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We have some big news to announce.
Today, we signed the papers for the planned acquisition of Proxsys LLC, a provider of cloud-based patient access and care coordination services based in Birmingham, Alabama. Learn more about the pending sale in our press release.
If all goes according to plan, we will launch a fourth service, to be known as athenaCoordinator, sometime during Q3 2011. By integrating Proxsys into athenaNet, information would be able to flow more easily throughout the health care supply chain, improving care coordination for current and future clients. It would be the latest piece of the national health information backbone we have been steadily constructing.
Buying Proxsys would allow us to turn care coordination, referral, and order facilitation services into an immediate, market-ready reality. It would also put us one step closer to achieving our vision of an information infrastructure that helps health care work as it should.
Here's a quick look at how we got to this stage. As we developed our prototype for care coordination and referral services, we realized it needed some help. During pilot testing, we learned that it couldn't always function in the often incongruent health care supply chain. Different systems mean data can't be easily exchanged. If that's not clear, let's use Facebook to explain. Millions of people seem to enjoy sharing vacation photos or finding old chums from high school on Facebook, but all the sharing they do within Facebook can't be done outside it without a duplicate effort. If your old pal wants to remain on LinkedIn Island, you can't easily trade wedding pictures. The same is true in health IT. Sharing patient data over different systems means, at the very least, expensive, slow, and duplicated steps.
But imagine now if docs could "friend" or be "friended" by the entire health care supply chain in their network! Imagine if they could zip a patient, with no duplication of effort, to where he or she needs to go and then the patient gets zipped back the same way! That of course is what the athenahealth vision is all about—to build an information infrastructure that helps health care work as it should.
Yet we have tons of medical tests being duplicated because results are lost in the gaps between different systems, and legions of patients are lost to follow-up because they weren't properly connected to where they need to go next.
Of course millions of dollars (oh, and lives) are at stake, but the fact that the right lab or doc is on the wrong network is a crappy excuse for having uncoordinated care…really crappy. Again, this was a roadblock in our early care coordination trials. And since only so many providers in the world are actually on athenaNet (sadly), we weren't going to be very good coordination-of-care enablers if we only helped people go from athena to athena.
Then we found Proxsys.
Proxsys reminds me of a deep cuts, oldies version of athenaCollector. It was founded in 2004 and its magic is getting patients from docs into ancillaries and hospitals electronically and seamlessly…REGARDLESS of which systems those hospitals are on, and REGARDLESS of insurance rules. They have been on a noble mission to wade through scut work for their clients…and it is a holy mess. Yet they remain undaunted. Even if they are waiting on hold with insurance companies to get the right pre-certification themselves…or typing patient data into some disconnected hospital system that can't take an interface…their service coordinates the delivery of the right info from doctor's office to hospital (or wherever) with shocking accuracy. Way better than that mammography phone number scribbled on an index card that you got last time, eh?
We immediately knew that we wanted to include Proxsys in the athena family so that we could make those deliveries of information with shocking accuracy for all our clients, and so THEY could deliver that information for their patients. Needless to say, our "last mile team" and process gurus and developers are veritably weeping with joy at the things they could do to combine our insurance connectivity with Proxsys's incredible manual wherewithal to create efficiency. In the meantime, we would be able to send ANY patient from ANY doc to ANY hospital, REGARDLESS of what system they are all on.
Is the picture coming together now?
Now I wouldn't be a future enterpriser if I didn't point out that we could make those transactions a lot cheaper and a lot better if one side (or BOTH sides) in the exchange are on athenaNet…but you wouldn't have me any other way, right?
I am grateful beyond words that Proxsys founder George Salem had the faith in us to believe that we can help carry that mission forward. So let's get ready to welcome athenaCoordinator to the family—care coordination that benefits the WHOLE community.
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In 1988, years before the Internet was widely used, racist
skinheads from the group East Side White Pride in Portland, Oregon
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boots, killing 27-year-old Mulugeta Seraw.
An investigation of the murder, which resulted in three
convictions, revealed intimate ties between the culprits and WAR, a
violent white supremacist group led by Tom Metzger of San Diego,
California. Metzger had written to East Side White Pride that a WAR
official would "teach" them "how we operate" and
"help" them "understand more about WAR."
The "national vice-president" of WAR trained East Side
White Pride members how to attack minorities, and he later explained,
"Tom Metzger said the only way to get respect from skinheads is
to teach them how to commit violence against Blacks, against Jews,
Hispanics, any minority."
