
See Also
sp_migrate_user_to_contained (Transact-SQL)


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Fresh from the successful limited release of Bully in the US, director Lee Hirsch talks to Screen about his childhood battle with bullying, the filming of his documentary and the ratings fight with the MPAA.
The character-driven documentary (which premiered at Tribeca 2011 with the title The Bully Project) offers a look at how bullying has touched the lives of children and their families. The MPAA originally gave Bully an R rating due to language used in parts of the film. The Weinstein Company appealed and decided to release it unrated on March 30.
You experienced bullying as a child, can you tell me how that influenced you to make a film about bullying?
It's funny. As much press as I have done it's not easy to talk about. I was bullied for many years. The take-away was how hard it was to communicate the extent to which it was terrifying and violent. I think that there are lots of things that inspired the film, but one of them was to sort of show what happens and to give that voice to people that have been through that or are going through it. That very much is a part of what was the inspiration to do the film.
Of all the research you have done for the film and after actually finishing filming, did you learn anything that surprised you about bullying in today's day and age?
No, I wasn't surprised. I would say that the need for people to talk about this has been overwhelming and surprising in a way. How people are still connected with this is surprising. [And yet] I was surprised by how much indifference there could be; how hard that wall could be to climb for folks. It has been a very emotional ride and journey.
What were the challenges in filming the doc?
Independent films are very hard. It's hard to raise money. In a way I am so grateful for the Tribeca Film Festival for our launch and with The Weinstein Company for picking it up because there are so many great films and filmmakers. You just never know what will happen with your movies. So it's been a real journey and we are just fortunate to have this opportunity.
How were you able to finance the film?
We had some great partners that include The Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention, Sundance Institute, the Fledgling Fund and many others. We've had incredible funders the whole way through.
How did you choose the school district and the main characters for the film?
We reached out to a number and then the conversation didn't go very far. We were introduced to the school system by the Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention and they have been incredible supporters. Once we engaged in the conversation with the city, the school board and superintendent, it was the sort of the break for us that we needed to make the film. It was extraordinary for them to agree and have that kind of access and that kind of editorial control. We are very grateful to them.
How did the school district react to what they saw in the film?
I think it's been a real journey for them and for all of us. We did a community screening there and we thought maybe 400 people would show up, but actually1,600 came. There was an incredible community conversation afterwards. The leadership of the district and Kim Lockwood was there. It was very powerful and I'm sure this was difficult for them and I'm very appreciative of them.
Do you know if the school has changed its policies about how it is dealing with the bullying issue?
I know they radically changed their policies with the busing system. They put in more cameras and they have more people reviewing them. The thing about their school district was that they were already in the process of transformation. Choosing to let us make this film was letting us to be a part of the piece in the journey. It's hard to move a whole district. We filmed in the school that had a wonderful climate. It's a building-by-building journey.
Did you ever consider including the voice of the bully in the film?
I did, but ultimately I felt the heart and soul of the film was just being with the family and the kids that deal with it. That was a directorial choice.
The Weinstein Company decided to release the film unrated, do you think that was the right decision?
I do. At the end of the day, that R rating was totally restrictive and unwarranted. We had so much encouragement and support from the 520,000 that signed the petition, from members of Congress to incredible celebrities. We just couldn't take that rating. It was great to have the support of The Weinstein Company to be willing to release this unrated. Extraordinary beyond that was to see so many exhibitors making their own decisions and approaching this in a really intelligent and positive way. I'm really thankful to everyone to how this was handled, except for the MPAA.
In Canada they decided to release the film with a PG-13 rating, am I correct?
You are. We are PG-13 across all the provinces in Canada except for Quebec where we are rated G. It was wonderful because I just literally got back from Toronto today, where we are opening the film on Friday. I got to talk to audiences and journalists across Canada and let them know how much energy that gave us. We are in the middle of a fight and we get phone calls that province after province was getting the PG-13 rating.
Do you think that will play a role in the decision here in the US?
I'm still fighting and I'm still hoping that there will be a resolution as we expand further that the MPAA will give us the PG-13 rating we are advocating for. I think that there is already change brewing in the MPAA. I just read the LA Times piece on the cover of the calendar section about the changes at the MPAA. That's really exciting. At this point, the national conversation has been fascinating and it has been very healthy. I think people are questioning the morality judgment that the MPAA [made?]on behalf of the public. They are very clear that they are speaking for Middle America in this decision. I think the middle of America has lifted their voices and said "You are actually not representing us".
How did the audience in Canada receive the film?
Very well. It's been great. The Toronto premiere was fantastic. We had the minister of education for Ontario, youth leaders and educators. There was also a town hall afterwards. It was just a wonderful evening.
Why should the public watch the film?
I think the film has the capacity to be transformative and it helps. It gives people a window into something really important and an opportunity for powerful conversation. It's moving and it's a strong film just on its own merits. I actually hope people come to it for a variety of reasons. But I know the audience reaction is tremendous.
Do you have any projects set up after you're done promoting Bully?
I'm looking at feature possibilities. That's where I would like to stand out creatively and have some fun with my next project and branch out in some narratives.

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Visit Vocations Toronto at www.vocationstoronto.ca, a resourceful site in answering these questions.
The first reading today is from the Prophet Baruch. This prophet reminds us that God is leading Israel in joy by the light of his glory, with his mercy and justice for company. Probably it is difficult for us to sense this message in our hearts. We are Israel, you and I. God is leading us in joy by the light of His glory. We can only know this by faith in the Lord. We Christians are invited to believe in Jesus and to believe that Jesus has changed the world completely by his Advent, by His coming into the world.
Far too often we Christians look at the world as if we had no faith at all. We are convinced that somehow God's coming into the world has not changed it, even as at the same time, we profess to believe. When there is terrorism, when there is still abject poverty, when people are still dying because no one cares - where is God?
Saint Paul tells us in his Letter to the Philippians today that he is confident of this, that the one who began a good work in us will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. We are invited to live in that same faith, with complete confidence. Sure, it is difficult to believe and even more difficult to believe that somehow God is changing our world for the better when, for all appearances, everything seems to be moving to chaos.
We can remember that in Genesis, God created the world out of nothing, out of an original chaos. God is capable of transforming the world immediately and is always working in the very depths of our human reality and of all creation: transforming in His way so that all will reflect His love and mercy.
The Gospel today is from Saint Luke and puts the figure of John the Baptist in front of us. This is another reminder that God is present. You and I are called to be John the Baptist in our world today, announcing that God is present and that God is changing the world to reflect His love. We should be able to proclaim from the depth of our hearts: all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
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A delicacy in New Orleans, oysters have found a special place in the hearts of locals, visitors and foodies around the world. As the city has some of the best seafood in the world, it's no surprise that New Orleans is also home to some of the best oysters and oyster dishes. Test your palate on some of this year's New Orleans Oyster Festival favorites .