When the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and ADL sued
Metzger and WAR for their role in the murder, the jury awarded $12
million in damages to the family of the slain man.
The Internet and Anonymity
The Internet seems tailor made for extremists wishing to avoid
similar lawsuits.
By the early 1990s, Tom Metzger was using E-mail, and he
established a Web site in November 1995. The site features unbearably
crude caricatures of Blacks and Jews while applauding "racial and
cultural separatism worldwide." Calling whites "Nature's
finest handiwork," Metzger declares, "your race and only
your race must be your religion."
On the Web, Metzger makes his aggressive rhetoric available to
millions without knowing anything about the people who are reading it.
Anyone can anonymously visit his site, study his propaganda, and act
on it. In fact, Metzger and others encourage their readers to become
"lone wolves," extremists who commit violent crimes alone,
telling no one of their plans and involving no accomplices who may
later testify against them.
Just as propagandists like Metzger see the Internet as an excellent
tool for encouraging violence without paying the consequences, those
with the greatest potential to become "lone wolves" may also
find the Internet particularly appealing. While paranoid individuals
might refuse to meet in person with others who share their beliefs,
they may very well be comfortable reading incendiary propaganda on the
Internet, remaining isolated until they violently act out what they
have read.
The Internet and Tactical Guidance
Beyond finding their inspiration on the Internet, right-wing
extremists have gone online for nuts-and-bolts tactical guidance when
planning crimes. These extremists have posted bomb-making instructions
and hit lists on the Internet. Even advice on street fighting with
minorities, similar to the guidance that WAR provided to East Side
White Pride, has appeared online
Should we blame the Internet?
Some may be tempted to blame the Internet for these developments,
but the Internet does not itself cause extremist crime. The message of
hate, not the medium, gives rise to violence, and the Internet can be
used with equal facility to spread positive messages. Furthermore, the
Internet serves as but one source of information among many that
influence extremists to act - others include printed publications,
shortwave radio broadcasts, personal interaction with other
extremists, and public access cable television.
Nonetheless, due to its ease, speed, and economy of use, the
anonymity it affords, and other factors, the Internet is becoming a
primary factor in the inspiration
and guidance of Right Wing extremist
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Lofa has been known to go out in Kirkland in the evenings. I heard a RUMOR that he was involved in an incident last year during the playoffs in which another party was thrown out of a bar and waited outside for Lofa and struck him, allegedly. I stress that was a RUMOR I heard. In other words, I am not that surprised. There have been rumblings about this sort of behavior. Still, this is disappointing.
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Following an excellent presentation on gaming addiction at the recent Develop in Liverpool conference, we caught up with Dr Foddy to find out what we can learn about some of the biggest issues in gaming.
What makes games addictive?
"The main finding from addiction neuroscience over the past two decades has been that there's this reward system, a pathway of neurons that lights up when we receive some form of rewarding stimulus," explains Dr Foddy. "The ultra-simplified version of how addiction works is this: you repeat rewarding stimulus enough times, and then you'll gradually build up that appetite more and more."
The important thing to understand is that there's a link between addiction and control. This relationship can be proved by what is known as a Yoked Control Experiment, involving a pair of rats. The first rodent is placed in a chamber with a button; when the rat pushes the button, it receives a small hit of cocaine, administered directly to the brain via a funnel. The second rat is placed in an identical situation, only this time the button has no effect. Finally, the experiment is set up so that whenever the first rat receives the drug, the second one also gets a dose.
And here's the kicker: as the experiment runs, the first rat will develop a compulsive addiction to pushing the button; his friend, on the other hand, will not. If both animals are subsequently given free access to the cocaine button, only the first rat will use it. The second rat won't bother, because he hasn't established the same link between action and reward.
"You have to be involved in seeking the reward," says Dr Foddy. "Your actions have to produce the reward in order to become addicted to them. And that's really important in video games."


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Thompson wins Honda for 1st tour title
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Michael Thompson had one of only five rounds under par Sunday to win his first PGA Tour event at the Honda Classic.
Thompson seized control with a 50-foot eagle putt on the third hole. He stayed in control with superb par saves early on the back nine at PGA National. He made birdie from the bunker on the last hole for a 1-under 69 and a two-shot victory over Geoff Ogilvy.
Thompson, 27, already is in the Masters from being a runner-up at the U.S. Open.
Ogilvy birdied two of his last three holes for a 69 to finish second, which moves him into the top 50 and gets him into the World Golf Championship next week at Doral.
Tiger Woods closed with a 74 and was tied for 37th.
- At Singapore, American Stacy Lewis won the HSBC Women's Champions for her sixth career LPGA title, overcoming two bogeys and some shaky putting on the back nine to hold off South Korea's Na Yeon Choi.
Lewis shot a 1-under 71 in the final round to finish at 15-under 273, one stroke ahead of Choi.
Choi, who had a 72, was runner-up at the tournament for the second consecutive year. She lost to Angela Stanford in a four-player playoff last year.
Paula Creamer briefly held a share of the lead early in the day but struggled with her putting on the back nine and faded to a 71 to finish third at 13-under.
Top-ranked Yani Tseng shot a 74 to finish a disappointing week in a share of 28th place.
- At Centurion, South Africa, Dawie Van Der Walt became the fifth South African winner in 10 European Tour events this season with his two-shot victory at the Tshwane Open.
Van Der Walt posted a final round 5-under 67 to finish at 21-under overall for his first win on the Tour.
The Texas-based golfer is currently ranked 436th in the world. Van Der Walt was among four players tied for the lead after the third round, including fellow South African Darren Fichardt, who shot 69 to finish second at 19-under.
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Im stuck on the bit where i have to get a fish i can catch the fish but it keeps telling me to drop the fish. do i need to get a bottle or jar to put the fish in if so where can i find one thanx
well thats how it is... i mean you can still go do stuff but you start up everytime b4 you beat ganon.. which is actually how all Zelda games have been in the past.... but hey if you know you beat it... ignore beating Ganny :P and go do side missionsOriginally Posted by MaXiMiUS
Im stuck on the bit where i have to get a fish i can catch the fish but it keeps telling me to drop the fish. do i need to get a bottle or jar to put the fish in if so where can i find one thanx
just drop it where the cat can get it and it not go back in the lake/pond .... thingy ... should just have a cut scene of the cat taking the fish home
ok tnx for that it works nowOriginally Posted by Squall7
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Where do you get the lure fishing pole?
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you get a good sinker lure from the prince of the zoras, but the pole you only get when your at the fishing hole at upper zora river .. you know boat and allOriginally Posted by Billii
which reminds me .. has any1 gotten the frog lure... by doing the lil wooden game the fishing clerk made .. im on 1-7 level.... any tips
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When Subway's "$5-Footlong" sandwiches fell an inch short of their advertised length, two South Jersey men sued the fast-food chain.
And when a New Jersey golfer got plunked in the glasses by an errant shot, he sued the entire offending threesome for failing to yell, "fore!" An Essex County judge later dismissed the suit against the duffers who didn't hit the shot, but allowed it to move forward against the one who did.
In both cases, tort reform advocates pounced, calling the lawsuits frivolous, adding they clog the courts and waste taxpayer money.
One of those groups, the New Jersey Lawsuit Reform Alliance, has now made both suits among its five "craziest" lawsuits of 2013. The organization is conducting an online poll to determine the winner. Results will be released next week.
The other nominees are:
• A class action lawsuit — that includes New Jersey plaintiffs — alleging consumers who purchased two autobiographies by Lance Armstrong were misled by the now disgraced cycling champion;
• A Camden County man who filed a $40 million federal discrimination suit after his son was kicked off the high school track team;
• And a $4.2 million settlement reached by nearly 500,000 people in New Jersey who sued after receiving red-light camera tickets. They claimed the traffic signals changed from yellow to red too quickly. That settlement actually happened on Dec. 28, 2012. Plaintiffs attorney Stephen DeNittis is also representing the two men in the Subway lawsuit.
Reform Alliance spokeswoman AnnMarie McDonald today said "the reason why our organization exists is to help weed out some of the most egregious lawsuits in New Jersey. The suits were selected to demonstrate that while their absurdity may seem laughable, they're a great expense to businesses and taxpayers."
In the case of the red-light camera settlement, McDonald said the plaintiffs received only a few dollars each, not nearly enough to cover the ticket itself. Cases like that one, she argued, "offer very few advantages for the plaintiff or consumer."
But plaintiffs attorney Jack Wurgaft disagreed, saying the ability to sue in civil court is integral to the American legal system.
"In order for just cases to go forward, it does allow for certain cases that in some people's opinion are unjust," said Wurgaft, of Springfield. "It has to allow essentially, for free speech. That doesn't mean that frivolous cases are rewarded, but plaintiffs do have a right to pursue them, and juries generally do the right thing. And if not the judicial system, who would be the standard bearer as to which cases are meritorious and which are not?"
Henry Klingeman, a former federal prosecutor who is now a trial lawyer in Newark, cited a more practical benefit for seeking redress in the courthouse.