Oysters are obviously the star of the show, and they are prepared in both traditional and unique ways. You'll always be able to find classics like oysters on the half shell, fried and BBQ oyster po-boys, charbroiled oysters and oyster dressing. But there are also new and inventive ways local restaurants have explored to highlight the distinct qualities of this inimitable seafood. Antoine's has Oyster, Scallops and Petit Pois Pears over Garlic Cheese Grits, Elizabeth's has Oyster Fois Gras, Grand Isle has Oyster Gazpacho Shooters, Royal House has Oyster Pastries and GW Fins has an Oyster Cocktail Veracruz. The possibilities are endless—if you love oysters, you'll have your fill of options.
But the fun doesn't stop at the food. Like any other local festival, Oyster Fest will feature one stage of performers from 10:30am to 6:30pm both days of the fest. You can find the Stooges Brass Band and Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs on Saturday and Brass-A-Holics and the Revivalists on Sunday.
And finally, there are also quintessential oyster contests that cannot be forgotten. On Saturday is the P&J Shucking Contest where oyster shuckers go head to head to see who can be the fastest and cleanest (without slicing up their hands). Sunday is the Acme Oyster House Oyster Eating Contest where you'll find a dozen major league oyster lovers stuffing their faces with shellfish—dozens a minute! And the New Orleans Fish House presents the Largest Oyster Contest featuring farmers from throughout the state whose prized oysters will be judged for length, height and weight.
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My husband acted like it was Christmas when he opened the box. He interrupted dinner and everything when the UPS man came with this box. "I have a present for you!" He said. He was smiling and ripping off the tape quickly to give me this gift. They girls stopped eating to help him adding lots of "What is it!" "What did you buy!?"
Jed pulled out a belt-like-strap-thing and said "It's a reflector for you to wear when you run. It's super lightweight and easy to wear, and now you can be seen when you run so early in the morning as I worry about you running in the dark."
But I don't want to be seen.
I want to be a black shadow in the night.
I want to be hidden.
I want to go unnoticed.
I want to go untouched.
Not from cars -- the reason my husband bought the reflector -- but from men.
Um, yeah, thank you Jed... but I don't think I'd wear that as I don't want to be seen when I run.
"You don't want to be seen? I don't get that. Aren't you worried about getting hit?"
No, I'm not afraid of cars.
I run in all black because I don't want to be seen. I take full responsibility for watching out for vehicles and assume they cannot see me, so I give them the right of way -- always -- all five or so of them that I see. I feel safe from cars.
"I don't understand. I'd feel better if you wore a reflector."
It's because you're 6'4" and 220 pounds and a man. You think about getting hit by a car. I think about being attacked by a drunk man coming home from the bars. I think about being raped. I think about it every time I step out of the door to run alone... whether at 3:30 a.m. or 3:30 p.m.. So I run in all black and hope that I won't be seen.
Because I have been seen. The time two teenage boys on a scooter saw me. Thought I was maybe a deer -- a shadow -- but they circled back to see. By that time I knew they were headed back my way so I left the pavement and started through yards. They followed me through yards -- trying to hit me with their scooter. Yelling things they were going do to me when they caught me. They were maybe 17 or 18. Maybe had been drinking. Maybe not. Two white boys in polo shirts and nice-looking shorts and expensive tennis shoes -- that's how close they came to me. But when they realized we were now less than a block from the police station and that's where I was heading. they took off.
Or that time that the two young men in a car did spot me and came around again for another look. Yelling "Hey baby -- I'm gonna take a piece of that!" I yelled back "I'm old enough to be your mother!" as I dug out my pepper spray and my phone to call 911. They followed along for one more minute and yelled to me "Yeah, ain't gonna f*ck no mom!" It was too dark to get a picture of their plate before they drove off.
Some people may call me stupid because I run before dawn. That I take too many chances. That I run alone. That I deserve it because I'm purposely putting myself in a potentially bad situation.
I call bullsh*t.
And I hate that I have to worry -- because no woman should have to. I like to run when it's dark and cool. I like to run before my family gets up so my running doesn't cut into our busy days.
I should be able to run whenever I want to run and wear a reflector because all I have to worry about are a bunch of cars.
I shouldn't have to carry the pepper spray that my husband also bought for me.
I shouldn't have to worry about a stranger or someone I know attacking me or raping me.
But does it matter what time I go running really? Because a 15-year-old was attacked just a few blocks from our house yesterday in the middle of the afternoon.
I hate that I have to tell my daughters over and over and over to stick together. Always have a buddy. Never walk or bike alone. I HATE that I want them to not be seen.
I hate that they have to stay hidden to be safe. Not just from strangers, but boys in their schools and neighborhoods. And no not all boys and men are a threat. But yes, all women have to worry.
And I have to explain to them why men can run at 3:30 a.m. with reflective gear and water, but women run hidden in black with pepper spray, knives and 911 on speed dial.
That we have to live with fear every moment.
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Be prepared to see Ninjas in animated form. Not animated in the sense of jumping mad, but animated in the sense of moving caricatures, although the first sense might apply here as well. Joking apart, the game is a simple and refreshing change to some of the more "realistic" martial arts games.
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This game is easily playable with stunning art style and that makes the game very lively. There are a few twists though they do not stop you from enjoying the spirited adventure. The game is based on the story where young Ninja Hiro and his buddy Futo get on a mission to look for their missing ninja comrades and they will stop the Samurai, the warlord from taking over the world. As the two ninjas are enroute to the warlords home, they will find their lost friends and they will learn new spells and they will fight the Samurai. This on paper may sound dull but when you play it the game is full of humour.
This is a game that most will like, this is quite a lengthy game that will get you involved with its great graphics and visual throughout the game. The level designs are quite appealing and will encourage you to explore more into the game. The game also has a variety of combat options. I cannot forget to mention the excellent soundtracks in the game. However, the game has some negative aspects. As you progress toward the end of the game, you will get very tired, and not forgetting the most disappointing thing on the game; the camera, which is at times very uncooperative.
Mini Ninjas is a game that is spread over a number of levels. The game is quite simple from one level to the next. The levels are broad and they encourage a lot of exploration and they create a blossoming open world. Each of the levels has a number of hidden paths that will lead young to shrines, collectibles or to the enemies camps. Some of the collectibles will help as you will mix them to make potions. There are some shortcuts that will help you around altercation.
The paths are quite deceitful as much as they look stunning. You can take down the strong enemies in a number of ways. Each of these characters have strong and weak attacks, the weapons they possess also gives them special powers and so do their personalities. The hidden spells in the levels are used to unlock new spells like the ability to control the animals you find roaming around or those you will find caged. You can free some of those animals using the spells and use the freed animals for fighting your enemies for revenge. There are other weapons like Shurikens and cherry bombs, though using these is not as fun as using the meteors on the enemies.
In Mini Ninjas you can also hide in the tall grass or on the rooftops. The controls on this game are smooth and silky. Each of the ninjas does different specific action. Like you will find that Futo uses his giant hammer as a paddle, Suzume will be spinning her flute in the water. You can spend a cool ten hours on the game if you explore all the levels as well as looking for collectibles.
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Hamamatsu, Japan, November 2, 2010 – Brazil defeated Puerto Rico in straight sets (25-20, 25-18, 25-20) to remain unbeaten after four Pool B matches in the first round of the 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship at Hamamatsu Arena on Tuesday.Brazil dominated the latter parts of the first two sets, with strong serving by Thaisa in particular. Their spikes and tips from the left wing found weaknesses in the Puerto Rican defensive rotation and Puerto Rico, now 1-3, made too many unforced errors to pull off an upset.
FIVB Women's World Championship Japan 2010 official pageThe first set was tight early on, until two failed serves in a row put Puerto Rico 11-9 down. Brazilian spikers Natalia and Sheilla continually pummelled Puerto Rico from the left wing, and Fabi's fabulous dig gave them a key point to go 19-16 before taking the opening set 25-20.The second set seemed to mirror the first, with unforced errors and scores tied all the way to 7-7. Puerto Rico were trying everything they could, but after three straight Brazilian points Puerto Rico called a timeout at 10-7. Brazil again attacked through the left wing, but this time with tips dropping over the wall of blockers to go 13-8 and 16-9 ahead. Thaisa's service winners made it 18-9, and after another great dig by Fabi Brazil won the set 25-18.Cheered by hundreds of schoolchildren in yellow hats, Brazil cruised to early third-set leads of 6-3 and 9-4. The long reach of Fabiana stopped a number of Puerto Rican spikes, and forced others to go wide, as Brazil led 14-9 and 18-12. Brazil dominated the net en route to a 25-20 win. Brazil will vie to win Pool B when they face Italy on Wednesday, while Puerto Rico will hope to beat the Netherlands for a chance to qualify for the second round.


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By Aaron Moselle
When Chestnut Hill Hospital broke ground on its $40 million expansion in October, it took a giant step forward in cementing the community hospital's place in the city. The expansion, touted by hospital officials as symbolic of a commitment from owners Chestnut Hill Health Systems and the University of Pennsylvania, was the latest project in a master plan crafted almost 20 years ago when the healthcare landscape looked vastly different than it does today.
While the hospital's elite chose to see the new emergency department and intensive care unit as a wave of the future, many wondered how a community hospital could expect to survive in today's healthcare climate. It was just six years ago that the then not-for-profit outfit decided to look for a corporate buyout, citing declining reimbursement rates and changes in the growing role of insurance companies in healthcare costs.
At the groundbreaking ceremony in October, chief medical officer, Dr. John Scanlon, said the new facility with its cutting edge technology would allow the hospital to compete and ensure its future as a sustainable, community healthcare center.
By the numbers it would appear that CHHS agrees. The Tennessee-based company spent $68 million to purchase the hospital, including the capital improvement budget. It was the only way the hospital could and would survive, board members said.
In 1991, while the hospital remained a nonprofit, board members created a list of capital improvements they thought were necessary to keep the organization competitive and viable in the future.
In addition to enhancing the ER, ICU and ED, the plan called for two medical/surgical floors, more medical office space, additional patient care areas and revamping the labor ,delivery and obstetrics unit.
Since the adoption of that plan, the additional surgical and medical office space has been added. Plans to expand patient care areas were scrapped along with the improvements to the labor, delivery and obstetrics unit, which the hospital later discontinued.
But as is often the case in the world of nonprofits, there wasn't enough cash flow for the remaining elements of the 1991 plan. And so for years, the project languished.
Through the late '90s and into the early 2000s, Chestnut Hill struggled to stay on sturdy financial ground. Some years were worse than others. Some years were better than others. But the bottom line always revealed that hospital revenues were too meager to make any serious strides towards completing the expansion.
Scanlon said overall patient volume, a key source for generating operating revenue, was down at the hospital. At the same time, medical malpractice costs started to skyrocket, he said.
Scanlon said there was also too much money tied up in administrative personnel.
"My instincts tell me that we were always a little top heavy with a lot of upper management," said Scanlon, a podiatrist who began referring patients to the hospital from his private practice in the early 1980s.
Above all, however, Scanlon pointed to a drop in revenue from health insurance reimbursements that, he said, began just before the 1991 plan was released.
In the late '80s, managed care plans started to become more popular. In particular, Health Maintenance Organization plans (HMOs) which used capitation fees, provided hospitals with less direct revenue for a given procedure than other plans, like those offered through some Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs), which used a fee for service system.
"In other words, if I do a certain procedure and get $10 for that procedure with an HMO and I have 100 patients, I may get 25 cents per patient per month guaranteed. But I don't get anything specific for that procedure when I do it on that patient," explained Scanlon.
The result, he said, was that the hospital saw an increase in overhead, but a decrease in reimbursement. "We couldn't maintain our infrastructure, let alone expand," said Scanlon.
The inability to invest in new medical technology, made it difficult for Chestnut Hill to develop new medical programs that featured the latest surgical procedures. And as a result, hospital physicians weren't well-versed in those new approaches and it was hard to attract doctors that were.
Other independent, nonprofit community hospitals across the region had similar difficulties. And starting in the mid-'90s, many of them, including the University of Pennsylvania Hospital and Temple University Hospital, began turning to large umbrella organizations to get the capital they couldn't get otherwise.
Chestnut Hill tried to remain independent and maintain its nonprofit status. "We held off for a long time, hoping we could stay that way," said Jean Hemphill, current president of the Chestnut Hill Community Fund and former member of the hospital board.
Vicky Lachman, another hospital board member at the time who remains on the board, said many of her colleagues didn't want to work in a for-profit environment. Most all, she said they worried that Chestnut Hill would lose a lot of its decision-making power.
In 2004, when the hospital revenues continued to leave little room for making programmatic or capital improvements, the board decided to seek suitors for a sale.
A number of board members walked during the process, said Lachman.
Hemphill said the hospital had no choice if it wanted to remain part of the community. The hospital, she said, was barely breaking even.
"It's not like a house where you can just let it sit as long as you keep painting the walls," explained Hemphill. "It's a very competitive business. If you don't have good facilities you're not going to have good doctors who want to work there. And if you don't have good doctors, who wants to go there?"
With an acquisition on the table, the board considered whether the hospital should join a 501c3 nonprofit health system or become part of a for-profit entity. In the end, Chestnut Hill struck a deal in the early part of 2005 with Community Health Systems, one of the largest for-profit hospital systems in the country.
Hemphill said Chestnut Hill chose Community Health Systems for a few reasons. The University of Pennsylvania Community Health Network, which had previously joined CHS, would be minority owner of the hospital. This, she said, opened the door to developing strong partnerships with doctors from a well-respected institution — a benefit for Chestnut Hill patients if they needed a complex procedure that UPENN was better equipped to perform.
Above all, however, CHS agreed in a seven-year contract to invest in several capital improvement projects, including the enhanced ER, ICU and ED, which all date back to the late '50s.
"It's the reason why the hospital was sold," said Chestnut Hill Hospital's CEO Brooks Turkel, who has headed the institution for almost five years.