"Lawsuits replaced the shootout at the OK Corral as the way of resolving disputes," he said. "It may not be perfect but it's the best the method we have."
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Bypass Apple Code Signature & Published Your iPhone Application on Cydia – xCode 3.2 with iOS 4.2
After completing our first iPhone Application development at WebCastle, we decided to publish it over Cydia. We actually wanted to publish the app on Apple App store. But as we were unable to get a developer account on company name, we decided not to wait for getting it approved. We were thrilled to publish the app as fast as we did on the Chrome Store.
To publish iPhone app from xCode to app or ipa file, you need to get the code signature corrected. But you wont get it right unless you have a developer account costing $99.
So here is the simple work around. This actually disables Code signature check of xCode while building application. So you might not be able to install on Non Jailbreak iOS. But try your luck. I never saw an iPhone without jailbreak and haven't had a chance to test this 🙂
- Open /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS4.2.sdk/SDKSettings.plist.
- Expand DefaultProperties
- change CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED to NO
- also change ENTITLEMENTS_REQUIRED to NO
- Restart xCode.
- Now, in your project settings, you can change Code Signing Identity to Don't Code Sign
This method works for xCode 3.2 with iOS 4.2. For older iOS versions, you may try this. Let me know your thoughts and tell me if you have a better method.
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It doesn't work in Xcode 4.2. It is secured another way, but i don't know how.
Does this work with iOS 4.3 ? I am still getting that error.
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Copy it into you Documents then edit it then move it back.
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Two papers presented at PLDC today bring us close to the "Holy Grail " of a measurable value for lighting quality.
As Lighting designers we are all aware that the standards and measurement of light that we have all been working with have little or no relationship with how we see space and how we feel about its visual appearance. We know that measuring the the light output of fittings and that largely in a horizontal plane notionally connected with tasks relevant to the space does not in any way describe the visual appearance of that space. We are aware of this and we see many attempts to devise ways of working with this measuring system to try and avoid the worst visual results that it tends to create.
Kit Cuttle's paper "Percieved Adequacy of Illumination. a new basis for lighting practice" abundantly demonstrated that the existing lighting standards based on the measurement of illuminance have strayed a long way from ensuring the delivery of adequate and appropriate task based lighting through a wholly erroneous attempt to produce the appearance of well lit space. As the plane of measurement is almost universally horizontal at a relatively low level in the space and our normal visual field encompasses more of the vertical and ceiling planes, the amount light measured in the horizontal required to ensure any degree of luminance on the vertical and ceiling becomes quite unreasonable! In fact the combined results of this approach and the ever increasing search for "efficient" lighting with reduced energy use are delivering lighting solutions that reduce the possibility of creating what are perceived as well lit spaces.
If we accept in very general terms that a space perceived to be well lit meets at least some of the requirements for lighting quality we are now on our way to establishing something we can model and measure. Kit has defined an approach to this problem in the form of the concept of Mean Room Surface Excitance (MRSE). Instead of measuring or calculating the light that comes directly from the fittings, this approach quantifies all the light that is reflected from all the surfaces in the room, the actual light that we see. In terms of design this will have a significant impact on the working practices of not only the Lighting Designer, but also the Architect and Interior Designer as, quite obviously, the reflectance values of all the surfaces in the space need to be decided in order to determine MRSE. While this may sound onerous and challenging, attempts to achieve good quality workplace lighting using the current approach has already resulted in surface reflectances being included in the 2011 revision of the European Workplace Lighting Standards, for now this might have escaped the attention of architects and interior designers however it won't be long before the lighting designer is forced to bring this to their attention in order to meet increasingly limiting power densities required in LEED, BREEAM and building regulations.
How we will approach calculating and measuring MRSE and any other luminance based quantification of lighting formed the content of Dr Craig Bernecker's paper " A Practical Method for Commissioning Lighting using High Dynamic Range Photography." HDR is a technique that has sprung from image making photography and Computer Graphic Imagery. The initial desire was to create images that relate more closely to what we see with the eye than the restricted ranges of luminance that can be captured by cameras. Digital photography and computer image processing allow the capture of a number of images at different exposures and processing them to create a single image containing a true record of all the luminances within the image. To create a picture another set of processing is required to re-compress all this information into a range that can be output on a screen or printer. For our purposes the intermediate data is immensely useful. In software it is possible to identify a numeric value for each and every pixel in the image that proportionately represents the luminance in that area of the camera's field of view. Dr. Bernecker's paper describes how it is possible to calibrate these values to luminance values using easily available tools such as a photographic grey card and an illuminance meter. He also pointed us towards "Photoshere" by Anywhere Software This program provides a function to create HDR images and calibrate the camera from a single measured point, typically the grey card that should be located in the image and a luminance or illuminance measurement taken at at hat point to provide the calibration value. Currently this software is available for MAC OS however it is being ported to Windows and eventually Linux.