To date, the hospital has added a new digital mammography machine, MRI machine, a Da Vinci robot for minimally invasive surgeries, and a new angiography suite, each costing around $2 million, according to hospital spokeswoman Catherine Brzozowski.
"We have the technology in-house already. We have the surgeons. Now we're going to give them a new place to do their work," said Brzozowski of the new expansion.


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Tutorial:In Depth View of Java Classes for the Java Certification Exam IV
In this article, we will continue our in depth look at Java Classes. In this article we will continue our exploration of inheritance and interfaces. We will look into abstract classes and the casting objects as well as reviewing interfaces in Java. This is part of a larger series of articles to help you prepare for the java associate exam. The previous article in this series was, "Tutorial:In Depth View of Java Classes for the Java Certification Exam III"
The Value of Abstract Classes
Inheritance plays a very important part of object-oriented programming. It enables you to create a new class based on a class that has already been defined. The class that you use as the base for a new class can be either one that you have defined such as a standard class in Java, or a class defined by someone else maybe from a package supporting a specialized application area. In the Animal class, from our previous article, "Tutorial:In Depth View of Java Classes for the Java Certification Exam III", we have introduced a a sound() method that did nothing because we wanted the call to the sound() method in the subclass objects dynamically. The method sound() has no meaning in the context of the generic class Animal, so it does not make much sense to implement it. This situation often arises in object-oriented programming. You will often find yourself creating a superclass from which you will derive a number of subclasses, just to take advantage of polymorphism.
In order to facilitate this programming strategy, Java has abstract classes as a feature. An abstract class is a class in which one or more methods are declared, but not defined. The bodies of these methods are omitted, because, as in the case of the method sound() in the Animal class, implementing the methods does not make sense. Because they have no definition and cannot be executed, they are called abstract methods. The declaration for an abstract method ends with a semicolon and you specify the method with the keyword abstract to identify it as such. To declare that a class is abstract you just use the keyword abstract in front of the class keyword in the first line of the class definition. The listing below shows the definition of the class Animal as an abstract class:
Java Code: Class Animal as Abstract Class
public abstract class Animal { public abstract void sound(); // Abstract method public Animal(String aType) { type = new String(aType); } public String toString() { return "This is a " + type; } private String type; }
An abstract method cannot be private because a private method cannot be inherited and therefore cannot be redefined in a subclass. You cannot instantiate an object of an abstract class, but you can declare a variable of an abstract class type. With the new abstract version of the class Animal, you can still write:
Java Code: Declare a variable of type Animal
Animal thePet = null;
When you derive a class from an abstract base class, it's not necessary to define all the abstract methods in the subclass. In this case the subclass is also abstract so you cannot instantiate any objects of the subclass either. If a class is abstract, then you must use the abstract keyword when you define it, even if it only inherits an abstract method from its superclass. Sooner or later you must have a subclass that contains no abstract methods. You can then create objects of this class type.
The Base Class for Every Class
Every class that you define are subclasses by default of a standard class, Object, which is a superclass of every class. You never need to specify the class Object as a base in the definition of your classes as it happens automatically. Having Object as a universal superclass means a variable of type Object can store a reference to an object of any class type. This is useful when you want to write a method that needs to handle objects of unknown type. You can define a parameter to the method of type Object, in which case a reference to any type of object can be passed to the method. When necessary you can include code in the method to figure out what kind of object it actually is. As your classes inherit members from the class Object. The majority of the methods are public, and two are protected. The public methods are shown in the table below:
Note that the getClass(), notify(), notifyAll(), and wait() methods cannot be overridden in your own class definitions they are fixed with the keyword final in the class definition for Object. It's also clear why you could get polymorphic behavior with toString() in your derived classes since it is not defined in the base class. There is always a toString() method in all your classes that is inherited from Object. This means that ideally, we should have used the @Override annotation with this method in the Animal class, or indeed any class that implements toString(). The two protected methods that your classes inherit from Object are shown in the table below:
Everyone of your classes inherit the methods defined in the Object class. The details of the most important methods are discussed below.
The toString() Method
We discussed the use of the toString() method and it use by the compiler to obtain a String representation of an object when necessary. You must always declare the toString() method as public in a class. The listing below gives an example of the output for an Animal object:
XML Code: Typical Sample of Output
Your choice: Siamese@b75778b2 It's Tigger the Siamese Miao Miao
How to Determine the Type of an Object
The getClass() method that all your classes inherit from Object returns an object of type Class that identifies the class of an object. Suppose you have a variable pet of type Animal that might contain a reference to an object of type Dog, Cat, Duck, or even Guinea Pig. To figure out what sort of thing it really refers to, you could write the following statements:
Java Code: Determining Type of Object
Class objectType = pet.getClass(); // Get the class type System.out.println(objectType.getName()); // Output the class name
XML Code: Output of Object Name
Guinea Pig
Java Code: Output the class name
Java Code:
String saying = "A stitch in time saves nine.";
Java Code:
Object str = saying;
Java Code:
Although you can use the getClass() method to get the Class object corresponding to a particular class or interface type, there is a more direct way. If you append .class to the name of any class, interface, or primitive type, you have a reference to the Class object for that class.
Duplicating Existing Objects
The protected method clone() that is inherited from the Object class creates a new object that is a copy of the current object. It does this only if the class of the object to be cloned indicates that cloning is acceptable. This is the case if the class implements the Cloneable interface.
The clone() method that is inherited from Object clones an object by creating a new object of the same type as the current object and setting each of the fields in the new object to the same value as the corresponding fields in the current object. When the data members of the original object refer to class objects, the objects referred to are not duplicated when the clone is created—only the references are copied from the fields in the old object to the fields in the cloned object. This isn't typically what you want to happen—both the old and the new class objects can now be modifying a single shared mutable object that is referenced through their corresponding data members, not recognizing that this is occurring.
Using the clone() method to duplicate objects can be complicated and cumbersome. If you need to clone objects of your class types, the simplest approach is to ignore the clone() method and implement a copy constructor in your class. A copy constructor is just a constructor that duplicates an object that is passed as an argument to it.