Elsewhere at PLDC other speakers have talked around the subject of designing to Luminance values and considering the values of darkness in visual compositions. notably Edward Bartholomew's paper "Applied Darkness - A model for Luminance based design". Unfortunately I had to leave on Friday afternoon however the message of this convention is clear, Luminance design must replace Illuminance design and we do now have the tools to do this. The next challenge is to change the basis of standards and legislation to a Luminance based mode.
Kit invited us all to join the conversation on luminance design issues on his blog here see you there (and here if you want to comment!)
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Many eBay sellers in the US weren't sure what to expect when they powered up their computers on Monday morning to check their feedback. eBay's latest changes to the rating system had already been rolled out in Australia and the UK, and discussion forums in those countries were flooded with posts from sellers whose positive percentage score had been affected by the changes. Some were elated upon seeing their score had risen - many others were left reaching for the antacid. For the rest of the week, questions about feedback and the impact on PowerSellers continued to pepper the boards, and on Thursday, eBay addressed some of those questions in an Announcement Board post.
One question on the top of sellers' minds was how many PowerSellers had ratings fall below the 98% threshold to maintain PowerSeller status. eBay did not answer that question, but did say that the company would provide them with a 60-day grace period. However, "on July 21, any PowerSeller who no longer meets the 98% threshold will no longer be eligible for PowerSeller status and benefits."
There were several factors that changed how eBay calculates the positive feedback percentage score. Most significantly, eBay now counts neutrals in with negatives, the reason why some scores dropped. eBay explained in the post, "By not including neutral Feedback in our calculation, we were actually doing a disservice to our best sellers." Sellers have argued that while eBay considers a neutral a negative, buyers don't necessarily think that way, and they have urged eBay to get rid of neutral ratings altogether.
eBay also said it would remove the negative and neutral ratings left by suspended members retroactively, and in Thursday's post, eBay said it had not yet done so, but that they "should be removed by early June."
Some have begun speculating that eBay will eventually do away with the old feedback format of leaving positive, negative and neutral ratings and keep the DSR ratings, which are similar to Amazon's rating system. Author and PowerSeller Skip McGrath wrote in an article, "I also suspect that over time, Feedback will cease to be important - and in fact eBay may someday decide to scrap it altogether and just rely on the Detailed Seller Ratings" (http://www.skipmcgrath.com/newsletters/current.shtml#one).
Another seller using the handle "roo" commented on the AuctionBytes Blog, "The new policy, by the way, has nothing to do with fixing feedback. eBay is intentionally making it worse to pave the way for removing the feedback system altogether. They are trying to make us all hate it enough over the next year so that when they remove it next year, we will all be relieved" (http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2008/5/1211343097.html).
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Fruit is very carb-y ... and as most people are trying to lose weight (keep carbs low) they cut fruit out... also per carb there are much better (containing greater nutrient density) foods available (read: veggies)
Plus there are a lot of people here who are trying to improve their insulin sensitivity (after developing insulin resistance through prior bad eating habits), or dealing with hypoglycemia or diabetes... in which case avoiding as much sugary stuff as possible (even the natural kind) is best for the body.
"Boy I got vision and the rest of the world is wearing bifocals" - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
I eat a piece of fruit every few days instead of a few pieces every day, as I did in my old way of life. It keeps my sugar/carb-cravings in check by not eating it too often. I also appreciate it more that way too -- feels like a treat. I think it depends on your goals, your activity level, and how your body responds to sugar.
Thanks for the replies. Has anyone eaten a piece of fruit a day in the beginning to see how they do on it and then decide to eliminate or cut back on it? Also, in the beginning did you find yourself hungry and if so did you snack at all? I am used to eating snacks and so I am finding that I am hungry in between meals and I know my calories are not low. Just wondering if it takes a little while to get used to eating 2-3 meals a day. Thanks for your input!
If you're eating a lot of fruit, you could be hungry in between meals because of the sugar in the fruit. If you cut the fruit for a few days, eat a little more fat too, you might find that you're not hungry in between meals. Also - be sure you're not cutting calories too low.