Methods Accepting a Variable Number of Arguments
In Java, it is also possible to write a method that accepts an arbitrary number of arguments when it is called, and the arguments that are passed do not need to be of the same type. Such methods are called varargs methods. Understanding how this works depends on having an understanding of the role of the Object class. A method accepts a variable number of arguments by specifying the last parameter as follows:
XML Code:
Object ... args
Java Code: Example of Function with many arguments
public static void printAll(Object ... args) { for(Object arg : args) { System.out.print(" " + arg); } System.out.println(); }
Casting Objects Up or Down
You can cast an object to another class type, but only if the current object type and the new class type are in the same hierarchy of derived classes, and one is a superclass of the other. For example, earlier we defined the classes Animal, Cat, Siamese, Persian, Cat, and Duck, and these are related in the hierarchy shown in the figure below:
You can cast a reference to an object of a given class type upwards through its direct and indirect superclasses. For example, you could cast a reference to an object of type Siamese directly to type Cat, type Animal, or type Object. You could write:
Java Code: Casting an Object
Siamese aPet = new Siamese("Indy"); Animal theAnimal = (Animal)aPet; // Cast the Siamese to Animal
Java Code: Cast the Siamese to Animal
Animal theAnimal = aPet;
Java Code: Cast from Animal to Cat
Cat aCat = (Cat)theAnimal;
Determining the Time to Cast Objects
There are valid reasons to cast objects in both directions through a class hierarchy such as whenever you execute methods polymorphically, you are storing objects in a variable of a base class type and calling methods in a derived class. This generally involves casting the derived class objects to the base class. Another reason for casting up through a hierarchy is to pass an object of several possible subclasses to a method. By specifying a parameter as a base class type, you have the flexibility to pass an object of any derived class to it. You could pass a Cat, Duck, or Cat object to a method as an argument for a parameter of type Animal, for example.
Identifying Objects
There are circumstances when you may not know exactly what sort of object you are dealing with. This can arise if a derived class object is passed to a method as an argument for a parameter of a base class type for example, in the way that I discussed in the previous section. A parameter of type Animal could have a Duck, a Cat, or a Flea object passed as the argument. In some situations you may need to cast the object to its actual class type, perhaps to call a class-specific method. If you try to make the cast and it turns out to be illegal, an exception is thrown, and your program ends unless you have made provision for catching the exception. One way to obviate this situation is to verify that the object is of the type you expect before you make the cast.
You could use the getClass() method to obtain the Class object corresponding to the class type, and then compare it to a Class instance for the class you are looking for. You can also do this using the instanceof operator. For example, suppose you have a variable pet of type Animal, and you want to cast it to type Duck. You could code this as:
Java Code: Identifying an Object
if(pet instanceof Duck) { Duck aDuck = (Duck)pet; // It is a duck so the cast is OK aDuck.layEgg(); // and You can have an egg for tea }
Enhancements to Enumerations
You can put the definition of an enumeration type in the definition of a class or in a separate source file. In the second case you specify the name of the file containing the enumeration type definition in the same way as for any other class type. An enumeration that you define in its own source file can be accessed by any other source file in exactly the same way as any other class definition.
An object representing an enumeration constant also stores an integer field. By default, each constant in an enumeration is assigned an integer value that is different from all the others. The values are assigned to the enumeration constants in the sequence in which you specify them, starting with zero for the first constant, one for the second, and so on. Although you generally don't need to do this, you can retrieve the value for a constant by calling its ordinal() method. Enumerations allows you to compare values of an enumeration type for equality using the equals() method. For example, assuming that you have defined an enumeration type, Season, with enumeration constants spring, summer, fall, and winter, you could write the following:
Java Code: Enumerator Comparison Example
Season now = Season.winter; if(now.equals(Season.winter)) System.out.println("It is definitely winter!");
Java Code: CompareTo Example
if(now.compareTo(Season.summer) > 0) System.out.println("It is definitely getting colder!");
Increasing Members in an Enumeration Class
Because an enumeration is a class, you have the possibility to add your own methods and fields when you define the enumeration type. You can also add your own constructors to initialize any additional fields you introduce. For example, if you define an enumeration for clothing sizes of something like jackets, your initial definition would be the following:
Java Code: Enumeration Example
public enum JacketSize { small, medium, large, extra_large, extra_extra_large }
Java Code:
public enum JacketSize { small(36), medium(40), large(42), extra_large(46), extra_extra_large(48); // Constructor JacketSize(int chestSize) { this.chestSize = chestSize; } // Method to return the chest size for the current jacket size public int chestSize() { return chestSize; } // Field to record chest size private int chestSize; }
of the code. Because you have defined a constructor, no default constructor is defined for the enumeration class, so you cannot write enumeration constants just as names. You must put the parentheses enclosing a value for the chest size following each enumeration constant. Of course, if you want to have the option of omitting the chest size for some of the constants in the enumeration, you can define your own default constructor and assign a default value for the chestSize field.
How to Design Classes
A basic problem in object-oriented programming is deciding the relationship between the various classes in your program. One possibility is to create a hierarchy of classes by deriving classes from a base class that you have defined and adding methods and data members to specialize the subclasses. We have already made an example of this with the Animal class and the subclasses derived from it. Another means is by defining a set of classes that is not dependent on a hierarchy but that have data members that are themselves class objects. For example, a Zoo class might well have objects of types derived from Animal as members, for example. You can have class hierarchies that contain data members that are class objects you already have this with the classes derived from Animal because they have members of type String. There are no clear-cut answers or rules for design classes using object-oriented programming, but there are some guidelines and some contexts in which the answer may be more obvious.
Aside from the desirability of reflecting real-world relationships between types of objects, the need to use polymorphism is a primary reason for using subclasses or interfaces. This is the essence of object-oriented programming. Having a range of related objects that can be treated equivalently can greatly simplify your programs. You have seen how having various kinds of animals specified by classes derived from a common base class, Animal, enables us to act on different types of animals as though they are the same, producing different results depending on what kind of animal is being dealt with, and all this automatically.
A Simple Example of Object Oriented Design
Many situations involve making judgments about the design of your classes. The approach depends on your personal preference. Consider a simple example where you want to define a class PolyLine to represent geometric entities that consist of a number of connected line segments, as illustrated in the figure below:
The figure above shows two polylines, one defined by four points, the other defined by six points. It seems reasonable to represent points as objects of a class Point. Points are well-defined objects that occur in the context of all kinds of geometric entities. You have seen a class for points earlier, which you put in the Geometry package. We will define what is required in the listing below:
Java Code: Class Point
public class Point { // Create a point from its coordinates public Point(double xVal, double yVal) { x = xVal; y = yVal; } // Create a point from another point public Point(Point point) { x = point.x; y = point.y; } // Convert a point to a string @Override public String toString() { return x+","+y; } // Coordinates of the point protected double x; protected double y; }
The next question needing an answer is "Should I derive the class PolyLine from the class Point?" The answer should be obvious as a polyline is not a kind of point, so one cannot logical derive the a PolyLine class from the Point class. Only when you can say that one kind of object is a specialized form of another kind of object, do you have a good case for a derived class. This is always the case, but is generally true.
The final Modifier
You have already used the final keyword to fix the value of a static data member of a class. You can also apply this keyword to the definition of a method, and to the definition of a class. The final modifier is used when you want to prevent a subclass from overriding a method in your class. Any attempt to override a final method in a subclass results in the compiler flagging the new method as an error. For example, you could declare the method addPoint() as final within the class PolyLine by writing its definition in the class as:
Java Code: AddPoint Method
public final void addPoint(Point point) { polyline.addItem(point); // Add the point to the list
Java Code: Final Class PolyLine
public final class PolyLine { // Definition as before... }
The Value of Interfaces
In the classes that you derived from the class Animal, you had a common method, sound(), that was implemented individually in each of the subclasses. The method signature was the same in each class, and the method could be called polymorphically. The main point to defining the class Animal first and then subsequently defining the classes Cat, Dog, etc, from it was to be able to get polymorphic behavior. When all you want is a set of one or more methods to be implemented in a number of different classes so that you can call them polymorphically, you can dispense with the base class altogether.
It is more efficient to achieve the same result by using a Java facility called an interface. The name indicates its primary use for specifying a set of methods that represent a particular class interface, which can be implemented appropriately in a number of different classes. All of the classes then share this common interface, and the methods in it can be called polymorphically through a variable of the interface type. This is just one aspect of what you can do using an interface.
An interface is basically a collection of related constants as well as abstract and normal methods. An interface doesn't define what a method does, it only defines its form, which consists of its name, its parameters, and its return type. This means that by definition the methods in an interface are abstract.
In order to use an interface, you must create a class to implement the interface in a class. This is done by declaring that the class implements the interface via the implements keyword and then you write the code for each of the methods that the interface declares as part of the class definition. When a class implements an interface, any constants that were defined in the interface definition are available directly in the class, just as though they were inherited from a base class. An interface can contain either constants, or abstract methods, or both. An example of an interface is shown below:
Java Code: Interface ConversionFactors
public interface ConversionFactors { double INCH_TO_MM = 25.4; double OUNCE_TO_GRAM = 28.349523125; double POUND_TO_GRAM = 453.5924; double HP_TO_WATT = 745.7; double WATT_TO_HP = 1.0/HP_TO_WATT; public static double poundsToGrams(double pounds); }
Interfaces are defined like classes, but using the keyword interface rather than the keyword class. You store an interface definition in a .java file with the same name as the interface. The name that you give to an interface must be different from that of any other interface or class in the same package. Just as for classes, the members of the interface appear between a pair of braces that delimit the body of the interface definition.
Using Anonymous Classes
There are occasions where you need to define a class for which you will only ever want to define one object in your program, and the only use for the object is to pass it directly as an argument to a method. In this case, as long as your class extends an existing class, or implements an interface, you have the option of defining the class as an anonymous class. The definition for an anonymous class appears in the new expression, in the statement where you create and use the object of the class, so that there is no necessity to provide a name for the class.
I illustrate how this is done using an example. Suppose you want to define an object of a class that implements the interface ActionListener for one-time use. You could do this as follows:
Java Code: addActionListener Method
pickButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { // Code to define the class // that implements the ActionListener interface } );
not constructors because the class has no name. Here, all the methods declared in the ActionListener interface would need to be defined. You use this approach in practice when you are implementing window-based applications later in the book.
If the anonymous class extends an existing class, the syntax is much the same. In this case, you are calling a constructor for the base class, and if this is not a default constructor, you can pass arguments to it by specifying them between the parentheses following the base class name. The definition of the anonymous class must appear between braces, just as in the previous example.
An anonymous class can be convenient when the class definition is short and simple. You shouldn't use the approach to define classes of any complexity as it makes the code very difficult to understand.
That completes our coverage of polymorphism and Java classes. You will find that all the things you learned about Java classes will serve you well in the development of your Java programs.
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The Reshetikhin-Turaev construction take as input a Modular Tensor Category (MTC) and spits out a 3D TQFT. I've been told that the other main construction of 3D TQFTs, the Turaev-Viro State sum construction, factors through the RT construction in the sense that for each such TQFT Z there exists a MTC M such that the RT construction of applied to M reproduces Z. Is this true for all known 3D TQFTs? Does anyone know any counter examples?
Edit: (1) I want to be flexible with what we call a TQFT, so anomalies are okay.
(2) There have been some good answers to the effect that more or less if I have an extended TQFT then it factors through the RT construction. But this is not really what I'm after. Are there any (non-extended) examples that people know about? Ones which might not come from the RT construction. Are all known 3D TQFTs extended TQFTs?


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Selection from Plans for I-35W Bridge
This is one sheet from the plans for Bridge 9340, the 35W Bridge over
the Mississippi in Minneapolis. These plans were found
in the following files of the State Archives at the Minnesota
Historical Society:
Minnesota Highway Department, Bridge Division.
Bridge Plans, 1964-1977.
Plans for Bridge No. 9340, "Trunk Highway 35W = 394" over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
These are historical plans created before the construction of the bridge. The Minnesota Department of Transportation, Interstate 35W Bridge: In-depth Documentation webpage has the full set of plans available, plus other documentation such as inspecition reports.
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In a recent episode of the Oprah of the 2000′s (aka 'Ellen'), the daytime talk show host sent one of her writers to Lowe's in order to stir up some serious confusion in a few unsuspecting people. How so? By speaking to strangers only with the lyrics of Taylor Swift's hit 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.'
The reactions looked to be all across the board, from claiming sheer ignorance to some actually engaging in legit conversation with the seemingly crazy woman. Much to our surprise there appeared to be zero angry outbursts; a clear tell that this prank definitely was not attempted in New York.
But in truth, we'd like to see that also. Who's in?
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Authors and Artists :: Eileen Rosenfeld
A native New Yorker and Fine Arts (BFA) graduate of the Parsons School of Design, I worked in the giftware, housewares, and decorative packaging industry for over two decades. My art has been placed with many retailers across the country, and I have designed and licensed items such as dinnerware, placemats, coasters, rugs, decorative wall art, garden flags, and ornaments.
Although I have always been a visual artist, Blue Mountain Arts has allowed me to realize a new artistic venue… writing. In discovering this new way of expression, I have developed a passion for the written word and I thank the wonderful staff at Blue Mountain Arts for this.
My husband Aaron and I still live in New York City with our two Guinea pigs, Louie and Marty.
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Take 10 minutes to get up to speed with the world of business sales. Our autumn edition of iDEAL magazine features a sector update on the live events industry, tips and advice from business owners who have grown and sold their company, plus charts and graphs to illustrate the latest trends.
- Essential tips on growing and selling from Moonpig.com's Nick Jenkins
- BCMS clients share their business sale experiences
- Deal news and market trends
- Building your management team
- Who bought who and why?
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I am enthusiast of automobile, and especially of motorcycles. I don't know much about engines practically, but I read a lot. I was reading an article at How Stuff Works about the hybrid technology being used in cars that are capable of getting outstanding mileage. It states that car will use battery power for drive in range of 50 to 60 km/h but once pushed above the said limit it will use gasoline. It's a cool idea.
I am wondering if I could somehow be able to achieve this with my motorcycle (it's a Suzuki GS 150).


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IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kofax, plc (LSE: KFX), a leading provider of smart process applications for the business critical First Mile™ of customer interactions, today reported that a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting, a leading global research and consulting firm, on behalf of Kofax identified market sizing and growth forecasts for: the multichannel capture (MCC), the business process management (BPM), and information intensive smart process application (SPA) markets through 2016. The December 2012 study found that the combined market opportunity for software and maintenance services at the end-user level will grow from $7.1 billion in 2012 to $14.0 billion in 2016 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.5 percent, effectively doubling in four years. Kofax has exceptional strengths in these three markets and their combined growth presents a significant opportunity for the Company.