It's not the sugar in general, it's the fructose. This goes into pretty good detail about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM
In my experience, it's better to eat more carbs and less fructose vs. the opposite. Do yourself a favor and just get your carbs from boiled/steamed potatoes + butter.
The thing to remember is that although fruit is natural, modern fruit has been bred super-selectively to make it sweet, sweet, sweet. So although it's good for you, it's a whole different thing than Grok would have eaten. And it would have been a seasonal, unusual treat -- not something to snack on every day all day.
You don't have to cut out fruit but the SAD version of including fruit is far from optimal.
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I am confused with this as well. If you are sensitive to fructose, if that is the case are you saying that eating you fruit with alot of protein is not going to do anything with the sugar getting to your insulin. I read somewhere that grains are bad because when eaten with fats and protein I guess, the combination makes the fat get stored in your body. Is this the same with fructose, even in moderation?
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Social Security is going to be bankrupt. The pensions of heretofore good companies (Enron, Worldcom, and recently United Airlines and US Airways) are now defunct. The sky is falling… but this time it's for real. The age old paradigm of working for the same company for forty years and then retiring on your pension and social security is out the window. Companies are firing people in times of work shortage and financial hardship, employees are leaving for greener pastures whenever possible, and the two things many have come to rely on as certainties in retirement are anything but. That's why it is more important than ever for people to rely on themselves for their retirement.
Replacing Social Security:
I'm not talking about the latest bill or proposal to overhaul the system, I'm talking about what you can personally do to ensure you get the same income even if social security goes down for the count. In researching a past article on whether the system was broken [3], I stumbled on the Social Security Quick Calculator as a means of comparing how much I may expect to get from Social Security. The calculator yielded a cool $5,148/month in 2042 dollars. ($1,280 in 2005 dollars)
How will I replace that? By using my 401k. According to Dinkytown.net's Retirement calculator [4], in order to replace the $5,148/month income, I'll have to contribute $14,000 a year and experience an appreciation of 7.5% each year and during the disbursement periods. For the sake of simplicity, I've assumed my age to be 24, my current 401k balance to be $0, the yearly contribution to be a constant $14,000 (the current maximum), and that the disbursement period is 35 years.
Replacing Pension:
Since I'm not vested and my company's pension calculators only work off actual data, so it'll be harder for me to make this bit of analysis. My pension benefit plan is pretty complicated since my company works on a points system, then calculates your base benefit, and then appreciates it based on the 30-year Treasury bond. The benefit calculation also splits your salary between the part subject to Social Security and the part not subject to it to determine different value rates. It's complicated and their calculators are broken.
But the pension-backup plan is a Roth IRA. Since you can take disbursements whenever you want, it truly is a rainy day plan such that if the pension does go poof (I'd be very angry of course) you'd have a solid backup. I believe a solid nest egg of $2M would definitely cover the income from the pension and in order to achieve that, given a $0 balance today, you'd have to contribute the maximum allowable contribution to the Roth and achieve a 9.09% rate of return until the age of 65. If the Roth only achieved a rate of 6.55%, you'd still have a very comfortable million to rely on in case my company's pension goes bust.
While these comparisons are interesting, it shows how a little bit of financial planning now can ease heartache later if things go badly in the future. While you can't foresee, or even prevent, some of the things that happened in the airlines or Enron/Worldcom, you can prevent yourself from relying on those sources of income as your only means of income in retirement.


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I tend to be a minimalist when it comes to baby gear and extra gadgets. Though I might fawn over things like baby food makers and wipe warmers, when push comes to shove, I don't often purchase them. And until recently, I would have put a bottle and breastmilk warmer into that same category.
But now that I've been introduced to the Kozii, a breastmilk and bottle warmer from Kiinde, I'm seriously wishing I had this little gadget four kids ago.
The Kozii is a compact gadget that can sit on your counter and plug in to any outlet. It can be used to warm bottles and breastmilk, even frozen breastmilk–in almost any container–storage bags, glass, plastic, liner bottles, food jars, even stainless steel! (I double-checked on that one after the in-depth conversation about it over here.)
But what is great about the warming system is that it uses water, never warmer than warm tap water continuously circulating around your bottle to bring it up to a safe feeding temperature. And because of the way the water circulates and the temperature of that water, there's no risk of nutrient damage, hot spots or leeching chemicals from exposure to hot temps.
Does it take forever? I heated a bottle of cold tap water in nine minutes–just enough time to change the baby's diaper before her nap and have a warm bottle waiting. And according to their warming chart an 8 ounce breastmilk storage bag, frozen, takes 10 minutes to warm. Though that might seem like an eternity at a 4am feeding, that's not too bad.