Forrester found that the multichannel capture and business process management markets are separate; however, smart process applications overlap with both and cover new space. SPA is a nascent market that shows positive, exponential growth in the short-to-medium term as enterprises shift their spending patterns from developing their own applications in-house to purchasing them from software vendors.
"Kofax is well positioned to capitalize on the information intensive SPAs market as it leverages our core strengths in capture, BPM, dynamic case management, and mobile solutions," commented Reynolds C. Bish, chief executive officer at Kofax. "SPAs accurately describe how Kofax has and continues to help organizations improve the business critical First Mile of customer interactions by providing a fluid bridge between their systems of engagement and systems of record."
Research Highlights
Forrester used both existing data and primary research to size and analyze the MCC, BPM, and SPA markets. The primary research included a multi-country survey with IT budget holders across the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Russia.
Results revealed that the global MCC market, including production, on-demand, and mobile capture, is forecasted to grow from $2.1 billion in 2012 at a 4.5 percent CAGR to $2.5 billion in 2016. A significant catalyst is mobile capture, with 26 percent of survey respondents planning to implement mobile capture in 12-24 months, and 47 percent planning to expand existing implementations.
The BPM market includes traditional BPM, dynamic case management, and integration centric BPM solutions. Forrester states that it is in a late growth phase and focused where business processes are considered chaotic, broad, and burdened with content. Forrester estimated the global BPM market will grow from $4.4 billion in 2012 at a 14.6 percent CAGR to $7.6 billion in 2016.
Forrester found that SPAs is a new category of application software designed to support industry specific business activities that are people intensive, highly variable, loosely structured, and subject to frequent change. SPAs automate both structured and unstructured work activities in support of collaborative processes. SPAs contain all or most of the following core features: document and content capture for incoming documents, forms, and faxes relevant to the business activity; embedded analytical tools designed for the business activity; collaboration capabilities for people to create content needed for the activity; and BPM tools for executing the steps involved in the activity.
These findings are summarized below:
|Vertical SPAs
Bish continued, "Our vertical SPAs strategy – first initiated almost 12 months ago – is focused on leveraging our capture, BPM, dynamic case management, and mobile capabilities to provide packaged solutions for information intensive customer engagement needs across many of our existing vertical markets. Our opportunity in this market arises from the convergence of Kofax's heritage and vision in our product development and acquisition strategies."
About Kofax
Kofax, plc (LSE: KFX) is a leading provider of innovative smart capture and process automation software and solutions for the business critical First Mile of customer interactions. These begin with an organization's Systems of Engagement, which generate real time, information intensive communications from customers, and provide a fluid bridge to their Systems of Record, which are typically large scale, rigid enterprise applications and repositories not easily adapted to more contemporary technology. Success in the First Mile can dramatically improve an organization's customer experience and greatly reduce operating costs, thus driving increased competitiveness, growth, and profitability. Kofax software and solutions provide a rapid return on investment to more than 20,000 customers in banking, insurance, government, healthcare, business process outsourcing, and other markets. Kofax delivers these through its own sales and service organization, and a global network of more than 800 authorized partners in more than 75 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific. For more information, visit kofax.com.
© 2013 Kofax, plc. "Kofax" is a registered trademark and "First Mile" is a trademark of Kofax, plc.


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BRENTWOOD — Suspended Rockingham County Attorney James Reams is "the target of an ongoing criminal investigation," during which more than 50 witnesses have been interviewed and an independent accountant was hired by the state to review Reams' books, Associate Attorney General Jane Young said Thursday.
BRENTWOOD — Suspended Rockingham County Attorney James Reams is "the target of an ongoing criminal investigation," during which more than 50 witnesses have been interviewed and an independent accountant was hired by the state to review Reams' books, Associate Attorney General Jane Young said Thursday.
That testimony was offered at Merrimack Superior Court, where Reams' attorney, Michael Ramsdell, asked the court to order that evidence against Reams be disclosed. Ramsdell said Reams has not been notified about specific allegations, or details about witnesses. Young countered that the investigative file contains "sensitive case information."
No constitutional right, law or court rule entitles the target of a criminal investigation to pre-arrest evidence, Young wrote to the court in a motion filed Thursday. Allowing the target of a criminal investigation to see investigative files while a case is still being probed "would thwart law enforcement's efforts to investigate potential criminal wrongdoing, impede the investigation, and, in some cases, put witnesses at risk," Young wrote.
Reams had his prosecutorial power stripped Nov. 6 by N.H. Attorney General Joseph Foster, who "exercised his statutory authority" to do so, according to U.S. Attorney John Kacavas. Reams, his deputy, Tom Reid, and a county victim advocate are on paid leave, according to the attorney general's office.
Reams was also barred by the County Commission from going to the county complex in Brentwood.
During Thursday's court hearing, Ramsdell said the attorney general's office provided an oral summary of some allegations against Reams, which he described in his court motion seeking specific evidence. Those allegations pertain to sexual harassment of female employees ranging from unwanted physical contact to sexual remarks.
Ramsdell called the attorney general's summary "insufficient" and said some of the allegations were previously investigated by the attorney general's office, the county human resources department and Reid.
"So we know there are reports and statements, and we don't have access to that," Ramsdell said.
Those reports and statements are critical for Reams to defend himself while preparing for a further hearing at the Concord courthouse on Dec. 19, Reams' lawyer said.
"Next week, we will find out for the very first time what the charges are, and the evidence, and that's not due process," Ramsdell said.
Young told the court the investigation pertains to a personnel matter and a criminal investigation, adding her office has been trying to protect Reams' reputation by "carefully" describing the investigation as about operations and management of the county attorney's office. She also described Reams as "an uncharged target."
"We are very concerned about this investigation," Young said, adding the attorney general's "concerns became heightened" when Reams began giving interviews to media outlets "in the middle of the investigation."
Young said some "victims" contacted her after Reams gave those media interviews and she expressed concern that the interviews could "chill" other witnesses' willingness to cooperate. In a motion to the court Thursday, Young also said some witnesses are concerned that Reams has disclosed information that will identify them.
"Either by design or reckless disregard, his actions to date will have an adverse effect on the investigation," Young wrote in her court motion. "He has attacked the credibility and reputation of his own employees. His recent conduct of publicly lashing out against his employees to generate a defense is shocking behavior for a county attorney."
Young also wrote to the court that employees in the county attorney's office are "afraid of retaliation" if Reams is allowed to return to his office.
Merrimack Superior Court Judge Richard McNamara reminded Young that the First Amendment protects free speech. The judge also ordered both sides to file briefs outlining their arguments by Monday morning.
After the hearing, Ramsdell said he is "confident there will be no criminal charges" brought against Reams.