So call me a convert. I'm now adding this great Kozii warmer to my list of mommy must-haves.
Disclaimer: I received a Kiinde Kozii to write this review. My opinions expressed in this post are honest. Honest!


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Penguins Pick Up Marcel Goc From Panthers
It wasn?t the high-profile one many wanted, but Pittsburgh did trade for a center on Wednesday.
The Pens have acquired Florida?s Marcel Goc in exchange for a third- and fifth-round pick, according to Sportsnet. Goc, 30, has spent the last three years with the Panthers and is in the midst of a decent campaign, racking up 11 goals and 23 points in 62 games while averaging close to 18 minutes per night.
Marcel Goc from #Panthers to #Penguins I'm told. Picks in exchange for a 3rd and 5th pick.— Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) March 5, 2014
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It seemed of interest to us to study the portal circulation in patients with myxedema. A great deal has already been published on circulatory alterations in hypothyrodism, especially in the so-called myxedematous heart. Hypothyroidism should in principle affect the circulation of all parts, but the fact that the liver in myxedema is habitually enlarged (be it due to edema or excessive deposition of glycogen, etc.) makes us wonder if at the same time there are alterations in the portal circulation and if so, whether this is just a reflection of the general circulatory disturbance in hypothyroidism or perhaps caused by some local factor that could explain it.
Our investigations were thus oriented along the following lines:
Examination of hepatic biopsies to ascertain any alterations in the myxedematous liver, and in case any were found to see if they are reversible upon treatment.
Determination of the intrasplenic venous pressure (which is
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What Angelina Jolie and Michael Douglas have in common is that both are using their celebrity status to bring attention to the very realistic threat of cancer. For now, we must rely on celebrities to get the public's attention about important health threats. Both celebrities have provoked discussion, but where do we go from here?
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In work previously reported,1 a method has been described for temporary occlusion of the coronary vessels in the unanesthetized dog, and also methods for the study of the production of pain and its transmission. This work was originally begun with the idea of studying the effects of temporary occlusion of the coronary vessels on the supposition that in this way we might simulate angina pectoris, if the theory that angina is produced by a temporary spasm of the coronary vessels is accepted.As the work progressed, itbecame necessary to eliminate extraneous causes for pain,2 which resulted in the study of pain sensation in the visceral and parietal pericardium, the myocardium and the great vessels, especially the first portion of the aorta. As a result, this investigation developed into three phases: (1) the physiologic effects of temporary occlusion of
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Local author Kimberly Willis Holt says the idea for her latest book came during a hospital wait for a new nephew to be born.
Her sixth book, "Waiting for Gregory," is about a young girl's curiosity about when and how her little brother will be born.
Of course, everybody in the family gives her a different answer. From the stork to the cabbage patch, the answers only add to little Iris's confusion and anxiety about the upcoming birth.
"This is my first picture book," Holt said. "I've got three more picture books coming out. The first draft for this one was written nine years ago and was not very good."
Holt said picture books are difficult to write.
"All of the words have to count, and you have to leave room for the pictures," she said. "You don't just sit down and say 'I'm going to write a picture book.' At least I don't.
'Waiting for Gregory' is about things that happened in the waiting room. Some of them were very funny."
Picture books are a long way from the young people novels she usually writes, she said. They are a true collaboration between the author and illustrator.
"I like to write both," she said.
"I have a better comfort level with novels. I haven't forgotten my older readers. I'm still writing novels. This just gives me a bigger audience. I think it's a wonderful way to expand the creative process."
Holt said the change gives her two things to work on.
"I think my readers can grow up with me a little bit," she said.
Writing has been in Holt's blood since she was a young girl.
"I started writing in junior high. I had some wonderful teachers. My science teacher encouraged me to keep at it after he saw a short story of mine. I didn't want to show him."
Most of Holt's ideas come from childhood experiences, she said.
"They tend to take on a life of their own," she said. "The best fiction starts with truth and then develops its own truth."
Holt will be at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at 2:30 p.m. Saturday for storytime followed by a book signing session.
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text: As expected with such a large and thriving city as Toronto, the airport, Toronto Pearson, is a thriving aviation centre that sees in millions of passengers each year. With record numbers (around 35 million), it's unsurprising that Toronto Pearson is the largest and busiest airport in Canada. With so much to do in the city, car hire from Toronto Pearson Airport is the best way to ensure you enjoy all the sights. You can take to the open roads and visit must-see sights like High Park – if you want to see every inch of the city, renting a car is the way to do it.