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So, how's it been? Have you enjoyed the last, what, 6 months since I posted? I hope everyone had a nice end of winter, spring, and summer. It has been crazy busy here. For the past few months I have been in the middle of the revisions for our text. On top of that, I had four classes to teach in the Spring semester (over 400 students total). We also started a new research project in May and I started my own project in June. Just to make my life a little more hectic, I had to teach a summer course because we couldn't find anyone that could cover the course. Needless to say, I have been busy and not ignoring my blog intentionally (well, sort of).
As for stitching, of course I found the time. I would go crazy if I couldn't stitch. I have finished several projects, but thought it would just be easier to start with the ones I am currently working on. First up, I learned to crochet!! My mother is a wonderful crocheting woman. We all have baskets of afghans in our homes that she has crocheted for us. For some reason, I just never got it. She has tried to teach me on several occasions, but it never worked for me. Then enters Katie, my newest sister-in-law. She taught me in five minutes. I have since made a granny square pillow (huge) for our cat, Elvis. I will try to remember to add a photo next post of that. Currently, I am working on my first afghan. It is cute, don't you think?
As for cross stitching news, I am in a Halloween mood right now. The Lizzie Kate Mystery sampler is a great one to stitch. I finished the first section in like two days. The second part arrived at the shop yesterday, so I will work on it soon. If you haven't picked this one up, I highly recommend it.
I also dug out an old pattern from my stash, Sleepy Hollow from Cross Eyed Cricket. Very fun stitch. I am about half way through the first section. The house is completed, so that is a great. Maybe, just maybe, I can finish this one before Halloween.
Theresa at Shakespeare's Peddler released a reproduction sampler in 6 parts as her freebie chart earlier this year. I actually stitched the whole thing and absolutely loved it. Now, I am itching to stitch more of her reproduction samplers. I think I will work on the Jane Pattison for a while. I promise to include photos in the next post. (And I promise that next post will not be in 6 months.)
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I finally did it!!!
It was an easy transfer and I have the other blog all set up.
Please go to http://pinkmamasplace.com and follow me there!!!
There will be no posts on this site!
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Free Literature
Welding-Product Catalog
The catalog's power-source sections cover Lincoln Electric's offerings of stick, gas-tungsten-arc, gas-metal-arc/flux-core, multi-process, advanced-process and engine-driven welders. Every section starts with a selection guide that highlights each machine's capabilities at a glance and allows for simple comparisons.
Product pages provide detailed information on each machine, including welding process, key features and benefits, output range, input power, dimensions and photos.
The catalog also provides information on optional equipment, product specifications and ordering.
Lincoln Electric Co.: 216/481-8100; lincolnelectric.com
See also: Lincoln Electric Co.
Related Enterprise Zones: Welding


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Cities of the Sky
11/13/2018 | 53m 31s
Discover the cosmological secrets behind America's ancient cities. Scientists explore some of the world's largest pyramids and 3D-scan a lost city of monumental mounds on the Mississippi River; native elders reveal ancient powers of the sky.
Aired: 11/13/18
Expires: 10/22/28Video has closed captioning.


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Our history
Our company was founded
Founded by Gary Davis as a regional Ohio candy broker.
Since our founding in 1986, we have grown to become a national general merchandise broker with a strategic focus on chocolate and confection.
Implementation of programs geared for emerging markets, such as:
Dollar, Non-Traditional Retail, Deep Discount and Convenience.
Our Business
Channel Success
- Consulted on Speedway's Private label assortment and helped develop the launch strategy for their Speedy Choice line.
- ASB took it upon itself to capture the new premium set to Jo-Ann Fabrics that changed the plan o gram by using IRI date and other major Alternative retailer's data to create the best choices that included 13 Ghirardelli items.
- We are helping Michaels rework their current premium set so that they have the best offerings in the Market.
- National distributor for Lindt Chocolate into Specialty and Dollar Channel.
Wholesaler Coverage
We work directly with most major national distributors including McLane, Cormark, H.T. Hackney, Vistar, Liberty and CCSI among others to process all PO's, track orders & pull spins.
We are familiar with most retailer software solutions. Such as One World Sync, Cubic Scan, Vistex and Blue Cube in addition to syndicated data systems.
Our team
Best retail brokerage out there!
Thanks for all your help again!! You guys saved the day!!!!!
One of the best Product brokerage companies in the market. A dedicated staff that ensures if your product is good, they will deliver amazing results.
Very nice people excellent services


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Anchor Nautical Print Quilted Duffle Bag
Both kids and adults love these beautiful soft cotton quilted duffle bags. They are perfect for weekend getaways and they make a great carry on bag for the plane. They are great bridesmaids gifts too. Kids love these for sleep overs and sports.
- Zippered top closure
- Zippered pocket on back side
- Zippered pocket and open pocket on the inside of the bag
- The bows are detachable. They simply snap onto the bag and can easily be removed if you wish.
- Metal protective feet on the bottom of the bag
- The bag measures approx. 20"L x 11" D x 11"H
- Trademark/Copyright Registered
Monogramming is FREE if you would like it. We can monogram a name up to 10 letters or we can do a monogram. Please remember that a traditional monogram is the LAST NAME larger in the center. For example: Megan Marie Brown would read MBM as a monogram. The name or monogram will go between the ribbons on the side without the zipper pocket.
- Choose your font and thread color from the choices above.
- Please choose either the name or the monogram. DO NOT FILL OUT BOTH
- My recommendation for thread color for this bag would be Red or Hot Pink or Neon Green
- The sample bag shown with Jack is done in Tinker font in Red thread
- Please be sure to include your telephone number on your order in case we have any questions about your order
- All sales are Final on all personalized monogrammed items so please double check your order for accuracy.


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From the core book: "Extra effort is a free action and can be performed at any time during the hero's action (but is limited to once per round)." The Willpower function of Extra Effort is as follows:
By the letter of the rules it seems like a character who failed a save against a Stun power and was Dazed wouldn't be able to take free actions and thus couldn't use Willpower to gain an additional save against the effect. However, this doesn't seem in the spirit of the rules concerning this use of Extra Effort.Willpower: Gain an immediate additional saving throw against a power with a Lasting effect, such as Mind Control or Nullify (see Duration, page 70). You get this save even if the Lasting power has a Continuous duration (which doesn't normally allow for additional saves at all). If you're mind-controlled, the fatigue from the extra effort doesn't affect you until you're free of it.
1) Should we assume that Willpower doesn't take any time to use, can only be used on a character's "action" (as in initiative count), and counts against a character's one use of Extra Effort a round, but unlike other uses of Extra Effort it doesn't require a character to be able to take a "free action"?
2) Likewise, can a character use Extra Effort for Willpower while unconscious (to get an additional save against Mind Reading, for example)?
3) If the answer to 2 is "Yes", then should a character who already has the Exhausted condition be required to spend a hero point to buy off the fatigue in order to use Extra Effort while Unconscious, since otherwise as he is already Unconscious he doesn't suffer anything from an additional level of fatigue?