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You can now go online and try your hand at balancing the city of Bend's budget with the new Bend Budget Balancer website at www.bendbudget.com.
"It's interactive, educational and we think it's even a little fun," said a city news release Tuesday, which continues:
The Budget Balancer allows users to allocate money in the city's proposed 2013-2014 General Fund.
General Fund revenues total about $36 million and the City Council has the most discretion on how those revenues are spent on programs and services.
Most of the General Fund goes to the police and fire departments, but money is also allocated to a number of other programs and departments.
We've provided a wide range of options in the Budget Balancer — spending cuts, program needs and revenue enhancements — that cover most areas of the General Fund. It's not easy, but it can be done.
There are other ways to participate in the budget process. The Budget Committee deliberates on the proposed budget May 7, 8 and 9 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Public comments will be accepted, usually towards the beginning of each meeting. These meetings are held at the North Fire Station Training Center, 63377 Jamison St. in Bend.
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If you have access to a peecee, you can copy/paste the more interesting
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We talk to Asda colleague Bruce about the Cycle to work scheme
Have you heard about our Cycle to work scheme? You'll find all the detail of the scheme under the "core benefits" section on the benefits site.
We've got lots of colleagues all over the UK who have already taken advantage of this benefit. Whether you're looking to make big changes to your lifestyle or just start making small steps to getting fit – the scheme is a great way to take the first step.
Below is one of our colleagues talking about what the scheme has meant to him and how it has made a massive impact on his life:
Hi, my name is Bruce Kettle and I live in Bitterne, on the outskirts of Southampton, Hampshire. When I retired early aged 50, after 31 years in financial services, I retrained as a baker and joined Asda in October 2001. My working day starts at 5am. Parking is difficult so, although I hadn't cycled for about 15 years, I started cycling to and from work on my old rusty bike and bought my first Cyclescheme bike in April 2009 when Asda first joined the scheme.
My first Cyclescheme purchase was a Marin Sausalito City bike. I bought it purely to make commuting easier but it is such a good bike that I have used the scheme twice more since to buy two hybrid bikes – a Specialized Crosstrail Expert in 2010 and a Marin San Rafael in July 2012. The San Rafael price was £475. I had already bought all the accessories I needed with the two previous Cyclescheme purchases. It was a great bargain as the price of the bike had already been reduced in the bike shop's sale. Being able to include accessories in the Cyclescheme purchase is particularly useful for me as powerful lights are essential for commuting at 5am and good lights are expensive!
I use these to cycle for pleasure in the New Forest, and along the South Coast, and on the Isle of Wight on my days off, as well as alternating between the three bikes for commuting. I work part time four days a week, including weekends, and I ride to and from work all the time. I only live just over two miles from my Asda store which is in the centre of Southampton. Although this only takes 15 or so minutes each way, I finish work at midday so I often extend my ride home to take in the edge of the New Forest if it is a nice day and I'm not too tired after the early start!
The cycling has changed my life considerably. I became a Volunteer Ranger for Sustrans, the cycling and walking charity, in December 2010 and was put in charge of looking after a part of the NCN2 route near my home running along the edge of The Solent from Woolston to Hamble. Partly because of my work with Sustrans, I was chosen as a GamesMaker for London 2012 which was truly unforgettable.
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Ellis County man caught with hand grenade stash given seven years in federal prison
A 32-year-old Midlothian man who had guns, drugs and several hand grenades in his house was sentenced Friday afternoon to seven years in prison.
Shane Wilson had pleaded guilty in May to drug and firearms charges.
When police showed up at his house with a search warrant in May 2011, they found a "live, military-grade hand grenade, a loaded 12-gauge shotgun and a loaded 22 caliber rifle," the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
They also found a bag in an attic space with a "M67 fragmentation grenade, two smoke grenades, two explosive hand grenade training simulators and one explosive artillery simulator," federal authorities said.
Police also found methamphetamine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and apparent records of drug transactions, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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We purchased the castle backdrop for a children's program and are very happy with it.
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This is a great product with a beautiful picture and the vinyl quality is good. Buyer should be aware that it is definitely longer than it is tall. The only reason I gave it 4 rather than 5 stars was because I'd hoped it'd been more clear on the websie as to whether the larger number was for Height or Length. I'd hoped for more of a square shape than a rectangular.
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Q:Does this have to be attached to a wall or will it be able to stand freely?
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A:We have this available in a photo real board option. If you do not select it as a photo real board you would need to hang from a wall